March 9, 2007
posted by suzzee at 10:45 PM

Sheryl Crow has vowed to stay in Texas until she snares herself a cowboy.

The country singer has no plans to sell her Texan Lone Star estate - which she bought with former lover and Austin native Lance Armstrong - because she wants to find a new Texan man.

Sheryl announced during her performance at a rodeo on Wednesday night (07.03.07): "My sister said I needed to come out here and just say it, 'I'm looking for a cowboy'.

"I'm not giving up on Texas - yet."

The 45-year-old performed her hit 'Are You Strong Enough to Be My Man', pausing midway to shout "Anybody up for the job?"

The evening, 'Paint the Rodeo Pink', was themed in honour of Sheryl's battle against breast cancer.

Pink cowboy hats were on sale with awareness ribbons on the brim - and the singer urged the audience to raise awareness of the illness.

She said: "This is a real special night, because this time last year I got diagnosed with breast cancer and we couldn't come and we were so disappointed.

"We appreciate you wearing your pink. I know cowboys don't normally wear pink - but real cowboys can get away with it."

Sheryl arrived on her black-and white spotted horse, which reared up and then galloped around the ring before she dismounted to perform.

After forgetting the words to 'Soak up the Sun' she joked: "That, ladies and gentlemen, is how you know it's live - when you screw up the lyrics. No lip-synching here."

Sheryl left the rodeo in a stylish red Mustang convertible.

 
posted by suzzee at 10:29 PM

Actress Kate Winslet has accepted a "substantial" settlement in her libel action over a magazine claim that she had visited a diet doctor.

Grazia magazine had suggested she was concerned about her weight, despite publicly criticising Hollywood's obsession with thin women.

The weekly has apologised and accepted that she went to the doctor in connection with a neck problem.

The settlement will be donated to an eating disorder charity. The story surfaced after Winslet visited the Chinese Healing Institute in Santa Monica, California.

At the time the 32-year-old, who was nominated for best actress at this year's Oscars, said she was "very upset".

In a statement Grazia said: "We are satisfied that she did not go to [a doctor] seeking any treatment for weight loss.

"We are very happy to set the record straight and sincerely apologise to Kate for the distress caused."

Through her solicitor, Ms Winslet said: "I am delighted that this matter has been resolved, and the record set straight. I am not a hypocrite.

"I have always been, and shall continue to be, honest when it comes to body/weight issues."

In December she said her concern over the effect of fashion magazines on girls was so great she refused to have them in the same house as her six-year-old daughter, Mia.

 
posted by suzzee at 12:17 AM

The Oscar-winning actress insists she is not the "superwoman" she is portrayed to be.

Cate says : "That's so not me. I'm a mess!

"I guess there is a lot of positive spin about me, but I'm certainly not a superwoman."

The 37-year-old 'Good German' star also confessed she still gets star-struck when she is introduced to other Hollywood celebrities.

She said: "I don't see myself as a celebrity. When we were performing 'Hedda Gabler' on stage in Brooklyn, it was thrilling for everyone when Meryl Streep and Jane Fonda came to see the show. My problem is, I can be shy around these people."

Cate lost out on a second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 'Notes on a Scandal' to Jennifer Hudson last month.

 
March 8, 2007
posted by suzzee at 11:37 PM

Jennifer Aniston has quit smoking and caffeine as part of an extreme detox.

The former 'Friends' star - who recently made a cameo appearance in Courteney Cox's new series 'Dirt' - is purging herself of toxins in a bid to cleanse her system.

'Dirt' actress Laura Allen said: "Jen was doing a total cleansing. She did a lot of yoga to stop smoking.

"Between takes, it would have been tempting to go outside and have a cigarette. Instead, Jen was clinging to Courteney. She said how hard it was."

Jennifer, 38 - who was a chain smoker despite her healthy diet and exercise regime - is also struggling to get through the day without caffeine.

Laura said: "I had a Diet Coke on-set, and she seemed desperate for it."

The 32-year-old actress also lifted the lid on the lesbian kiss Jennifer filmed with best friend Courteney, 42, in the season finale of 'Dirt'.

She says : "Courteney has some steamy sex scenes. This was actually really tame."

 
March 7, 2007
posted by suzzee at 1:07 AM

Penélope Cruz is to star in Woody Allen's next film.

The 32-year-old actress is expected to start shooting with the legendary filmmaker in Barcelona in July.

She will co-star in the movie with fellow Spanish actor Javier Bardem.

Bardem, 38, revealed he had spoken with Allen by phone, but had not seen a script.

As is usual with Allen movies, the title and screenplay details are being secretly guarded.

However, it is has been revealed the film will be shot in both Spanish and English and focus on a series of love entanglements.

The movie will reunite Oscar-nominees Bardem and Cruz, who worked together on the hit 1992 Spanish movie 'Jamón, jamón'.

The dark comedy told the story of an underwear factory boss who falls in love with a shop-floor worker, much to the disappointment of his mother.
 
posted by suzzee at 12:57 AM

Carmen Electra keeps in shape by having sex and lapdancing.

The former 'Baywatch' star - who plays a porn actress in new British film 'I Want Candy' - credits her incredible body to yoga, sex and stripteases.

Carmen says : "I do a lot of yoga and aerobics. Plus, you can burn a lot of calories in the bedroom too. I get a lot of guys coming up to me who have bought my striptease DVD and they thank me because their girls have learnt hot to give them amazing lapdances."

But despite her slim figure the model-and-actress still gorges on calorific treats.

Carmen said: "I eat a lot of junk - while I was in the UK I ate so many Flake chocolate bars!

"I once had a job dressed as a clown and I had to pop corn in a shoe store.

"The problem was I ate so much popcorn I got sick. I got paid $4 an hour but was probably eating more than that in popcorn."

 
March 4, 2007
posted by suzzee at 11:35 PM

Alien' Britney Spears Slammed By Designer.... British designer Scott Henshall has branded Britney Spears' extreme makeover one of the worst fashion mistakes he's ever witnessed.

The style guru, who has clothed celebrities including Paris Hilton, is stunned the troubled pop star dared to shear her scalp last month because it makes her look like "an alien".

Although the brazen new buzz-cut has won praise from stars including Courtney Love, Gwen Stefani and Justin Timberlake, an unimpressed Henshall sneers, "What the f**k has Britney done shaving all her hair off? She's too fat and looks like an alien.

"You can take the girl out of the trailer park but you can't take the trailer park out of the girl. She looks like trash."

 
posted by suzzee at 11:27 PM

Jessica Simpson: 'I'll Never Be Caught Panty-less'.... Jessica Simpson will never get caught without underwear like Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan, because she always covers up her private parts.

The actress/singer is astonished so many young celebrities have been snapped panty-less, and would be horrified to find pictures of her genitals splashed across magazines and the internet.

Simpson says, "I don't understand what's going on with that. I'm the kind of girl who always puts my hand between my legs when I'm getting out of a car if I'm wearing a short skirt. I always wear underwear. It's a personal rule."