Alexa Chung 'angering' mates of Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner - Daily Gossip

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Arctic Monkeys and The Last Shadow Puppets man Alex Turner's mates are "angered" by the fact his girlfriend Alexa Chung insists on calling him by his full name Alexander. Turner's pals are apparently "hiding behind pub sofas cringing" at their "slushy smooching". Chung recently revealed: "We fall asleep with our arms around each other. He's little and so am I, so neither of us gets a dead arm." A friend of Turner allegedly said: "It's not very rock'n'roll" (The Sun).

From the papers:

Oasis leader Noel Gallagher reckons England football team manager Fabio Capello "looks like my grandma" (Daily Star).

Britney Spears laughed hysterically whilst having her nails treated in Hollywood (Daily Star).

wore "superhero tights" at the MTV Studios in New York (Daily Mirror).

Mark Ronson wore a pair of glasses that made him look like "one of the Two Ronnies" at the opening of The Strokes' frontman Julian Casablancas' Shin restaurant in LA (Daily Star).

Katy Perry has admitted she had a "drink problem" before finding fame. "It was difficult. It got out of control until I said 'OK - back to work'" she said (Daily Record).

Grace Jones wore an elaborate gold mask at the MOBO awards in London (Daily Mirror).

Robbie Williams is rumoured to be attending the MTV Awards in Liverpool next month (Daily Star).

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Post-punk legends Wire were watched by Chloe Sevigny at the Echoplex in LA (From NME.COM user Mindy).

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