Archive for February, 2010
Liv Tyler Feels Under Pressure To Look Good
by Alice on Feb.27, 2010, under Actress

The stunning actress – who has a five-year-old son Milo from her marriage to Royston Langdon – admits she tries to be careful about what she eats if she is working on a new movie.
Liv revealed: “I do feel pressure. I watch what I eat – I try to be balanced, but not to be strict all the time.
“When it’s the holidays or I’m not working, I want to cook beautiful meals and eat them with my son and enjoy life. Then before I have something coming up, maybe I’ll do three days where I’ll just make juices and smoothies and soups and eat a lot of vegetables.”
Despite occasionally taking a relaxed approach to her diet, the actress does admit to having a genuine interest in fashion and always tries to dress to suit her shape.
She said: “Jeans and a striped top and a blazer is a very good look for me, but I also love to wear cute little dresses or rompers with tights and my Converse or my little Lanvin flats.
“I’m pretty obsessed with rompers at the moment.”
Source: BANG Showbiz
Mariah’s – Complex
by Alice on Feb.27, 2010, under Singer

The 40-year-old singer admits she has always been self-conscious about her appearance after somebody at her record company pointed it out.
She said: “I remember starting out and being at a record company at 19 and having someone tell me, ‘This is your good side and this is your bad side. Don’t ever let anyone take pictures of you from that side. You look terrible from that side,’ and so on. It created this whole complex – like I didn’t already have a complex!”
Mariah – whose mother is Irish-American and her father was an African-American of Venezuelan descent – says she has always been insecure about her looks because she’s mixed-race.
She said: “I felt very different as a bi-racial person. Growing up where I did, being half-black and half-white was a weird and difficult thing because I didn’t quite fit in either place and I moved around a lot. So when I went from that to this world it was like, let’s create an inferiority complex before we make this person go on TV and try to have confidence. So it was all about building self-confidence.”
Source: BANG Showbiz
Is Sir Elton John Secretly Shy ?
by Alice on Feb.27, 2010, under Singer

Singer Rufus Wainwright – who sought guidance from the ‘Rocket Man’ hitmaker in 2000 when he was struggling with an addiction to crystal meth – claimed the flamboyant star is very quiet away from his public persona and has little belief in his own abilities.
He said: “I don’t think people are aware of how shy he is. He’s a bit like the Wizard of Oz. On the one hand there’s this big pomp and circumstance, but really beneath it all there’s this very sweet little guy who’s constantly feeling very insignificant, which is ironic of course. What I’m saying is, he’s quite shy.”
While the 36-year-old star claims it was Elton who persuaded him to seek therapy for drug addiction, his problems got so bad, he even temporarily went blind.
Rufus added to Q magazine: “I lost my sight for one or two hours. I can’t quite gauge it exactly. During that period of losing my sight, I was also losing my mind. I could feel my sanity lifting off, and I wasn’t sure it would come back again. But it did and thankfully I’m still here today.”
Source: BANG Showbiz
Jim Carrey Has Become A Grandfather
by Alice on Feb.27, 2010, under Baby

The 47-year-old actor’s daughter Jane Carrey, 22, gave birth to a baby boy at a Los Angeles hospital on Friday (26.02.10) a few days ahead of her March 3 due date.
Jane – who fronts rock group The Jane Carrey Band – and her husband, Blood Money singer Alex ‘Nitro’ Santana, have named their new arrival Jackson Riley Santana.
A representative for the actor revealed Jackson weighed in at 7 lbs 11 oz and is 20 inches long.
Jim revealed his daughter was about to give birth this week on twitter.
On Tuesday (23.02.10), he tweeted: “Something beautiful is right around the corner.”
And on Friday he posted: “Right around the corner!”
When Jane announced her happy news last July, Jim – who split from Jane’s mother, his first wife Melissa Womer, in 1995 – predicted his daughter would be a fantastic parent.
He said at the time: “Jane is going to be a great mom.”
The ‘Yes Man’ actor’s long-term girlfriend Jenny McCarthy recently admitted she couldn’t wait to become a grandmother to Jane’s baby.
The blonde beauty – who has a seven-year-old son Evan from a previous relationship – said: “I think I’m going to be the awesome grandma, the world’s best is what I say.”
Source: BANG Showbiz
Johnny Depp In “skirts”
by Alice on Feb.26, 2010, under Actor

The actor portrays the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s new movie ‘Alice in Wonderland’ with a Scottish accent, and says he particularly enjoyed one scene where he got to wear a kilt, the national dress of Scotland.
He said: “The Scottish accent was something I did mess around with on ‘Finding Neverland’. That was a bit more Aberdeen, and Tim Burton and I talked about the Hatter being made up of different people and going to extremes… go dark and dangerous with the Scottish accent. I hope I arrived there. And I like wearing skirts too!”
The 46-year-old star – who last year was named the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine for the second time – is also unsure why he is still considered a teen idol.
He added to BANG Showbiz: “Clearly someone’s Photoshop is working really well if people are buying posters of me.
“I just keep doing a bunch of movies. I never really thought about whether they were teen movies or not. You always feel that you cross some sort of boundary that allows a film to be enjoyed by kids from the age of five to the age of 85.”
Source: BANG Showbiz
Sean Penn The Savior
by Alice on Feb.26, 2010, under Actor

The Oscar-winning actor was on a rescue mission in the earthquake hit Caribbean nation when he discovered an orphaned child and a woman badly injured in a collapsed building.
The pair are believed to have been trapped after a small aftershock, and the 49-year-old actor – who runs the Jenkins-Penn Haitian Relief Organization – drove with his 19-year-old daughter Dylan to rescue them.
Sean managed to free the pair before personally driving them to the University of Miami hospital camp in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.
The ‘Milk’ star then waited for both the woman and child to be treated for their injuries before taking them back to his home as they had nowhere else to go.
Sean recently returned to Haiti following a three-week stint helping survivors.
He said: “We have to save Haiti. Relocation is, right now, the primary focus.”
He also admitted he may pull out of the ‘Three Stooges’ movie as he’s “not in a very funny state of mind right now”.
A number of celebrities have gone to Haiti to help with rescue efforts, including ‘Bad Boys’ singer Alexandra Burke and Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie.
Source: BANG Showbiz
Angelina & Brad Are “loving parents”
by Alice on Feb.26, 2010, under Actor, Actress

Jon Voight – who reconciled with his daughter earlier this week after several years estrangement – has praised the actress for the tender way she and her partner raise their children and has claimed they are very settled in their relationship.
He said: “Angelina and Brad are so happy together and they are the most amazing, loving parents I’ve ever seen. It truly moved me to see how Angie is as a mom, I am so proud of her – she has so much love to give and to share with the children and with Brad.”
The 71-year-old actor was thrilled to meet up with the couple and their “special” children – adopted tots Maddox, eight, five-year-old Zahara and Pax, six, and three biological children, Shiloh, three, and 19-month-old twins Knox and Vivienne – in Venice, Italy on Sunday (21.02.10).
He told Radar Online: “It was just wonderful to spend time with Angelina and Brad and the children.
“I’ve been waiting so long to hug my grandchildren and it was amazing, they are the most beautiful, loving kids you could imagine and I’m not just saying that because I’m their grandfather, they really are something special.
Although Angelina and Jon’s meeting came as a shock to many, the pair has been working on the reconciliation for a while.
He said: “Angie and I have been in contact on the phone and by email for some time now.
“We’ve been working towards a full reconciliation for a while. Angie had to feel it was the right time to bring me into the lives of her and the kids and after some work she decided the moment had arrived.
“I hope I get to see them again soon. I want to spend as much time with them as possible.
Source: BANG Showbiz
Why Leona Lewis – Scared Of The Music Mogul ?
by Alice on Feb.26, 2010, under Singer

The ‘Bleeding Love’ singer – who shot to fame after winning the music mogul’s UK TV talent show ‘The X Factor’ in 2006 – admitted she has remained close to her mentor, but is still nervous about how he will react to her music.
Speaking about recording some new material, she said: “He didn’t come to the studio but I’d play him songs down the phone. It’s scary and you think, ‘Please like it!’
“We’ve formed more of a bond and we can be honest with each other.”
As well as Simon, Leona says she has lots of celebrity friends, in particular Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney and his family.
She said: “I have a relationship with the McCartneys. I respect their values and their opinions about vegetarianism because I’m a vegetarian. They’re really cool people.”
However, despite her successes, the singer admits she still gets overwhelmed when she meets other celebrities.
She added: “I was star-struck when I met Samuel L Jackson and Daniel Day-Lewis at the Golden Globes. I was excited when I met Nelson Mandela, too. I performed at his birthday in 2008. I was really honoured.”
Source: BANG Showbiz
Amy Winehouse Turned Down A duet With Robbie Williams
by Alice on Feb.25, 2010, under Singer

The ‘Rehab’ singer’s father Mitch has revealed his daughter was approached by the ‘Angels’ singer to duet with him, but she told Robbie she thought his idea was a “f***ing joking”.
Speaking on his online show ‘Mitch Winehouse’s Showbiz Rant’, he said: “I’m a bit worried about Robbie, next thing he’ll be wanting to make a record with Amy. That’s preposterous.”
The 58-year-old taxi driver added: “Actually he said that once… he wanted to do a record with Amy. Amy said, ‘Are you f***ing joking.’ ”
Amy is currently working on her long-awaited third album which she has recorded in London and Jamaica.
Mitch recently spoke about his concerns for his daughter now she has seemingly reconciled with her ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil.
He said: “I’d be devastated, I’m worried about the situation and I’m going to discourage her in every way I can. Their relationship was a disaster, it was destructive and they’re lucky that one of them didn’t die. Two addicts can’t be in a relationship.”
Source: BANG Showbiz
Is Reese Witherspoon Roaming With Her New Boyfriend ?
by Alice on Feb.25, 2010, under Actress

The actress – whose three-year relationship with actor Jake Gyllenhaal ended in December – was pictured smiling as she got into a car with Hollywood agent Jim Toth last night (24.02.10), but promptly covered her face as she realised they had been spotted by photographers.
The 33-year-old star – who has children Ava, ten, and six-year-old Deacon with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe – was seen out two weeks ago with Jim at Locanda Portofino restaurant in Los Angeles, but are believed to have been on “at least ten” low-key dates prior to their public outing.
Onlookers said the pair were “very flirtatious” and “very happy” during the meal.
A source said: “They were very flirtatious throughout dinner. They were having a lot of fun, totally getting along and laughing and talking the whole dinner. Reese seemed very happy. The mood was upbeat and really good.
“As they left, Reese reached around his neck and pulled him close for a hug. They kissed bye on the cheek – but it was a very friendly goodbye.”
Friends say Jim is ready to settle down but is not placing any pressure on Reese as he knows she’s recently come out of a serious relationship.
One said: “He’s reassessed his life. He suffered a loss last year -the death of his father – and Jim feels it’s time to settle down. He’s definitely grown up from his younger days as a cocky agent.”
Source: BANG Showbiz
Kimberly Wyatt – Not More Than Bandmates
by Alice on Feb.24, 2010, under Band

The singer insists she has never been close to her bandmate and wasn’t happy that Nicole got to sing lead for all the ‘Pussycat Dolls’ songs.
She said: “With Nicole, she’s more someone I work with, rather than a friend. But again, from all the touring and time we spent together, we did get close.
“I’d say that in any situation, nothing is ever perfect. But from the beginning, the way it was all put together, Nicole was always the lead singer and we had to come to terms with it. At the end of the day, that was just my job and when I came out on stage, I knew what my job was and I did it to the best of my ability. I feel like I can relate to anybody in a corporate job – because it’s just a job, nothing more!”
Kimberly also admitted she isn’t sure if she wants to get back together with the Pussycat Dolls.
The ‘Don’t Cha’ hitmakers are currently on a break and Kimberly – who has a solo single coming out – is happy working on her own and has no idea what the future holds for the sexy girl group.
She told New! magazine: “I don’t know if the Dolls will get back together. It’s not really up to me. And to be honest, I’m really enjoying finally having some sort of creative outlet doing my own thing.
“I don’t know what’s next for the Pussycat Dolls. The creator, a lady called Robin Antin, decides what we do and there’s not been any news so far.
“Right now, I like that someone other than the Pussycat Dolls is paying my bills! I’m enjoying getting out there and doing all the things I want to do.”
Source: BANG Showbiz
Is David Beckham Buying George Clooney’s Property ?
by Alice on Feb.24, 2010, under Football

The sportsman and wife Victoria Beckham spent several days at the actor’s villa in Laglio, on Lake Como, last year while he was playing for soccer team AC Milan and are now hoping to purchase the lavish 30-room property after the ‘Burn After Reading’ star decided to sell up.
According to Italian newspapers, David told pals: “I have fallen in love with the beautiful countryside. It’s peaceful, quiet and near Milan. It would be great for the family.”
However, the couple – who have sons Brooklyn, ten, Romeo, seven, and five-year-old Cruz – face competition from Russian vodka billionaire Tariko Roustam, 47, who is said to have offered an amazing £30 million for the property – ten times the asking price.
However, it is believed negotiations with the Beckhams are at an “advanced” stage and they are favourites to land the house.
The couple’s bid has also received the backing of Laglio’s mayor Roberto Pozzi.
He said: “It would be a shame if George went because he has become one of the locals and we have grown fond of him. Everyone has seen him when he comes over and he is always friendly.
“I know the Beckhams stayed at the villa last spring but I never saw them – if George does leave then I hope the Beckhams do buy the place as it will keep a touch of glamour in Laglio.”
Since George bought the house for £10 million in 2002, property prices in the area have increased significantly.
It is believed the ‘Up In The Air’ star and his girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis are now hoping to buy Loreto Island, Pisogne town, near Como.
Source: BANG Showbiz
Khloe Kardashian’s “love tape”
by Alice on Feb.24, 2010, under Socialite

The socialite – who wed the Los Angeles Lakers basketball star in September – has made a romantic video for her spouse to watch when they are apart, but is adamant it doesn’t contain any x-rated footage.
She said: “It’s not a sex video. It’s called a love tape. I made a collage video of all the things that he loves. He loves candy, so I filled up a whole bathtub of candy while my sister Kourtney taped it. It was just a love note. I put the video in his bag for when he goes on road trips. I don’t do sex tapes!”
So a love tape is like a visual collage of the recipients favorite things. Sports, party bets, painting or traveling– you can include whatever it is they most enjoy. With a little creativity, you will end up with a beautiful tape that your other half will treasure forever.
Khloe recently admitted she was considering filming a “solo sex tape” for Lamar, which would contain footage of her pleasuring herself.
While she has put these plans on hold for the time being, Khloe has admitted she could be tempted to record an intimate video with Lamar in the future.
She explained: “With my husband, I can’t say what I will or will not do in the future. I won’t know until I’m in that moment.”
Khloe has also confirmed she has stopped taking her birth control tablets, but insists she is in no rush to fall pregnant.
She added to Steppin’ Out magazine: “We’re not stopping ourselves from having kids… We’re just being a healthy married young couple… I’m not sitting here staring at an ovulation calendar. I’m not saying to Lamar, ‘Okay, it’s time, let’s go!’ Yes, I’m not on the pill, but people stir my words around. Let’s just say sometimes I talk too much.”
Source: BANG Showbiz
Lady Gaga Is Planning To Wear A Fake Penis On Stage
by Alice on Feb.24, 2010, under Music, Singer

The ‘Bad Romance’ singer – who has been dogged by speculation she has had a sex change or has both sets of genitals – can understand where rumours she is a hermaphrodite have come from and plans to make fun of them in an “artistic” way.
The 23-year-old star said: “I want to wear a d**k strapped to my vagina. We all know that one of the biggest talking points of the year was that I have a d**k, so why not give them what they want?
“I also carry myself onstage in a masculine way and sing in a low register. This is not of nowhere, right?
“I want to comment on that in a beautiful, artistic way. How I wanna show it. And I want to call this piece ‘Lady Gaga Dies Hard’. Come on, come see me try to persuade everyone to let me wear a penis.”
The controversial star – who is well known for her outlandish stunts and outrageous outfits – also blasted contradictory attitudes to sexuality, which let men be more vocal about their conquests than women.
She told Q magazine: “When a guy says, ‘Oh I f***ed all these chicks this week’, there’s a high-five and giggling. But when a woman does it and its publicised or she’s open about her sexuality or she’s free or liberated, it’s ‘Oh, she must have a d**k’. There’s a threat.”
Source: BANG Showbiz
Life After Marriage – Katie Price and Alex Reid
by Alice on Feb.23, 2010, under Marriage, Model

The cage fighter – who has just returned from a trip to India – says he his glamour model wife are trying to make the most of their time alone together after being apart for almost all the time since they married in a low-key ceremony in Las Vegas earlier this month.
He said: “Katie and I have kept a low profile and we have pretty much stayed out of the papers, which is a nice change.
“We were invited to loads of parties but turned them down. We’d barely seen each other since our wedding, so we wanted to stay in and snuggle up on the sofa together.”
Despite barely seeing each other, the couple managed to spend Valentine’s Day (14.02.10) together – with the brunette beauty claiming her new spouse treated her much better than her ex-husband Peter Andre used to.
Alex added in his column for Britain’s Star magazine: “I bought her loads of special treats for Valentine’s Day, which she really loved.
“She says I spoil her more than Pete ever did – which is very nice to hear. She’s definitely worth it.”
Katie – who has three children from her previous relationships – is also showing her generosity towards Alex, telling the “delighted” cage fighter she wants a joint bank account.
He said: “Kate has said that we are going to have a joint bank account and she wants everything we do to be equal from now on. This obviously means so much to me and I’m delighted she said that.”
Source: BANG Showbiz
Mel Gibson – Motto In Life
by Alice on Feb.23, 2010, under Actor, Father
The ’Braveheart’ actor spends his days following a strange set of rules which state it is important to go to the toilet often and shed plenty of tears.
Speaking about his life motto, he said: “Don’t get caught! No, seriously. Try to live everyday as if it was your last. You should s**t a lot and cry.”
Over the years Mel has battled alcoholism, been arrested for driving under the influence and is in the process of divorcing his wife of 30-years Robyn – with whom he has seven children.
Last year Mel’s brood was extended further, when his Russian singer girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva gave birth to baby daughter Lucia in October 2009.
Fatherhood is very important to Mel, who admits he has become “softer” with his children as he has got older.
He explained: “I’m the strict kind. Throughout the years you become softer though. My younger children benefit from that. The more experienced you become as a father, the more relaxed you are with your children – until you’re just spoiling them!”
The 54-year-old star has also praised his father Hutton Gibson for his own “loving” upbringing.
Mel explained to German website Spielefilmetechnik.de: “My dad was a great person. He was very intelligent, skipped two years in school. The way he raised me was loving and rational. When you got into trouble, he gave you several warnings. If you ignored them you would get disciplined, but you knew you deserved it.”
Source: BANG Showbiz
Rumours: Billy Corgan In Romance With Jessica Simpson ?
by Alice on Feb.22, 2010, under Actress, Artist, Music, Rumours

The Smashing Pumpkins rocker couldn’t understand the media storm which grew around his relationship with the singer-and-actress, and insists reports of them dating were far from accurate.
He said: “The stuff that I’ve seen doesn’t have any bearing to the reality that I’m in. It’s like being in a cartoon. It has nothing to do with what’s really going on or how I feel.”
He claims he was approached by Jessica to work on the theme song for her latest TV series ‘The Price of Beauty’.
He added to US TV show ‘Access Hollywood’: “I ended up writing part of the theme song. She asked me to help her out. It has a little bit of an alternative rock edge, but it’s still very poppy.”
Reports of Billy and Jessica dating first surfaced in November last year, though by January they were said to have split.
Jessica – who was previously married to Nick Lachey and more recently romanced American footballer Tony Romo and womanising musician John Mayer – recently revealed she wants her next husband to be an “artistic man”.
She said: “My next husband will be an artistic man. It will show you the colours of my character, the person that I fall in love with next.
“I don’t even have a type! I don’t have a physical type. I have an emotional type.”
Source: BANG Showbiz
Is Simon Cowell Becoming Vegetarian For Leona Lewis ?
by Alice on Feb.22, 2010, under Singer
The music mogul has been persuaded by the ‘Bleeding Love’ singer – who he mentored on UK TV talent show ‘The X Factor’ in 2006 – to support Sir Paul McCartney’s Meat Free Mondays campaign, in which people give up eating animal products once a week.
Leona – who met the Beatles legend at the end of last year to discuss getting Simon involved – said: “Anything I ask Simon to get involved in regarding my charity and environmental concerns he always does. He’s cool like that.”
Simon – who recently got engaged to make-up artist Mezhgan Hussainy – joins other committed vegetarian stars Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, Kevin Spacey and Woody Harrelson in supporting Paul’s cause.
Leona is a long-term vegetarian and has even banned meat from being served on her upcoming tour because she is so against the butchering of animals.
She said: “The meat industry is polluting the environment. I’ve banned meat from all photo shoots to the tour itself simply because I don’t support the meat industry.”
Source: BANG Showbiz
Christina Aguilera’s Scary Wig
by Alice on Feb.21, 2010, under Singer

