The Masterchef Mothers: Mums cook THREE different meals every night as they give in to demands of fussy children | UPDATED: 12:47 GMT, 22 May 2012 It is an oft-heard refrain in households across the nation. 'You treat this house like a hotel!' mothers will often complain to their demanding brood. But according to new research, they are right. Continue reading
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Coming up roses! Amanda Holden makes a splash in pink wraparound dress at Chelsea Flower Show 2012 | UPDATED: 08:36 GMT, 22 May 2012 Taking a break from the television studios Amanda Holden got into the gardening spirit at the Chelsea Flower Show today. Wearing a figure-hugging pink Dolce & Gabbana dress and leopard print platforms the 41-year-old Britain's Got Talent judge enjoyed wandering around several of the exhibitions. She is one of a number of female celebrities set to visit the annual event, which opens to the public tomorrow, including Gywneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson and Helen Mirren. Continue reading
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Trouble in Paradis Vanessa hides beneath a hat and sunglasses amid more rumours about Johnny and Amber Heard | UPDATED: 14:25 GMT, 22 May 2012 They continue to deny that their relationship is on the rocks, but Johnny Depp's girlfriend Vanessa Paradis was looking a little glum when snapped out in West Hollywood yesterday. The mother-of-two hid beneath a hat and sunglasses as she picked up lunch at popular spot Urth Caffe. Continue reading
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Spot on! Sarah Harding bounces back looking better than ever as she enjoys a night out with the Girls | UPDATED: 12:53 GMT, 22 May 2012 Sarah Harding was pictured looking better than she has in months last night. The singer attended Girls Aloud bandmate Kimberley Walsh's final performance for Shrek: The Musical with Nicola Roberts and Cheryl Cole. Continue reading
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Looking swell! Kristin Cavallari shows off her short and sleek maternity style as she steps out in yet another cute dress | UPDATED: 14:58 GMT, 22 May 2012 Most expectant mothers seem to falter when it comes to maternity fashion as they try and cover up their burgeoning bumps in a number of unflattering outfits. But Kristin Cavallari has adopted a confident style which hasn't caused her to forego her stylish get-ups. Continue reading
This is for Kaiser, whose Internet went down. Tom Hardy reads the stories about himself online and actually comments on them! I’m going to look up some IP addresses now. [ Jezebel ] Man goes over Niagara Falls alone. Lives . [ Gawker ] The women of color on Maxim’s Hot 100 List are few and far between [ Bossip ] These “Call Me Maybe” cards are so lame [ The Frisky ] Miley needs to put it away. Again. [ Radar ] Goop’s kids make the Illuminati sign for Uncle Jay-Z [ Amy Grindhouse ] Paula Deen lost weight, looks great [ INFDaily ] Kate Gosselin is practically begging for another reality show. haha. [ Videogum ] Anchorman II teaser trailer. I agree, I didn’t love the first one. [ Seriously? OMG! WTF? ] Kim Kardashian is in Cannes. Hide yo swag. [ I’m Not Obsessed ] Facebook caused a third of all divorces in 2011 [ LimeLife ] Nick at Celebslam thinks Lea Michele got implants too [ Celebslam ] Chris Hemsworth is waiting for an apology from Kristen Stewart for breaking his nose. [ Hollywood Rag ] Yet another celebrity writes a children’s book. There was a joke about this on The Simpsons recently. [ Celebs ] Cats in baskets! This made me smile. [ CityRag ] “Dancing with The Stars” finals recap [ Bitten and Bound ] Willow Smith’s crazy backpack [ Starpulse ]
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Last week, Russell Brand appeared on the “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and skillfully fielded questions about his estranged wife, Katy Perry, whom he claims to only have love and positivity for . Of course, Russell is at least partially full of crap because no one resorts to divorce when only positive feelings are attached to the marriage, but whatever. Now Katy is appearing on Today’s episode of “Ellen” to promote her upcoming horror flick 3-D concert movie, Katy Perry: Part Of Me , and she claims that she’ll be revealing “ all sides of her life ” with the movie. Should Russell be afraid? Katy Perry on her film Part of Me Ellen: Like you said, you shot the good, the bad. Who knows what’s going to happen in your life when you start shooting things? You got married during that time. Katy: I did. Ellen: And then that didn’t turn out to last and that part of it is still in there? Katy: I thought it was important for me..First of all, I thought it was important to show everything in between. I think sometimes people think that we’re perfect and we know we’re not perfect, at all. I think it’s important start breaking down the idea that to achieve your dream you always have to be perfect or flawless or live in some kind of fantasy world. So