Although ‘Carnival’ is celebrated in just about every town and village all across Brazil and other Catholic countries, Rio de Janeiro has long been regarded as the Carnival Capital of the World...

The fame game A couple of months back, in this very column, I told you about a new up-and-coming TV show called The Last Van Helsing. It’s young star, Christian Cooke had been at my bar celebrating his birthday and was enthusiastic about his new show...

So there I was, mingling with all the stars at the recent Royal Variety Performance and I have to say you really wouldn’t believe the difference in attitude of some of these celebrities...

It's only beer, dear The ex-footballer turned Celebrity Love Island canoodler turned ice dancer Lee Sharpe and me go back a long way. I remember once I helping him out of a tight spot in a nightclub in Nottingham where I ran a night...

The coldest comedian What a weird weekend I had recently. It started out with a mad dash across the Pennines to meet Alan Carr, then a night out with the stars of Celebirty Scissorhands,...