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  • David Gest Found Dead, 62

    David Gest, 62, has been found dead in a London hotel.

    CREDIT: Channel 5
    CREDIT: Channel 5

    The American producer David Gest has been found dead in a London hotel. He was 62 – no details of his death have been released, other than that the Metropolitan police don’t believe his death to be suspicious.

    A statement from a friend and former bodyguard Imad Handi confirmed his death.

    The star, who appeared in Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year was staying at the Four Seasons hotel in Canary Wharf when he died.

    Mr. Gest was forced to leave Celebrity Big Brother early due to ill-health. He last 13 days in the house before he left.

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    The statement released to the press read,

    “It is with great sadness that I can confirm that David Gest has died today,”

    A statement from the Metropolitan Police said:

    “Police were called at 10:17 on Tuesday 12 April to the Four Seasons hotel, in Westferry Circus to reports of an unexplained death of a man in his 60s.

    “London Ambulance Service were called to the scene. Life was pronounced extinct at the hotel. A post-mortem will be held in due course. Next of kin are in the process of being informed.”

    Police have said there appear to be no suspicious circumstances.

    Mr. Gest was most notably married to gay icon Liza Minelli.

    Their marriage lasted from 2002 to 2003. They officially divorced in 2007.

    David Gest was a theatre and concert producer. He had planned to tour the UK in July with his latest offering “the David Gest Is Not Dead But Alive With Soul Tour!”

    In his last Tweet – Mr Gest paid tribute to Patty Duke who died at the beginning of April.

    Darren Day who appeared with Mr. Gest in CBB, tweeted his tribute to the legendary producer. He said, “Heaven will be a brighter place”

  • What Is Steve Grand Packing?

    What Is Steve Grand Packing?

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  • LOOK AT ME | HANNAH SPEARRITT: Madonna Should put a onesie on, do a bit of space docking and watch Ru Paul’s Drag Race.

    LOOK AT ME | HANNAH SPEARRITT: Madonna Should put a onesie on, do a bit of space docking and watch Ru Paul’s Drag Race.

    We catch up with Hannah Spearritt – yes she from S Club 7 fame to find out what her drag name is, why her character on Casualty is actually a dirty minx and why she’d be up for a 20th anniversary of S Club 7 – when the time comes.

    CREDIT: © Steve Ullathorne / PR Provided

     

    JH: We note that your character’s name in Casualty is Mercedes Christie, which is so camp and quite porny. So what are you bringing to the character worthy of a name Mercedes?
    HS: Do you think it’s quite a porn name?

    JH: Yeah, because it’s got the sexiness of Mercedes, a sexy car, and then Christie at the end which is kinda like, (adopting porny voice) “oh hi, Christie here”.
    HS: You know what, even though she wears quite down and out clothes, underneath it all she’s got porn underwear on and crotchless panties. (Laughs)

    JH: She’s one of those is she?
    HS: She’s a complete slut.

    JH: Out of curiosity what is your porn name?
    HS: Oh, what’s the formula again?

    JH: Your first pet and your mother’s maiden name.
    HS: This is not sexy. It’s Barry Bain. (laughter) That really isn’t good. That has to be the most un-sexual name in the world.

    JH: Well do you want to know what your drag name is?
    HS: Ok, what’s that.

    JH: Well we use a website. so your first name is Hannah so I’ll type that in. And the name of your first pet was Barry?
    HS: Yeah, Barry the Hamster… (laughter)

    JH: Ok now you have to pick you’re favourite song from this set list…
    HS: Vogue.

    JH: Ok, processing… Your drag name is… Rosemary Hull.
    HS: Oh I love it.

    JH: And you’re famous for Sickening Fashion.
    HS: Brilliant. Can I do one more? What was the list of songs again?

    JH: Ok, Hannah, Barry and which song?
    HS: Raining Men…

    JH: Good choice. Ok, processing… Ooh, Flossy Glitz.
    HS: Oh I love it. I could definitely work that.

    JH: Apparently you’re famous for death drops and high kicks.
    HS: Oh I love it. That’s the one. I love drag.

    JH: So drag is:
    A) The greatest thing since sliced bread.
    B) Creepy, wrong and slightly evil.
    C) A chance to see how a dress should be worn.
    HS: Ooh it’s a choice between A and C. I’ll go for A.

    CREDIT: © Steve Ullathorne / PR Provided

    JH: Would you like to be a judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race?
    HS: Oh, I’ve not seen this what is this? Is it a television program?

    JH: YES. OMG.
    HS: Oh my God where have I been?

