Coleen Rooney's an itsy-bitsy bit brilliant, writes Polly Hudson

In the spirit of full ­disclosure, I should start by saying I’ve had issues with Coleen Rooney before.

For obvious reasons that I won’t go into for the zillionth time, I thought she had done women everywhere a gross disservice. This week, to my shock and awe, she did the complete opposite.

And if I’m going to slate her for the former, it’s only fair to give her a nod for the latter, right?

Coleen’s been shooting an advert campaign for ­Littlewoods in Florida (this is not what I am shocked or in awe about), and the photos that have emerged so far are ­properly refreshing.

Because even though it’s usually adorned with an outfit that cost more than the national debt of Greece, ­underneath, Coleen’s body is, well, normal.

She’s a celebrity, but she isn’t unattainably perfect. She’s real. She also looked relaxed, and totally comfortable in her skin as she posed for the camera.

Maybe it’s because I haven’t been able to get the news that there are currently three-year-olds with eating disorders in this country out of my head, but I think that’s an important thing for today’s highly pressured young girls to see.

It should also be noted that during a break in the shoot, Coleen enjoyed an ice-cream. As in, really, actually ate it in real life – as opposed to just insisting she does, all the time, in ­interviews. Bravo!

All in all, this is an exciting, unexpected step forward in a battle I’d assumed was long lost. Now I’m keen for the excellent example Coleen has set not to go to waste.

Littlewoods, it’s now over to you.

Coleen looks great in the photos, she’s ­obviously completely happy with her body, so you don’t need to airbrush them beyond all ­recognition, OK? We have seen the truth, and we like it, so there’s no need to lie.

Coleen’s body, as it really, truly is, will sell swimwear, honest. In fact, I bet it will sell even more, because this way we won’t have an impossible image of how the bikini should look just before we are forced to endure the horror of ourselves in it under a ­fluorescent light. (Changing room self-harming figures will probably fall ­dramatically, too.)

Why not make this the first time in recent memory where the girl in the photo looks exactly the same as the girl the photo is of? Go on, Littlewoods – I dare you.

David Beckham says Victoria decided he would stay in California and sign for LA Galaxy for another two years

 David spoke at a conference that was beamed across the world today

David Beckham has revealed that it was Victoria’s decision for the family to stay in America for another two years, telling the footballer to sign for LA Galaxy so they could bring Harper up overseas.

Speaking at a Google press conference that is being streamed around the world as we speak, David said that his wife had the final say on where he should sign for another season.

He said: “Victoria and the kids have the final answer on where we live. When you’re married with children your priorities totally change.

“With the new contract, it was a decision I didn’t take lightly and at 36 years old you don’t expect these offers as a footballer, but America is where I thought the future was going for the game and where my family is happiest.

“We love living in LA, we’ve adapted to the American lifestyle and we’ve enjoyed our time here and will continue to enjoy it.

“I came to America to grow the game here and I feel I’ve helped do that. The game is growing and to see when I arrived there were 12 teams and now there are 19 – with stadiums being built solely for soccer – that’s the exciting part and one of the reasons I wanted to stay.”

David answered questions about his decision to stay in LA 

The dad of four was relaxed and spoke well about a number of topics

And although David has decided to stay in Hollywood, he doesn’t think he’ll be crossing over into film just yet.

He joked: “I’d love to star in a film with Tom Cruise. We live five minutes away and there’s banter… but nothing I could say live on Google!

“But I can’t act, simple as that. I’ve done adverts and different soccer movies but not major parts – not much talking!

“But who knows, something might happen in the future… but it’s not an ambition of mine.”

And speaking about what it’s like getting used to the American accent and words Californians use, the father of four recalled one incident that still makes him laugh.

He said: “When he was drawing at our house one day, Brooklyn looked up and said ‘Daddy I need some rubbers’.

“I looked over at my friends from the US and they were in shock!

“I didn’t understand it at the time but I get it now.

“He calls them erasers now anyway.”

David Beckham says Victoria had to sit next to the toilet at Royal Wedding

David Beckham is getting Victoria back for the comments she made about him wearing her underwear on live television, telling the world about her toilet habits during the Royal Wedding today.

Speaking about their invite to the biggest ceremony of the year during a Google webchat this evening, David said that his wife was panicking about whether she’d be able to get to the loo while Prince William and Kate Middleton were getting hitched.

