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Ricky Hil moves in with Rita Ora


Ricky Hil has moved in with Rita Ora.
The 'How We Do' hitmaker has been dating the rapper for seven months, and quashing recent reports the pair had split, Ricky has now moved in with the singer in her north London home.
A source said: "The reason Rita and Ricky get on so well is they are both very relaxed, so neither saw him moving in as a big deal."
The couple are hoping the move will enable them to spend more time together when they are both in the UK, as they are determined to make their relationship work because of the "real feelings" they have for one another.
The source told The Sun newspaper: "It's more than a fling and they have real feelings for each other."
Last month a source close to the 24-year-old star - who made her debut appearance as a coach on 'The Voice UK' on Saturday (10.01.15) - said the pop sweetheart had "drifted apart" from the son of designer Tommy Hilfiger because of her hectic work-life.
The source said: "Realistically, she doesn't have time for a steady relationship. It's not acrimonious - they just sort of drifted apart."
Meanwhile, Rita has most recently been in the US, and was spotted filming a new music video with chart newbie Charli XCX on Monday (12.01.15) for their collaboration titled 'Doing It', in which she wore stripy hot pants and leather knee-high boots.

Katy Perry giving John Mayer ‘another chance’


Katy Perry is giving John Mayer "another chance".
The 30-year-old superstar recently decided to rekindle her romance with the singer-songwriter for the second time and has claimed there is "something there" when it comes to the couple's rocky relationship.
A source revealed: "Katy is giving John another chance because she feels like there could be something there."
The pair dated after the 'Dark Horse' hitmaker's divorce from comedian Russell Brand in 2012, but called an end to their romance in February 2014, shortly after releasing a duet titled 'Who You Love'.
The couple have been spotted together on several occasions in recent days, including at celebrity hotspot Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood last weekend where they held hands and kissed.
However, friends of the multi-million selling artist are concerned she is jumping into things too quickly with the 37-year-old star following her split from producer Diplo at the end of 2014.
The source told RadarOnline: "Katy and John are back together.
"John pursued Katy relentlessly because it drove him crazy seeing her with Diplo.
"Although her friends have warned her to be careful, she is already ignoring all of the red flags.
"She is not listening to anyone and is going into this full force."
Despite the claims, Katy recently played down the rumours by saying she is not thinking about her love life and has focused all of her energy on preparing for her Super Bowl halftime show next month at which she will perform with Lenny Kravitz.
She said: "I think I am kind of a little boy crazy, like in my blood I always have been. Not crazy but just excited about men in general, but I think maybe this might be the first time in my life where I'll be like, I'm too focused to have any distractions. Too focused literally, I only really have a solid month to prepare."

Sienna Miller ‘speechless’ at Clint Eastwood meeting


Sienna Miller was "speechless" when she met Clint Eastwood.
The 33-year-old actress worked with the 84-year-old star on his latest directed project, 'American Sniper', but the blonde beauty got star-struck when she first met him because he was so "charming".
She said: "I didn't meet him until I flew out to LA to start shooting. He's just the most charming, handsome, charismatic figure. I was slightly speechless."
But Sienna admits she feared she might never get to meet the 'Million Dollar Baby' star as she thought she'd done badly in her 'American Sniper' audition.
She explained: "Clint doesn't meet actors. He feels like if he did, he'd cast them all because he remembers how agonising that audition process is.
"He famously only casts off-tape. So I went and it was a 20-minute audition, and I left and felt bad about it but somehow it worked out."
Fortunately, it all went well for the actress and she landed the part of the titular character Chris Kyle's (Bradley Cooper) wife Taya Kyle, and Sienna is grateful to Taya for giving her access to her private emails to help with the portrayal.
She added to Time Out magazine: "I Skyped with her first then spent time with her when we got out [to the US].
"She kept everything because she never knew whether he would survive.
"There was so much source material, she had every email they ever wrote to each other and she gave me access to those."

James Corden: US move is ‘right’ for family


James Corden thinks moving to America is the "right thing" for his family.
The 36-year-old comic is relocating to Los Angeles to present 'The Late, Late Show' and says making the change now while his kids Max, four, and Carey, three months, are still young is the right time to do it as he and wife Julia may be more restricted in the future.
He said: "I thought it would be fun and it's the right thing for my family. That's what dominates your thoughts when you have two children and a wife - you think, this isn't something we'd be able to do if it came along in five years and actually now this is a great thing for us to go and have an adventure and live somewhere else for a bit.
"No one ever sits on their deathbed thinking, 'I wish we hadn't lived in that other country for a while,' so I'm very much looking forward to it."
While he is excited about his big move, the 'Into the Woods' actor is "terrified" the show will turn out to be a "disaster".
He added to OK! magazine: "I'm just terrified that the whole thing is an utter disaster waiting to happen but it will be a laugh for a bit."

