Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Kate Hudson shows off her cheeky side in an itsy-bitsy bikini

Amid growing speculation that she has rekindled her romance with ex-boyfriend Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson looked a picture of happiness as she frolicked around the pool at the exclusive Raleigh Hotel in Miami yesterday.

The star has looked increasingly radiant in recent days - her glow could be in part due to the fact that her former lover Wilson is also in the city which is playing host to a film festival.
Kate Hudson shows off her cheeky side in an itsy-bitsy bikini

Itsy-bitsy: Kate Hudson showed off her figure in a red bikini at the Raleigh Hotel yesterday

Hudson and Wilson are reportedly dating again, seven months after the actor tried to commit suicide.

A day earlier, dressed in a tank-top over a bikini and Grecian sandals, a carefree Kate, 28, beamed as she enjoyed the Miami sunshine, with a less than A-list mode of transport.
Kate Hudson shows off her cheeky side in an itsy-bitsy bikini

Making a splash: Kate takes a dip in the hotel pool

Wilson has also been seen out and about, jogging on the beach.

And he is reported to be staying in the hotel next door to girlfriend Kate.

Kate attended a festival screening of her directorial debut "Cutlass" a film short at the Regal South Beach.

But it appears the assembled media may have been more interested in her personal life than the 13-minute movie they had been invited to preview.
Kate Hudson shows off her cheeky side in an itsy-bitsy bikini

Shady lady: Kate accessorised her skimpy look with large bangles and oversized sunglasses

Kate apparently got so upset when photographers took her picture that she had them all kicked out and threaten to have them all arrested if they did not leave the premises.

That's one way to ensure mass publicity. And not necessarily the positive kind.

Hudson and Wilson have been joined by pals Jennifer Aniston and Demi Moore who are also in town for the annual film junket.

The couple's reconciliation has come after the star's recovery from an attempted suicide.

He was said to be so upset over his split from her, that he slashed his wrists and took a combination of pills and had to be rushed to hospital.

While Wilson, 39, was recovering, his friends and family were believed to have kept Hudson from visiting.

Last week they were spotted together again for the first time, and friends confirmed they are trying to rebuild their relationship. "They are hooking up," a source told America's Us Weekly. Another insider said: "They have definitely been talking, hanging out and, yes, hooking up."

The You, Me and Dupree co-stars dated for a year, with Wilson visiting her on the Australian set of her new film, Fool's Gold, before she ended the relationship, allegedly because he gave partying priority over her.

A week ago they were spotted together twice, spending time at each other's homes, and he was seen driving away from her house in the Los Angles Pacific Palisades area in the silver Toyota Prius.

The pair were also seen at Madonna's exclusive post-Oscar party, where they were spotted flirting.

"There was lots of arm touching, giggling," a witness told People magazine. "They were having lots of fun."

Another onlooker said: "They were all over each other."

A friend added: "They are at a good place with each other."
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Separate but together: The pair were both out in Miami on Sunday, but not seen together. Owen strolling on the beach, and Kate at the preview of the short film she has directed

Bloated Britney Spears fuels pregnancy rumours with a visit to a medical centre

Britney Spears has again ignited pregnancy rumours after she was spotted leaving a medical centre with her father Jamie in LA yesterday.

The troubled star has sported a rounded stomach in recent times, and her latest outing has only served to further fuel whispers.
Bloated Britney Spears fuels pregnancy rumours with a visit to a medical centre
Visit: Britney Spears leaving a Beverly Hills medical centre with her father Jamie yesterday

Her medical visit comes a week after Birmingham-raised photographer Adnan Ghalib reportedly bragged to friends that Britney has "a baby Brummie in her tummy".

News of Ghalib's apparent bragging was first reported in Us Weekly, and another U.S. publication, Life & Style, has also speculated the star is with child.

But the paparazzo's relationship with Britney appears to already be in tatters after he was reportedly seen getting cosy with LA waitress Amanda Pagel this week.

Britney, who has only just regained visitation rights to her children Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, 17 months, was spotted holding a pregnancy test in a chemist's shop in January.

If the rumours prove true, it will no doubt be a huge blow for Britney's parents who are desperate for their daughter to pull her life together.

While the former pop princess has been offered support by a list of stars, most recently Heidi Klum, she is not getting any sympathy from Mr Nasty Simon Cowell.

The American Idol judge said in a recent interview that Britney has only herself to blame for her troubles.

Cowell said: "I think she's manipulated the whole thing, like waving a pregnancy test at the cameras."

"I've heard she won't leave the house until there are enough photographers there."
Bloated Britney Spears fuels pregnancy rumours with a visit to a medical centre
Weighty matters: the star looked bloated during the outing

Even some of the biggest celebrities in the world manage to have a quiet life. Look at Tom Hanks, no one bothers him. So it is possible."

