London, Sept 17: Brit musician Sir Elton John has confessed that he has done a few ‘hideous’ things in the past.

In an ITV1 special on the star, said that he has never taken fame seriously.

"I've taken work seriously - the artistic side - but I've never really taken fame seriously,’ the Mirror quoted Sir Elton, as saying..

"Otherwise I wouldn't be able to look back and laugh at some of the hideous things I've done,” he added.

London, Sept 17 (ANI): Singer Jamelia has revealed that she hopes to rekindle her romance with her footballer ex Darren Byfield.

The 26-year-old star, who split from the footballer last month after romancing for three years, said that she is hoping to get back together with Byfield.

“It would be nice to have a reconciliation with Darren but we will see,” Sun quoted Jamelia, as saying.

Jamelia, a mum of two, rubbished off reports saying they broke up because Darren cheated on her.

London, Sept 17: A drug, called STA-4783, has been developed to kill cancer cells. Unlike current treatments, the drug has very few side-effects, and those who have started taking the drug have already doubled their life expectancy, with researchers believing that survival rates could be even higher.

“This is the most exciting cancer treatment I’ve seen in 10 years,” Daily Express quoted cancer specialist Dr Tony Williams of Synta Pharmaceuticals, who is developing the drug, as saying.

London, Sept 17: Model Kelly Brook is gearing up to appear almost nude on BBC One hit show ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, for she will wear a skimpy flesh-coloured leotard for one of the episodes of the series.

A source of the show, which starts next month, said that the saucy costume was designed exclusively to show the busty model’s curves.

“Kelly’s got an amazing figure — the dress designer was very keen to show it off, Sun quoted the source, as saying.

“She will be flaunting all her best bits on camera,” source added.

London, September 17: A team of US and German researchers has found that measuring levels of a specific protein in the blood may help assess accurately how much fat coats the body’s organs.

Researchers from Harvard University and the University of Leipzig analysed 196 people, and found that genes that produce the protein RBP4 were up to 60 times more active in obese people with high levels of visceral fat than in lean people.

London, Sept 17: A new research has revealed that a human peptide called LL37, when coupled with body’s own DNA, works as a natural antibiotic against invading microbes.

The research team, led by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, reported their finding in an early online publication of Nature.