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Poor old Amy Winehouse.  Plans to make a comeback at this weekend's St Lucia Jazz Festival ended in a bit of a disaster, according to reports, after the singer had to cut short her performance.

Below: YouTube video footage of Amy Winehouse at the St Lucia Jazz Festival

While some reports (and Amy's spokesperson) place the blame on "technical difficulties", attendees at the concert suggest the singer was "unfit" to be on stage and blame her "painful" performance for the aborted gig after she apparently forgot the lyrics to a song and told the crowd, "Sorry, I'm bored".

But Winehouse does still have some supporters in St Lucia with tourism minister, Allan Chastanet offering the following comment:

"It's a shame it did not go better but we will bring her back in the future. We fully support her and hope she can get well. We have a lot of admiration for her."

Winehouse, 25, has been in St Lucia on an extended stay since last year and is recording new material on the island.

Rihanna has been spotted frolicking with a mystery man on the Sandy Lane beach, Barbados.

The 21-year-old singer, who is an extended holiday in Barbados, is said to be finally getting over her split with singer Chris Brown who is in court today facing charges of assault and making criminal threats.

According to the Daily Mail's website:

"Brown is believed to still want a relationship with the singer and has pleaded with her to stand by his side. But it seems Rihanna is more concerned about the jewellery she lost on the night of the infamous incident than she is with him.

The pop star filed a motion last Tuesday asking the Los Angeles Police Department to return the jewellery they confiscated as evidence in the case. The earrings and three rings are valued at U.S.$1.4 million (£1m)." 

Rihanna also spent some time in Barbados last week with new best friend Katy Perry who performed in concert on Saturday and another mystery man.  Seems like she is moving on and good for her!  

Andrew Strauss and Freddie Flintoff along with the rest of the English Cricket Team and support staff stayed at The Landings at Rodney Bay, St Lucia, during their recent tour of the West Indies.

 

The luxury resort, which opened in December 2007 offers one, two and three-bedroom residence villas in a harbor community. According to its website, it spans 19 acres and nearly 800 feet of beachfront, will be opening in four phases with 231 suites once complete in 2010.

Amenities include a 7,000 square-foot RockResorts Spa, Fitness Gallery,The Beach Club, and an open-air restaurant which according to its website offers "the most beautiful Caribbean resort dining experience in St. Lucia".

Richard Lyon, MD at The Landings said "Several of the players said they want to come back with their families, and we are hopeful that England will be based in St Lucia for the 20:20 World Cup next year so they can return to The Landings."

Steady yourselves now ladies... long-haired lothario Peter Stringfellow has only gone and married his gorgeous ballerina girlfriend, Bella Wright, in Barbados this weekend - on Valentine's day no less.

A source in Barbados told celebsonholiday:

"Peter turned up at our hotel Almond Casuarina Barbados on Friday and Sunday to meet up with friends that were part of his wedding party.

"He was relaxed, happy and hung around most of the Sunday. It was the talk of the hotel although everybody just carried on as normal and were slightly bemused at his young wife.... Bella of the ballet dance ball - she looked great he however was wearing a bit round the edges!

"Fun to see him though... he has lived the life most guys would or could only dream of!"

We wish the newlyweds lots of happiness despite our heartbreak at Mister Stringfellow no longer being available.  Sob. It should have been me.

Below: Peter Stringfellow with Bella Wright at the launch of lap dancing club 'Stringfellows Soho'  June 1 2006

Pity the poor holidaymaker headed for St Lucia's exclusive £200-a-night BodyHoliday at LeSport in St Lucia.

The resort, which promises guests "Give us your body for a week and we'll give you back your mind" has been home to Amy Winehouse since the New Year and, since her arrival, the raucous rocker has infuriated fellow guests and staff at the hotel with a catalogue of bad behaviour, which allegedly includes:

• Getting drunk and stoned daily
• Cavorting topless
• Assaulting a honeymooning bride she thought had "glared" at her
• Hijacking the piano from the professional player but being too drunk to play or sing
• Stealing drinks from guests after a booze-ban imposed by management and hotel staff
• Groping and insulting male staff

A source said: "Some staff have started singing their own version of Rehab under their breath when she's around. But they altered the chorus to sing, 'Just go, go, go'."

However, it's not all doom and gloom...

Yeah, where the hell *is* Matt?  Celebsonholiday just came across this rather lovely and heartwarming video in which Matt Harding dances his way around the world (42 countries to be precise) and encourages people to join in.

Aaah, doesn't it warm the cockles of your heart!?. You can also read how it all started at the Where The Hell Is Matt website

Steve Martin, actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer has made his villa in St Bart's available for rent for a bargain $28,000 a week!

