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"NIKKI...all about secrets" by Nick Charles. The astounding biography of Nikki de Villiers. Available now from all good bookshops.

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Its all well and good having a laugh and a giggle along with the stars but as you are probably well aware the lives of those in the rock and pop world is not always so funny. We have all heard about various stars going in and out of rehab, in fact it seems to be the in thing. However, on a more serious note, two of the main causes of their turmoil and entry into such clinics as 'The Priory' are alcohol and drugs. Read on and find out for yourself the up to the minute facts about alcohol and drugs and the possible dangers involved. Click here for more information.

 Arachnophobia!

Lee Blue

Simon put a toy spider in my bed once and it made me scream. It was so embarrassing because I totally freaked out and started yelling like a big girl. The rest of the band stood there and wet themselves laughing at me. I could’ve died

   Pants Lesson!

Scott Noise Next Door

I was getting changed after PE at school when the bell went off and we had to leave the building. But I didn’t manage to put my trousers on in time. Everybody was lining up and I was stood there in my boxer shorts! All the girls were laughing at me.

  Doggie Disaster

Jaime VS

When I was little we had a pet Rottweiler who was really scared of my sister – she was the only one who could discipline him. One day, he jumped on me and started growling – but when my sister shouted at him he got so scared that he weed all over my shoes!

   Laughing Leads To Leak

Tom McFly

I shouldn’t admit this, but once, when I was tiny, I was playing Swingball with my dad. I laughed so much I wet myself! I’ve never told the guys my little secret so they’re going to be taking the mickey for weeks now.

  Put In My Place!

Will Smith

I had a crush on her (Charlene Brown – a girl from school) for ages. One day, in assembly, I yelled, “Hey, Charlene, how are you feeling?” She screamed back, “Too good for you!” and everyone heard. That put me off talking to girls for a very long time.

  Urgent: Food Needed!

Tyler James

I got arrested once. After a party I went for a McDonald’s. When I got there it was shut, so I rattled the door a bit and shouted, “Why are you closed?” This policeman saw me and put me in the cells on my own for the whole night. That wasn’t fun.

  My Black Moment

Natasha Bedingfield

I saw Cilla Black the other day and I yelled, “Cilla!” at her. She had no idea who I was. It was just so embarrassing.

  I Felt a Right Charlie

Charlie Fightstar

I once met Chino from one of my favourite bands, Deftones, at an aftershow party. I’ve met loads of famous people before – from Justin Timberlake to Marilyn Manson – but when I met him I froze and didn’t know what to say. He just looked at me as if I was some kind of gormless idiot!

  Fake Flatley

Nicola Girls Aloud

Me and Cheryl were out in Liverpool one night when this man told us he was Michael Flatley from Riverdance. We were quite excited and he even bought us drinks. He didn’t have an Irish voice, but we didn’t cotton on until he let it slip he was really from Birmingham. Everyone was laughing at us!

  Tree Trunks

Luke Rooster

One summer, the girl next door came round to our house. I dived into our pool in front of her and as I hit the water, my trunks came off! Before I had time to say ‘Speedo’, she’d grabbed them and thrown them into a nearby tree. I was left standing in the water hiding my naughty bits. Nightmare!

  Tissue Trouble

Lara Angel City

When I went clubbing with my mates, I saw this really fit guy. I nipped to the loo to make sure I was looking good but when I came out I had a toilet roll stuck to my shoe and I didn’t realise it was there. Oh no!

  Bedtime!

Ryan Thomas (Jason) Corrie

When I was younger, I always had to be in earlier than my mates and they’d always tease me about what time I had to be home. Once when we were all playing football outside, my mum came out of the house and screamed at me to come in for dinner – in front of all my mates!

 Disco Daddy

Cherisse Faders

My most embarrassing moment ever was when I was 13 and my dad literally dragged me out of a school Valentine’s disco ‘cause I was there late. He did it in front of all my friends and worse still, my boyfriend at the time. I went bright red!

  Chelle Shocked

Michelle Destiny’s Child

I fell down some steps once because I was wearing slippery socks. It was horrible and I was carrying my cousin’s kid in my arms at the time!

  Drunken Date

Dean Freefaller

I took this girl out on a date to a club. I went to the loo and felt really ill. I threw up, then fell over. I got up covered in sick and went back to find my date snogging another boy! It was awful.