that’s why I decided to put everything into the film. In the most tasteful way. But mostly it’s about how I go there and the ride along the way which can be bumpy but mostly it was extremely fun… [From "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" ] Eh. I suspect that this movie is strictly (at least from the looks of the trailer ) sugar-coated for Katy’s tweenaged fanbase, so Russell probably won’t be dragged through the mud except to say that Katy is “sad” about her failed marriage. In other words, there will be no talk of wheelchair pr0n in this concert movie. Meanwhile, Katy’s first real post-marriage “fling” has ended. Even though she called him her “boyfriend,” she and Robert Ackroyd (guitarist of Florence + the Machine) have ended their Coachella-based romance . So says E! Online: This fling has flung. Katy Perry is once again single and ready to mingle after E! News confirms that Russell Brand’s estranged wife called it quits with her rebound rocker beau, Florence + the Machine guitarist Robert Ackroyd. The pair weren’t together long, only going public with their coupling at last month’s Coachella Music Festival, but over the weekend, Katy was already on the arm of a “smokin’” hot other… But not like that! The newly single “Part of Me” singer turned up at the Billboard Music Awards last night—where she debuted her new song, “Wide Awake,” ostensibly about her ex-husband—with no less a red carpet companion than her own grandma, Ann Hudson. “My date to tonight’s Billboard Music Awards is hotter than the las vegas weather,” the 27-year-old tweeted before the ceremony. “SMOKIN’!” So cute! As for her new unattached status, don’t expect Perry to be pining away. “It wasn’t serious,” a source told E! News. “She likes him a lot, but it was just a distraction. It was very short-lived, she’s still dealing with getting over her marriage and it’s going to take her a while to truly be able to trust anyone again.” In other words, he’s not exactly the one who got away. “Whe is remaining friends with Rob, but they were never serious to begin with, and she had doubts about it from the start. There are no hard feelings, they are both just very busy and had no expectations. Rob is a good guy, but she just wants to focus on her work.” [From E! Online ] So I guess this is maybe why Katy took her grandma as her official date to the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday evening? I’d like to think she took grandma along for the ride as a sweet gesture and not because she “needed” a red-carpet companion. Hopefully, that’s the case. Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and “Ellen”
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A little seven year-old from Philadelphia, who goes by “Mir Money,” performed a rap song on America’s Got Talent last night. Judges Howard Stern and Sharon Osbourne both buzzed little Mir when he was performing, which is what they’re supposed to do when performances aren’t up to par. When it came time for Stern to explain why he buzzed Mir he was very kind and nice about it, but Mir broke down and started crying anyway. Again, the kid is seven. Stern then went up on stage to comfort Mir, explaining that he wasn’t cut out for the job. Outlets are running this story like Stern made the kid cry, and he sort-of did but it wasn’t his fault. Here’s more, thanks to The La Times: There were the memorable acts. Those included … Mir Money, a 7-year-old rapper from Philadelphia who charmed everyone by admitting he was his favorite rapper and that, were he to win $1 million, he’d use it to take care of his family. So when Stern and fellow judge Sharon Osbourne buzzed the adorable tyke and he dissolved into tears, well, we might all have been a bit shaken up. (“He’s only 7!” my outraged 6-year-old daughter exclaimed.) Stern hightailed it onto the stage to offer comforting words and a hug. “I’ll fix everything. Let me fix everything,” he told us. “I’m so sorry,” he told the kid. “I don’t want to make you cry.” “This job is too rough for me,” the shock jock said. “I don’t want to do it anymore … I’m not cut out for this.” Stern, that softie, then voted to send the kid to Vegas, but Osbourne and third judge Howie Mandel proved to have thicker skin and a better grasp of the long-term effects. No, they said, explaining that they had no wish to prolong the wee rapper’s pain. [From The LA Times ] I have a seven year-old son, and to me this is kind-of like sending your kids to do pageants. It’s not Howard Stern’s fault that this poor little boy was crying, it’s his parents. They’re thrusting their little kid in front of the world in a way that’s potentially devastating for them. I also blame the producers of America’s Got Talent. They shouldn’t be letting kids on this show, unless they’re a part of a troupe and are not singled out. There should be a cut off age in which kids can compete alone, say 15 or so. (But that number is kind of arbitrary, I understand.) Either way, a kid of seven is not emotionally equipped to perform on a national talent show.
