The Brits winners - Kylie Best International Female!

Did you all watch The Brits on telly tonight? In case you didn't, here's a list of the winners:

Outstanding Contribution To Music
Paul McCartney

British Album
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare

British Single
Take That - Shine

British Group
Arctic Monkeys

International Album
Foo Fighters

British Female Solo Artist
Kate Nash

International Group
Foo Fighters

International Female Solo Artist
Kylie Minogue

British Male Solo Artist
Mark Ronson

International Male Solo Artist
Kayne West

British Breakthrough Act
Mika

Critics Choice
ADELE

British Live Act
Take That

Mika started off the show in fine form wearing some of the tightest trousers I've ever seen (no wonder he sings in falsetto!) and duetting with the lovely Beth Ditto. They didn't sing Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) unfortunately. Mika won British Breakthrough Act but probably spent the rest of the evening hiding from that lecherous old queen Ian McKellan who was there to present an award. Seriously, each time I've ever seen McKellan offscreen he's got his hands all over some young chicken. Run Mika, run!

My favourite acts to perform were Rhianna who performed a great version of Umbrella with the Klaxons, Kylie Minogue who lipsynced most of her way through Wow but she's had the cancer so we forgive her anything these days, and Amy WInehouse who came on twice, firstly to sing Valerie and then Love is a Losing Game. Amy seemed a bit out of sorts during her first song, but it looked like she just couldn't hear herself properly and you could spot her asking Mark Ronson if she was alright. Ok, so her private life has been messed up recently, but as a performer she's electric and you've gotta love our Amy.

I hope they kept her away from that Jonathan Rhys Meyers though. Did you see how fucked up he was? He wasn't the only one as Vic Reeves seemed more than a little worse for wear too and so did Alan Carr but at least he was amusing with it. By the way, what's with all these actors and comedians presenting awards? It's not as if there's a lack of musical talent to present and I could've done without the feeble attempts at humour.

Take That won two awards and they seemed to be well chuffed with 'em. Nice local lads. I've met Mark a couple of times through work and he's absolutely lovely and down to earth. I bet he's glad that the group reformed though. I'll tell you what our Mark ended up doing a few years back when interest in him was thin. His niece goes to the same school as my niece and on Show and Tell day she decided to bring in her uncle Mark who used to be in a pop group. Of course, the kids at the time had no idea who he was as this was before the comeback, but the Moms sure remembered and the school had never had such a good turn out!

Jonathan Rhys Meyers is a Complex coverguy

Has Jonathan Rhys Meyers replaced drugs and alcohol addiction with interview addiction? After Details, he's now Complex magazine's coverguy for October and his addictions are covered in the interview:

C: Is abusing alcohol or drugs a way to reclaim control over your own body?

Jonathan Rhys Meyers: Certainly, absolutely 100 percent. And once people stop things like drinking they start focusing on something else. You have to fill the void. Why not fill the void with bettering yourself? Because you’re not going to the pub, and you’re not drinking with your mates, you’re going to the gym. It’s my way of “drinking.”

C: How difficult is it to stick to sobriety?

Jonathan Rhys Meyers: I’m 30 years old and Irish and I’m shooting in Dublin. Not drinking is difficult. But it’s difficult anywhere. If you’re in the middle of the Gobi Desert, if you want a drink you’ll find one. It’s just a life choice.

C: Does being in the entertainment industry make it even more difficult?

Jonathan Rhys Meyers: It’s a human thing, not an industry thing. Of course, when you have a lot more money and your ego is pumped, you sometimes can think that you’re invincible. Maybe there’s that element in the entertainment industry.

C: How conscious was the decision to bulk up and distance yourself from the frail androgynous typecasting?

Jonathan Rhys Meyers: Yeah, I wanted to change as an actor. There is a time for being a pretty, thin, 19-year-old boy. It’s about how you get parts at that time. It’s very difficult to cast 19 to 24, because you’re not quite a kid and you’re not really a man yet. You haven’t had life’s experiences.

C: Does it help in the quest to become a big Hollywood leading man?

Jonathan Rhys Meyers: Of course. There’s very few big Hollywood leading men who don’t go to the gym. And for now, I want to know what it’s like to be the leading man. It’s good fun. I like the responsibility.

C: Do you actually enjoy working out?

