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Brits 2006

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Insider gossip on the after parties

Madonna with her best international female awardNever mind three awards in one night, the very best bit of the Brits was having their photo taken with Madonna, says Peanut from Kaiser Chiefs.

The Leeds boys were on the lash and their good spirits were appealing to Madge, who stuck around with them backstage.

Despite reports that she chipped off after half an hour, Madonna actually stayed a long time chatting to reporters before going to chat Moyles up:

"I'm very attracted to your Leeds accent. I think it's charming... Speak to me."

She actually said that to him - listen to more of their flirting here (Madonna is 2:45 in).

The End Of The Pier-themed after party kicked off straight after the show in London's Earls Court. There was a Rolls Royce parked in the artists' enclosure for people to sit in. Lots of extremely inebriated people crashed around in different rooms with dodgems, karaoke, tarot card readings and sandcastle making.

There were massages on offer and black vinyl floors in the dance tent for those who weren't ready to calm down yet.

Kanye West on the red carpet with his dancersNobody could take their eyes off Kanye West's entourage of near-naked gold-sprayed dancers, who followed him everywhere.

Still sporting his Sgt Pepper jacket Kanye gossiped with Newsbeat, only interrupting to watch Gorillaz: "I went to art school so I'm so envious every time I see their videos... I want to work with them so bad... I hope they know it now!"

Grinning about his double win, James Blunt says he'll be keeping his Brits in his toilet, along with his letter from the Queen. Who says he's posh?

Mini-pop Kelly Clarkson needed someone to hold up the train of her dress as she did backstage interviews.

And KT Tunstall's hot pink number caused her a bit of a moment, which she shared with Newsbeat: "I'm in a slightly awkward situation as we talk. The arse of my dress split open five minutes ago but to be honest I'm very, very pleased it just didn't happen half an hour ago when I was a walking up to collect my Brit award."

Jeans were banned at the do according to the invites, although some people (read James Blunt) seemed to break that rule. Kelly Osbourne was reluctantly dressed up: "If I could have got away with it I would have worn my jeans."

Paris HiltonAnd after Paris took a bag of flour in the face earlier in the day at the Julien MacDonald Fashion Week show, she turned up in defiance wearing one of Julien's gold beaded mini-dresses.

She told Newsbeat she handpicked herself a Ferrari for her birthday this weekend: "I got a red one. It has a TV inside and like, pink lights on it. It's really nice."

Kelly Osbourne said she was hoping to hook up with her mate Paris Hilton for a party: "I love her, I'm glad she's here - someone fun! She's a good friend of mine."

The stars all split up later for the various parties - Kelly slinked off to the Universal party, along with the Sugababes, Marilyn Manson and new wife Dita von Teese.

Kanye threw his own at Mo*vida, a nightclub in the vaults of the London Palladium (three drinks = £25). The doors were mobbed with more than 300 beautiful types trying to get in. Models and media luvvies can be forceful - it ended up with the police coming down and controlling Kanye's guest list for him.

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