"NIKKI...all about secrets" by Nick Charles. The astounding biography of Nikki de Villiers. Available now from all good bookshops.

As Javine gets ready to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest on May 21, she gives her top tips on how she achieved her fab new figure.

She followed top alternative health practitioner, Dr. Joshi’s detox diet. The whole emphasis of the detox plan is to change the pH balance of the body from acid to alkaline. This is done by cutting out ‘refined’ foods, along with wheat and dairy products, and flushing toxins out of the body.

Javine says the hardest things for her to give up were crisps and fizzy drinks, but after losing half a stone and dropping a dress size in the space of a few weeks, I’m sure she will agree, it was all worth it.

Javine’s Eurovision single ‘Touch My Fire’ is out in the shops on May 16^th.

Each month we will be finding out what boys really think about girls, dating and snogging. This month we have McFly in the hot seat.

Danny: I like secretly pinching girls’ bums! But I have to be careful. They may not like it and I’d end up in the papers for it

Harry: In a more passionate kiss you can use your tongue. I like a bit of tongue, but there’s a limit.

Tom: I once kissed a girl and a bogey came out of my nose. The poor girl didn’t say anything.

Dougie: I once snogged a fluffy Bengal Tiger. No, really, I did. They’re quite cute, you know. Grrr!

Danny: The oldest girl I’ve ever snogged was a 19-year-old. I was only 17 at the time, too!

Harry: My mates and I used to fancy our matron at school. She was so lovely!

Tom: I find foreign accents really sexy. I want to learn chat-up lines in every language and travel the world!

Dougie: I had my first kiss when I was 13 – it was a bit wet, but not too bad, considering.

Danny: If the other three McFly boys were girls, I’d go out with Tom. I like it when he calls me baby.

Harry: You have the slobberiest kisses when you’re a bit inexperienced – but there’s nothing better than a good old slurpy snog!

Tom: I kissed a girl’s armpit once. Everyone should try it, you know – it tastes OK, I promise!

Dougie: I’ve never bothered to try and chat up any celebrities – they’re all far too old for me.

Are you as much fun as McFly, or as dull as they come?

Find out in our fun quiz.

Are whoopee cushions,

a) so last year

b) the funniest thing ever

c) quite amusing?

Your mum dances in front of your mates. Do you,

a)   get everyone to join in

b)   tell her you will never speak to her again

c)   laugh politely but hurry your friends out the room?

You’ve been walking around at a party with loo roll stuck to your foot. Do you,

 a)  quietly yank it off

b) leave it there and chuckle about it with your mates

c)  cry and storm out the room?

Harry McFly once put glue all over his teacher’s desk , so she’d stick to it. If you were in his class, would you,

a)   immediately grass him up

b)   find it so funny – you’d be rolling around in stitches

c)   laugh quietly hoping the teacher won’t notice you grinning?

You go to a friend’s party and realise they’re planning on setting the karaoke machine up. Do you,

 a)   make a hasty exit by the nearest door

b)   have a go reluctantly, only to stop your mates nagging you

c)   make sure you’re the first one up to sing?

Lighten up

You must learn to take a joke or people will think you’re a dullard!!

Keep smiling!

You know a gag when you see one – but you have your limits.

Ooh, you’re such a joker!!

What a clown! Just remember that not everything is funny. 

In April 2005, Busted star Matt Jay checked into The Priory Clinic to fight his booze habit.

Matt, 22, decided he needed treatment after his late-night benders spiralled out of control. He pledged to stick out the two-week course in the addiction wing of the celebrity clinic, costing £20,000.

On entering The Priory, Matt’s Spokesman said, “Matt realised that his drinking had got out of control and he wanted to sort it out before it destroyed his life. He’s feeling very low at the moment but he’s chosen to deal with it in a responsible way. Despite this setback he will be back in the studio to work on his solo project very soon”.

Matt, who split with Busted band-mates, James Bourne and Charlie Simpson in January, will have been closely monitored by staff around the clock whilst undergoing treatment. He is said to have been very subdued and found his time in The Priory quite difficult.

In an interview with the Daily Mirror, James Bourne spoke about Matt’s brave attempt to beat the booze: “I’ve been really worried about him, but haven’t been able to speak to him since he’s been in The Priory. I think he was really sensible in deciding to check himself in. He’s been in the studio and he’s got some great stuff coming out, so I think he just wanted to get in control of his life before it got too serious. I know he’ll be absolutely fine and raring to start performing again”.

