Brian to announce new TV role

Brian Fortuna will be joining the cast of well-known TV show soon, according to information on a new website. Details about the programme have not yet been released.

The news is on the Sparkle website which went live today and features videos of Brian, including one where he is topless. It will provide further footage and video messages from Brian and other celebrities and also has Facebook and Twitter feeds.

The Sparkle website is run by Sparkle Global Entertainment which is believed to be connected to Camilla Storey, Brian's agent.

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Ali and Brian are both reported to be attending the press night of Pygmalion at the Garrick Theatre in London on Wednesday 25th May.

Kara Tointon, who won last year's Strictly, is starring as Eliza Doolittle in the George Bernard Shaw play with Rupert Everett and Diana Rigg. Simon Ward who was due to play her father has had to pull out because of illness.

The film My Fair Lady, starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison, was based on Pygmalion.

On the following Saturday (28th May), Brian will be the special guest at a charity event in Hull. He will judge a children's dance competition and run a dance workshop at the Echoes Foundation Vintage Tea Dance at Hull Fruit, Humber Street. For more information, see the Echoes Foundation.

Ali to appear in Brit comedy horror film

Ali has been cast in British comedy horror film Strippers vs. Werewolves which begins shooting in the London area tomorrow.

The film stars Robert Englund, who played Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street series, and former EastEnders actor Martin Kemp, who also found fame as a member of the Spandau Ballet pop group in the 1980s.

British film company Black and Blue Films are producing the film which is directed by Jonathan Glendening.