Strictly Come Dancing pro and Dancing with the Stars judge Brendan Cole made a “bea line” for Princess Beatrice when he saw her at Hurtwood Park Polo Country Club in Surrey.
An onlooker said:
"Beatrice asked Brendan if he could show her his best moves. So he taught her what looked like a routine from 'Dirty Dancing' and then the tango. Beatrice was laughing hysterically!"
Gossip mongers are speculating that dancer Brendan Cole may soon have his pick of women. Brendan has been looking happy with new girlfriend Zoe Hobbs, but there is speculation that he may return to the loving arms of one of his exes.
Brendan Cole’s last celebrity dance partner, Kelly Brook, is footloose and fancy free after breaking off her engagement with Billy Zane. Now, betting agencies are offering odds on her next beau. William Hill is offering odds of 11-8 for her to hook up with another actor, while Brendan Cole is the long shot with odds of 25-1 that he is on the scene by Christmas.
Uncle Brendy was known to lust after Kelly during early rehearsals with rumours circulating – never denied by Brendan or Kelly - that he became aroused. However, later footage showed the couple arguing. Miss Prozac thinks the odds of this couple hooking up are a squillion to one.
Next on the list of possible romances is Camilla Dallerup who partnered Brendy in love and dance for several years. They broke up nearly four years ago amid rumours that Brendy was bedding celebrity dance partner Natasha Kaplinsky. Brendan has often said he regrets the break up and still carries a torch for Camilla.
Camilla met Italian financier Fabio D'Alonzo four months after the break up with Brendan, but recently split with him. She's hoping she'll get a hunky dance partner on Strictly Come Dancing
"We won't know who our partners are for a while, but I hope they can find me someone nice and handsome.
I am single at the moment so it would be lovely to find a cute guy."
You heard about the arguments between Dancing with the Stars judges Craig and Brendan on tonight's Close Up show... now see the video
In this interview Brendan Cole goes head to head with Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel-Horwood to question them about their comments and scoring.
For New Zealand viewers it is a fascinating insight into the prior relationship of these duelling pair.
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Have Strictly Come Dancing pro and DWTS judge Brendan Cole and his girlfriend Zoe Hobbs been keeping a secret from their adoring fans?
My interest was piqued when Zoe was reported in some UK media to be a former Page 3 model. Naturally I went digging. I didn't find any photos of her gracing page three, but I did find a very similar looking Zoe Hobbs who is a former FHM magazine Pit babe recently promoted to doing some "behind the scenes" reporting for AOL's Formula One site. Zoe’s model agency hasn’t responded to a query asking for confirmation that this is the same woman, but how many slender, blonde, blue-eyed UK models can there be with the name Zoe Hobbs?
Has Zoe been keeping her moonlighting quiet from Brendan? Now I ask myself, why the secrecy? Why would Zoe not be excitedly informing us about her more cerebral role as a F1 reporter? It certainly gives her a little ‘je ne sais quoi’.
Zoe is clearly smitten but could she be lured away by an F1 driver? Perhaps Brendan, known for his macho swaggering and alpha male tendencies, would be a little disconcerted to know that ‘Zoe is a friend of several of the F1 drivers’. Men who have oodles of cash, exciting and dramatic jobs, and hang out with major celebs.
How does the lovely Brendan compare? Somewhat less on the earnings front; one million a race anyone? Job wise, we all know that being pressed up against the lovely Kelly Brook was exciting for Brendan. Major celebs are far and few between on the set of Strictly Come Dancing or on the NZ version Dancing with the Stars where Zoe proudly sits ringside for each episode; rubbing shoulders with the glitzy F1 set and royalty is something else. Hello ‘A’ list.
But then again, it seems Brendan is feeling a little nervous. The couple’s recent gushy Hello! interview made sweet talk of their budding relationship. But when asked about the future poor Brendan said ‘You never know what’s round the corner’. A dashing young F1 driver maybe?
Some free advice from me to you Brendan - Stop scoffing those chips and fried chicken, your enviable physique and cute butt might be all that’s keeping Zoe from sliding her petite frame into the back of a very sleek sports car. And I’d have a look over your shoulder in the nightclub when you’re wrapped round Candy Lane. Now where was the next Grand Prix again? Oh yes, Monaco here I come.
So what do you think? Same Zoe or a stunningly similar Zoe?
You can see some more photos of Zoe modelling for the Stirling Group. Choose 'Product' from the menu, and then go into each of the categories (Womenswear, Menswear, Lingerie and Sleepwear) to see pictures of Zoe. Click this link to see other photographs from Zoe's modelling portfolio.