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    JH: It’s on television. You’ve got a television right?
    HS: I’ve obviously been out too much and not watching this programme.

    JH: Monday nights. Tru TV. I don’t know what channel that is.
    HS: Ok I’ll look for it. I literally have every channel going but I’ve not come across it. I do apologise. I’m sure I’d be an avid fan if I was.

    JH: Moving on. At the moment there is this thing going on with the Spice girls reuniting for their 20th year. In a couple of years it’s going to be 20 years of S Club 7. Would you be up for a reunion of that kinda scale?
    HS: Is it really going to be 20 years? I think it would be lovely to do something to mark that but I had no idea it had been that long. I’m sure you’re right. Yeah, we got together around 1999. That’s crazy. So yes, it would be awesome to mark that 20th somehow.

    JH: You’d need to learn all those dance moves again.
    HS: I know.

    JH: I could come and teach you.
    HS: Are you a choreographer?

    JH: No but I know the dance moves.
    HS: I bet you do. I bet you know them more than I do.

    JH: Who would win in a ‘fight club’ band off. Steps, B*Witched or S Club 7?
    HS: Oh, S Club 7 – because there’s 7 of us. And we’ve got boys. We’d totally win.

    JH: You could tag team.
    HS: Exactly we could take rests. We could have three fighting while we take rests.

    JH: But I hear the one’s from B*Witched they fight like their dad.
    HS: They fight like their dad?

    JH: Yeah. They fight like their dad… It’s in their lyrics!
    HS: Oh it’s in the lyrics. Oh I’m sorry. (laughter)

    JH: Do you know what Amyl Nitrates is?
    HS: It sounds like a chemical.

    JH: It’s poppers. Have you heard of poppers before?
    HS: (shyly) Yeah. (laughs) Oh dear. It’s been years since I’ve seen those. (laughs)

    JH: Your days in the G-A-Y bar are all coming back now.
    HS: Yeah. My God that has taken me back.

    JH: Do you know what space docking is?
    HS: I don’t but I’m thinking about it…

    JH: Only guys can do it…
    HS: Do you need a penis to do it?

    JH: Yes.
    HS: Do you share willie shots by webcam?

    JH: No, but good guess. It’s where you get each others foreskins and place it over each others willies.
    HS: (laughter) And then what happens?

    JH: We don’t know. I think it’s just a one time thing.
    HS: That’s brilliant. (laughs)

    JH: What should Madonna do next?
    HS: God. What can she do next? That’s the question. She’s done everything. Go and get a nice cuppa tea (laughs) put a onesie on, do a bit of space docking and watch Ru Paul’s Drag Race. And, film herself doing it and stick it on that stupid programme where they film people watching TV. What’s it called? Google… Goggle Box?

    JH: What is the best way to deal with a broken heart!
    A) A big bottle of red, Celine Dion CDs and ice cream.
    B) Scissors to all his trousers, undies and ties.
    C) Put everything in a box to the left.
    HS: Erm C. And then, if anything was left, burn it. Go outside get the bbq out and burn it.

    JH: Have you ever done that to an ex’s stuff?
    HS: I’ve done little things before, but more spiritual. When I want to let go of something then I would burn that one piece that reminds me of that particular person or feeling and burn it to kinda release… I sound so weird now. To say goodbye to it but not in an angry way but in a releasing thing from me.

    JH: Complete this sentence. Champagne is..
    HS: I was gonna say better than sex, but it’s not. Champagne is great for breakfast.

    JH: What’s more enjoyable your pop career, your soap career or your musical theatre career?
    HS: You’re gonna think I’m sitting on the fence on this one but they’ve all been good in different ways. For me it’s been about timing. S Club wouldn’t work for me now, yet it worked for me then. It really worked for that part of my life when I was 16, when I was happy to run around a stage and smile all the time. I don’t want to smile all the time anymore (laughs). If I’ve got something to say I’ll say it, but back then it was, “no, happy all the time, come on”. I would have to say, from my current point, the acting side because that’s what I want more and hopefully what I love continues.

    Catch Hannah on BBC1’s Casualty and Tweeting @HannahSpearritt

  • Steve Grand Reminds Us Where The Male G Spot Is

    Steve Grand Reminds Us Where The Male G Spot Is

    Hunky All American Boy, Steve Grand has a cheeky way of reminding us where the male G spot is.

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  • Murder Suspect Of Gay Cop Has Virtual Court Appearance

    Murder Suspect Of Gay Cop Has Virtual Court Appearance

    A man has appeared in custody via virtual court at Bromley Magistrates’ Court in connection to the murder of Gordon Semple.

