P569 CEEFAX 2 569 Fri 21 Jan 22:05/11 *.: .* : .: *: :. 1/3 GERE AND MEL C TO PERFORM ON SAME BILL Former Spice Girl Gere Halliwell is set to share a bill with her rival and old bandmate Mel C for the first time since walking out of the group in 1998. The two, both pursuing solo careers, will appear in Manchester on January 28 at The Music For Life concert, to raise money for the city's Christie Hospital. A hospital spokesman said Mel C would open the concert and Gere was closing it. Gere's spokesman said: "It's not as if they will be on stage together." Films 541 CookBook 580 Showbiz 540 Music 560 Freetime 570 Lottery 555 Freetime Showbiz CBBCshows HeadlinesP569 CEEFAX 2 569 Fri 21 Jan 22:11/31 *.: .* : .: *: :. 2/3 STARS FIGHT BAN ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGES Rocker Melissa Etheridge is joining a celebrity line-up to fight against new legislation that would ban same-sex marriages in the US state of California Etheridge will play at a Beverly Hills concert to raise funds for the campaign against Proposition 22, which will bj put to a referendum in March. Other stars defending the right to gay and lesbian marriages include actresses Lily Tomlin and Carrie Fisher and the cast of NBC sitcom Will and Grace. Films 541 CookBook 580 Showbiz 540 Music 560 Freetime 570 Lottery 555 Freetime Showbiz CBBCshows HeadlinesP569 CEEFAX 2 569 Fri 21 Jan 22:17/43 *.: .* : .: *: :. 3/3 RHYS MEYERS RECALLS "GUNPOINT TERROR" Gormenghast star Jonathan Rhys Meyers has revealed how his dreams of stardom were almost cut short when, aged 17, he was held at gunpoint by robbers. The young actor said the six armed men demanded £25,000 after breaking into an Irish farmhouse he was staying at. The robbers eventually fled empty-handed. In an interview for Now magazine, the 22-year-old said the terrifying ordeal had actually left him able to confront anything without being afraid. Films 541 CookBook 580 Showbiz 540 Music 560 Freetime 570 Lottery 555 Freetime Showbiz CBBCshows Headlines