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Johnny Depp receives make-up award


Johnny Depp has been honoured by the Make-Up and Hair Stylists Guild Awards.
The 50-year-old actor received the first-ever Distinguished Artisan award at the ceremony on Saturday (15.02.14) thanks to his appearance-altering roles in movies such as 'Edward Scissorhands', 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' and joked about how "ridiculous" he has looked over the years.
After clips were shown of his work, he told the audience at Paramount Studios theatre in Los Angeles: "This is a great honour, but glancing up at the screen I realise what a ridiculous thing I've done.
"I mean seriously, why do they still give me jobs? I've done a lot of things...I should probably apologise for a few, but I won't."
The 'Lone Ranger' star went on to say how much he liked having his face moulded in 'A Nightmare on Elm Street'.
He said:"I found, oddly, that I liked being encased in all of that stuff. I try something different each time as an actor with the amazing help of make-up artists who have made my whole career."
Among those also recognised at the awards - which returned after a 10-year hiatus - were the hair and make-up teams from 'Dallas Buyers Club', 'Behind the Candelabra', 'The Walking Dead', 'American Hustle' and 'Breaking Bad'.

Make-Up and Hair Stylists Guild Awards list of winners:

Distinguished Artisan:
Johnny Depp

Make-Up Artists Lifetime Achievement:
Dick Smith

Hair Stylists Lifetime Achievement Award:
Gail Ryan

Feature Films:
Best Contemporary Hair Styling:
'Lee Daniels' The Butler'

Best Contemporary Make-Up:
'Prisoners'

Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling:
'American Hustle'

Best Period and/or Character Make-Up:
'Dallas Buyers Club'

Best Special Make-Up Effects:
'Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa'

TV Series:
Best Contemporary Hair Styling:
'The Voice'

Best Contemporary Make-Up:
'Breaking Bad'

Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling:
'Vikings'

Best Period and/or Character Make-Up:
'Boardwalk Empire'

Best Special Make-Up Effects:
'The Walking Dead'

TV mini-series or motion picture made for TV

Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling:
'Behind the Candelabra'

Best Period and/or Character Make-Up:
'Behind the Candelabra'

Live theatre:
'Magic Flute'

Commercials:
Best Contemporary Make-Up:
Wash the Day Away (Delta)

Leonardo DiCaprio lucky to work with Martin Scorsese


Leonardo DiCaprio feels honoured to have worked with Martin Scorsese.
The 39-year-old actor was nominated for best actor at the BAFTAs last night (16.02.14) for his portrayal of Jordan Belfort in the Scorsese-directed film, 'The Wolf of Wall Street', and admits he feels lucky to have worked with the filmmaker on more than one occasion.
He said: "The truth is I was lucky enough to do one film with him and five is beyond my wildest dreams. He really has the finger on the pulse of our culture and he says something about humanity with his film-making."
The 'Titanic' star first worked with the renowned director on 'The Gangs of New York' followed by 'The Aviator', 'The Departed' and 'Shutter Island' but their relationship became even closer working on their latest project - which took them seven years to bring to the bring screen - but he wasn't expecting to be nominated for the award.
Speaking to E! on the red carpet at London's Royal Opera House, he said: "I don't predict any of these things and have no idea what's going to happen, but to be here with a film like this that takes a lot of chances is an amazing feeling. This is really the second film in my career I got behind and did everything to get made."
Leonardo was up against Tom Hanks for 'Captain Phillips', Christian Bale for 'American Hustle', Bruce Dern for 'Nebraska' and Chiwetel Ejiofor - who took home the coveted prize for his outstanding performance as Solomon Northup in '12 Years a Slave'.

Oprah Winfrey was stitched into BAFTA gown


Oprah Winfrey had to be sewn into her BAFTA Awards gown ahead of the ceremony last night (16.02.14).
The 60-year-old actress and talk show host struggled to get into her Stella McCartney dress before the annual event at London's Royal Opera House, where she was nominated for an award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 'Lee Daniels' The Butler'.
She posted a video on her Instagram account before walking the red carpet, showing two stylists trying to stitch her into the figure-hugging burgundy dress, which featured a huge bow and lace detail.
Oprah said: "It's an hour to go and this is Raj and Giuseppe who are literally stitching me into my gown ... Hello Stella McCartney!"
The star was up against Julia Roberts, Lupita Nyong'o, Sally Hawkins and Jennifer Lawrence in her category and lost out to Jennifer, 23, for her part in 'American Hustle', although she was unable to attend the event.
Though she didn't win, Oprah - who also presented the award for Outstanding British Film to 'Gravity' - was still delighted to be nominated for an award as she worried she would "embarrass herself" in the movie.
She said: "For someone who was trying not to embarrass myself, it is amazing.
"The best part is it is a jury of your peers. It's people who do this for a living - don't make me cry now! It's people who do this for a living saying, 'We're going to give you a vote. We think what you did deserves this.' "
'The Butler' is Oprah's third film, having starred in 1998's 'Beloved' and 1985's 'The Color Purple', which also saw her get an Oscar nomination.

