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John Legend won’t do ‘dangerous’ reality TV with wife


John Legend thinks reality TV is "dangerous" for a relationship.
The 'All Of Me' singer, who is friends with Kanye West and fiancée Kim Kardashian, has ruled out starring in a show similar to 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' with his wife Chrissy Teigan because he thinks it's unhealthy.
John exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "We don't want to put our relationship on television, I think we share enough as it is. I think there are all kinds of unscripted television and I think Chrissy's keen to do the right kind, but not the, 'Let's watch John and Chrissy be married' kind, it's not really healthy for our relationship."
The 35-year-old star, who insists he doesn't give rapper Kanye advice about his social life, respects his decision to appear in the E! reality show for his engagement episode but thinks the family, including eight-month-old daughter North, are better off not having their every move caught on camera.
He said: "I don't know what Kanye is doing with the show. To this point, he's made minor appearances but it's not been all about their relationship. It's really hard to do that on television and I think it's dangerous for a relationship."

Beyonce and Paul McCartney work out together


Beyonce and Sir Paul McCartney have been working out together.
The two global superstars were spotted together at the Four Seasons hotel in Los Angeles, and the pair have had a number of sessions together "joking like old pals" as they look to stay in shape.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Jaws of guests dropped when they saw them together. They strolled in laughing and joking like old pals and hopped on the treadmill.
"Paul had a remarkably good pace. Beyonce then got off to join her trainer, who was trying to get Paul to join in. The pair then moved on to the studio where they stretched and did some gentle Pilates.
"People think it was a coincidence but it isn't the first time they have been to the gym together."
It is said the unlikely pair were both at the hotel for Coachella Festival, which the Beatles legend attended with his wife Nancy Shevell.
Meanwhile, Beyonce - who is married to rapper Jay Z - has recently insisted that "women should own their sexuality".
She said: I'd like to believe that my music opened up that conversation. There is unbelievable power in ownership, and women should own their sexuality.
"There is a double standard when it comes to sexuality that still persists. Men are free and women are not. That is crazy. The old lessons of submissiveness and fragility made us victims.
Women are so much more than that. You can be a businesswoman, a mother, an artist, and a feminist - whatever you want to be - and still be a sexual being. It's not mutually exclusive."

Dolly Parton: Miley Cyrus wanted to ‘murder’ Hannah Montana


Dolly Parton says Miley Cyrus wanted to "murder" Hannah Montana.
The country icon admitted she was concerned when he goddaughter told her she was planning a dramatic reinvention to move away from being known as the Disney Channel character which made her famous.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, she said: "As a little girl she was great, but then she started to grow up. And people didn't want her to grow up - they got mad at her.
"Well, that's how everyone has been with Miley. One day she'd had enough and told me, 'I need to murder Hannah Montana in order for people to accept who I really am'.
"I think she felt she had to make that severe a change. And she obviously did. I was very worried - I was holding my breath, hoping that people didn't totally crucify her."
However, the 'Jolene' hitmaker has given a warning to the 'Wrecking Ball' singer, insisting at some point the audience will draw the line themselves and could turn on her if she goes too far with her risque performances.
She added: "I'm hoping that she holds it in the road and doesn't do so many things that are that bizarre.
"I don't think the crowd would be so forgiving again if she did anything else that was really offensive. I don't want it to overshadow her talent."

Russell Brand skipped train fare


Russell Brand has admitted he has avoided paying for public transport.
The comedian revealed he has skipped having to buy train tickets because he "couldn't be bothered" with queuing up before traveling.
Speaking at a recording of a podcast in east London, he said: "From someone that's gone from no wealth to wealth, I know that money doesn't make me happier.
"Like I jumped the train yesterday when I had to go to Chelmsford. I could have got a ticket but I couldn't be bothered with the rigmarole of getting one.
"I realised all I had to do was get over a barrier so I did that and then slid out the other end behind someone."
Although a spokesman for Greater Anglia - the company which runs the route from London the Chelmsford - declined to comment on Russell skipping the £14.90 rail fair, they did say they take the issue "very seriously".
They said: "We take fare evasion very serously as it is in the interest of everyone that travels."
Russell is said to be worth £15 million, and recently confirmed he is releasing his own collection of children's books, starting with an adaptation of 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin',
He announced: "It's the first of series called 'Russell Brand's Trickster Tales', where I do interpretations of fairy stories and folk tales, believing them to be the code to unlock aspects of our consciousness and to affect and impact the way we see the world.
"Once we start changing the way children see the world... we can do all sorts of stuff."