Sean Penn doesn’t miss his guns


Sean Penn doesn't miss his gun collection.
The Oscar winner insists he has no regrets about allowing artist Jeff Koons to mould his 65 firearms into a sculpture, which he auctioned off to raise funds for Haiti last year after his girlfriend Charlize Theron convinced him to get rid of his weapons.
He said: "I think guns are not something to be missed. Especially, on a serious note, when we talk about it this week [and] this tragic thing that happened in Paris. I'd like to see more guns go to sculpture."
Asked if he might start campaigning for stricter gun laws in the US in the future, he told E! News: "I'd like to see it happen. I don't know that we've come to a time where we can be a gun-less society, but we're certainly not working the way we're flying with them."
The 54-year-old actor previously revealed 'Prometheus' actress Charlize - whose mother shot and killed her father after he drunkenly fired his own gun into the South African beauty's bedroom when she was 15 - inspired him to get rid of his guns.
Speaking at his Help Haiti Home Gala in Beverly Hills last year, he said: "Being provoked by this aforementioned strong woman and considering how liberating of bulls**t and ugliness it would be not only get rid of the guns I have in the continental United States but also to destroy them, [artist] Jeff Koons and I had a chat the other day. The highest bidder gets every single one of my guns put in the hands of this iconic artist and sculptor... Koons will decommission [and] render inactive all of my cowardly killing machines."
The unique sculpture was purchased for $1.4 million by CNN newscaster Anderson Cooper.

Zoe Saldana and husband have become ‘even closer’


Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego's twins have brought them "even closer."
The 'Guardians of the Galaxy' star's artist husband, 35, has been treating her to regular back rubs and "a lot of sweet love" since she gave birth to their sons Cy and Bowie in late November.
A source said: "They are overjoyed with the love Cy and Bowie have brought into their life. Zoe and Marco have gotten even closer during Zoe's pregnancy and first few weeks with their baby boys.
"Marco has been such a loving supporting husband, helping Zoe around the house and taking care of her, giving her back rubs and a lot of sweet love.
"Everyone in Zoe's family really thinks he is a wonderful man."
The couple are trying to spend as much time as possible with their children, as they want their sons to be "down-to-earth."
The insider told E! News: "Having good values is a must for them.
"Zoe is amazed every day when she wakes up and looks at what her and Marco created. She loves, loves, loves being a mom. Her main focus now is her boys, but she will be getting back to work eventually."
Meanwhile, the 36-year-old actress has almost regained her pre-pregnancy figure.
The source said: "Zoe's been taking care of herself and exercising and eating healthy. She hasn't done anything over the top. It's mainly taking care of two baby boys, as that's a workout on its own."

Chris Hemsworth missed his long hair


Chris Hemsworth was "nervous" about cutting her hair.
The 'Blackhat' star, who has two-year-old daughter India and 10-month-old twin sons, Sasha and Tristan, with Spanish wife Elsa Pataky, recently chopped off his signature shaggy locks in favour of a more "practical" style, but admits he "felt like I was losing my powers."
Asked about his decision to go shorter, the 31-year-old Australia actor said: "I was nervous. I'm a Leo so it was a little bit like losing my mane. I felt like I was losing my powers."
But Chris told 'Live with Kelly and Michael' that he has no regrets about changing her appearance, explaining: "It got long and messy and time consuming. It's like photo-shoot hair -- if you have someone following you around doing it for you, it's cool, but it's not practical."
He jokingly added: "I got it backstage in a bag so I'm gonna hand it out."
Chris also felt very uncomfortable while visiting some prisons with his "long blonde pony-tail for 'Thor' " ahead of shooting his new movie, in which he plays a hacker.
He said: "We went to a number of prisons and spoke with inmates. I sort of naively thought I'll go in and do some character study, and then I got to the prison and instantly thought oh what am I doing here."

Usher’s sons love fiancée


Usher's sons love his new fiancée.
The 36-year-old singer recently got engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Grace Miguel, and his children, Usher 'Cinco' Raymond V, seven, and Naviyd Ely Raymond, six, with ex-wife Tameka Foster, have already formed a close bond with her.
A source said: "He can't wait to spend the rest of his life with her. His boys love her as well! She gets along with them great."
The 'Voice' USA mentor, who began dating Grace shortly after his split from Tameka in 2009, proposed approximately 10 days ago.
The insider told E! News: "They are extremely happy and the way it was done was very sweet and romantic."
The 'I Don't Mind' hitmaker recently paid tribute to Grace, who is also his business partner, admitting she had helped him through some tough times.
He said: "I have an incredible partner and manager.
"She has helped me through some of the hardest times in my life and my career. She's someone who's been able to support and understand all of who I am. Not just as a dancer or as a performer or as a singer, but as a humanitarian and a business man and as a person."

Jennifer Lawrence says she’s ‘miserable’


Jennifer Lawrence isn't enjoying her time off.
The 'Serena' star, who recently rekindled her relationship with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, is currently taking a well-earned break from Hollywood, but admits she is "miserable."
Asked by Eddie Redmayne if she is being "a lady of leisure," the Oscar winner said: "I am and I'm miserable. I was so excited to get time off, and now I don't know what to do with myself."
When the British star admitted he feels he has to make things up to justify taking a break, Jennifer responded: "Yeah. I'm like, 'I paint--I'm a painter!"
The 24-year-old beauty is also upset that she has almost completed filming the final film in the 'Hunger Games' series.
Asked about the upcoming movie by Eddie while interviewing him for Interview magazine, she said: "I've got, like, one more thing to shoot for 'Hunger Games'. We just have one scene to do for the end. I'm not happy about it at all.
"I would totally do [another movie]."
Meanwhile, Jennifer felt like she was "going to cry" after the 33-year-old actor confessed he's "been a closet lover of faux-reality TV since 'The Hills.' "
She said: "I feel like I'm going to cry. We're making a breakthrough. I went to Pump the other night to meet [restaurateur and 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star] Lisa Vanderpump. I had her sign a bottle of vodka, and when she gave it to my friend who was with me at the Oscars, my friend said, 'Jennifer, this is so much better than the Oscars!' "

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