Celebrities Spy: London

Event: Rachel McAdams leaving BBC Radio One Studios in London.

A Little About Rachel McAdams:

Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17, 1978) is a Canadian actress. After graduating from a four-year theatre program at York University in 2001, McAdams initially worked in Canadian television and film productions such as “My Name is Tanino”, “Perfect Pie” (for which she received a Genie Award nomination) and “Slings and Arrows”. Her first Hollywood movie was the 2002 comedy “The Hot Chick”. McAdams found fame in 2004 with starring roles in the teen comedy “Mean Girls” and the romantic drama “The Notebook”. In 2005, she appeared in the romantic comedy “Wedding Crashers”, the psychological thriller “Red Eye” and the family drama “The Family Stone”. She was hailed by the media as "the next Julia Roberts" and received a BAFTA nomination for Best Rising Star.

However, McAdams withdrew from public life in 2006 and 2007. During this time, she turned down leading roles in high-profile films such as “The Devil Wears Prada”. She made a low-key return to work in 2008, starring in two limited release films: the film “noir Married Life” and the road trip movie “The Lucky Ones”. She returned to prominence in 2009 with appearances in the political thriller “State of Play”, the science-fiction romance “The Time Traveler's Wife” and the action-adventure film “Sherlock Holmes”. McAdams's first star vehicle was the 2010 comedy “Morning Glory”. In 2011, she starred in Woody Allen's romantic comedy “Midnight in Paris” and made a cameo appearance in the action-adventure sequel “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”. McAdams will appear in three movies in 2012: the romantic drama “The Vow”, an as-yet-untitled Terrence Malick film and Brian De Palma's Passion.

McAdams lives in The Annex neighborhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She has dated both Ryan Gosling and Josh Lucas, and is currently in a relationship with Michael Sheen. She is an environmentalist.

Event: Pixie Lott Performs at Sainsbury’s Super Saturday in London

A Little About Pixie Lott:

Victoria Louise "Pixie" Lott (born 12 January 1991)is an English singer-songwriter, dancer and actress.

Pixie was born in Bromley and lived initially in Petts Wood and then Bickley, all suburban areas of London. Her mother gave her the nickname Pixie from when she was born "such a tiny, cute baby who looked like a fairy". She started singing in her church school and when she was five she attended the Italia Conti Associates Saturday school in Chislehurst, she went on to attend the main school – Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts – at 11, where she was awarded a scholarship. At the age of 13, Lott moved with her family to Brentwood. During her time as a student she appeared in the West End production of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” at the London Palladium, and in BBC One's Celebrate “the Sound of Music” in 2005, aged 14, as Louisa von Trapp. At the age of 14, she was part of the chorus, recording vocals on Roger Waters's opera “Ça Ira”. Despite missing school time because she was recording her album, Lott says she received straight 'A' grades in her GCSEs.

Her debut single "Mama Do" was released in June 2009 and went straight to number one in the UK Singles Chart. Her second single "Boys and Girls", also topped the UK charts in September 2009. Her debut album “Turn It Up” was released in September 2009. It reached number six on the UK Albums Chart, spawned five consecutive Top 20 singles, and sold over a million copies. Her second album, “Young Foolish Happy”, was released on 14 November 2011. "All About Tonight", the first single from that album, entered the charts at number one on 17 September 2011, making it her third UK number one hit.

Lott is often credited for her live performances and style. In July 2010, Lott appeared as a guest judge for the auditions for the seventh series of “The X Factor” in Cardiff, covering for Dannii Minogue, who was on maternity leave.

Lott has released "Boys and Girls" as her debut US single on 24 August 2010. The release coincided with the TV premiere of her first film, “Fred: The Movie”. In January 2010, Lott was named one of 2010's "Faces to Watch" by US magazine, Billboard.

She was voted No. 45 in 2010 and No. 31 in 2011 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women list.

She cites Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston as major influences on her style of singing.