X Factor: Judges refuse to judge

First things first: How did Christchurch boy-band Moorhouse, the handsome SBWs, end up in the bottom two at last night’s elimination episode of the X Factor Hadn’t we all agreed that not necessarily the best voices win but rather those who appeal to a certain fan base Like to teenage girls I blame their song choice on Sunday’s Best of British show.

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Douglas: Oral sex gave me cancer

Movie stars rarely open up about their sex lives to the media, so when one does, it really is a jaw-dropping moment. And if any actor was going to make the sensational claim that oral sex gave them cancer, it would have to be Michael Douglas, a star whose name was a byword for dangerous movie sex throughout the Eighties and Nineties

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Aaron rules the Masterchef kitchen

He was the one to beat right the way through the series, but early on it looked as though Masterchef 2013 winner Aaron Brunet was about to choke at the final hurdle. Speaking to Fairfax from his home in Raglan, he said it was some advice he was given from a sportsman before going into the series that got him through what seemed like an insurmountable challenge

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Molly Ringwald on life after The Breakfast Club

Where are they now What has become of The Breakfast Club, now that we’re halfway through lunch, and already thinking about dinner Written and directed by John Hughes, this 1985 movie remains one of the defining pop culture artefacts of its era. It shot five young leads to global fame, but what befalls a teen heartthrob once they hit middle age Whatever happened to sports jock Emilio Estevez, class nerd Anthony Michael Hall, bad boy Judd Nelson, freaky goth chick Ally Sheedy and prom queen Molly Ringwald You are dying to know, I’m sure, and I’m just the man to tell you.

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