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by Lydia Whitfield, South Wales Echo

JOANNE Hancocks, 34, lives in Pontllanfraith and is married to Karl. She is mum to Sophie, 11, and Tom, six, and is personal assistant to the station director at Real Radio in Morganstown, Cardiff.

Met any celebs?

I’ve met Shane Ward, Westlife and my favourite was when Duncan from Blue came in. The band had split up so he came on his own and I asked him for an autograph for my daughter Sophie, then asked if Sophie’s mum could have a photo taken with him. We had Girls Aloud in the studio the other week and they are very particular with their cups of tea. In the end, they asked me just to take the sugar bowl in for them to do it themselves.

When Westlife came in once for 9am, they wanted breakfast baguettes and it was a case of rushing down to the local garden centre and begging them to make up some bacon rolls and acting as if we’ve always got things like that to hand. I’ve got lots of autographs, but have got a bit blase, which is a shame, and just put them to one side at home.

What are the biggest perks of the job?

I’m sometimes the acts liaison when we have events in Cardiff or Swansea and my children love that. They sometimes get backstage access. I had Westlife record a message for my daughter’s birthday a few weeks ago. She said she’s so pleased I work for Real Radio.

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Westlife will be performing at London's legendary G-A-Y nightclub on Saturday 1st December at a very special night to mark the 20th Anniversary of World Aids Day.

Joining the boys for the evening's entertainment will be a host of top acts including Girls Aloud, Sugababes and Sophie Ellis Bextor. A donation of £10 will be made to the Elton John Aids Foundation for every ticket sold - find out more by clicking here

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Last week the guys told you about a very special show they are doing for ITV - The Westlife Show: Live!. If you haven’t voted for which of their number 1 singles you want the guys to perform then do it NOW as the voting so far is pretty tight so every vote counts.

Want to be in the audience to see the guys live? We’ve managed to get 100 pairs of ‘priority tickets’ just for you. If you want to win one of those pairs then all you need to do is email thewestlifeshow@itv.com with your name, age, address and a contact telephone number. Make sure to mark the subject as THE WESTLIFE SHOW COMPETITION. For terms and conditions see bottom of the email.

The lucky 100 people will be picked at random and notified by email the week before the show with a follow up phone call.

Because it’s Westlife’s own show we need winners to come dressed in your best ‘Westlife’ attire. We’re looking for banners, flags, posters, hats, scarves, t-shirts etc. The more effort made, the nearer to the front you are likely to be placed. Anyone under 16 will be refused entry. ID may be required.

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As you probably know, 2008 will be a very special year for Westlife - it marks the tenth anniversary of their incredible career!
The boys will be celebrating their amazing decade at the top in spectacular style with a concert at Croke Park in Dublin on Sunday 1st June.

Tickets for the show will be available to fans in a pre-sale taking place on Wednesday 21st November from 9am. Prices start from 59.50 euros including booking fee.

Check back here on Wednesday morning for the link to the pre-sale. The password will be sent in a mailout to everyone on the mailing list, so keep an eye on your inboxes. Save time on the day by registering with Ticketmaster in advance by clicking here.

Tickets go on general sale on Friday 23rd November from 8am from the following places:

In person: from 100 Ticketmaster outlets nationwide (ROI)
Phone: 24 hour hotlines - (NI & UK) 0870 243 4455 (ROI) 0818 719 300
Online: www.ticketmaster.ie

It's set to be one of the highlights of Westlife's career so far - don't miss it!

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Ever wondered what the Westlife boys would like to ask YOU? Then check out their answer to the latest fan question by watching the video below!

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CLASSICAL singer Katherine Jenkins added another string to her bow yesterday, as she was honoured at the Variety Club Showbiz Awards.

The Neath-born entertainer was named Classical Performer of the Year at the London Hilton

Meanwhile, Jude Law and Keira Knightley were crowned king and queen of the big screen.

The British stars won Film Actor of the Year and Film Actress of the Year at the event.

Knightley won plaudits for her role in Atonement this year. Law receives the gong despite lukewarm reviews for the film Sleuth, which is about to be released.

The star is also about to appear in My Blueberry Nights.

Other winners include Philip Glenister for TV Performance of the Year for the BBC Wales-commissioned Life on Mars and Michael Parkinson for Outstanding Contribution to Showbusiness.

The awards are all voted for by the Variety board, with the exception of Strictly Come Dancing which beat Life on Mars, the X Factor and Any Dream Will Do to take best TV show.

Lee Mead, the winner of the BBC talent search Any Dream Will Do, took the award for Outstanding New Talent for his debut in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Lee Evans won the award for Comedy, and Westlife were best Recording Artist.

David Suchet won Stage Performance of the Year for his performance in The Last Confession, while Cabaret was named best Musical Theatre, and Jerry Springer won the International award for his show on Sky One.

Knightley, Evans, Westlife, Myleene Klass, Strictly Come Dancing star Alesha Dixon and Louis Walsh were all guests at the event.

Mead, Jenkins and Westlife were all performing.

The awards show will be broadcast on Sky Three on November 24 and Sky One on November 25.

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'Back Home' is No.3 from last week's No.1 in the official UK albums chart.

1. Leona Lewis - Spirit (NEW)
2. Spice Girls - Greatest Hits (NEW)
3. Westlife - Back Home (1)
4. Led Zeppelin - Mothership (NEW)
5. Celine Dion - Taking Chances (NEW)

In the singles chart 'Home' is down to No.7 from last week's No.5.

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Westlife performed 'Home' live with a choir on Children In Need yesterday and Jo recorded and uploaded their performance, thank you hun!

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In the next instalment of your questions, the boys reveal what they'd say about themselves in a personal ad.

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