'Candy Bar Girls' interview: 'Lesbians will hate us more than anyone'

If you haven't seen the cheeky TV adverts or eye-catching billboards already then here's the lowdown on Candy Bar Girls. It's Channel 5's new fly-on-the-wall series based around the goings-on at Soho's famous lesbian bar. We caught up with the stars of the show - Big Brother's Shabby and her girlfriend Red, internet marketer Jo, bar worker Sheauntelle, dancer Dannii and DJ Lil' Jo - and got all the gossip.

On what they were expecting from the show...
Sheauntelle: "I was expecting it to be really gritty and seedy and nobody was going to watch it and that it would like The Real L Word in America, and I couldn't see it going anywhere."
Danni: "I heard it was a documentary about lesbians and I'd just left university so I thought, 'That sounds like an interesting project'..."
Shabby: "...A sociological experiment."
Jo: "I think from my point of view, lesbian representation on the telly has been very sexualised and I was hoping this show may bring something new to the table."

On whether lesbians are badly represented on TV...
Jo: "I think we've moved on, but I do spend a large amount of my time with people that I know outside of London, explaining that if I want to be their mate, that doesn't mean I want to sleep with them. From my perspective, it's a positive challenge and an education. I did this show because I thought being lesbian was incidental to everything we do. I deliberately didn't want to do more sexualised stuff because we have so much of that and we have such a bad rep because of things like The Real L Word."

Thoughts on Shabby's Big Brother past...
Sheauntelle: "I remember my mum told me that there was a lesbian in Big Brother really excitedly and I said, 'Just because there's a lesbian doesn't mean that I will start watching', but she loved you and kept voting."
Shabby: "The embarrassing thing is that they've used the entirety of my Big Brother entrance on the show and that was probably the cringiest moment of my entire life."
DJ Lil' Jo: "I'm excited for people to see what a good person you are. The media have totally misrepresented you and you a great friend. I came off Shipwrecked and got a lot of abuse as well."
Shabby: "We can show people that we're not like the shows represented us to be.... a lot of lesbians hate my guts, but straight girls love me."

On how often they actually go to the Candy Bar...
Shabby: "We were there last night."
Sheauntelle: "I work there."
Jo: "I used to go a lot when I was 17, but that was a long time ago."
Sheauntelle: "We're still the only lesbian bar where if a man wants to come in, he has to be with three girls and I think it's still quite a big thing."
Danni: "It's still iconic".
Sheauntelle: "The show shows how Gary has really rejuvenated the bar. A lot of people were worried when Gary took it over because he owns two boys' bars, so they were worried he may turn it into a similar gay club."
Shabby: "I didn't have a good time there last night. That might have been because I was s**tfaced.... I was thrown out of the Candy Bar recently. I threw a chair down the stairs. I was just f**king s**t faced. That manager chick kicked me out."

On Candy Bar owner Gary Henshaw...
Danni: "I love Gary and it's really cute because he had to do all this research and was like, 'What do lesbians like?'"
Sheauntelle: "He literally walks into Candy Bar and is like, 'I haven't seen this many lesbians in my life!'"
Danni: "He's very friendly. He makes you feel very comfortable."

On Shabby & Red's romance...
Shabby: "I found it very uncomfortable watching it. They genuinely show our first date. And then they show one of our earliest follow-up dates, where we kind of have an argument and stuff. It was really tough falling in love in front of the cameras."
Red: "We were friends beforehand, so it was all really weird. But we barely argue at all now, do we babe?"
Shabby: "Never!"
Red: "Especially not last night".

Candy Bar girls
On criticism from the lesbian community...
Everyone: "There has been loads."
Shabby: "Lesbians will hate us more than anyone."
Sheauntelle: "It's been said that they are jealous and I think that might be a little bit true. I don't understand why anyone in the lesbian community could feel under represented on this show."
Shabby: "On forums and blogs, they are saying we are not a good representation."
Sheauntelle: "We may be missing a big Diesel Dyke, but they are so over-represented in the lesbian world."
Shabby: "You can't win... 'Oh we want to you show loads of different types of lesbian. Oh you're not showing the lesbians that look like lesbians'. I don't get it"
Jo: "I think there could have been a bigger range of ethnic groups and maybe a wider age range."

On what their parents think about the show...
DJ Lil' Jo: "My mum's in it. I think there's an episode where a lot of us go back to see our families."
Shabby: "I got a text from my mum the other day saying, 'I've just had a shock seeing you on an advert'. I said, 'It might be the time for you to stop watching Channel 5!' But her response was, 'I can't do that, I really like The Restaurant Inspector."
Shabby: "We love the The Restaurant Inspector and we love Cowboy Builders."

Jessica Lowndes confesses to lingerie addiction

Jessica claims to have a 'lingerie addiction' - and it appears that actress Jessica Lowndes believes in a problem shared if her latest photo shoot is anything to go by. For the 22-year-old, best known for playing Adrianna Tate-Duncan on TV series 90210, has posed in her scanties in a sexy spread for the July issue of FHM Magazine.

She confessed: 'I have a lingerie addiction, so walking in to see all this underwear laid out is like walking into lingerie heaven, it’s great.'

She added: 'I have three drawers full of lingerie at home and I have already been lingerie shopping in London even though I should be going out and buying more practical clothes.

'I just can’t help myself, it makes me feel pretty and sexy.'

'Mind you, the last two years I have ended up in the UK. I just can’t get enough.'