The only person Matt allowed to visit him in The Priory was on-off girlfriend, Emma Griffiths. In April she revealed the full extent of Matt’s drinking, “We’d go to dive bars and get drunk on shots and dance like idiots”.

Matt took the break up of Busted the hardest and it was then that he began to drink more heavily. He was left with too much time on his hands and lots of so-called friends who wanted to drag him to the nearest bar.

We wish Matt the best of luck in his recovery.

On the day it was announced that Matt Jay was receiving help for his battle with alcohol, fellow ex-band member James Bourne, boozed the night away.

Bourne was spotted knocking back everything from champagne to lager at London’s trendy Isis Club.

Lets hope James isn’t heading in the same direction as Matt.

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AND NOW FOR A JOKE…

A cannibal was packing his car up when his neighbour asked what he was doing. The cannibal said, “I’m going away on holiday for a week. I’ll see you next Tuesday.”  When the cannibal came back, he only had one arm and one leg. “Jesus!” said his neighbour. “What happened to you?” Whereupon the cannibal replied, “Oh, I went self-catering.”

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CERYS MATHEWS – CHARDONNAY (TAKEN FROM THE ALBUM ‘COCKAHOOP’)

Chardonnay, chardonnay how I love you chardonnay

As I reach to hold you with my trembling hands

In my hands my trembling hands

Chardonnay, chardonnay you’ll be glad to hear me say

I will never need you more than I do now

In my hands my trembling hands
 

When I’m sad sad and blue

You are my friends constant and true

I dedicate this song to you

And I would like to take you home with me
 

 Chardonnay, chardonnay I’m in love with your bouquet

You’re so cold but you so beautiful tonight

In my hands my trembling hands
 

When I’m sad sad and blue you are my friend constant and true

I dedicate this night to you

And I would like to take you home

With me, tonight
 

In my hands my trembling hands

In my hands my trembling hands

In my hands my trembling hands

In my hands my trembling hands

Music and words Roger Cook, Hugh Cornwell

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Pink

TROUBLE

No attorneys to plead my case

No opiates to send me

Into outer space

And my fingers are bejewelled

With diamonds and gold but

That ain’t gonna help me now
 

 I’m trouble, yeah trouble now

I’m trouble y’all

I disturb my town

I’m trouble, yeah trouble now

I’m trouble y’all

I got trouble in my town
 

 You think you’re right

But you were wrong

You tried to take me

But I knew all along

You can’t take me for a ride

I’m not a fool now

So you better run and hide
 

 I’m trouble, yeah trouble now

I’m trouble y’all

I got trouble in my town

I’m trouble, yeah trouble now

I’m trouble y’all

I got trouble in my town
 

 If you see me comin’

Down the street

Then you know it’s time to go

Then you know it’s time to go

‘Cause here comes trouble
 

No attorneys to plead my case

No opiates to send me into outer space

And my fingers are bejewelled

With diamonds and gold but

That ain’t gonna help me now
 

 You think you’re right

But you were wrong

You tried to take me

But I knew all along

You can’t take me for a ride

You’re not a fool now

So you better run and hide
 

 I’m trouble, yeah trouble now

I’m trouble y’all

I disturb my town

I’m trouble, yeah trouble now

I’m trouble y’all

I got trouble in my town
 

If you see me comin’

Down the street

Then you know it’s time to go

(Go wo woah)
 

 I got trouble, yeah trouble now

I’m trouble y’all

I got trouble in my town

I’m trouble, yeah trouble now

I’m trouble y’all

I got trouble in my town
 

I’m trouble, yeah trouble now

I’m trouble y’all

I got trouble in my town

I’m trouble, yeah trouble now

I’m trouble y’all

I got trouble in my town

I got trouble in my town, yeah

I got trouble in my town, yeah

Written by Pink and Tim Armstrong

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(Lyrics taken from NIRVANA, NEVER MIND CD)

