Friday, 15 June 2012
The TOWIE model admitted it was hard being in a relationship that was played out on television but she said they now worked hard to spend quality time together away from the show, since rekindling their romance.
Sam said: "Me and Joey have been absolutely great. When we were together before, it was rushed and we didn't really make time for ourselves and our personal life. And this time TOWIE is TOWIE and the celebrity lifestyle, but when we get time together we just relax and we sit in and watch films.
"I think you need that in your relationship, because our lifestyles are so hectic, it's nice to actually sit down and relax with each other.
"Sometimes you feel under pressure, and other times it's fine. I think we're both looking forward to a nice holiday this year, just the two of us."
The reality TV star, who has released her autobiography, Living Life The Essex Way, also confessed it was tough having their arguments aired on TV for everyone to watch, but she had come to accept it was part of the job.
She said: "Some things like that you think 'I wish I could just deal with this myself with him'. But if it's out there it needs to be spoken about on the show otherwise it would look weird to the viewers. They'd think, 'Why are they all happy, what about them pictures we saw?', so you do have to play it out.
"Sometimes I wish some things could be kept between you both, but it has to be played out, because it's our lives and that's what we're on the show for."
She added: "It's hard to watch it back and hear myself shouting!"
Source: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
London 2012 Olympics: Locog release 50,000 more Olympic Park tickets on general sale - Daily Telegraph
Townsend added: "For those people who are no longer able to attend, or cannot give their tickets to friends or family, they can now use our resale platform. This will enable people to resell their tickets in a safe and legal way."
London 2012 have announced that the tickets will be validated and released for sale on a sport-by-sport basis. If a ticket is sold, the ticketholder will get an email and then a refund within 10 working days of the sale. The original ticket should go back to London 2012. If the ticket remains unsold it will be returned to the customer's account.
Tickets are on sale on the London 2012 Ticket website or by phone on 0844 847 2012. People who want to purchase tickets can only pay with a debit, credit or prepaid card.
Any potential purchasers wanting to check for wheelchair spaces should call the same number and speak to the London 2012 Accessibility team.
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jude Law and Judi Dench confirmed for season of plays at Noel Coward Theatre - Daily Telegraph
Speaking about the launch of the Michael Grandage Company and its first run of plays, Grandage, along with his business partner, producer James Bierman, said:
"“We are delighted to announce a programme comprised of new writing alongside the classical and twentieth century repertoire.
"This unique West End season brings together writers, actors and other artists in a single venture over fifteen months dedicated to presenting work of the highest quality."
Over 200 tickets per performance will be available at £10. As Grandage and Bierman explained:
"At [the company's] heart is a commitment to reach out to as wide an audience as possible with over 200 tickets for each performance at £10 – over 100,000 across the season and through our schools’ and access work we aim to appeal to new theatregoers and help build audiences for the future."
Grandage, 50, was previously attached to the Donmar Warehouse, where he produced 66 plays during a 10-year stint as artistic director, winning a plethora of awards in the process.
Bierman worked as a producer at the Donmar during Grandage's tenure as artistic director, where he helped orchestrate several multi-award winning productions.
The Michael Grandage Company's season at the Noel Coward Theatre will begin with Privates on Parade on 1 December 2012.
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
London stocks lifted by policy action - Financial Times
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Mark Wright says a tearful farewell to volleyball player Chelsea Rashoff - Daily Mail
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He's only know her for a few weeks, but Mark Wright is clearly head over heels about Chelsea Rashoff.
The reality TV star was seen saying goodbye to the U.S. volleyball player at LAX airport yesterday and looked very sad to be leaving her.
Mark, 25, and Chelsea, 22, met each other in Los Angeles while the former TOWIE star filmed his latest reality show, Mark Wright's Hollywood Nights.
Time to say goodbye: Mark Wright and Chelsea Rashoff say a tearful farewell at LAX airport yesterday
The ITV2 show didn't exactly receive great reviews when it aired for the first time last Sunday but viewers may be eager to tune in this weekend as the second episode will include how Mark and Chelsea first met.
