Helen Flanagan shows off her curves in a low-cut skintight dress as her Coronation Street character Rosie starts modelling

By Daily Mail Reporter


Model behaviour: Helen Flanagan pouts for the camera in this shot taken behind the scenes of the Coronation Street set


She has been criticised in the past for drawing attention to herself with some truly awful outfits.

But yesterday Helen Flanagan ensured all eyes were on her for quite another reason as she posed in an incredibly sexy low-cut dress while shooting scenes for Coronation Street/

The 20-year-old actress certainly appeared to be enjoying herself as she piled on the dark lipstick and pouted for the camera.


And the picture, posted on Twitter by Manchester-based stylist Collette Casey, is just the start of things to come as Helen's character Rosie Webster begins her modelling career.

Helen is currently in London filming her three-part spin-off show, Just Rosie, alongside co-star Ryan Thomas, who plays her boyfriend Jason Grimshaw.

The special episodes, which will air on ITV.com in September, will show Rosie attempting to make it as a model after she lands a job on Lorraine Kelly's morning TV show.

Tight fit: Helen had earlier stepped out in tight and unflattering jeggings as she arrived at the Corrie studios


But she ends up in a catfight with a rival which turns her into an internet sensation, she then appears as a guest on on Loose Women before being interviewed by Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon on Capital Radio.

Announcing the spin-off earlier this month, a Coronation Street spokesman said: 'This is a great opportunity for fans of Coronation Street to watch extra exclusive content on ITV.com that links back into the main show on ITV1.'

Helen's sexy dress was in sharp contrast to the unflattering outfit she wore as she arrived at the Coronation Street studios yesterday.

Clingy: Helen looked as though she'd had trouble getting into the legwear as she tottered into work


The jeggings - which have been an unlikely fashion hit - clung to her curves in all the wrong places and did nothing for her bottom as she gave the cameras a view form behind.

And if they weren't bad enough, she teamed them with bright orange wedged sandals, a white T-shirt and jacket and a cream handbag.

Helen also looked rather orange, the result of one too many spray tans.

She even confirmed this as she took to her Twitter page two days ago after lunch with her footballer beau Scoot Sinclair.

Nice to meet you! Helen laughed along with a fan who had stopped her to get an autograph

See ya! Helen waves goodbye to the fan - and the cameras - as she heads into work


She wrote: 'Sea bass and mozzarella and Rose wine at Alderly Edge bar and grill and my 3rd spray tan of the week.'

This promoted a couple of her followers to comment with one saying: '3rd spray tan? I've had one and I'm dark enough!.'

But clearly three fake tan sessions were not enough for the young actress, who wrote on her Twitter page last night: 'Just had my nails and tan done ready for photoshoot.'


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Could she Bey any more stunning? Beyoncé pulls a series of raunchy poses in a photoshoot for her new album, 4

By Marcus Barnes


High end: The photoshoot was more like the kind you might expect to find in a fashion magazine


She's a global pin up with a legion of fans, both female and male.

So Beyoncé will make a lot of people very happy with these stunning new shots, taken to promote her new album, 4.

The singer, 30, who created an alter-ego named Sasha Fierce for her last album, oozes sex appeal in the new photos - shot by Parisian photographer Greg Gex in the French capital.


And Sasha Fierce appears to be back and in full effect for the slick set of new shots.

In each of the photos, which are more akin to a high-end editorial shoot than the kind you might expect for an album promo, Beyoncé pulls a seductive pose.

In one shot she reclines on a bed wearing a ruffled yellow top, bright blue strappy heels and very little else it seems.

Seeming to channel her alter-ego she stares into the camera seductively while holding the receiver of a retro telephone to her ear.

In another the singer, who is married to rap mogul Jay-Z, wears a strange pair of towering Lady Gaga-esque shoes, with odd-shaped heels in the middle of the sole, while posing on the roof of her hotel Le Meurice.

Bootylicious: The singer gives a sneak peek at her infamous rear in another of the raunchy shots


With her back to the camera and wearing a short, slashed dress one of her most famous assets, the Bootylicious singer's rear, is accentuated to devastating effect.

In another shot, also taken on the hotel roof, Beyoncé faces the camera - again pulling a fierce pose as her alter-ego is unleashed yet again.

This time around she wears a puffed up wrap around her shoulders and a feathered corset with a patterned leotard and strapped up knee-high boots.

