Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow

Johnny Depp put the smile on some young faces on Wednesday when he made a special visit to the Great Ormond Street hospital dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow.

Depp was in London this week promoting his new film ‘Public Enemies’, but took time out to visit the youngsters where he chatted with patients and staff as well as posing for photographs.

has landed a contract to model the designer Ed Hardy range of clothes for a deal reported to be worth £600,000.

Other celebrities who had previously headed the  were the Christian Audigier label were the late Michael Jackson and Madonna.

David and Victoria Beckham have jetted off to the Seychelles to celebrate their ten-year anniversary privately while their boys are staying with Posh’s parents in the South of France.

The couple this week unveiled their new Giorgio Armani photographs, taken for the autumn/winter 2009/10 advertising campaign.

Sadie Frost has allegedly undergone surgery on her hand which she damaged last year in a bicycle accident.  Initially the injury was pinned and plated but the actress was still suffering with pain.

On Monday Frost underwent another operation to give her full use of her hand and is now at home with her arm in a cast and already feels the surgery was a success.

Mollie Sugden as Mrs Slocombe

Mollie Sugden, best known for her role as Mrs Slocombe in ‘Are You Being Served’, has died at the Royal Surrey County hospital after a long illness, with her twin sons at her bedside.

The 86-year-old actress, apparently never recovered from the death of her husband, fellow actor William Moore, who was best known for playing the part of the husband in the TV Comedy ‘Sorry’, and died in 2000.

Kevin Jonas, 21, the eldest of the three singing brothers, recently proposed to his girlfriend Danielle Deleasa, and is overjoyed that she has said yes.

A spokesman confirmed the news and said that the whole family is delighted and that a date has yet to be set for their wedding.

Peter Andre has signed a £1 million record deal with the independent record label Conehead and is due to release his new single ‘Behind Closed Doors’ for download on the 10th of August.

The single will be played for the first time on Friday when it will be aired on the Chris Moyle’s show on BBC’s Radio One.

The American actor Karl Malden, best known for his role in the 1970’s police drama ‘The Streets Of San Francisco’, where he acted alongside Michael Douglas, died last night at the age of 97.

He passed away in his sleep at his home in Los Angeles where he lived with his wife Mona, who he married in 1938, and was said to be one of Hollywoods longest marriages.

Michael Jackson

According to reports, the body of Michael Jackson is to go on public view at his Neverland ranch on Friday before a private funeral takes place on Sunday.

It is also claimed that the 02 Arena where Jackson was to hold his shows could be the site for a tribute gig, featuring his family and celebrities.  Fans who had bought tickets to the publicised shows have now been given the choice of having a full refund or being sent their ticket as a souvenir.

Beyonce helped a man propose to his girlfriend at her concert in Florida on Monday night while performing her hit single ‘Single Ladies’.

She suddenly stopped singing and the lights were dimmed before she handed her microphone to a man in the audience who said “Beyonce, you told me if I like it, I need to put a ring on it” before dropping to his knees and producing a ring for his surprised girlfriend who nodded while the audience and the singer cheered.

Tennis star Anna Kournikova, allegedly got into a bit of a fight on Saturday night while partying with friends at Lavo in Las Vegas.

A woman apparently threw a drink over the player for ‘invading her space’, infuriating the star who began shouting at the woman and pushing her until security stepped-in.

Ana Ortiz

The star of ‘Ugly Betty’ Ana Ortiz, gave birth to a baby girl on Saturday who has been named Paloma Louise and weighed 7lbs 10oz.

It is the first child of the actress and her musician husband Noah Lebenzon and the couple are said to be elated with their new daughter.

A private funeral for the ‘Charlie’s Angels’ star Farrah Fawcett, is to take place on Tuesday at the Catholic Cathedral of Los Angeles and her son Redmond has been given permission to attend.

Redmond was not at his mothers bedside when she died but had spoken to her shortly be on the telephone from the prison where he is serving a sentence for drug possession.

Actress Diane Keaton, 63, was  injured today while filming for her new film, a comedy named ‘Morning Glory’ in New York.

Keaton fell while on set and was seen holding her head, before paramedics arrived and put her in a neck brace before rushing her to the hospital.  It has since been reported that after undergoing precautionary tests, she has been given the all-clear and will return to work tomorrow.

Michael Jackson

The world was in shock today after the sudden death of Michael Jackson who suffered a massive heart attack at his Los Angeles home last night.

It is believed the 50-year-old had been allegedly addicted to prescription drugs and that his cardiac arrest was triggered by a pain killing injection given to him shortly before the attack.  Paramedics received a call stating that he was not breathing and he was rushed to a nearby hospital where a team spent an hour trying to revive the singer but to no avail.

The autopsy will take place today in Los Angeles with many expecting the outcome to be an addiction to prescription drugs.

Ronnie Biggs, 79, is expected to be released from the ‘elderly lifers’ unit at the Norwich prison as early as next week after serving a third of his sentence.

He was recently treated at a nearby hospital for pneumonia and returned to the jail on Monday but his condition continues to worsen and it has been reported that he can no longer eat or drink and is being fed through a tube.

