Jolie chants 'Om' to maintain her calm in labour (Go To Top)

      Washington: Expectant mother Angelina Jolie's due date is fast approaching, but hasn't slowed down the pace of her daily activities. The Tomb Raider actress, who is expecting her first biological child with actor Brad Pitt next month, has been spotted doing yoga at a centre in Paris, as she believes that the heavy breathing excercise, 'Om', will lower her labour pains and keep her calm during delivery. "She hopes the Om breathing techniques will keep her calm in labour," the Mirror quoted a pal of the actress, as saying.

Craig masters art of free-running (Go To Top)

      London: Daniel Craig is learning to free-run for upcoming Bond film 'Casino Royale'. Free-running also known as parkour is the ultimate new urban sport and involves leaping and swinging across buildings, while risking life and limb. Craig has been taking lessons from French star Sebastien Foucan the founder of parkour. Foucan who once made a spectacular leap across a gap in the roof of the Millennium Stadium, in Wales is playing Bond's nemesis, Mollaka, in the new film. "Daniel and Seb have become good pals while filming. Daniel decided to take up parkour because it was perfect for one of their fight scenes. Give that man a handstand ... Sebastien shows his skills. Seb gives him personal tuition and Daniel has taken to it incredibly well," the Sun quoted a source as saying. Craig has been given more than his fair share of stick for being a bit of a softie, but this is incredibly tough stuff.

Carmen has aerial circus hoop at home (Go To Top)

     London: Former Baywatch star Carmen Electra is getting an aerial circus hoop installed in her home, in order to thrill Dave Navarro hubby with X-rated nude tricks, and spice up her married life. Carmen has reportedly been taking lessons in circus arts, and says she can't wait to demonstrate her guitarist husband her new acquired skills - while she's completely naked. "You can pull yourself up on it and it spins. You can do all these sexy moves. I take a class. It's a circus school. I'm getting one for the house," Femalefirst quoted her, as saying. Earlier, Carmen had left actor Rob Schneider hot and surprised with a sizzling performance on America's 'Tonight Show', where she demonstrated her circus skills by thrusting her shapely pins in the comic actor's lap while talk show host Jay Leno looked on in shock.

Liz owes her svelte figure to her son (Go To Top)

     Washington: Actress Liz Hurley has revealed the secret of her looking good and having a svelte figure, even in her forties. The Austin Powers beauty says she looks stunning for her age, as she sweats enough running after her four-year old son Damian, who always keeps her on her toes, and thus helps her maintain herself without working out in the gym. "I think as a single mum you tend to be just very, very, very active. I'm not a member of a gym, and I don't have a personal trainer or anything," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying. "For the fashion shoots I just rely on retouching and I put lots of fake tan on," she added.

Jackie Chan still reeling under his chest injury (Go To Top)

     Washington: Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan is still struggling with injury from his stunt mishap, and is finding it painful to complete the filming of his new film Rob-B- Hood. The 51-year old star got hurt when a stuntman wearing incorrect shoes kicked him in the chest. Chan's X-ray showed no broken bones, but cartilage injury. "It's still swollen. It really hurts. Breathing hurts. It hurts to draw my fist. "It's been hard filming fight scenes these past two days," Contactmusic quoted him as saying. Rob-B-Hood, currently being filmed in Hong Kong, is about a group of gangsters who kidnap a baby. Chan, who is also an UNICEF/UNAIDS ambassador, made his first film, New First of Fury, in 1976.

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