Don't hang up: Beyoncé reclines on a bed staring in the camera seductiively as she poses with a retro telephone


In a fourth shot she run her hands through her hair wearing a halterneck blue dress with intricate detailing around the neck and chest area.

The sultry set of shots was taken for her forthcoming album 4, which is her first long player release since I Am... Sasha Fierce in 2008.

Earlier this month Beyoncé performed as the headline act at the Glastonbury festival, which she followed with a more intimate album showcase at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire the next day.

Fierce: Beyoncé poses for one of a series of stunning photos taken by Parisian photographer Greg Gex to promote her new album 4


The show was attended by the cream of British talent including Adele, Jessie J and Tinie Tempah.

As well as her successful music career, Beyoncé has also carved out a flourishing career in acting.

Her latest role is lead star in Clint Eastwood's remake of A Star Is Born.

Speaking about landing the role, Beyoncé couldn't hide her excitement and joy at following in the footsteps of Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland.

She told Reuters: 'It's when I became a fan of Barbra Streisand's. And I then saw Judy Garland's version of A Star Is Born, and I realized every 20 to 30 years, a new star is born and a new talent represents that generation and era — so I didn't think that I would ever get the opportunity to be the star.'

It has yet to be confirmed who will play opposite the singer, but it has been rumored that Leonardo DiCaprio may snag the role for the Warner Bros. film. Shooting is set to begin at the end of the year.

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True Blood star Alexander Skarsgard sets pulses racing as he bares his muscular body in racy scenes

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Sexy: In stills from hit HBO series True Blood, Alexander Skarsgard is seen emerging from a lake nearly naked


It is know as one of the sexiest series on television with its racy plot lines and sultry scenes.

And a recent episode of cult vampire series True Blood certainly didn't disappoint.

In stills for the show, 34-year-actor Alexander Skarsgard is seen emerging from the water near naked, his fangs in full effect.


Fit: With water merely covering his lower body, the 36-year-old shows off his toned torso and biceps


With water merely covering his lower body, the actor, who plays lead character Eric Northman, shows off his toned torso and abdominal muscles.

The sexy snap is from an episode titled 'I'm Alive And On Fire', which aired over on Sunday night in the U.S.

In one of the scenes, Skarsgard is seen emerging from the lake with help from the show's female protagonist Sookie Stakehouse, played by Anna Paquin.


Bloodsucker: The actor, who plays Eric Northman in the series, is seen with his fangs in full effect


Even more muscles are seen in the form of two of the show's other male stars, Australian actor Ryan Kwanten who plays the role of Jason Stackhouse, and Joe Manganiello who plays werewolf, Alcide.

Sookie (Paquin) is seen enlisting the help of Alcide (Manganiello), who is also seen naked, his ripping abdominal muscles on show.

Meanwhile Jason (Kwanten) kills the Felton Norris, the front-man in the Norris family drug business, after he escapes from HotShot where he had been taken captive.



Ripped: Actor Joe Manganiello, who plays werewolf Alcide, also puts his impressive abdominal muscles on show as he shares a scene with Anna Paquin, who plays the show's female protagonist Sookie Stackhouse


Built: Manganiello also flaunts his toned chest in the scenes from the show


Twice as nice: Barely clothed Manganiello and Skarsgard are seen in a scene together


In trouble: Ryan Kwanten, who plays Sookie's brother Jason Stackhouse, is seen tied to a bed with wounds covering his bare body


Lucky break: He is later seen covered in blood after making an escape


'I like the way that in America you walk into a coffee shop and the girl asks how your day is,' he told GQ in a recent interview.

'When I first moved here I loved that. I know it's shallow and superficial and she doesn't give a f**k about my day, but I still like it,' he said.

'Sweden is a lot more reserved,' he added.

It's difficult to get to know a Swede but once you do you're in.'

The 6,4' tall actor said he thinks Swedish people have a stronger sense of privacy and boundaries


Hunk: Later in the episode, Skarsgard is once again seen shirtless once he has been rescued and dried off


His father Stellan Skarsgard, 59, is one of the most famous actors in Sweden and has starred in Pirates of the Caribbean, Hunt for Red October, Mamma Mia! and Thor.

It looks like Alexander is also headed for the big time - but he says he'll never put his personal life on show.

'You're never going to see a TV show called The Skarsgards,' he said.


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'Will's fit mum' delights the boys again as Inbetweeners star Belinda Stewart-Wilson strips off for sexy photo shoot

By Georgina Littlejohn


Window display: Inbetweeners star Belinda Stewart-Wilson - or 'Will's fit mum' - shows off her stunning curvaceous figure for a sexy shoot for Loaded magazine


She's the yummy mummy that mortifies her teenage son but more than delights his hormone-raging friends.