He was also unimpressed by Spears' latest musical efforts, saying: "I hated Britney's last album."

"That song 'Gimme More' sounded like a ringtone - it reminded me of that awful 'Crazy Frog' song. Utter rubbish.

"She could well have had her last No.1. And certainly her last meaningful one."
Bloated Britney Spears fuels pregnancy rumours with a visit to a medical centre
Baby whispers: all eyes have been on Britney's stomach in recent weeks. She put her more shapely figure on display here last month

Has Saffron Burrows got the trout pout to end all trout pouts?

She's a 35-year-old actress whose good looks have won her many admirers and a previous career as a model.

However it seems Saffron Burrows has gone one giant step too far in her attempt to achieve fuller lips and ended up with possibly the world's worst trout pout.

It was hard not notice the British-born beauty's 'bee-stung lips' and sunken cheeks as she attended the premiere of her latest movie, The Bank Job, in New York.
Has Saffron Burrows got the trout pout to end all trout pouts?

Saffron Burrows towers over co-star Jason Statham at the New York premiere of The Bank Job, but it's her newly-acquired 'trout pout' which is attracting all the attention

Her foray into collagen implants - or perhaps just an over-zealous approach when applying her lip-liner - overshadowed her otherwise immaculate appearance.

Wearing a gorgeous Grecian-style blue dress and with her pre-Raphaelite locks cascading loosely down one shoulder, the actress resembled the model she was once - if you could get pass the overdone lips and highly-pronounced cheeks.

The actress was perhaps looking to stars who naturally possess a pair of luscious lips - such as Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts and Scarlett Johansson - for inspiration.
Has Saffron Burrows got the trout pout to end all trout pouts?

She has model looks, but the 35-year-old actress seems to have gone for the Joker look

However she has ended up resembling former 'trout pout' queens Leslie Ash, Meg Ryan and Britt Ekland instead.

While Burrows has appeared in a number of popular movies inluded Deep Blue Sea and Troy, it is her personal life which has always been more interesting than her screen work.

In the past she has dated director Mike Figgis and was engaged to bisexual actor Alan Cumming.

She is now the partner of acclaimed Irish actress Fiona Shaw.
Has Saffron Burrows got the trout pout to end all trout pouts?

Before the 'trout-pout' look, Saffron on the London stage in 2005 in 'Some Girls' (left); and the actress in New York this week (right)

The actress was discovered at 15 in London's Covent Garden, by the same scout who discovered Naomi Campbell, and embarked on a successful career as a model.

She modelled in Paris and London for Chanel, Yves Saint-Laurent and Vivienne Westwood. But she'd studied drama since she was a child and made her first film at the age of 17, leaving the catwalk behind.
Has Saffron Burrows got the trout pout to end all trout pouts?

Beautiful blondes yet they have both succumbed to collagen implants in their desire for bigger lips; Leslie Ash (left) and Meg Ryan (right)

Princess Eugenie gets glam in Tatler photoshoot to mark her 18th birthday

In her earlier years, she was often seen in public dressed identically to her sister Beatrice.

But as she approaches her 18th birthday, Princess Eugenie is developing her own striking sense of style - even if it's not entirely original.

Her glossy beehive and gamine features elegantly echo Audrey Hepburn's classic look that entranced millions in movies such as Breakfast At Tiffany's.
Princess Eugenie gets glam in Tatler photoshoot to mark her 18th birthday
Eugenie and older sister Beatrice - called ' The Yorkies' by friends - are very close

Eugenie, younger daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York, highlighted her Hepburnesque qualities in a Tatler photoshoot to mark her coming of age.

It is her first official portrait and one that is likely to launch her as the most glamorous young royal around today.

For despite being the great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria and sixth-in-line-to-the-throne, Eugenie has happily remained under the royal radar - until now.

"Eugenie knows full well what is expected of her as a member of the Royal Family and is happy to take part in all those balcony appearances with her grand-mother but she is the last person you will ever find using her title outside of royal circles," says a family friend.

Unlike her cousins, William and Harry, the nearest Eugenie has come to a public scandal was being turned away from the VIP section at a music festival two years ago because the bouncer didn't believe she was a princess.

That's not to say she doesn't have her moments and with a possy of dubious friends including Peaches and Pixie Geldof, it's no surprise that her own father admits she had been a "tearaway" at times.
Princess Eugenie gets glam in Tatler photoshoot to mark her 18th birthday
From plain princess to glamorous cover girl, Eugenie substitutes the High Street wardrobe she favours for designer clothes

As well as the obvious physical differences from her elder sister, Beatrice, Eugenie is also the more worldly of the two and has a host of admirers at £26,000-a-year Marlborough College, where she is a straight-A student studying for A levels in Art, History of Art and English this summer.