Last night Temepara George took first blood in the Dancing with the Stars challenge beating Monty Betham and judge Brendan Cole on Wheel of Fortune.
It took a bit of getting used to the new-look noisy Wheel with the extra clickers and new hosts Jason Gunn and Sonia Gray. Game show hosts are usually smooth, suave and slightly cheesy in their delivery. Phillip Leishman fit the bill. Jase doesn’t, but no doubt he will “make it his own” as the American Idol judges are wont to say.
The three contestants struggled to solve the puzzles. While people around the country were yelling 'Ballgowns and Tuxedos' at their television sets the contestants continued to look stumped. A new element to the show allows viewers to text their answers (at a cost of 99 cents) to win prizes, so if you’re quick with word puzzles, and speedy on the text pad you could get lucky!
The real news from last night’s Wheel of Fortune was the obvious camaraderie between Teme and Muscles Betham. Clearly they had been told to play up the battle and be competitive, but any rivalry sounded faked as they whispered to each other and Muscles gave Teme a noogie.
According to a salacious headline on the cover of the latest NZ Woman’s Weekly the pair have a ‘secret past’. What could that be? Are they both members of the Church of Scientology? Do they brew potions in a cauldron in their backyards? They’ve had a sex change? They were swapped at birth? Oh, the mystery. And the disappointment. The great secret is that Teme’s partner Sione introduced her to Monty a few years back and they’ve renewed the friendship. There was obvious affection between them and it looks like they’re very good friends.
Brendan was excluded from a lot of the banter, but he didn’t seem to mind. He was looking very English and surprisingly debonair in his pinstriped suit. Mr Metrosexual has done something to his hair and it suits him. However, Brendan struggled to gather his thoughts and express himself, leading one to wonder if his comments on Dancing with the Stars are scripted earlier in the day during rehearsals.
Brendan admits that his brain only works for about one hour a day. This clearly wasn’t his hour, but he was very gracious in defeat and genuinely upset when he thought he’d failed to win anything for his charity. Luckily the sponsors chipped in and gave $1,000 to each of Monty and Brendan’s charities, so everyone went home happy.
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Justin Evans, a radio announcer for MORE FM in the Wairarapa, has been chatting each week to Dancing with the Stars judge Brendan Cole.
In his most recent interview, he put the question to Brendan – ‘True or false, you are planning to marry Zoe Hobbs?’ Brendan says no, which is not a complete surprise as they admit in a recent Hello! Magazine article that he has yet to tell her he loves her. The couple have been dating approximately four months.
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Mintshot conducted a poll this week in their weekly Play the People game asking people who they preferred as a judge: Craig Revel-Horwood or Brendan Cole
65% of members voted Brendan the preferred judge.
From the comments I saw, some people don’t watch Dancing with the Stars and didn’t know either of the judges or were unsure who to pick. The poll only gave two options (Brendan or Craig). The results are likely to have been different if people weren't forced to choose, and could instead say I don't know, or no preference...
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Brendan Cole has a new role offering pearls of wisdom as an agony aunt err uncle for Closer.
Describing himself as metrosexual and vain, Brendan says:
I moisturise and I’m proud of it. [Peter Urlich is with you on that Brendan] I wouldn’t want my girlfriend not to moisturise. Occasionally I use eye cream and I have the odd sunbed if I’m feeling pasty.He's also said on several occasions that he's not happy with his nose and would consider getting a nose op.
This week on Dancing with the Stars judge Brendan Cole and co-host Candy Lane wowed us with their Cha Cha.
For me, the dances by Brendan and Candy are one of the highlights of Dancing With The Stars. I’d be happy to watch them every week. I’d also love to see our professional dancers pair up to show us how it’s done.
One of the things that most amused me about Brendan and Candy’s dance was the changing sentiment from viewers. Where viewers have in the past dismissed Brendan as a sleazy womaniser (a reputation he disputes), and have been angry with some of his critical remarks, he is now gaining respect.
He also appears to be getting a bit of a fan club here in Kiwiland. In the UK we hear people either love him or hate him. He has an active fan club of drooling women who call themselves Brendan’s Angels*, and talk excitedly about his “peach” of a derriere. (Guys, if you’re reading this… women love men who know how to dance. There’s always a shortage of men in Ballroom/Latin dance classes, so if you’re single head on over to your nearest classes…)
Candy gives some helpful tips at the beginning of each week describing the dances to be performed, but I’d love to see some of the professionals demonstrate them for us before we see the celebs take their turn, perhaps on a pre-recorded video. It would also be great if we could see the pro dancers do group Ballroom and Latin demos. One of our readers suggested that New Zealand copy the UK format which sees the professionals (or one pair) dance while the guest artist is singing. What a brilliant idea!