The ‘Dirrty’ singer had to don the fake hairpiece for her role in new movie ‘Burlesque’ but when she came home wearing it, two-year-old Max didn’t recognise her.
A source said: “Max was really confused and he didn’t want to go near her.”
While Christina couldn’t understand what was the matter, her husband Jordan Bratman told her to take of the fake locks to stop upsetting their son.
The source added to the National Enquirer magazine: “As soon as she did, Max ran up to her and gave her a big hug.”
While young Max wasn’t keen on seeing his mother with a different look, Christina recently revealed she plans to show him her raunchy pop video for ‘Dirrty’ when he’s old enough.
She said: “He’ll see all of my work, I’m sure. But I think that’s also a part of what I want him to appreciate in women – the fact that sexuality is not something you should be ashamed of.
“The more you try to forbid something and keep it secret, the more it becomes this thing you should be fearful of.”
In the video, Christina appears in leather chaps and bares her midriff.
Source: BANG Showbiz
Michael Jackson’s Trust & Faith In Dr Conrad Murray
by Alice on Feb.21, 2010, under Music, Singer

The ‘Thriller’ star, who died aged 50 last year, told friends Dr Murray was the only medical professional he would trust just days before his death of a Propofol overdose on June 25, 2009.
According to The News of the World, Jackson said: “My doctor is the best in the world.
“I feel completely comfortable with him. I trust this guy with my life. He’s an incredible guy and understands what I need. He is a friend to me and my family.
“He makes me feel good about myself, and young again. Without him I wouldn’t be able to function.
“I need him to make my body – this machine – work the way it does.”
Jackson praised the doctor as he was preparing for a dress rehearsal in Los Angeles just two days before his death.
He was also insistent Dr Murray be paid £2 million to be available for him 24 hours a day.
The singer’s manager Frank DiLeo, said: “I said, ‘Michael, for $5 million, I’ll buy you a hospital’. He said this guy was his family doctor. It made sense to me, to a degree.”
Last week Dr Murray – who has pleaded not guilty to the involuntary manslaughter of Jackson – admitted he made a “mistake” with the version of events following Jackson’s death he first gave to the Los Angeles Police Department.
His lawyer Michael Flanagan said: “Dr Murray’s timeline of events that day when Michael Jackson died is wrong. Doctors make mistakes, and that is what he did, and it was simply that, a mistake.”
Initially the doctor claimed to give Jackson Propofol at 10:50am, left the house momentarily and returned to find the pop star unconscious.
After trying to revive Michael, he then left it for an hour before he called emergency services and called a fellow patient of his to discuss the results of a heart scan.
However, Murray has now admitted there was an error in the timeline of events.
Source: BANG Showbiz
Cheryl Cole Won’t Forgive Her Husband Ashley
by Alice on Feb.21, 2010, under Singer

The ‘Fight For This Love’ hitmaker has vowed to return from a break in Los Angeles with her mind made up about what she will do with her marriage to soccer star Ashley Cole – which has been rocked by allegations of cheating with a number of women.
According to the Mirror, a source close to Cheryl said: “She is very upset and said she is going through hell at the moment.
“Her emotions are all over the place and she been veering between bouts of crying and anger as she tries to work out what to do.
“She is very confused and, in one of her low points, she said to me, ‘I can’t forgive him this time’.
“She is using her week in Los Angeles as decision time while she’s away from all other distractions.”
While Cheryl is in the US she has been spending time with hunky dancer Derek Hough.
The pair have been seen having dinner together and enjoying time away from the spotlight.
A source at upmarket eatery Katsuya in Los Angeles claimed Cheryl and Derek – who dances in her latest single ‘Parachute’ – seem to be getting on very well.
They said: “Hough had his arm around Cheryl’s back for most of the dinner. She often touched his arm in a very flirtatious manner and he did the same to her.”
Source: BANG Showbiz
Norah Jones – 30 Rocks
by Alice on Feb.21, 2010, under Singer

