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Jenna-Louise Coleman can’t watch herself in ‘Emmerdale’. The 22-year-old actress - who plays Jasmine Thomas in the Itv soap - admits she finds it tough when she is forced to see the show because she is too critical of her own performance.

Ruth Lorenzo, who was voted off tv talent show ‘The X Factor’ on Saturday (29.12.08), is close to signing a record deal with Simon Cowell. The Spanish singer - whose performances of Britney Spears’ ‘I Love Rock N’Roll’ and Bon Jovi’s ‘Always’ failed to impress viewers this weekend - admits she has a huge fan base worldwide and is excited about her future in the music industry.

‘The One Show’ presenter Christine Bleakley was voted off ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ last night (30.11.08). The 28-year-old beauty was forced to compete in a dance-off with former S Club 7 singer Rachel Stevens after failing to impress judges with her tango and salsa.

Tomorrow night sees the awards season official get underway with the 18th Gotham Independent Film Awards, which supports independent filmmaking. Lance Hammer’s Ballast leads the nominations with four nods, including Best Feature, Best Ensemble Cast, Best Breakthrough Director and Best Breakthrough Actor.

François Cluzet is one of the most high profile French actors of the eighties and nineties and this week he returns to the big screen in Jacques Maillot’s Rivals. What drew you to the project?
I met Jacques and I found an extremely calm guy, confident about the subject and very humble. And he has an unusual capacity to listen. I felt I could work…

Slumdog Millionaire dominated the British Independent Film Awards by scooping three awards including Best British Independent Film. Slumdog Millionaire lit up Toronto crowds which follows Jamal Malik, an eighteen year old orphan from the slums of Mumbai who is on the verge of winning Who Wants to be A Millionaire? But when the show breaks for the n…

Success on the big screen, either consistently doing well at the box office or securing an Oscar, can only mean one thing… a massive pay rise. And that is exactly what has happened to Hollywood’s best paid actresses, some can earn up to $20 million per movie, not bad for a few weeks work. So FemaleFirst has decided to take a look at some of the industry’s highest paid stars.

Japanese Motors have released their debut UK single “Single Fins & Safety Pins” today on very limited edition 7″ & download The most exciting band to emerge from Orange County since the heyday of Social Distortion and TSOL. Hailing from Costa Mesa, the Japanese Motors are known around Southern California for the insane, all-night blowouts they put …

Kanye West has defended using Auto-Tune to improve his singing. The ‘Stronger’ rapper has used the technology on new album ‘808s and Heartbreak’, with critics arguing it masks his “weak” vocals, but the star insists he loves the results the software gave him.

Brandon Flowers almost got an Oasis tattoo. The Killers frontman was so devoted to the British group in his youth he even considered having the artwork etched on his body to pay tribute to them - and only decided against it because he wasn’t sure where to have it inked.