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Jay Leno devoured a 24oz burger in just five minutes to be crowned the latest Fatburger XXX challenge champion.
The 64-year-old talk-show host has gone some way to furhter his status as a big mouth by chowing down on the three-patty calorific treat at the new Beverly Hills Fatburger branch, TMZ reports.
The monster meaty meal may not have done Jay's waistline any favours, but it was enough to earn him a certificate and secure a place in the Fatburger unofficial hall of fame.
Another high-profile customer at Fatburger is US boxing champ Floyd Mayweather, who was snapped devouring some fat-filled grub in the Nevada version of the restaurant earlier in the year.
However, both stars still lag some way behind one former customer who managed to consume a 16-patty, 128oz burger in 35 minutes.
It seems that meat-eating challenges are popular in the celebrity community at the moment, as Joe Thomas and Blake Harrison - who play the roles of Simon and Neil in 'The Inbetweeners 2' movie - revealed at the premiere of their new film that they did something similar on their jaunt to Australia.
The boys filmed much of the new movie Down Under, and revealed they took some time out in between filming to take on a similar challenge - but were significantly less successful.
Blake, 29, told BANG Showbiz: "Me and Joe did a meat-eating challenge where we were quite sick afterwards."
Joe added: "It was a horrible experience in every way, in every bodily way it was horrible. But mentally it was very nourishing."
Jay Leno becomes Fatburger champion
Jay Leno devoured a 24oz burger in just five minutes to be crowned the latest Fatburger XXX challenge champion.
The 64-year-old talk-show host has gone some way to furhter his status as a big mouth by chowing down on the three-patty calorific treat at the new Beverly Hills Fatburger branch, TMZ reports.
The monster meaty meal may not have done Jay's waistline any favours, but it was enough to earn him a certificate and secure a place in the Fatburger unofficial hall of fame.
Another high-profile customer at Fatburger is US boxing champ Floyd Mayweather, who was snapped devouring some fat-filled grub in the Nevada version of the restaurant earlier in the year.
However, both stars still lag some way behind one former customer who managed to consume a 16-patty, 128oz burger in 35 minutes.
It seems that meat-eating challenges are popular in the celebrity community at the moment, as Joe Thomas and Blake Harrison - who play the roles of Simon and Neil in 'The Inbetweeners 2' movie - revealed at the premiere of their new film that they did something similar on their jaunt to Australia.
The boys filmed much of the new movie Down Under, and revealed they took some time out in between filming to take on a similar challenge - but were significantly less successful.
Blake, 29, told BANG Showbiz: "Me and Joe did a meat-eating challenge where we were quite sick afterwards."
Joe added: "It was a horrible experience in every way, in every bodily way it was horrible. But mentally it was very nourishing."
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Miley Cyrus sang at a karaoke bar on Tuesday (05.08.14).
The 21-year-old singer entertained late-night drinkers at Sing Sing bar in New York when she, along with her mother Tish, performed a few songs for a group which included Sky Ferreira, but she put on such a good display that it was hard to find anyone else to take to the stage.
A source said: "No one in the crowd wanted to follow her."
However, 'Not Fair' singer Lily Allen - who is opening for Miley on her 'Bangerz' tour - eventually took the mic to perform a few songs too.
Towards the end of Lily's set, Miley heard her own song 'Wrecking Ball' being played in another room - so she went to join the revellers.
The source added to the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column: "She surprised the group there by jumping onstage."
Miley's karaoke trip came hours after she visited her tattoo artist Bang Bang and they gave one another matching inkings
The 'We Can't Stop' hitmaker had the tattoo artist etch a crescent moon on her left inner-arm, while she then returned the favour and inked the design onto Bang Bang's thumb.
And the inking session didn't end there, as the singer also opted to pay homage to the Flaming Lips by having the words 'Love Yer Brain' - the title of a 1987 song by the psychedelic rockers - etched onto her right forearm.
Miley Cyrus sings karaoke
Miley Cyrus sang at a karaoke bar on Tuesday (05.08.14).
The 21-year-old singer entertained late-night drinkers at Sing Sing bar in New York when she, along with her mother Tish, performed a few songs for a group which included Sky Ferreira, but she put on such a good display that it was hard to find anyone else to take to the stage.
