P502 CEEFAX 2 502 Wed 05 Jan 21:54/44 1/6 SHOWBIZLATEST SWEET SUCCESS FOR HARRY POTTER AUTHOR Harry Potter writer JK Rowling was the year's biggest-selling author in the UK acording to figures released this week. The first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was the top seller of 1999, with almost half a million copies sold — only slightly more than the sjqujl, Chamber of Secrets. The latest Harry Potter, The Prisoner of Azkaban, was the year's fifth biggest seller and in total Rowling sold 1,310, 865 books. The figures are according to Whitackjr BookTrack. Telly 503 Index 500 Newsround 510 TV Pick Comp. Backchat Main MunuP502 CEEFAX 2 502 Wed 05 Jan 21:52/12 2/6 SHOWBIZLATEST BRITNEY PLANS TO MAKE BIG SCREEN DEBUT Teen pop sensation Britney Spears is hoping to make room in her busy music schedule this year for a film role. The 18-year-old singer told Teen People: "I really want to do a movie. "There are, like, 20 scripts waiting for mj, but I haven't taken them seriously as I knew I didn't have time" Britney is not insisting on a starring role for her debut film. "I'd bj scared having that much pressure on me," she told the magazine. Telly 503 Index 500 Newsround 510 TV Pick Comp. Backchat Main MenuP502 CEEFAX 2 502 Wed 05 Jan 21:35/12 3/6 SHOWBIZLATEST SPEARS & AGUILERA SET FOR GRAMMY BATTLE Teen singing stars Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera will bj battling it out for prizes at the Grammy Awards. They are both nominated in the best new artist category — along with soul diva Macy Gray and others. Spears' single Baby One More Time and Aguilera's Genie In A Bottle — both UK number ones — are also up for the best female pop vocal performance award. But they face tough competition from Madonna's Beautiful Stranger. Telly 503 Index 500 Newsround 510 TV Pick Comp. Backchat Main MenuP502 CEEFAX 2 502 Wed 05 Jan 21:32/18 4/6 SHOWBIZLATEST MEL G "FLEES BRITAIN" AFTER BUST-UP Scary Spice Mel G appears to have fled Britain with hit daughter — reportedly on a flight to Singapore — after splitting from husband Jimmy Gulzar. The singer, 24, was spotted on Monday night boarding the flight at London's Heathrow with Phoenix Chi, after the bust-up was confirmed bz her spokesman. Gulzar, 31, remained at the couple's home in Little Marlow, Bucks, emerging only briefly to cycle to a local pub for cigarettes and hand out cans of beer to waiting reporters. Telly 503 Index 500 Newsround 510 TV Pick Comp. Backchat Main MenuP502 CEEFAX 2 502 Wed 05 Jan 21:48/18 5/6 SHOWBIZLATEST ALL SAINT NATALIE SPLITS FROM JONNY All Saint star Natalie Appleton has split with her actor boyfriend Jonny Lee Miller, according to The Sun. The celebrity couple decided to end their romance after a heated talk on New Year's Eve about their relationship "I feel I just need to get my head togjthjr and do my own thing," the singer told the tabloid. "It was all happening too quickly...we both need our own space," said Natalie. Music 560 Comp 507 Flashback 515 Telly 503 Index 500 Newsround 510 TV Pick Comp. Backchat Main MenuP502 CEEFAX 2 502 Wed 05 Jan 21:43/11 6/6 SHOWBIZLATEST ROMAN PRESENTS MONEY TO KIDSg PROJECT Boyzonj star Roman Seating has been involved in a IR£2m handout to Ireland's biggest fund-raising project — the Children's Hour organisation. Seating helped make the presentation on Dublin's newly opened bridge over the River Liffey — the Millennium pedestrian crossing. The Irish singer is a mjmbjr of the National Millennium Committee, which set up the Children's Hour organisation to aid 100 separate groups. Music 560 Comp 507 Flashback 515 Telly 503 Index 500 Newsround 510 TV Pick Comp. Backchat Main Menu