- The Observer, Sunday August 13 2006
Uppers
Top of the Bops
'Coup De Boule', a song celebrating Zinedine Zidane's infamous butt in the World Cup final, has gone to number one in France.
Scissor hitcher
Scissors Sisters singer Jake Shears wants to marry his boyfriend Chris at next year's Glastonbury. So, only 120,000 wedding invites then ...
Phantom of the Hoff
David Hasselhoff is to star in a musical based on his own life: 'I am doing a heart-rendering set on my life and the mistakes I have made.'
Downers
No no Knowles
5,000 Beyonce fans petition for a re-shoot of the 'Deja Vu' video because the fashions are 'ridiculous' and the sexual themes are 'alarming'.
Love thy neighbour
Gary Numan must be quaking in his boots. Wild man of rock Cliff Richard is set to move in as a neighbour on his very exclusive Berkshire estate.
Yo Blair
Tony Blair hangs out at the Skybar in LA with Snoop Doggy Dogg - which is a bit of a comedown for one of them, although we're not sure which one ...