A source said: "No one in the crowd wanted to follow her."
However, 'Not Fair' singer Lily Allen - who is opening for Miley on her 'Bangerz' tour - eventually took the mic to perform a few songs too.
Towards the end of Lily's set, Miley heard her own song 'Wrecking Ball' being played in another room - so she went to join the revellers.
The source added to the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column: "She surprised the group there by jumping onstage."
Miley's karaoke trip came hours after she visited her tattoo artist Bang Bang and they gave one another matching inkings
The 'We Can't Stop' hitmaker had the tattoo artist etch a crescent moon on her left inner-arm, while she then returned the favour and inked the design onto Bang Bang's thumb.
And the inking session didn't end there, as the singer also opted to pay homage to the Flaming Lips by having the words 'Love Yer Brain' - the title of a 1987 song by the psychedelic rockers - etched onto her right forearm.
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Samantha Harris' daughters have been "helpers" during her recovery from breast cancer.
The 40-year-old presenter - who has children Josselyn, six, and Hilary, three, with her husband Michael Hess - underwent a double mastectomy in May and says her kids have been "really good" throughout her ordeal.
She told E! News: "They were both really good about it. They were helpers, they brought me things, they checked on me - and we just continually assured them that, 'Mommy's going to be in bed for a little bit, but then I'm going to be fine.' "
The former 'Dancing with the Stars' host is now readying herself for a second stage of reconstructive surgery later this month.
She said: "And I'm like, 'Let's go, let's do this thing!' "
Samantha wasn't diagnosed with the disease for months after first finding a lump and despite her concerns being dismissed by doctors, she refused to "take 'it's nothing' for an answer".
Asked why she was so persistent, she said: "The fact that it was still there after four months from finding it, this lump that I found -- clear mammogram, 11 days later found a lump.
"I thought, if I have to live with this lump, whatever it is, I need to know it's nothing."
Samantha Harris helped by children
Samantha Harris' daughters have been "helpers" during her recovery from breast cancer.
The 40-year-old presenter - who has children Josselyn, six, and Hilary, three, with her husband Michael Hess - underwent a double mastectomy in May and says her kids have been "really good" throughout her ordeal.
She told E! News: "They were both really good about it. They were helpers, they brought me things, they checked on me - and we just continually assured them that, 'Mommy's going to be in bed for a little bit, but then I'm going to be fine.' "
The former 'Dancing with the Stars' host is now readying herself for a second stage of reconstructive surgery later this month.
She said: "And I'm like, 'Let's go, let's do this thing!' "
Samantha wasn't diagnosed with the disease for months after first finding a lump and despite her concerns being dismissed by doctors, she refused to "take 'it's nothing' for an answer".
Asked why she was so persistent, she said: "The fact that it was still there after four months from finding it, this lump that I found -- clear mammogram, 11 days later found a lump.
"I thought, if I have to live with this lump, whatever it is, I need to know it's nothing."
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Katie Holmes almost took the lead role in 'Orange is the New Black'.
The former 'Dawson's Creek' star was approached by creator Jenji Kohan to play Piper Chapman - the bisexual drug-smuggling prisoner played by Taylor Schilling - in the Netflix drama but turned it down because she had other commitments.
Jenji told E! Online at a show event in Los Angeles: "I'm a big fan of hers. You know, I met with her."
"[Katie] had other things to do. And also in the beginning, no one knew what this was."
While she initially turned down the programme, the cast of the drama would love Katie to make a guest appearance on the show.
Asked who Katie could play, Taylor said: "[Katie] could be friends with Lorna or like Lorna's Boston sister."
And Kate Mulgrew - who plays Red - joked the brunette beauty would have to be careful if she did end up behind bars at Litchfield Prison.
She said: "She better watch herself. Pretty girls have to watch out in prison."
'The Giver' actress - who has eight-year-old daughter Suri with ex-husband Tom Cruise - recently admitted she is a big fan of 'Orange is the New Black' and would be interested in a cameo role.
Asked if it meant she could show off secret body art, she laughed: "No, I don't have any tattoos. My child would kill me."
