Rosie Huntington Whiteley arriving at a recent London event

Monthly Archives: January 2011

Taylor Momsen and The Pretty Reckless announce US Tour Dates!

Taylor Momsen and the Pretty Reckless Live

Taylor Momsen and the Pretty Reckless Live

Taylor Momsen of Gossip Girl fame who is also becoming increasingly renowned for her goth mascara smeared look and  rock n roll lifestyle as  part of a rapidly rising band called “The Pretty Reckless”. She recently did some European gigs including a bash over here in London and news has just come out that Taylor Momsen and The Pretty Reckless look set to be going places and  have announced a first headline tour date across the States with LA being the first stop on February 11th and the last stop will be Connecticut on March 20.

The Full Tour Date Schedule:

Are Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand lined up for TV chaos on Saturday?

Russell Brand photo by Miss Erin What

Russell Brand photo by Miss Erin What

Jonathan Ross and Russell brand to hit the airwaves this Saturday. Surely not?

Now here’s a headline to get everybody either staying in on Saturday sitting a nose length away from the TV OR reaching for the remote to tune into the history channel?

After the BBC Sachsgate scandal on October 2008 where Ross was suspended from the BBC after some very un BBC remarks regarding Andrew Sachs famous for his role as Manwell in the classic Brit comedy show called Fawlty Towers it looks like Brand and Ross or is that Bwand and Woss will be doing a double act again on TV.

The event is the British Comedy Awards which has been switched from ITV to Channel 4 to be broadcast on this Saturday and definetly not on the BBC.

After the recent Gervaisgate at the Golden Globe Awards will this Saturday make Gervais look very innocent indeed?

Will there be something here at Fame Fad after this event. Er…….does it rain the UK is the reply!

Photo Credit: Miss Erin What

The Katie Price and Alex Reid split and the fame thing?

Katie Price as Miss London. Photo by viperstyle_2008

Katie Price as Miss London. Photo by viperstyle_2008

It’s a front page headline on the tabloids, it’s all drama, goss and fireworks and of course it’s all Alex Reid’s fault. You could say despite the negative connotations of the headlines this is classic Katy Price territory.
Lets face it though it really wasn’t a case of “if” they were going to split but more a case of when! Even the bookies were giving silly odds of this marriage going anything remotely long term.

Whats interesting is the reason for the split or as she calls it “dumping” according to the Sun is the fame thing went to his head and he ended up not the same man she married. Apparently in her Sun statement she tried helping him but it obviously didn’t work?

All valid points of course BUT isn’t there something in the wedding vows that says “for better or for worse” or has it changed to “if things get worse it’s good enough reason to evacuate pretty sharpish”. Surely a fame rehab or something similar for her prize fighting beau would have been a better option.

That point aside she is probably right on the money with the fame thing which is what this Fame Fad blog is all about. From our observations over the years Fame is a highly volatile flammable liquid that needs a big cool head to be poured into, if the head is not big and cool enough it will probably explode and we’re not talking physical size here.

So what is going to happen next with Katie Price? That’s anybodies guess BUT if we were going to bet on anything ………….yet another KP book  just around the corner cannot be ruled out……………..we can’t wait!

The Sun has it all complete with KP statement.

Full Story

Photo Credit: ViperStyle_2008

How is this Britney Spears new video progressing?

Britney Spears photo by jiveepic

Britney Spears photo by jiveepic

Britney is back, mysteries, delays, hype, fever and hysteria but turning on one of those industrial sized fans to clear this media fog what is actually going on with this “Hold It Against Me” Video????

First port of call was the Britney Spears website who had this to say

“In a recent poll, MTV asked what Britney’s best lead single of all time was and the results are in!

34% of the votes cast were for ‘Hold It Against Me’, giving it the top spot on the list, further cementing the fact that Britney’s upcoming album is one of the most highly anticipated releases of the century!

How excited are you for March?”

Lovely? that’s not much use so how about the leading fan site called BreatheHeavy that we get the impression Britney is not too keen on? what have they got to say???

Rising star Jessie J. A closer look!

Jessie J by samcooperuk

Jessie J photo by Samcooperuk

This is a feature on an up and coming UK artist from Romford in Essex called Jessie J. Essex seems to be the place to be from at the moment if you are in the music business with X Factor winner Matt Cardle from Colchester and Pixie Lott from Brentwood in Essex.

A lot of people in the UK will have heard of Jessie J, but outside the UK she is probably a relative unknown. After appearing in The Sun, Metro and then the London Evening Standard all on the same day, thought it might be a good idea to put this lady on the map at Fame Fad as things look to be happening. Said that about Nicole Snooki last year in her early days at our old site FJ Girls and look at her now!

Caroline Wozniacki wobbles through the opening round of the Australian Open!

The 2011 Australian Open is underway in Melbourne and its the first Grand Slam event of the year and marks the first major event of the new tennis season.

Caroline Wozniacki

Caroline Wozniacki (above) the current world No1 survived a tricky opening round with Gisela Dulko on Rod Laver Arena before securing a 6-3, 6-4 win. She’s becoming increasingly popular on this site and we would bill her as possibly the new Sharapova as she can beat the world in tennis terms and is also not short in the looks department.

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have sounded warning shots in the mens tennis world confirming they intend to halt the Rafa express train with impressive first round wins against their respective opponents.

Fame Fad will be covering sports events just like the site it has taken over called FJ Girls but will also feature male sports stars like Federer and Nadal amongst others in the tennis world and also other sports such as Formula 1 amongst others that did not appear at FJ Girls!

The 2011 British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) Nominations!

The BAFTA

The BAFTA

It’s that time of year again, the awards events are coming thick and fast and the BAFTA’s are just around the corner. Full list was released am UK time and the usual names keep cropping up again again with The social Network, Black Swan and The kings speech always in the running. A few surprises in the mix though with newcomer Hailee Steinfeld nominated for Best Leading Actress for her role on True Grit but unfortunately she is up against Natalie Portman who is currently on a gong roll at present. The Orange Wednesdays Newcomer Award is an interesting one, it’s a people’s vote and the only one in the line up where the people have a say. Gemma Arterton is the name that stands out in the list in our opinion, check our archives in 2010 for proof of that fact.

The 2011 BAFTA Awards take place on  Sunday, February 13  at the Royal Opera House in London

The Nominations List: