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When we found out that actors Judd Nelson and Andrew McCarthy have their big days this week, we had everything ready for a Brat Pack-themed bash. We had the sleeping bags lined up, the popcorn in the microwave and the big screen set up for an all-night marathon of Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club and St Elmo's Fire. But the lads were too busy with their own plans (the cheek of it!) and let us down at the last minute, so we were left with this motley crew of birthday boys and gals. Undeterred, we put our chins up, faced into the wind and rustled up a few gifts to keep them on their best behaviour. Yes, that means you, Ms Spears!
How many candles? The clean-living warbler turns 26 today.
DS' birthday present: Tash becomes a "total wreck" if she doesn't get at least eight hours sleep a night, so we've nabbed some earplugs, an eye mask and a CD of whale sounds to help her grab 40 winks whenever she feels the need. Zzzzz.
How many candles? The mockney rapper celebrates his 29th birthday on Tuesday.
DS' birthday present: Since Mikey-boy is such a huge fan of gingerbread lattes, we've bribed a wizened old lady into handing over the recipe. Add a soupcon of gingerbread syrup to an espresso coffee, pour in steamed milk, top with whipped cream, and sprinkle with a dusting of nutmeg and cinnamon. Simple!
How many candles? The Doc Martin favourite heads into his 46th year on Wednesday.
DS' birthday present: Now he's spending his time as a curmudgeonly country doc, we're sure Martin needs to let his hair down and revisit his badly-behaved past. So we persuaded old pal Neil Morrissey to take him out on the tiles so he can get steaming drunk, belch the national anthem and scoff kebabs like his laddish alter-ego.
How many candles? The Meet The Fockers goofball turns 42 on Friday. Congratulations, Ben!
DS' birthday present: Ben is rumoured to be voicing a character in the big-screen version of the Smurfs, so we bought him a can of sky-blue body paint, a white hooked hat and a canister of helium to help him get into the mood. Smurftastic!
How many candles? The troubled pop princess is 26 on Sunday.
DS' birthday present: Britney apparently wants to go under the knife to shed her post-baby flab so we managed to pull a few strings and squeeze her in as a late addition to I'm A Celeb... If a diet of fish guts and rice doesn't get her back into that school uniform, we're sure Janice has all the best surgeons on speed dial at home.