And The Inbetweeners star Belinda Stewart-Wilson will soon be back in the boys affections again - especially if she dresses like this.

The actress, 40, posed for a number of very sexy shots for men's magazine Loaded in little more than her underwear.


In one she sits across a window sill in just a bra, knickers and towering black heels while in the other, her curves in a black lingerie set peek out from a black mac.

Belinda is best known as Polly McKenzie, more commonly known as 'Will's fit mum'.
And she will be back, this time on the big screen, in the Inbetweeners movie.

Hello boys: Belinda covers up - but only just - in a black mac


Speaking to Loaded, Belinda says the boys were very behaved towards her, nothing like they are on-screen.

She said: 'Quite the opposite, actually. I remember on the first episode of the first series, James Buckley swore in front of me and looked horrified and said, "Oh, I’m so sorry, I didn’t realise you were in the room."

'I was absolutely horrified by that and said, "Please tell me you’re joking." It was an odd dynamic at the beginning. They were a lot younger and I was playing a parent so there was a lot of banter between them that they excluded us from. It got better though. By the end of the show they were just essentially showing off for us.'

The third and final series of the popular - and very rude - Channel 4 show came to an end in October last year.

But if the pubescent, disgusting and sometimes bordering on derogatory antics of Will (Simon Bird), Simon (Joe Thomas), Jay (James Buckley) and Neil (Blake Harrison) weren't enough for some fans, there's plenty more to come.

Due for release next month, the movie follows the four friends as they go on a lads' holiday to Greece after Simon gets dumped by Carlyi (Emily Head), the love of his life and much fun and games and embarrassing situations ensue.

The film sees the return of supporting cast members Greg Davies, who plays their headmaster Mr Gilbert and Emily Atack as Charlotte.

The shoot and a behind-the-scenes look at the movie is in this month's exclusive Inbetweeners edition of Loaded, out now.

'Will's fit mum': Belinda with Simon Bird, who plays her on-screen son Will McKenzie, on the Channel 4 show


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Cheryl Cole asks Ashley to leave Chelsea behind and move to Los Angeles with her

By Katie Nicholl


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If Ashley Cole is going to rekindle his relationship with former wife Cheryl, he will have to pay a hefty price.

Cheryl wants him to abandon his £6 million-a-year contract with Chelsea and join her in Los Angeles, where she is having another stab at establishing herself as a major star.

Although Ashley, 30, is trying desperately to woo back Cheryl after their painful divorce last year, friends say it is the Girls Aloud singer who is now calling the shots.

Calling the shots: Cheryl Cole has asked her former husband, footballer Ashley, to leave Chelsea Football Blub and move to Los Angeles


‘Cheryl has told Ashley that her plan is to work on her solo music in the United States,’ says a source.

‘She says that if he wants to be with her, he would have to be prepared to break his £120,000-a-week deal with Chelsea and play for an American team instead.

‘Ashley has told her he would do virtually anything for her but this could be asking a little too much. He is still at the peak of his game – it would be career suicide for him to move to the US at this stage.’

California dreams: Cheryl pictured with her Girls Aloud bandmate Kimberley Walsh in Los Angeles last week


The couple’s four-year marriage disintegrated after Ashley’s infidelities came to light.

But reports of them getting back together gathered pace after he jetted back from a holiday in New York earlier this month to attend Cheryl’s 28th birthday party.

The singer is currently in America with her Girls Aloud bandmate Kimberley Walsh and her brother Gary.

She has also held a series of meetings with her ex, dancer Derek Hough.

Although a spokesman last night refused to be drawn on Cheryl’s personal life, a source said: ‘Cheryl wants to resuscitate her profile in Hollywood, but she is focusing on her musical career for the time being.’

If Ashley is tempted to follow her to the US, perhaps his old England team-mate David Beckham could fix him up with a trial at his team Los Angeles Galaxy.

Sarah Jessica Parker gives Sex and the City prequel the green light

Sarah Jessica Parker has given her blessing to Blake Lively starring in a Sex And The City prequel – but she will not be wearing her Manolo Blahniks to play Carrie Bradshaw.

Instead SJP wants Gossip Girl actress Blake, 23, to join the cast as man-eater Samantha.

‘Ideally Sarah would like someone like Elizabeth Olsen to take on the role as Carrie,’ says an insider.