Jonathan Rhys Meyers: I’m one of those terrible people who actually really enjoys it. It allows for your mind to switch off as well and you’re just concentrating on your body. Also, vanity has a lot to do with it as well, because it’s a vain thing.

Now all Jonathan has to do is put out those nasty cigarettes, those skanky things kill!

Jonathan Rhys Meyers in Details magazine

Jonathan Rhys Meyers is this month's coverguy for Details magazine.

“PUSSY!” Jonathan Rhys Meyers bellows. “I want pussy!”

We are on a crowded street next to St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin, Ireland, dodging French and Italian tourists who might not understand what Rhys Meyers is shouting, but can surely sense the carnal tone. And certainly those of his countrymen also out strolling on this lovely autumn afternoon can comprehend exactly what he’s saying. The Irish actor is performing, of course. He’s doing his impersonation of a man trying to have a conversation in a crowded nightclub.

“I said, ‘Pussy! Pussy!’” he shouts. “P-u-s-s-y.”

Rhys Meyers himself no longer goes to those sorts of mobbed, cacophonous venues. A notorious partier, he’s recently sworn off alcohol. “I didn’t drink until I was 25, and I never drank every day, but when I did, it was bad. It would be a couple of days that just wouldn’t work out for me, waking up with a hangover. Drink doesn’t fit into the groove of where my life is going.”

Rhys Meyers, now 30, has been in rehab twice.

“I want to do really good things with my life,” he says. “And drinking is not synonymous with that. The [Richard] Burton days, the [Peter] O’Toole days, they are gone.”

Oh, I do hope so Jonathan. Those pretty boy looks are already fading fast!

AskMen.com's manliest Men of the Year

Those butch types at AskMen.com have been voting for their manliest men of the year.

"After a one-month period that saw more than one million votes cast, AskMen.com’s Top 49 Men of 2007 have been chosen, and the list is now revealed. We’ve spent the past few weeks sifting through your votes and assembling the rankings of the guys that you’ve deemed to be the best representatives of our gender – this year’s manliest men... George Clooney took the top place on last year’s inaugural Top 49 Men list. "

Here's this year's list of manly men (don't ask me why they only go to forty nine) so let's see how well gorgeous George did this time:

1. David Beckham
2. Matt Damon (woof!)
3. Timbaland
4. Roger Federer
5. Justin Timberlake
6. Daniel Craig
7. Steve Jobs (being a billionaire automatically makes you more manly)
8. George Clooney
9. Lewis Hamilton
10. Christian Bale
11. Brad Pitt
12. Clive Owen
13. Steve Carell
14. Denzel Washington
15. Rick Rubin
16. Peyton Manning
17. Matt Groening
18. Sacha Baron Cohen
19. Shigeru Miyamoto
20. Gordon Ramsay
21. Richard Branson
22. Leonardo DiCaprio
23. Prince Harry (the little lush!)
24. Stephen Colbert
25. Tom Ford
26. Tiger Woods
27. Ryan Seacrest (um, manly..?)
28. Kanye West
29. Alex Rodriguez
30. Shia LaBeouf
31. Ferran Adria
32. Frank Miller
33. Jonathan Ive
34. Sidney Crosby
35. Scott Schuman
36. Carlos Slim Helu
37. Stephen Schwarzman
38. Simon Cowell (moobs!)
39. Richard Hammond
40. Cormac McCarthy
41. LaDainian Tomlinson
42. Tony Parker
43. Dane Cook
44. David Chase
45. Ryan Gosling
46. Jonathan Rhys Meyers
47. Christopher Bailey
48. Jimmy Wales
49. Gerard Butler

The Tudors' Jonathan Rhys Meyers enters rehab - for alcohol issues!

People magazine reports that The Tudors star Jonathan Rhys Meyer has entered rehab for alcohol treatment.

"After a non-stop succession of filming, Jonathan Rhys Meyers has entered an alcohol-treatment program," rep Meredith O'Sullivan says. "He felt a break was needed to maintain his recovery."

Now, I don't mean to be unkind and I wish him well, but I doubt that Jonathan is really in there simply for alcohol issues. I'd say he indulges in a lot more than just a regular Gin Fizz. Ever seen his shockingly large dilated pupils in paparazzi photos?

"I burn my candle at both ends, It will not last the night.
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends,
It gives a lovely light." - Edna St. Vincent Millay