Writer and comedian Stephen Fry has a unique way of losing weight - by listening to James Bond books on tape.

The Wilde star admits the superspy has helped him shed the pounds, thanks to the dulcit tones of fellow Brit Rufus Sewell, who voices the audiobooks.

Britney Spears’ on/off boyfriend JR Rotem has posted an advert on a Jewish dating website blasting the “cheap chicks” he has been dating, and appealing for a girl with “good values”.

Spears, 26, has been spotted with Rotem throughout 2007, ever since her split with husband Kevin Federline, and last week the music producer claimed to have fathered a child with her.

American comedian Jerry Seinfeld is considering abandoning his native New York, to relaunch a stand-up career in London.

The Seinfeld star is currently in the UK promoting his animated movie Bee Movie, and he claims to have been inspired by the British capital, where he last took to the stage in 1998.

The 53-year-old funnyman told London radio station Heart FM he was thinking hard about returning to the stage, and trying out his act on English audiences.

Jazz songstress Amy Winehouse is leading the female pack at the 50th Grammy Awards, after picking six nominations.

Winehouse’s Back To Black album is up for the coveted Album Of The Year gong, and her hit single Rehab is nominated for both Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year, going up against Rihanna’s Umbrella, which is also recognised in the two categories.

Director Steven Spielberg is planning to expand his New York estate, by buying the two houses next door.

Spielberg is reportedly in negotiations to add six acres to his property in East Hampton, Long Island.

The first new addition would be the $19.95 million three acre, six bedroom former home of late publisher Lionel Jackson, reports the New York Post.

The second is the estate of late banker Arthur Ross, on the same street.