Kylie Minogue wants sister Dannii pack on X Factor panel


Kylie Minogue has urged Simon Cowell to put Dannii Minogue back on 'The X Factor' judging panel.
The 45-year-old singer believes her sister - who was on the panel from 2007 to 2010 - has done really well since joining the Australian version of the show last year and will benefit the UK programme.
She said: "Dannii has done so well on 'X Factor Australia', she won it with her artist.
"She's got better and better and this year, in the words of ['X Factor' UK judge] Louis Walsh, she nailed it! So yes, I would like to see her back."
The 54-year-old music mogul is currently making the final decision on who he would like on the judging panel alongside him this year, with Cheryl Cole - who was on the show from 2008 to 2010 - believed to be one of his firm choices.
Kylie added to The Sun newspaper: "I think I'm with the whole country when I say the show has been missing her and Simon and Cheryl.
"It would be very exciting to see them back."
Having Dannii, 42, back on the panel could recreate the on-screen chemistry between her and Simon, who the music mogul admitted to having an affair with in his 2012 autobiography, and boost ratings.
However, Simon welcomed his first child son Eric into the world at the weekend with his girlfriend Lauren Silverman.
Meanwhile, Dannii - who has also appeared as a judge on 'Australia's Got Talent' - also has three-year-old son Ethan with her ex-boyfriend Kris Smith.

John Goodman: I ‘kissed goodbye’ to war films


John Goodman thought he'd "kissed goodbye" to starring in war movies.
The 'Monuments Men' actor - who plays one of the soldiers helping to recover art stolen by the Nazis during WWII - believed he had come too far in his career to be cast in a historical military film.
He explained: "I'd just kissed it goodbye a long time ago. I never figured I'd be in a war movie."
However, the 61-year-old star admits he had a lot of fun working alongside George Clooney, Jean Dujardin, Matt Damon and Bill Murray in the comedy, but he struggled with the costume at times.
He said: "I'm very grateful to have been asked and it was so much fun to put on a uniform every day. Except for the boots, I had trouble with the boots.
"But it was like playing. It was like being 12 years old again, out in the yard."
Goodman insists the cast got on really well and Clooney - who also directed the movie - was always cracking jokes in between takes.
He explained to the Belfast Telegraph newspaper: "We all had great respect for each other, and once the cameras stopped rolling, once he finished his shots, then we would laugh, until the next set up. We just sat around telling jokes, swapping lines and just having the best time."

Madonna to duet with Drake?


Madonna wants to collaborate with Drake.
The 55-year-old singer has confirmed she's started working on her new album, the follow-up to her 2012 'MDNA' soundtrack, and she'd love to have the rapper collaborate with her on one of the songs.
When asked if she's planning a new album, she said: "Yes, plans are in the works already. Don't ask me with who - it's a secret. Top secret."
When asked if she has plans to work with Drake, she told the Canadian Press: "If he'll have me!"
Meanwhile, the 'Hung Up' hitmaker previously said she wanted to get in touch with Daft Punk because she wanted the electronic duo to help produce some of her tracks.
She said last year: "I would love to work with Daft Punk. Just waiting for them to return my call."
However, it appears Daft Punk told Pharrell Williams - who has worked with Madonna in the past - two years ago that they were also interested in collaborating with the energetic star.
Pharrell said: "We were at a party for Madonna's last album and I was like [to Daft Punk], 'You guys should have produced this! Why did that not happen? Madonna and the robots would have been unbelievable!' They were like, 'We're working on something'."

Peter Andre: I’ve ‘overdone’ reality shows


Peter Andre thinks he has "overdone" reality TV.
The 40-year-old singer - who competed in 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here' in 2004, where he came third - admits there are a number of reality shows which are entertaining but doesn't see himself opting to star in any in the near future.
He said: "'Celebrity Big Brother' is one of those shows which a lot of people are glued to watching. I don't know if I would set myself up for a fall being in that situation. I don't know if I could cope. Whereas 'I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here', you're in the jungle, you have trials to do to try and win food.
"There are some great reality shows out there but I think I've overdone them right now. You're probably sick of me."
He added: "Reality is so big at the moment."
Peter - who became a father again last month to one-month-old daughter Amelia, who he has with fiancée Emily MacDonagh - is currently working on his forthcoming album, which he is anticipating for a May 2014 release.
He explained to BBC Radio 2: "I'd like to think [it will be released around] May time. We're working in the studio now. I have paternity leave for the next three weeks, and after that it'll be straight in the studio."

