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Tom Hanks to release short story collection


Tom Hanks is releasing a book of short stories.
The 'Forrest Gump' star has signed a deal with publishing house Alfred A. Knopf to produce the collection just weeks after The New Yorker featured his first short story, reports the Huffington Post.
The currently unnamed collection will be released in the near future and has been inspired by the 58-year-old actor's love of typewriters with the set of short stories set to focus on and feature photographs from his own personal typewriter collection.
The news of the release follows some negative reviews of his first published work which was described by one critic as "shopworn ideas about technology... wrapped in too-clever lit mag-ese".
The Oscar-winner has also created an app that gives the user the experience of writing on a typewriter and written an essay focussing on the differences between typewriter models.
Meanwhile, Tom isn't the only star to have become a published author.
'Spring Breakers' star James Franco wrote a fiction work entitled 'Palo Alto', while Tom's 'Saving Mr. Banks' co-star, B. J. Novak, penned 'One More Thing'.

Kris Jenner ‘loved-up’ with Corey Gamble


Kris Jenner is "loved-up" with Corey Gamble.
The 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' star - who previously denied she had "gotten physical" with Corey - is now said to have become romantically involved with him following a Mexican getaway.
A source told E! News: "What started off as a friendship has turned romantic, but it's all very new."
The couple didn't seem worried about hiding their blossoming romance as they arrived back in California following their trip and were spotted looking "loved-up" at the airport in Van Nuys.
A source said: "They looked like a loved-up couple. In the brief time they were loading up luggage, Corey put his arm around Kris and she reached out to hold his hand."
The pair are thought to have met through mutual friends at fashion designer Riccardo Tisci's 40th birthday in Ibiza in August.
A source close to Kris - who split from her husband Bruce in October last year after 23 years of marriage - described her new man as an "all round good guy".
They said: "He's a really great guy...He's so nice and a very responsible man. He doesn't drink or party. He is very caring about other people and generally just an all round good guy."
The 58-year-old realty TV star was also recently spotted with Corey - who is Justin Bieber's road manager - leaving a sushi restaurant in Malibu, California, after which insiders claimed the pair were just getting to know each other.

Kim Kardashian West to announce second pregnancy on TV show


Kim Kardashian West is reportedly planning to announce her second pregnancy on an episode of 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians'.
The 34-year-old reality TV star - who already has a 16-month-old daughter, North, with her husband, rapper Kanye West - is rumoured to be expecting baby number two and is said to have decided to share the news on an upcoming episode of the show.
According to MediaTakeOut, producers of the series have confirmed that they are scripting an episode in which Kim will announce she is pregnant to her friends and family.
However, the brunette beauty isn't showing any signs she is expecting after stepping out in a host of figure-hugging outfits and even posted a shot of herself in a stomach-squeezing, waist-training corset onto her Instagram account.
Her mother, Kris Jenner, recently spoke about being a grandmother to baby North and made it clear she wanted more grandchildren in the future, although she refused to admit whether Kim was pregnant for the second time.
She said: "I would love more grandkids. It's such a blessing.
"I let Kim speak about what she's doing herself because I never know what to expect. Until somebody's actually popping a baby bump, I don't know what's going on. She's her own girl. We hope that there'll be lots of babies, but I don't know what anyone's plan is at the moment."