According to Wall Street Journal, the half-acre villa is located in the "hills of Lurin" and has "four bedrooms, four full bathrooms, a large deck and wide views of St. Jean Bay" where Martin likes to bodyboard.

The property also comes with a "caretaker's house, a pool, a lily pond and a Balinese-style gazebo".

For those of you with $30k burning a hole in your pocket but who remain unconvinced, check out Wall Street Journal's slideshow. 

The villa is available to rent  through www.stbarth.com/villas. 

Below: A youtube clip from the 2006 version of Pink Panther in which Steve Martin plays Clouseau and attempts to learn a flawless American accent: "I would like to buy a hamburger"

Thanks to our chums at World Hum for the heads up

Firstly, I want to apologise to all our loyal celebsonholiday readers for the delay in posting  - unfortunately I've been laid low by the lurgy. 

But I'm fighting fit now and ready to provide you with your regular celebdest fix! 

Anyway, dry your eyes ladies...  it seems Peter Stringfellow now only has eyes for one lady!

The 68-year-old nightclub owner (and former ladies man) was spotted frolicking on a Barbados beach with his 27-year-old wife (and former Royal Ballet dancer) Bella Wright.

The pair were apparently "oblivious" as they "swam and hugged, with a laughing Stringfellow pulling his young wife into his arms for a kiss and a cuddle."

See the Daily Mail website for the full story more images

Below: Peter Stringfellow with wife Bella Wright at The Boodles Boxing Ball, in aid of Starlight Children's Foundation, Royal Lancaster Hotel, London (June 7 2008)

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.1 on the richter scale has hit the Caribbean island where George Clooney and Ewan McGregor are filming anti-war satire  'Men Who Stare At Goats'.

Fortunately no-one was hurt and the pair were able to return to the set immediately

By a bizarre coincidence, Saturday's quake struck on the 90th anniversary of the worst quake to hit the region, which measured 7.5 on the previously used Rossi-Forel scale

 Below: Ewan McGregor at the Sony Ericsson Empire Film Awards, Grosvenor House Hotel on March 9, 2008

Gorgeous George Clooney has been spotted pulling some decidedly odd faces in Puerto Rico this weekend.

The actor, who is in the Caribbean for the film 'Men Who Stare At Goats' was spotted on a beach catching some rays and rehearsing his lines 

The film will star George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor and Kevin Spacey. 

French actor Jean Reno has been airlifted to to a hospital on Mustique after suffering a serious health scare while on holiday in St Barts.

Initial reports suggest the actor, famous for his roles in Léon, The Da Vinci Code and Mission: Impossible suffered a heart attack, however his spokesperson denied the rumours:

"Reports that actor Jean Reno is in the hospital due to a heart attack are false. He is vacationing in the Caribbean and went to a local hospital as a precaution for some discomfort he was feeling due to heartburn and gastroenteritis.

"It was definitely was not a heart attack. He is fine and healthy and enjoying the rest of his vacation travelling in the Caribbean."

 

Below: Jean Reno with wide Zofia Borucka at the Palme d'Or Closing Ceremony

 

Source: Telegraph

Rihanna and Chris Brown are enjoying a mini-break in Barbados. The lovebirds were spotted chilling with friends at Paynes Bay, St James.

You may also remember we posted back in June about the Barbados Sports Camp for kids in which sporting legends in football, cricket and netballing will be coaching kids for free.  That kicked off on the 5th August and will run through to the 29th.

Below: pictures of Chris Brown and Rihanna in Barbados

 

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Sporting legends from the world of football, cricket and netballing will be coaching kids for free at the Barbados Sports Camp held between 5 - 29 August this year.


Football coaches include Alan Hansen, Mark Bright, Sir Geoff Hurst and Peter Shilton.  Cricket coaches include Gladstone Small, Mike Gatting, Desmond Haynes and Wayne Daniel.  Netball coaches include Olivia Murphy, Alex Astle, Kendra Slawinski and Fiona Murtagh.

The annual event, which launched last year, is available to both local and visiting children aged 9 to 17 and will be held at the University of West Indies sports ground in Bridgetown.

Participation is strictly first-come, first-served with places limited to 100 children per sport, per day... parents can register online at the Barbados Sports Camp website.

F1 whizz Lewis Hamilton and new flame, Pussycat Doll singer Nicole Scherzinger, are on a romantic holiday in the Caribbean, according to exclusive reports by the Daily Mirror.

Apparently, Hamilton splashed out on the £50k getaway after winning the Monaco Grand Prix. 

