Cheryl Cole, Elin Nordegren and Tess Daly riding high in Sexiest Women poll

Their husbands have been caught cheating on them with a bevy of ladies, but according to British men, Cheryl Cole and Elin Nordegren are some of the sexiest women alive.

Cheryl Cole, Tess Daly and Nordegren have gone up in the estimation of the UK’s men after the behaviour of Ashley Cole, Vernon Kay and Tiger Woods respectively became public.

All three have received a raft of new votes in FHM Magazine’s 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll.

Girls Aloud’s Cheryl nearly doubled her votes this week following the announcement that the singer is to separate from husband Ashley.

TV host Tess Daly also received more votes, taking her into the top 50. She is reported to have forgiven hubby Vernon for sending sexy texts to glamour model Rhian Sugden.

She’s joined in an upsurge in popularity by blonde Swedish beauty Erin, who golf superstar better half Woods categorically denies she hit him with a golf club when she found out he’d been playing around earlier this year.

Erin is said to have jetted off to an unknown location after he begged for forgiveness live on American TV last week.

Richard Galpin of FHM Magazine, commented: "As the current holder of the “Sexiest Woman in the World” title it’s no secret that Cheryl has always proved popular with our readers, even so, we weren’t expecting the sheer volume of votes she received this week. The fact that she’s recently available must make her even more irresistible to men!"

He added: "It’s refreshing to see that the enlightened FHM reader is voting for Tess Daly over glamour model Rhian Sudgen, maybe we’re all a bit jaded by the kiss and tell stories of late. Tess has got it all - the brains and the beauty."

The poll winners will be announced in the June issue.

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Zarine Khan sheds weight to move closer to Katrina Kaif

A few kilos, is anybody’s best guess that makes Zarine Khan a poor copy of Katrina Kaif. And now, Zarine too seems to have released the striking truth, as she is working hard to get rid of the extra flab. Working out for most part of the day, the babe, who has been often called ‘Fatrina’ owing to her chubby looks, is determined to get in shape and sport a perfect hourglass figure.

Exercising diligently also with swimming and jogging, the results are already showing on Zarine. And it’ not only Katrina, who has influenced Zarine to lose weight, but also her work commitments that require her to look lean.

According to sources say that she will feature in Salman Khan starrer ‘Kick’, and producer Sajid Nadiadwala has asked her to shed weight.

Talking about her weight gain, a source added, “Sallu had put his ‘Veer’ co-star on a chocolate diet to pile on kilos for the period drama. The actor had personally taken an interest in her diet, making sure she gorged on cakes and pastries as her role required her to look fuller and more curvaceous. She went on to gain over 10 kilos for her screen persona of a princess in the movie.”

Deepika Padukone and Lara Dutta jealous of Katrina Kaif

With the B-town couple of Katrina-Akshay churning huge hits one after another, the makers of ‘Housefull’ had decided to reprise the fabled Kat-Akki pair for an item song in the movie. But the idea couldn’t be materialised as the film’s leading ladies Deepika and Lara reportedly showed great displeasure over the mere mention of the inclusion of Kat in the venture.

Meanwhile, Katrina too was hesitant in doing the item number in the Dips starrer, given the bitterness the two actresses nurse over Ranbir Kapoor. Finally, the item number has been shot with none other than Jacqueline Fernandes of ‘Aladin’ fame.

A source said, "Katrina was offered the song but it became difficult to convince the other actresses to allow her presence. Kat even heard the track and raved about how catchy it was. Since Katrina and Akshay have amazing on-screen chemistry it would have been a treat to have her along with Riteish and Arjun. It wasn’t meant to be."

Well, fully aware of the Deepika-Katrina chemistry, the filmmakers didn’t pursue the matter any further as the inclusion of Katrina didn’t seem like a pleasant move.

However, Sajid Khan, the director of ‘Housefull’, has blankly denied the news of Katrina being considered for the much-hyped item number.

Drew Barrymore blames childhood for her ill-fated love life

Hollywood star Drew Barrymore has blamed her rocky love life on her unconventional childhood insisting she never learned about real relationships as she was growing up.

Barrymore, famously got hooked on drugs at an early age, smoking pot at 10, before entering rehab at 13.

She later married and divorced twice before dating a string of famous lovers, and the actress insists she struggled to settle down because of lessons learnt from her famous parents, John and Jaid Barrymore, who split when she was born.

"I have never really understood how I should feel or behave in a relationship. I didn’t have the kind of childhood that would have given me any sort of perspective on what a happy home or relationship would feel like”, Barrymore said.

