Peter Andre The Next Chapter Spoiler

The first episode in the new series, which airs on ITV2 this month, sees Peter on the road for his brand new arena tour.

Following a week of rehearsals, the tour starts with a warm up show in Minehead, which Pete is really excited about. However things take a turn for the worse when he’s rushed to hospital in agony with kidney stones. Thankfully, Pete responds well to emergency surgery and manages to do the show, but reluctantly follows the doctor’s orders and tones down his dance routines.

The tour kicks off properly in Birmingham. By this time Pete is feeling much better and puts his full energy into the gig, which impresses his family and friends.

In the Manchester leg of his tour, Peter is joined by two VIPS- Junior and Princess. However Junior is more taken with one of the tour dancers Christina then his dad's moves.

Then on to the 02 in London, which Peter is terrified by, but the crowd go wild and he is completely blown away. Peter’s then girlfriend Elen Rivas is also watching the show and tells him how much she enjoyed it. He explains that the couple are taking things slowly.

Next we follow Peter as he attends the London premiere of Harrison Ford’s new movie, ‘Morning Glory’. Although the next morning he is woken to bad news that there has been major flooding in Queensland. He calls his father, who lives in Oz with the family, to see if they are ok and learns that the Gold Coast hasn’t been affected.

On the weekend, Peter invites celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo and his family round for lunch. Gino shows him and the kids how to prepare the perfect antipasti and fresh pasta. Peter finds that the pair have a lot in common and decides to make a conscious effort to build on their friendship.

Review: Red Riding Hood-not worth the ticket price

The tale of Little Red Riding Hood is turned upside down by director Catherine Hardwicke in this film that is based on a glorified love triangle.

Similar to the original story, the wolf, who has now earnt the title of warewolf, does kill grandma but under very different circumstances, and to be honest grandma, who is not so sweet and innocent as the original, deserves it for harbouring a big secret.

But rather than this be the main focus of the narrative, for a large part of the film it is Red Riding Hood’s (Amanda Seyfried) struggle whether to defy her family and run away with childhood sweetheart Peter, or stay engaged to Henry, the man her mother has arranged for her to marry.

Although there’s so much to-ing and fro-ing that in the end you don’t really care who Veronica, Red Riding Hood, chooses as neither of them seem very special anyway. Whereas the opinion is that she should marry Henry for his money, you’re left wondering why being wealthy is important when they live in a small medieval village, build their own houses, fetch water from the stream and I’m guessing, eat off the land?

This confusion and ability to not really provide much explanation continues throughout the movie. Events happen and then the excitement, if you can call that, passes, leaving you desperately wanting something big to happen. Only this comes at the end when you have no empathy for the characters, and to be honest are secretly hoping the wolf goes on a mass killing spree and takes over the village.

 The narrative also creates its own problems, suddenly introducing another character or obstacle that doesn’t even add anything, only perhaps to add to the suspect list of who the wolf might be, and to create confusion, and in my opinion, a large flaw to the plot, which involves the idea that those who are bitten by the wolf on a blood moon turn into the beast, whereas the wolf’s bloodline is not affected, go figure?

The best bit of the film, having some decent eye candy in the way of Peter, played by Shiloh Fernandez and Max Irons.

The Only Way is Essex- Mark proves his love for Lauren

Mark got in touch with his feminine side last night as he tearily spoke of his love for Lauren in front of all his family and friends.

The purpose of his speech at their engagement party, he said, was to prove to everyone that he’s serious about Lauren and to get their support.

However, moments earlier Mark had told Sam she will always be special to him, and he still has feelings for her. ‘It’s hard for me to say for you to let me go’, he said. ‘But I’m moving on now. You’re more special than any of the other girls I’ve seen. But I don’t want to tell you to wait for me in case Lauren and I break up, as I know you won’t do that anyway.’

To make matters worse, Mark had also met with Sam in the day for what he called a ‘business meeting’. Mark asked his ex whether she would be interested in working for him and heading up the glamour side of his model agency. Sam seemed surprised by his proposal and asked if he’d discussed it with Lauren. ‘She’ll have to get over it and trust me’, he replied. Sam said she would think about it.

Of course, the idea went down like a lead balloon with Lauren, who heard the news that Mark and Sam had met for lunch from Amy’s assistant Paloma while she was having her nails done. Lauren confronted Mark over the phone, and told him he had been dishonest. ‘You don’t go and meet a girl’, she said. ‘That’s how gossip starts.’ Mark explained he had asked Sam as she has glamour modelling experience. But then quickly reversed on his decision. ‘Did you invite her to our engagement party’, she said. Mark confessed he had suggested she come. Lauren replied, ‘I don’t know if I am coming yet. I can’t be bothered.’

It’s no wonder then that Mark’s family still don’t believe the wedding will happen. ‘I’ll believe it when I see them walk down the aisle’, Jess told her mum, family friend and Nanny Pat.

At least Mark can always rely on best mate Arg, who he enjoyed a pamper session with, and arrived at the party with on separate white horses. ‘I didn’t realise it was a gay wedding’, said Harry.

Review: Scream 4- I'm not screaming!

