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Crouch reveals inspiration behind his famous robot dance

Crouch reveals inspiration behind his famous robot danceLondon, Mar 28 : Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch has revealed the inspiration behind his famous robot dance.

"I had to get my inspiration for the robot dance from somewhere, so C-3PO deserves the credit," Crouch said.

According to the Sun, Crouch said that he and his team-mates from England's Colney training camp, spend much of their time glued to portable DVD players.

"I am a massive Star Wars fan so I usually bring all the movies with me," he added.

Lily Allen: Media attention makes me feel like a caged animal

Lily Allen: Media attention makes me feel like a caged animalLondon, Mar 28 : Lily Allen has revealed that the intense glare of paparazzi has left her feeling like a "caged animal".

While in an exclusive interview with The Independent magazine, Allen, 23, expressed her relief after obtaining a court injunction that protects her from paparazzi harassment.

"I already know that it''s going to change my life ... I''m beyond happy. It''s like I''ve been allowed to have success and a life, because sometimes it makes you feel like a caged animal," she said.

Kerry Katona back with hubby

Kerry Katona back with hubbyLondon, Mar 28 : Kerry Katona has confirmed that she is back with her husband Mark Croft - just two weeks after they split.

"Mark's at home looking after the kids. Things happen in a marriage, and things happen behind closed doors," The Daily Star quoted her, as saying.

Mark, 38, had last week claimed that he had walked out on the mum of four and that she had been living off him.

He said: "I walked out on Kez because I'd had enough of her mood swings and stuff. Kerry never threw me out. There has been no money in secret bank accounts or anything like that."

The dingy pub cellar plot to create mayhem during G-20 summit revealed

The dingy pub cellar plot to create mayhem during G-20 summit revealedLondon, Mar 28 : A clandestine meeting was organised in a dingy pub cellar by Chris Knight, the leader of a group calling itself G20 Meltdown, an umbrella organisation for the radicals who plan to bring "mayhem" to the streets of London as world leaders gather for the G20 summit.

The meeting held on last Sunday was aimed at plotting "anti-capitalist protests" during the next week''s summit.

BBC''s black Friar Tuck irks historians

BBC''s black Friar Tuck irks historiansLondon, Mar 28 : The English folk law has been reshaped - courtesy BBC. In its new series, Robin Hood has been armed with black warrior Friar Tuck - a change which has not been well received by historians.

However, actor David Harewood, who plays the first ever black Friar Tuck, who is usually played by short, fat, balding white men, is happy with his role.

He says he will reincarnate Sherwood Forrest''s bumbling monk into a hunky, fighting robed warrior who helps Robin rob from the rich and feed the poor.

How restorers wiped away Shakespeare’s changing appearance from his portrait

London, March 28 : The restoration work on William Shakespeare's portrait, 100 years after his death, actually removed a superimposition that could have revealed an insight into the changing appearance of one of the world's greatest playwright.

When art conservators joined hands to restore two rare portraits of Shakespeare, they thought they were removing paint daubed on the canvases more than 100 years after the Bard's death to reveal "authentic" portraits beneath.

According to a report in the Independent, it has emerged that they were, in fact, wiping away priceless insights into the changing appearance of Shakespeare.

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