"You can’t live your life blaming your failures on your parents. You’re dealt the cards you’re dealt. I realised it was a waste of time to be angry at my parents and feel sorry for myself," she added.

"I used to pull a lot of emotion from all the stuff with my family, but I have been much more objective about my childhood and my relationship with my mother in these last few years. But I won’t deny that the baggage was there at some point”, Barrymore said.

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Aishwarya Rai boycotts award function over pregnancy problem reports

Aishwarya Rai, displaying the characteristic of the scorpion woman who doesn’t believe in forgive and forget, has backed out from a dance performance in an award function. The ‘Bachchan Bahu’ is still fuming over her pregnancy problem report published by a prominent daily. The lady is boycotting the award ceremony because the function is associated with the mother company of that same daily. The actress was reportedly offered a staggering Rs 85 lakhs for a dance performance.

Aishwarya, who seldom dances at events after her marriage, had agreed to this particular function after a lot of consideration. But the moment she came to know that the ‘blacklisted’ daily was involved with the function, she backed out.

The Bachchan family has been demanding apology from the tabloid. Aishwarya had sent a slanderous mail to them criticizing the writer and editor for publishing such baseless reports while hubby Abhishek had blasted the daily on Twitter. Even Big B had lambasted the report asking the concerned people for due apology.

Cheryl Cole to break silence about her split from husband

Cheryl Cole is reportedly set to break her silence about her split from cheating husband Ashley in an interview with Jonathan Ross.

The Girls Aloud singer will make an appearance on BBC One’s Friday Night With Jonathan Ross on March 12.

She is expected to finally speak out against the footballer following infidelity claims, which were not his first.

Cole last broke her silence on Ashley’s reported one-night stand with a hairdresser on Ross’ show in 2008 when she revealed she was tempted to bury her wedding ring in his head.

She is now purportedly poised to unveil a tell-all tale about her impending divorce from the star.

Elle Macpherson backs cancer awareness campaign

Australian model Elle Macpherson has joined a charity campaign to raise awareness of women’s health in a bid to drive down cancer rates.

46 year od model lent her support to Wellbeing of Women, which funds screenings and vaccinations for females in the U.K., and she is urging them to visit their doctor regularly for health checks.

“Many women don’t take time out to be checked routinely, sometimes choosing to ignore it or worry about being checked”, said Elle.

“It’s easy to think: ‘It won’t happen to me,’ or ‘I don’t want to know what’s going on.’ The fact is, I always feel better after going to see the doctor for my regular checks.

“I know that I’m okay and that I’ve been responsible and faced my fears. Please get checked, ladies,” she added.

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Freida Pinto to play Greek priestess

Bollywood Babe Freida Pinto is going places. After bagging a role in Woody Allen’s film, the “Slumdog Millionaire” actress is set to portray a Greek priestess in “War of the Gods”.

The film is about the Greek mythology and will be directed by Tarsem Singh. Its production begins in April.

The story revolves around a young warrior Theseus who leads his men into battle with the immortal Greek gods to defeat evil and the powerful elder gods of the Titans in order to save mankind.

the 25 year old, Pinto will portray Phaedra, an oracle priestess who must join Theseus, played by Henry Cavill of “The Tudors” fame. Phaedra joins Theseus to prevent the cataclysmic war from erupting.

The film will be produced by Gianni Nunnari of Hollywood Gang Prods, Mark Canton of Atmosphere Entertainment and Relativity topper Ryan Kavanaugh. Nunnari and Canton partnered on 2007’s “300”, which starred Gerard Butler in the lead.

The original screenplay of the movie was written by Harley and Vlas Parlapanides while Jason Keller has penned the most recent draft of the script.

Pinto shot to international fame after her role as Latika, the childhood sweetheart of Jamaal, the urchin boy, who goes on to win USD 10 million in a TV game show in Danny Boyle’s multi-Oscar-winning film.

Pinto has completed shooting Woody Allen’s “You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger” opposite Josh Brolin and Naomi Watts, and Israeli film “Miral”, which has been directed by Julian Schnabel.

Leona Lewis flaunts her new figure

Singer Leona Lewis is happy to flaunt her newly-defined curves after weeks of detoxing.

The 24 year old star, who went from size 12-14 to a 10, said she was more than delighted with the results.

"I went on a detox at the end of summer last year and basically ate vegetables and nothing processed - I didn’t drink anything but water for a month!", said Leona.

She added: "I usually drink lots of water anyway, so it wasn’t a crazy, dramatic change to my lifestyle, but I just really wanted to try it and see how I felt, and after being in the studio a while, I started doing shows and getting more active - I only did the detox for a little while, but it must have kick-started something in me because everyone keeps saying: Wow, you’ve lost weight! and I’m like: Cool!"

