Strictly Come Dancing scored a further ratings victory last night as it beat rival The X Factor for a second night running.

Pop star Frankie Bridge stormed to the top of the chart on Strictly Come Dancing as she achieved the highest score of this year’s new celebrity contestants.

Pixie Lott has been confirmed as the 11th celebrity taking part in this year’s series of Strictly Come Dancing, the BBC said today.

Bafta-winning naturalist Steve Backshall is set to swap the jungle for the ballroom when he takes to the floor in Strictly Come Dancing.

Actress Sunetra Sarker has signed up to appear on Strictly Come Dancing.

Simon Webbe of boyband Blue will be hoping he can make the Strictly Come Dancing judges All Rise as the latest celebrity named for the new series.

Blue star Lee Ryan was joined by his bandmates in court today as he pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen and to criminal damage – after he urinated on a police cell floor.

JLS have promised to fight off the boy band bankruptcy curse.

EastEnders star Charlie Brooks waltzed off with victory as she triumphed in the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.

Blue claim they were the victims of political voting during Saturday night’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Jedward have vowed to win the Eurovision Song Contest tonight and then go on to become bigger than ABBA.

Jedward have made it into Saturday’s Eurovision final.

Ageing boy band Blue will represent the UK at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, it was announced today.

Whoopi Goldberg is getting back into the 'Sister Act' habit in her West End stage debut – but this time she will play stern Mother Superior.

Katie Price is making her wedding guests sign a confidentiality agreement.

The glamour model Katie Price is having her marriage to cage fighter Alex Reid blessed in a televised ceremony in the coming weeks and is planning to treat guests – including TV talent show judge Piers Morgan and singers Michelle Heaton and Simon Webbe – to a preview of the as-yet untitled disco track.

Lee Ryan is to release more albums with Blue.

‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ contestants are scared of Katie Price.

Boyband Blue announced today that they have reformed.

Cheryl Cole has rounded off a successful year by topping two beauty polls.

Swashbuckling hero wins celeb camp stars

SINGER Simon Webbe won six out of seven stars for the I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! camp.

Former police chief Brian Paddick, tennis star Martina Navratilova and ex-MP Robert Kilroy-Silk will be joining Wags and faded pop and soap stars in the latest series of 'I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'.

Pop stars, film stars, royalty and supermodels strutted down the catwalk to raise money for the victims of the UK floods – while supermodel Kate Moss donated £25,000 (€35,844) to the cause.

Disbanded R&B trio Destiny's Child have been honoured for their contribution to international pop music at the MTV Asia Awards 2006.

Singer Charlotte Church showed some barefoot chic when she performed at the Clotheshow Live today.

Former So Solid Crew star Romeo was freed at the Old Bailey today after a jury failed to agree a verdict on a charge of slashing a man during a car park rage row.

British boy band Blue will split for good next year after a final greatest hits tour.

In 2002 the charts have been dominated by reality TV pop stars. Will Young, Gareth Gates, Liberty X, Darius, Girls Aloud, One True Voice and, briefly anyway, Hear’Say have rarely been out of the Top 10 as pop fans across the nation enjoy the novelty of choosing their own pop stars.