Denise Welch’s self-penned ode to Lynda Bellingham


Denise Welch read out a self-penned ode to Lynda Bellingham at her funeral today (03.11.14).
The 'Loose Women' star delivered the poem she had written in memory of the late actress - who passed away in October, aged 66, after losing her battle with colon cancer - during a touching service at St Bartholomew's Church in Crewkerne, Somerset, this afternoon.
Guests - who included Lynda's close friend Christopher Biggins, who wore a pink suit because he "knew it would put a smile on her face" - flooded the church to pay their last respects to the well-loved star and broke out in applause following Denise's heartfelt ode.
She said: "I'll miss you Lynda very much as will everybody here
"There is no need to say how much you are loved, as today that is abundantly clear
"If you are looking down from wherever you are I am sure you will be having a hoot at the odd bods that loved you so dearly like Biggins in that bloody pink suit
"Your humour is what I will remember and the dirtiest laugh known to man."
In addition to a touching tribute from her sister, Lynda's husband Michael Pattemore also shared details of his first encounter with his wife, which coincidentally was 10 years to the day as he spoke at the service.
He said: "This is going to be tough. While I was preparing this speech I wanted dates and times to be exact. What I discovered was devastating. It was on this very day 3 November 2004, 1.30 in the afternoon ten years ago that I first met Lynda.
"Can I go back to that day? I can remember that moment when we first met as if it was yesterday."
Her coffin - which was covered in white flowers - was carried by husband, her sons Michael and Robert and her stepson Bradley.
Among the mourners were her former 'Loose Women' co-stars Jane McDonald, Kate Thornton, Lisa Maxwell, Andrea McLean and Coleen Nolan, actress Maureen Lipman, 'Coronation Street' star Helen Worth and actor Michael Redfern - who played her on screen husband in the long-running series of Oxo adverts for which she became synonymous with.
The service was led by Lynda's friend, the former Archdeacon of London Peter Delaney MBE, and Maxwell gave a reading of The Epistle to the Romans, while 'Only Fools And Horses' star Sue Holderness read Shakespeare's Sonnet 116.
Lynda had asked her spouse Michael to organise a funeral which was full of fun and he fulfilled her wish by creating a service that mimicked The Royal Variety Performance.
The actress was buried as fireworks were let off at her graveside in keeping with her wish that her friends and family "have a party when I'm gone".

Rihanna returns to Instagram


Rihanna has returned to Instagram.
The 'Rude Boy' hitmaker - who has been absent from the picture-sharing site since her account was temporarily disabled after she posted pictures of herself topless earlier this year - has reactivated her account and uploaded an upside down selfie.
According to The Sun newspaper, she posted the quirky shot along with the words: "Hellurrr #badgalback."
The 26-year-old singer also shared a cartoon illustration of herself in a bikini followed by the caption: "I'm back B****e$$$."
The Barbados-born beauty deactivated her page - which had over 12 million followers - in May this year after the site claimed topless images she had posted of herself from a shoot with French magazine Lui were in breach of their no nudity rule.
She was then forced to take to her Twitter account to confirm she had left the site and dismiss a fake account that had been set up in her name, which quickly amassed 47,000 followers.
Rihanna said at the time: "#PHAKE!!!! Let's be clear, I do NOT have an IG account (sic)."
However, the company have denied they disabled the account over the racy images and claimed shutting down her page was a "mistake".
Instagram representative Alison Schumer said: "We briefly disabled the account by mistake and restored it quickly."

Geri Halliwell forced to prove age in bar


Geri Halliwell was accused of being underage at a Texas bar.
The 42-year-old former Spice Girl was shocked to find herself being questioned by staff and was ordered to show the bar workers identification to prove she was over 21 - the legal drinking age in the US.
Geri - who entered Pete's Duelling Piano Bar in Austin, Texas, to enjoy a beverage - was left amused by the incident and quickly took to Twitter to share news of the mix-up with her 335,000 followers, reports The Sun newspaper.
She wrote: "OMG! I just got ID!!"
The 'Spice Up Your Life' hitmaker obviously enjoyed her evening out, later sharing a photo of the bar, along with the caption: "Sooo fun (sic)".
It isn't the first time Geri has been questioned over her age.
The singer was left red faced after rumours emerged she had lied about being 21 when she joined the Spice Girls and was actually 25.
The star's lies were rumbled once again by her ex-bandmate Victoria Beckham who confessed Geri was in her 30s when she threw herself a 29th birthday bash.

Amber Rose dating French Montana?


French Montana and Amber Rose are reportedly dating.
According to HollywoodLife.com, the 29-year-old rapper - who previously dated Khloe Kardashian - and model Amber were spotted kissing at New York nightclub Club Lit last night (02.11.14) where witnesses quickly took to Twitter to spread word of the new couple.
News of the budding romance may come as a shock to fans as just days before the pair were spotted getting close, French admitted he still had feelings for his reality TV star ex and even hinted they may have rekindled their "special relationship."
The 'Don't Panic' hitmaker gushed over the brunette beauty and called her his "baby forever".
He said: "You never know, we might be together. We might not. It's a great thing to keep it in the air.
"Our relationship - you break up you make up, you break up you make up. We went through that a couple times. You never know.
"She's my baby forever. She's good. She's the best. There's no bad blood with her. I love how she is. She inspires me as a person. I'm sure I inspire her in many different ways. We just have that special relationship. Right now we're in a special zone... She's a beautiful person. I don't think a lot of people know how beautiful she is."
Meanwhile, Amber - who filed for divorce from her husband Wiz Kalifa amid rumours he had cheated on her with twin sisters earlier this month - recently insisted she wasn't ready to start dating again following the split.
She said: "I'm focused on my son and my work. I really don't have time for a man.
"I'm going through a divorce and technically I'm single, but I'm just not ready for [that]."

Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn split


Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn have split after 13 years of marriage.
The 'Rizzoli and Isles' actress and the former American footballer - who have three daughters, Finley, 11, Avery, nine and five-year-old Emery - have decided to amicably separate.
The brunette beauty's spokesperson told PEOPLE magazine: "For the sake of their children, they ask for respect and privacy as they navigate this time in their lives."
Angie and Jason got engaged when he popped the question to her live on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' in March 2000 and they later married in June 2001.
Former New York Giants player Jason was previously married to former CNN correspondent Whitney Casey in 1998 but they divorced just a year later in 1999.
In 2012, Angie previously admitted she found marriage to be "a lot of work" and she missed her children at home in Charlotte while filming in Los Angles.
She explained: "We don't get out Friday nights early enough to catch a flight home.
"We sometimes meet in Texas, a two-and-a-half hour flight for both of us. I miss my kids, so it's hard, but my children are so understanding.
"You have to be really considerate of each other, really kind to each other. It's a lot of work, really."

Lynda Bellingham laid to rest as fireworks explode


Lynda Bellingham was buried today (03.11.14) as fireworks were let off at her graveside.
The actress - who passed away in October after losing her battle with colon cancer - was laid to rest at St Bartholomew's Church in Crewkerne, Somerset, and as her coffin was committed to the earth at a nearby cemetery several fireworks exploded in the sky in keeping with her wish that her friends and family "have a party when I'm gone".
Her coffin - which was covered in white flowers - was carried by her husband Michael Pattemore, sons Michael and Robert and her stepson Bradley to and from the church which was full of her famous friends.
Among the mourners were her close pal Christopher Biggins, who wore a pink suit because he "knew it would put a smile on her face", her former 'Loose Women' co-stars Jane McDonald, Kate Thornton, Lisa Maxwell, Andrea McLean, Denise Welch and Coleen Nolan, actress Maureen Lipman, 'Coronation Street' star Helen Worth and actor Michael Redfern - who played her on screen husband in the long-running series of Oxo adverts for which she became synonymous with.
The service was led by Lynda's friend, the former Archdeacon of London Peter Delaney MBE, and Maxwell gave a reading of The Epistle to the Romans, while 'Only Fools And Horses' star Sue Holderness read Shakespeare's Sonnet 116.
Lynda had asked her spouse Michael to organise a funeral which was full of fun and he fulfilled her wish by creating a service that mimicked The Royal Variety Performance.
Actor-and-broadcaster Gyles Brandreth read out a hilarious tribute to his friend, during which he described her as "sexy", "funny" and a person who showed everyone "how to live".
Recalling how he met 40 years ago through Biggins, he said: "I liked her at once. I couldn't not. She was so funny and so sexy. Every guy who met her fancied her. In fact I say especially gay men fancied her. She would be the first to admit that when she came to men she didn't always get it right. Her first marriage was a blip, her second was a trauma, although it brought her her greatest gifts in life - her two sons. Then came Mike. We were suspicious at first. Some of us were jealous. But then there was that lovely happy wedding day and we met you.
"We were so happy that you made Lynda so happy, and we were so happy therefore for you both.
"I don't think I've known anyone who was more happy than Lynda. She showed us how to live, and then in her last months she showed us how to die; with grace and courage and humour and acceptance."
Other tributes came from her sister Jean Bellingham, Lipman - who admitted she would miss Lynda's honking laughter and her high campery" - and former 'Loose Women' panellist McDonald, who struggled to hold back tears as she remembered her pal.
Referring to her husband and sons, McDonald said: "She loved you so much. That's what Lynda had in abundance, she had love.
"You only had to ring Lynda and she would bring you out of it. We all know that Lynda was a great actress but she was so much more.
"I just wanted to say how much she brought to our little show. She hated it with a passion to be honest. She couldn't stand it you know, but we all loved her. She just had this passion for life and the thing about Lynda Bellingham she lived three lives more than any of us. She knew how to live. She really did."
Biggins paid a moving tribute to his pal and and ended it by reading the poem 'Codicil', written by Julia Deakin, which had been given to him by his "comedy guru" Lipman.
Among the hymns sang was 'Away In A Manger', which was poignantly chosen because of Lynda's wish to spend one last Christmas with her family, a desire which influenced her decision to stop having cancer treatment.
Outside the church hundreds of fans gathered to pay their respects to Lynda and were able to listen to the service via speakers placed outside.

