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Posted by heatworld on Wednesday 08 Apr 2009

Filed under: Coleen Rooney, Jack Tweed, Jade Goody, Norman Cook, Philip Taylor, The Apprentice, Wayne Rooney, Zoe Ball, Babies

Coleen: "Yes, I’m pregnant"
Coleen Rooney has finally confirmed that she is expecting her first baby with husband Wayne Rooney – and yes, it is the real Coleen this time. The star fell victim to a Twitter hacker last week who announced her happy news, and she was forced to deny the pregnancy rumours despite a burgeoning baby bump. Well, now Coleen is happy to confirm what we all secretly already knew, saying it is "briiliant" news, and that her and Wayne are "over the moon" at the prospect of becoming parents. The baby is due in October, and Coleen says she doesn't mind whether she has a boy or a girl, as long as it's healthy and happy. We've said it before, but we'll say it again, officially: congratulations guys!

Apprentice Phil’s childhood trauma
He’s a bit of a big-headed numpty like the rest of them, but The Apprentice's Philip Taylor holds a special little place in heatworld’s heart. It has been revealed today that poor Philip almost died when he was a baby – after becoming trapped in a spinning tumble dryer. Poor little sausage. The hopeful candidate, who was just two years old at the time, was pushed into the machine by his brother and remained stuck inside the drum for a whole hour, while his frantic mum searched the house. Blimey! Astonishingly, little Philip suffered only a few bruises from his ordeal. We think this more than proves he's tough enough to go all the way in The Apprentice, and he shouldn't have much difficulty when things get heated in the boardroom.

Can anyone help Zoe Ball?
Of all the things you would associate with Fatboy Slim AKA Norman Cook, vintage hip flasks aren’t really one of them. But alas, it turns out that Norm used to boast a rather large collection of the things – that is, until wife Zoe Ball took them to a charity shop when he checked into rehab last month. Now, however, Zoe’s desperate for their return, as Norman was none too pleased when he returned to their home in Brighton and they were gone. So Zoe took to the airwaves to try and recover his precious collection. She told listeners on her Radio 2 show, “If anyone has any trinkety hip flasks they no longer need, can they send them?” Um, o-kay...
 
Jack prepares for life behind bars
Just days after Jade Goody’s funeral, Jade’s widower Jack has begun to compile a “memory box” dedicated to the star, filled with wedding pictures, letters and pieces of jewellery. Jack is due to be sentenced next Thursday for an attack last year on a taxi driver, and could face a prison sentence. He's decided that he wants to be reminded of Jade if he’s back behind bars. A friend says, “He can’t bear the thought of not being able to visit his wife’s grave. But he has said the next best thing would be to have a memory box of their life together.”