KATE, WE SAWYER BOTTOM!

SEEMS surfer chick EVANGELINE LILLY has, er, Lost her cozzie.

See Evangeline in the surf

The cheeky actress, who plays Kate in the hit show, nearly washed up without her bikini bottoms after riding some waves.

But the star—who has an onscreen fling with badboy Sawyer—got a little behind while practising her moves in Hawaii. 

A fellow surfer dude said: "She kept falling off and nearly lost her dignity. But she just laughed and got back on the board. She was having a great time."

Evangeline's fella, Lost co-star DOMINIC MONAGHAN, was on hand to give her a few pointers.

With a view like that no doubt he'll never tire of this board game...

PARTYING Corrie stars blew £5,000 on booze in just FIVE HOURS at KATE FORD'S leaving bash on Friday.

Stars including TINA O'BRIEN and JANE DANSON turned out for the do in Manchester and got through a stack of vino and bubbly. My insider said: "Kate looked very emotional and there were a few merry cast members by the end."



TWEEDY DUMB TO SNUB

CHERYL TWEEDY must be the daftest girl in pop.

The dozy Girls Aloud singer has TURNED DOWN the plum job as an X Factor judge.

Surely she can't think she's better than the biggest TV show of the year.

A host of A-listers are clamouring to be one of two new judges after LOUIS WALSH and presenter KATE THORNTON were axed.

SIMON COWELL wanted Mrs Ashley Cole on his team. She would have joined SHARON OSBOURNE and a new male judge.

I reckon Cheryl's career would have soared—but, bizarrely, she thought the job would be too much pressure.

An ITV source told me: "Cheryl is totally bonkers. We don't know what planet she's on. Being the sexy female judge would have opened so many doors for her because Simon is the man with the Midas touch.

"There was even the possibility that she could do shows in the States using Simon's contacts."

With crazy Cole now out of the running, I can reveal rolypoly DJ CHRIS MOYLES, mad American Idol judge PAULA ABDUL and Scary Spice MEL B are on the judges' shortlist.

Pop Idol's PETE WATERMAN has also been approached but isn't a frontrunner.

My insider revealed: "There has been a lot of talk about Chris being the perfect presenter to replace Kate Thornton but don't rule him out as a judge. His comments to the contestants would be hilarious.

"Paula and Mel B would both be great so it's going to be a tough choice.

"Mel's had a tough year after being jilted by EDDIE MURPHY so it would be an amazing comeback. But Paula already has great chemistry with Simon on American Idol and was a guest judge for the auditions in London last year."

Watch this space...

TURNS out rocker BEN MILLS isn't very, well, rock 'n' roll.

I hear he's miffed at being kept awake by the other rowdy lads on the X Factor Live tour running round the hotel NAKED. Apparently he needs his sleep.

Yawn!