Sharon Osbourne has hinted she will quit British TV talent show The X Factor if she fails to beat fellow judge Simon Cowell in the next series.

The rock matriarch-turned-reality TV star has seen her acts booted from the ITV programme in favour of stars performing under the leadership of music mogul Cowell.

But Osbourne vows she will not return for a fifth series of the contest if she loses out again.

Director Darren Aronofsky is desperate to redeem movie adaptations of biblical story Noah’s Ark with a fantasy version of the Old Testament tale.

The partner of Rachel Weisz is fed up of seeing the flood story flop at the box office - most recently the Steve Carell-starring Evan Almighty - because producers concentrate on comedy.

Matt Lucas and his on-screen comedy partner David Walliams are to make an American version of their hit TV show Little Britain.

The two will be filming a six part series for HBO later this year and Lucas is excited by the prospect of working for the cable channel which is the home to Sex And The City and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine is relieved his music career took off - because he was a terrible waiter.

The This Love singer was fired from his job at themed fast-food restaurant Johnny Rocket’s after officially working just three hours.

Levine admits he had to wait to make his debut as a waiter - because his first shifts were filled by co-workers.

David Gest has been dropped from a UK TV station - because they don’t know what to do with him.

Liza Minelli’s ex signed a one year deal with ITV after impressing the producers with his stint on British reality show I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here last year.

Gest was given his own fly-on-the-wall series and a judging role on music show Grease Is The Word - but both were flops and the network’s bosses have decided to let him go.

Jazz songstress Amy Winehouse has cancelled a fourth concert in a week, after axing a scheduled performance at a festival in Austria.

The singer was due to appear at the event in St Polten, alongside the Beastie Boys, The Roots and The Prodigy - but has pulled out after her doctor ordered her to get rest.