‘What producers don’t want is anyone too famous so there’s no rivalry on set.’

Writer Candace Bushnell is putting together a Sex And The City 3 script and has already pinpointed squeaky-clean Disney star Selena Gomez, 18, to take on the role as Charlotte.

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Beyonce got into the spirit of Scotland when she starred at T In The Park in Perthshire last weekend – by asking organisers for a £180 bottle of Glengoyne malt whisky.

‘Beyonce personally thanked them for the whisky,’ says a spy.

Getting into the spirit: Beyonce performs at the T in the Park music festival at Balado Park near Kinross


‘She had an entourage of 100, but the only other demands she made were for white sofas and a florist to make her festival space more “beautiful and relaxed”.

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Troubled Amy Winehouse plans to quit the UK and live once again in St Lucia.

Amy, above, was pictured looking tired and unhappy last week after cancelling her comeback tour following a disastrous appearance in Belgrade.

Caribbean escape: Amy Winehouse is planning to quit Britain for St Lucia


Now I’m told the 27-year-old will return to the Caribbean island she made her home in 2009 after her first major breakdown.

‘St Lucia is her haven away from temptations. She loves the laid-back lifestyle without the pressures,’ says a pal. ‘She has all but given up on music for the time being.’

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Prince William’s favourite pop star Tinie Tempah likes to rap about his glamorous lifestyle, so onlookers were surprised to see him catching up with friend David Haye – at Marks & Spencer.

A spy spotted the pair sharing a fruit salad at the M&S store at Gatwick Airport shortly after Haye, 30, lost his world heavyweight boxing showdown with Wladimir Klitschko in Hamburg.

‘Tinie certainly wasn’t living the high life when he had a chinwag with David. Seeing them at M&S at Gatwick was just bizarre.’

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The Earl of Durham and his lovely wife Marina Hanbury did not meet, as I said last month, when Marina was sharing a flat with the Earl’s son, Fred, Viscount Lambton.

In fact the couple, now expecting a baby, were family friends and Marina’s flat share was with the Earl’s nephew, Tom Naylor Leyland.

Also, Fred was only friends with Marina’s sister Rose, not engaged to her. Happy to clear that up!


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Work of art or a pervert's paradise? Risqué 26ft statue of Marilyn Monroe is unveiled in the Windy City

By Amy Oliver


That pose, that dress, the blonde hair, the luscious lips ...

A 26-foot tall statue of Marilyn Monroe towering above tourists in the middle of Chicago was unveiled on Friday to much applause.

Bemused shoppers stopped and stared, a boy tried to crawl up her leg and the men from a wedding party could not resist taking a few photos from all angles.

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High and mighty: The curious gather around Seward Johnson's 26ft sculpture of Marilyn Monroe in Chicago


Desperate to keep her identity a secret until Friday, workers who put the statue in place on Thursday had to put a rather unsightly cloth bag over the poor girl's head, albeit it one in red, white and blue.

The statue, by artist Seward Johnson, replicates the actress's famous subway scene in 1955 film The Seven Year Itch and was unveiled on Chicago's Pioneer Court.

In the scene Monroe stands over a subway grate as a breeze from a train passing below blows her skirt over her panties.

It was shot in New York but as the Windy City, Chicago seems like the second best location for such an art work.

Cameras at the ready: While their wives and girlfriends were not there, the men from a wedding party took scores of photos from all different angles

Now THAT'S a Kodak moment! Or at least an iPhone moment

Simply irresistible: A cheeky boy tries to scale her leg while some really enjoy the rear views


It will be on show through the Spring of 2012.

The stainless steel and aluminium sculpture, which weighs a whopping 34,000lbs, has raised more than a few eyebrows.

Not least because visitors to the plaza are at once confronted with Monroe's pert bottom in gleaming white panties and her perfect pins bedecked in white, open-toe kitten heels.

Covered up: A worker puts the finishing touches to the statue on Thursday

What did you do at work today darling? One man touches up the statue's under carriage with paint

Breathtaking views: A worker is seen spraying the statue's panties before the great unveiling on Friday

You missed a bit: Well, Monroe always did have men at her feet


Men have been spotted gawping while their wives get cross and attempt to shield their eyes and lots of people have stopped to take a quick snap of the giantess before she goes public tomorrow.

Not all are happy of course. Abraham Ritchie wrote on Art Chicago Blog the statue was a 'creepy schlock from a fifth-rate sculptor that blights a first-rate public art collection.'

