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Shakira wants ‘8 or 9’ kids


Shakira wants to have "eight or nine" children.
The 'Cant Remember to Forget You' hitmaker - who has 15-month-old son Milan with her partner Gerard Piqué - admits her career has forced her to put her plans for her second child on hold for the time being, but she insists she'd like to have a big family eventually.
She said: "If it weren't because of my music projects, I would be pregnant already. I would love to have eight or nine kids with Gerard--my own soccer team."
However, despite the 37-year-old singer's busy schedule, she insists her first born Milan will always come top on her list of priorities.
She explained: "I used to go in circles around an idea, but since he arrived I don't have much time--I have to rush back home--so he has helped me learn how to focus.
"When you have a baby, when you feel his love, you feel so at peace with the world. You just want to share the good news and share how happy you feel."
Meanwhile, Shakira believes she and Gerard - whom she has been dating for four years - share a true loving relationship, rather than a romance based on fame.
She told April's edition of Latina magazine: "He's with me because he wants to be with Shakira the person, not the celebrity. There's real love. There's no ulterior motives. And I'm with him because he's the most amazing man I've ever met. We want the same things, we like the same things, we hate the same things. I have never been with someone so passionate in my life."

Ellen DeGeneres branded ‘transphobic’


Ellen DeGeneres has been branded a "transphobic" after she made a joke at the Oscar Awards on Sunday (02.03.14).
The talk show host - who is openly gay - has been criticised by fans after she joked that Liza Minnelli looked like a drag queen at the glamorous event, held in Los Angeles, at the weekend.
Ellen, who was hosting the awards, said to Liza at the ceremony: "Hello to the best Liza Minnelli impersonator I've ever seen", before adding, "Good job, sir."
Viewers took to Twitter afterwards to hit out at Ellen for her remark.
Bruce LaBruce wrote: "I did not appreciate Ellen's mean joke about Liza. I found it transphobic and disrespectful. (sic)".
While Greastzok tweeted: "are we going to address the fact that ellen blatantly called liza minelli a man you'd think she would know better im extremely disappointed.
"i literally just sat there in disbelief when she said that i was like did she actually just say that (sic)".
However, Liza, 67, didn't appear to take offence from the joke and claims the 56-year-old comedian didn't mean "any harm" by it.
She told TMZ.com: "I think she thought it would be funny, but she never stopped after she said it and said 'my friend Liza Minnelli.' So I think it went a little stray on her. I don't think she meant any harm at all, and she's a wonderful lady."

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen delayed wedding


John Legend and Chrissy Teigen had to delay their wedding.
The couple married in September last year by Lake Como in Italy, but their big day didn't go according to plan as they were forced to push back their nuptials by four hours due to bad weather.
The 'All of Me' singer's family were held up in Ohio after their flight was cancelled because of a storm, but luckily their jet-setting guests - including Kanye West, Quincy Jones and Stevie Wonder - managed to pass the time with alcoholic beverages.
Chrissy said: "They had cocktails for four hours!"
This wasn't the only set back the loved-up pair, who got engaged in 2011 after four years of dating, had to deal with though, as they were originally set to tie the knot on a Southern farm before changing their minds and deciding to wed in Lombardy instead.
Chrissy, who got married in a Vera Wang gown, almost wore cowboy boots with her stunning dress before realising that Christian Louboutin peep-toe heels suited her better.
She told the spring 2014 issue of Martha Stewart Weddings magazine: "For a minute I was like, 'I'm going to wear cowboy boots with my dress!' Then I realised, that's just not me."

Colin Farrell: Passion for acting was ‘toxic’ for 7 years


Colin Farrell admits his passion for acting was "toxic" for seven years.
The 37-year-old actor earned himself a bad reputation in Hollywood from 2000 until 2006 due to his wild behaviour, and he claims the high level of fame that came his way during that period "diluted" his love of performing.
He said: "I was removed from the amount of passion and curiosity that I had about acting.
"Maybe that passion and curiosity got diluted or a little bit toxic due to the amount of success and fame that came my way."
The Irish hunk admits he was shocked when he discovered people were still supporting and showing a fondness towards him during and after that difficult point in his career.
He explained: "I know that people rooted for me during those wild years, and that was lovely to discover after the fact."
However, eight years on, Colin - who has sons James, 10, and Henry, four, from two previous relationships - has returned to smaller movie roles and insists he couldn't be happier.
He told the Irish Post newspaper: "After 'Miami Vice' [in 2006], some big films went away from me. But that was kind of okay because I had other work lined up that provided an opportunity for me to go back to the more simplistic elements of what I was trying to do, which were the elements I fell in love with."

