THEY aren’t back on our screens for the next series of Celebrity Big Brother until April, so we weren’t surprised to see Aj Odudu and Will Best letting their hair down.
The pair were out enjoying themselves at Vanity Fair’s EE Rising Star party.
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Aj and Will were the last ones standing as they joined celebrities including Ellie Goulding, Marisa Abela, Anais Gallagher and Sabrina Elba at the boozy bash at the Four Seasons Hotel in London’s Park Lane on Wednesday night.
Knocking back pink Taittinger champagne, Aj was the life and soul of the party and we spotted her being chatted up by an endless stream of blokes who were keen to catch her eye.
Meanwhile, Will caught up with us and chatted about the next series of the Itv show, which will be filmed at a secret new location in the capital.
He told us: “We’ve got a new house. It’s similar to the last one but I think it might all be on one floor this time.
“I feel like we need a big American housemate this year.
“Sharon Osbourne ticked that box on the last series and we need that again.”
As we suggested Spencer and Heidi Pratt — who took part in 2013 and 2017 and were recently left homeless by the wildfires in Los Angeles — Will admitted he didn’t think they would make the cut this time.
Will conceded: “Speidi do need somewhere to stay at the minute.
“They were such iconic housemates but they’ve already done it twice. ITV wants to keep it to people who have never done it before. I’ve still not heard anything about who the new housemates could be.
“Last year I didn’t find out until the night before.
“You would expect them to spill the beans but they don’t.
“You guys know more than me. You leaked it last year and all the names were correct.”
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Joe Cole was also at the bash.
But unlike the other stars, who downed Bafta film-themed cocktails including Back To Barrel, The Anora Effect and Unstoppable Collins, the Peaky Blinders actor spent the whole evening standing in a corner holding court with his mates.
It might have been a bit boring, but he got the last laugh in swerving the hangovers we were suffering from yesterday.
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Gracie: I have Ab enough
It’s hard to have sympathy for some people – and Gracie Abrams is one of them.
She is sick and tired of being told she has a brilliant body. Life can be so hard, can’t it?
The daughter of director JJ Abrams has had a stellar few months with her song That’s So True spending eight weeks at No1.
But she is fed up of being asked about her rock-hard abs. Gracie, who is dating Paul Mescal, told mag Cosmopolitan: “There’s no end to the discourse on women’s bodies, like Jesus f***ing Christ. Shut up!
“I don’t have a routine. I swear on my life.”
Baggy Bieber
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It looked like Justin Bieber had just played Supermarket Sweep at a jumble sale when he turned up at a cinema.
The Baby singer wore a beanie and sunglasses, teamed with baggy trousers, slippers, jacket – and what looked like a dressing gown.
To be fair, I’m sure he had the last laugh when it came to getting comfy for the movie he was watching.
He was joined by his wife, model Hailey, for the outing in New York.
It put the rumours of a split to bed after speculation their marriage was on the rocks when he unfollowed, then re-followed, her on Instagram.
Justin has had a rocky 12 months with the birth of his first son, Jack, and intense scrutiny over the arrest of Diddy – who he regularly hung out with as a teenager.
There are whispers the Canadian heartthrob will return to music this year.
But it seems like he would be better taking some more time for himself, for now.
Tom piano man
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Tom Grennan came full circle this week by playing Radio 2’s Piano Room – seven years after being named as BBC Introducing’s Artist of the Year.
He was following in the footsteps of acts including Coldplay, Gary Barlow and The Libertines.
I was lucky enough to go down to the station’s Maida Vale studios in West London to watch him in action.
Presenter Vernon Kay was on cloud nine after being told his slot is now the biggest radio show in the UK, with 7.2million listeners.
During the set, Tom performed his cool new track Shadowboxing, 2021 hit Little Bit Of Love and an amazing cover of Harry Nilsson’s Without You.
He also discussed new album Everywhere I Went Led Me To Somewhere I Didn’t Want To Be, which is out on August 15.
Tom said it was inspired by his struggle with fame. The singer added: “It reflects on the past, friendships, relationships, my own inner things that are going on.
“I was ready to open up to the people who were listening to my music.
“I feel like I’ve never truly been honest with my fans.
“Even though I have been as honest as I can be in my music, I feel like this is the first time I’ve gone, ‘Do you know what, I’ve actually got a lot of stuff going on in my head and I have to work at this every day’.
“If I don’t do that, I’d probably be a little bit mad.”
I’d you haven’t watched Tom’s set, it is available now on Bbc Sounds – it’s not to be missed.
Sir Elton John will play a one-off show with Brandi Carlile at the London Palladium on March 26.
The pair have announced the gig in support of their collaborative album Who Believes In Angels?, but only those who pre-order the record will get the chance to buy tickets.
Glen film runs to delays
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Filming of rebooted 1987 film The Running Man has been pushed back after lead actor Glen Powell injured himself on set.
I’m told the Hollywood hunk, above, took a nasty fall while racing, which left his hand badly hurt and requiring medical attention.
A source said: “Glen was on set and really hurt his hand. He was checked over by medics and taken to hospital. His hand is now bandaged up, which is a pain for filming.
“Bosses are now looking at how to reschedule the shooting to allow him to make a full recovery. He is taking it easy for the time being.”
He started shooting the movie in London late last year, but now it looks uncertain whether it will be out in time for its intended release date in November.
The Top Gun actor is playing Ben Richards in Edgar Wright’s movie, the part taken by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the original flick.