But the Zeller Realty Group, which owns the plaza and now its statue, wants Marilyn to make people think.

...And the real thing: Monroe cools off via the subway in front of Tom Ewell in The Seven Year Itch


'(Paul Zeller) likes to bring in things that cause a conversation,' said a spokesman from the company. 'They might be controversial, but he likes art that makes people think.'

And if that fails at least her skirt will be a good place to shelter from the rain.

Watch the statue midway through construction






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Ciao bella! Kelly Brook looks just creamy in a pale bikini as she takes a cooling dip on holiday in the Bay Of Naples

By Jody Thompson


Water babe: Kelly Brook took a cooling dip in the sea at her hotel in Ischia, Italy, today


She's been having fun in the Italian sun after hitting the Ischia Film Festival to boost her profile as an actress - and now Kelly Brook has revealed the figure that her fans know and love on the beach.

The curvy 31-year-old stripped down to a cream bikini at her hotel to top up her tan with a friend and have a refreshing swim in the Tyrrhenian Sea.

The stunning model is having a few days off now the festival has finished and today decided to relax by the pool at her hotel on the island of Ischia after a day trip across the bay to Naples yesterday.

Working holiday: The star flew out earlier this week for the Ischia Film Festival with her U.S. agent Justin Deanda, pictured here

Fun in the sun: Model and actress Kelly made the most of her Italian trip and larked about with a friend at the side of the pool


Kelly is staying at the L'Albergo Della Regina Isabella on the island in the Bay Of Naples and chose to have a dip in one of the hotel's three pools.

She also larked about with a friend and took a picture of the two of them together
Built on ancient Greek-Roman ruins on the seashore, it was built in the Dolce Vita era of the 1950s.

Drying off: The star looked sultry as she emerged from the sea and got ready to sunbathe

Business partners: Kelly and her U.S. agent Justin are staying at the Della Regina Isabella hotel on the island

Shady lady: The model looked stunning as she protected her eyes from the fierce rays with sunglasses


Kelly will also be looking forward to the live music in the cocktail bar every evening.

However, Kelly's boyfriend Thom won't be joining her.

Her spokesman told Mail Online: 'She's gone out with her U.S. agent but will back at the weekend and no, Thom isn't joining her as it's a quick trip.'

Done to a turn: The star covered up in a cute spotted kaftan when she'd had enough sun


Yesterday, Kelly's smile was almost as sunny as the weather yesterday as the star enjoyed a day trip to Naples across the water.

She turned tourist as she strolled the streets of old Napoli before taking to the waves on a boat trip.

The beaming star was wearing a gorgeous 1950s-style sundress from the Jasper Conran Spring/Summer 2011 collection with a cute seaside print and had teamed it with cute lemon yellow Superga plimsolls with white soles and a chic Louis Vuitton handbag.

You look ice: Kelly Brook looked pretty as a picture as she licked an ice cream while taking in the sights of Naples yesterday in a Jasper Conran dress and Superga plimsolls

All aboard: Kelly also took a boat trip as she enjoyed what the coastal city had to offer

Something to remember: The model perused the souvenir stand on the bay


The brunette beauty also cooled down with an ice cream as she checked out the pottery on a souvenir stand.

However, it seems that Kelly was being checked out herself.

She wrote on her official Twitter last night: 'In Naples! Men are looking at me like I am Gelato!! Are there women in Italy??'

Sea legs: Kelly took a boat trip out from the harbour and took some pictures of the views

Picture perfect: The model looked stunning as the sea breeze ruffled her hair on the deck

Sunny smile: The star flew out to Italy for the Ischia film festival but is having fun as a tourist too


Kelly flew out earlier this week to the island of Ischia, which is in the Bay Of Naples, for the annual film festival.

However, there's been no sign of her hunky boyfriend Thom Evans as yet.

Kelly is certainly enjoying herself regardless.

Shady lady: The sun got a bit too bright at times on what was a glorious summer's day


She wrote on her Twitter in the early hours of this morning: 'Just took a boat ride home under a full moon with beautiful people. Viva Italia'.

Fans of Kelly - and probably a lot of those Italian men - will be hoping that Kelly pays a visit to the beach while she's there.

The model has teamed up with New Look to launch a swimwear range which has proved popular with stars of The Only Way Is Essex.

Kelly could use her holiday as a chance to model her own pieces while topping up her tan at the same time.

Got it licked: Kelly's Twitter confession yesterday


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