The ‘Come Away With Me’ singer says entering a new decade last year has made her feel more comfortable and much less self-conscious.
She said: “I definitely feel more at ease than I did in my twenties. I think as you get older, you feel more comfortable with yourself and your decisions and less worried about what other people think.
“I was always a bit of a self-conscious performer and now I have a lot more fun with it instead of getting nervous.”
The ‘Sunrise’ hitmaker also believes getting older gives her more to write about because she has so much extra life experience and knowledge.
Speaking about the writing of her new album ‘The Fall’, she added: “It seems like maybe because I’m 30 and all my girlfriends are about the same that everyone’s going through changes at this point in their life, whether it’s getting married, having a baby, breaking up, getting a divorce, getting a dog, all those kinds of things.
“It was surrounding me and I was certainly going through my own things too. There was plenty to draw on.”
Source: BANG Showbiz
Jeff Bridges Didn’t Want To Please His Dad By Becoming An Actor
by Alice on Feb.20, 2010, under Actor

The ‘Crazy Heart’ star – who has been nominated for Best Actor at the forthcoming Academy Awards – admits he was reluctant to follow his parents Lloyd and Dorothy Bridges into Hollywood.
He said: “My dad loved showbusiness. Travelling around, working with other people and he encouraged me to go into it.
“But, typical kid, you don’t want to do what your parents want you to do. You don’t want to be liked because of who your father is.”
However, the 60-year-old star admitted that once he made the decision to become an actor, having a famous family made it easier for him to get started.
He added: “The hardest thing about acting is getting a foot in the door and that was all handled by my dad. The fact is, I’m a product of nepotism. And that took some getting used to.
“Life will supply you with gutters. Having a famous father. Feeling that stench of nepotism. That’s a gutter right there.”
Source: BANG Showbiz
“happiness is the secret to health” – Says Rachel Weisz
by Alice on Feb.20, 2010, under Actress

The British actress – who has a three-year-old son Henry with her long-term partner, director Darren Aranofsky – believes her contentment with family life helps keep her looking good.
The 39-year-old beauty said: “I’m pretty healthy but I don’t have any fad diets or anything. I eat meat and drink alcohol, but everything in moderation.
“I think happiness is the secret to health.”
The ‘Lovely Bones’ star also admitted she doesn’t feel the need to take time out of her schedule to work out because looking after Henry uses up so much of her energy.
She explained: “Carrying a toddler around is incredible. I’ve got in shape from the baby, not from the gym.”
In ‘The Lovely Bones’, Rachel plays a mother whose teenage daughter is brutally raped and murdered.
Despite the dark plotline, the actress says being able to go home to her family helped her switch off at the end of every day.
She said: “Any mother has worries about the death of her child, but as an actor you have to imagine all sorts of things – some beautiful, some ugly – and one isn’t necessarily harder than the other.
“In a way a film set is a safe place to imagine it because it’s not real. It’s just fantasy. When I went home I left it at work.”
Source: BANG Showbiz
Sean Penn – Charged For Attacking A Photographer
by Alice on Feb.20, 2010, under Actor

The ‘Milk’ actor could be jailed for up to 18 months if found guilty of criminal battery and vandalism in relation to an incident last October.
The 49-year-old star was detained by police after allegedly hitting and kicking the photographer several times before breaking his camera.
He is expected to be arraigned on March 22 over the misdemeanour offences.
Meanwhile, Sean is returning to Haiti this weekend.
The actor – who has already spent three weeks in the Earthquake-stricken nation – hopes to do what he can to help survivors before expected storms hit and cause more damage.
He said: “We have to save Haiti. Relocation is, right now, the primary focus.”
Sean admits he has been so affected by what he has already seen in Haiti, he may quit his role in the ‘Three Stooges’ movie.
He said: “I’m not in a very funny state of mind right now.”
The Oscar-winning star has a history of violent confrontations with photographers.
In 1987, he was sentenced to 60 days in jail, serving roughly half that time behind bars, after attacking a photographer on a film set.
Source: BANG Showbiz