    CREDIT: Facebook
    CREDIT: Facebook

    A 49-year-old charged with the murder of an openly gay police officer in London has appeared in custody via virtual court at Bromley Magistrates’ Court. 

    No indication of plea was given.

    Stefano Brizzi was remanded in custody and will appear at the Old Bailey on the 13th April. Mr. Brizzi was wearing a grey prison issue tracksuit, as he confirmed his name, age and address via video link from Lewisham Police Station.

    Detectives working on the case are now satisfied that the remains found at an address in London are those of Gordon Semple, 59, who went missing on the 1st April.

    Earlier today Mr. Semple’s brother paid a painful tribute to Mr. Semple and spoke about their heartbreaking loss.

    He said,

    On behalf of Gordon’s partner Gary, my wife Maureen, Gordon’s nephew Paul, niece Kerry and I, I would like to thank everyone for their kind thoughts during the past dreadful week. It has been a terrible time for us all, especially Gary.

    I would also like to thank Oliver Westbury for setting up “Gordon Semple, 59 missing” Facebook appeal page and also other cousins and nephews who tried to find Gordon.

    Gordon will be sadly missed by all of his immediate family, his colleagues in the Met Police, former Bank of Scotland colleagues in Inverness & London, Friends from his Tartan Army Days, but most of all the hardest loss is for Gary at this time.

    Gordon was a much loved Partner, Brother, Brother-in-Law, Uncle & Cousin and our world will be a worse place without him.

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    A post-mortem exam was carried out on the 8th April but the cause of death has yet to be established. A further post-mortem is to be carried out on the 13th April.

    Detectives are treating his death as a murder.

    Detective Chief Inspector Cliff Lyons, from the Homicide and Major Crime Command, who is leading the investigation into Gordon’s murder, said:

    “I am keen to trace a man who went to Brizzi’s flat in Southwark Street on Friday, 1 April at about 15:00. He was there for only one minute, and did not go inside, but it is incredibly important that we speak to him.

    “If you are that man please come forward and call us on 020 8721 4961. I will treat what you tell me with sensitivity and confidentiality – please get in touch with us I need to talk to you.”

  • Scottish Greens Back Calls For LGBT Inclusivity Training In Schools

    The Scottish Green Party have announced their support for LGBT+ inclusive education in schools.

    CREDIT: Edinburgh Greens : CC Flickr

    The Scottish Greens have backed a campaign by Time For Inclusive Education (TIE) which aims to introduce teacher training in LGBT+ inclusivity for Scottish schools in an effort to tackle homophobia and transphobia in the classroom.

    The campaign which has been founded by Jordan Daly and Liam Stevenson has already been praised by Scotland’s First Minster Nicola Sturgeon who last week said,

    “I think what Time for Inclusive Education are doing is impressive and I hope that whoever forms the next Scottish Government will work with them, as we will.”

     

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    Speaking about TIE in an interview with Common Space, co-convener of the Scottish Greens Patrick Harvie said:

    “During the next session of the Scottish Parliament we have to see real progress. We wouldn’t even be in that position, of understanding how that progress had to happen, if it hadn’t been for the TIE campaign getting the ball rolling. It really is inspiring, the work they have done.”

    The comment comes following an upsurge in national debate around the topic of LGBT+ inclusive education as a result of TIE, which recently saw Nicola Sturgeon state that she was impressed by the campaigners, and committed to working with them within the next parliament as she admitted that “more has to be done” on LGBT+ inclusion within education.

    Commenting on the news, a spokesperson for TIE stated:

    “It is fantastic to gather more political support for our campaign. We are pleased that the Scottish Greens have adopted our aims and committed to a clear strategy for tackling LGBT-phobia in schools. With the amount of positivity coming from Scottish political parties around this issue, the next parliament looks to be very progressive on LGBT+ equality – particularly focussed on inclusive education.”

    The Scottish Greens are the second major political party to support the campaign, following the unanimous passing of a motion in support of TIE by SNP members at the party’s spring conference earlier this month, which committed the SNP to creating an education system that is fully inclusive of LGBT+ identities and relationships within the next parliament, in order to promote a “safe, equal and accepting environment for all of Scotland’s young people”.

    All party leaders, with the exception of UKIP’s David Coburn, have agreed with TIE’s calls for a commitment to improving accessibility to LGBT+ specific teacher training, with Patrick Harvie specifically highlighting that faith schools must not be exempt from any strategy proposals.

  • Family and Partner Of Slain Gay Cop Mourn His Death

    Family and Partner Of Slain Gay Cop Mourn His Death

    The family and partner of Gordon Semple have released a heartbreaking message on Facebook mourning the tragic loss.