Katie Holmes almost landed OITNB role
Katie Holmes almost took the lead role in 'Orange is the New Black'.
The former 'Dawson's Creek' star was approached by creator Jenji Kohan to play Piper Chapman - the bisexual drug-smuggling prisoner played by Taylor Schilling - in the Netflix drama but turned it down because she had other commitments.
Jenji told E! Online at a show event in Los Angeles: "I'm a big fan of hers. You know, I met with her."
"[Katie] had other things to do. And also in the beginning, no one knew what this was."
While she initially turned down the programme, the cast of the drama would love Katie to make a guest appearance on the show.
Asked who Katie could play, Taylor said: "[Katie] could be friends with Lorna or like Lorna's Boston sister."
And Kate Mulgrew - who plays Red - joked the brunette beauty would have to be careful if she did end up behind bars at Litchfield Prison.
She said: "She better watch herself. Pretty girls have to watch out in prison."
'The Giver' actress - who has eight-year-old daughter Suri with ex-husband Tom Cruise - recently admitted she is a big fan of 'Orange is the New Black' and would be interested in a cameo role.
Asked if it meant she could show off secret body art, she laughed: "No, I don't have any tattoos. My child would kill me."
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Mathew Knowles will teach people how to be like Beyonce.
The showbiz patriarch - who used to manage his famous daughter - is running a training course called, 'The Entertainment Industry: How Do I Get In?', where he will lecture students on how to break into show business.
Held at the Houston Community College in Texas, USA the £200 seminars will start from September.
For an extra £100 classmates can have a meet and greet with Mathew himself.
The 63-year-old music executive and record producer was in charge of his Grammy Award winning daughter's career for over 20 years.
Beyonce left his management in 2011 shortly after it was revealed that Mathew had fathered a secret child with Alexsandra Wright.
Later that year, he launched the girl band From Above in the industry after signing them to his label Music World Entertainment in 2008.
Unfortunately, the ladies did not enjoy the same success as Beyonce's girl band, Destiny's Child, as they failed to make the UK Top 40 Music Chart with their debut single, 'Not The Same Girl'. From Above later auditioned for the UK version 'X Factor' but didn't get past the boot camp stage.
Mathew Knowles teaches students to be like Beyonce
Mathew Knowles will teach people how to be like Beyonce.
The showbiz patriarch - who used to manage his famous daughter - is running a training course called, 'The Entertainment Industry: How Do I Get In?', where he will lecture students on how to break into show business.
Held at the Houston Community College in Texas, USA the £200 seminars will start from September.
For an extra £100 classmates can have a meet and greet with Mathew himself.
The 63-year-old music executive and record producer was in charge of his Grammy Award winning daughter's career for over 20 years.
Beyonce left his management in 2011 shortly after it was revealed that Mathew had fathered a secret child with Alexsandra Wright.
Later that year, he launched the girl band From Above in the industry after signing them to his label Music World Entertainment in 2008.
Unfortunately, the ladies did not enjoy the same success as Beyonce's girl band, Destiny's Child, as they failed to make the UK Top 40 Music Chart with their debut single, 'Not The Same Girl'. From Above later auditioned for the UK version 'X Factor' but didn't get past the boot camp stage.
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Zoe Saldana wants her children to be multilingual.
The 'Guardians of the Galaxy' actress - who is believed to be pregnant with twins - and Italian spouse Marco Perego want their kids to learn the same things she did as a child, but admits she will have to make a "conscious effort" to use Spanish more often as her own language skills have slipped as she has gotten older.
Zoe - whose father is from the Dominican Republic and mother is Costa Rican - said: "Of course [our children] will speak the languages that we speak; my sisters and I grew up learning French and speaking English and Spanish, and because of that, we're able to understand Italian and Portuguese. But I'm going to have to make a conscious effort to speak Spanish to my children, because I speak Spanglish."
The 36-year-old beauty - who married Marco in June 2013 - admits her Latina heritage is very important to her and she doesn't think raising a family will change her "passionate" ways.
She told Cosmopolitan for Latinas magazine: "It's one of the biggest factors about me: the fire, the passion, the 'in your face' quality.
