According to Hello magazine, Take That singer Gary Barlow has surpised his fellow climbers by chartering a private jet to take them all home from Africa.

The nine climbers apparently “received a heroes’ welcome” when the jet landed at RAF Northolt on Monday.

The team had expected to fly home on a scheduled passenger flight, but Gary decided they all deserved “a treat” so he paid £50,000 to hire the jet… Read more & comment »

EastEnders actress Patsy Palmer has quit the Celebrity Apprentice show after what The Sun alleges was “a row with Ultimo lingerie boss Michelle Mone”.

Patsy apprently “blew her top” in a task for the Comic Relief special.

The paper adds that Patsy’s husband, Richard Merkell, “had to talk her into returning” to help team-mates Carol Vorderman, Fiona Phillips and Ruby Wax create and sell a new children’s toy… Read more & comment »

As X Factor and Girl’s Aloud star Cheryl Cole, Denise Van Outen and the rest of the fundraising team of celebrities continued their gruelling trek up Tanzania’s Mt Kilimanjaro, Cheryl was apparently “finding it tough”, particularly after hearing the news that her husband, Ashley Cole had been arrestef following a night out.

The 25-year-old star was apparently upset both about the arrest and the fact that Ashley had promised her he wouldn’t go out drinking while she was away, according to the Daily Mirror… Read more & comment »

ITN is reporting that Fearne Cotton collapsed during the Comic Relief Killimanjaro climb.

It had been already been reported that Fearne was suffering nosebleeds as the nine-strong team of celebs struggled to reach the summit in aid of the charity.

Alesha Dixon and Denise Van Outen have both had quite bad falls during the climb and Gary Barlow has complained of continuing back pain.

The group are being “spurred on” by public donations amounting to more than £580,000 but given the number of injuries they’re suffering, personally, I think the whole thing should be called off before – God forbid – someone dies up there.

BANG International is reporting today that X Factor judge and Girl’s Aloud band member Cheryl Cole “broke down in tears” during the trek up Mount Kilimanjaro yesterday.

Cheryl – who’s taking part in the gruelling climb with eight other celebrities to raise money for Comic Relief – was reportedly “terrified” after seeing a fellow climber having to be stretchered off the mountain after suffering from potentially-fatal altitude sickness.

Cheryl’s quoted as saying, “He looked really scared. It shook us up.

“You feel strange at this altitude anyway. I started wondering if I was suffering too – but I’m alright and we’ve got each other to help us get through and hopefully get all the way to the top.”

So far, none of the celebrities have suffered with altitude sickness but they have been suffering with a variety of other ailments… Read more & comment »

In a bid to raise money for Comic Relief, a variety of celebs are climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and Alesha Dixon has become the first of them – though probably not the last – to “take a tumble” during their climb.

The star was reportedly “answering the call of nature” behind a bushe when she apparently slipped and fell several yards down what was described by the PA as “a steep ledge”.

Despite initial fears that she’d been badly hurt, apparently she came out of her ordeal laughing about the incident… Read more & comment »