London, Apr 28 : Hollywood actor Robert Pattinson has revealed that he ventured into acting to land pretty girls.

Rob revealed that it was his father who pushed him to try his hand at London''s Barnes Theatre Company - so he could hang out with girls.

"My dad saw a bunch of pretty girls who were going to it. (He) said: ''Hey Rob, you''ve got to go to that.'' That''s the reason I still do it!" The Daily Star quoted Rob, as saying.

London, April 28 : Natalie Cole is terrified that she may not have enough time on her hands to undergo a life-saving kidney transplant.

The 59-year-old singer has been suffering from kidney failure caused by the chronic liver disease Hepatitis C.

The eight-time Grammy Award-winner contracted the condition from her drug addiction during the 80s and is being treated since September last year.

London, April 28 : Lily Allen has confessed that she has often left her boyfriends to gather "inspiration" for songs.

The 23-year-old pop star, who has been with a series of older men including 45-year-old art dealer Jay Joplin and music producer Ed Chew, revealed she gets "mean" if she reaches a mental and creative block.

"I've actually broken up with boyfriends for inspiration," the Daily Express quoted her as saying in an interview for Radio Times.

London, Apr 28 : Girl-phone affair has long been known to mankind. And now, a new study has claimed that girls spend more than four years of their lives "on the beloved".

The new UK study has found that women will make or receive an average of 288,000 calls in their lifetime.

Those calls last a total of 42,000 hours - or 4.75 years.

As far as men are concerned, they are not much of "yappers"- their 277,000 calls in a lifetime take up 28,500 hours or 3.25 years, reports The Sun.

London, Apr 28 : Cheryl Cole, who's known for her exquisite feminine style, has revealed she used to be a tomboy.

The Girls Aloud babe told Hello! magazine that as a teen she wore baggy jeans and jumpers - then discovered "girlie clothes and high heels".

She also admitted that hubby Ashley Cole still prefers her dressed down in a tracksuit than the glammed look.

"He thinks I look cutest in a casual tracksuit with my hair pulled back at home," The Sun quoted Cole, as telling the magazine.

London - Portsmouth denied Alan Shearer his first win as Newcastle United manager after a 0-0 draw at St James's Park on Monday night. The point lifts Newcastle into 18th place, above neighbours Middlesbrough on goal difference on 31 points with just four matches remaining. Portsmouth remain four places higher on 38 points.

With Newcastle sitting in the relegation zone before the match, Shearer had staked his team's hopes of survival on winning their three remaining home games, starting with the match against Portsmouth.