I was a big fan of an old TVNZ show Battle of the Ballroom, which was a national Ballroom dancing contest. I know Nerida Jantti was one of the contenders (1999) and I believe some of the other professionals from Dancing with the Stars have also appeared on that show. The dancing was superb, as was the commentary from Jim Mora and Mark Leishman. I'm hoping TVNZ will bring this back to our screens in the near future.
There are two videos you can watch of Brendan and Candy’s Cha Cha. I recommend the TVNZ video. It's only small but it's high quality (as far as I can tell you can’t enlarge the video). There is also a YouTube recording which you can watch on a full screen, but the quality is poor.
* Miss Prozac and I want to thank Jane of Brendan’s Angels for sending us all the latest goss on Brendan and letting us know what he’s up to.
Photos: TVNZ
Friends say Brendan Cole is ready to settle down with British model Zoe Hobbs who is holidaying with Brendan in New Zealand while he is judging Dancing with the Stars.
According to Daily Mail, Brendan is “smitten” with the 26 year old model, and a friend is speculating that he’ll be announcing their engagement when they return to the UK.
Zoe is registered with modelling agency Nova Models, while in New Zealand and has made herself available for assignments. According to her profile she is 5'9" and a New Zealand size 8-10.
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I’m in a very new relationship, and I’m quite excited about it. I’m trying to keep this one out of the papers.According to an astrological profile done on Brendan in Horoscope magazine (January 2008),
Brendan has Venus in Aries, so he really is one for the chase and the challenge of getting a woman’s attention. He will go out of his way to make an impression, but once he realises that he has won, he may lose interest unless the woman in question knows how to keep him hanging on.
He can be passionate but distant, caring yet self-centred.
We're friends of Brendan's, we've met Zoe, she's fabulous, a class act and so much better than this.Gotta love those paparazzi dogging Brendan, don't you?
Jenifer
News of the World has more photographs of Brendan Cole and his girlfriend Zoe Hobbs who recently flew in from the UK to join him in Auckland. The blonde haired, blue eyed model is meeting Brendan's friends and family, and Candy Lane reckons she's fitting in nicely to the DWTS family.
The most surprising aspect of the photographs (apart from Brendan feeling up first his girlfriend’s breast and then a chicken breast) is seeing a model eat. Who ever heard of a model chowing down on KFC? Guess she was expecting to sexercise it off.
Apparently Brendan has been saying,
"It's serious. She could be the one!"
While you're waiting for tonight's Dancing With The Stars results check out this paso doble from Brendan Cole with celebrity Sarah Manners on Strictly Come Dancing.
Craig Revel-Horwood said it was a bit 80s and a bit 'flashdance'. What do you think?
Strictly Come Dancing pro-dancer and Dancing with the Stars judge Brendan Cole has had a fine old time this year in New Zealand clashing with Craig Revel-Horwood and fondling his girlfriend Zoe Hobbs, before treating her to KFC. But, what’s happening that the cameras don’t see?
Any more milk in there?
You might think enough has been said about the ‘relationship’ between Brendan Cole and Natasha Kaplinsky. Apparently not. Now there is a new book in the offing, written together by the two people who should know the real story, Brendan and ex-girlfriend Camilla Dallerup, the alleged victim of their on screen flirting. Here’s hoping it spills something worth reading, though I am unsure how excited I am about a four-year-old relationship breakdown.
You will be no doubt thrilled to hear that it will contain each of their ‘sides of the story’. The book will be titled ‘The Last Dance’ - they must have lost sleep in order to come up with that one. I would like to suggest ‘Dirty Laundry’ as an alternative.
However, I was most pleased to hear that Camilla has another mission in mind. She wants to achieve something the combined might of the Christian church in 2000 years has failed at - to teach the world how to forgive. Her method to move on from heartbreak appears to be this; find wealthy new boyfriend (her current beau is a London financier) and talk at length about how wonderful he is. Yes Camilla, I can see how that would help the healing process. I look forward to the onset of world peace.
Camilla and Brendan are now attempting to convince a publisher to publish this weighty manuscript. Let us hope for the sake of our beauty sleep they succeed. I don’t know how much longer I can wait – I mean it’s been nearly four years already.
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Brendan Cole has been seen kissing and cuddling girlfriend British model Zoe Hobbs in downtown Auckland.
"They were kissing, hugging and holding hands, but when they had to wait for the traffic lights to change at one junction, Brendan started acting like they were in the bedroom."Err yes, if you look closely at the photographs (click photo to see expanded version) you can see Brendan fondling Zoe's breast. That must have put a few people off their lunch.