Dannii Minogue to quit X Factor due to Pregnancy

Dannii Minogue will no longer be a part of the auditions for the new X Factor series due to her pregnancy.

The talent show judge, who is expecting her child with ex-rugby player Kris Smith, confirmed her withdrawal when asked about her appearance on the show.

"If they’re auditioning in the hospital in Australia, yes, but otherwise, no! I will miss Cheryl, Louis and Simon, and not being there for the auditions, but I really need to be near my family in Australia at such an important time”, said Dannii.

Further she said, "I don’t know what is happening with “X Factor”. I just adore it and I had such a fun time last year. I’d love to be part of it somehow even if I just pop back and visit."

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Ranbir confesses about his girlfriends to Bipasha

While Deepika is apparently hitting off really well with Shahid post her break-up with Ranbir, the Kapoor scion too seems to have found some comfort in none other than Bipasha Basu. And for all those who thought Ranbir and Bipasha didn’t make the perfect onscreen couple together in ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’, news has it that Ranbir thinks differently.

It’s been revealed that Ranbir is very fond of Bollywood bombshell, Bipasha. A source says that whenever the actor wants to relax and chit-chat about some personal stuff – like confessing about his girlfriends or just have a quiet dinner with a pal, he doesn’t think twice before calling up Bips!

The two became close chums while shooting for ‘Bachna...’ and the friendship is going stronger, it seems.

On the other hand, Bips too hits off really well with Ranbir and strongly believes that he’s one of the top-notch actors in the B-town. And yes, let’s just clarify here that her beau John Abraham knows of her friendship with Ranbir, and he doesn’t mind the actor at all.

Neil plays Priyanka's youngest husband

Priyanka Chopra plays a unique role in "Saat Khoon Maaf". She has seven husbands in the movie. While Naseeruddin Shah is her oldest spouse, Neil Nitin Mukesh has just been signed to play the youngest.

Neil’s character will require heavy physical transformation. He will apparently be unrecognizable on screen.

"When I heard the script, I was zapped. This was something I had to do. I play one of Priyanka’s husbands, the youngest of the lot. The fact that I get to be in the same film as actors like Naseeruddin Shah and Mohanlalji was incentive enough”, said Neil.

Except one, all the actors playing Priyanka’s husbands, including an unknown American actor, have been finalised.

The actor starts shooting for "Saat Khoon Maaf" from April.

"I’ve a somewhat crowded date diary this year. I join Abbas-Mustan from June to December for ‘Italian Job’," said Neil who recently moved to Powai to be near Yash Raj Studios to avoid the daily traffic to and from South Mumbai.

"The traffic on that side of town is just as bad. It’s excruciating to travel even from Powai to Yash Raj Studios. On Thursday I had a day off and I invited my mom over to do up my new home the way I wanted it."

Neil, who has been a part of a joint family all his life, says he has no time to miss his family in Powai. "Because I use that old flat of ours only to sleep? alone!"

Naomi Campbell bags Outstanding Style Award

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has bagged the Outstanding Contribution gong at the Elle Style awards.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s wife Sarah honoured the 39 year old catwalk queen for her 25 year career and her work as global patron of The White Ribbon Alliance (WRA), which promotes safe pregnancy.

Sarah introduced Campbell at the central London ceremony as "a woman who has campaigned tirelessly on behalf of the WRA" before presenting her with the honour.

Dannii Minogue, the X Factor darling who recently announced her pregnancy, was awarded with an Elle TV Star prize. Her famous sister, Kylie Minogue, was on hand to present it.

Claudia Schiffer received the Model of the Year award.

Bafta winners Carey Mulligan and Colin Firth won the Actress and Actor of the year awards.

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We all need some holidaying and vacationing from time to time. And you will agree that it’s too important for us to have some leisure time from our daily routine life and to go for holidays for holidaying and vacationing is a sort of re-creation activity. Such re-recreation activities enhance our energy level and add up to our productivity.

Last summer I had been to a hill station. And in coming days, I am planning to have some leisure time at the beach with my family. The beauty of the beaches and the fun in the surrounding attract me a lot. And for this purpose, I have planned to be at the Myrtle Beach Resort. I haven’t been there before but after a quick research I came to know that Myrtle Beach Resorts are one of the best places to enjoy the beach and relax.