She does, however, tell Tatler magazine that she and Beatrice - dubbed The Yorkies by friends - are still very close.

"Like all sisters we have silly arguments about unimportant stuff, but we do love each other to death," she says.

She describes her parents as "the best divorced couple I know," adding: "They just always went out of their way to make us feel loved and secure."

And she raves about her grandmother the Queen - whom she has nicknamed "Supergran" - saying: "Truly one of the most amazing women ever. She is also very funny....All I can say is that she has this air of magic about her.
Princess Eugenie gets glam in Tatler photoshoot to mark her 18th birthday
Happy family: Proud mother Sarah Ferguson with Eugenie, right, and sister Beatrice, left

"And she is incredibly wise. What doesn't she know?!"

Despite her blue blood, Eugenie's life hasn't always been easy. At the age of 12, she underwent a seven-hour operation to correct a curvature of her spine, during which surgeons had to insert two titanium rods into her back which are still there today.

Happily the operation was a complete success and despite predictions that she would be a "hunchback" by the time she was 18, is clear that Eugenie, who grew two inches taller as a result of the operation (she's now an enviable 5'7'') has suffered no ill-effects.

Like most girls of her age, the arty princess - who has a Norfolk Terrier called Jack (named after the 24 television character) and devours books, most recently The Kite Runner - is addicted to using her computer and even has her own pages on social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook.

She loves to drive her parents mad, she says, by having her i-pod on loud, says her favourite foods are hot dogs and loves television shows such as Desperate Housewives and Lost.

She also jokes about her name saying: "Whenever we used to meet foreign people who were struggling with it, my mum and I would help them by saying, 'It's like Use Your Knees!'

"But whatever. I am now used to every pronunciation."

Despite her mother's predilection for dressing her daughters identically, Eugenie is also steadily developing her own sense of style.

On the cover of Tatler she is wearing a purple silk-duchesse satin gown by Ralph Lauren with gold, diamond and emerald earrings by Bulgari.

Inside she has chosen a silk and metal dress by Daks Luxury by Giles Deacon and a white-gold and diamond necklace by Chanel Fine Jewellery.

Normally, however, she favours the High Street with thigh-skimming dresses from Topshop and Reiss often topped off with a jaunty little beret.

Unlike Beatrice, who marked her coming of age with an over-the-top costumed ball, Eugenie is planning a small celebration with her family at Windsor Castle over the Easter weekend (her actual birthday is on March 23) followed by a night out clubbing with her mates.

It's likely to be the last time this anonymous young royal will be able to enjoy a night out away from the public glare.

The April issue of Tatler is on sale from Thursday.

The moment Lily Allen discovered her new BMW had been smashed by vandals

Lily Allen has had a run of terrible luck this year, and last night was no exception.

After partying at London's Groucho bar last night, the singer emerged only to discover a window on her brand new BMW had been smashed in by vandals.
The moment Lily Allen discovered her new BMW had been smashed by vandals
Shocked: Lily Allen emerging from London's Groucho club last night


The moment Lily Allen discovered her new BMW had been smashed by vandals
Smashed: the star, accompanied by friends, discovered a window on her car had been broken

The Smile star eventually caught a cab home with her friends offering their support.

She'd brought the luxury vehicle just weeks ago in a bid to cheer herself up after admitting she'd been feeling "miserable" following her miscarriage and break-up with Chemical Brothers front man Ed Simons two weeks later.

The 22-year-old recently admitted she has endured a "rocky" start to the year.
The moment Lily Allen discovered her new BMW had been smashed by vandals

Not smiling: the singer was upset after discovering her car had been wrecked


The moment Lily Allen discovered her new BMW had been smashed by vandals


New car: Lily bought the BMW in an effort to cheer herself up following a 'rocky' start to the year

She has since faced criticism over her BBC3 show Lily Allen And Friends, which only attracted a disappointing 255,000 viewers on its debut.

She was also dumped as the face of lingerie firm Agent Provocateur after a disagreement between the company's bosses over her pictures, according to reports at the time.

She was said to be "gutted" after putting herself through gruelling gym sessions to get in shape for the ads.
The moment Lily Allen discovered her new BMW had been smashed by vandals
Home: Lily eventually caught a cab back to her place

In an interview with Glamour magazine, Lily said she was bored by the social scene in London, because too many people are taking drugs instead of choosing a clean lifestyle.

Lily said: "I've been sad and quite lonely recently because, if you're young, living in London and working in this industry, unless you drink and take a lot of drugs, there's not much to do.

"I don't want to do that so I've been sitting on my own, watching TV. It's boring to go out if everyone else is taking cacaine."

Lily claimed London comprises a lot of "middle-class kids who are now heroin and crack addicts."

