Celebrities Beth Ditto, Eamonn Holmes and James Corden have been criticised by an expert for making obesity appear normal.

Professor Michael McMahon was speaking about a recent report which revealed that 23% of the British population have a BMI in the obese category. McMahon said “The increasing profile of larger celebrities, for example James Corden, Eamonn Holmes, Ruth Jones and Beth Ditto, means that being overweight is now perceived as being ‘normal’ in the eyes of the public.

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James Corden has revealed that he wants to take a break from his TV co-star Mathew Horne.

The Gavin and Stacey stars have starred in many TV shows together but speaking to The People, Corden admitted: “We still love each other but we need to spend a bit of time apart. We are going to have a break like couples sometimes do.

“We’ll probably do another series of our comedy show, but I want to do more movies. With Mat or without Mat, I’m not sure. The main thing is I am in them. What more do the public and screaming girls want?”

Gavin and Stacey stars Matthew Horne and James Corden launched their new sketch show imaginatively titled ‘Horne & Corden’ on BBC Three this week.

Despite negative reviews like this and this the show still managed to pull in 800,000 viewers, a new record for BBC Three.

So was ‘Horne & Corden’ good enough to warrant these high ratings or are people drawn in by the media frenzy surrounding the two brash comedians who aren’t afraid to speak their mind and create great headlines along the way? I have the episode recorded but have been strangely reticent to actually sit down and watch it so I would love to hear what some of you thought of Tuesday night’s show.

James Corden joins Jonathan Ross this week on his BBC One show Friday Night With Jonathan Ross and talks about the pressure of success.

He says: “I had a slight moment of madness but nothing too serious…I’ve certainly made a fool of myself.”

He also tells Jonathan about his experience coaching the England football team: “Meeting David Beckham was unnerving, I didn’t know whether to shake his hand or kiss his face…the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen.”

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Have a look at this hilarious clip of Matthew Horne and James Corden’s new sketch show for BBC Three.

Does anyone know where I can get my hands on these pills. They sure do look great and personally I HATE Aspinol.

James Corden has revealed that the next series of hit BBC comedy Gavin and Stacey will be the last.

The star, whose new sketch show Horne And Corden starts next week, told the Daily Star that they are currently writing the final season and will kick off filming this summer.

“It’s terrifying but we’ve got to give it a good stab and hopefully give people the ending they want,” he told the paper. “This is the last series, unless in 10 years time we’re broke and need to make a Christmas special.”

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Gavin and Stacey stars, Matthew Horne and James Corden are set to snog in their new sketch show aptly named Horne and corden.

The show will launch on BBC Three next month and in one sketch the pair will play superheroes who struggle to hide their true feelings for one another.

The pair are hoping that the show finds success in America and Matt wrote on his MySpace blog: “A few people Stateside have been asking about Horne and Corden being shown on BBC America.

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Gavin and Stacey star, James Corden proved that he is a proper down to earth celebrity this week when he came to the aid of the organisers of a charity party at Cardiff’s Park Plaza Hotel.

James was celebrating the wrap of his Christmas special at the hotel when he was asked to go to the room next door and present the charity’s Christmas raffle.

The Mirror reports that James left his pals and spent over half an hour presenting prizes and telling jokes to the guests . One of them told the newspaper: “When James turned up it went crazy. He was so funny and had everyone in stitches.”

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Kylie Minogue has reportedly filmed some scenes for the new James Corden and Mathew Horne comedy show.

The pop princess spent a day filming with the Gavin and Stacey stars whilst in London recently.

“The series promises to be comedy gold,” a source told The Mirror. “Kylie was on cracking form while James and Mat were flirting like naughty school boys.” Read more & comment »

Gavin and Stacey star, James Corden has landed a deal which will see him writing a series of short jokes to be published on Walls Ice Cream lolly sticks.

“We want to re-launch the jokes on lolly sticks and we thought that using a comedian like James would be ideal,” a spokesman for Wall’s confirmed. “We have spoken to James’ agent about providing the jokes and he seems keen.

“James is an up and coming comedian who is cutting edge and some of his jokes could make ice cream even more accessible to people. We want to update the current jokes and make them more relevant. The jokes won’t be too long, probably just long enough to comfortably fit on the stick and we are hoping that people will find them original as well as amusing. Read more & comment »

Gavin and Stacey star, James Corden has landed a deal which will see him writing a series of short jokes to be published on Walls Ice Cream lolly sticks.

“We want to re-launch the jokes on lolly sticks and we thought that using a comedian like James would be ideal,” a spokesman for Wall’s confirmed. “We have spoken to James’ agent about providing the jokes and he seems keen.

“James is an up and coming comedian who is cutting edge and some of his jokes could make ice cream even more accessible to people. We want to update the current jokes and make them more relevant. The jokes won’t be too long, probably just long enough to comfortably fit on the stick and we are hoping that people will find them original as well as amusing. Read more & comment »

James Corden, star of BBC comedy series, Gavin and Stacey, has said that he is still unsure of whether or not he wants to go ahead with a third series of the show.

“We won’t rule it out but we are working on a Christmas special now,” Corden told Take 5 magazine. “There has to be a story to tell. I think there is another life to the show but Ruth Jones and I don’t know what is after the special.”

Australian pop princess, Kylie Minogue has reportedly been lined up for a guest spot in the new BBC comedy show from Mathew Horne and James Corden.

Kylie is said to have stayed in touch with Corden after he made a small appearance on ‘The Kylie Show’ last year.

An insider told the Sunday Mirror: “Now she is returning the favour. Her name will be mentioned in some of the sketches before she appears as a punchline at the end of the series.”

Gavin and Stacey star, James Corden, has revealed that he would never consider making a return to Hollyoaks after his initial stint eight years ago.

The 29-year-old told Esquire magazine that he would rather “die” than appear in the Channel 4 soap again.

He said: “I’d rather die than go back. I can’t tell you the sheer disdain I have for the place and people.”

The 29-year-old continued: “I met a couple of really good friends there, but it’s (only) 20% nice people. Read more & comment »

Gavin & Stacey star James Corden is planning to move to London according to reports in The Sun.

Corden plans to move to a South London two bedroomed property with fellow actor, Dominic Cooper next month.

“Things have gone crazy for me over the past couple of months and I need to be in London,” said Corden.

“Me and Dom have lived together before but only for a couple of months so God knows what it’s going to be like. He loves the ladies as much as I do so it should be a lot of fun. Read more & comment »