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Cameron Diaz loves aging


Cameron Diaz loves getting older.
The 41-year-old actress can't bear the thought of being "stagnant" and doesn't understand why society places such an emphasis on remaining youthful.
She said: "I swear to God this is why I love getting old, just being in the moment. Women are told if they don't defy nature and stay 25 for the rest of their lives, it's a personal failure. But I don't want to stay where I was. I don't want to be stagnant."
The 'Other Woman' actress also spoke again about her desire for women not to remove all their public hair, urging them to think twice before undergoing laser treatment.
Speaking to the new issue of America's InStyle magazine, she said: "Dye it blue if you want to. I'm just doing like a call to my ladies out there, saying keep your options open. Don't do it forever.
"Besides, what happens when the new guy you're dating is like, 'Where'd it all go?!' Maybe he prefers a woman with some hair rather than a woman who looks like a little girl."
The blonde beauty is comfortable with herself and doesn't feel bad about any of her habits.
Asked for her guilty pleasures, she said: "I don't have guilt over anything."

Tom and Giovanna Fletcher watched Michael McIntyre during labour


Tom Fletcher and his wife Giovanna watched Michael McIntyre DVDs and listened to Coldplay during her labour.
The proud mother had the most "amazingly powerful" experience when she opted for a hypnobirth - a series of self-hypnosis and breathing techniques - to deliver her son Buzz last month, and claims being fed jelly beans by her McBusted singer spouse whilst watching the stand-up comedian helped eliminate the pain without drugs.
In her column written for Hello! online, Giovanna revealed: "I can honestly say that my labour was far from the horror stories people love sharing - it was the most amazingly powerful experience I've ever had. I never realised my body was so clever!
"During the final stages I felt like I'd taken every drug known to man clearly hadn't, but I was calm enough to allow my body to produce a whole heap of oxytocin and endorphins with the help of some Michael McIntyre stand-up, singing along to Coldplay albums.
"[Tom] was as encouraging as I knew he would be - stuffing jelly babies into our mouths, rubbing my back and reminding me to breathe anytime a frown appeared on my brow. He anchored me and made sure the day was as we'd hoped it would be."
Giovanna went into labour two weeks early last month after her waters broke during a dinner to celebrate the birthday of Tom's bandmate Danny Jones, and while she is "still learning to find her feet" she is enjoying motherhood.
She added: "[Buzz] is already, without doubt, my greatest achievement in life."

Paris Hilton confused by Kelly Osbourne row


Paris Hilton is "confused" by Kelly Osbourne's attack on her.
The 'Fashion Police' host blasted the socialite on twitter following a dispute at Coachella over the weekend, but Paris has now insisted she didn't even see the 29-year-old presenter.
She tweeted in a post which has since been removed: "I'm confused, as I did not see you once this entire weekend. No clue how these stories get invented."
Insiders told the New York Post newspaper that Kelly was furious when she and her friends were asked to move from a VIP table at the Neon Carnival to make way for Paris and her pals.
However, the source said Paris didn't know who was sitting at the table and it was actually event organisers who had asked her to move.
Despite the altercation, Paris appeared to have a good time at the festival, later tweeting: "What an amazing #Coachella! Had the best time ever this weekend with my #CoachellaCrew! #LovingLife (sic)"
The pair have previously clashed in the past, with Kelly branding Paris, 33, a "bad influence" on young girls eight years ago.
However, they later made up, though Kelly admitted she didn't trust her friend with her secrets.
She said: "We have fun together. I know that whatever I tell her, she tells everyone anyway, but I've always known she's not the friend that you tell your deepest secrets to.
"She's a fun person, and there is a sincerity about her."

Kimberley Walsh sings to bump


Kimberley Walsh sings to her unborn baby.
The former Girls Aloud singer and her partner Justin Scott are expecting their first child together and are already interacting with the tot as much as possible.
Kimberley said: "I sing all the time and Justin lies there and talks to the bump, too, which is sweet."
And the couple can't wait for the baby to be born - so they can watch all their favourite childhood movies and TV shows.
Kimberley added in her column for Britain's OK! magazine: "Justin and I can't wait until the baby's born so we've got a excuse to watch all the Disney films and kids' TV."
The 32-year-old beauty recently admitted she thinks she has left it too late to have the "big" family she always dreamed of, but she insists that doesn't mean she only intends to have one child.
She said: "I would still love a big family and have every intention of having more children, but I want to make sure I can give them all my attention.
"I'm just being realistic. When you're a teenager, you have it all planned out, but the reality is a baby is such a gift you just have to go with the flow and I'm very happy that I'm starting my family now."

Katy Perry fuels Diplo romance rumours


Katy Perry and Diplo appeared to be "more than friends" at Coachella this weekend.
The 'Roar' hitmaker - who recently split from John Mayer after 18 months of dating - has been pals with the DJ for a long time, but onlookers at the first weekend of the Californian music festival said they looked closer than ever at the Jeremy Scott and Adidas Party on Saturday (12.04.14).
A source said: "Diplo was hanging out with Katy pretty much the whole night."
Another source added to RadarOnline.com: "They've been friends forever. It definitely looked like more than than that! At one point he even had his arms around her."
The 29-year-old singer reportedly had one female fan thrown out of the party - which she hadn't been invited to - after spending too long with Diplo, whose real name is Thomas Wesley Pentz.
The source added: "Katy had the girl thrown out! She was yelling and kind of upset about it. The girl didn't have a wristband and was a total sloppy party crasher, but still, it was kind of surprising."
Katy - who was previously married to Russell Brand - and Diplo were seen together again backstage on Sunday (13.04.14), and left together after watching Lana del Rey perform.
News of a possible new romance for the 'Dark Horse' singer could disappoint Robert Pattinson's friends, as it was previously reported the 'Twilight Saga' hunk's pals were hoping for a relationship between the pair after they were also seen hanging out at Coachella.

