It's back!

If you have never seen the US reality TV show, The Hills, then you're definitely missing out... 

The series follows the lives of a group of friends living in the exclusive Beverly Hills, Hollywood. And as reality TV shows go, it surprisingly makes for very good viewing.

Since it was first aired on MTV in 2006, we were introduced to former Laguna Beach star, Lauren Conrad. The show is centered around the lives of her and her socialite friends, as they try to make it big in the Hollywood celebrity scene.

In the last series (series 5) we saw the departure of the main star, Lauren Conrad, as she decided that she would take time out from the hectic celebrity world in order to concentrate on her relationship with her mystery man.

Conrad's departure has left many critics wondering what is going happen to the quality of the show, but it appears that series 6 has a lot in store. 

The series continues to follow the lives of the friends after the Speidi (Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag) wedding. We are shown the results of Heidi's shocking plastic surgery - she had ten major procedures in one day. And also the reactions of her friends and family - which will no doubt make good viewing.

It has been revealed on a Hollywood gossip site that Spencer and Heidi will be pulling out of the show before the series finale is produced, after rumours that they refused to 'fake' a divorce. This is also followed by rumours that Montag has accused show creator, Adam Divello of sexual harassment.

The new series of The Hills is set to return to our screens at the end of this month.

Tragic Lenoir's failed suicide bid

It has been revealed that French Supermodel, Noemie Lenoir has attempted to commit suicide.

Lenoir, 30, was found to be lying unconscious in a forest in  La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Paris, by a dog walker on Sunday.

She is now recovering in hospital and being treated for a drugs overdose and alcohol poisoning.

It is believed that Lenoir has been struggling to cope with on-off boyfriend, ex-Chelsea football player, Claude Makelele's infidelity. And that her attempt to take her life was a cry for help.

There are rumours that the troubled model has been battling with depression for some time due to her modelling career taking a battering. A controversial advertising campaign in which Lenoir models for Marks & Spencers received several complaints claiming it was sexist. The advert which was featured on UK screens at Christmas, showed Lenoir dancing around a winter woodland in her underwear. Adverts were removed from broadcast shortly after they were seen to be demeaning towards woman.

It has also been revealed that Lenoir was having a secret relationship with Swiss millionaire, Carl Hirschmann, 29. He is currently facing sexual assault charges in Switzerland. It is alleged that Hirschmann used footage of sexual scenes to blackmail women that he had been involved with, as well as having sexual relations with a 15-year-old girl.

The 3 year old fashion wars

Lately, there has been a lot of negativity in the media, surrounding the tender issue of celeb tots following in their mother's fashion footsteps. There seems to be a growing trend of mums dressing up their little ones to look like their very own identical mini-me. Are they taking it too far though?

Katie Price, aka Jordan, has recently come under a lot of criticism for allowing her 2-year-old daughter, Princess Tiaamii, to play with make-up. A photograph was posted on Price's facebook site, of her daughter caked in make-up and false eye lashes. There have even been rumours that Price is looking in to getting Princess her own make-up line, understandably this has caused a lot of controversy amongst mothers, as well as the 2-year-olds dad, Peter Andre. Princess, a regular feature in the former glamour model's television show, What Katie did next, was shown with straightened hair and smothered in lip stick. Is this really an image we want to be seen promoting to young children? Price has previously been featured in the media spotlight for highlighting and styling her four-year-old son, Junior's hair.

This trend which inevitably began in Hollywood is also being copied by the Beckham family. Brooklyn, 11, Romeo, 7, and Cruz, 5, are rarely ever seen out of their designer clothes and are often the trend setters for many Hollywood child a-listers. All three boys follow in their dad's footsteps when it comes to hairstyles, they barely last a week, and are regularly highlighted. But what effect is this media coverage and criticism having on these children? It seems they are likely to follow the path of many celeb children before them, watch out Lindsey and Mary-Kate.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes's 4-year-old daughter, Suri, is another celeb tot who has been featured heavily in the media. Without a doubt, Suri is definitely the best dressed 4-year-old out there, but is it going a bit too far? Recently pictures of her were published in celeb gossip magazines wearing high-heeled shoes and clutching her beloved make-up bag like a teddy. It's all well and good children playing with make-up and dressing up, after all which girls didn't do that when growing up, but its worrying that its a major part of their day. For Suri, style seems to have become somewhat of an obsession, which is heavily encouraged by her mother, Katie, who boasts that her daughter is her fashion stylist and she only wears the clothes which her daughter picks out for her.


These kids all seem to be being pushed in to growing up too fast and far too heavily featured in the media spotlight. Their showbiz mums obviously seem to have big aspirations for their children, but don't they need room to have a normal childhood... In my opinion something is going to give eventually.

The end of an era

World famous department store, Harrods, has been sold for a staggering £1.5 billion.

It is believed that Mohamed Al-Fayed, 81, has decided to part from his beloved empire as he wishes to spend more time with his family, and put his businesses on the back-burner.

Al-Fayed bought the store in 1985, and has since turned it in to one of the City's major tourist attractions. The Knightsbridge branch, which was founded in 1834, began life as a humble groceries shop, and has since flourished to cater for the City's elite.

The new owners, the Qatari Royal Family, are intending to keep the traditional department store exactly how it is, although it seems that Al-Fayed will still have some say in the running of the store as he has taken the role of honorary chairman. So it seems he can't completely let go of his precious empire.

The future of Fulham Football Club, another of Al-Fayed's assets, has not been revealed yet, however, it is rumoured that it may also be on the market soon, as the 81-year-old enters long- awaited retirement.