London, Apr 24 : TV personality Sharon Stone is geared up to make ratings of `Strictly Come Dancing' soar high, as she has been signed up to participate in the show, it has emerged.

BBC bosses are thrilled and hoping that Sharon would add some spice to the show.

Sharon would be judged by Arlene Phillips, 65, and Craig Revel Horwood, 44.

This means she will go head to head in the Saturday night ratings against her old ITV show The X Factor.

London, Apr 24 : Even Elton John could not fight the ill effects of recession. He has lost a quarter of his hard earned wealth in the last year.

The ''Candle In the Wind' hitmaker has seen his fortune drop from 75million pounds to 55 million pounds, reports The Mirror.

But Elton is not the only one, who has been a victim of the credit crunch, as celebrities like Sir Paul McCartney have also witnessed the negative effects of the ongoing economic fall.

He has lost his 60 million pounds within the year.

London, April 24 : A judge has dismissed the lawsuit a woman filed against British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and his former show `Da Ali G Show.'

The woman filed the lawsuit over claims Cohen defamed her during a sketch on the show in 2004.

Throughout the legal proceedings, she was referred to only as Jane Doe but has now been named as Heddi Cundle, a British woman who lives in the U. S.

Cundle, who met Cohen 20 years ago in Israel, sued him after the comic used her name in a skit as wannabe rapper Ali G.

Washington, Apr. 24 : Tarnished cricket-loving Texas billionaire Allen Stanford is living on charity, according to his 30-year-old fiancée Andrea Stoelker.

When the FBI found him, Stanford, who was once known for his larger than life existence, was served with fraud charges related to an eight billion dollar Caribbean pyramid scheme, had taken refuge at the family home of his 30-year-old fiancée, Andrea Stoelker, a modest town house that was a far cry from the mansions and castles of his privileged life further south.

London, Apr 24 : Britain's Got Talent's singing sensation Susan Boyle's new brunette look has got bosses on the ITV1 talent show frantic, as they had wanted to keep her just the way she was ahead of the finals.

Boyle, 48, went for a 35 pounds hair makeover and got her wiry grey locks coloured brown, and straightened.

London, April 24 : Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown turned Saucy Spice when she recently showed off an impressive six-pack.