Monthly Archives: June 2009

June 29, 2009
Corden called out for helping make overweight “normal”

A British health expert has called out several overweight celebrities, including James Corden, for helping shift public opinion that obesity is now normal. The expert, a keyhole surgery expert (and perhaps a performer of weight-loss surgeries?) slams Corden and several other well-known personalities for help making obesity more accepted.
Preposterous, we say.
While we fully recognize the [...]

June 26, 2009
Pics of Corden + Brydon on set of Gavin & Stacey

An enterprising Sun photographer has captured two new pictures of James Corden and Rob Brydon on set for the third series of Gavin & Stacey (click through for pics).
The third series is filming now in Barry + C ardiff, set for on-air later this year on BBC1. Co-creators Corden and Ruth Jones have said it [...]

June 21, 2009
Corden to be voice in animated Gruffalo

James Corden is set to be a voice in an animated adaptation  of The Gruffalo, according to The Guardian.
No word on what character Corden will be lending his vocals too. We do know that the 30-minute version will anchor the BBC Christmas season this December.
Not familiar with The Gruffalo? Read up on the award-winning story [...]

June 19, 2009
Corden supports Cake for Charity

James Corden is helping raise funs for the Bone Cancer Research Trust charity by letting us in on a secret Gavin & Stacey treat.
The charity event, in conjunction with Awareness Week (20 June – 27 June) has local charities help raise funds through tea parties, bake sales, auctions and picnics.
Corden lends his support by revealing [...]

June 18, 2009
Happy Birthday James?

Longtime readers of the site will know there is something of a James Corden Birthday Mystery.
While we’re now reasonably certain Mr. Corden was born in 1978, there now appears to be some discrepancy as to the actual day.
Originally mid-August took the cake, sith 8/17 or 8/18 being the most likely days.
However, recent updates to Corden’s [...]

June 10, 2009
2 New Gavin & Stacey Contests

We’ve got two new Gavin & Stacey contests to let you know about.
For the UK set, The Independent is giving aware of Vodafone Gavin & Stacey loaded Nokia 5800 (see our original post on the mobiles). You’ll need “Australia” (hint, hint). Contest closes 6 July 2009. See the site for full rules + regs.
For our [...]

June 7, 2009
Corden Interview: Fame, Career, Gavin & Stacey + Telstar

James Corden has given an in-depth inteview with The Observer, covering a range of topics from his career, rise to fame, upcoming film Telstar and Gavin & Stacey.
After briefly discussing the general pros + cons of celebrity, the conversation quickly turns to Corden’s own fall from grace earlier this year. After the much acclaimed Gavin [...]

June 6, 2009
Piers Morgan + James Corden Share a Moment

James Corden and Piers Morgan shared a moment at a recent awards red carpet (click for vide0).
You can see the full video via the link, but James + Piers bump into each other on the red carpet and a bit of bromance ensues.
We know James is hapily dating Sheridan Smith, but Piers might be giving [...]

June 6, 2009
Corden to Join Take That on Stage

James Corden is set to join Take That on stage in Cardiff.
Corden will be in town filming the third series of Gavin & Stacey when Take That hits Millennium Stadium.
We’ve long known Corden to be a Take That fan – he’s even featured their music in episodes of Gavin & Stacey.
The Mirror reports the Take [...]

June 3, 2009
James Corden + Jack Black Rap at Glamour Awards

Apparently James Corden spent Tuesday evening hosting the Glamour Awards in the UK.
Perhaps one of the funniest moments of the night was he and Jack Black (co-star of the upcoming Gulliver’s Travels) rapping their acceptance of “man of the year” for a missing Kanye West.
Enjoy the clip via YouTube:

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