Jedward are down but not out!

After Sony cancelled their record deal the most irritating twins ever Jedward seem to have bounced back with a bang after their Manager Louis Walsh reveals he has got them another record deal this time with Universal Ireland.

The X Factor judge reckons he can still make the 18-year-olds millionaires – with more music, TV adverts and even Easter eggs in the pipeline. He spoke exclusively to Guilty Pleasures after tying up a deal with Irish Universal, saying the record company’s executives were won over by seeing the twins on The X Factor tour in Ireland this week.

Walsh moved quickly after Sony abandoned its £90,000 deal with John and Edward when their debut single – Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby) – with Vanilla Ice failed to hit the top spot.

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‘It’s Sony’s loss and Universal’s gain. F*** ’em!’ Walsh said. ‘Alarm bells started ringing when Sony signed them to the Arista label. I tried to call them the other day and no one in the company knew who they were! ‘The boys were on stage with The X Factor tour last night and totally stole the show. ‘The guys from Universal in Ireland came along and absolutely loved them.

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Peter Dickinson : The Voice of X-Factor

If you ever watched TV on Saturday night for any length of time, you would have definitely heard his voice.

X-Factor, Britain's Got Talent and Family Fortunes, one thing they all have in common are the deep dulcet tones of ITV's Saturday night "voice over man" Peter Dickinson.

Such has been Peter's fame that he is now becoming a star in his own right and is stepping out from inside the sound booth, as he appears in this BBC comedy clip.

So come Saturday night and the X-Factor and you hear the phrase "THE JUDGES! CHERYL! DANNII! LOUIS! AND SIMON!" you will be able to put a name to the voice that is Peter Dickinson's

Cheryl Cole "I would snog Dannii"

Cheryl Cole handed her drooling male fan base an XXX-tra special fantasy last night after confessing she would snog fellow X-Factor beauty Dannii Minogue.

The Girls Aloud star made her confession during a live web chat on MySpace where she played a game of 'snog, marry and avoid', choosing between Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Minogue.

The singer, 26, then stunned her fans when she picked the Australian stunner as her fantasy kiss writing "We would have to go snog Dannii" she wrote. "I'd kind of like to avoid the other two..."

"I'd kind of like to avoid the other two but I could not bear the thought of being married to Simon Cowell" she continued. "Because one, you would not get a word in edgeways, two he is always right, and three because it's enough just sitting next to him on the weekend"

She declared, leaving her no choice but to 'Marry' Louis.

Stephen Gately star of Boyzone found dead

Stephen Gately on of the stars of the long running Irish Boy Band Boyzone has been found dead in Majorca, Spain. A terse announcement on the Boyzone website says

Stephen tragically died yesterday whilst on holiday in Majorca with his partner Andrew.

We have no more details at the moment.

The rest of the band are traveling to Majorca this morning.

The News of the World's show business editor Dan Wootton told BBC News Gately had gone out for drinks, returned to his accommodation and gone to sleep, but never woke up.

Boyzone manager Louis Walsh, who is due to appear as a judge on The X Factor results show on Sunday, told the newspaper: "We're all absolutely devastated."

He said: "I'm in complete shock. I was only with him on Monday at an awards ceremony. We don't know much about what's happened yet.
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"I only heard after The X Factor and we will rally around each other this week. He was a great man."