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In scenes mirroring the Beatles’ arrival in the U.S. in 1964, British pop stars the Go Tos landed at New York’s JFK International Airport on Tuesday to scenes of pandemonium.

An estimated 6,000 of the boy band’s American fans crowded the airport arrivals hall to await “the G2 five.” The swarm of mostly teenage girls quickly overwhelmed JFK’s seemingly unprepared security operation. Three girls fainted, and paramedics struggled to reach them.

The band’s debut album, “Welcome to the Circus,” has been a global smash hit, with five singles reaching number one in the U.S. Their latest single, “Why Don’t You Call?,” has been number one in the U.S. for six weeks.

The U.S. leg of the Welcome to the Circus Tour gets underway at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Thursday night…

One year after winningMake Me a Pop Star

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Which of these beauties is Cole’s belle?

The Go Tos’ Cole Kennedy took fellow “Make Me a Pop Star” legend Jocasta Rose to the BRIT Awards last night, sparking rumours the pair are dating.

While Rose looked at ease on Kennedy’s arm in a black one-shouldered gown from Alexander McQueen, perhaps she shouldn’t get too comfortable in the role? The pop heart-throb has been connected to a string of the world’s most beautiful women in the past few years, including Truro-born Hollywood starlet Peggy Lambsley, British Nigerian model Aaliyah, and the socialite Miffy Beaumont-Flattery. But despite Kennedy being spotted in popular nightspots on both sides of the Atlantic and making red carpet appearances with each of these certified bombshells, none of them has been able to hold Kennedy’s interest more than a few months.

It has been a remarkable transformation from mummy’s boy to womaniser for the “Hold My Hand, Hold My Heart” singer. When the Go Tos attended their first BRIT Awards, three years ago, Kennedy took his mother, Orla, as his date. He took his sister, Fiona, to the Mercury Prize and the MOBO Awards and the Grammys the same year.

Will Jocasta Rose—at eight years Kennedy’s senior—last the distance? Or will England’s Rose find herself on Cole’s compost heap with all the rest? At least his mum got a new house out of it…

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Pop star reveals beloved mother’s devastating cancer diagnosis

Cole Kennedy’s mum, Orla, has cancer.

Kennedy released a statement on behalf of his family last night, after an eagle-eyed reader of The Bulletin photographed Mrs Kennedy, 52, with family members outside Ipswich Hospital, Suffolk, on Thursday (pictured).

“My mother is being treated for ovarian cancer. There are around 7,500 diagnoses of this variety of cancer in the U.K. each year. If caught early, the prognosis is good.

“My mum is not a public figure, so I ask for privacy for her, and our family, while she gets the treatment she needs.

“Although we would not have asked for publicity around such a private matter, we hope Mum’s diagnosis might encourage those at risk of ovarian cancer to have regular screening tests.”

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“Cole’s off the rails”

Friends worry following mum’s tragic death

Concerned friends have spoken out about Cole Kennedy’s increasingly erratic behaviour after the 21-year-old Go Tos singer was photographed snorting cocaine in a West Hollywood nightspot at the weekend.

It’s unclear whether the pop heart-throb will face charges for his drug use, which could earn him a $1,000 fine or a year in a Californian slammer.

The pop star’s behaviour has become more and more “rock and roll” since his mother died three months ago. In recent weeks Kennedy has been kicked out of a New York nightclub, started a brawl in a swanky Los Angeles restaurant, and appeared onstage in Chicago sporting a black eye and barely able to stand upright. Some American fans booed the previously untouchable “British prince of pop.”

The Go Tos have been on tour in Asia and the U.S. since Orla Kennedy’s death from aggressive ovarian cancer in March.

A friend told The Bulletin: “He is extremely vulnerable. He needs protecting. He needs rehab. He’s not getting the support he needs from his record company. He’s too much of a money-spinner to take off the tour. We’re all incredibly worried about him.”…

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