Spring is here again, tender age in bloom, he knows not what it means, sell the kids for food, we can have some more. The water is so yellow, I’m a healthy student, you’re my vitamins. Take your time, hurry up, the choice is yours, don’t be late. And just maybe I’m to blame for all I’ve heard but I’m not sure, I’m so excited I can’t wait to meet you there but I don’t care. I don’t care if it’s old, I don’t mind if I don’t have a mind, get away from your home. Have to have poison skin, give an inch take a smile. Never met a wise man, if so it’s a woman, gotta find a way to find a way, I had better wait. One more special message to go, as defence I’m neutered and spayed, what the hell am I trying to say? I got so high that I scratched till I bled. The second coming came in last and out of the closet. At the end of the rainbow and your rope. Don’t hurt yourself, I want some help to help myself, she’s just as bored as me. I’ve got this friend you see, who makes me feel, I don’t regret a thing. And the animals I’ve trapped have all become my pets. Our little group has always been and always will until the end, with the lights out it’s less dangerous, here we are now, entertain us, I feel stupid and contagious, here we are now entertain us, a mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido, yay, yay, a denial, I’m worse at what I do best and for this gift I feel blessed, I found it hard, it was hard to find, oh well, whatever, never mind.

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addictionnetwork.co.uk comment: Too much to drink , can affect bodily functions!

5 TOP BEAUTY TIPS
Jenny Kitten shares her secrets

1. Always, always take your make-up off before you go to bed. I use cucumber wipes to cleanse and tone my face. They’re really gentle on my skin.
    

2. After I have a bath or shower, I use a Nivea moisturising body Spray – I love it!
    

3. I always carry Vaseline with me.  It’s great for everything from lips to eyes.
    

4. Nivea do a great new product called Caregloss – it’s like a lipgloss but it’s a chapstick too. I take it everywhere.
    

5. Put a nice cream blush on your cheekbones when you go to a party instead of lots of powdery blusher. Add some shimmer cream on top and put a little bit under your eyebrows to really add definition to your eyes.

"NIKKI...all about secrets" The astounding biography of Nikki de Villiers. Available now from all good bookshops.

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Its all well and good having a laugh and a giggle along with the stars but as you are probably well aware the lives of those in the rock and pop world is not always so funny. We have all heard about various stars going in and out of rehab, in fact it seems to be the in thing. However, on a more serious note, two of the main causes of their turmoil and entry into such clinics as 'The Priory' are alcohol and drugs. Read on and find out for yourself the up to the minute facts about alcohol and drugs and the possible dangers involved.

BASIC EDUCATION YOUNG PEOPLE OWE THEMSELVES... a starting point

Alcohol does different things to different people. Legend has it that in some European mountain villages many years ago, it was accepted practice upon the celebration of children’s’ 8th birthdays, for a certain ritual to take place. Each would be given a glass of best produce wine and the village elders would stand back and await the results. Some of the children would become excited and gleeful. Some would smile a contented smile. Others would remain unmoved by the experience. Thus the potential for alcohol to become a problem in their lives would be ascertained, because it is unlikely for addiction to develop if alcohol has nothing special to offer.

It is extraordinary that at the end of a century which has yielded more progress technologically and educationally than any other in history, there is an enormous ignorance of drugs upon society in the new millennium, and less understanding of alcohol the world’s most powerful drug, than ever before. Drugs are not taboo! Everybody drinks! So it’s ok!

It is the confirmed opinion of addictionnetwork, that an initial but specific and fundamental approach should begin the infrastructure of education in schools regarding alcohol and illegal drugs. It should start with a simple explanation to 8-year-olds in primary schools, that feelings they are familiar with are called emotions and are perfectly normal and natural. And they all play vital roles in everyday life. Excitement – Love – Hate –  Anger – Happiness – Jealousy – Timidity – Devotion – Shame – Frustration – Calm – are all natural emotions our bodies and minds are designed to experience. Naturally we will have favourites. How wonderful it would be to experience happiness and excitement when you wished, and be able to tune into love and serenity  when your heart desired – life’s not like that and it is the obligation of the adult population to ensure our children understand how emotions need to  work naturally, because it is now possible to manufacture feelings artificially. A tremendous temptation for the young, naïve and uneducated!

With an almost complete ignorance of the power of stimulants amongst all ages, it is not surprising young people in the hustle and the bustle of the 21st century, will discover alcohol and its highs when pressures are heaped upon them in schoolwork and at play. As with the children in the mountain village legend, some will think they have found their utopia. For a time they will be convinced they have discovered their very own emotional tuning button similar to the one changing programmes on TV sets, but instead one which enables them to select the feelings of their choice whenever they wish. By the time the feel good factor becomes the feel very bad reality, it is too late. The damage has been done. Our duty as protectors of our children in one of the most vital areas of all, has failed. We did not teach them alcohol is lethal. Drugs, a fool’s paradise. We are to blame… they are on their way to destruction.