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Here are some photos of Brad Pitt at the Cannes Film Festival photo call for his latest film, Killing Them Softly . Bitch got old!!! I mean, I like Brad and everything, and I’m not trolling for 20 million comments about “Angelina sucked out his hotness.” But he looks really old here. Part of it is that he’s rapidly approaching 50 years on this earth, and he doing it (somewhat?) naturally. Another part of it is that Brad doesn’t seem to be taking very good care of his skin, right? Maybe it’s less about Angelina sucking out his hotness and more about Brad needing to borrow Angelina’s night cream, moisturizer and “eye lift in a bottle” . Sidenote: I think Brad and I are wearing the same white V-neck. Sidenote #2: Is Brad’s haircut “The Rachel”? LOL. Speaking of Angelina, she’s not there. She didn’t come with Brad to Cannes, like everyone hoped she would. Brad told reporters that she didn’t come because “she’s prepping a movie” ( Maleficent ), so no Brangelina photos on the red carpet tonight. That’s so disappointing! WORST CANNES EVER. Brad was also asked about his wedding plans , or lack thereof. He told reporters, “We have no date. We actually, really, truly have no date.” He dismissed the story of a summer wedding as just a “rumor” too. And he made it seem like the wedding would be a long way away, saying, “I hope we figure out marriage equality in the states before that date.” Good God! Did Pres. Obama come out for gay marriage just to get Brad and Angelina down the aisle?!? Brad’s Killing Them Softly costar, Ray Liotta, was also at the photo call. Would you still hit it? Liotta is looking pretty rough too, but I have to admit… I have such a residual, long-standing crush on him, I would probably still hit it. I love his eyes and his voice. Photos courtesy of WENN.
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*Samantha Brick and her French husband, Pascal. Back in early April, we were inundated by The Most Gorgeous, Amazing and Maligned Woman In The World, a Daily Mail columnist/essayist named Samantha Brick. I don’t have the willpower to go through the whole sordid history – just check out our archives . The basic gist of the “scandal” was that Samantha Brick, a average-looking woman of scant intelligence, publicly claimed that she’s been hated, criticized, held back and pushed aside by petty, jealous women all her life because all women feared her magnificent beauty and sexiness. Brick’s first Mail essay went viral, and Brick ended up doing a slew of television appearances – I thought the best appearance was on a British morning show in which an attractive feminist deconstructed and destroyed Brick’s JELLY H8R thesis bit by bit . Well, Brick is back. And you know what? I get it. The Mail is totally trolling all of us . But does that mean that we can’t call out Brick for her insanity and delusions? Why not? It’s kind of fun (if you consider rage strokes “fun”). You can read Brick’s new piece here , and here are some highlights – hint: this piece is all about how her marriage is better than yours because she submits to her controlling French husband. And her marriage is better than yours because she’s so pretty, of course. Some of my favorite quotes from the piece: *My husband sets me a £250 allowance each month for my wardrobe, I ask his permission before booking a hair appointment and discuss with him what I will have done. He even has an opinion — which I adhere to — on how I dress and what I weigh. He prefers I wear classic ladylike attire and, at 5ft 11in, he insists I tip the scale at no more than 10½ stone. In fact, he’s there when I weigh myself. *At this point, many of you will be thinking I’m little more than a trophy wife for my husband, Pascal, and you’re right. I am a trophy wife — and what’s more, I’m proud of it. Pascal has built up a very successful business, he earns more than I do and I’m lucky enough not to need to bring a salary into the home, though I still work part-time to keep my wits about me. *Pascal is a Frenchman with particularly traditional