Rhino's Showbiz Shorts

• Will the real Pauline Fowler please stand up? I AM a bit of an 'Enders fan, it has to be said, but this profile from the Guardian is packed with great little nuggets that anyone can enjoy. Who on earth calls their dog Shirley Brahms and has a bronze statue made of it?
  
• Madonna has a hernia. Lordy, just writing that somehow makes me feel terribly old. Poor Madge. But the best thing about this Daily Mail article - apart from their fondness for the adjective "eye-watering" - is the readers' comments section at the bottom. The voice of middle England at its best.
• Willie Nelson's Brokeback Blues. This surely has to rank among the most shameless cash-ins ever, right? And like WHO came up with that title? I'll carry on getting my country kicks from Shania, thank you. Man, I feel like a woman. Now that's what I call camp.
• Costa 'n' Kym. I've always had a bit of a pash on Antony Costa from Blue, and there's a part of me that is going to be rooting for him to win, just to give me yet another reason to watch Eurovision this year (as if one were needed). And of course I'll be gutted if he loses out to Marshy (When did she last have a hit? Has she sung with Elton? - I think not) But there's a distinct whiff of eau de career toilette in the air...