Liz Hurley And Pammy Team Up

1:17pm UK, Friday August 29, 2003

Sky News gossip guru Neil Sean delivers the latest showbiz news:

:: Liz Hurley and Pamela Anderson share one of the strangest friendships in the history of Hollywood.

Festive assault: Kelly Osboune

But plummy-voiced Liz and sex bomb Pammy are, it seems, close friends. My spies reveal that the duo are planning to hit the big screen together.

The larger-than-life pair have, I am assured, found the perfect script - part comedy and full-on glamour.

The movie is a modern day twist on the Cagney and Lacey cop theme and while neither actress is likely to get an Oscar, at least this has the makings of a good box office hit.

:: EastEnders bosses should place a bad boy "wanted" ad in the fictional borough newspaper the Walford Gazette.

Steve McFadden, who plays Phil Mitchell, is taking a 12-month break after 10 years in the show so there's currently a big void in the hard man stakes in the Square.

But not for long though.

My spies reveal that jungle DJ Goldie is about to return for an even longer stint as evil conman Angel.

Goldie, I am told, made a big impression with the production team and viewers alike.

:: It's not been a good year for reality TV star Kelly Osbourne.

Fresh from her MTV family show she landed a solo record deal.

But the success of the TV show did not transmit into record sales and she was promptly dropped.

And after a brief stint touring with Robbie Williams across Europe, sickness claimed Kelly's live singing career.

But now we can reveal that Kelly and her dad, Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy, are planning a festive attack on the charts.

The pair will be performing a duet this Christmas.

A source told me: "Ozzy and Kelly think it will be a fun record and will cheer up the Christmas season no end."

That remains to be seen!

:: Westlife are back on the promotional trail with new single Whatever.

That could be the title of their numerous failed bids to make it big in the US!

However one band member told me: "We really blame Jennifer Lopez in a way.

"She wanted to use our version of Uptown Girl for her comedy of the same name.

"But then she renamed the film Maid in Manhattan.

"If she had kept the original name - and our song - then all would have been so different for us over there."

Sour grapes boys!

Westlife are now losing the battle for fans against Blue and Gareth Gates.

But they told me: "We are planning to tour across the US later this year in one final bid to crack it."

My advice? Save the air fare fellas.

:: Move over Mariah and Celine!

Atomic Kitten are making an all-out bid to land the next James Bond theme.

Singer Jenny Frost told me: "We sang a collection of Bond themes on a recent TV special which led producers to consider us.

"I think it should go to a British band - after all James Bond is British."

Jenny added: "We're making our exclusive secret song later this year.

"Hopefully we'll be able to persuade the Bond producers that Atomic Kitten can really get Pierce Brosnan purring."

Good luck girls!

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