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Tulisa admits to X Factor fears X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos says she is still dogged by fears she does not 'belong' on the show X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos says she is still dogged by fears she does not "belong" on the show after her troubled childhood. X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos says she is still dogged by fears she does not "belong" on the show after her troubled childhood. She said she is still overcome by doubts following her teenage years in which she attempted suicide, self-harmed and was a regular dope smoker. The star told the Radio Times she has her moments of self-doubt "now and again". Tulisa joined the show this year as the judging panel underwent a revamp. But reflecting on her role, she said: "I'll think, 'I don't belong here.' "I get those moments now and again. Although I can be very feisty, that's a defence mechanism for me. I'm defensive because too many years of my life I wa...

Amy Childs: I'm nothing like Katie Price Amy Childs is having a bit of a moment. The 21-year-old Essex star, who rose to fame in reality soap The Only Way Is Essex, is launching a showbiz career of her own. She's opened her own beauty salon and now she's got a new fly-on-the-wall show It's All About Amy on Channel 5. Shortly after she posed for the below promo shot (nothing like a bikini snap to get people watching!) we sat down with the young beautician-turned-TV star to find out what she makes of the countless Katie Price comparisons. After all, it could seem that her life is shaping up to be a bit similar to Katie's. In the short video clip, Amy explains how she is not like Katie! Katie rose to fame in the early 2000's as a glamour model and has since launched her one-of-a-kind brand on the UK. Obviously the main difference between the two Essex-born beauties is that Amy started her career on a TV show, and Jordan started hers on Page 3, and this is something...

Indian Farmers Dump Bags of Snakes in Tax Office Lucknow, India - Two farmers fed up with alleged bribery demands emptied three bags filled with slithering snakes in a busy tax office in northern India, an official said Wednesday. The 40 or so snakes of different sizes and species — including at least four deadly cobras — sent clerks and villagers climbing atop tables and scurrying out the door to escape the office in Basti, about 186 miles (300 kilometers) southeast of Lucknow, said Uttar Pradesh state official Ramsukh Sharma. "Snakes started climbing up the tables and chairs," he said. "There was total chaos. Hundreds of people gathered outside the room, some of them with sticks in their hands, shouting that the snakes should be killed." No one was bitten or injured in the incident Tuesday afternoon, and police and forest officials captured the snakes. The farmers had been asking for tax records for their land in nearby Narharpur village, but tax officials withhel...

Kourtney Kardashian expecting baby No. 2 Kourtney Kardashian  and her boyfriend, Scott Disick, say they are expecting their second child together. The couple have a son, Mason, who is nearly 2 years old.The 32-year-old E! reality star tells Us Weekly that she's nine weeks pregnant.Says Kardashian: "You're supposed to wait 12 weeks to tell people, but I feel confident."She appears with her family

1,400 police officers storm Occupy L.A. In a massive show of force, 1,400 police officers, some in riot gear stormed the Occupy Los Angeles camp early Wednesday, driving protesters from the park and arresting more than 200 who defied orders to leave. Similar raids in Philadelphia led to 50 arrests, but the scene in both cities was relatively peaceful. Police in Los Angeles and Philadelphia moved in on Occupy Wall Street encampments under darkness in an effort to clear out some of the longest-lasting protest sites since crackdowns ended similar occupations across the country. Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck praised the officers and the protesters for their restraint and the peaceful way the eviction was carried out. Officers flooded down the steps of City Hall just after midnight and started dismantling the two-month-old camp two days after a deadline passed for campers to leave the park. Officers in helmets and wielding batons and guns with rubber bullets converged on the park fr...

American Airlines bankruptcy protection: analysts' reaction Analysts react to the news American Airlines' parent company, AMR, has filed for bankruptcy protection in a New York court. Michael Linenberg, Deutsche Bank Quote The read through for the rest of the industry is that today’s bankruptcy filing is specific to AMR and a reflection of the company’s struggles to achieve a more competitive cost and debt structure. In that regard, the US airline industry is on track to generate a net profit in the seasonally-weak December quarter, something that we have observed only twice during the past decade. Furthermore, we expect that AMR’s restructuring will include further rationalization of its network which likely means some capacity cuts. Daniel McKenzie, Rodman & Renshaw The implications for the industry are positive; airlines in Chapter 11 generally shrink, and AMR likely comes out of Chapter 11 a merged airline with US Airways (friendly or hostile). A restructured industry i...

Daniel Craig rips the Kardashians  Daniel Craig rips the Kardashians, Daniel Craig thinks the Kardashians behave like "f**king idiots". The James Bond actor explained while he doesn't judge the reality TV family - whose most famous member is Kim - and acknowledges that they have made "millions" through their show 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians', he doesn't agree with selling your soul to make good television. He explained: "It's a career, I'm not being cynical. And why wouldn't you? Look at the Kardashians, they're worth millions. Millions! I don't think they were that badly off to begin with, but now look at them. "You see that and you think, 'What, you mean all I have to do is behave like a f***ing idiot on television and then you'll pay me millions?' I'm not judging it. Well I am, obviously." The 43-year-old star - who is married to actress Rachel Weisz - thinks there is "a lot to be said...