He said: “My wife was eight months pregnant and she was worried where we were going to be sitting.

“She needed to be as close to the restroom as possible in case she needed to go.

“But when we got there, we had perfect seats, she was able to see William and Kate while being five paces away from the restroom.”

VB was heavily pregnant with Harper at the time

The father of four said that he was dead chuffed to be invited to the Royal Wedding, after being a brought up to love the monarchy.

Gushing about bessies Prince William and Harry, David said: “We had to pinch ourselves when we got the invite [to the Royal Wedding]."

David was speaking during a webchat this evening

He continued: “I’ve become friends with Prince William and Harry as well. We was brought up to love the Royal Family and when Princess Di was around, the love for her was incredible.

“And then you watch the lives of William and Harry and it’s kind of like the Truman Show seeing them grow into young men. It makes you proud to be English, watching them grow into the people they are.

“The Royal Wedding was a huge thing for our country to have a celebration like that, it gave our country a huge lift at the time.”

Frankie Cocozza could be the winner of Celebrity Big Brother 2012, after closing in on favourite Gareth Thomas

 Well, we didn't see this one coming

Frankie Cocozza may have been kicked off The X Factor for being a little prat, but it looks like Celebrity Big Brother viewers are lapping up his wild behaviour, with the Brighton boy set to become the new favourite to win.

The 19 year old is cruising towards the Celebrity Big Brother final, with his antics in the house over the last few days winning the audience over.

By managing to strike a balance between being straight talking and quite sweet, Frankie has crept into the position of second favourite to win, behind Welsh rugby star Gareth Thomas.

Gareth is the only CBB housemate who isn't up for eviction this week

A spokesperson for William Hill said: “Gareth Thomas has been the favourite for a few days now but Frankie Cocozza has been the only person the people have been wanting to back in the last 24 hours.”

And with all of the housemates up for eviction apart from Gareth – who is pretty much the nicest person in the world – it looks like Nicola McLean will be getting the boot on Friday night.

Nicola annoyed viewers after pretending to kiss Frankie in the hot tub

The blonde glamour model is favourite to get the boot after being dubbed ‘fake’, with short tempered TOWIE boy Kirk Norcross and the sneaky Playboy twins also at risk of eviction.

There’s no way the brilliant Natalie Cassidy or admittedly quite funny Frankie will be leaving anytime soon though, with odds of 33/1 and 40/1 to go.

Halle Berry 'stalker' pleads no contest to charges

A man accused of scaling the fence of Halle Berry's house will remain in jail after pleading no contest to stalking the Oscar-winning actress.

Los Angeles deputy district attorney Wendy Segall said Richard Franco, 28, was sentenced to serve 386 days in county jail, but he has already served half that term.

Franco was also placed on five years' probation, a year of psychological counselling and ordered to stay away from the actress for the next decade.

He was arrested outside Berry's home in July after repeatedly coming on to her property. In one instance, the actress stated in a sworn declaration that Franco attempted to enter her kitchen, but she was able to lock the door before he got inside.

A burglary charge filed against Franco was dropped.

Hustle - BBC1, 9pm

 You won’t see a lot of Mickey Bricks in tonight’s caper.

He’s been tied up in the boot of a car by a Romanian gangster, and while the rest of his crew run around trying to save him, that leaves Adrian Lester free to direct his first episode.

With all the camera gimmicks that are Hustle’s calling card, it’s not the kind of series many rookie directors would get to cut their teeth on.

But, just as with his long-cons, he’s got a solid team in place to back him up.

In other hands, this script could easily have been spun out into a full-length feature film.

Here the first act is dispensed with in just a couple of minutes by a quick, but memorable explanation from Ash.

The object the grifters must find to get Mickey back is a stolen Picasso.

And considering that a Picasso and a Mondrian (also referred to in this episode) really were nicked from the National Gallery in Athens less than a fortnight ago, perhaps Greek police should be watching tonight’s goings-on with special interest.

They’ll discover a lot of fun to be had with guest stars including Bill Bailey and Martin Kemp, who seem to be enjoying themselves hugely.

But the acting honours must go to Sheila Hancock. She’s wonderful here as a dotty art forger called Dolly who takes a shine to the decorative young Sean (Matt Di Angelo).

The hustlers are certain that as a Picasso expert, she must know who has stolen the missing painting. “What’s the word on the street?” they demand.

