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Gillian Anderson makes fun of Jamie Dornan


Gillian Anderson enjoys picking on Jamie Dornan.
The 'Fall' actress says her co-star is "very easy to make fun of" because he doesn't take himself too seriously and they have great relationship on the set of the drama.
Asked about the 32-year-old actor, she said: "Well, it's funny because I pick on him a lot."
Gillian is particularly amused by Jamie's soaring status as a sex symbol ahead of the release of his upcoming movie 'Fifty Shades of Grey'.
The 46-year-old beauty said: "He's very easy to make fun of and he takes the p**s out of himself and he is very free at taking the p**s out of everybody else. So it's quite a joy to be able to reciprocate, especially on that subject matter. We have a lot of fun with it."
The former 'X-Files' star also credits her three children, Piper, 20, Oscar, eight, and Felix, six, for helping her to unwind after shooting dark scenes for the series.
She told E! News: "Just even to go from the set into my trailer where I had a child that I suddenly needed to be mommy to, that in itself taught me pretty quickly how to compartmentalise. I don't find it that hard with anything, not just the dark stuff.
"My experience is you just do, that's work and that's home and they have their place. I've never found --knock wood, now I'm going to have the complete opposite experience where I'm going to be haunted every night by what I do from now on -- but I don't find it such a big deal."

Malin Akerman’s co-star blasts her ex-husband


Malin Akerman's co-star has blasted her ex-husband for divorcing her.
'Sin City Saints' actor Tom Arnold thinks the blonde beauty is "an amazing woman" for raising her 20-month-old son Sebastian alone after rocker Roberto Zincone ended their 10-year relationship in November 2013.
Asked about the Swedish-Canadian actress, the 55-year-old star said: "She's a single mom. Her deal--and I probably shouldn't talk about her--but...I have so much respect for her. She is such an amazing woman. You know, her husband, they're together 10 years, they have a baby, [and] four months in, he's like, 'I'm done.' So, she not only pays him alimony to take care of this guy, but I watched her as a mother, and I was like, 'This is the most inspiring woman. I'm not gonna complain about anything in my life.' Because she is incredible. She is an inspiration."
The 'Trophy Wife' star started dating Roberto in 2003 and they got married in 2007, but he filed for divorce in December 2013 less than a month after they announced their separation.
Asked if he would date the actress if he was single, Tom, who welcomed his first child, Jax, with fourth wife Ashley Groussman last April, told Howard Stern on his SiriusXM radio show: "Yeah, she'd never go out with me."
'Couples Retreat' star Malin recently admitted she had a lot of ups and downs in 2014, but credited her son for helping to remain positive.
She posted a touching photograph of herself kissing her son's nose on Instagram, with the caption: "My truest love... As I reflect upon this past year, I can't help but think about all the ups and downs... everything that helps us grow as human beings. No matter how painful, no matter how joyful, life is a miracle! It is beautiful."

Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed engaged?


Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed are reportedly engaged.
The 'Vampire Diaries' actor is set to marry the 'Twilight Saga' star, who recently finalised her divorce from Paul McDonald, after just six months of dating.
A source said: "It happened over the holidays."
The couple were overheard discussing their plans to have a small summer wedding at the World Dog Awards last weekend.
The source told InTouch magazine: "They mentioned a June [wedding] date. They're really excited."
The 26-year-old actress has been wearing two diamond bands on her right ring finger for the past few weeks, and the insider explained: "Nikki said she wears the ring on her right hand because they want to keep it quiet now."
Representatives for the couple declined to comment on their relationship status.
Nikki announced her split from former 'American Idol' star Paul last March and stated they had been living apart for six months.
The former couple got married in October 2011 after just seven months of dating.
She started dating Ian last July and they celebrated Christmas with both of their families in Idaho last month.
The 36-year-old actor, who previously romanced his co-star Nina Dobrev, recently gushed about the brunette beauty, calling her one "of the most beautiful ladies in the universe."