And you know accommodation also matters a lot for enjoying holidays. For this purpose, I am planning to stay at Prince Resort for it is one of the best from Myrtle Beach Accomodations. It offers well appointed condos from comfortable sizes of rooms to choose from. These comfortable rooms accommodate king and full-sized beds including splendid furnishings, television, kitchen and spacious bathrooms. All these are for personal comfort.

Apart from these Myrtle Beach Accommodations also offers some of the great activities for re-creation. Golf packages are one among them. I too am thinking to enjoy few rounds of golf there. Some of the golf packages on offer are Sea Trail, Legends, The Cats, Barefoot, Signature Special, Burroughs and Chapin, Champions Choice, etc. These golf packages seem to be so attractive that I am sure to go for one of these.

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Gauhar Khan: new age Helen of Bollywood

Ekta Kapoor has chosen Gauhar Khan as the new-age Helen to dance on the popular cabaret number "Piya tu ab to aaja" in her upcoming venture ‘Once Upon A Time in Mumbai’.

Based on Mumbai’s underworld in the 1970s, the film is being directed by Milan Luthria and stars Ajay Devgn in the lead role.

Raju Khan has been brought to do the choreography for what’s touted as the most expensive cabaret ever shot in Bollywood.

Gauhar danced to the beats of "Piya tu ab to aaja" so hard last week that a shard of shattered glass wounded her leg.

The director and her excited producer intend to unveil their new-age Helen and the prized recreation of the smouldering cabaret number from the 1970s at an elaborate press conference later this month.

Pritam Chakraborty, who has given music to the song, says he refused to do a straight remix of "Piya tu..."

"I really see no point in doing a straight-off remix specially when it’s an R.D. Burman track. That means the original is still fresh in the listeners’ mind. Why should I tamper with an evergreen? So what I’ve done for Milan’s cabaret is to incorporate just a bit of RD’s ‘Piya to ab to aaja’ from ‘Caravan’ and ‘Duniya mein logon ko’ from ‘Apna Desh’. The rest of the song is my original composition”, said Pritam.

Apparently when Gauhar heard the song, she flipped out.

"Yes, they all loved the song. But I won’t do a re-mix of an R.D. Burman or any other composition," said Pritam.

Padma Lakshmi gives birth to a baby girl

Indian-born TV chef Padma Lakshmi has become a proud mother of a baby girl.

Author Salman Rushdie’s ex-wife announced in October last year that she was expecting her first child.

The 39 year old had branded the pregnancy a "medical miracle" after years of struggling with endometriosis, in which the lining of the uterus grows in other areas of the body.

A representative of the star has confirmed that the beauty gave birth to a healthy baby girl in New York City on 20 February.

The kid has been named Krishna.

Lakshmi has refused to name the father of her baby, but recent reports suggest he’s venture capitalist and Columbia Business School teacher Michael Dell.

Kylie Minogue is an absolute workaholic

Popstar Kylie Minogue has been so busy working on her new album that she is not able to take out the time to socialise.

The ‘Spinning Around’ hitmaker, who is dating model Andres Valencoso claims she is so busy with her recording commitments, she hasn’t had time to socialise for months.

"I don’t have a life at the moment. I am basically in the studio all the time.

It’s work, work, work. It will all be worth it when my new album comes out - and I am just getting to the exciting bit.

But I really need to get out more," Minogue said. The 41 year old singer’s album is slated for release this summer and will include tracks with British producer Taio Cruz who has even revised his signature sound so he can take the Australian singer in an entirely new direction.

Price Comparison before buying a laptop

There are hundreds of online shopping stores available on the internet and their number is increasing day by day. No doubt, these stores have made it easy to shop your favorite or desired product while being at the comfort of home. Using these online stores, one doesn’t need to visit a market and search for a product. While sitting at home, one can search these online shopping stores for a desired product and shop for it.

One should always note that the price of a particular product varies from one store to another. Any specific product from the same manufacturer may be available at an online store at a cheaper rate than the other. So before proceeding to buy a product from a store, one should look for its availability at other stores. One should compare the prices at which this product is being sold at different stores. By doing so, you may find a product of your choice at a cheaper and comfortable rate. Thus price comparison is a must to do action before buying anything online. In a way, price comparison may help to save some extra bucks.

For example, if you plan to buy a laptop manufactured by Sony, first of all you should identify the right product for you. There are dozens of quality products in the laptop category from Sony. You may go for laptops from other manufactures also. In this way, you should notice the right laptop for you. Next, you should compare the prices at couple of online stores at which they are being offered. Then you should proceed for buying it where your laptop is available at a cheaper rate.

