ALISON BOSHOFF: It can now be revealed that the BBC actually twice offered Robinson her old job back, but she said no. She didn t want to change the show into the kindly new version that the Beeb wanted.
The 25-year-old is a rising star in the world of theatre, having had roles in Les Miserables, Oklahoma! and The Boy Friend, and she s hoping her new turn in My Fair Lady will prove a fan favourite.
RICHARD EDEN: In a scene that wouldn t be out of place in Eighties soap opera Dynasty, Dame Joan Collins had a bread roll viciously lobbed at her at a swanky private members club.
BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Amara Okereke, 25, has been chosen by Broadway director Bartlett Sher to play Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum in May.