She added: "There is no way I was ever going to do that."

Victoria Beckham dresses down for a budget shop

The world is accustomed to the sight of Victoria Beckham, usually groomed to within an inch of her life, sashaying in and out of exclusive designer boutiques.

So when she emerged yesterday for a low-budget shopping spree in LA looking more like an average soccer mom than international superstar, she left onlookers dead in their tracks.
Victoria Beckham dresses down for a budget shop

Not so posh: Victoria Beckham looked unusually casual during a shopping spree in budget store Target in LA yesterday

Victoria Beckham dresses down for a budget shop

Plain: Victoria looked far more natural than normal dressed in low-key jeans and a tee, and she even took off her trademark oversized sunglasses

The former Spice Girl swapped her trademark tightly nipped-in pencil skirts and cleavage hugging tops for a pair of flared jeans and – gasp – a sloppy grey T-shirt.

There was no designer handbag in sight as the mother of three trawled through discount store Target with son Romeo – she instead totted a red plastic basket as she made her way through the aisles.
Victoria Beckham dresses down for a budget shop

Bonding time: The mother of three was joined by her son Romeo

Victoria Beckham dresses down for a budget shop

Bargain hunter: Posh, who usually prefers exclusive boutiques, hit Target for a cheap shopping spree

Her low-key day may well be put down to a rather sore head - the night before she was spotted enjoying a late night out with friends in Hollywood, leaving a restaurant looking worse for wear at 2am.

And in another sign the self-appointed fashionista is off her game, she was wearing exactly the same grey (her favourite colour, it appears) stomach-baring outfit she wore last month.
Victoria Beckham dresses down for a budget shop

Late night: Victoria emerged from a Hollywood restaurant at 2am on Sunday looking rather worse for wear

Posh is now footloose and fancy free after wrapping her much-hyped Spice Girls reunion tour in Toronto last week.

The tour ground to a premature halt in the Canadian city, following reports the five some locked in a bitter feud and had suffered flagging ticket sales.

The 33-year-old mother quickly resumed promoting her dVb fashion line - she is expected to earn £15million from her brand, which now sells sunglasses, denim and handbags.
Victoria Beckham dresses down for a budget shop

Double take: Posh wore her grey ensemble for the second time in a month

Meanwhile, David Beckham was swarmed by camera-carrying crowds as he arrived in China yesterday for a game against the Shanghai-Hong Kong United team on Wednesday.

After the team's swing through Asia, its regular Major League Soccer season will start at the end of March.

The Asian tour started in Korea, where Beckham was the only one of five Galaxy players to convert in a penalty shootout as the MLS outfit lost to South Korea's FC Seoul 2-1 in an exhibition game Saturday.
Victoria Beckham dresses down for a budget shop

Training day: David Beckham arrived in China yesterday with his team LA Galaxy

Look what Kerry Katona's bought Mark now

With his days driving a taxi now just a distant memory, Mark Croft looked to be in his element yesterday as he hit the road on his new Ducati 1098.

It was, of course, yet another rather expensive gift from wife Kerry Katona, who has reportedly splashed out more than a million pounds on motor vehicles for her husband in recent years.
Look what Kerry Katona's bought Mark now

Wheel love: Mark Croft took his Ducati - a gift from wife Kerry - out for a spin in Wilmslow, Cheshire yesterday

At Christmas she treated him to the £12,000 bike, despite the fact he already had a £10,000 Ducati.

Mark, who doesn't appear to be independently employed, has also acquired a fleet of more than twenty cars, according to reports.

Recent gifts from Kerry are said to include a Ferrari, a Lamborghini, multiple Porsches, Range Rovers, Aston Martins and BMWs among others.
Look what Kerry Katona's bought Mark now

Fleet: Kerry, pictured at the couple's home yesterday, has reportedly spent more than a million pounds on gifts for Mark

Mark, who has denied reports he cheated on the former Atomic Kitten star last July, recently talked up the couple's fleet, saying: "People say we haven't got any money but we must have because how else would we have afforded it?"

The pair, who live in Wilmslow, Cheshire, with Molly, six, Lily-Sue, five and one-year-old Heidi, are expecting their fourth child.
Look what Kerry Katona's bought Mark now

Rev head: Mark was spotted leaving the couple's home yesterday, where two cars from their fleet were on display

Pregnant Kerry has today hit back at reports she has an alcohol problem after she was seen drinking wine on her MTV reality show Crazy In Love.

She told OK! magazine: "I'm sorry but what woman who is pregnant has not had a glass of wine? Get over it. A lot of women have more than that. I'm sick of people judging me."

Her spokesperson Max Clifford has also dismissed as "nonsense" reports she has taken cocaine during her pregnancy.