Simon Cowell is expected to quit X Factor after the next series and is rumoured to be joining-up with Sir Phillip Green to launch a huge billion-pound entertainment company,

It is believed that Cowell, who is one of the highest paid TV Stars in the world, wants to continue with the programme ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ but may also quit ‘American Idol’.

Farrah Fawcett

The beloved American actress Farrah Fawcett, lost her battle with cancer today and died in hospital surrounded by her family and friends.

The 62-year-old was rushed to intensive care last night and was read her last rites this morning in her hospital bed with her fiance Ryan O’Neil at her side.

Best known for her days in ‘Charlie’s Angels, Farrah was released from hospital only a couple of days ago with O’Neil announcing that she had agreed to marry him, even if it was on her death bed.

The couple have a 24-year-old son together, Redmond, who is currently in prison on a drug rehabilitation programme.

A spokesman said Farrah has;

“passed to a better place and left the pain and confines of her bed behind”.

A runner!

Rachel Hunter, former wife of Rod Stewart, has been left devastated after her fiance, Canadian Ice Hockey star Jarret Stroll, cancelled their wedding seven weeks before the big day.

Allegedly, Stroll has failed to give a reason for the cancellation after the couple had been dating for two years and become engaged in August 2008.

Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband Matthew Broderick, have become parents again after their twin daughters were born to a surrogate mother on Monday.

The couple were unable to conceive naturally after the birth of their son, 6-year-old James, and have now welcomed Marion Loretta Elwell, weighing 5lbs 11 oz and Tabitha Hodge, who was 6lb 1oz.

Sarah Parish, who played the part of Allie Henshaw in ‘Cutting It’, and her husband James Murray, who also co-starred in the programme, are raising money for the children’s unit at Southampton General hospital where their sick daughter was treated.

Their beautiful daughter Ella-Jayne was born with a serious heart condition and spent the first four months of her life at the hospital.  Sadly, Ella-Jayne died at the age of just 8-months-old in January 2009.

The private funeral of Danny La Rue has taken place at a Catholic Church in Kensal Rise, London as celebrities and friends paid tribute to the star of stage and screen.

La Rue died just before midnight on 31st May at his home at the age of 81, after a long battle with cancer, was once described by Bob Hope as “The most glamorous woman in the world”.

Guilty

Chris Brown pleaded guilty to assaulting his former girlfriend Rihanna at a preliminary court hearing yesterday and will be formally sentenced on August 5th.

He is expected to receive six months probation and 180 days of community service to be served in his home state of Virginia.  The pair have also been ordered to stay at least 50 yards away from each other unless they are attending a showbiz event when there must be a distance of 10 yards.

According to reports, Ryan O’Neil is to marry his former wife Farrah Fawcett very soon after her health deteriorates as she battles rectal cancer.

O’Neil stated in an interview that Fawcett is now “fighting for her life” and that he wanted to marry her before she succumbs to the cancer.

Footballer Joe Cole married his long-term girlfriend Carly Zucker on Saturday at the chapel of the Royal Hospital in Chelsea.  The ceremony, reported to have cost around £3 million, was attended by many famous faces including Mr & Mrs John Terry and Eastenders actress Kara Tointon.

At the reception, Cole allegedly serenaded his new wife with his rendition of a couple of Oasis tunes on the karaoke machine and apparently he was spot-on with his uncanny impression of Liam Gallagher.

Smokin

The eldest son of Paul Daniels, Paul Daniels Jnr, 48, has allegedly been caught selling cannabis to an undercover reporter from his fancy dress hire shop in Wigan.

Daniels Jnr. has already spent time in prison for deception and has previous convictions for growing cannabis at his home, selling porn and drink driving.

Is it just a publicity stunt or is it the real Stig?  Last night the mysterious driver was unmasked during an interview with Jeremy Clarkson as Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher.

The Stig has test driven around the Top Gear circuit in Surrey, where he competes against a guest on the show for the fastest lap, but it has also previously been admitted that there was more than one man donning the white racing suit and helmet.

Matthew McConaughey and his girlfriend Camila Alves have announced that they are expecting a second child together.  The couple have an 11-month-old son named Levi and McConaughey shared the good news on his website yesterday.

Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister, is likely to spend a few more days in hospital after falling and breaking her arm last week.

The 83-year-old, has now undergone an operation to have a pin inserted into her upper arm to hold the bone in place and is now resting.  Baroness Thatcher has suffered from a series of strokes over the years and also has dementia.

Posh

According to reports, Victoria Beckham underwent a breast reduction last month, reducing her bust from a 34DD to a much smaller 34B.

Posh has repeatedly denied having implants but this has reportedly been her third and she is now said to have gone on vacation to France with her husband David and her sons to recover.

Former HearSay singer and Dancing On Ice star Suzanne Shaw, married her boyfriend Jason King last weekend in Christchurch, Dorset.

Ms. Shaw has a 4-year-old son by Darren Day, who left the singer when their child Corey was only 4-months old.  Her husband is a former Radio 1 DJ who proposed to Suzanne only a couple of months ago after a three-year relationship.

The elder brother of Mia Farrow, Patrick, 66, has been found dead at the Vermont art gallery he co-owned with his wife Susan.

The death is being considered suspicious with police in Vermont saying that the circumstances did not add up.