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Amanda Bynes is doing well


Amanda Bynes is "doing extremely well".
he 27-year-old actress - who completed psychiatric treatment for both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in December following a series of public outbursts - is working hard and enjoying her classes at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM)
Her mother Lynn - who is temporary conservator of Amanda's personal and professional affairs - told People: "She is doing extremely well. She's making new friends and learning about the fashion industry."
Last week, Amanda and her parents attended a runway show at the Californian college, which showcased the work of senior students, and insiders says she fits in well at FIDM.
One source said:"She acts like any other student - focused and friendly."
The 'She's the Man' star enjoys classes so much, it was recently claimed she is planning on enrolling for more studies in April.
A source said: "If she was offered an acting job anytime soon, she may not take it because she's so focused on school."
The 'Sydney White' actress hasn't spoken much since leaving treatment, but returned to twitter at the beginning of this month to update her followers.
She wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm busy studying at @FIDM but I want to say I love you to my fans!"
She also shared a self-portrait she had drawn, and the insider said that was just a hint of the talent she is showing.
The source said: "Amanda's really talented at what she does so the picture is the real deal. She's only just beginning."
The actress originally intended to study fashion design but decided to pursue merchandise product development instead.

John Martin: Swedish House Mafia changed my life


John Martin believes working with Swedish House Mafia has changed his life forever.
The 33-year-old singer, known for his vocals on the trio's hits 'Don't You Worry Child' and 'Save the World', admits collaborating with the now defunct group gave his career an enormous boost.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, he said: "Working with them has changed everything, I'm just really thankful for everything that happened with the collaboration with Swedish House Mafia and them producing the songs.
"It has just made my life so much more interesting than it was before."
The success of their collaborations came as a surprise to John and even though he predicted 'Don't You Worry Child' would be a massive hit, he couldn't believe the extent of its success following its release at the end of 2012.
He explained: "I wasn't expecting to be that big, to me 'Don't You Worry Child' was a hit because I love that song and I had a good feeling every time I was listening to it ... but I could never expect that song to become that big and to see five million copies all over the world."
John will also never forget the memories he made with the band - consisting of Sebastian Ingrosso, Axwell and Steve Angello - while touring with them on what turned out to be their final run of shows.
He said: "Touring with them a year ago, when we did the last shows in Miami, that is probably what I will remember for the rest of my life because everyone was there and it was the last shows that they did so people were very emotional and there was a great celebration going on."
John's new single 'Anywhere For You' is set for release on March 30.

Bush recording new album at Dave Grohl’s studio


Bush have been recording their new album at Dave Grohl's studio.
The band, fronted by Gavin Rossdale, are busy working on tracks for an upcoming LP and have been using the Foo Fighters singer's Studio 606 in Northridge, California, to get their parts down.
The rockers are collaborating with producer Nick Raskulinecz - who is best known for producing songs for the Foo Fighters and Alice In Chains - and other than letting Bush use his studio, Grohl is not involved in the project.
In a post on his personal Twitter account, Rossdale - who also uploaded a photo of him playing guitar in the studio - revealed: "The news is out!!! we're in the thick of it with nick r, 5 more songs to sing. getting closer to the finish line. so happy to share!! (sic)"
The 48-year-old musician - who is married to Gwen Stefani - also hinted Bush will hit the road to tour the album.
He tweeted: "I think we'll tour with the record but what do i know? (sic)"
The as-yet untitled album will be Bush's first release since 'The Sea of Memories' which came out in 2011.
At the time that album had been the band's first studio album for 10 years with previous LP 'Golden State' coming out in 2001.







Jorgie Porter rules out kids for now


Jorgie Porter has ruled out having children for now.
The former 'Hollyoaks' actress has been dating her ex-co-star James Atherton - who played killer Will Savage in the soap - for three years, but she insists she's not ready to start a family with him yet because she's "still a kid" herself.
When asked if they're ready to take their relationship to the next level, she said: "Do you mean like kids? No way, whoa! I feel like I'm still a kid myself."
She jokingly added: "I don't even drink coffee or tea."
However, the 26-year-old actress insists their relationship has improved since they both left the show last year.
She explained: "You do real things like shopping and you think, 'We're normal people'. During the day we're like, 'What shall we do?', 'Dunno'. Instead of going to go to the canteen together, now we get to go to a restaurant... we could just wander around, picking our noses."
Although the blonde beauty hasn't ruled out reprising her role as murderer Theresa McQueen in 'Hollyoaks', she insists she'll be taking an extended break from soaps.
She told Digital Spy: "I love the show and I love the people, but it's good to have a massive break because I've been working solidly for almost six years, every day, even weekends. It's a bubble and it's life-consuming. You forget about the real world and then you crawl out of it and you're like, 'Oh yes, there's people! Normal people'."

