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Celebrity gossip
By Andrea Petrou on December 20th, 2011
Lindsay Lohan’s Playboy issue is set to sell out.
The ‘Mean Girls’ actress posed in a raunchy shoot for the men’s magazine and despite critics claiming the pictures were “boring” and unimaginative”, it has proved popular with readers.
The issue has been selling out across many parts of the US with cities like New York and Los Angeles ordering additional copies due to the increased demand.
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner wrote on twitter: “The Lindsay Lohan January-February Double Issue is breaking sales records.
“The Lindsay Lohan Double Issue also includes 2 Centerfolds, the Year In Sex & the Playmate Review. Over 200 pages of entertainment. (sic)”
In the Marilyn Monroe-inspired shoot, Lindsay poses completely naked and was paid a reported $1 million.
Although the issue is proving very popular, Hugh previously admitted he had “mixed emotions” about featuring Lindsay in the pages of his legendary magazine.
Hugh said: “It really came as a surprise to me. I kind of had mixed emotions about it initially, and then it turned into something bigger than life.
“I wasn’t quite sure where she was at in her life, obviously. It depends on whether it’s Tuesday or Thursday.”
Hugh also revealed how Lindsay, 25, and her family were initially reluctant for her to appear in the spread totally nude and he had to assure them the pictures would be shot in a tasteful way.
The 85-year-old said: “I think it was essentially mama and the folks around her that kept pushing for less nudity. And I said, ‘We’re doing a nude pictorial here. We’re going to do it in a very classy way and we’re going to do it in a way in which it will not be forgotten.’
“I think it was accomplished beyond anything I could have possibly imagined. People will not forget this pictorial.”
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Celebrity gossip
By Andrea Petrou on December 20th, 2011
Alice Dellal is the new face of the Boy Chanel handbag collection.
The London-based socialite, musician and model – who is known for her signature half-shaved head and punk style – was handpicked by Chanel’s Karl Lagerfeld after the pair met at a photo shoot some months ago.
A Chanel spokesperson said: “[Karl Lagerfeld] had a crush on this unique, charismatic young lady, who is both a model and musician, during a photo shoot several months ago. This previously unforeseen alliance finally became self-evident. Alice Dellal represents the perfect incarnation of all that is unique about the Boy Chanel handbag collection, which strives [to be] far from conformist notions of femininity.”
Karl took the pictures for the campaign, which will be released worldwide in March.
Alice follows in the footsteps of previous Chanel handbag models including Jerry Hall, Lily Allen, Rinko Kikuchi, Blake Lively and Diane Kruger.
Alice – who is the sister of shoe designer Charlotte Dellal – has previously described her style as “tomboy” and says her dad used to be her fashion icon, even revealing her half-shaved head was inspired by him.
She said: “When I was little I was such a tomboy – I loved a baggy T-shirt and leggings. Charlotte’s always been very stylish – she used to dress me when I was really young. We’d look identical, but we’re so different. She’d be reading Agatha Christie and I, well I, wasn’t. I was always more attracted to what my Dad was wearing. Charlotte and Mum are much more similar. Charlotte would get Mum’s hand-me-downs, then I’d get them after she was done with them. If I’m feeling a bit glamorous though, I love wearing a pair of her shoes.
“Charlotte actually suggested I have it my hair done like this. My brother and my Dad always used to shave their hair and I remember thinking ‘Why can’t I do the same?’ It’s kind of ironic that it was my sister’s idea, but I would give her total credit for it. The style’s becoming more normal though – I see quite a few girls with similar hair now.”
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Gallery
By Andrea Petrou on December 20th, 2011
Icon Dolly Parton went for a sheer fringed long frock and tights at the 2011 VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul event.
The country singer was joined by Florence Welch who went for a white short sequined dress with a tapered train and Jessie J who went for a gold blingtastic catsuit and leg warmers.
Also at the event was Estelle who opted for a long gold metallic dress, and Jennifer Hudson who showed off her gorgeous figure in a short tight satin dress.
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Celebrity gossip
By Andrea Petrou on December 19th, 2011
Victoria Beckham at the British Fashion Awards at The Savoy in London - 28 November 2011
David and Victoria Beckham are considering leaving Los Angeles.
The soccer star is in talks with French club Paris Saint-Germain and a number of UK teams and rather than Victoria and their four children Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, nine, Cruz, six, and four-month-old daughter Harper remaining in Los Angeles while he plays in Europe, the entire family may relocate with the couple already lining up possible schools for the boys.
A source told the Mail on Sunday: “David is on the brink of committing to either Paris Saint-Germain or a UK club. He’ll make the announcement just after the New Year.
“They are preparing to be back in Britain and have been looking at schools for the boys. David is keen on one particular school because it’s the area where he grew up and when he was a child he always wished he could have gone there.”
Although Victoria was initially reluctant to move, the hugely successful fashion designer is now “excited” about returning home.
The source added: “David has always been adamant he wants to end his career in Europe and Victoria is totally behind the move. She is using the opportunity to work on her fashion profile in Europe and the boys will be privately educated. They are all very excited.
“Victoria wants to come back to London and live between the capital and Paris but she won’t give up the place in LA. The advantage of being over here is they can spend more time with their families. But they love LA so it’s likely they’ll be back.”
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Celebrity gossip
By Andrea Petrou on December 19th, 2011
Britney Spears partied until 4am to celebrate her engagement on Friday.
The ‘Hold It Against Me’ singer threw a joint engagement and 40th birthday party for her fiance Jason Trawick at the Chateau club in Las Vegas, spending money on Dom Perignon champagne and a chocolate fountain to adorn the room.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “Britney made sure there was plenty of Dom Perignon champagne flowing throughout the bash. She had a couple of glasses herself. She stayed until 4am when she and Jason returned to their 50th floor suite.”
Writing on twitter, Britney said: “Tonight was one of the most magical nights of my life. Such an amazing time with my new fiance and our closest friends and family. Blessed. (sic)”
Meanwhile, Neil Lane, the designer responsible for designing the engagement ring Jason gave to Britney has revealed he has been creating the piece of jewellery – which features one main diamond and 90 smaller gems on an eternity band – for some time while she has been touring the world.
He told People: “Jason is a romantic and when I asked him to tell me about Britney and what the ring would represent to them so I could find inspiration, his response was always the same – she is a princess.
“Texts came from all over the world, from Abu Dhabi to Mexico and I don’t know where else.”
Despite the ring being created when he was away, Jason was delighted with the final piece hen he went to pick it up from his store in Los Angeles.
Neil added: “Oh my god he loved it. The guy was so excited and nervous. At the end of the day, even with all the fame, he’s still a normal guy who was about to propose to the woman he loves.”
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Celebrity gossip
By Andrea Petrou on December 19th, 2011
Rooney Mara won’t wear anything she owned before starring in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
The actress’ personal style completely transformed during the 14 months she spent portraying tattooed and pierced gothic computer hacker Lisbeth Salander for the film and is no longer very feminine, lacy, pink, whimsical and romantic.
She said: “My wardrobe has completely changed. It had to, partly because of my hair and partly because I stopped feeling comfortable in what I used to wear.
“I don’t feel comfy in those clothes anymore because I have been living as Lisbeth for 14 months.”
For the role Rooney also had to get her nipple pierced – which she has since kept in – and had to shave her head, which she said she was “really happy” to do.
Rooney also won her role in ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ for her wiliness to completely transform herself, with director David Fincher explaining: “She was willing to risk everything. Her take on Lisbeth was as someone who can turn it completely off.”
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Celebrity gossip
By Andrea Petrou on December 15th, 2011
Lindsay Lohan was given a glowing probation report during her court hearing yesterday.
The ‘Mean Girls’ actress – who has been working at the Los Angeles County Morgue as part of her sentence for breaking her probation in relation to a 2007 DUI (driving under the influence) case – was praised by Judge Stephanie Sautner for the way she has behaved and got on with her court-ordered work.
When discussing Lindsay’s community service hours, Sautner praised the 25-year-old star for having “done it not only on time, but early. You did the 12 days and you completed it early”.
She then told Lindsay, who returned to Los Angeles after holidaying in Hawaii: “You’re doing well. I’d like to see it continue.
“Do more days a month and then we can end this in February, possibly.”
Lindsay must complete another 12 days of duty at the morgue and three therapy sessions by her next court date on January 17 2012.
The judge also gave Lindsay permission to leave the state of California if she completes her 12 days of duty early.
She said: “Any month you’ve completed 12 days early, you can travel,” she said. “For pleasure, for any purpose…to go to a spa, whatever she wants to do. Whatever anyone else is allowed to do.”
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Celebrity gossip
By Andrea Petrou on December 15th, 2011
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were very “proud” of themselves after cooking their family Thanksgiving dinner.
The Hollywood couple – who raise six children, Maddox, 10, Pax, eight, Zahara, six, Shiloh, five, and three-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, together – says they decided not to hire any help for last month’s holiday and wanted to do everything themselves, including cooking the turkey.
She told TV interviewer Anderson Cooper: “Brad and I decided we were actually going to make the turkey and we were very successful and very proud of ourselves.
“This was just the two of us with the kids watching trying to pretend we knew exactly what we were doing.”
Angelina says eating as a family is important to her and they try to do it as often as possible.
She said: “We actually have family dinner every night,” Jolie explained. “We make a point of it. It’s crazy. There’s a good five minutes were everybody is quiet and sitting together and then it starts to break off.”
Angelina also revealed how all the children love to travel around the world and are comfortable wherever they go.
She said: “Fortunately, my kids love to travel. they’re very worldly. What I love is that they can be in New York in a hotel in Manhattan and think it’s so cool, and then I can bring them to the middle of Kenya and drop them in a tent with no TV and no nothing, and they’re just as happy.
“That’s what we are trying to do to balance them.”
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Celebrity gossip
By Andrea Petrou on December 15th, 2011
Cheryl Cole has compared her style to a “spaceship”.
The Parachute hitmaker admits her fashion choices change from day to day as she likes to try out different looks.
Asked to sum up her personal style, she said: “One day I want to be a hippy and the next day I want to be like a spaceship and then I want to be normal. So it’s different.”
Cheryl has recently created her first shoe line for website Stylistpick and admitted she is considering branching out into handbags in the future.
She told Stylist magazine: “Bags maybe in the future but definitely shoes to start with.”
The former ‘X Factor’ judge wanted to design a shoe collection because she believes footwear is the key to making an outfit work.
She said:” Shoes are a part of your outfit that can absolutely make it. You can be wearing a plain outfit – black jeans and a black vest – but if you have a banging pair of shoes on, you’ve got a cool outfit.
“So, it just feels like the perfect thing for me to do.”
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Celebrity gossip
By Andrea Petrou on December 15th, 2011
Victoria Beckham has joined a campaign to save a London textile company
The former Spice Girl and a host of other designers including Holly Fulton, Jonathan Saunders and Zandra Rhodes have designed a new bank note in order to keep London Printworks – one of the UK’s leading print factories – from closing.
These works of art will be sold to attempt to raise the £200,000 necessary to keep the company open next year after its funding was cut.
Victoria told Vogue.co.uk: “I am proud that my business is based in London and it is important that we nurture the skills and talent within the British Fashion Industry.
“The London Printworks is one of the few remaining facilities in the UK that offers the opportunity to create bespoke textiles and their great work has to be supported.”
The fashion designer has also been tweeting about the cause, and asking her followers to buy her cat print limited edition note.
She wrote: “My VictoriaCat limited edition £50 artnote for sale!! Supporting London textile charity #counterfeat http://www.counterfeat.co.uk xVB (sic). “
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Beauty, Celebrity gossip
By Andrea Petrou on December 14th, 2011
Amanda Seyfried doesn’t like to wash her hair often.
The Mamma Mia! actress says the secret to her luscious blonde locks is not over-styling them and will only use shampoo and conditioner every three days.
She said: “Don’t wash it! I wash my hair every three days which is something I would’ve never imagined years ago, but I also use dry shampoo and my hair is even healthier.”
Amanda also revealed how she takes good care of her skin and tries to protect herself from the sun as much as possible.
She told Stylelist: “I’m really scared of the sun. During the day, I use the Gentle Protective Emulsion moisturiser with SPF. And I don’t go to bed without putting on La Creme. It smells really good and when I wake up, I know my face is going to feel really good.”
Amanda recently revealed she is becoming more aware with how she’s ageing, saying: “Living in a society where there’s so much attention given to age-defying products, I’m really aware of how my face is changing, even at my age.”
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style
By Andrea Petrou on December 14th, 2011
Tabitha Somerset Webb wants Duchess Catherine to wear one of her Project D designs.
The 36-year-old fashion designer – who co-created the clothing line alongside Dannii Minogue – is thrilled that Pippa Middleton has worn their pieces on two occasions this year, and is hopeful her older sister will soon follow suit.
She said: “Pippa has been amazing. It’s so flattering that she has chosen to wear our dresses. She looks gorgeous in them. She’s very much a Project D girl – elegant, classy and sexy.
“Now it would be great if her sister Kate wore one of our designs, too.”
However, Pippa – who wore Project D gowns to a friend’s wedding in September and to a recent charity event – is not the only royal fan of the line, as Tabitha explained Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have also worn her creations to public functions.
Tabitha added in an interview with HELLO! magazine: “Princess Beatrice wore our red Crystal dress to Prince Philip’s 90th birthday party and Eugenie ordered our floral Lily gown for another private event.”
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Beauty, Celebrity gossip
By Andrea Petrou on December 14th, 2011
Kylie Minogue tries to go make-up free as often as possible.
The singer says it’s important to have a break from wearing cosmetics as it allows the skin to breath, although she admits it’s not always easy.
She said: “I often go without make-up, but these days it does depend on the paparazzi situation. They used to use camera film and weren’t so in-your-face, but now it’s just all high-definition and sometimes you just know it isn’t going to be good. My secret is a top knot and sunnies!”
Kylie says she tries to stay true to her own style and not be influenced by trends.
She told Britain’s more! magazine: “When I think of timeless style icons like Marilyn Monroe or Audrey Hepburn, I wonder how they would have coped with the pressure of today’s world, where very few months there’s a different trend. Somebody like Sarah Jessica Parker really inspires me. She’s a modern fashion icon.”
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Christmas outfits, Gallery, Red Carpet
By Andrea Petrou on December 14th, 2011
When we’re having an “I don’t know what to wear” moment one of the places we’ll have a sneaky look at is red carpet events.
They are, afterall, a mecca for best dressed celebrities who have often been given top styling advice.
If you’re still stuck with what to wear to a smart Christmas party or for New Years eve then why not take some inspiration from girl of the moment Rooney Mara who went for a stunning white fishtail frock at the London premiere of The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo?
If that’s a little bit too much then Caprice showed how effective a simple red strapless dress could be at the Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol, while Talula also showed how faux fur can be stylish and keep you snug at the same event.
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