Leona’s New Bff: Hairy Spice!

Ex-pat Mel B showed up to the event in Vegas last night hand-in-hand with her new bff, X Factor winner, Leona Lewis. And while Mel looked stunning in a curve-hugging electric blue dress, her new hair do was more of a hair don’t!

Looking more like singer Annabella Lwin (pictured below: right) from eighties band Bow Wow Wow, the former Spice Girl had shaved one half of her hair off completely to give her an undercut that left even bosom bud Leona looking quite bemused.

Rihanna rocked a similar look a little while back, but somehow got away with it, maybe because her whole image is slightly more edgy and a little bit punk.

Sorry Mel, I think you need to step away from issues of Dazed and Confused and get a new do, dear!

Matt Goss in Vegas: Life in the ‘Old’ Crooner Yet!

Matt Goss kicked off his new show at Caesars Palace on Friday night with support from his A-List VIP friends, Leona Lewis, Natasha Bedingfield & former Spice Girls singer Mel B, who were flown in especially from L.A to join Goss at his debut.

The show is produced by Pussycat Dolls founder Robin Antin and Matt has been rehearsing with his nine-piece band, including a new trumpet player, at Cleopatra’s Barge; he also has his sexy Dirty Virgin dancers and two backup singers.

I was quite surprised to see Matt’s chiseled face staring out at me on Vegas billboards, does this mean he might just make it America?

Crowds turned up hours before to watch the wannabe crooner prepare for his opening night, even some of his die-hard fans from back in the eighties couldn’t resist catching up with the former boyband star. Some had flown in from as far as England and Germany.

Matt said: “I think vocally I can hold my own pretty much. I’m just going to be myself and hopefully connect with the American public organically rather than being too contrived.”

I’m told the locals are hailing Goss the ‘new Sinatra’ (er, steady on people), but Matt did manage to woo the audience proving that the ex-Bros singer still hasn’t lost his touch.

One couldn’t help tapping ones toes to the tunes being belted out. However, I was rather hoping Gossy would burst into song with ‘When Will I Be Famous’, um… Again!

Check out a clip of Matt’s performance below:

Leona’s Got a Stallion in Her Life!

She’s got a rep as the nice girl of pop but it seems that Leona Lewis is teensy bit rebellious.

She has unveiled a new tattoo that runs from her neck to her back, but unlike Posh or Cheryl who’ve inked the names of their dubious hubbies on their bodies, Leona’s permanent tribute is to someone who’ll never do the dirty.

It reads: “Their beauty captures every eye, a gift from God for all mankind, they lend us wings so we may fly, to ride a horse is to ride the sky” and proclaims her love for fave animal, the horse!

The sexy X-Factor winner, who recently slimmed down from a size 14 to a size 10 after undergoing a detox, told a close friend that horse riding was a great way to help her forget her worries and chill out.

Yesterday [IS THIS WHEN THE PIC WAS TAKEN?] the 24-year-old went for a ride in Glendale, California, and seemed to be having a relaxing afternoon away from stressful showbiz life.

Looking good Leona, and remember, that other quite good singer, Madonna, also loves to ride. Maybe you can form an all-star polo team!

Leona’s All Skin and Bone-r!

Leona Lewis has slimmed down from a size 14 to a size 10 after undergoing a major detox while in LA recording her album. And now she says she feels less self-conscious about her weight than she used to.

But I think she may have taken it a bit too far. Leona looks gorgeous, as always, in the pics, but she’s getting a bit too skinny for my liking. I hope being in La La land hasn’t got to her because I think I prefer her with a few more curves!

Apparently Leona winced when a member of her team told Grazia magazine that she’s lost weight recently, saying ‘That’s what everyone’s been saying but I’m quite an average size. I’ve always been conscious of my weight.’

Surely if you’ve dropped two dress sizes though, you’d know about it!

And admits that being famous also makes her more self-conscious about what she wears.

The sexy star admits: ‘Now I sometimes feel like I can’t wear certain things, so I’ve stopped looking at photos of myself. You become more self-conscious.’

You’re gorge Leona – but don’t lose any more weight please!

Leave the extreme skinny to Vic-bore-ia Beckham!

Leona Gets Seal of Approval From Hollywood Legend!

As the stars celebrated director Martin Scorsese at the Golden Globes last weekend –according to my spies, Scorsese had admiration for one of our fellow Brits – for the former X Factor winner Leona Lewis…

Apparently the film legend told stunning singer Leona that he listens to her hit song ‘Bleeding Love’ every day. Er… Really?

The word is the Oscar-winner plays the track while he runs and is a big fan.

Our Leona couldn’t believe it when he came over to pay her the compliment. A source said: “He was charm personified and told her he listens to I See You, was nominated for Best Original Song, but lost out to The Weary Kind in Crazy Heart.

The thing that surprises me most is not that Marty’s a fan of Leona – granted she is one of our finest exports after all – but that the legendary director likes to listen to power ballads when he works out! I had him down for more of a rock ‘n’ roll man, especially as he’s worked on a documentary about The Rolling Stones and a film about Bob Dylan.

Maybe he’s softening up in his old age and he’s all about the sexy divas now. Can we expect to see a documentary about Celine, Mariah and Whitney as his next project? Hmm… Hollywood never ceases to surprise me!

Leona Steps Up Her Game

She already has the voice and the beauty, but clearly that’s not enough for Leona Lewis. Lewis is now teaming up with choreographer Travis Payne, the man behind the King of Pop – Michael Jackson’s ill-fated tour for her very own grueling 14 month world tour.

Dance guru Payne, will be assisting the singer with all her moves, the shows will be staged from next summer onwards and the X Factor winner is said to be considering a ‘Garden of Eden’ styled-theme for the shows.

A source said: “Since Leona has played so few full-length concerts she’s still quite a raw performer. And if she’s going to pack out arenas she needs some polish.”

Lewis is expected to be performing to audiences of 20,000 or more, her record company SyCo is determined to transform Leona into a global touring powerhouse and told Lewis, “Money is no object!” Lucky girl…