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Has Anyone Seen This Charming Pair?
By “pair” we mean Katie and Alex, not Katie’s pair
UPDATE: They're married! At the Wynn, at 4pm today (Tuesday). Just as we were hunting them down in the chapels.
Today is a special (read: trashtastic) day for the Strip. Stephanie Pratt is hosting tonight at Pure. Over at Moon, they’re having a giveaway of Fergie Footwear. But most importantly, most crucially, Katie Price has arrived in Vegas.
If you haven’t seen the Price before, and you’re thinking she looks like a slightly more wizened version of what you’d see down Tao on a Saturday night, you’re wrong. This woman is a phenomenon. In a nutshell, she made millions as Britain’s top glamour model, Jordan, in the early 2000s, then reinvented herself as Katie Price, supermum, horse-rider and loving wife to Australia’s drippiest émigré, Peter Andre.
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The Signature at MGM Grand Now Coddling The Brits
Wait a second. Isn’t the whole point of travel to experience something new, a different perspective, heck, even a different culture? While you may think Las Vegas is devoid of such things, it is a culturally diverse destination and we dare you to argue that there is any place on the planet like Las Vegas.
We make it a point to steer clear of safe, familiar, and predictable elements in our travels, which is why we give The Signature at MGM Grand’s new “Home Suite Home” promotion a big thumbs down. We love that British Airways is now offering non-stop service from London to Las Vegas, but seriously doubt that British travelers will be enticed to fly more than 5,000 miles by the promotional promise of PG tips tea and McVitie’s snacks upon arrival.
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Is Simon Cowell's 'X Factor' Coming to Vegas?
Yup, this could do well in Vegas.
More Brits could soon be in Vegas if the rumors are true about Simon Cowell bringing his X Factor show to Sin City. The NY Post reports that Cowell and his partner Sir Philip Green will bring an American version of X Factor stateside and that the finalists will be performing in Vegas, instead of Hollywood.
Cowell, who is still in talks with Fox and NBC about bringing the talent show to American TV, said over the weekend that his plans are to set up shop in Las Vegas when the deal is finally done. "Vegas is tailor-made for this show," says Sir Philip Green, the retail store-billionaire who is now partners with Cowell. "To sing in Vegas? I mean, hell, you get to the final 12 [and tell them] 'Your dream's come true -- you're going to sing in Vegas!' "
X Factor is an American Idol-type of show that spawned singing sensation Leona Lewis and is hugely popular in Europe. There's no word on where this show would set up shop but um, Planet Hollywood is our big guess. Then again, they could easily do Hard Rock or The Palms too.
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A Very British Scandal At The Bellagio, And How To Avoid Your Own
Slight scandal doing the rounds across the pond at the moment. It was revealed by the Guardian today that the Head of the BBC, Director General Mark Thompson, dropped £647.50 ($1072) of expenses on two nights at the Bellagio earlier this year.
$1072? How odd. Because we’re looking at the website now, and we can see rooms available for $129. Also, a friend of ours is, right now, shacked up in said Bellagio, having paid the princely sum of £500 ($828) for five nights and flights from London, all in.
So what we’re thinking is, someone either got a bad, bad deal, or someone booked a nice, nice room. Possibly a penthouse suite (from $359) or even a two-bed penthouse suite (from $699). Wonder which it is, Mr Thompson?
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A First-Time British Guide To Vegas: Part Two
Greetings, fellow British folk. So yesterday we prepared you for the shock of your first time in Vegas, and told you how to feast on the American side of Sin City.
We know you’ll love it here. But we also understand that Vegas is like orange squash - a big bottle of America concentrate. And, during your stay, you may well feel like some dilution before you can drink it again. So here’s where to go for a little taste of the green green grass of home. Or, rather a taste of the UK, as Vegas imagines the UK to be. Let’s go all Vera Lynn.
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A First-Time British Guide To Vegas: Part One
Brits on the Strip are here to stay thanks to the new British Airways service from London and the phenomenally good package deals that they’ve been touting to haul us over the Atlantic.
But if you’re one of them (the first sign of a Brit being that you’ll never call yourself British) and it’s your first time, you might be disappointed.
Coming from London, we feel your pain. We made our first trip to Vegas expecting to see Clooney and the Oceans boys hanging out in the casinos (or at the very least, fit men in dinner jackets), Hunter S Thompson clones gurning along the hotel corridors, and Cameron Diaz tottering out of a wedding chapel. We drove down the Strip looking for an ailing Nicolas Cage or an Elvis lookalike walking to work.
Needless to say, on arrival, we were sorely disappointed. We wanted to hide in our room, read our copy of Valley of the Dolls, listen to Frank Sinatra and weep quietly for our shattered dreams. Luckily for us, we were staying at Planet Hollywood and said room was less than inspiring, so we ventured out. And thus we learned to love Vegas.