Nigella Lawson had ‘layer of skin removed’ after divorce


Nigella Lawson feels like she's had a "layer of skin removed" following her divorce from Charles Saatchi.
The TV chef admits she felt venerable during her split from the millionaire art collector last year, and the heartbreaking experience has made her even more "sensitive".
She explained: "The real truth is if you don't read things and don't get too involved it doesn't enter your bloodstream. If it doesn't enter you bloodstream you are not contaminated. What I have found is it has given me a far too sensitised reaction to newspapers.
"We all like gossiping in our own lives so I don't take a lofty view. I just perhaps feel having had a layer of skin removed I am more sensitive to other people's fortunes."
However, the 54-year-old beauty insists the shocking events, which saw photographs emerge of Charles choking Nigella at a restaurant in London last summer, have put things into perspective for her.
During an appearance on 'The Michael McIntyre Chat Show', she explained to the 38-year-old comedian: "I'm alive and I've found somewhere to live. I have had better times, it is spring and I am feeling better and I am very happy to be here.
"I have been alive for longer than you so I know life has its dips and it can get better and you can't fight it."
Nigella and Charles tied the knot in 2003, but their 10-year marriage came to an end in July last year after the businessman filed for divorce seven weeks after the shocking photographs were published.
'The Michael McIntyre Chat Show' airs on BBC One on Monday (31.03.14) at 10.35pm.

Nicola McLean: I’ll ‘always’ have eating disorder


Nicola McLean will "always" suffer with an eating disorder.
The 32-year-old model admits she starved herself for a week after she saw photographs of herself last Christmas, and she believes she'll never be able to shake off her negative feelings towards food.
She said: " My youngest memory of an eating disorder is when I was 11, I think I'll always suffer. I just can't ever see a time where I can eat normally.
"The phobia gets bigger and bigger and bigger until it takes over one's life."
She added: "When I saw those pictures, I didn't eat for seven days, not one thing passed my mouth. I lived off Diet Coke and Prosecco."
The blonde beauty believes her obsession with food got worse after she became a mother to sons Rocky, seven, and Striker, four.
She explained: "Becoming a mother didn't help either, I actually got worse after Striker and dropped to six stone. I lost half my body weight in six months."
However, Nicola credits her sons and her footballer husband Tom Williams for helping her with her disorder.
She told the Daily Star online: "Apart from the kids, Tom has been my saviour. It's bad because people say you should never be dependent on someone, but I can't live without him. I'm obsessed."

Ruth Jones in talks for Stella series 5


Ruth Jones is in talks for series five of 'Stella'.
Contrary to reports claiming the hit Sky sitcom will come to end after series four, the show's co-creator insists she has no plans to pull the plug on her colourful characters from the fictional Welsh village Pontyberry any time soon.
She said: "Far from it being the end of 'Stella', we are talking to Sky about doing a fifth series."
Ruth, who writes and stars in the comedy drama, admits her company Tidy Productions, which she founded with David Peet, is also teaming up with the BBC for other projects but they will also continue to work with Sky.
She explained: "It's true that Tidy Productions is developing other projects, including a comedy and a comedy drama for the BBC written by myself and David Peet, which we're really excited about.
"But we love working with Sky and we love 'Stella'. You certainly haven't seen the last of her. She's from Pontyberry after all -and made of stronger stuff!"
Meanwhile, Sky admit their main focus is giving viewers a fantastic fourth series and a christmas special.
A spokesman for Sky said: "Right now we're all focussed on delivering a great Christmas special and fourth series for 2015. We're incredibly proud of the series and love working with Ruth Jones. We're in talks regarding a fifth series of 'Stella' and when we have further news we will let you know."

Magic Mike sequel to begin shooting this autumn


Joe Manganiello claims 'Magic Mike 2' will begin shooting this autumn.
The actor let slip that he would soon be reprising his role as a male stripper alongside Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey and Matt Bomer in the upcoming comedy during an interview with Collider.com.
He told the website: "Yeah, it's gonna happen this fall. I think they're going to announce it soon. It's crazy. I didn't think that would be my first franchise. I never thought that would ever be the direction of my career.
"But that said, it's just proof that I don't know best, all the time. It was the most fun I've ever had, and I can't wait to get back in and mix it up with those guys."
The first film was a worldwide hit, grossing $167 million globally against a budget of just $7 million.
With director Steven Soderbergh dropping out of shooting the sequel and Tatum busy with other projects, production was thought to be a long way off.
Rumours have been rife that Hollywood hunk Tatum is now planning to co-direct with his producing and writing partner Reid Carolin.
The actor also recently shared a picture of himself gearing up to work on the sequel's screenplay.

