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Ricky and Bianca may back in Walford, but Patsy Palmer and Sid Owen prefer the sea air
Sussex is fast becoming one of the most talked about Celeb housing counties – take one week in the news for example. Hove based Heather Mills-McCartney (soon to become Mills again) literally blasted the media in a quite spectacular outburst whilst perched on the GMTV sofa. (If you didn’t get to see it then you can log onto gm.tv – it is worth it). This of course caused unprecedented tabloid coverage on exactly what Heather was trying to stop. Heather is now trying to pass a bill in the European Parliament to make the British press more transparent about their sources when they print stories. She claims to be a victim of a hate campaign by the media as well – of course we all have opinions on the press in this country, but sometimes maybe it is better to keep a demure silence!
Also in the headlines was the welcome return of two sorely missed characters in BBC1’s Eastenders. Ricky and Bianca first appeared in 1993 and were played by actors Sid Owen – who has just moved to Rottingdean (where I live and now see all the time in Tesco Metro!), and Patsy Palmer who lives in Brighton. The couple who had a traumatic break up which culiminated in one off special – having millions glued to the screen. Ricky returned to Walford in 2002 but moved on again in 2004. In real life Sid learned how to cook, wrote a book and lived in France, while Patsy married and bought up three children. The couple are likely to appear on screen later this year – we can’t wait!
Finally top tv chef Jamie Oliver is to bring his new venture to the tastebuds of Sussex. Pukka Pasta will open in Brighton’s Lanes in July 2008, the restaurant will be serving Italian food from £5 to £8. We are told that he will be incorporating high quality ingredients plus fresh bread baked on the premises daily by artisan bakers! The location is Black Lion Street and the restaurant will be part of a new development by Karis (the peeps behind the proposed King Alfred Development in Hove).
Jo Brooks is director of Brighton-based PR company JBPR Ltd
01273 622555, www.jb-pr.com
