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Kim Kardashian gone into ‘extreme dieting mode’ for wedding


Kim Kardashian has reportedly gone into "extreme dieting mode" in time for her wedding.
The 33-year-old reality TV star - who is following the high-protein Atkins diet - has banned any liquids apart from water entering her mouth in order to shift 5lbs before her and her fiancé Kanye West's big day next month.
A source told OK! magazine: "She doesn't really drink, but she likes a glass of red wine with dinner and coffee in the morning but her Atkins mania won't allow her those anymore. She won't even have a sip."
The brunette beauty - who has already lost 50lbs since giving birth to her daughter North last June - has been eating lean protein and green vegetables to help her achieve her slim physique.
However, she's terrified she'll slip off her diet plan, so she makes sure she has healthy snacks on hand at all times.
The source explained: "Her assistant has a bag of celery sticks with her at all times."
Meanwhile, Kim, who is set to tie the knot in Paris on May 24, has recently upped her workouts to five times a week and has banned carbohydrates, including bread and pasta, from her house in order to avoid temptation.
An insider said previously: "She'll eat veggies, but no noodles, rice or bread. It shocks her body. It's the only way to get the weight off. She does 100 squats each morning to lift her booty."

Miley Cyrus postponed Bangers tour until August


Miley Cyrus has postponed her US 'Bangerz' tour until August.
The 'Wrecking Ball' hitmaker has been forced to reschedule the remaining US dates of her tour after suffering from a severe allergic reaction to antibiotics earlier this week.
A statement released on her website yesterday (18.04.14), said: "All remaining US dates on the Miley Cyrus 'Bangerz' tour have been postponed. Miley is continuing to recover from the severe allergic reaction she suffered on April 15.
"Existing tickets will be honoured on the new dates, which include previously cancelled and postponed dates."
However, the European leg of the tour, which is scheduled to kick off on May 2, will proceed as planned.
The 21-year-old singer was hoping to be well enough to perform in her hometown Nashville, Tennessee, last night, but she was left devastated when she was forced to cancel.
Taking to Twitter, she wrote: "Sick of waking up to needles #goingthruit #floydfriday (sic)."
The blonde beauty, who was hospitalised earlier this week after a reaction to cephalexin that she was taking for a sinus infection, will remain in hospital under the watchful eye of her doctor until her condition improves.

The rescheduled 'Bangerz' dates are as follows:

August 1 - Uniondale, New York - Nassau Coliseum
August 2 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Wells Fargo Center
August 4 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Venue TBD
August 6 - Charlotte, North Carolina - Time Warner Cable Arena
August 7 - Nashville, Tennessee - Bridgestone Arena
August 9 - Louisville, Kentucky - KFC YUM! Center
August 10 - St. Louis, Missouri - Scottrade Center
August 12 - Kansas City, Missouri - Sprint Center
August 14 - Chicago, Illinois - United Center

Gwen Stefani joins The Voice USA

Gwen Stefani has reportedly joined 'The Voice' USA. The 44-year-old singer will replace Christina Aguilera - who is expecting her second child - on the seventh season of the show, which will begin filming in June, while the blonde beauty focuses on h...

P. Diddy’s dog is dead


P. Diddy's pet dog has died.
The 44-year-old rapper - whose real name is Sean Combs - has been left devastated following the passing of his beloved golden-haired pooch, Honey, yesterday (18.04.14).
Diddy broke the news on Instagram last night after posting a picture of the adorable dog with the caption: "Today was one of the saddest days of my life. I said goodbye to my dog Honey. Who was always there for me. #RIPHoneyCombs love you and you are missed already (sic)".
However, the 'Last Night' hitmaker's heartbreak didn't stop there though as he shared another snap of him lying on the grass staring into the canine's eyes, just two hours later.
He accompanied the photograph with the caption: "GOODBYE MY FRIEND!!!!! #HoneyCOMBS RIP! To whoever has lost a Pet I feel your pain! I thank God for givin me a friend like you ! (sic)."
Meanwhile, Diddy - who has five children from previous relationships - topped Forbes' list of the five wealthiest artists in hip-hop this year - beating Jay Z and Dr Dre - with a worth of $700 million, but it seems no amount of money could take away the pain of losing his dog.

Olly Murs suffers broken nose in soccer match


Olly Murs has broken his nose during a soccer match.
The 'Troublemaker' singer was elbowed in the face during a heated match, and the 29-year-old star is convinced it has caused real damage after he left covered in blood.
He told the Daily Star newspaper: "My nose is bleeding quite a lot after someone swung elbows during football.
"I think my nose could actually be broken, it's definitely really bad."
He also took to Twitter to joke about the incident with Ricky Finnigan, who it seems caused the injury.
He tweeted: "Oi @rickyfinnigan my nose is bleeding now... After your swinging elbows at footy!! Think my nose is broken #YouRobinThickeWannabe (sic)"
Meanwhile, a passerby who saw the incident said it "looked painful", and while the brave star "tried to laugh it off" and persevere, he was clearly finding it difficult.
The insider added: "It looked painful. One of the other players hit him hard in the noise with his elbow. Olly got up straight away and tried to laugh it off but there was a lot of blood.
"He carried on playing but you could see he was struggling. I wouldn't be surprised if he needs surgery as it definitely looked broken."