Darren Aronofsky’s Noah influenced by Lord of the Rings


Darren Aronofsky says 'Noah' was influenced by 'Lord of the Rings'.
The 'Black Swan' director will see his biblical epic take to the big-screen next month and he's admitted that as he wanted the film to avoid the clichés of traditional takes on the story of Noah's Ark, he looked to other books and films which were set in the same period.
He told Empire magazine: "What would animals have looked like back then? Was it a world that looked like the modern Holy Land? The aim was for it to be as self-contained as Middle-earth; we definitely looked at Lord of the Rings.
"I wanted to create a fantasy world that was based on the Bible as well as on other books written around the same time that didn't make it into the cannon."
The 45-year-old film-maker also revealed that as well as gaining ideas for what the animals and set should look like from other stories, they also found inspiration for new characters which they incorporated into the story.
He explained: "We read The Book of Enoch and other texts that expanded on that world and we created our own world out of the clues we picked up from them.
"There're things like Nephilim; six armed angels who walked the Earth; we turned them into characters in the film."

Shia LaBeouf’s uncle files appeal


Shia LaBeouf's uncle has filed an appeal against an order to repay the actor for an $800,000 loan.
Barry Saide was ordered to give back the full amount, plus nine percent interest, in a court case last month after the judge heard he and his famous nephew initially agreed the money, which was handed over in 2009, would be returned in 15 installments of $53,333.
Barry - who never paid any installments - is now asking the judge to reconsider the ruling and wants to pay back in an alternative to money.
Documents filed on Wednesday (26.03.14) and obtained by RadarOnline.com state: "The alleged Promissory Installment Note is not an unconditional promise to pay which may form the basis for a motion for summary judgement in lieu of complaint... By its terms, the alleged Promissory Installment Note provides specifically that there I an alternative to the payment of money only."
Barry claims the judge made an incorrect ruling because he didn't pay attention to a part of his original agreement with the 'Nymphomaniac' star which stated he could repay the loan with personal property, and pointed to his original argument in which he stated he transferred interest in four companies in lieu of cash.
No ruling has been made yet on the appeal.
When the lawsuit was filed last August, Barry expressed surprise about the 27-year-old actor's actions insisting he wouldn't have borrowed anything if he thought this would happen.
In an affidavit, he reportedly said: "Had I thought that Shayne and Shia would take this extraordinary step and seek to impoverish me, I never would have borrowed a dollar from Shia."
Barry also insisted he spent money looking after the Hollywood hunk and his mother Shayne before his rise to stardom.




L’Wrenn Scott’s ashes divided between Mick Jagger and family


L'Wren Scott's ashes have been divided between Sir Mick Jagger and her family.
The late fashion designer - who was found dead in an apparent suicide in her New York apartment earlier this month - was cremated after a funeral service in Los Angeles on Tuesday (25.03.14) and part of her remains will now be taken to Utah and laid to rest close to her parents.
Her brother Randall Bambrough said: "She was cremated and I have some of her ashe.
"Some of those ashes, they will be buried near our parents here in Utah. And there will be a ceremony, date to be determined, in Utah for all family members who will have an opportunity to see their friends and others."
Randall is unsure what the Rolling Stones frontman - who was in a relationship with L'Wren for 13 years until her death - plans to do with the rest of his sister's ashes.
He told the New York Daily News newspaper: "They're with the Jagger family. That's all I can say."
Though L'Wren's estranged sister Jan Shane slammed her funeral, insisting it should have taken place in Utah, and criticised Mick, 70, for taking over the plans, her brother insisted the memorial was in keeping with the designer's wishes as she wanted the 'Brown Sugar' star to take charge.

Beyoncé sobs during final Mrs. Carter Show concert


Beyoncé broke down in tears during her final 'Mrs. Carter Show World Tour' performance.
The 32-year-old superstar - who has two-year-old daughter Blue Ivy with husband Jay Z - bid farewell to her fans during her last show in Portuguese capital Lisbon on Thursday night (27.03.14), and was overcome with emotion as she thanked them for supporting her during her gruelling 132-date tour.
She told the cheering crowd: "This has been an incredible tour ... If you all don't know, tonight makes 132 shows. Tonight is the last show of the 'Mrs. Carter Show'.
"We started a year ago. And I want to say, this has been such a journey. In the past year, we've been so much together - the Super Bowl, shooting the videos, all of these shows. When I first started the tour, my baby [Blue Ivy] was not even walking yet."
The 'Drunk In Love' singer then began welling up, choking back sobs as she bade her final goodbyes to the crowd.
She stammered: "I just want you to know that I am so lucky. I'm giving y'all an ugly cry! Thank y'all again. Thank you for allowing me to have a career. When I fall, you lift me up. When I'm hungry, you feed me. And I just want to give you my light. I dedicate this song to you guys."
Beyoncé kicked off her tour in April 2013 and has performed across North America, South America, Australia, Asia and Europe, raking in an estimated $53 million.