'I’ve been to Bristol and Windsor and my friends have taken me to lot of different places in London, but I want to do more. I want to explore places like Edinburgh.

'I love your architecture, your muesli and your dry sense of humour. But I still can’t get over the fact you all sit at little picnic tables outside pubs in broad daylight. What’s that about?”

Originally a singer, Jessica is also planning to launch an album.

She told FHM: 'I want my first album to be perfect so I have shunned signing a deal in favour of working with lots of different producers. It’s going really well, too.

'I’ve written over 40 songs and hope to have my first single out this summer.'

The full interview and more amazing pictures appear in the July issue of FHM Magazine, on sale this month.

'Doctor Who's Karen Gillan 'found naked in hotel corridor'

Karen Gillan was reportedly found naked in a New York hotel corridor after a night of partying in April.

The Doctor Who star was wrapped in a sheet by hotel security and escorted to her room after being found nude and "whimpering" at 7am at The Ace in Manhattan, the Daily Mail reports.

A permanent resident of the hotel told the newspaper that he heard someone trying to get into his room and went to investigate.

"I went to the peephole and looked out. I saw a man at the lift who was looking back at someone who was attempting to open my door," he said. "The next thing I saw was a woman giving this person at my door two towels before getting into the lift and leaving."

He added: "Then I saw this young woman, completely naked, trying to wrap two towels around her and not having much luck.

"She then started to whimper and knock on my door. Seeing that she wasn't getting anywhere, she lay down with the towels covering her."

After security arrived and escorted the woman, later identified by the resident as Gillan, away, the man said: "I never saw Lady Godiva again."

Gillan's spokesman declined to comment to the newspaper and a BBC Worldwide spokesman said: "We're unaware of this alleged incident."

The actress was in New York in April as part of a promotional tour for Doctor Who.

Emma Watson rocks a Prada dress on the cover of Vogue’s July 2011 issue

Emma Watson had appeared in the latest issue of Vogue.

Here’s what she had to say:

On experimenting in the Harry Potter makeup trailer: ““That was my playground. I would sit and play with lipsticks, foundations, and eye shadows; and every now and then [head of makeup, Amanda Knight] would let me do the extras’ face paint for the Quidditch matches.”

On longtime co-star Daniel Radcliffe: “He understood what his role was, not just as an actor but as the leading man in this enormous franchise. And I think that was almost more important in a way. He held it all together. I am very grateful for him.”

On fighting to balance education and work: “I have felt for the last ten years I have had this battle; I’ve been fighting so hard to have an education. It’s been this uphill struggle. I was Warner Bros.’ pain in the butt. I was their scheduling conflict. I was the one who made life difficult. I just realized at one point that I can’t fight everything. I have to move in the direction of it—and go with it.”

Nicola Roberts 'still has ginger bitch skirt'

Nicola Roberts has said that she still has the skirt on which she painted "I am a rude ginger bitch… Botherd!"

The Girls Aloud star customised the outfit after being called the name by Matt Willis of Busted in 2003.

Roberts told The Guardian: "I've still got it. It's in my wardrobe. I want to get it framed, actually. I'm going to put it where my plaques are."

When her actions were described as 'ballsy', Roberts said: "Well I had to be. What else would I have done? Gone on stage with tear marks? What else?"

Of Louis Walsh's supposed dislike of her when he managed Girls Aloud, Roberts added: "I knew that. I could see that he clearly didn't want me there.

"Don't tell me to smile, seriously. There ain't one inch of a smile in me right now when your eyes are like that, thinking, 'Please God don't let her be in the band'."

Roberts last week premiered her debut solo single 'Beat Of My Drum'.

The singer has said that she would like to be "heavily involved" in the writing of any new Girls Aloud material.

Delta Goodrem's rep won't deny Jonas romance

Delta Goodrem's representative has refused to deny rumours of a romance between her and Nick Jonas.

The Australian singer, who is best known for hit songs such as 'Born to Try', was spotted holding hands with Jonas earlier this week, sparking rumours of a relationship despite the fact that she is 8 years his senior.

Perez Hilton has now posted a statement from Goodrem's representative reading: "He is one of the many people Delta is writing with. She's not making any comment about anything else."

Goodrem split from Brian McFadden earlier this year after a long-term relationship. The couple released an official statement reading: "Delta Goodrem and Brian McFadden regretfully announce that they are no longer engaged, and after much consideration, have mutually decided to end their relationship.

"This decision has been made with a lot of soul searching from both parties with the realisation that they have grown apart. They leave the partnership with respect for one and other, wishing each other success and happiness for the future."

Jonas has previously been romantically linked to stars such as Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez.

Olivia Wilde: 'I'd love to play Lara Croft

Olivia Wilde has said that she would love to play Lara Croft in the planned reboot of the Tomb Raider franchise.

In an interview with MTV, the actress also revealed that she hasn't been approached to star as the character made famous on film by Angelina Jolie.

"That would be so awesome," she said. "I love Lara Croft.

"As far as I know right now, I'm not playing [her]. But that's really cool that people think I should."

The Tron: Legacy star will next be seen in cinemas as Ella in Cowboys & Aliens, which also features and Harrison Ford. In addition, she recently polled fifth in FHM UK's 2011 'Sexiest Woman in the World'.

Wilde can currently be seen as Dr. Remy Hadley (aka Thirteen) in the Fox medical drama House, which was renewed for an eighth season yesterday.