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Sugar Bits - RIP Senator Ted Kennedy

PopSugarUK — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:41:06 -0700

Senator Ted Kennedy has died at the age of 77, after battling a brain tumour - BBC
MTV have announced plans to make an American version of Skins with virtual unknowns - Times
Take That's Mark Owen is likely to marry fiance Emma Ferguson in November - Daily Mail
Channel 4 is expected to announce that Big Brother will be axed after series 11 - The Sun
Police are investigating after West Ham and Millwall fans clashed violently at Upton Park last night - BBC

American Version of Skins Coming to MTV

BuzzSugar — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:30:42 -0700

If you've ever seen the UK teen series Skins (with Dev Patel!), you know it puts the "scandalous lives" of the Gossip Girl kids to shame with its boundary-pushing scenes and language. Now, somehow MTV will adapt the series for American audiences. Here's more on the US version of the show:

MTV says it will continue the original show's production model using teenagers to help write the series and unknown age-appropriate actors to star. Co-creator Brian Elsley will be writing and executive producing the U.S. version. The producers intend to set the show in Baltimore, Maryland.

Liz Gateley, senior VP, MTV Series Development said, "Having personally pursued the U.K. project for almost two years, I am beyond thrilled to bring it to MTV in the U.S. We intend to preserve the authenticity of the British version and are excited to collaborate with the original team to develop stories that will speak to American youth."

Like so many British shows adapted for American screens, this version will surely be neutered (remember Coupling?) to avoid showing quite so much, well, skin, so it makes me wonder how this series will ultimately differ from other teen shows already on American TV. The idea of using young writers and unknown actors is encouraging, though. Are you a fan of the UK series? Could you see an American version working on MTV?

Condensed Sugar!

PopSugarUK — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 07:30:00 -0700

I headed to T4 On The Beach and brought back exclusive photos of Peter Andre, JLS and the Skins cast!
Chris Brown apologized to fans for his assault on Rihanna
The new Doctor Who - Matt Smith - was pictured in costume for the first time
The Mercury Music Prize nominations were revealed, including Florence & the Machine
We wished Daniel Radcliffe a happy 20th birthday by looking back on his career!
Katie Price and Victoria Beckham were rumoured to be in the new Sex and the City film - who would you prefer to see alongside SJP?
The series 2 finale of Gossip Girl aired and we saw the cast filming series 3
Sugababes' Heidi Range and Amelle Berrabah became the latest celeb swine flu victims
Steven Gerrard was found not guilty of affray
Twilight costars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart were reunited at Comic-Con
Amy Winehouse was cleared of assualt in a London court

Absolutely Fabulous

FabSugarUK — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:00:49 -0700

Stylish ladies braved the rain for T4 on the Beach
Red carpet style at Inglorious Basterds Premiere
Is Bonnie Wright a fashion star in the making?
Stella McCartney recruits Bambi for her Autumn campaign
Lily Allen discusses her jewellery line
Who is the best dressed at Mercury Music Prize 2009?
Gossip Girl is over for another year, how well did you watch the finale?
It's official, London is the world's shopping capital
Mulberry's new season bags are unveiled
Eva strips off again for Calvin Klein

Skins Cast Talk About Series Four At T4 On The Beach!

PopSugarUK — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:34:15 -0700

The fourth season of Skins begins shooting this month, and almost the entire cast were down at the beach at Weston-Super-Mare on Sunday for T4's live event! I saw Luke Pasqualino, Kaya Scodelario, Kathryn and Megan Prescott, Lily Loveless, Lisa Backwell, Klariza Clayton and Ollie Barbieri backstage at the bash, laughing and chatting with each other. Since they started working on the new series a week ago, the girls told me they've seen four scripts so far, so they know half the series' storylines - apparently they're deeper and darker than season three's plotlines!

