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Helen Mirren claims food is love


Helen Mirren claims food is a "very important part" of her relationship with Taylor Hackford.
The actress plays a French gastronome in new film 'The Hundred-Foot Journey', and says eating has always been a key part of her marriage to the 'Ray' director.
Helen told the New York Daily News newspaper: "My relationship with my husband started over food, and quite a bit of vodka!
"We've had a long and happy relationship, and food has been a very important part of that relationship.
"Food can be sensual, but it can also be the glue that holds a relationship together."
Despite being 69, Helen likes to keep up with popular culture, embracing graphic novels and listening to Lana Del Rey, although one thing she can't stand is the short message social media site Twitter.
She explained: "Twitter is like a greasy, horrible stinky old man in a corner of a bar, and you go up to him and say 'Hi' because you want to be polite, then he starts being horrible.
"I can't believe people spend their lives writing horrible things about other people!"

Prince William and Duchess Catherine to holiday in Scotland


Prince William and Duchess Catherine will be spending their holidays in Scotland.
The British royal and his wife will take most of August off and enjoy a break at William's father, Prince Charles' home in the Highlands, with their 12-month-old son, Prince George.
Charles and his wife the Duchess of Cornwall will also be in the highlands at the same time, and it is thought the prince and his Catherine will also spend time with the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh at their residence in Balmoral.
The royal couple will also move into Anmer Hall, their new home on the Queen's Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, which is almost finished being renovated.
A source told Vanity Fair magazine: "They will be at Anmer for much of the time they have off. They cannot wait to move in and they want to make sure the last stages of the refurb go to plan."
This week Catherine William and his brother, Prince Harry, were all at the Commonwealth games in Scotland where they hit it off with sprinter Usain Bolt, bonding over Harry's love of McDonalds chicken nuggets.
The prince had asked the athlete if he still tucks into the chicken treats regularly but Usain revealed that there would be "no more chicken nuggets" for now as he had to eat properly in preparation for a 4X100m relay.
Harry's brother Prince William, 31, who was also involved in the conversation, then joked that the young royal should follow Usain's new rules because munching on them "every week" is unhealthy.
Harry hit back: "A box of nuggets every now and again is good for you."
William replied: "Every now and again, not every week."

Selena Gomez not impressed with Justin Bieber


Selena Gomez isn't impressed with Justin Bieber's "immature behaviour".
The 20-year-old singer's ex-girlfriend doesn't appreciate his recent antics - getting into a fight with the actor Orlando Bloom, posing for flirty pictures with reality star Kylie Jenner and hooking up with Playboy model Alyssa Arce - but friends say she isn't affected by them either, as she is completely over their breakup.
A source told Hollywoodlife.com: "Selena is beyond over Justin and his immature behaviour. She knows very well that he is trying to make her jealous with all the pics he's been posting of him with other girls, including Kendall.
"But rather than making her feel hurt or making her miss Justin, it's backfiring. She's disgusted with how he's behaving.
"She's not hurt, she's actually grateful that she's not with him anymore. In her opinion, he's acting out and she would rather have nothing to do with him."
Justin was involved in an altercation with 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor Orlando, 37, at a restaurant in Ibiza last week and is said to have taunted him with the claim his estranged wife, Miranda Kerr, had promised to "make him a man".
Rumours of Miranda, 31, cheating on Orlando with Justin emerged in 2012 after the pair were pictured flirting at a Victoria's Secret fashion show.
Although she and Orlando - who have four-year-old son Flynn together - have since called time on their relationship, Justin's jibe is said to have prompted Orlando's swing for him.

Lorde writing ‘weird, cool’ new songs


Lorde is writing some "weird, cool" new songs.
The 'Royals' singer has already started penning ideas for the follow up to her huge debut album, 'Pure Heroine', which was only released in September last year.
She told Billboard magazine: "I'm definitely writing new stuff. I don't know how everything will end up. The first period of writing after you have recorded an album, it all sounds like the album before it.
"I'm trying to get that out of my system and move it to a new place. But I've been writing with some good people and just doing weird, cool stuff - which is always good for being creative."
The 17-year-old star also said while she has already achieved a great number of her personal goals with her career, her success has also enabled her to approach her music and performance in a different way.
She added: "I feel like I've achieved a really healthy amount based on how much life experience I have. In terms of being creative, based on a really small amount of time being old enough to have experiences and think about stuff, it's only been a couple of years in the scheme of things. So I feel like with that in mind I'm doing well.
"I think now when I'm doing stuff I think much more about a project as a whole. I try to make every little part really strong - like the live show, which I've been pouring my heart and soul into right now and just making it like the inside of my brain on the stage. Before I would just kind of do something.
"Now I am super methodically planning everything and making sure everything links up and how that will tie into the next album and the album after that. I'm looking at the big picture much more."

Sia Furler marries


Sia Furler has married Erik Anders Lang.
The singer and songwriter - who has been behind hits for stars including David Guetta, Rihanna, Flo Rida, Christina Aguilera and many more - wed the documentary filmmaker at her home in Palm Springs, California, yesterday (02.08.14).
She posted on Twitter earlier in the day: "Omg omg I'm so excited."
The 'Chandelier' star's plans to marry had only been announced in June, by her mother, Loene Furler.
Celebity Photographer Terry Richardson was at the wedding to take photographs, according to Radaronline.com.
The publicity-shy star has previously said she is bisexual and dated Jocelyn 'JD' Sampson, a musician with the groups Le Tigre and MEN.
Sia has turned her life around since 2010 when she realised she was "increasingly dependent on alcohol and drugs" and almost took her own life.
The star even went as far as to write a suicide note as she considered taking a lethal concoction of narcotics.
She was planning to check into a cheap hotel, and left instructions for her dog walker and the hotel manager in the note, writing: "I've killed myself and I don't want you to have to suffer seeing my dead body."
However,a call from a friend made her re-evaluate and she instead decided to enrol in a 12-step recovery program and take a break from her solo career.
Sia's sixth studio album, '1,000 Forms Of Fear', was released in June.

