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Rachel Stevens set for strictly sexy dance show

September 4, 2008 12:53
2 min read

Singer Rachel Stevens will be joining former England rugby player Austin Healey, model Jodie Kidd and political broadcaster John Sergeant in the new series of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing. You may think that, having spent many years in SClub7, dancing isn't much of a challenge for her, but apparently it is. She says: "Just because you've been on stage doesn't mean you can dance. For the first time ever, I'm doing something completely on my own and it's scary. I would be thrilled if I won, but I can't think that far ahead. I'm looking forward to the sexy dances like the rumba." I'm sure she won't be the only one looking forward to them.

Aaron Sorkin, co-creator of hit TV show The West Wing, is writing a movie about Facebook. The film will tell the story of the networking website from its 2004 creation through to the web phenomenon it is today. The site, started by student Mark Zuckerberg with the help of his two pals, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes, now has 100 million users and is worth an estimated £8 billion. Sorkin's research includes setting up his own Facebook page, which says: "I understand there are a few other people using Facebook pages under my name, which I find more flattering than creepy - but this is me." But is Sorkin really the man for the job? He admits that even his grandmother has more "internet savvy" than he does.

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