Debbie Harry: Pop stars need to take risks


Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry thinks pop stars need to "step out of their comfort zones".
The 'Heart of Glass' hitmaker and her bandmates - Chris Stein, Clem Burke and Tommy Kessler - release their new album 'Ghosts of Download' next month and she feels it's important to continue to re-invent yourself as an artist and has accused many musicians of being too safe.
Debbie told Gay Times magazine: "I'm excited because I love the new stuff. It's always a chance to breathe fresh air. It's good for artists to step out of their comfort zone."
Although the 68-year-old singer likes to see artists take risks, she also doesn't mind when people cover her music.
Asked if she knew of Atomic Kitten, who released a cover of her 1967 track 'The Tide Is High', she replied: "Of course [I know who they are] I thought it [the cover] was ... OK. It's funny how that song keeps coming around, it's very interesting how that happens.
"There's something about it. We've been working on a surprise with that song [for the new album]. There's a guest artist on it."
Meanwhile, Blondie have announced they will perform at this year's Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset in June.

Khloe Kardashian is mortified by old photographs


Khloe Kardashian is mortified when she looks at old photos of herself.
The reality star might have a successful fashion range with her sisters Kim and Kourtney to her name, with the new Spring/Summer Kardashian Kollection 2014 for Lipsy out now, but she hasn't always had such a good sense of style and used to dress in men's tracksuits as a teenager.
Asked if she ever gets embarrassed by her fashion faux-pas, Khloe laughed: "Yeah... like every teenage picture I've ever seen of myself. That is the beauty of fashion, you're supposed to experiment and try things.
"But sometimes you don't know until you see yourself in pictures and then you're like, 'Oh, what was I thinking?!' I used to wear men's sweatsuits out and think I was really cool as a teenager. Really baggy men's sweatsuits, that is never a good look. But I thought I was so cute."
The 29-year-old beauty's younger half-siblings Kylie and Kendall Jenner have also branched out into fashion, with a clothing collection for PacSun and a shoe range for Madden Girl.
However, Khloe insists the older siblings have never needed to come to their rescue and believes the girls will learn best by putting passion into their work.
Khloe explained exclusively to BANG Showbiz: "We have learned everything as we go. Every piece in our Kollection all three of us would wear - and we would wear it differently. But you have to love every piece you design, you can't just have a specific person in mind.
"I think Kendall and Kylie have to love what they create and what they're putting out there. And if they love it, if you're passionate about it, then your line will do great because you have that passion there. And that's something we tell them, they have to genuinely love what they do."
The Kardashian Kollection for Lipsy is available in selected Lipsy stores and at www.lipsy.co.uk.

Mel C is planning an autobiography


Mel C wants to write an autobiography when she's 80.
The former Spice Girl plans to reveal the band's secrets in a tell-all book, but says she wants to wait until she's an "old woman" so she doesn't get into trouble with her former band mates - Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Mel B and Victoria Beckham.
She told BANG Showbiz: "Of course shenanigans did go on [in the 1990s] but I'm not going to share them.
"I'm going to save them for my book when I'm 80. It's not something that I'm inspired to do at the moment. But when I'm an old lady and I don't mind who I upset, I might dish all the dirt then, I think we've all got dirt."
The 40-year-old singer, who last performed with the Spice Girls at the 2012 Olympic Games, says her and the other members understand Victoria, 39, doesn't enjoy performing any more and is focused on her fashion career.
Mel C said: "I don't think we'll ever do anything which was as exciting or fantastic as the Olympics.
"Of course, us girls are very aware that Victoria doesn't enjoy performing any more and that's not her passion now, we completely understand that."
The singer is "proud" of everything Victoria has achieved, after taking the industry by storm, and thinks her success is "remarkable" coming from a pop group.
She said: "It's unprecedented. You would never imagine a girl from a band in the UK would absolutely reign in the world of fashion. I always feel proud on the red carpet saying, 'I'm wearing Victoria Beckham'."

Joss Stone has had ‘terrible times’ with relationships


Joss Stone has been through some "terrible times" with relationships.
The 'Super Duper Love' singer, who split from her childhood sweetheart Danny Radford last year, is now in a happy relationship with a mystery man and is pleased to have moved on from being unlucky in love.
She said: "I don't want to say who he is, but it's so great to have a nice man.
"I've been through some terrible times with relationships and it's not fun. It has made me pretty cynical and unfortunately that's something my boyfriend has to deal with. However, that's my past talking. If I didn't have those experiences, I'd have nothing to write songs about."
Due to her hectic schedule, Joss will spend much of the coming months away from her boyfriend - who she has been dating for a year and a half - and her beloved pets, and admits she is most upset about leaving her dogs at home.
She told Britain's HELLO! magazine: "I miss my dogs a lot too, especially when I see other dogs. I worry they'll forget me. My rottweiler gets upset with me - connected, Missy and me, she's my little soulmate."