Jake Gyllenhaal’s in-flight tears


Jake Gyllenhaal bursts into tears on planes.
The 33-year-old actor has confessed he regularly weeps when he is on a flight particularly if he is watching an emotional movie, and blames his fragile state up in the air on there being a lack of oxygen.
He said: "I get emotional on planes. Doesn't everyone get emotional on planes? There's not that much air? Like not a lot of oxygen, you need oxygen to breathe.
"I feel like there's been a study that has been done about it.
"You watch the movies and like movies I would never cry at on land, I weep at in the air."
The 'Nightcrawler' actor revealed his latest teary trip was when he was watching live-action movie 'Bears', in which John C. Reilly narrates the story of a family of grizzly bears who journey through Alaska in the winter, and the Hollywood star found it "really moving".
Speaking to Conan O'Brien on his chat show 'Conan', Jake added: "This time it was that movie 'Bears', I was watching that movie bears.
"It was really moving, it's really moving. Look you guys seriously, it's really moving.
"OK, it's a movie about ... it's a live action movie about bears. It's about Sasha, I think her name is, and her two bear cubs and their journey through Alaska from winter into spring
"It's a tough journey. It's just an emotional journey through the wilderness!"
UK viewers can watch Jake Gyllenhaal's interview on 'Conan' at 11pm on Monday (03.11.14), on truTV (freeview channel 68) - the home of larger than life characters in real situations.

Hayden Panettiere gains 40lbs


Hayden Panettiere has gained 40lbs during her pregnancy.
The 25-year-old actress - who is eight months pregnant with her and fiancé Wladimir Klitschko's first child, a girl - is worried her feet are going to "snap" with the "strain" of carrying so much excess weight.
She said: "I'm 5 feet, 2 inches, and I started out at 106 pounds and guess how much I weigh now? Around 145 pounds
"And the worst part is that my feet are still size five and they're going, 'What's going on with all this weight?' They're about to snap from underneath me with the strain."
The former gymnast believes her weight gain is in part due to her athletic past.
She explained to Britain's HELLO! magazine: "I'm still quite muscular, so if you're running around carrying 40 pounds of extra weight, you're going to build extra muscle."
And though she and boxer Wladimir are engaged, the 'Nashville' actress insists she won't be getting married until she has shed her baby weight.
She said: "I'll tell you one thing for sure, I am not walking down the aisle 40 pounds heavier than usual in a wedding dress with a huge pregnancy belly stitched in. Not happening."

Reese Witherspoon wants to make mark with company


Reese Witherspoon hopes to make her "mark in the world" with her production company.
The 38-year-old actress admits she spends a lot of time thinking about "giving back" and hopes the work she does through her Pacific Standard company will offer a glimpse into her tastes and opinions.
She said: "I'm in that phase of my life where I really think about giving back and . . . the mark I want to make in the world. Producing things on my own . . . people are starting to see a little bit more of what moves me as a human being."
And the 'Wild' actress admitted she was inspired to start her company after reading Tina Fey's 2011 autobiography 'Bossypants'.
She told FOX News Sunday's Chris Wallace: "One of the biggest inspirations for me was reading Tina's book. She said, 'If I can help one other woman create something in Hollywood, I've done my job.' And I hope to have that same goal: Create opportunities for other women to tell their stories."
Reese - who has children Ava, 15, and Deacon, 11, with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe, and son Tennessee, two, with spouse Jim Toth - admitted she has grown increasingly choosy with her career as she gets older.
She said: "It's a new time for me in my career. I'm much more in charge of my life. A lot of the time that I was making films in my 20s, I was sort of looking at the material that was coming to me. And now I'm in a situation where I'm a little bit older and a little more discerning
"I get excited when I go to work. . . when I think about characters that are really going to change the way people think about marriage or what women are capable of being."