Young people at a very early age need to know using chemicals or substances to provide artificial emotions, has a terrible price to pay. Also it is vital for them to know that just as it is normal to feel happy… it is normal to feel sad. One without the other is like having night without day. We should not assume or take for granted our children know this. Too many of them wrongly interpret certain emotions as stress.

Too many of us, are unaware too many of them, know too little!

...and there is more  -  so very much more!

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Perhaps you would like to read the following excerpts from the lyrics of a recent No.1 record in the UK charts, 'Because I Got High' by Afroman. 'Old Red Eyes Is Back' by The Beautiful South from the album 'Carry On Up The Charts' and 'Alcoholic' by Starsailor. Perhaps there is a message there for you?

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The Best of the Beautiful South
CARRY ON UP THE CHARTS
‘OLD RED EYES IS BACK’

 Old Red Eyes is back
Red from the night before the night before
Walked into the wrong bar, walked into a door

 Old Red’s in town
He’s sitting late at night he doesn’t make a sound
Just adding to the wrinkles on his deathly frown

They’re only red from all the tears I should’ve shed
They’re only red from all the women that I could’ve wed
So when you look into these eyes I hope you realise
They could never be blue they could never be blue
They could never be blue they could never be blue

Listen up Old Red
You never listened to a word the doctor said
He told you if you drink another you’d be dead

Old Red Eyes is back
His shoulders ache all over and his brain is sore
He pours a drink and listens to his body thaw
 
They’re only red from all the thoughts unused inside my head
They’re only red from all the things I could’ve done instead
So when you look into these eyes I hope you realise
They could never be blue they could never be blue
They could never be blue they could never be blue

Blue is a street without an end
Red is the colour of my Hell
Blue is a greeting from a friend
Red is the colour of farewell

Old Red he died
And every single landlord in the district cried
An empty bottle of whisky laying by his side
A lazy little tear running from each eye
They could never be blue they could never be blue
They could never be blue they could never be blue

 (Heaton/Rotheray) Go! Discs Music Ltd
Produced by Jon Kelly.
Engineered by John Brough, assisted by Steve Orchard.
1992 Go! Discs Ltd.
 

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Starsailor
‘ALCOHOLIC’
(Chrysalis 2001)

 Don’t you know you’ve got your daddy’s eyes
Daddy was an alcoholic
But your mother kept it all inside,
Threw it all away

I was looking for another you
And I found another one
I was looking for another you
when I looked round you were gone

Stare by my side and
The pipedream is yours now
Stare by my side
And the cynics wont get in our way

Don’t you know you’ve got your daddy’s eyes
Daddy was an alcoholic
But your mother kept it all inside,
Threw it all away

I was looking for another you
And I found another one
was looking for another you
when I looked round you were gone

Don’t you know you’ve got your daddy’s eyes
Daddy was an alcoholic
But your mother kept it all inside,
Threw it all away

I was looking for another you
And I found another one
I was looking for another you
when I looked round you were gone

Stare by my side and
The pipedream is yours now
Stare by my side
And the cynics wont get in our way

I was looking for Another chance
See your blue eyed problem
 

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'Because I Got High'

It's like I don't care bout nothing man
Roll another blunt, yeah

I was gonna clean my room until I got high
I was gonna get up and find the broom but then I got high
My room is still messed up and I know why
Because I got high
Because I got high
Because I got high

I was gonna go to class before I got high
I could've cheated and I could've passed but I got high
I'm taken it next semester and I know why
Because I got high
Because I got high
Because I got high

I was gonna go to work but then I got high
I juss got a new promotion but I got high
Now I'm sellin dope and I know why
Because I got high
Because I got high
Because I got high

I was gonna go to court before i got high
I was gonna pay child support but then I got high
They took my whole paycheck and I know why
Because I got high
Because I got high
Because I got high

I wasn't gonna run from the cops but I was high
I was gonna pull right over and stop but I was high
Now I'm paraplegic and I know why
Because I got high
Because I got high
Because I got high

Edited by Nick Charles & Nikki de Villiers research Kelly Miller

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