The 9 0'Clock News – Tue 7 Apr

Posted by heatworld on Tuesday 07 Apr 2009

Filed under: David Walliams, Jack Tweed, Jade Goody, Madonna, Peaches Geldof, Adoption

Peaches and David Walliams – booty call?
Peaches Geldof has got gossip tongues wagging after she was snapped sneaking into comedian David Walliams' London pad last week. Peaches was seen being let into the gated property at just before 12midnight, before slipping out a few hours later looking very pleased with herself. Although David himself has since said that Peaches was simply at his house for a drinks party, it's not the first time the socialite has been linked to the Little Britain star. When she appeared on ITV2's Celebrity Juice recently, Peaches hinted that she'd had a "one night stand" with the funnyman. When asked to elaborate by host Keith Lemon, Peaches merely replied, "Let's not talk about it." She later claimed her comments were made "in jest". Hmmm. Be assured that we'll be watching this one very closely...

Family want Madonna to have Mercy
Madonna's chance of adopting Malawian girl Mercy James were boosted yesterday after Mercy's parents said they would back the singer in her bid to give the little girl a new life. Mercy's Uncle Peter Baneti said they would fight custody attempts by James Kambewa, who claims to be the biological father of Mercy. Peter, who originally signed papers to say that Mercy could be adopted by Madge, said, "This man [James] didn't care about his girlfriend, Mercy's mother, when she needed him most. He didn't even come to see his baby." Madonna is currently appealing against the judgement which stopped her taking three-year-old Mercy back to the US.

Jack: “I want to be buried next to Jade”
Heartbroken Jack Tweed has told friends that he wants to be buried next to his late wife Jade. The 21 year old made the decision after spending more than an hour at Jade's graveside yesterday, telling pals, "If I go I want to be next to Jade so we can lie together for ever." It was also revealed this morning that Jade requested all the guests at her funeral look upwards at the sky while her coffin was lowered into the ground, so that they could think of her traveling up to heaven. At the wake, friends and family were asked to write messages which were later sent up tied to balloons. Bishop Jonathan Blake confirmed, "Everyone at the wake got to write a message to Jade on a balloon so people's last memory of the day was looking upwards towards heaven where Jade is. It was beautiful."

LOADS more people complain about EastEnders
A massive 41,000 people have now complained to the BBC about the episode of EastEnders which saw Danielle Jones, played by Lauren Crace, killed off. Over 10 million people tuned in for the hour-long special – which saw Danielle run over and subsequently die – but fans are furious at the storyline. A Facebook group has been set up called "Bring Back Danielle from EastEnders" and has already attracted some 36,000 fans. Similarly, one fan Vicky Cole has set up a petition and has 7,000 signatures. Vicky said, "People have waited for a year for Danielle and Ronnie to be reunited. We wanted to see how easy it would be for them to have a relationship, but as soon as they got together Danielle was killed. But despite mass anger at the plot, EastEnders' executive producer Diederick Santer says it's "fantastic" that the storyline has stoked so much anger, saying, "It's been incredible. It's fantastic to have made such an impact." But while one Danielle has been taken off the cast, another is about to re-join. Daniella Westbrook will be gracing our screens once again in a surprise return to the soap. Daniella, who played Sam Mitchell, was last seen leaving the Square and moving to Brazil, but will be back on screens in the summer. Daniella, who is perhaps best remembered for her cocaine addiction which saw her nose cave-in, says, "It feels just like I'm coming home."