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Claudia Schiffer is postponing the writing of her autobiography - because she's terrified at the prospect of divulging intimate details of her life. The supermodel has turned down several lucrative publishing deals because she isn't ready for fans to learn all more about her. She said: "Everyone writes them when they are so young these days, and I don't think the time is right for me. Plus you have to write about all these incredibly personal things. Maybe one day I'll feel ready." We'll just have to wait patiently then.









Christina Aguilera was so fearful for her unborn child during her world tour that she wore a carefully-hidden heart monitor in case of emergency. The pop star admits she was terrified when she found out she was pregnant during the seven-month Back To Basics tour and would have quit if doctors hadn't come up with an ingenious way of reducing the risks. She says, "I was paranoid. There are so many things that could go wrong and there was no way in hell I was going to jeopardise my baby for my show." Xtina is expecting her first child next year.







Julianne Moore @ Reopening "New Museum at the Bowery" New York (28/11/2007)





Elisha Cuthbert @ Grand Opening of UGG Australia Boutique (28/11/2007)







Tatu - Beliy Plaschik [mp3/vid]





Top 10 Shocking Hollywood Secrets [Top10-HS]




Julia Roberts lost her temper with a paparazzo recently when she ordered him to stop attempting to take pictures of her young children. She was driving her two-year-old twins on Wednesday when she decided to confront an overzealous snapper. Roberts honked the horn of her SUV and forced the photographer to pull over. An enraged Roberts told the shocked cameraman, "Listen, you can turn your videocamera off. You're at a school where children go. Turn it off". [JR-Pissed]






Nicole Kidman first learned the facts of life from gruesome hospital videos her biochemist father and nurse mother would bring home. She says, "My parents would bring home films of someone being operated on, and we would have to watch it. That's how we learned about sex". Meanwhile the actress is thrilled to have perfect vision after recently undergoing Lasik surgery to correct her poor sight. And it was revealed that her adopted children prefers to address her as "Nicole." [NK-Kids-Mum-Addr]






Mischa Barton wants to start producing films as well as acting in them because she is worried about the shortage of good roles available to her. The star wants to follow in the footsteps of actresses such as Drew Barrymore, who produced her own movie 'Never Been Kissed'. Barton said: "Producing is something I might see as a necessity because great female roles are difficult to come by. I admire a lot of women like Drew Barrymore who put together great projects." A good idea there.



Mischa Barton - Arena Magazine (Jan 2008)





Links:
>> Drea de Matteo and her boyfriend welcomed a baby girl, Alabama Gypsy Rose, on Wednesday [D.Matteo-Baby]

>> Kirsten Dunst is the new face of Miu Miu [Dunst-Miu2]

>> Charisma Carpenter has split from Damian Hardy, her husband of four years [C.Carpenter-Single]

>> Josh Hartnett is so hipster.. [J.Hart-Hipster]





In anticipation of The FADER's 50th issue, the site has an exclusive, unedited film by Colin Lane of the Strokes (circa 2001) being showcased. It documents the band in their infancy and is shot in the style of Andy Warhol's Factory screen tests. [Fader-StrokesVid]





Alexa Chung and Alex Turner hangs out with friends.. [AC-AT-PubbingPics]

Arctic Monkeys appear to have released a new single under a different band name. The limited edition vinyl by a band called 'Death Ramps' features the songs The Death Camps and Nettles - accompanied by a message. "Unfortunately, we're not allowed to tell you the true identity of the Death Ramps but needless to say they're a band with A Certain Romance (wink, wink)," the message explains. [D.Ramps]

Sarah Michelle Gellar has ruled out starring in a movie adaptation of 'Buffy' - because she finds the prospect too terrifying. Gellar is convinced it would be hard to better its conclusion. She said, "That thought really scares me. Buffy was a movie and it didn't work because her story was longer than that. It took so long to figure out how to crack the ending so that people weren't upset. I'm not saying no, but my fear would be to open something like that up again, to only end it again".











Lily Allen has a heart murmur. Her condition - an abnormal heartbeat sound often caused by a narrowing of the blood valves, or a hole in the heart - is the reason why she shed an astonishing 19lbs in just six weeks and has a new "hardcore" exercise regime. She said, "I found out I had a heart murmur about three months ago during a routine check-up. It was really scary. Now I make sure I work out three times a week." However, Lily stressed she has no plans to go too far with her diet and become a size zero. She might consider giving up her beloved cigarettes.



>> Lily Allen plans to quit showbiz after finishing her next CD. [LA-Career]






Kylie Minogue @ the photocall to present her new album "X" in Berlin (22/11/2007)




Maria Sharapova - candids Fred Segal and Barney's (21/11/2007)







Amy Winehouse is planning to check into rehab in the new year in an effort to get clean before her husband is released at the end of January. According to the Daily Mail, Amy has told friends she wants to be strong for Blake and is planning a stay in the Priory clinic straight after Christmas. A source explained: "Going into rehab right now would be too hard with Blake away for another two months. She's going to wait until Blake is on the home-stretch then get herself sorted out so she can be there for him when he leaves jail and on the run-up to his trial." We only said goodbye with words?







