I LOVE X-Factor, it's the only programme I watch religiously - and if I'm out, I always record it. So it was a real treat to meet some of the latest hopefuls at the switch-on of Liverpool's Christmas lights...

I am the envy of girls across the land I've been kissed and cuddled by Russell Brand! I went to photograph him performing a stand-up gig at Leeds City Varieties and got chatting to him in the bar afterwards...

SOMETIMES I feel this column reads like the diary of a celebrity stalker. My friends and associates say they turn to it to find out: "Who's he bumped into this week?" Well, if it's A-list glitz you're hoping for, you're likely to be disappointed this time...

However much we moan about gay rights and attitudes to homosexuality in this country, often a trip abroad makes me thankful for the progressive society we live in. I've just been in Egypt where, in mainstream society, homosexuality just doesn't exist...

250 screaming girls, and me! I love McFly - I've seen them mature as a band over the past few years and I think they're great. So I went along to HMV in Leeds to see them sign copies of their latest single, Star Girl...

Another week, another round of celebrities turned up in West Yorkshire. First up was Gary Barlow, signing his new book, My Take, at Asda in Pudsey. Gary and me go back a long...

I love pop music and a new book, The Best Of Smash Hits, got me reminiscing about my favourite singers and bands of the 80s. Regular readers of this column might have heard me talk...

Well, what a night! And what a winner! As you'll no doubt know by now, Huddersfield policeman Mark Carter has been crowned Mr Gay UK 2006! Now he's officially Britain's sexiest...

The other week I talked about how much I like Blackpool in the autumn, how there's all the fun of the illuminations long after other resorts have packed up for the winter. This...

I tried and tried to get a photopass to one of the Robbie Williams gigs in Roundhay Park, but nobody would grant me one ... Most photographers would have stayed at home in a huff, but if you read my column regularly, you'll know this was just the kind of challenge I like...

LET there be lights! I love Blackpool illuminations, and I went to the switch-on to take photos and see the celebs. I had a chat with Dale Winton, who had the night's biggest honour of pushing the button to light up the town...

I've got a real revelation about Chris Moyles... and it'll shock and stun you. The truth is, he's not the raging homophobe some thought he was. I bumped into him at the Carling Weekend: Leeds festival backstage...

When I'm out and about in Leeds and Huddersfield, I always notice the talent behind the bar in pubs and clubs. It's a skilled job and, as anyone who's in the business will tell you, good bar staff are like gold dust...

ARE you a charity, community group or a good cause? Then, have I got news for you! Every November I hold a big bonfire party for all my friends and associates and in return for a free food, drink and an amazing firework show, I ask for a charity donation...

I LOVE a good party and I went to a fantastic summer ball at the home of Lord Waheed Alli and his partner Charlie Parsons. Their home in Kent is huge, they made their money in television as the founders of Planet 24...