In every day life, we don’t feel the necessity of a pushchair. But as soon as there comes a new born at our homes, within couple of months, we start feeling the necessity of a pushchair. While buying a pushchair for a baby, one should always look for the quality. After all, this happens to be a special gift for a special member of the family. As far as I can think, one should always plan before buying a pushchair and should go for a quality product.

Online stores also offer one of most common product for every household and that is a television set. With everyday enhancement in television technology, it is far better to buy a television from an online electronic store. One can find better tv sets at a reasonably cheap rate at these online stores than from the stores at the market. So, next time you plan to buy a television, don’t forget to visit an online store. Go through the tvs available there and compare their prices as well.

Beyonce Knowles boasts Best Celebrity Body

Beyonce Knowles is the celebrity with the best body, according to a poll of British women, while men prefer Hollywood actress Megan Fox.

The singer topped the poll among females with 24 percent of the vote.

However, one in five men stated the ‘Transformers’ star has the sexiest body.

They also named Fox as the woman they would most like to go for if their partner gave them a celebrity pass.

The poll of 2,000 people, conducted by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, found that as well as being women’s overall body choice, Beyonce boasted the sexiest individual assets.

Bar Refaeli and Leonardo DiCaprio make a loved up couple

Titanic’ star Leonardo DiCaprio and Israeli model Bar Refaeli were recently caught snogging all night at the actor’s ‘Shutter Island’ after-party.

35 years old, DiCaprio and 24 year old, Refaeli looked like a loved up couple at Chelsea club Avenue.

“They danced together and kissed a bit all night”, said a source.

The source added. “She was really excited when Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” came on”.

Jessica Simpson to design watches

American singer-actress Jessica Simpson is expanding her business empire by designing a new collection of watches.

The singer already boasts her own jewellery line as part of her Jessica Simpson Collection, which also includes shoes, handbags, luggage, clothing and eyewear and now she’s adding to her fashion empire with a range of timepieces.

"Creating and inspiring the collection is very near to my heart - my mom and I work on this collectively and it is a passion for both of us. It is a joy to be able to create a line that is affordable and fashionable. And collecting watches, both vintage and new, has been a hobby of mine for some time so adding watches to the collection was a natural extension," she said.

The watches will range from $60 to $250 in price and are due to launch later this year.

Allison Janney to guest star on -In Plain Sight

It’s shaping up to be a busy winter for Allison Janney.

The Emmy-winning "West Wing" alumna, who recently booked a co-starring role opposite Matthew Perry on ABC's comedy pilot "Mr. Sunshine" and a pivotal recurring role opposite William H. Macy on Showtime’s drama pilot "Shameless," is set to guest star on USA Network’s drama series "In Plain Sight."

In a two-episode stint, she will play a newly-appointed U.S. Marshal for the district who heads with Mary (Mary McCormack).

Also set to guest star on the upcoming third season of "In Plain Sight," which kicks off March 31, are Rita Moreno, Steven Weber, Tess Harper and Josh Cooke.

Moreno will play Raph’s (Cristian de la Fuente) aunt Rita who takes the town by storm, helping Mary and Raph plan their wedding. In two episodes, Weber will play a brilliant and charming FBI agent who has different point of view on the handling of federal witnesses. Harper will appear as a take-no-prisoners Federal Prosecutor who thinks a win in court is the most important thing - despite the personal costs to a witness. And Cooke plays in the role of the very first witness of Mary and Marshall’s (Frederick Weller) first case together.

Aishwarya Rai to launch her own Designer Jewellery line

Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai is known for being the most stunning face to endorse various high fashion brands, and now the actress is all set to launch her own designer jewellery line.

The actress, who visibly has a great fashion sense, has decided to take up jewellery designing following her interest for the same.

According to a source, “Ash is contemplating putting her own jewellery line in the market soon”.

The actress is not keeping too well these days, and is presently on a high dose of antibiotics, having developed a fever and a bad throat.

Know about a casino before depositing cash

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Serena Williams to launch her own nail collection

Tennis ace Serena Williams is training to become a nail technician and is planning to launch her own nail collections in collaboration with HairTech.

"I am coming out with a nail collection with a company called HairTech. I also intend on being the most fashionable! Don’t be surprised if you hear about a part time job I’ve picked up at a local nail salon," said Serena.

"No one likes getting their nails done more than I do. As a matter of fact I go every four days to get a manicure and every seven days for a pedicure. So, I had a brilliant idea to get certified to be a nail tech."

Williams, who is dating American rapper Common, enjoys pampering herself so much she is determined to be the best nail student at the Florida school where she has signed up.

Victoria Beckham defends Size Zero Models

Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has defended the use of size zero models.

