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By Andrea Petrou on May 10th, 2011
Penelope Cruz had to dress up as “a poo” on the set of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ after losing a bet with Johnny Depp.
The Oscar-winning actress – who has been friends with her co-star for the past 10 years – has revealed the 47-year-old actor constantly teased her while they were shooting scenes, and even made her walk around as ‘South Park’ character Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo.
She explained: “You have to be very alert around Johnny because he likes teasing people and he does it when you least expect it.
“Johnny and I are both fans of ‘South Park’ and the character Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo. It’s absurd but very funny. Johnny made this outfit for me and we had a bet which I lost. And I had to wear the Poo outfit on the set.
“He was on the floor laughing and crying and he took a thousand pictures of me which I hope never come to light. But, of course, now that I’ve said it, I’m sure they will appear somewhere.”
The 37-year-old Spanish star – who has a three-month-old son Leo with her actor husband Javier Bardem – has also revealed when she first went to the US to launch her acting career, she only knew two English phrases – one of which demonstrated how keen she was to eventually work alongside Johnny.
Penelope added to the Daily Mirror newspaper: “When I first came to America I only knew two phrases in English. One was, ‘How are you?’ and the other was, ‘I want to work with Johnny Depp.’
“Then after I worked with him on ‘Blow’, I learned how to say, ‘I want to work with Johnny Depp again!’ He’s very addictive and he just gets better and better over the years.”
Tags: Blow, dares, fashion, films, Penelope Cruz, Pirates of the Caribbean, style
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Gossip
By Andrea Petrou on May 5th, 2011
Adele wants to have sex with Rihanna.
The ‘Someone Like You’ hitmaker – who is straight – has been infatuated with the Bajan beauty since she saw her perform on Simon Cowell’s talent search show ‘The X Factor’ last year, admitting the ‘Rude Boy’ singer’s “stunning thighs” made her feel “a bit gay”.
She said: “If Rihanna wanted me, I’d do it with her. She’s hot.
“She had pinstripe flares on. She whipped them off and there were her stunning thighs. I said to all my girlfriends, ‘Are you feeling a bit gay right now?”
Despite the 23-year-old singer’s girl crush on Rihanna she still loves boys but finds her singledom increasingly “depressing”.
Adele added in an interview with The Sun newspaper: “I love boys, love men. I am fascinated by them even though at times they let you down and hurt me. But right now I am more single than ever. It’s so depressing.”
One thing likely to cheer the singer up is the karaoke bash she is hosting for her 23rd birthday tonight (05.05.11), where she is planning to belt out R Kelly’s hit ‘Ignition’.
She said: “I’m having a karaoke party. I’ll be singing R Kelly’s ‘Ignition’. I’ve been learning my harmonies all day.”
Tags: Adele, girl crush, Rihanna, sex, singers, twosome
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Celebrity Style, dresses, Gallery, Gossip, Uncategorized
By Andrea Petrou on May 3rd, 2011
Emma Watson has been named the world’s best-dressed woman.
The 21-year-old actress, who has previously been a UK Vogue cover girl and is the face of Lancome make-up, beat Cheryl Cole – last year’s number one – to the top spot in a list by Glamour magazine.
Fashion designer Victoria Beckham dropped seven places in the list to 15th, although Beyonce Knowles suffered the biggest slide from ninth last year to 36th.
Among the surprising entries are Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ daughter Suri, who despite being just five years old was said by the magazine to have “the most covetable wardrobe in Hollywood”.
British prime minister David Cameron’s wife Samantha – who caused controversy by being among the only female guests at the wedding of Prince William and Princess Catherine on Friday to not wear a hat – was among the newcomers at number 19.
The full list was compiled by over 15,000 votes on Glamour.com, and will appear in the June issue of the magazine.
See the gallery below for the ladies that came in the top ten.
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Tags: 2011 Costume Institute Gala, Alexa Chung, Alexander McQueen, best dressed, Blake Lively, Cheryl Cole, Emma Watson, Glamour.com, Kate Moss, Lea Michele, Rihanna, royal wedding, Samantha Cameron, Victoria Beckham
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Celebrity Style, Gallery, Gossip, News, Red Carpet
By Andrea Petrou on May 3rd, 2011
Kate Hudson
Shows off that bump in a shimmering empire line frock
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Tags: Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, annual Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala Benefit, Gisele Bundchen, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson, Kirsten Stewart, Madonna, Miranda Kerr, red carpet dresses, Taylor Swift
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Celebrity Style, Gossip, News
By Andrea Petrou on April 28th, 2011
Katy Perry feels like a “trussed up turkey” in her onstage outfits.
The pop star wore a total of 16 different costumes on her latest tour but admitted the constant changing is not at all glamorous and she is covered in bruises and jabs from safety pins.
She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “There’s a bar in my quick-change area that I just hang on to and they are ripping s**t off me, screaming and swearing, betting my side will be caught in my zipper.
“My knees are messed up with scars and bruises, so I’m wearing very thick granny stockings to hide all that. There are jabs from safety pins. And certainly there’s not a lot of room for modesty when the dressers are clawing at you and watching the clock to the split second that I have to go back on.
“I’ve seen cooking shows where they are trussing up a turkey and that’s what I feel like -strings and bows and stitching up.”
Katy’s recent costumes include dresses made of cupcakes and wild feathers and a candy-coloured basque.
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Celebrity Style, Gossip, News
By Andrea Petrou on April 27th, 2011
Kate Middleton is so stressed out about her wedding she is having a recurring nightmare of being naked in front of all her guests.
The 29-year-old brunette will marry Prince William at London’s Westminster Abbey on Friday (29.04.11) and although Kate can’t wait to tie the knot she is anxious about appearing in front of 1,900 guests and a worldwide audience of at least two billion.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “Kate has the last-minute jitters and just wants the day to arrive. It’s hardly surprising considering the stage she is going to be on – with the eyes of the world on her.
“But her nerves have manifested in an interesting way. A recurring dream she hadn’t had for years has raised its head again.
“She finds herself in front of the congregation and then becomes suddenly aware she is completely naked. There is a deathly silence – and everyone from Queen Elizabeth to Prince Philip is starting at her.
“Kate has joked the worst bit is she can’t work out which parts to cover.”
Meanwhile, after spending last weekend together at the home of Kate’s parents Carole and Michael Middleton in Bucklebury, Berkshire, South East England, a nervous William and Kate will now spend their last days as singletons apart.
While Kate will remain at home before travelling to London to stay in the Goring Hotel with her family on Thursday (28.04.11), William has returned to Clarence House in London to spend time with his father Prince Charles and best man and brother Prince Harry before his big day.
A friend told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “Of course they are nervous and they have been using recent time to take stock and talk each other through the day. They are very much in love and can’t wait to be married.”
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Celebrity Style, Gossip, News
By Andrea Petrou on April 20th, 2011
Reese Witherspoon invited Prince William and Kate Middleton to her recent wedding.
The ‘Water for Elephants’ actress tied the knot with Hollywood agent Jim Toth in a romantic ceremony last month and she was keen for the royal couple to attend so they would ask her to their highly-anticipated nuptials on April 29.
She told US TV show ‘Live with Regis and Kelly’: “I can’t even contain my enthusiasm for the royal wedding! I’m kind of bummed I’m not invited to the royal wedding. My girlfriend asked me if I was invited. Well, no, but I invited them to my wedding!”
While Britain’s future king and queen failed to attend, Reese – who has two children, Ava, 11, and seven-year-old Deacon, with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe – says she enjoyed every minute of her big day.
She revealed: As my girlfriend says, ‘You only get married for the second time once!’
“It was so much fun. My daughter helped me pick out my dress. She was my maid of honour. It wasn’t stressful.”
Reese recently revealed she “didn’t have to think” before accepting Jim’s marriage proposal because she was absolutely certain she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him.
She said: “I knew he was The One all right. A clue was when he asked me to marry him and I said yes right away. Didn’t have to think about it. It just feels like the right thing at the right time in my life.”
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Celebrity Style, Gossip
By Andrea Petrou on April 18th, 2011
Sarah Harding has chosen the venue for her wedding.
The Girls Aloud singer – who got engaged to DJ Tom Crane on New Year’s Eve 2010 while on holiday in the Maldives – has booked Cliveden House in Berkshire, England, for her nuptials this summer.
According to The Sun newspaper, the pop star has arranged for a ferry to transfer guests from London to the palatial mansion before flying out from Heathrow airport the next day for her honeymoon in Ibiza.
While guests at the wedding are set to include bandmates Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Kimberley Walsh and Nicole Roberts, one person who won’t be invited is her father John Harding who Sarah says is “dead” to her.
She said in an interview with Live magazine: “My father is dead to me – I can’t forgive him. After he and my mother divorced, he wasn’t a very nice person and what’s done is done. Looking back, I think the split was more destructive and destabilising than I realised because I started bunking off school and getting into trouble.
“I know it’s harsh but I have no place in my life for someone like that. I came close to being in contact with him again but he talked to the press and tried to sell pictures of me as a young girl. He’s a very selfish man and as far as I’m concerned he’s gone.”
Tags: Lily Allen, Sarah Harding, Tom Crane, venue, wedding
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Gossip
By Andrea Petrou on April 14th, 2011
Dita Von Teese is set to release her first lingerie range under her own name.
The burlesque star has signed a global licensing agreement with Australia’s Lime Door Brands for a collection of underwear to appear with her name.
As part of the deal, Dita and the branding firm will also become co-owners of other brands, including a line of dresses.
Dita, 38, told WWD: “I’m delighted to be in the process of creating both a line of retro-glamorous clothing and lingerie.”
The brands will first be introduced to Australia later this year, with plans to expand to the UK, then other markets later.
Michele Hamdorf, CEO of Lime Door, said: “Dita Von Teese is world-renowned as a burlesque performer. She is probably best described as an old-school Hollywood siren.
“Her success has been based on her strong head for business and her distinctiveness. As a brand strategist and developer, I am certain that our collaboration will prove similarly successful.”
The star’s raunchy performances often see her in little more than scant underwear, and she has previously spoken about the importance of wearing fancy smalls.
She said: “Indulging in elegant lingerie isn’t about the seduction of another person, it’s about seducing yourself first and embracing womanhood and femininity.”
Dita also has already proved herself in the underwear market, with a successful line for Wonderbra.
She added: “I did a line with Wonderbra, which was only in Europe – it did really well. I’d like to remind women, especially in America, that lingerie can be beautiful and functional. You don’t have to have your work lingerie and your date lingerie; it can be the same thing. I want to do bigger sizes, because I have a lot of female fans that are curvy girls.”
Dita’s collection will include sizes from extra small to plus sizes, as well as bras that are sized up to E cup.
Tags: curves, Dita Von Teese, Lime Door Brands, lingerie collection, plus sizes, underwear
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Gossip, News
By Andrea Petrou on April 14th, 2011
Rihanna turned down a place on the judging panel of ‘The X Factor’.
The ‘S&M’ singer would have loved to accept the offer of a role on the US version of the show by head panellist Simon Cowell, but cannot appear when it launches later this year because of her hectic touring schedule.
She told Ryan Seacrest’s 102.7 KIIS FM show: “Yes, it’s something that I would have loved to do, actually. But our schedule doesn’t allow and it’s a demanding schedule to be on that show.
“You have to be around months at a time, which is impossible for me.”
Judges on the show have to go from city to city deciding which singers will go through to the next stage of the competition, then act as mentor to a number of acts and judge the live TV show on a weekly basis.
So far only Simon Cowell and music industry executive L.A. Reid have been confirmed for the panel.
Other stars linked to the show have included Cheryl Cole – who stars on the UK version of the programme – Nicole Scherzinger, Jessica Simpson and Katy Perry.
Simon has admitted to having sleepless nights over the final line up, saying: “The truth is that the reason we haven’t announced the panel yet is that nobody can agree.
“You make a decision, then you get nervous about it, then you wake up in the middle of the night saying, ‘I’ve made a terrible mistake.’ You call everybody the following day to say you’ve changed your mind and then 24 hours later you go through the same process again.”
Meanwhile, preliminary auditions have been held in Los Angeles, Miami and New York.
Tags: 'S&M' singer, Cheryl Cole, judging panel, Rihanna, Simon Cowell, X Factor
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Gossip
By Andrea Petrou on April 13th, 2011
Kate Middleton has had Princess Diana’s engagement ring resized to stop it from falling off.
The brunette beauty is set to marry Prince William on April 29 and while she was thrilled when he presented her with his late mother’s band when he popped the question last year, Kate decided to make the alteration because she was terrified it would fall off during the ceremony.
A source said: “The band was turning. Kate absolutely adores it and didn’t want to cause a fuss.
“A bride’s worst nightmare is looking down and seeing her ring has fallen off. One can only imagine how this is magnified when you are marrying the future King of England.”
Kate has now asked Crown jewellers G Collins and Sons to attach two tiny platinum beats to the inside of the ring to make it a size I, one step up from Kate’s size H finger, to make it comfortable.
The £32 million ring was given to William by Kate after the pair got engaged in Kenya last October so that his mother Diana – who was killed in a Paris car crash in 1997 – would be part of their big day.
Kate and William will marry at London’s Westminster Abbey in front of 1,200 guests including David Beckham and his wife Victoria and Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish.
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Gossip
By Andrea Petrou on April 12th, 2011
Cheryl Cole is planning a trip to Las Vegas with Derek Hough.
The 27-year-old singer and her rumoured boyfriend are set to visit his mother Marianne Nelson in Nevada before they take in some tourist attractions in the US resort in August, which is known for its casinos and spectacular stage shows.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “Cheryl’s only been to Vegas once before and didn’t get to spend much time there so she’s really looking forward to it.
“She has already made a list of things she wants to do and said she wants to just be a ‘tourist’ and do all the tacky things people do there.
“She wants to see some shows and have a flutter on the roulette.”
Last month, it was reported that Derek went to Las Vegas – known as Sin City – with Cheryl’s younger brother Garry Tweedy.
The lads became firm friends as they partied the night away at the Moon nightclub at Palms hotel.
A pal said time: “They drove to Vegas through the desert and had a right laugh along the way.
“Derek’s really become a brother-like figure to Garry. Cheryl’s really happy they are getting on so well.”
Tags: Cheryl Cole, Derek Hough, Las Vegas, trips, X Factor
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Gossip, News
By Andrea Petrou on April 11th, 2011
Victoria Beckham wants to name her daughter Santa.
The fashion designer – who has children Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, eight, and six-year-old Cruz with soccer star David Beckham – is currently considering names for her new baby, and has been inspired by the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Monica.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “Posh thinks Santa Beckham has a lovely ring to it and wants something unique.
“David prefers something traditional, but will probably go along with what she chooses.”
Meanwhile, 35-year-old David is planning a “fly” fashion line with for babies with rapper Snoop Dogg.
The 39-year-old star said: “I’d love to do a Babygro range with baby shoes with Beckham.
“It’s going to be fly. It’s great news they are having a baby.”
Snoop also revealed he wants David to rap on one of his new albums, and always gives the English sports star a copy of his music before it is complete.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “Whenever I make a record I give him a copy before it’s done.
“He’s like a brother. I’m gonna show him to rap. He’s my boy. I love soccer just as he does hip-hop. Beckham needs to keep doing what he’s doing. He’s a great father.”
He also hopes the newborn will be able to play with his daughter Cori, who is affectionately nicknamed Chocolate.
Snoop added: “Now he’s having a beautiful girl to play with my daughter Chocolate.”
Tags: baby, bump, daughter, girls names, names, Santa, Victoria Beckham
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Designer collaborations, Fashion News, Gossip, shoes
By emilyborrett on April 8th, 2011
One of Christian Louboutin's sketches for the collaboration
Hold on to your Phillip Treacy hats, designer lovers, because there’s an exciting new collaboration on the horizon: queen of the knitted jumper, Bella Freud, is hooking up with the daddy of footwear, Christian Louboutin, to create a range of fetish-inspired knitwear. Freud will incorporate Louboutin’s shoe sketches into the designs, resulting in what we hope is going to be a cool and exciting dream collaboration.
There couldn’t be a better shoe designer for Bella to choose for the project, as Christian Louboutin is literally the daddy of high heels. Favoured by the young and old alike, the socialites and the high-profile actresses, a pair of Louboutins is standard issue in Fashion 101.
Freud said of the legendary footwear designer, who she has known for over twenty years: “”I have often admired his drawings and I wanted to use some to put on my knitwear. I love the way a drawing comes to life when it is reinterpreted in another medium. On a knit it you get the sense of someone having actually drawn it, rather than it being a computer generated image.” We really can’t wait until this range is up for grabs in mid July.
Keep your eyes peeled for this luxe collection when it finally hits the shops: we predict there will be a scrum.
Tags: Christian Louboutin, collaboration, designer, fetish, heels, jumper, knitted dress, Knitwear, s&m
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Penelope Cruz had to dress up as “a poo” on the set of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ after losing a bet with Johnny Depp.
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