Cameron Diaz worried about ‘ugly’ bikini slip


Cameron Diaz admits it could have been "ugly" if her bikini slipped while filming 'The Other Woman'.
The 41-year-old actress - who stars alongside Leslie Mann and Kate Upton in the film - has a scene where she's running in a two-piece and insists she has to ensure it was put on correctly before shooting the scene or it could have been a disaster.
She said: "I make sure that it stays in all the right places - it could be really ugly if it slips! It's just one of those things where you don't want to end up with less than you started."
Although she flashes her flesh in the film, the blonde beauty insists she didn't do any more training than the norm to keep her body in shape.
She explained to HELLO! magazine: "I mean I wasn't doing any specific workouts for this movie, I was just doing my normal sort of training for this movie actually, I was in a little bit of a lull. My wellbeing is my focus so it's not a matter of going in and getting ready for that bikini scene."

Emmerdale’s Donna Windsor will keep cancer secret


Emmerdale's Donna Windsor's won't tell her family she has cancer as she tries build her daughter April's relationship with her father Marlon Dingle.
The character, played by Verity Rushworth, recently discovered she is suffering from the serious illness, but she wants to avoid telling people close to her since doesn't want it to influence her ex-husband's relationship with his daughter, and would prefer their bond to develop naturally.
Speaking about the heart-wrenching storyline, Verity told Inside Soap magazine: "Her priority is Marlon and April's relationship and making sure that he, Bob and everyone else accept her into their lives.
"Donna wants the relationship to be organic and real before she tells them, so that her illness isn't a factor in all of this."
Donna was rushed to hospital by her stepfather Bob Hope (Tony Audenshaw) after hitting her head and feeling woozy, but once alone with the doctor, Donna revealed the extent of her Mesothelioma - which attacks the protective layer of the body's organs.
Talking about the illness, Verity explained: "With people who suffer from Mesothelioma, the rare form of cancer that Donna has, the symptoms are really subtle.
"It's just a bit of breathlessness and coughing. Donna is still working for the police and no one knows she's ill, so she's hiding it very well. But what's happening inside her body is actually progressing quickly, even though she's still able to keep it from friends and family."
Verity, 28, has returned to 'Emmerdale' for a five-month stint after initially playing Donna for 11 years between 1998 and 2009.

Julio Iglesias has never met Anna Kournikova


Enrique Iglesias' father has never met Anna Kournikova.
The 38-year-old star has been in a relationship with the Russian tennis player for 12 years, but Julio Iglesias admits he has never been in the same room as his son's girlfriend.
The 70-year-old Latin singer told the April issue of Billboard magazine: "The last 14 years, 15 years of my life have flown by. And that's the only way I can truly explain it. There's no reason why -- it's not his fault, and it's not my fault."
Enrique started dating Anna, 32, after meeting her on the set of his 'Escape' music video in 2001, but he recently admitted that they have no plans to get married.
He said: "I'm not against marriage, not at all, but when you've been with someone for such a long time, I don't think it's going to bring us closer together. I don't think it's going to make us any happier."
But the hunky star always knew they would end up together because they got on so well.
He said: "She was just the coolest girl in the world to me and we just, we got along."

Khloé Kardashian is ‘having so much fun’


Khloé Kardashian is "having so much fun" with French Montana.
The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star, who filed for divorce from Lamar Odom after four years of marriage in December, began "casually dating" the Moroccan-born rapper, 29, last month but is taking their relationship slowly.
A source told PEOPLE.com: "Khloé is totally with him. She's having so much fun with him. She wasn't sure at first where things would lead but he treats her amazingly. That makes her feel really good. She deserves that."
The couple have been spotted on numerous dates in Los Angeles recently and took a trip to Arizona for a night out with friends.
The 29-year-old beauty was also spotted walking through LAX airport with the 'Pop That' hitmaker, who is the CEO of Cocaine City Records, for another getaway with friends earlier this week.
But the insider insisted that Khloé isn't rushing into things, adding: "She's not taking it too seriously, just having fun."
The reality TV star split from Lamar, who signed a new multi-year deal with the New York Knicks this week, following months of rumours he was addicted to cocaine and cheated on her.
Her estranged husband, 34, is "unimpressed" that she has moved on already.
A source told Us Weekly magazine: "He thinks Khloé is just doing this to get to him. He's furious."