BLACKPOOL'S newest hotel is showing its class on Friday, when 'It girl' Tara Palmer-Tomkinson performs its official opening.

The £5m Big Blue Hotel, at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, is making a name for itself with big beds, DVD players and fabulous fabrics in each of its 116 beautifully designed rooms.

It is the first new hotel on the resort's sea front in 25 years and the first hotel at the Pleasure Beach.