Contrary to the normal notion, the singer-turned-fashion designer insists many girls on the runways do not starve themselves and instead have a naturally small body shape.

"Most of these girls are naturally thin. And I don’t think we should be discriminating against someone because they are too thin or too curvy or too large or whatever it is," she said.

"I had a casting last week and had some terribly thin girls come in and it wouldn’t have worked," she added.

Victoria has recently unveiled her fourth collection of dresses during New York Fashion Week. The spice girl has been signed up for the Health is Beauty campaign by the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America), and believes designers are beginning to change who they cast as models.

"The CFDA have reached out to designers, stylists and casting directors not to work with underage models, girls that are too thin and to be more ethnically aware," she said.

"The campaign the CFDA has launched is called Health is Beauty and they are definitely encouraging designers to work with healthier sized models," she added.

Victoria’s designs have been worn by a wide variety of celebrities including Heidi Klum, Madonna, Mary J. Blige, Elle Macpherson and Jennifer Lopez since her debut fashion range in 2008.

Kate Moss to continue modelling

Kate Moss is adamant about her modelling career and says she will continue as long as possible, though she is branching out in other areas.

According to Kate, "I’m still having a wonderful time modelling. In career terms, things have never been better. Modelling has given me insights and experience that I can now use in other ways. Sometimes, I don’t like the fame, but then I’ve got to deal with it, so I do”.

"I just wanted to be good at my job, I never wanted to be famous, but that happens to come with it."

The British beauty has already launched a clothing line with Britain’s retailer Topshop and a range of perfumes.

She recently signed up to design a collection of handbags for luxury design house Longchamp and turned fashion stylist by directing a photo shoot for Love magazine that featured her pop star friend Lily Allen.

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Jessica Simpson to go unclothed only for future husband

Jessica Simpson says she will never go unclothed except for her future hubby.

Brushing aside ex-flame John Mayer’s recent comments labelling her as “sexual napalm”, she said: “I will never do nudity. I don’t care how dark and intellectual the role could be, you know? I don’t care if I frickin’ get an Oscar for it, I’m not going to do it. Those accolades mean nothing to me.”

"He didn’t make me go brunette! John doesn’t get credit for making me brunette. He’d like to think so, but he doesn’t deserve the credit”, said Jessica talking about Mayer.

Simpson went on: “I don’t think people deserve to see what’s underneath my clothing. That’s only for my next husband.”

And the 29 year old beauty, who was previously wife to Nick Lachey and dated John Mayer and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, wants a creative man as her hubby.

She said: “I definitely will marry an artistic man. It will show you the colors of my character, the person that I fall in love with next. I don’t even have a type! I don’t have a physical type. I have an emotional type. When you have yourself together, I don’t care what you look like at all. You can be tall; you can be short.”

Bar Refaeli & Leonardo DiCaprio get engaged

Hollywood heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio’s days as a footloose bachelor seem to have ended, as his long time girlfriend, model Bar Refaeli is now sporting an engagement ring.

With Sunday being Valentine’s Day, it would have been the perfect opportunity to propose and DiCaprio seems to have done just that.

So when the Israeli beauty stepped out with DiCaprio and his mother for a charity dinner at the Berlin International Film Festival, she had a sparkling ring on her left hand.

Leonardo took her along to the Cinema for Peace Gala 2010 charity dinner and the model kept her hands hidden under the table most of the time, but gave onlookers a peep of the ring as she clapped her hands.

Last month, the actor and the 24 year old swimsuit model were pictured together at a basketball match, setting tongues wagging that they had rekindled their tempestuous relationship.

They split in June 2009, reportedly because 35 year old Leo was not ready to settle down and move in with her.

German newspaper Bild reported that the Hollywood star proposed to Bar in the Hotel de Rome on Valentine’s Day.

On Monday, Leo’s mother Irmelin joined her son at the charity dinner and it was her who reportedly urged her son to make an honest woman of Refaeli.

Salman Khan rejects Rs 1.5 crore wedding offer

He might be flaked for his unprofessional antics, but going by Salman’s latest gesture, it seems the actor has changed for the good. After putting his brother Arbaaz Khan’s flick ‘Dabanng’ on hold endlessly, the macho actor has turned serious for the film as he has returned a whopping sum of Rs 1.5 crore for an event to shoot for the jinxed project.

Even though the actor had initially accepted the offer to perform at the wedding reception of Videocon owner Venugopal Dhoot’s brother Pradeep Dhoot’s son Saurabh, he declined the offer at the last moment. And it’s all for Arbaaz’s sake.