Jim Davidson won’t do TV presenting


Jim Davidson has no interest in returning to TV.
The 60-year-old comic - who recently won 'Celebrity Big Brother' - insists he has reached his "shelf life" for television presenting and doesn't want to return as he doesn't think he could compete with younger stars like Ant and Dec.
Asked where he wants to go following his 'CBB' win, he said: "Nowhere. Going back on TV was never something I wanted to do. I've done 'The Generation Game' and 'Big Break' and earned a million quid a year, but realistically everyone has a shelf life.
"When I think I'm as attractive or as good as Ant and Dec, then I'll be after their job, but really it's time to move on.
"No disrespect to Bruce Forsyth, you don't hang on in there. Cab drivers say to me, 'Why aren't you on TV? We're fed up of all those "8 Out of 10 Cats" shows.' TV companies seem to forget about people aged 40 and older."
Jim is still "shell-shocked" by his experiences in the 'Celebrity Big Brother' house as things weren't always comfortable.
He told Britain's OK! magazine: "I'm a bit shell-shocked by it all. All the bad food and bad wine and no sleep. I wish I hadn't done it."

Laura Mvula not a good pop star


Laura Mvula doesn't think she's a good pop star.
The 27-year-old singer-songwriter narrowly missed out on winning a Mercury prize last year after James Blake claimed the honour and she's now in the running to receive a best British Breakthrough Act prize at the upcoming BRIT Awards, but she admits she's not very confident when it comes to her talent.
She told the Independent on Sunday's The New Review: "I'm still very shy, and very private. Being a pop star is something I don't think I'm very good at. I'm worried it's making me too paranoid, because all of a sudden, life has become this constant assessment.
"When you put something out there and people get to hear it, then those people react to it, socially, culturally."
The 'Green Garden' hitmaker - who only eighteen months ago was still working as a receptionist at the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - has also found it hard to adjust to her fame and doesn't like being the focus of people's attention.
She explained: "Nowadays, whenever I sit down with someone, or I see someone I haven't seen for a long time, or even if I'm in the toilet in a restaurant, people want to stop and talk about me.
"They tell me either that they love my stuff, or quite possibly - and this has happened, at least once - that they don't. They want to know about my hairstyle, or what I'm wearing, who I'm wearing."

Kylie Minogue doesn’t think she’ll get married


Kylie Minogue doesn't know if she'll ever get married.
The 'Can't Get You Out of My Head' hitmaker split from her boyfriend of five years Andrés Velencoso last year due to conflicting work commitments and, although she believes in the "power of love", she's not sure whether she'll ever settle down completely.
She said: "I'm a romantic and I love it, and when it happens I can definitely fall hard - you're in a spin arranging everything else so you can see that person.
"But it's not so much the picture frame with the perfect couple. I don't know if someone is gonna change all that, and I'll be walking down the aisle one day, but I've never really seen it."
The 45-year-old singer - whose Grandmother passed away last year - also admitted that work and family are the most important things in her life.
She told The Sunday Times newspaper's Style magazine: "I'm totally fluid. For me, love is the people I work with, it's my family."
The Australian star - who rose to fame on the soap 'Neighbours' - recently joined BBC One talent show 'The Voice' to judge aspiring pop stars alongside fellow mentors will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones and the Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson.

Kate Moss wants to be Hollywood director


Kate Moss wants to be a screen writer and director.
The 40-year-old model is keen ditch her 20-year career in fashion and is determined to produce her own thriller after becoming hooked on dark and gripping movies with her husband Jamie Hince, 45.
A source told the Daily Star newspaper: "Kate and Jamie regularly watch deep psychological films with amazing photography and subtitles."
The blonde beauty has been looking into scriptwriting lessons and has been speaking with her contacts in America in a bid to break Hollywood with her new ambition.
The source explained: "She has been looking into scriptwriting and hopes to attend special lessons in directing and producing.
"She has also been speaking to a few Hollywood contacts.
"Kate very much wants to take things to the next level in Los Angeles and London."
Meanwhile, Kate - who has 12-year-old daughter Lila with her ex-boyfriend Jefferson Hack - has previously tried her hand at music after appearing on Oasis' 'Be Here Now' album in 1997, before going on to land a non-musical role in the 2000 special 'Blackadder: Back & Forth'.
However, Kate is already set for a busy year ahead as she plans to launch a brand new collection for Topshop in April.

Kanye West to teach Kendall and Kylie Jenner to rap


Kanye West wants to teach Kendall and Kylie Jenner to rap.
The 'Bound 2' hitmaker is keen to turn his fiancée Kim Kardashian's half-sisters into pop stars and has even offered to fly them both out to the studio in Paris, France, to get working on the tracks he's already penned for them.
A source said: "Kanye has been gushing to pals that Kendall and Kylie are incredibly talented and says he can't wait to get working with them in the studio."
The 36-year-old rapper - who got engaged to Kim in October and has eight-month-old daughter North with her - believes he could act as manager for Kendall, 18, and Kylie, 16, and insists there's a lot of money to be made in them breaking into the music industry.
The source explained to The Sun newspaper: "He wants to manage their careers and has already been writing songs and planning outfits for them. He has his design team coming up with a cool new image for the girls.
"He's positively salivating at how successful he thinks they'll be. He has dollar signs in his eyes."
Meanwhile, the reality TV stars already have a career in fashion carved out as Kendall recently modelled for Marc Jacobs at New York Fashion week and the siblings also have their own clothing range.