“Do I look like Huggy Bear?” she quickly shoots back.

J Edgar (15) - review

In 1964, Andy Warhol made a film called Empire that consisted of nothing more than a dusk-til-dawn shot of the Empire State Building. With a running time of just over eight hours, it’s widely considered the most boring movie ever made. Competition arrives, however, in the shape of this deathly-dull biopic of J Edgar Hoover.

Given that the man is among the most controversial figures of recent US history, making a film this tedious really takes some doing. Heck, even those with only a passing knowledge of Hoover’s life and times will come away little the wiser.

Leonardo DiCaprio (plus a whole lot of latex) plays the FBI chief in his seventies as he dictates his memoirs, prompting a series of flashbacks to key moments in his life, starting with his attempts to capture Communist radicals who were bombing DC in 1919. When his dedication is noted by his superiors at the Justice Department, young Hoover is promoted to the bureau where he establishes the county’s first national fingerprint database and recruits the brightest talents to help nail gangsters such as John Dillinger.

But, inevitably corrupted by power, he starts spying and building files on the great and the good – in fact, anyone who represents a threat to his power base.

A repressed and chaste homosexual, Hoover’s only confidantes are his ever-loyal secretary (Naomi Watts), his number two (Armie Hammer) and his beloved but icy mother (Judi Dench) who tells him she’d rather have a dead son than one who was gay.

Not helping matters are some confusing flashbacks within flashbacks, plus a twist ending that, after Shutter Island, feels both gimmicky and old hat.

It’s a shame DiCaprio’s committed performance and some attempts to get under Hoover’s skin are overwhelmed by an absolute lullaby of a script that’s unfocused and has nothing new to say. One for historians – and insomniacs.

Kathleen Edwards on new love, new album

She was predestined to the travelling musician’s life having been born to a diplomat father and a music teacher mother. It’s also appropriate then that Canadian Kathleen Edwards has entitled her superb fourth album Voyageur.

“I called it that as a summation of the life I fell into,” she says. “Basically, my early years were spent in training for becoming a touring musician.”

The album bears the fruits of Kathleen’s creative relationship with her new partner, Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon. Divorce after five years of marriage to her former producer Colin Cripps provided a lot of the inspiration.

“It’s been a liberating but really painful time for me,” reflects the 33-year-old. “Trying to figure out who you are and what makes you happy is all part of the journey of life. The idea that it will ever be smooth sailing will probably never happen.”

Hooking up with Bon Iver has allowed Kathleen to connect with a whole new audience and, of course, find new romance.

“Justin was able to articulate my ideas,” Kathleen smiles. “And touring has been a fun time, particularly in the UK where there was lots of young kids. Bon Iver’s music makes me feel optimistic about the future.”

Katie Price announces she’s off to America and hints at scandal during model press call - video

There wasn’t much point trying to make a press conference involving Katie Price in some skimpy clothes, not about Katie Price, but she gave it a good shot.

After appearing on This Morning with 19 year old beauty Amy, who she picked as the winner of her Signed By Katie Price model talent show, the pair head off to a press conference in Parsons Green, London.

They posed it up big time while both wearing identical spandex, rubber… whatever catsuits with cut away sheer panels to expose a suitably substantial amount of cleavage and matching sky-high red platform shoes.

Amy certainly seems to have learnt plenty of Jordan’s moves and pouts – the latter at one point whispered in her ear, giving her tips… or perhaps telling her she shouldn’t have eaten garlic before… probably not.

But Katie, with a wry smirk on her face, was keen to emphasise “it’s all about Amy” to the gawping paparazzi and journos and even shimmed out of the shoot at one point.

Checking out their pictures, while we check out their butts

But of course, we all love to know what oddities the orange one is up to now and in between answering questions about Amy, she revealed she’s outta here.

“It looks like I’m going to America. It’s all about America,” she said when asked if there would be yet another series of her reality show.

When asked if that was the secret she’d been hinting at on Twitter recently, she denied it was, saying only: “It’s really good news I’ve been waiting three years for. It’s all about Amy today.”

However, our mole on the ground (she's blind as a bat, but has great hearing) heard her say this as she left the press call: “We love a scandal… There’ll be one soon!”

Is it Pete? Is it something to do with her old management Can Associates? Is she marrying her brother? Tell us now, pleeeeeease Katie.