"I'm not going to say, 'Whatever you want, whatever you say.' I'll say, 'You know what I think? I feel this.' "
While she is now happily settled with Marco, the 'Avatar' star - who previously dated Bradley Cooper - says she was never interested in guys who "worshipped" her.
Asked what she looked for in a guy, she said: "A man who has a natural respect for women - I don't want a man who worships me: Stay away from those.
"Worshipping doesn't count as really seeing me. I like men who work with women, are challenged by women, learn from women."
Zoe Saldana wants multilingual kids
Zoe Saldana wants her children to be multilingual.
The 'Guardians of the Galaxy' actress - who is believed to be pregnant with twins - and Italian spouse Marco Perego want their kids to learn the same things she did as a child, but admits she will have to make a "conscious effort" to use Spanish more often as her own language skills have slipped as she has gotten older.
Zoe - whose father is from the Dominican Republic and mother is Costa Rican - said: "Of course [our children] will speak the languages that we speak; my sisters and I grew up learning French and speaking English and Spanish, and because of that, we're able to understand Italian and Portuguese. But I'm going to have to make a conscious effort to speak Spanish to my children, because I speak Spanglish."
The 36-year-old beauty - who married Marco in June 2013 - admits her Latina heritage is very important to her and she doesn't think raising a family will change her "passionate" ways.
She told Cosmopolitan for Latinas magazine: "It's one of the biggest factors about me: the fire, the passion, the 'in your face' quality.
"I'm not going to say, 'Whatever you want, whatever you say.' I'll say, 'You know what I think? I feel this.' "
While she is now happily settled with Marco, the 'Avatar' star - who previously dated Bradley Cooper - says she was never interested in guys who "worshipped" her.
Asked what she looked for in a guy, she said: "A man who has a natural respect for women - I don't want a man who worships me: Stay away from those.
"Worshipping doesn't count as really seeing me. I like men who work with women, are challenged by women, learn from women."
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Rita Ora blasts an unnamed ex-boyfriend in her new song 'Poison'.
The blonde beauty - who is reportedly dating rapper Richard Hilfiger - has previously been in relationships with DJ Calvin Harris, reality star Rob Kardashian and sports agent Dave Gardner and admits the track is about her "bad luck" in her personal life, but stopped short of admitting who she singles out in the track.
Chatting to Clash magazine, the 23-year-old singer shared: "['Poison'] is about my bad luck with love."
The lyrics are harsh, comparing her former love to a snake and the devil.
At one point Rita sings: "Like a serpent/From the Garden of Eden/You are like poison/Running in my blood.
"I open up my windows/I'm so sick of breathing/Every day I'm trying/But I don't remember who I was before you came."
The feisty singer hasn't confirmed who the song has been aimed at but given her past relationships, it's safe to say she's had a lot of material to work with.
In June, Calvin publicly announced his split from Rita via Twitter and has reportedly offered other pop stars the songs he wrote originally for her second album.
Ex-boyfriend Rob has also been vocal about his relationship with the blonde beauty.
In 2012, the sock designer took to Twitter to rant about his failed romance with the 'Hot Right Now' pop star and even alleged Rita had cheating on him.
He wrote: "She cheated on me with nearly 20 dudes while we were together... But I mean 20?!!!!"
Ironically, Rita appeared to eventually respond to Rob by saying she wouldn't talk about her relationship in public.
She said: "When you are involved with someone for a while and they decide to express their feelings to the public, well, that's not my personal way of therapy but I guess everyone takes split-ups differently."
Rita Ora slams ex-boyfriend in new track Poison
Rita Ora blasts an unnamed ex-boyfriend in her new song 'Poison'.
The blonde beauty - who is reportedly dating rapper Richard Hilfiger - has previously been in relationships with DJ Calvin Harris, reality star Rob Kardashian and sports agent Dave Gardner and admits the track is about her "bad luck" in her personal life, but stopped short of admitting who she singles out in the track.
Chatting to Clash magazine, the 23-year-old singer shared: "['Poison'] is about my bad luck with love."
The lyrics are harsh, comparing her former love to a snake and the devil.
At one point Rita sings: "Like a serpent/From the Garden of Eden/You are like poison/Running in my blood.