The Mirror website reports:

The couple enjoyed unlimited champagne on a private plane from Nice to Grenada where they were to stay on a private estate.

The source added: "He is really pushing the boat out for Nicole. They are on a short break before he heads to his next race in Montreal."

Below: Nicole is shown around the 2008 Monaco Grand Prix by Andy Hamilton, Lewis's dad.

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Did they or didn't they? Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's alleged wedding has been the subject of much speculation this week, but according to E! News, they DID tie the knot last Wednesday, April 30 on Windermere Island, just off Eleuthera, Bahamas.

The site reports:

The ceremony took place on Carey's private estate on Windermere Island, just off Eleuthera. As for a potential honeymoon, a source tells E! News that as of Thursday night, Carey and Cannon were still on the island.

It's unclear when the couple of less than two months first arrived in the tropical paradise. Cannon appeared live on MTV Monday afternoon.

But per Bahamian law, couples are required to have spent at least one day in the island nation before they can get a marriage license, and bride and groom are required to show birth certificates or passports, as well as fork over the requisite $40.

About Windermere Island

• It's only 5 miles long
• It has a pink sand beach running its entire length
• It sits off the Atlantic coast of Eleuthera
• It's accessed by a guarded bridge; entrance is limited to residents and their guests
• There are no shops, hotels or guest house accommodations although some residents rent their homes to the public

Princess Beatrice is holidaying on the Caribbean island of St Barts with her American boyfriend Dave Clark.

The Sun website reports the holiday to be the "latest in a string of gap-year stops for Beatrice who is fifth in line to the throne"

Beatrice has taken in Argentina, Brazil, Spain and Belgium, not to mention two skiing trips to Switzerland.

She has also been spotted in Los Angeles.

The website also - in true Sun style - has a deeply unflattering photo of the royal teen, sat astride a jet ski. Poor girl

According to the Sun, ruthless Apprentice über-bitch Katie Hopkins (spouse nicking rated a mere 8/10 on the Hopkins ruthlessness scale) is pregnant and celebrating the news on holiday in Barbados.

The Sun website reports:

APPRENTICE bitch Katie Hopkins is expecting a baby with the married lover she was caught romping with in a cornfield.

The feisty blonde, 32, and boyfriend Mark Cross are celebrating their happy news on holiday in Barbados.

Love rat (and footballer) Ashley Cole, is reported to be planning a holiday to the Bahamas in a last ditch attempt to woo back his wife, Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole (nee Tweedy)

Ashley was busted back in January this year, after the Sun published details of his romps with Aimee Walton just five months after his wedding to Cheryl.

But, according to sources:

"Ashley has a tough task on his hands to even get his wife on the plane."

To try to tempt her abroad to sort out their problems, he has also offered to take her to a secret mansion he owns in Saint-Tropez as an alternative.

They could have more privacy there if Cheryl is embarrassed about being seen at a romantic resort with her cheating hubby.

A pal of the pop star said: “Cheryl accepted Ashley back because she loves him. But she’s finding it hard to put his cheating behind her.

“She could refuse the holiday offers all together. He has a long way to go before he wins back the place he used to have in her heart – and her bed.”

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Happier times for Ashley and Cheryl Cole pictured above at the Alien Autopsy world premiere (with what appears to be Mutya Buena in the background!)

The actor Christian Slater and his girlfriend, founder and president of Jimmy Choo Tamara Mellon, have been spotted sunning themselves in St Barts. Or, as the Sun so delicately puts it, "Tamara gets her mellons out"

The above image was taken by the St Barts webcam, located at Villa Au Soleil on 13 April 2008. According to the website:

From the top of Lurin, the view includes the airstrip, St-Jean's Bay and salt pond, islands to the north, and, on a very clear day, a glimpse of Anguilla on the horizon.

Some facts about St Barts

• Its full name is Isle de St. Barthélemy
• It is located in the northeastern corner of the Caribbean Sea
• It's very small - little more than eight square miles
• It has 14 sandy beaches, one town and a dozen villages
• Year round temperature ranges from 72° to 86° Fahrenheit
• Celebs love it

Natasha Bedingfield is staying at Atlantis Paradise Island Resort on Paradise Island, Bahamas.

According to the Gossip Girls website, Ms Bedingfield was there for the Pop Rocks Atlantis concert, along with Rihanna and Sean Kingston, then went on to perform a session in the Bridge Suite, voted one of the world's most expensive hotel rooms by Forbes.

You can also read Travel Weekly's interview with Brett Armitage, senior vice president of sales at Atlantis Paradise Island's sister resort Atlantis The Palm in Dubai, which opens in autumn 2008.