They cast also mentioned that they are working with a female director for the first time, and that they all know they'll be leaving at the end of this series when the gang all move on to Uni and/or real life. Lily skipped the cast photos in the press tent, but she was happy to take part in a game onstage vs Diversity, while Dizzee Rascal's performance coaxed Ollie out into the golden circle. I can't wait for the fourth series to begin airing, although it's likely it won't be until 2010 - are you looking forward to more Skins?

To see more photos of the lovely Skins cast at T4 On The Beach yesterday, just read more.

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Protect Your iPhone From Scratches With a Layer of Skin

GeekSugar — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:03:25 -0700

When I came across the Infectious website (the name is oddly fitting) - which is packed with skins for your iPods, iPhones, and laptops - it took me a while to peel my eyes away from all the cool artist eye candy. I've already covered my laptop with a skin, so I guess it's only appropriate to slap a skin on my iPhone as well. Keeping your gadget safe from scratches, these skins are not only functional but are pretty easy on the eyes, like this Lomo-esque print I wouldn't expect to see on an iPhone.

For about $15 each, your phone will stand out among all the bulky and clunky cases in the crowd. Obviously, I couldn't pick my favorite, so I've rounded up a selection for you to browse through -maybe someday I'll actually settle on one! Check out the rest of the top ten that caught my eye after the break

A Selection Of Skins Sisters Past And Present Get Tormented

PopSugarUK — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:20:32 -0700

It was a Skins-fest at last night's premiere of new movie Tormented in London's Leicester Square. April Pearson and Larissa Wilson - who played Michelle and Jal in series 1 and 2 - both star in the British movie, while present castmembers Kaya Scodelario, Megan Prescott, Kathryn Prescott and Lily Loveless all showed up to support their costars and the film. The teen horror movie is about a bullied teenager comes back from the dead to take revenge on his classmates, and also stars Alex Pettyfer, Dimitri Leonidas, Sophie Wu and Mary Nighy. It comes out on 22 May, check out the trailer under the cut and tell me if you'll see it!

To see more photos from the Tormented premiere, as well as the movie trailer, just read more.

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Dev Discusses His Developing Career

PopSugarUK — Wed, 13 May 2009 04:15:13 -0700

Dev Patel had a fun chat with Nylon magazine during a recent photoshoot for their Young Hollywood issue in Philadephia. He's out in the States shooting his new movie The Last Airbender, directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Dev showed off a few of his moves, talked about his Mum and breaking the Hollywood norm, and generally came across as the genuine, down to earth teenager we've come to expect. Enjoy!

Will You Go And See The Skins Movie?

PopSugarUK — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:09:45 -0700

Channel 4 has confirmed that it is planning a Skins movie spin-off, Film4 are currently in "preliminary talks" about taking the Brit teen drama to the silver screen. There are no details on the plot yet, but wouldn't it be great if some of the old cast members came back to appear in the movie - maybe we'll see a Dev Patel cameo? A novel based on the series is also being written, but I have to say I'm most excited about the film adaptation. But what do you think - would you go and see a movie featuring the Skins crew? Let me know.

Photo courtesy and copyright of Channel 4.

Ed Californicates, While Kaya Speaks About Skins Series Four!

PopSugarUK — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:08:01 -0700

As you've seen, Sunday night's BAFTA TV Awards were celeb-filled with plenty of glamorous women, and suited and booted men! Our friends at t5m caught up with some of the celebs on the red carpet, including Ed Westwick who mentioned that he has a guest role on David Duchovny's Californication coming up before he goes back to filming Gossip Girl. Kaya Scodelario spoke about getting back to filming the new series of Skins in July, Davina McCall was pulling for the underdogs in the nominations, while Rob Brydon just wanted some attention!

Ed Westwick talks about D&G and Californication:

Here's Kaya and Hannah from Skins:

To see what Davina McCall and Rob Brydon had to say, just read more.

Davina McCall talks about her BAFTA hopes:

Gavin and Stacey's Rob Brydon also had a few words: