The
Beckhams buy baby book to seek baby names (Go
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London:
Victoria Beckham has revealed that her new baby will
be a boy and is due in March, but asserted that the couple
had not yet decided a name for the baby "We want to wait
and see what he is like. We are going to buy a book of names
and then we will see," she was quoted as saying. She told
the Sunday Mirror that she and David were not disappointed
that it was not a girl. "We are very happy. I know it's
an obvious thing to say but as long as the child is healthy,
I don't mind if it's a boy or a girl," she was quoted as
saying.
Tyra
Banks is the future Oprah Winfrey (Go
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Washington:
Top American model Tyra Banks, who is all set to host
her own chat show, could be the next Oprah Winfrey. According
to Eonline, Banks' who appearances on The Oprah Winfrey
show became quite popular with the audience, will be ready
with her show in 2005. The show will be on the lines of
Oprah's show but will cater for a younger audience. "It's
her appearances on Oprah that we looked at and said, 'If
there's ever a future Oprah, she could be the one.' " Dick
Robertson, president of Warner Bros. Domestic Television
Distribution, was quoted by The Hollywood Reporter as saying.
"Tyra is a very impressive person; she's obviously more
than a model," he added. "Tyra's really emerged as a role
model for the next generation of young women. She has a
feel for this generation of women and she's worked with
women for a long time," Jim Paratore, president of Television
Productions, told the Hollywood Reporter. "I think that's
a big part of what's driving her to create a show that's
not only entertaining and fun to watch but also relevant
to her generation of women," he added.
Vibrating
sex toy causes airport evacuation (Go
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Sydney:
An adult sex toy created quite a stir at Mackay Airport
when it was mistaken for a bomb. According to The Sydney
Morning Herald, a security officer at the airport raised
an alarm when she noticed a suspicious package inside a
rubbish bin at the terminal cafeteria. Cafeteria manager
Lynne Bryant said her staff had been cleaning tables when
they noticed a strange humming noise coming from the rubbish
bin. "It was rather disconcerting when the rubbish bin started
humming furiously," Byrant was quoted as saying. "We called
security and next minute everybody was being evacuated while
they checked it out." However it turned out to be an adult
sex toy. Byrant further revealed that at the time of the
upheaval, the airport had been quite busy with two main
flights due in and out of the airport, wreaking havoc with
passengers' schedules.
Kevin
Federline turns a crack-shot to guard Britney (Go
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London:
Britney's stalkers better beware, as Kevin is mastering
the art of using handguns to guard his new wife. According
to The Sun, Kevin, is reportedly taking lessons is shooting
from one of Britney's bodyguards, Todd, and the pair have
been spotted going through target sessions in Britney's
home town of Kentwood, Louisiana. "Kevin decided he needed
to do it in case anything should happen to Britney. She's
not keen but Kevin is insistent.He's seen some of the strange
people who follow her around," a source was quoted by the
paper as saying.
Eminem
makes Hollywood his home (Go
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London:
Rapper Eminem, who had vowed that he would never move
out of his home in Detroit, has now decided to buy a mansion
in Hollywood. The 'Cleaning Up My Closet' singer has reportedly
bought a luxurious 3 million pound mansion in Hollywood,
amidst stars like Halle Berry, Ben Affleck, Brad Pitt and
Jennifer Aniston. According to The Sun, the hip hop star
decided to move to Hollywood to concentrate on his film
career. "He will never lose touch with Detroit but Eminem
felt it was time to move to Hollywood. He's always staying
there for work and has loads of friends in the area," a
source was quoted as saying. "The house is new and comes
fully kitted out but he is employing an interior designer
to personalise it to his taste," he added.
'Shark
Tale' bites the box office (Go
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Washington:
A fast talking little fish took away the top honors
at the box office last week, with Dreamworks latest offering,
animated flick 'Shark Tale' grossing a whopping 49.1 million
dollars. The movie, which features the voices of a number
of Hollywood big wigs including Robert De Niro, Will Smith
and Angelina Jolie, proved once again that you can never
go wrong with animated movies, as it left the John Trovolta
starrer 'Ladder 49,' way below at second spot, with less
than half its earnings. Last week's top ten movies and their
estimates as per Exhibitor relations were: 1. Shark Tale,
49.1 million dollars 2. Ladder 49, 22.7 million dollars
3. The Forgotten, 12 million dollars 4. Sky Captain and
the World of Tomorrow, 3.3 million dollars 5. Mr. 3000,
2.6 million 6. Woman, Thou Art Loosed, 2.5 million dollars
7. Shaun of the Dead, 2.4 million dollars 8. Resident Evil:
Apocalypse, 2.3 million dollars 9. First Daughter, 2.1 million
dollars 10. Cellular, 2 million dollars
Michael
Caine's 'Get Carter' voted best film of all time (Go
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London:
A new survey by the Total Film magazine has proved that
cops and robbers still rule the roost in the movie world,
after the 1971 gangster classic 'Get Carter' was voted the
best film of all time by Britons. The Michael Caine starrer,
'Get Carter' pipped the 1946 movie about a crashed pilot
trapped between life and death 'A Matter of Life and Death,
which made it to the second spot, followed by the 1996 Ewan
McGregor movie 'Trainspotting,' reports the Sun.
