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"Thank you showbiz, what a week, eh? Not only have we had the birth of baby Cowell, the Elle Style Awards and another instalment of The Big Reunion, but with the BAFTAs and Brits in London Town this week, we&amp;#039;ve had a couple of corkers in the events calendar to get our teeth into.   First up, fresh from dashing across the pond from his judging seat on Britain&amp;#039;s Got Talent to be by the side of his girlfriend Lauren Silverman, Simon Cowell proudly announced to the world that he has finally become a father.  Baby Eric, named after Simon&amp;#039;s late father, was born in the rather posh Lennox Hill Hospital in New York, weighing 6lb 7oz, and it was only a matter of time before the X Factor boss shared his joy with the world via Twitter, announcing: &amp;#039;Very happy to say Eric was born at 17.45pm. Healthy and handsome.&amp;#039;  Several pictures of the new dad and son have been since posted on social media and it&amp;#039;s been rather heart warming to see the original Mr Nasty be so soppy with his boy. As for Eric&amp;#039;s mama Lauren, has there ever been a more glamorous mother to emerge from the traumas of giving birth?! Looking suitably, effortlessly chic strolling along with her new family, after a controversial start, all is looking well for the new mistress Cowell. And the headlines keep coming for the high-trousered one, as we were treated to the news that the X Factor star is to puff up his judging (booster) seat once again for the UK&amp;#039;s 11th series. Hurrahs all round. Will the reappearance of Mr Cowell be enough to boost the recent series&amp;#039; faltering ratings? Something tells me yes, and with his dream judging panel said to include a reinstated Cheryl Cole (now THAT would have been some humble pie eaten!), I have to say, I&amp;#039;m looking forward to it already.  Arguably the most prestigious event in the luvvies&amp;#039; calendar is the annual British Academy Film Awards. Once again hosted by Stephen Fry, the celebration of the world&amp;#039;s finest acting talent led many to don their dickie bows and clutch bags, and rock up to the capital&amp;#039;s Royal Opera House. Sadly, no &amp;#039;Jennifer Lawrence wardrobe malfunctions&amp;#039; to be musing over this year. It was, however, rapper Tinie Tempah who raised a few botoxed eyebrows by high-fiving a game Prince William during his duet with Laura Mvula. Emma Thompson carried on the anarchic behaviour by &amp;#039;flipping the bird&amp;#039; to the camera, and a bemused Leonardo DiCaprio attempted to snog the camera on the say-so of the show&amp;#039;s slightly faltering (at times) host. A great night for the finest filmmakers currently packing out box offices. Winners included Gravity, 12 Years a Slave and Philomena. We now have the joy of the Oscars coming up, where it&amp;#039;ll basically all be repeated. Speeches, winners and all. And film made way for music on Wednesday as the Brit Awards took over the O2 Arena in London&amp;#039;s Docklands. Having been the last few years, I was keen to see how this year&amp;#039;s efforts were going to go down with the (slightly over it) masses.  The telly bosses needn&amp;#039;t have worried. Okay, so the ratings weren&amp;#039;t heart-stoppingly amazing (should have booked an upbeat crowd pleaser act!), but the show dominated social media and looked the most impressive and slick it&amp;#039;s done in yonks. The lighting, pace, sets and calibre of acts and guest presenters were impressive, the pi\u00C3\u00A8ce de r\u00C3\u00A9sistance being Prince arriving to present a stunned Ellie Goulding with the Best British Female prize.  Hosted for the final time by James Corden, I don&amp;#039;t think I&amp;#039;m the only one who got a little weary of the constant cries of &amp;#039;give it up for James Corden&amp;#039; that sycophantic celebs kept yelling into their microphones - the ones that the Arctic Monkeys didn&amp;#039;t break, that is. A comedy actor Corden might be, a presenter he is not. The &amp;#039;arm on fire&amp;#039; gag at the start of the show fell seriously flat, and the relentless &amp;#039;drugs&amp;#039; references really weren&amp;#039;t funny, or indeed original.  Throw Jimmy Carr into the ring for yet another uncalled for &amp;#039;druggy&amp;#039; gag and it all just felt a bit too much. A bit too cool for school. Perhaps I&amp;#039;m in need of a major sense of humour bypass, but I found all the &amp;#039;being controversial for the sake of it&amp;#039; quite frankly unnecessary and lazy.  I&amp;#039;m not being a total grump though, I genuinely enjoyed this year&amp;#039;s show. I just wish a few more of the stars looked like they were too! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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