Kylie makes ballet debut

Singer Kylie Minogue will make her ballet debut in a performance in north Wales on Wednesday.

The Australian star, usually known for her micro-skirts, appears in a long-flowing dress in a video shot for the London-based Rambert Dance Company, for the world première of their show 21.

She performed in the video as a favour for dancer Rafael Bonachela, who said: "She's exchanged the revealing costumes she wears in her stage shows for something far more subtle. But she still looks incredibly glamorous."

The show moves on to London's Sadlers Wells in May.

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Potter 'breaks video records'

The home video and DVD release of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has broken all records for pre-order sales with UK arm of online retailer Amazon.

More than 40,000 copies had been ordered with five days to go before its release on Friday, Amazon said.

That beats the 36,000 that had been pre-ordered by the day the first Harry Potter movie was released.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets took about $860m (£553m) at worldwide box offices after it was released in November - $110m (£70m) less than the first film.

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Beethoven original 'could fetch £3m'

The final manuscript of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, thought to be one of the most important surviving manuscripts, could fetch £3m when it is auctioned, it has been reported.

The score, complete with scribbled revisions and comments, is to be sold in London in May, according to The Guardian newspaper.

Stephen Roe, Sotheby's head of manuscripts, said it was "an incomparable manuscript of an incomparable work, one of the highest achievements of man, ranking alongside Shakespeare's Hamlet and King Lear".

Dating from 1826, it is said to be in good condition despite some wear and tear including "a few holes caused by Beethoven's vigorous erasing".

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BBC resurrects Superstars show

Sports game show Superstars is to return to screens 18 years after it was last shown.

It pits sportsmen and women from across the sporting spectrum against each other in a series of challenges.

It ran from 1974 to 1985 on BBC One, when it was presented by David Vine and featured memorable moments such as Kevin Keegan falling off a bike at high speed and Brian Jacks¿ gym performances.

New presenter Johnny Vaughan said: "Superstars was a great show - everyone has fond memories of it. The public demand to bring it back has been huge."

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Shanghai second at box office

Jackie Chan film Shanghai Knights has entered the UK and Ireland box office chart at number two.

The movie, also starring Owen Wilson, took £749,655 between Friday and Sunday at cinemas across the two countries.

The Recruit, starring Al Pacino and Colin Farrell, is at the top of the chart for the third week running, having taken £770,562.

Vin Diesel thriller A Man Apart entered at number three, while teen surf flick Blue Crush is fourth.

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Emmerdale stars strip off

Emmerdale stars Tony Audenshaw and Chris Chittell stripped off for photographers on Tuesday in the run-up to this Sunday's London Marathon.

The pair - who play Bob Hope and Eric Pollard in the ITV1 soap - are running the 26-mile race to raise money for Leukaemia Research.

They stripped off after one female viewer promised to make a hefty donation to the cause if they agreed to pose as naked centrefolds.

Audenshaw, 38, said: "I think it was all a bit tongue in cheek - we're hardly the Chippendales. But it's for a cause close to our hearts, so we didn't need to be asked twice."

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Baby for Changing Rooms star

Anna Ryder Richardson, presenter of BBC One's Changing Rooms, is celebrating the birth of her second child, which has arrived nine weeks early.

Named Dixie Dot, she weighed in at 3 lb 3 oz (1.45 kg) when she was delivered by Caesarean at a Glasgow hospital on Monday.

"She's the most scrumptious, gorgeous little Dixie Dot and Colin and I are elated," the star said. "She makes little squeaky noises like a tiny lamb."

The couple's first child, Bibi Belle, was born in 2002, but needed weeks of special care after arriving seven weeks early.

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Fans cheer S Club première

Pop group S Club thrilled fans at the première of their latest film in London on Monday amid rumours about their future.

About 1,500 fans turned out in Leicester Square to see the chart-toppers and other stars including Will Young and Gareth Gates.

Their latest film, Seeing Double, revolves around a mad scientist who creates evil clones of the group.

But there has been speculation that they are about to split up. "We're here for now," singer Tina Barrett said.

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Second child for presenter Vaughan

Television presenter Johnny Vaughan's wife Antonia has given birth to the couple's second child.

Born at London's Portland hospital after a 12-hour labour, the 7 lb 9 oz (3.4 kg) child has not yet been named.

The couple already have a two-year-old daughter, Tabitha.

"If I get my way we'll have six," said Vaughan, who currently hosts a chat show on digital channel BBC Three.