A source said, “A major action scene was to be shot with South action director Vijayan, who’d flown down with his stuntmen and Salman did not want to keep them waiting and waste a day of shooting.”

A few days of shooting was cancelled last week after Khan hurt his hand. And the delay had cost brother Arbaaz dearly. Nevertheless when Sallu heard about the cost incurred by his dear brother he decided to compensate him by shooting extra days for the film and hence cancelled his prior commitments.

Talking about the wedding reception that Sallu cancelled, a source said, “Salman spoke to them and explained that he could not perform and sent back the 1.5 crore that he’d been given to perform at the function."

Its diamonds that make Katrina secure

Diamonds are a girl’s best friends, goes a famous adage. And our dainty lass, Katrina Kaif vouches for the popular saying. While most of the B-town beauties are running miles to get that prim and proper shape in an attempt to secure their future in filmdom, Katrina is busy hoarding dazzling stones of various sizes as nothing except diamonds make this damsel smile and feel secure.

The stunner is so much in love with diamonds that she has quite an eclectic collection. Talking abut Katrina’s fixations for diamonds, her close pal told a news daily, "Katrina feels that diamonds are a symbol of security that you can pass on to the next generation. And that is why they are so special to every woman. She firmly believes that diamonds are women’s best friend and has a huge collection of them."

Well, Katrina sure reminds us of the famous quote by American actress Mae West, "I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the carats in a diamond"?

Nicole Richie to wed Joel Madden soon

Socialite Nicole Richie got engaged to rocker beau Joel Madden this Valentine’s Day and is now "beyond thrilled" and "so excited" about starting planning for her dream wedding.

The 28 year old actress was spotted wearing a new ring while dining out with Madden. The "Simple Life" star and the rocker from the Good Charlotte band have two kids together.

According to a source, "She’s beyond thrilled and so excited to start planning her dream wedding”.

Katherine Jenkins refuses £1m Playboy deal

Katherine Jenkins has refused to drop her clothes for Playboy because she doesn’t want to upset her mum.

While talking about the 1-million-dollar deal, the 29 year old, singer admitted: "She would have been so disappointed in me."

Katherine once posed for a men’s magazine in a revealing basque.

The former beauty contest winner, who’s dating TV star Gethin Jones, also revealed that she’s feeling broody.

She said: "Of course I’m broody.

"I grew up with a big family so I’m used to having that."

Finding a Direct TV provider in your locality becomes easier

Searching a Direct TV service provider according to your need and suitability has become easier. I too was trying to find out a direct tv service provider in my local area and I landed to mytvoptions.com.

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To help out customers, it has made the searching for direct tv provider even more easier. Now you can find your cable or direct tv service provider according to name of city or state that you are living in.

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Victoria Beckham presents classy and elegant styles

From the personal greeting she gave to each of her two dozen guests to the thoughtful answers to questions about the construction of her designs, Victoria Beckham staged an intimate preview of her fall collection at New York Fashion Week that was all class and polish.

The series of 26 dresses, which all maintained her signature sleek, slim shape while adding new elements such as draping and textured fabrics, were all picture perfect. One of the gowns - a tan silk jersey with a touch of embroidery on one shoulder - is a contender for Beckham to wear to the upcoming Oscars.

Her favorite dress, though, was a strapless minidress in a beige print that was hand-tucked to mimic the airiness of a cloud, she told the small group of editors gathered in the parlor of an Upper East Side townhouse that was decorated with white flowers and candles.

"I wanted to push myself and work with structure and drapery," Beckham said. She said she had some sleepless nights over getting everything just right, especially the balance of structure and fluidity.

She wore for the presentation dress No. 12, a gray wool tunic that, she said, "you can just throw on." She completed her outfit with champagne-colored patent-leather platform pumps with a skinny, skyscraper black heel that was created for her and the models by Brian Atwood.

For inspiration, she studied the style of 1940s-era comic-strip detective characters and Hollywood femmes fatales. You could see the Dick Tracy-influence in the trench-style pieces, a featherweight tan lame gown, and a black wool twill shorter dress with embroidery made of rolled tubes of patent leather.

The comics also influenced the newsprint smudges in the blurred pixel print on the finale asymmetric column gown, made with a built-in corset, a sign of the quality of dressmaking Beckham is doing.

The models wore styles with large, round sunglasses to capture a "nerdy-chic feel," she explained. "It was my personal style goal to be more relaxed, and you can see that in the collection."

Emily Blunt scared of Twitter

British actress Emily Blunt has decided never to join the social networking site Twitter because she refuses to ‘bore’ her fans with useless updates about her everyday life.