views. He is a decade older than me and unashamedly tells people he chose me for my looks. But that doesn’t make me a designer-clad airhead who’s only interested in getting my hands on his cash. People disapprove of relationships like ours because they assume love doesn’t enter the equation — that our marriage is merely an exchange of commodities: my youth and good looks for his wealth. They couldn’t be more wrong. *Whatever else the naysayers may throw at us, I’m comfortable with my trophy-wife status for two reasons: Pascal and I are deeply in love and I adore being treated like a princess. And even in these egalitarian times, many people enjoy this kind of marriage — even if most are shy of the ‘trophy wife’ tag. *I was in my mid-30s when I met my second husband, Pascal. From our first date I knew he was a man who cherished physical looks. He complimented me on my legs, my eyes, my figure. He would endlessly tell me how beautiful I was. He wasn’t attracted by my career or my bank account. Instead he viewed me as a prize to be won and, to my surprise, I found his approach seductive. Pascal likes being a proper gentleman — the idea of going Dutch in a restaurant is abhorrent to him. On our first date it was the first time anyone, other than a chauffeur, had opened a car door for me. I loved it — it made me feel special. Throughout our courtship I received flowers, and was taken to boutiques, where he would hand over his credit card. *Since the time of our blossoming romance, a day has not gone by where I haven’t made an effort with my appearance. It pains me to read that women such as Hillary Clinton feel they’ve reached an age where they no longer need make-up. *If a woman doesn’t make an effort, it’s perfectly logical that her husband will assume it’s because she feels he’s not worth making an effort for. Can you then blame a man for looking elsewhere? A trophy wife, however, would never make such a mistake. It’s part of our job description to look good and support our husbands at all times. Pascal and I understand what the other wants. It’s not something we’ve ever discussed, but we both know my role in our relationship is integral to its success. *Most of the other wives are older and are focused on their families first, their husbands a poor second. My day is organized around my husband: isn’t that what all wives should do? I know my place in the home — in the bedroom or the kitchen, I’m a consummate professional. *A man who covets a trophy wife has nothing in common with those in-touch-with-their feelings metrosexual men. Accordingly, I don’t witter on about PMT or yell at him when I’m stressed. That’s what my friends and mum are for. If I’m poorly I keep out of his way. I knew from the start he was ill-equipped to deal with me when I’m not bright and cheery. *I’d be lying if I said there weren’t downsides to being a trophy wife. I know I’ll have to maintain my figure and looks. Pascal is adamant that even as I get older, it’s no excuse to let myself go. As a younger wife, you battle against the assumption you’re a gold-digger crossing off the years until your beloved is six feet under. But I have my career and own income, so my lifestyle wouldn’t suffer if I wasn’t with Pascal. [ From The Mail ] One of her more interesting points was when she discussed her first husband, and described how she made more money than him and she ended up paying for everything in their marriage – which goes a long way to explaining how and why she ended up with a controlling bastard who provides her with financial stability (but no emotional support, it seems). It’s not that I don’t think Brick has the right to have whatever kind of marriage she wants – but I’m irritated that she seems to denigrate and deride women who make different choices, or women who just happen to be mothers or career women or, you know, any woman who doesn’t want to be weighed-in by their husband every day. Ugh. This bitch. Photos courtesy of The Mail.
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Samantha Brick is back and she’s promoting submissive, trophy-wife marriages