A heavily tattooed glamour model, a former male escort and a woman who runs a "gold-digger" website are among the bunch of housemates who tonight began a stint on TV's Big Brother.

The first 38,000 words of an unpublished novel by Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell has been leaked online by a hacker.

Garry Marshall's calculating follow-up to his previous date-specific ensemble rom-com, Valentine's Day, all unfolds in New York on 31 December.

Janet Suzman, 73

Sarah Jessica Parker wants to travel the world with her family.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Halston have reportedly ended their working relationship.

Those mega-chick-flicks mean Kim Cattrall can afford to do whatever she wants with the rest of her life. She tells Kaleem Aftab why that includes playing an ex-porn-star

Bridesmaids is clever and funny, but don't believe the hype about it revolutionising Hollywood, writes Guy Adams

As we emerge from the global recession, the Government is always eager to pounce on any indicator that shows the economy is on the mend. There are many to choose from – growth, inflation, exports, employment among them – but these have all proved disappointingly limp in recent months.

Harriet Walker on the gravity-defying trend that's stepping out of a salon near you

Although the phrase "jump the shark" has itself now rather jumped the shark, there is still no adequate alternative to describe that moment when something we think we will never tire of turns into something run-of-the-mill – the tipping-back point, if you like.

Friends of Sir Elton John congratulated him today after he became a father to a baby boy born on Christmas Day.

Sam Roddick, the daughter of the Bodyshop's late founder, Anita Roddick, is to turn her sex shop company into an internet focused business to take advantage of the boom in online sales.

Sex and the City 2 will either leave you embarrassed or offended, according to your disposition.