Dolly Parton has to be ‘wary’ of depression


Dolly Parton has to be careful because her family has a history of depression.
The '9 to 5' hitmaker has revealed she is just as insecure as anybody else, and dismissed the idea she is "happy all the time", admitting to periods of feeling "sad-hearted and melancholy".
Speaking to the Daily Mirror newspaper, she said: "Depression runs in my family on both sides and I have to be wary.
"It's usually brought on by something that's going on in the family and if there are problems sometimes it's a lot for one little person to carry ... People are always saying to me I'm happy all the time.
"But nobody is happy all the time. I am a tender-hearted person and I feel everything to the ninth degree. Every once in a while I just feel you know ... sad-hearted and melancholy. There are times when you just don't want to get up"
Although healthy in in relatively good spirits now, Dolly admitted 30 years ago when she was overweight following a partial hysterectomy, struggling with her business and upset she could never have children.
She admitted: "It was a really bad time and it took two years just trying to get my physical weight and hormones in order. That was the first moment in my life that I slowed down.
"But sometimes God just has to smack you down. He was almost saying, 'Sit your pretty little ass down because we have to deal with some stuff.' "

Gwyneth Paltrow using healer to get over split


Gwyneth Paltrow has been using a healer's "tool box" to get over her split from Chris Martin.
The actress and her husband announced their break-up after 10 years of marriage late last month, and she has revealed to fans what she is trying in an effort to "deal with every kind of pain imaginable".
Writing on her lifestyle website GOOP.com, she said: "Osteopath and healer Vicky Vlachonis has helped me deal with every kind of pain imaginable over the course of our decade-long relationship (joint, muscle, postnatal, emotional, and otherwise).
"On April 22, access to her philosophies and methods for mitigating pain become accessible to all in the pages of her first book, 'The Body Doesn't Lie' ... that I follow religiously."
Gwyneth and Chris revealed news of their split on her website in March, in a post entitled 'Conscious Uncoupling'.
The statement read: "It is with hearts full of sadness that we have decided to separate.
"We have been working hard for well over a year, some of it together, some of it separated, to see what might have been possible between us, and we have come to the conclusion that while we love each other very much we will remain separate.
"We are, however, and always will be a family, and in many ways we are closer than we have ever been."

John Legend won’t do ‘dangerous’ reality TV with wife


John Legend thinks reality TV is "dangerous" for a relationship.
The 'All Of Me' singer, who is friends with Kanye West and fiancée Kim Kardashian, has ruled out starring in a show similar to 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' with his wife Chrissy Teigan because he thinks it's unhealthy.
John exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "We don't want to put our relationship on television, I think we share enough as it is. I think there are all kinds of unscripted television and I think Chrissy's keen to do the right kind, but not the, 'Let's watch John and Chrissy be married' kind, it's not really healthy for our relationship."
The 35-year-old star, who insists he doesn't give rapper Kanye advice about his social life, respects his decision to appear in the E! reality show for his engagement episode but thinks the family, including eight-month-old daughter North, are better off not having their every move caught on camera.
He said: "I don't know what Kanye is doing with the show. To this point, he's made minor appearances but it's not been all about their relationship. It's really hard to do that on television and I think it's dangerous for a relationship."

Beyonce and Paul McCartney work out together


Beyonce and Sir Paul McCartney have been working out together.
The two global superstars were spotted together at the Four Seasons hotel in Los Angeles, and the pair have had a number of sessions together "joking like old pals" as they look to stay in shape.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Jaws of guests dropped when they saw them together. They strolled in laughing and joking like old pals and hopped on the treadmill.
"Paul had a remarkably good pace. Beyonce then got off to join her trainer, who was trying to get Paul to join in. The pair then moved on to the studio where they stretched and did some gentle Pilates.
"People think it was a coincidence but it isn't the first time they have been to the gym together."
It is said the unlikely pair were both at the hotel for Coachella Festival, which the Beatles legend attended with his wife Nancy Shevell.
Meanwhile, Beyonce - who is married to rapper Jay Z - has recently insisted that "women should own their sexuality".
She said: I'd like to believe that my music opened up that conversation. There is unbelievable power in ownership, and women should own their sexuality.
"There is a double standard when it comes to sexuality that still persists. Men are free and women are not. That is crazy. The old lessons of submissiveness and fragility made us victims.
Women are so much more than that. You can be a businesswoman, a mother, an artist, and a feminist - whatever you want to be - and still be a sexual being. It's not mutually exclusive."

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