    Gordon Semple
    CREDIT: Metropolitan Police

    The family and partner of Gordon Semple whose body was discovered in London after an extensive public appeal by the Metropolitan Police have released a heartbreaking message paying tribute to the openly gay PC saying that he would be sadly missed by his family, partner and co-workers in the Met.

    Police were called to an address in Greenwich after a concern member of the public reported a foul odour emanating from the scene.

    A man has been charged with Mr. Semple’s murder.

     

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    Mr Semple’s brother wrote,

    On behalf of Gordon’s partner Gary, my wife Maureen, Gordon’s nephew Paul, niece Kerry and I, I would like to thank everyone for their kind thoughts during the past dreadful week. It has been a terrible time for us all, especially Gary.

    I would also like to thank Oliver Westbury for setting up “Gordon Semple, 59 missing” Facebook appeal page and also other cousins and nephews who tried to find Gordon.

    Gordon will be sadly missed by all of his immediate family, his colleagues in the Met Police, former Bank of Scotland colleagues in Inverness & London, Friends from his Tartan Army Days, but most of all the hardest loss is for Gary at this time.

    Gordon was a much loved Partner, Brother, Brother-in-Law, Uncle & Cousin and our world will be a worse place without him.

    It would be appreciated if the family is given time to grieve privately.

     

    Police are not speculating on the cause of death and added,

    A post-mortem will be held in due course, and until that has taken place we will not speculate on the cause of death.

  • Bryan Adams Cancels Show Over Anti-LGBT Laws

    Bryan Adams Cancels Show Over Anti-LGBT Laws

    Bryan Adams has become the latest star to pull out of an event because of a State’s anti-LGBT laws.

    Bryan Adams
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    International rock star Bryan Adams has pulled out of a concert in Mississippi because of the State’s anti-LGBT law.

    The law which is similar to those now enforced in North Carolina, which caused Paypal to pull out of a $3.6 million investment and Bruce Springsteen to cancel his appearance at the Greensboro Coliseum.

    The cancelled show was due to take place on Thursday at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi.

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    The Canadian singer said couldn’t “in good conscience” perform where “certain people are being denied their civil rights due to their sexual orientation”.

    The “Religious Liberty” bill 1523, which will come into affect on the 1st July will allow some private businesses and religious groups to refuse services to LGBT people in accordance with their religious beliefs.

    It is the first of it’s kind law which will allow the discrimination of anyone, including single mothers and gay couples, who to offend someone’s “sincerely held religious belief.”

    Users of social media have now made calls for other stars,including Dolly Parton, to join Bruce Springsteen in standing up for LGBT rights in North Carolina.

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  • Police Confirmed The Death Of Gay London Police Officer

    Police Confirmed The Death Of Gay London Police Officer

    Police have confirmed that human remains found in London are that of  officer Gordon Semple, who was openly gay.

    Gordon Semple
    CREDIT: Metropolitan Police

    Police in London have issued a statement that human remains found are those of an openly gay PC, Gordon Semple, 59. who was reported missing on the 1st April 2016.

    Commander Alison Newcomb released a statement saying that the Metropolitan police were not able to speculate on the cause of Mr. Semple’s death, but a man has been arrested after human remains were found at Peabody Estate in Southwark Street, SE1.

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    Police were called the scene when a member of the public got in contact with the police after confirms of a foul odour coming from the scene.

    “At this point I do not wish to speculate on what has happened.

    “… a forensic search started at the address and is ongoing. It will take some time for us to complete that work. It is a vital search for evidence. I would like to thank the local residents for their patience and support.

    “My thoughts are with Gordon’s family and friends at this time of personal tragedy. I would ask that they are given the space and privacy they need to come to terms with this development.

    “This is a very sad day for Gordon’s colleagues. There are many officers who have served London alongside Gordon during his 30 year career who will acutely feel his loss.”

    Police are not speculating on the cause of death and added,

    A post-mortem will be held in due course, and until that has taken place we will not speculate on the cause of death.

  • Bruce Spingsteen Pulls Out of North Carolina – Will Dolly Or Justin Bieber?

    Bruce Spingsteen Pulls Out of North Carolina – Will Dolly Or Justin Bieber?

    Legendary rock star Bruce Springsteen has pulled out of his North Carolina performance because of the State’s anti-LGBT laws.

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  • Russell Tovey To Join Cast Of Heartbreaking Play Angels In America

    Russell Tovey To Join Cast Of Heartbreaking Play Angels In America

    Russell Tovey is apparently joining the cast of a National Theatre production of Angels In America.

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