The
top twenty movies of all time were: 1. Get Carter (1971)
2. A Matter of Life and Death (1946) 3. Trainspotting (1996)
4. The Third Man (1949) 5. Life of Brian (1979) 6. The Wicker
Man (1973) 7. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 8. Lawrence
of Arabia (1962) 9. From Russia With Love (1963) 10. Naked
(1993) 11. Billy Liar (1963) 12. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
13. Withmail & I (1987) 14. Great Expectations (1946) 15.
If..... (1968) 16. Kes (1969) 17. Brighton Rock (1943) 18.
Don't look Now (1973) 19. Sexy Beast (2000) 20. Brazil (1985)
Cher
to show her beautiful nude body on her 60th birthday (Go
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Washington:
She might be old enough to be a grandmother but age
is not stopping veteran singer Cher from being photographed
nude to mark her 60th birthday. The 'Gypsies, Tramps and
Thieves' singer, who will turn 60 next year, wants to tell
the world that she is still very proud of her body, and
has already started inviting people to come and see her
taking off all her clothes on a beach in Hawaii. "She looks
amazing and wants to capture her physical beauty," rate
the music quoted an insider as saying.
Britney's
'Mississippi' magic recipe for marriage (Go
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Washington:
The wedding march and the confetti showers are finally
over, and newlywed pop diva Britney Spears is now ready
to settle into married life in her sprawling 6.9 million
dollar mansion in Malibu, California. The eight-bedroom
bungalow, reportedly won Britney over because of its beautiful
landscaping complete with a creek, trees and overgrown greenery,
which reminded her of a rural Mississippi house. The house
also boasts of an outdoor kitchen, a spa and a gym. "Britney
and Kevin have a brand new beautiful home which they are
going to be moving into. Besides being a gorgeous house,
the location is actually what we love about it most. It
reminds us of the kind of landscaping you would find in
rural Mississippi with the creek, trees and overgrown greenery,"
Rate the music quoted Britney's mother Lynn, as saying.
Nicole
Kidman is still looking for love (Go
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Sydney:
Oscar winner Nicole Kidman has rubbished the recent
rumors that she has found love with a New Zealand based
business tycoon, Eric Watson, saying that they are 'just
family friends'. The rumors were sparked off after she had
been spotted with the millionaire, who heads a 270 million
business of making office furniture, on several occasions
in Los Angeles, reports the Herald Sun. However, her representative
said that she has just been spending time with him because
they have known each other since a long time. "He's a friend
of her family. It's absolutely nothing other than that.
She went to the Las Vegas fight with a bunch of friends
and family," the report quoted her spokesperson, Nicole
Caruso as saying.
Burn
the bra (Go
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London:
According to a study by the New York-based Natural Health
and Longevity Resource Centre, a gentle breast massage may
be helpful in avoiding cancer by boosting the flow of vital
toxins, compensating for the restricting effect of bras.
According to The Sun, a survey of about 4000 women, revealed
that the highest rate of breast cancer was in those who
wore bras all day and night, and the lowest in those who
never wore them. Researchers also advised that women should
wear bras for less than 12 hours a day.
Now,
its Collin Farell who woos Rebecca Loos (Go
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London:
Hollywood Casanova Collin Farrell is trying to woo Rebecca
Loos, whose claim to fame was her alleged affair with David
Beckham, for his new movie. According to The Sun, The Minority
Report star has reportedly offered Loos to play his love
interest in the movie. "Colin fell for Rebecca after seeing
her on TV and got his agent to call hers. Rather than asking
her out, he proposed a screen test. They'll read lines on
camera to see if they gel and Colin hopes the chemistry
spills into real life," a source was quoted as saying.
