TV calendar babe is ballet beautiful

 TELLY stunner Jennifer Ellison is taking steps to be Britain's No1 calendar girl—in a breathtaking ballet pose.

It was a leap back in time for the ex-Brookside star who won ITV's Hell's Kitchen and is now wowing West End crowds in the stage hit Chicago.

Jennifer, 21, told us: "The ideas for each month's picture were all mine and say a lot about me. Ballet was my first love as a child when I was just starting out."

The rest of the frill-packed calendar should put fans in a spin, too.

And it'll keep Jen's glamour girl rivals on their toes!

Jennifer's official 2005 calendar is £7.99 from stores including HMV, Clintons and Virgin or at www.danilo.com

Brit's time to tell us something

OK, what would you do...allow the world to think your days as a purring pop pin-up have gone down the pan—or admit you're up the duff?

Well, that seems to be the dilemma facing current fruit 'n' nut job BRITNEY SPEARS.

Her ballooning physique, drab hair and spotty face could all indicate a few too many happy meals at the local drive-in.

But such image-busting indignities are also the tell-tale signs of early motherhood.

Of course, it helps you come to this conclusion when you know Brit's been telling close friends and family she IS expecting.

Her pals twigged when she moved her wedding to dancer KEVIN FEDERLINE forward so as to avoid walking up the aisle with a baby bump. Then she ditched her blonde locks—most women know you're not to bleach when pregnant.

Then she began bleating about being ready to start a family when she's 23. Er, that's in two months' time. Expect the announcement soon.

And speaking of announcements, Brit's PR has revealed the Brit 'n' Kev union is finally legit. LESLIE SLOANE said: "All the proper paperwork was dealt with today, filed, done. It's all legal."

Oh, and nice cap chat, Brit. Although a more apt Latin phrase might have been Ad Nauseam.