Their romance is clearly more than just an onscreen film, as the pair of them appeared to be tearful as they said farewell outside the airport terminal.
Mark, who was wearing blue skinny jeans and a white T-shirt, was seen hugging Chelsea and kissing her as she flung her arms around his neck.
Hard to let go: The former TOWIE star gave the 22-year-old a big hug and also kissed her
Don't be upset: Mark appeared to be reassuring Chelsea and may be planning a trip to Essex for her
She was also wearing dark jeans and a white T-shirt and gazed at the Essex-born star as he prepared to catch his flight back to the UK.
The pair have obviously become quite close over the past six weeks, and perhaps Mark is considering letting Chelsea visit his hometown some time soon.
Confirmed couple? Chelsea tweeted this photo of her and Mark looking rather cosy recently
Svelte: Chelsea in her volleyball 'uniform' - a red bikini top and patterned blue bottoms
However, once he's touched down in London, Mark was no longer feeling so blue and instead headed straight out to Essex hotspot, Faces, to enjoy a night out with his friends.
But Mark didn't stay out all night, and later tweeted: 'I'm being good. On the way home 2 my bed 4 the 1st time in 6weeks. Faces was great as per usual but I'm on this morning 2mo so have 2 b good.'
Good times: Mark and Chelsea socialised a lot together in Los Angeles such as when they went to a baseball game
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
London 2012: Tim Brabants 'back to his old self' after injury - BBC News
Tim Brabants can successfully defend his Olympic title at London 2012 despite a "career-threatening" injury, according to Britain's canoeing chief.
Brabants, 35, won gold in the K1 1000m sprint canoe event at Beijing 2008 but had major shoulder surgery last year.
He was named to Team GB for his fourth consecutive Olympics on Thursday having won a selection battle for his place.
Analysis: GB medal hopes
Tim Brabants is coming into form at the right time after his injury but look to the men's 200m sprint distances for Britain's best hopes of gold.
Ed McKeever won the 2010 world title in the K1 200m class, adding silver in 2011, while Liam Heath and Jon Schofield also won silver in the two-man K2 event that year alongside the European title. The trio should earn Britain two medals at the Games.
GB's women's K4 boat finished fourth at the 2011 World Championships. The four-woman event is seen as the priority over individual races for Rachel Cawthorn and Jess Walker and the ever-improving crew are capable of a medal.
In the men's C1 races, talent ID success Rich Jefferies will be aiming to reach the finals and is considered a hotter prospect for Rio 2016.
Performance director John Anderson said Brabants "looked like he was back to his old self" in the deciding race.
Brabants outclassed rival Paul Wycherley at the World Cup in Duisburg, Germany - the third and final selection race for the British Olympic team - to claim the one spot available to a Briton in the men's K1 1000m at London 2012.
"A career-threatening injury two years ago really put him behind where he wanted to be," Anderson told BBC Sport.
"We're talking a serious injury. Last year was difficult for Tim with his rehab and he basically didn't have enough time to get back.
"I think it's the measure of an Olympic champion to come through that adversity and deliver the performances. Tim's aspiration is to go out and defend his Olympic title. On his day, he's capable of challenging the podium in London."
Wycherley, 26, went to the 2011 World Championships instead of a struggling Brabants after beating the latter in a one-off selection race last summer.
Speaking as his place on the GB team for the Olympics was announced, Brabants said: "[For the past year] I've been fighting off the back foot more than in previous years, because of the shoulder surgery I had. Now we're back where we want to be.
"Four years later, it doesn't get any easier. We know what we did to achieve what we did in Beijing - the training, the work and the mental preparation - now it's following a similar pattern but it's harder, because I'll need to go faster to win in London."
Reigning world champion Adam van Koeverden of Canada, Norway's Eirik Veraas Larsen and Australia's Ken Wallace are among the candidates looking to challenge Brabants this summer.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lauren goodger was obviously looking at these pictures just before declaring she wants to get 'fit not skinny!'
- kate, Tameside, 15/6/2012 11:51
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