"I open up my windows/I'm so sick of breathing/Every day I'm trying/But I don't remember who I was before you came."
The feisty singer hasn't confirmed who the song has been aimed at but given her past relationships, it's safe to say she's had a lot of material to work with.
In June, Calvin publicly announced his split from Rita via Twitter and has reportedly offered other pop stars the songs he wrote originally for her second album.
Ex-boyfriend Rob has also been vocal about his relationship with the blonde beauty.
In 2012, the sock designer took to Twitter to rant about his failed romance with the 'Hot Right Now' pop star and even alleged Rita had cheating on him.
He wrote: "She cheated on me with nearly 20 dudes while we were together... But I mean 20?!!!!"
Ironically, Rita appeared to eventually respond to Rob by saying she wouldn't talk about her relationship in public.
She said: "When you are involved with someone for a while and they decide to express their feelings to the public, well, that's not my personal way of therapy but I guess everyone takes split-ups differently."
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Katie Price took her newborn daughter home from hospital yesterday evening (06.08.14).
The 36-year-old star gave birth to the little one, whose name is yet to be revealed, two weeks early on Monday (04.08.14) via an emergency caesarean section, and she couldn't hide her delight at being able to take the youngster back to her house for the first time last night.
Taking to her YouGossip site to give her fans the good news, a clearly excitable Katie wrote: "Woooo hooooo here we go loving her new car seat (sic)"
The mother-of-five - who also has 11-month-old son Jett with cheating husband Kieran Hayler, and 12-year-old Harvey, nine-year-old son Junior and seven-year-old Princess from previous relationships - posted a picture of her daughter's new car seat to go alongside the message.
While the former glamour model appears delighted to have been able to take her and Kieran's newborn home, she wasn't quite so pleased with the state of her swollen feet following the birth.
Katie shared an image of one of her larger-than-normal tootsies and captioned the picture: "Soo swollen (sic)"
The star allowed husband Kieran, 27, to be at their daughter's birth on Monday, despite discovering earlier this year that he had been having an affair with her friends Jane Poutney and Chrissy Thomas.
The former stripper - who is undergoing therapy for sex addiction - was said to have "cried like a baby" as his wife gave birth.
A close friend of Katie's said: "When the baby was delivered, Kieran started crying like a baby. She feels the birth of his daughter has made him see the light.
"Kieran proved himself to Katie over the last week. He was dressed in scrubs for the operation and she loved it. She joked that the last time he was in clothes like that was for a stripping routine."
Katie has vowed to stick by the plasterer as he undergoes therapy.
Katie Price takes newborn daughter home
Katie Price took her newborn daughter home from hospital yesterday evening (06.08.14).
The 36-year-old star gave birth to the little one, whose name is yet to be revealed, two weeks early on Monday (04.08.14) via an emergency caesarean section, and she couldn't hide her delight at being able to take the youngster back to her house for the first time last night.
Taking to her YouGossip site to give her fans the good news, a clearly excitable Katie wrote: "Woooo hooooo here we go loving her new car seat (sic)"
The mother-of-five - who also has 11-month-old son Jett with cheating husband Kieran Hayler, and 12-year-old Harvey, nine-year-old son Junior and seven-year-old Princess from previous relationships - posted a picture of her daughter's new car seat to go alongside the message.
While the former glamour model appears delighted to have been able to take her and Kieran's newborn home, she wasn't quite so pleased with the state of her swollen feet following the birth.
Katie shared an image of one of her larger-than-normal tootsies and captioned the picture: "Soo swollen (sic)"
The star allowed husband Kieran, 27, to be at their daughter's birth on Monday, despite discovering earlier this year that he had been having an affair with her friends Jane Poutney and Chrissy Thomas.
The former stripper - who is undergoing therapy for sex addiction - was said to have "cried like a baby" as his wife gave birth.
A close friend of Katie's said: "When the baby was delivered, Kieran started crying like a baby. She feels the birth of his daughter has made him see the light.
"Kieran proved himself to Katie over the last week. He was dressed in scrubs for the operation and she loved it. She joked that the last time he was in clothes like that was for a stripping routine."
Katie has vowed to stick by the plasterer as he undergoes therapy.