Guitarist Slash loves "South American hookers" because "they will do anything." He revealed his penchant for prostitutes to a female companion during a recent disappointing trip to a London strip club. Slash said, "I've seen everything so this club (Sophisticats) is dull. If you want a real stripper, you get a hooker. The girls in South America are best, because they will do anything you like!" Slash wore the same clothes for three days running after Air Canada lost his luggage. He said, "I did see one suitcase that looked like mine but then I could've ended up walking around London in a dress!" Should be cool enough to do that.






Lindsay Lohan @ Marmalade Cafe, Cross Creek (26/11/2007)





Links:
>> Hilary Duff Picking Up Her Dry Cleaning [Duff-Laundry]

>> Sandra Bullock and Jesse James' family day in a Los Angeles park [Bullock-Park]

>> Christina Aguilera - Through The Years From Childhood [Xtina-LifePics]






Fran Healy has revealed that his bandmates fooled him on their North American tour - by claiming that a moustache he had grown looked good. The frontman planned to shave it off completely, but he received reassurance that it suited him. "I grew a big beard and while shaving I was just about to do the Hitler - and when you do the Hitler you've got to take the whole thing off," Fran told the Daily Record. "And the guys said 'That's quite good', so I just left it." Healy added that he changed his mind after growing suspicious about the sincerity of his bandmates' comments. Heh.

Kate Moss stunned partygoers when she allegedly begged for drugs at a recent event. The supermodel was at Davinia Taylor's 30th birthday party last weekend when she asked DJ Elliot Eastwick for various drugs. Eastwick told the Daily Mirror: "It was obvious to me she was on drugs. She kept saying, 'Make me rave'. Kate then pulled out some poppers from her handbag and started snorting them. You could see her loll as it took effect. I remember thinking, 'God, Kate Moss just asked me for cocaine.'" Odd. Why be surprised?










Vinnie Jones was thrown out of a pub in Ireland - because he was overheard practicing lines for an upcoming gangster movie role! Jaggernaut was preparing for his role in 'Strength And Honour' - and his villainous accent was so convincing until the pub owner got worried. Director Mark Mahon says, "The manager asked us to leave. He said he had trouble in his establishment before with travellers and wasn't going to have it a second time. We couldn't stop laughing and when we explained who Vinnie was, he nearly died of embarrassment." Can't blame the poor lad.








Links:
>> Rachel Bilson hangs out with a mystery male while out and about in California [Bilson-Guy]

>> Avril Lavigne trying to stay incognito while shopping at a 99 cent store in LA. [Avril-Salute]

>> Christina Applegate takes it off for PETA [Applegate-PETA]







Emily Blunt's boyfriend has been exposed as an alleged love rat. Tiffany Bromley insists she has been dating Michael Buble on and off for the past decade. And she claims some of their encounters have taken place while he's been dating Blunt. Bromley tells the Globe, "Michael is a cheater and a rat. We've made mad, passionate love a couple of times since he and Emily have been together." The last time was August 17 in the apartment they share in Vancouver. And Bromley claims that sexy encounter was "an 11 out of 10" experience. Could Buble be in a 'Sven' situation?









Charlie Sheen wants to get married in Las Vegas. The star confessed he was tempted to race his fiancé Brooke Mueller up the aisle while they were in town. He said: "It's funny, you can't help but think about it while you're here. I've thought about it." Mueller added: "Of course I have considered it." But Sheen doesn't want to deprive her of a traditional white wedding. He said: "So many girls when they're young dream about the white wedding and I don't want to deprive her of that." The couple got engaged in July.








Sir Sean Connery has vowed his retirement from the movie industry is for good this time - but his wife's not convinced. The legend has snubbed the previous five $40 million projects offered to him, including the latest Indiana Jones film directed by Steven Spielberg - and he's adamant his door will remain closed to all future propositions. He vehemently says, "It's over. I will never do another film". However, his wife Micheline Roquebrune has little faith in her husband: "He's said that twice before!". Yup. Just as Bond only live twice..








Nicole Kidman @ At the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney (19/11/2007)





Elle MacPherson - 5th Marie Claire Magazine Awards in Madrid (22/11/2007)








Ian Brown has ruled out the possibility of a Stone Roses reunion - because he is having too much fun as a solo artist. The singer has been offered massive sums of money to perform a comeback tour - but he is too busy promoting his fifth solo album to consider reuniting. He says, "I've got offers to play in 15 different countries (as a solo act). I know the Roses mean a lot to people, but I haven't really thought about it much in the last 10 years. I know they say every man has his price, but I'm not for sale". That's a shame then.