TELEVISION / Tabloid TV

Larry Hagman disclosed to US magazine TV Guide that he was frequently drunk when playing JR in Dallas and that he often needed a fix of bourbon and a six-pack of beer to get him through filming schedules. The world of showbiz was shocked to find that Phillip Schofield has been covering up his grey hair since the age of 16. He appeared on GMTV as grey as a badger without warning anyone but his wife. Leslie Grantham returned to Leyhill open prison to unveil an art exhibition and was welcomed back by the prison officer who used to lock him up during his 11-year stay. Chris Tarrant shame-facedly revealed that he capitalised on his early Tiswas fame by bedding four women in a single day.