Fifteen years ago I was cowering behind a cushion watching as a ghost face killer sliced and diced Drew Barrymoore's character Casey, who was found by her parents hanging from a tree, truly gruesome. Back then Scream 1 was considered  groundbreaking, a movie that terrified a nation of cinema-goers and kick started the trend for the teen horror genre. So I guess you could say that expectations ran high for the forth film. I was even prepared to forgive director Wes Craven for the abmissal Scream 3, a movie within a movie, please. That is until I sat through 111 minutes of footage that was more like a comedy than a horror, with the same old, tried and tested formula, big busted 'helpless' girls screaming and running up the stairs to get away from the ghostface killer, common sense never prevails.

The methods of killings and the scenarios were also unoriginal, a knife through the door, reminiscent of Scream 2, and being followed in an underground car park (Scream 1), so much for a new format and different rules.

Not only this, but the acting was poor, the spark between David Arquette and Courtney Cox gone- chemistry that helped make the first film, the identity of one of the killers was obvious and the ending was drawn out and predictable.

There wasn't one moment that I could say I was frightened by or even jumped at. No surprise considering the fourth film is only a certificate 15, whereas Scream 1,2 and 3 were an 18. Perhaps another problem is that ghost face is no longer scary now that a new generation of horror/thriller flicks such as Saw have raised the bar.

In my opinion Scream 4 was created as a cheap money maker that is in danger of ruining the brand and with it Wes Craven's reputation.

The Only Way is Essex- Joey's date with Sam is literally the Pitts.

Joey took Sam out on a date to the dump on last night’s episode. The blonde store owner was treated to an adventure, Joey style to learn about his life. Mr Essex arrived at Sam’s house announcing they were going on a bike ride. A surprise choice for a guy whose pride and joy is his hair. Obviously no-one told him bike helmets and good hair don’t mix. Sam, who had spent hours getting ready, wasn’t impressed, particularly after he suggested she swap her heels for trainers.

Earlier while getting ready, Sam had told sister Billie her ideal date would be a trip to the theatre in a chauffeur driven car. Joey clearly had other ideas and took her on a points of interest tour, where they visited the local dump. And they say romance is dead? He said that he wanted to share the dump with her as he spent lots of time there as a child collecting materials to make tree-houses.

‘You didn’t do that?’, he said sounding surprised? Sam replied, ‘I went on adventures but not to the tip!’

For the second part of their date, Joey lead Sam to the woods for a picnic of squashed home-made ham and cheese sandwiches, salt and vinegar crisps and Thomas the Tank Engine strawberry yoghurt's, despite Chloe’s warning to stay away from a Thomas the Tank Engine theme. Fortunately he served champagne rather than orange squash.

When he asked her if she was enjoying the date, Sam said, ‘It’s different. I liked the effort you put into the picnic but not the tip.’

‘Am I a better kisser than Mark’, he asked? Sam admitted he was as his kiss had meaning.

While Joey and Sam were out on their date, the other girls- Amy, Maria, Chloe, Jess and Popey, got together for a botox party, the ultimate Essex must-have. But the conversation got heated as Lauren ridiculed Mark’s plans to open a model agency. Jess, who gave her new boobs their first proper outing, defended her brother and told Lauren they should have their own careers, particularly after they get married as they will need the money.

Coming soon on Kerry Katona- The Next Chapter

Next Wednesday's (20 April) episode emotions run high as Kerry and ice skating partner Dan prepare for their first stint on Dancing on Ice. Kerry also appears on This Morning for the first time since her notorious interview in 2008, when she was accused of being on drugs.

Kerry makes a hard decision next week to let her children watch her 90 minute documentary entitled 'Coming Clean' where she talks about her old life of drug taking and depression, after the footage becomes the talk of the playground at her daughters' school.

The former Queen of the Jungle revisits her past when Brian left her and the time she spent in The Priory in rehab in Arizona when she became drug free, but on returning home to Warrington she hit the drugs again with her mother before being introduced to Mark. However, she decides to put the past behind her and concentrate on celebrating Christmas as a singleton with her four children

Bodyshocks- The World's Shortest Man

Imagine being a 24-year-old but treated like a one-year-old, that’s life for Edward Hernandez from Colombia, one of the smallest men in the world at only 27 inches.

My heart really went out to Edward on last night's Bodyshocks (CH4), who is treated like a toddler by his parents, who feed, bathe and carry him like a baby, because of his height and limited capabilities, whereas he is the eldest of his siblings. Edward explained that he can’t even go out on his own as strangers ask him silly questions and pick him up. Which is what exactly happened when him and his brother went to a football match, with the team’s lion mascot carrying him around the pitch.

Edward, whose stunted growth doctors now believe was caused by a thyroid condition as a child, exclaimed that all he really wants is to lead a normal life, go to work, own a jeep, get married and live in the countryside, where he was born, away from prying eyes. As well as set up a charity for deprived children in the area.

He hopes his new title of the world’s shortest man will make his dreams come true, despite his earnings going straight back into the bank of mum and dad. However people take advantage of his celeb status, with one woman, the owner of a clinic, offering him for free a cataract operation he desperately needs, in return for endorsement of a charity she is launching to help children with poor sight. But instead of discussing the finer details with Edward, she speaks to his mum. Edward says he doesn’t mind being treated like an adult and a child as he gets lots of attention and taken places. One trip he goes on is to the town where he grew up for a public appearance and to see his family, who he hasn’t spoken with for five years, and who are the only people that treat him as an adult.

 

Unfortunately, Edward’s celebrity status and way out of poverty doesn’t last long, as the title of shortest man is stolen from him after just six weeks. He drowns his sorrows with his first alcoholic drink. On the bright side, he’s a cheap date.