Archive - May 9, 2010

Reluctant Rebel Jessica Alba


Jessica Alba found it difficult to rebel against her family’s beliefs.

The ‘Killer Inside Me’ actress admits her Catholic upbringing was quite strict and though her mother and father had views she didn’t always agree with, she didn’t want to upset them by going on a different direction in her life.

Jessica, who grew up in California, said, “I come from a religious and traditional family. My mom grew up in the South and she had a Southern Baptist upbringing but my father was very Catholic. It’s hard to rebel without your family feeling like you’re rebelling against them. I don’t necessarily always agree with certain things and that has nothing to do with how much I love them or how much they love me. Family is the most important thing in the world.”

The 29-year-old actress, who has a 23-month old daughter, Honor Marie, with her husband Cash Warren – always knew she wanted to live a different life from her parents from a young age.

She told Tatler magazine, “There were parameters and boundaries around me that I always wanted to break from.”



Kylie Minogue Doesn’t Know Her ‘Better the Devil’ Song


Kylie Minogue can no longer perform her classic song ‘Better the Devil You Know’.

The 41-year-old singer admits the track, which reached number two in the UK singles chart in 1990, is her favorite song in her back catalogue, but when she sings it live now she has to do so in a different key.

She said, “‘Better the Devil You Know’ was a turning point and an exciting time for me. I was 21, I’d just started dating Michael Hutchence and a different world had opened up.

“That song is ludicrously high, so when I perform it on tour, we take it down a bit. Some of those songs sound simple, but when you tackle them live, they’re not easy.”

The Australian pop beauty also claims her brush with breast cancer in 2005 has led her to finally accept herself the way she is after over 20 years in the music business.

She told the new UK edition of Elle magazine, “I think I’ve hit my stride, finally after 20 years. Some things have just clicked. It’s ridiculous that it’s taken that long.

“Maybe it’s to do with being on tour when I fell ill, but I didn’t know I was ill. The last tour in North America was purely for my fans. I felt like I had nothing to lose, so this immense freedom came with that.”



Game Addict Mila Kunis


Mila Kunis spends hours playing computer games with her boyfriend Macaulay Culkin.

The actress, who provides the voice of Meg Griffin on animated series ‘Family Guy’ – recently had to go cold turkey on her favorite pixelated adventures because she was getting so “obsessive”, but since then she’s become hooked on Facebook’s FarmVille game.

She said, “All you do is grow wheat. And then you grow blueberries. It’s so monotonous and yet great at the same time. I’m obsessed.” The 28-year-old star also stops herself from playing poker because of her competitive nature.

She said, “I lost an obscene amount of money in Las Vegas. I got crap!”

The brunette beauty is just as obsessed with ‘Man vs. Wild’, a series on the Discovery channel which features outdoor tough guy Bear Grylls. She added in an interview with the June issue of Esquire magazine, “I love that he gets so excited about carcasses. He’ll be like, ‘Mmm, look at that sexy dead goat, look at those eyeballs.’ Then he digs into the goats eyeballs because they have protein. It makes me want to vomit. And of course, I watch it!”



Bonnie Wright and Jamie Campbell Bower Getting Married


Bonnie Wright is getting married.

The 19-year-old ‘Harry Potter’ actress, who plays the title character’s love interest Ginny Weasley in the hit movie franchise, has reportedly got engaged to co-star Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays Gellart Grindlewald, after just six months of dating.

A source on the set of the final ‘Harry Potter’ movies, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ – which will be split into two parts before it is released later this year – told the Mail on Sunday newspaper, “We are all absolutely shocked and surprised and can’t believe that Jamie has asked Bonnie to marry him.

“They met on the set of the movie and Jamie fell for Bonnie really badly. He says they are completely in love. It all seems very whirlwind, but they both say it’s the real deal.”

Jamie, 21, is understood to have proposed to Bonnie last month, but details about their marriage plans are unclear.

The source added, “All he has told us is that he asked her to marry him and Bonnie said yes.

‘He is really pleased and neither of them seem to have any doubts that they are rushing in too soon. We have asked them if it is for real and they have said yes.

“They are both very professional, so when they are filming, there is no smooching or playing around. Also they are not really in the same scenes. Jamie is often on the set just to watch Bonnie and spend time with her between takes.”

The news is said to be a shock to Jamie’s ex-girlfriend Zoe Graham, who split from the actor, who has the clothes designer’s name tattooed on his chest, shortly before he started dating the redheaded beauty late last year.

An insider said, “They split up last year and within months Jamie was dating Bonnie. He really wears his heart on his sleeve, and when he was dating Zoe he had her name tattooed above his heart.

“Zoe feels rather cast aside. It was a very serious relationship and he was always very proud of the tattoo. No one’s sure what he’s going to do about that now he’s with Bonnie.”



Heidi Klum and Seal Renew Wedding Vows


Heidi Klum and Seal have renewed their wedding vows again.

The couple – who raise four children together, Leni, six, Henry, four,
Johan, three, and seven-month-old Lou – marked their fifth anniversary
with an intimate sunset ceremony on a beach in Costa Careyes, Mexico, yesterday, May 8.

The couple were joined by 80 guests, who had been asked to dress in
black and white and brides and grooms, for the service and they
celebrated afterwards with an outdoor meal, dining under a thatched
roof hut decorated with white flowers, dozens of chandeliers, and
thousands of candles.

A source said, “They wanted it to feel like a real wedding, but still
have a theme.”

Prior to yesterday’s festivities, Heidi, 36, and her 47-year-old
spouse had hosted a dinner and karaoke party on Friday, May 7,
with both stars serenading their guests.

The fun-loving pair had sent out wedding cake-shaped invitations with
bobble heads inside of the whole family to notify their guests of
their plan for this year’s anniversary celebration, carrying the
sentiment “Five years? Piece of cake!”.

Speaking about their annual vow renewal, Heidi said recently, “It’s
our time – a lovely family time. It’s about remembering this moment of
love we gave to each other and reinforcing it.

“It’s so special to us, something we love and something our children
have gotten accustomed to. It’s like, ‘Hey, Mom and Dad love each
other and they get married every year!’ “