Pharrell Williams cries on Oprah


Pharrell Williams wept with happiness over his success during an interview with Oprah Winfrey.
The 41-year-old star was overcome with emotion after the 'Oprah Prime' host showed him a montage of videos from all over the world that people had made to his song 'Happy', and he admitted he couldn't believe how popular the track had become.
He wept as Oprah said: "You know, I was just thinking about your grandmother. I bet she didn't even imagine that."
After Pharrell joked, "Why am I crying on Oprah?, she responded, "It's being used for something that's greater than yourself. I get that."
Pharrell then explained his tears and said: "It's overwhelming because it's like I love what I do and I just appreciate the fact that people have believed in me for so long, that I could make it to this point to feel that."
The producer was particularly delighted by the song's success as it had struggled to get any radio play before its release.
He said: "Zero air-play, nothing. And the next thing you know, we put out the video on November 21 and all of a sudden--boom. I mean, when I say boom, I mean boooooom.
"And we were like, what's happening? First of all, people are putting up their own videos. It was like no longer my song."
The legendary talk show host later admitted on twitter the exchange of "sincere and humbling" moments had made Pharrell one of her "favourite" ever interviewees, much to his shock.
He responded: "You can't imagine what that means coming from you, a rare force. So radiant."

Katy Perry and Robert Pattinson’s pals want romance


Katy Perry and Robert Pattinson's friends want them to get together.
The 'Dark Horse' singer and the 'Twilight' star were seen spending the majority of their weekend together at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California, having both split with their former partners, and friends of the pair are said to be rooting for them to get together.
A source said: "The pair had a fling a year ago but they went their separate ways after John [Mayer] wooed Katy back and Kristen [Stewart] made it clear that she still wanted her Twilight co-star.
"But things have gone cold with R-Patz and K-Stew since, with them both deciding it's time to move on."
Rob split from his long-term girlfriend Kristen last year when it was revealed she'd been having an affair with her 'Snow White and the Huntsman' director Rupert Sanders.
Meanwhile, Katy broke it off with her other half earlier this year and mutual friends are hoping that she and Rob will finally get together now their exes are out of the way.
The source told The Sun newspaper: "Katy and Rob are the best of friends with a very strong sexual chemistry. They care a lot about each other but have always been careful not to upset Kristen.
"But Kristen's off doing her own thing and accepting it's time for both of them to move on.
"Friends genuinely want to see them get it together properly. They think they bring out the best in each other."

Cameron Diaz believes in having more than one partner


Cameron Diaz believes in having more than one partner.
The 'Charlie's Angels' actress, who has dated fellow celebrities including Justin Timberlake and Jared Leto in the past, has confessed she thinks women expect too much from men in a relationship.
She said: "For some reason, we get into relationships and we expect one man to understand all the parts of us and meet all of those needs.
"I think that's where everything fails."
The 41-year-old star, who is currently single, was asked if she thought having more than one partner was better, to which she replied: "Why not? Why would that be so bad?"
Cameron - who is currently starring in 'The Other Woman' as a woman who has found out her boyfriend is married - also admitted she has lots of female friends who each satisfy different needs.
She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "We can have all of these girlfriends, all of these friendships. I know with my girlfriends I do totally different things with each one of them.
"I have different conversations. We like things that others don't like.
"There are different commonalities in each one of them and when I want to do those certain things, I can go to that girlfriend and we do those things together."

Peter Andre lies about tooth fairy


Peter Andre has been lying to his son about the existence of the tooth fairy.
The 'Bad As You Are' singer has been dealing with a lot of questions from his son Junior, eight, about what happens when you lose a tooth and put it under your pillow, and so far he thinks he's been able to successfully trick him with his tales.
Writing in his column for new! magazine, Peter revealed: "Junior has started asking me questions about the tooth fairy lately. He said, 'My friend was left £2.50, but my tooth fairy only left me a pound. How can they be the same fairy? And I just told him there are different tooth fairies for different areas. I said, 'Plus, you don't want the £2.50 one, you want the traditional one pounder. They're great!' He seemed satisfied with that explanation ... for now!"
Peter has had Junior and his younger sister, six-year-old Princess Tiaamii - his two children with ex-wife Katie Price - staying with him before the Easter break and the trio have been indulging in lots of traditional chocolate treats.
The 41-year-old star - who also has three-month-old daughter Amelia with his fiancée Emily MacDonagh - is now unsure as to whether he should buy his kids Easter eggs for this weekend.
Peter added: "The kids and I are having a great time leading up to Easter. I had them over the Easter holidays last year, so this year they're with me for the two weeks before the holidays. And now the weather has started getting better, we've been spending most of the time playing outside. Junior and Bista love Cadbury's Creme Eggs but they eat them all the time, so when it comes to Easter I don't quite know what to give them! I love Easter eggs too. Me and chocolate have a good relationship!"
Meanwhile, Peter has announced he is releasing a new album.
The singer will bring out 'Big Night' on May 26 and the LP is influenced by the music of Elvis Presley and Stevie Wonder and will have big band and soul elements.
The highly anticipated album is comprised of 11 tracks all written by Peter and co-writer Stevie Appleton, and includes 'Kid' which was chosen to be the official song for DreamWorks animated movie 'Mr. Peabody and Sherman'.
Speaking about the record, Peter said: "I am so excited for you all to hear this new sound - it's so different and is the type of album that I have wanted to do for many years. Now is the time - enjoy 'Big Night'."

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