Lea Michele: Cory Monteith made me feel like a ‘Queen’


Lea Michele says Cory Monteith made her feel like a "Queen every day".
The 'Glee' star was left devastated when her boyfriend - who she dated for two years - died from an accidental drug and alcohol overdose last July, but she insists the actor made her feel special the whole time they were a couple.
She said: "Cory made me feel like a Queen every day. From the minute he said, 'I'm your boyfriend,' I loved every day, and I thank him for being the best boyfriend and making me feel so beautiful."
The 'Cannonball' singer, who met Cory on the set of 'Glee' back in 2009, only has positive thoughts about the late star - who had checked into rehab on two separate occasions throughout his life - and she insists his personality wasn't ruled by his addiction.
She explained in the April edition of Seventeen magazine: "I only have happy memories of Cory. He was not his addiction--unfortunately, it won. But that wasn't who he was."
Meanwhile, the 27-year-old star is determined to live her life the best she can without Cory, who died aged 31, but wants to ensure his memory lives on.
She said: "I try my best to march forth and live my life as best as I can for me. I also feel an incredible, happy responsibility to keep the memory and light of [Cory, who] was the most amazing person. I'm so happy to make it my journey now to continue on and live my life as best as I can."

Scarlett Johansson’s pregnancy to delay Avengers 2 filming?


Scarlett Johansson's pregnancy could delay filming for 'The Avengers: Age of Ultron'.
The 29-year-old actress is reportedly due to welcome her first child into the world with her fiancé Romain Dauriac, 31, in August, but shooting for her upcoming movie, which kicks off on April 5, may need to be re-scheduled to fit around her growing baby bump.
The blonde beauty plays Natasha Romanoff in the superhero film, which sees her squeeze into a figure-hugging catsuit and bosses are reportedly keen to shoot her scenes as soon as possible.
A source told E! News: "Shooting for the superhero sequel will need a bit of rearranging. They're going to fast-track her scenes."
Meanwhile, Scarlett and Romain's baby news comes just six months after the French creative agency boss popped the question with a vintage Art Deco ring last year.
However, the 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' star has previously said she and Romain don't want to "rush" tying the knot as "being engaged is an exciting time to enjoy and to really savour."
This marriage will be Scarlett's second after she married actor Ryan Reynolds in 2008, before divorcing him in July 2011.



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Zac Efron took sober coach to Oscars


Zac Efron took his sober coach to the Oscars.
The 26-year-old actor underwent a stint in rehab early last year, allegedly because abusing alcohol and painkiller Oxycodone, and ensured he wasn't tempted at Sunday's (02.03.14) glitzy extravaganza by having his companion by his side at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
A source told RadarOnline.com: "Zac had a sober coach with him the entire time he was at Dolby to monitor what he was doing and to make sure he didn't partake in any substances like drugs or alcohol.
"The coach was there to escort him to the bathroom or backstage, anywhere he needed to be where temptation might arise."
The 'That Awkward Moment' actor - who was seen wearing a blue Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) chip, marking six months of sobriety in December - is said to have skipped the afterparties in favour of a quiet night back at home.
Zac recently proclaimed he is feeling better than ever after his stint in rehab.
He said: ''I'm so happy. I feel like I'm in a great place and I'm glad that I'm really here to share this moment with everybody and be present for all of it.
''It was an interesting year. I learned so many things. So much. The best part of it was being able to reflect upon that experience and realise how much I have learned about myself and the kind of man I want to be.''

Hayden Panettiere overwhelmed by wedding


Hayden Panettiere is "overwhelmed" at the thought of her wedding day.
The 'Nashville' actress hasn't yet started planning her nuptials to Wladimir Klitschko - who she got engaged to in October - but she is nervous because she thinks going down the aisle will be such an opposite experience to walking the red carpet.
She explained to Brides magazine: "When eyes have been on me in the past, it's been because of an event, where people see me as a persona, as Hayden Panettiere the actress.
"For the aisle, you're the purest, most emotionally stripped down version of yourself, sharing this raw moment with the most important people in your life. It seems very overwhelming!"
The 24-year-old star says her boxer beau popped the question in a "very sweet and simple and genuine" way.
She added: "It wasn't about being overwhelmed by fireworks or a mariachi band.
"I think it's amazing when people do that, but I like that mine was simple and from the heart."
And though she insisted she hasn't started planning her wedding yet, Hayden offered a small tease about her big day.
She said: "I love colour, so that will play a big part."

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