Spencer Matthews: Trolls don’t bother me

Made in Chelsea star Spencer Matthews said he is unconcerned by Twitter threats following his villainous misdemeanours on the hit E4 show.

‘Some people think they have a reason to kill me,’ the 25-year-old reality star revealed on the BAFTA TV red carpet. ‘But I’m fine with that as I doubt they’re actually going to kill me. If I bump into them I image they will buy me a drink. So I find it amusing.’

Girlfriend Lucy Watson agreed, saying: ‘People are always nice in person. They hide behind Twitter.’

The pair were talking before their show scooped the gong for best Reality and Constructed Factual show.

Spencer went on to reveal his bad boy act on the Award winning show is just that – an act.

‘I’ve become the pantomime villain of the series now, I play up to it a little bit. I think every show needs a bit of darkness. I loved Spencer Pratt on The Hills and I love the baddies in the Bond films – I think it makes for more interesting viewing.’

‘I enjoy antagonising people,’ he went on before concluding he is much more likeable in the flesh. ‘In real life people who hate you on Twitter, they meet you and they see a different side to you because it’s just a TV show at the end of the day.’

He also said the cast would bury the hatchet if the show scooped the award saying all feuds would be resolved over a celebration dinner – so expect to see the cast getting along famously in future episodes.

[Originally published Metro Guilty Pleasures 13 April 2013]

Sean Bean: I’d love to come back to Game Of Thrones

Former Game of Thrones star Sean Bean has said he would love to make a return to the hit Sky Atlantic show – even though his character, Ned Stark, was brutally killed off at the end of series one.

The actor, 54, told Guilty Pleasures that he would like to reprise the role either in a flashback or as a ghost on the fantasy show.

‘I hope so,’ he said of making a comeback while walking down the red carpet at the TV Baftas. ‘Maybe even as a zombie? It would be nice to come back, if it’s relevant to the books, and do a few days. It would be nice to see everybody and it’s a great show.’

The star – who previously dipped into the fantasy realms as Boromir in the epic Lord of the Rings film trilogy – also joked that he has missed getting into epic battles in the name of his art.

‘I do sometimes miss running around with swords,’ he laughed, adding: ‘ But I have a few at home, so I’m all right!’

Sean was nominated on the night for his portrayal as a cross dresser in the BBC drama, Accused, but missed out in the best actor category to Ben Whishaw.

[Originally published Metro Guilty Pleasures 13 April 2013]

Gabriella Cilmi: It’s about music not boobs

Gabriella Cilmi says there is nothing sweet about getting her breasts out to sell records anymore.

The Aussie pop babe is on the comeback trail after hitting the big time with her 2008 hit Sweet About Me but plans to cover up this time around to be taken more seriously.

‘What I say is that it’s not about the boobies any more, it’s about the music,’ the former FHM cover star told Guilty Pleasures at an intimate London showcase of her new material on Monday.

‘I felt like there were too many cooks and no one really taking the lead or the reigns,’ the 21-year-old said of her previous music efforts.

‘I felt like I was a puppet being pulled in different directions. But at the same time if I didn’t go through that I wouldn’t know what I want.’

With a third album almost ready for release, Cilmi now feels she is finally able to produce the music she has always longed to create.

‘It’s been a totally different experience. It’s been like writing a diary and now when I go on stage I feel so much better when I’m performing my music because I know it’s come from me.’

Cilmi is set for a string of upcoming summer performances in the UK.

[Originally published Metro Guilty Pleasures 9 April 2013]

A*M*E: I’m keeping my boyfriend secret

A*M*E says just because she’s No.1 in the charts don’t expect her to be sharing her love life woes like her rivals on Twitter.

The 18-year-old Sierra Leonean-born British star says she’s fiercely protective of keeping her secret lover under wraps after her and Duke Dumont’s track Need U (100%) went tops on Sunday.

‘This you don’t ever get to know. You just get to know I have one,’ the star, real name Amy Kabba, told Metro from her music studio in LA.

‘You won’t get to see his face. I’m keeping him safe.’

The rising star is towing the line over the pond after her meteoric rise on the music scene and says her celebrations have been muted because she is underage.

‘I can’t deal with missing good parties!’ said the hyped star, who was first brought to the UK’s attention when she was part of the BBC Sound Of 2013 long list at the start of the year.

Keeping off the sauce this time around she said: ‘I haven’t had any heavy nights here. You can’t have any heavy nights because the age limit is 21.’

Instead the star has had to make do with ‘unlimited Nandos, and apple juice.’

Oozing talent, the pint sized pop star revealed it takes her less than an hour to pen a smash hit.

‘It’s crazy. I cannot believe it,’ she said of her success.

‘Not in my biggest hopes, dream, aspirations or imagination did I think I’d get to number 1. [The song] was written in half an hour by me and [writing partner] MNEK and then people were feeling it. It’s really cool. Being number 1 has to be a high point, doesn’t it?’

A*M*E is currently working on her debut album and is set to release her first solo single in June.

[Originally published Metro Guilty Pleasures 7 April 2013]

Tinie Tempah: I want to get married

The queue of willing women stretches right around his block but Tinie Tempah has confessed he’s scared of being left on the shelf now his good pal Professor Green has popped the question to Millie Mackintosh.

‘A lot of people around me have women in their lives – example, Pro [Green], Swedish House Mafia – they’re married or in long-term relationships. I don’t want to be that guy who is floating around in limbo,’ the rapper confessed to Guilty Pleasures whilst partying at the Esquire Big Black Book launch on Tuesday night.

The Written In The Stars singer fears getting inspired in between the bed sheets may cause his creativity in the studio to go limp. ‘You feel like it might prohibit you from doing certain things,’ he added, weighing up the pros and cons of relationships, ‘but what you don’t realise is that it settles you so much.’

‘Once you find the right person, your mind can think about so many other things. I need to find someone.’

For now, the sharpest dressed man in the music business said at the fashion bash staged at London’s SushiSamba that his new clothing range is the focus of his creative juices.

The 24 year-old said: ‘I’m getting the new Disturbing London line ready for its second collection.’

And music fans can brace themselves for some ‘amazing-ness’ too, says Tinie.

‘My second album, Demonstration, is finished so I’ll be releasing that in September with the first single in May. It’s three years since the last album, but it’s going to be worth the wait.’

[Originally published Metro Guilty Pleasures 28 March 2013]