Jessica Chastain raided dumpster for furniture


Jessica Chastain decorated her home with furniture from dumpsters when she was a college student.
The 'Interstellar' star shared a "teeny" apartment with fellow actress Jess Weixler and a "mouse" when they were studying, and the pair would salvage damaged items from their local Pottery Barn store because they didn't have enough cash to buy anything new.
Recalling her days living with Jess on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!', Jessica said: "We lived in a very teeny, tiny apartment with another girl and us and a mouse that wouldn't go away. We furnished it all from Pottery Barn, but with the stuff they would throw away. I don't know how we figured it out but every Tuesday night, they would throw stuff away but in order to do that, they would destroy it first to make sure people wouldn't go and, you know, get all the stuff out of the dumpster. We didn't like that, they would stab a chair and we would just put a blanket over it and carry it home."
During her appearance on the chat show, the 37-year-old actress also spoke about her night at the Golden Globe Awards last Sunday (11.01.14).
Jessica had a great time at the glitzy bash but she had to drink less champagne than she wanted to because he table was situated directly opposite the stage and she didn't want to get caught constantly quaffing on camera.
She laughed: "Oh, the champagne is flowing ... except normally, I'm able to drink the champagne but I was sitting, basically, by the stage to the show. I was right there so I'm looking at everyone and it was a little stressful ... There was one point I was taking a drink and there was a camera right next to me and I was like, 'Oh put the glass down.' You never know when they're going to get you; they have those tricky cameras."

Kristen Stewart marks acting with checksheet


Kristen Stewart marks her acting ability with a checksheet when she watches her movies back.
The 'Twilight' star always makes sure she looks back at her performances to see what she can improve on but when she watched her latest project, 'Still Alice', back she was so blown away by her co-star Julianne Moore's portrayal of Alice, a professor suffering from early onset Alzheimer's, that she barely noticed her own character.
She said: "I'm super technical, I will sit and watch one of my films with a little list of checks and balances and this finally took that away.
"Usually the first time is never a proper experience, it's always getting over hangups and weird memories, and this time it was just absolutely undeniable. What she [Julianne Moore] does needed to be done. It's so important.
"I've seen it twice now. The first time I saw it I was so blown away. I was present for a lot of what she did that was impressive in the movie, but for the things that I was not there for she so destroyed me. I thought nobody else in the movie existed."
The 24-year-old star - who plays Alice's daughter Lydia in the film - also insists nobody "gives more of a f**k" than her when it comes to her career, despite some people thinking she has a laid-back outlook on life.
Speaking to online arts and culture magazine Salon, she added: "I'm like, 'Actually, no one gives a f**k like me. No one gives more of a f**k than me.' It's just ironic to me. I'm always like, 'Really?'
"I find myself saying things that I hear other people say where I'm like, 'OK, you're lying'. But I say the same thing, and I wonder if people think I'm lying when I say, 'Oh, we were just a big family on set!' I hate that stuff. People always ask if I chose the projects I've chosen because I'm trying to redefine myself or people's perception of me. Uh, no. In a word, 'Nah'."

Chris Hemsworth is makeover model for daughter


Chris Hemsworth lets his daughter paint his nails and put lipstick on him.
The 'Blackhat' actor - who has two-year-old India and 10-month-old twin sons Sasha and Tristan with wife Elsa Pataky - is happy for his little girl and her cousins to use him as a model for their makeover projects.
After being shown a picture of his brother Liam wearing nail polish, he joked: "We paint each other's nails... My daughter and my nieces painted everybody's nails, so I actually had my nails painted as well. It was around Christmastime. That's what happens when you get a bunch of young girls together. They put lipstick on you and paint your face and paint your nails."
He then warned talk show host Jimmy Fallon, who has daughters Winnie, 18 months, and Frances, six weeks, with wife Nancy: "You've got it coming. You've got two girls. [It's] one of the perks."
Chris was recently named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine but the 31-year-old star was disappointed the accolade didn't award him more prestige around the home.
Joking about the perks of the title, he said: "Free parking...free breadsticks...I don't have to pay taxes...
"It probably did me more harm than good, to be honest. I thought it was going to give me a bit of leeway around the house, and it was straight back to the nappies and the dishes."

