Actress Tori Spelling had a hard time regaining her pre-pregnancy figure, but looked to JESSICA ALBA for inspiration to shed the weight.

The star welcomed her second child, Stella Doreen, on 9 June, whilst Alba gave birth to Honor Marie a few days earlier, on 7 June.

And it was seeing photos of the slim The Fantastic Four actress that spurred Spelling on to get back in shape.

EastEnders actress Rita Simons has won one of the top prizes at the annual National Television Awards.

The 31-year-old - who is the niece of businessman Sir Alan Sugar - received the Best Newcomer award at the ceremony, held at London’s Albert Hall for her role as Roxy Mitchell in EastEnders.

The awards are voted for by members of the public, and Simons beat stars from Casualty, Hollyoaks and Coronation Street to take the prize.

Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs will not be filing a police complaint against controversial comedian Russell Brand over a crude phone prank, because he’s “not out for revenge”.

Brand quit his job as a BBC radio presenter following a stunt with chatshow host Jonathan Ross on 18 October, which saw the pair leave four lewd voicemail messages on Sachs’ phone. In the messages, they discussed Brand’s fling with the 78-year-old’s granddaughter Georgina. They also joked about breaking into his house and molesting him, although that dialogue was cut from the aired broadcast.