Beyonce references elevator incident in new remix


Beyonce references the elevator altercation between Jay Z and her sister, Solange, in an new track.
The 'Single Ladies' star released a new remix of her track 'Flawless' featuring Nicki Minaj last night (02.08.14) and in it appears to make reference to Solange wildly swinging at her husband as she looked on after the Met Ball in New York earlier this year.
On the track she says: "Of course sometimes s**t goes down when there's a billion dollars on an elevator."
Elsewhere in the track she states: "Mommy taught me good home training, my daddy taught me how to love my haters, my sister told me I should speak my mind, my man made me feel so goddamn fine."
The reasons for Solange's attack on Jay Z in May have never been revealed, but a week after the soundless footage leaked, they issued a joint statement saying they had resolved their issues.
The statement read: "As a result of the public release of the elevator security footage from Monday, May 5th, there has been a great deal of speculation about what triggered the unfortunate incident.
"But the most important thing is that our family has worked through it.
"Jay and Solange each assume their share of responsibility for what has occurred.
They both acknowledge their role in this private matter that has played out in the public.
"They both have apologised to each other and we have moved forward as a united family."
Jay Z and Beyonce's have been plagued by rumours their marriage is in trouble over the last week, but they have nevertheless continued their On The Run tour, which saw them perform in Los Angeles last night, watched by a star studded crowd including Natalie Portman, David and Victoria Beckham, Courtney Love, Nicole Richie, Salma Hayek and Nick Cannon.

Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton friends again


Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton have become friends again.
The reality stars have a long history together, with Kim initially working as a personal assistant to hotel chain heiress Paris before finding her own fame with her 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' show, and although they have previously fallen out, they enjoyed each other's company when they met up in Ibiza on Friday (01.08.14).
Alongside a picture of them laughing together, which she posted on Instagram, Kim wrote: "Reminiscing about the 1st time we went to Ibiza in 2006! @parishilton it was so good to see you & catch up!! Loves it lol (sic)"
Paris also posted the same picture, taken at designer Riccardo Tisci's 40th birthday party, and added: "So much fun with @KimKardashian this weekend at @AmnesiaIbiza. The first time we ever came to this magical island was together. Such an amazing trip! Great catching up with you too beautiful! #Regram (sic)"
The girls, who are both 33, grew up together and were good friends until 2008 when Kim's fame started to eclipse Paris' following the release of her sex tape.
Paris went on to insult her former friend by saying her bottom "looks like cottage cheese stuffed in a trash bag," although she subsequently issued an apology.

Megan Fox: Hollywood can ‘tear you to pieces’


Megan Fox warns young actresses to have a thick skin or the movie industry will "tear you to pieces".
The 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' star learned very quickly just how judgmental people are in Hollywood, but feels she has always been a strong enough person to deal with it.
She told the New York Daily News newspaper: "If you have an insecurity issue or if you seek validation through the opinions of others, this industry is not for you. It will tear you to pieces, and you will not survive.
"I think [fearlessness] is something you're born with. Maybe not in all cases, but a lot of famous people that have made it have to be [strong]."
However, one thing Megan shies away from are the pressures of social media.
She added: "I've never been somebody who gets on the Internet and reads about myself. It's so damaging to the psyche and to your emotional well-being. I was never that aware of the Hollywood hierarchy.
"I mean, Twitter, there's pressure to post an update several times a day - I'm much more private than that. I was on Twitter for five days, and I posted on my Facebook, and I was overwhelmed by it."
The 28-year-old actress says she now only takes "one or two projects a year" so she can concentrate on being a mother to Noah, who will be two next month, and Bodhi, five months, as well as stepmom to husband Brian Austin Green's 12-year-old son Kassius, from a previous relationship.

Kendall Jenner leaves party with Justin Bieber?


Kendall Jenner reportedly left a party holding hands with Justin Bieber.
The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star - who is the half sister of Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian - was spotted leaving the 40th birthday party of Givenchy fashion legend Riccardo Tisco in Ibiza with the 'Baby' hitmaker.
A source revealed: "Kendall and Justin were inseparable for most of the night. Justin has always been good friends with the Kardashians, so he and Kendall go way back.
"There have been rumours about them dating before and it was even suggested that Kendall played a part in his break-up with Selena Gomez."
Justin, 20 - who was partying with stars including Kate Moss, P Diddy, Jared Leto and Kanye West at the bash - is said to have had his eyes on the 18-year-old model all night.
The source told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: "As soon as Justin arrived he made a beeline for Kendall the moment he spotted her.
"They were seriously flirting and kept going in and out of a photobooth together. There was lots of laughing and teasing and they were taking endless selfies.
"After partying for about two hours they quietly slipped out of the party together and were seen holding hands."
Earlier in the night Justin had posted an image of himself with his arms around Kendall's mum Kris Jenner's waist and teased her and her 16-year-old sister Kylie with the caption.
He wrote: "@kendalljenner @kyliejenner who's your daddy (sic)."
Meanwhile, the controversial star is also reported to have hooked up with Playboy Playmate Alyssa Acre and Victoria's Secret model Shanina Shaik during his holiday on the Spanish island, while Kendall has previously been linked with One Direction hunk Harry Styles.

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