Fussy eater Miley Cyrus


Miley Cyrus used to only eat yellow food.
The 21-year-old singer insists she is less of a fussy eater than she used to be and never ate anything green until three years ago.
Asked what she is picky about, she said: "Food. I'm better now but not that much better. I didn't eat anything green until I was 18. I only ate yellow food."
The 'Wrecking Ball' hitmaker also revealed she went skydiving in a bid to cure her fear of flying, which was so extreme she insisted on being driven everywhere, no matter how far, when she was younger.
Discussing her conquered fear with America's Marie Claire magazine, she said: "Skydiving. I wouldn't even fly when I was a kid -- I would drive from Nashville to California or Canada. It actually got me over my fear of flying.
"If something is ever going down and I gotta jump out, I know how to work a parachute...
"I'd really like to go on a hot-air balloon."
While she loves having a "good time", Miley - who is dating Patrick Schwarzenegger - hates going to the cinema because it's always too cold.
She said: "I'm never up for going to the movie theatre. It's f**ing freezing."

Benedict Cumberbatch dislikes nickname


Benedict Cumberbatch thinks his female fans have "set feminism back a little bit" by calling themselves Cumberbitches.
The 'Imitation Game' star admits he is not a big fan of the nickname his supporters have given themselves, so much so he hates saying the word and has tried to get his army of followers to come up with a more "empowering" way to describe themselves.
He said: "It's like trying to squeeze a confession out of me getting me to actually say that word, because I squirm a little bit about it.
"I definitely didn't [invent it]. That's part of my problem with it. I just went, 'Ladies, this is wonderful. I'm very flattered, but has this not set feminism back a little bit? Empower yourselves if you're going to get silly about a guy with maybe a little bit more of a sort of, you know, a high-regard, self-regarding name!"
Despite his best efforts, Benedict's supporters refused to budge on their moniker and ensured him they were just having a bit of fun rather than trying to offend any feminists.
Speaking on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show', he added: "But yeah, they were very sweet. They wrote back and were like, 'Well we didn't mean any harm to feminism! We're just having a little bit of fun with your name.' "
Benedict is to become a father for the first time as his theatre director fiancee Sophie Hunter is pregnant, but he admitted the couple will "have to be careful" when pairing their child's first name with the actor's surname.
Talk show host Ellen jokingly suggested a trio of monikers, Engelbert, Harpsichord and Glockenspiel, he and Sophie might like to call their child.
Benedict didn't seem overjoyed by the suggestions but joked Harpsichord could be a name for a girl or a boy and quipped Glockenspiel sounds like it could be appropriate for "a German boy in lederhosen, maybe".
However, when Ellen suggested the pair call their child Carl he just dismissed it, saying: "I'm not getting [the joke]."

Anna Kendrick’s baking blogs search


Anna Kendrick spends "hours" trawling baking blogs to see what people are cooking.
The 29-year-old actress loves looking at various cookery websites to read about people's failures and successes in the kitchen, so much so she regards it as a personal victory when she finds an account of someone who has initially struggled with a recipe but has ended up mastering it.
When asked what her guilty pleasure is, she said: "Spending hours scrolling through baking blogs. I like reading about people's journeys to master a recipe. It feels like a small victory in the world."
But one thing Anna - who is thought to be dating cinematographer Ben Richardson and was previously romantically linked to Alfie Allen - isn't quite as keen on is being tickled by a potential partner, especially if she has already warned them not to do it.
Speaking about her best relationship advice, she said: "If you tell a guy you don't like being tickled and he tickles you anyway, that's a red flag."
The 'Into the Woods' actress is no stranger to sporting a bit of headgear and admitted she loves to wear male hats because she has a "big head" and doesn't like styling her tresses.
She added to O magazine: "A man's hat, because I have a big head and hate doing my hair. I prefer wide brims that aren't too small or too large - a happy medium between a fedora and a Faye Dunaway-size."

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