‘The Young Victoria’ star can’t understand why anyone would want to know about her daily routine and insists the micro-blogging site is simply ‘awful’.

‘Twitter is literally the most awful thing. It’s mind-numbingly boring to hear about people’s adventures at the gas station. I couldn’t care less,’ she said.

Julia Roberts chosen new face of Lancome

Cosmetic giant, Lancome has found its new brand ambassador as Julia Roberts.

And the 42 year old star is thrilled by the offer.

“I have to stand up straighter, and wash my face more. Isn’t this every girl’s dream … to be 42, have three kids - two are twins - and be a working mom. Says a lot about Lancome and what it stands for”, said the actress.

Having already posed for her first ad shoot with famed photographer Mario Testino, Julia’s campaign will be released this summer to coincide with the release of another one of her new flicks, “Eat, Pray, Love”, based on Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestseller about a post-divorcee travelling the world to find herself.

SWPPP in Los Angeles

You might have heard about SWPPP. It’s better known as Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan. It basically deals with the management of proper flow of water through the drains. If the implementation of the SWPPP is not done correctly, the consequences may be severe and harmful in the long run. This work is well performed by the skilled civil engineers and city planners.

I came to know about such a licensed civil company which is based in California and is experienced in the area of SWPPP preparation. Their plan emphasizes proper use of barriers to keep the rain water from picking up excessive amounts of sediment. Its practices include better management of-
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Naomi Campbell catwalks for charity show

Naomi Campbell called together her model, designer and celebrity friends to put on a fundraiser night for the relief effort in Haiti, but the most poignant moments of this event, held as part of New York Fashion Week, was the finale tribute to Alexander McQueen.

McQueen was discovered dead on Thursday in London. While he wasn’t known to have many close friends in the fashion industry, Campbell, a fellow Brit, was in his inner circle. At the end of the runway show, Campbell walked backstage with tears in her eyes and clutching the hand of fellow model Angela Lindvall.

The last seven outfits in Fashion for Relief were McQueen’s, modeled by Campbell, Helena Christensen and Karen Elson, among others - all wearing impossibly high heels by the designer, including one pair of platforms that didn’t actually have any heels.

Everything seen on the catwalk at the Bryant Park tents will be sold on the Net-a-Porter Web site, beginning March 15. There is something for all tastes, ranging from the snakelike McQueen cocktail dresses to mens’ tuxedos.

The clothes, though, were secondary here. The audience - mostly paying ticketholders instead of the editors, stylists and retailers that normally fill the seats at fashion shows - applauded loudest for celebrities like Chris Brown and Kelly Osbourne, and designers Donna Karan, Diane von Furstenberg and Georgina Chapman of Marchesa. Actor Alan Cumming wore a kilt, and Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson took a spin in a black gown with gold beading after doing an opening speech about charities such as CARE and the White Ribbon Alliance that fight maternal mortality.

She praised Campbell as a loyal and generous friend. "When Naomi Campbell calls you and says, ‘Hi Fergie, can you turn up on the 12th?’ You turn up on the 12th," she said.

Models who rarely strut anymore, including Maggie Rizer and Agyness Deyn, strapped on their stilettos, too, with the audience cheering on Deyn when she fell twice wearing towering Burberry sandals.

But the crowd clearly came to see Campbell, who did not disappoint. The 39 year old showed why she was once queen of the catwalk, making a short, black sequined flapper dress practically do its own dance.

Campbell said before the show that she’s always nervous before walking the runway, "but just doubly nervous" for the relief show because she had depended on friends to collaborate and wanted everyone to enjoy it.

American Express, which sponsored the show, said 950 tickets - at $100-$150 each - were sold out within three days.

Jessica Biel has a crush on Julia Roberts

Hollywood actress Jessica Biel has revealed that she has a "girl crush" on Julia Roberts.

The actress, who is dating singer Justin Timberlake, admits she and the ‘Pretty Woman’ star bonded instantly on the sets of their new movie “Valentine’s Day” and she just can’t bear to be out of contact with her.

"I definitely have one girl crush on her. I think she is amazing. Although I did panic for a while because I sent her a text and she didn’t reply for a while. But we’re fine now," said Biel.

Apart from her feelings for Julia, Biel has previously also admitted to having a crush on another of her “Valentine’s Day” co-stars Jennifer Garner.

Shabana Azmi and Tabu come together for a book

Shabana Azmi and Tabu, both are critically acclaimed actresses, but what brought them together was not a film but a book.

Tabu released the English translation of Shabana’s mother Shaukat Azmi’s biography "Kaifi & I". So far available to readers in Urdu, Hindi, Marathi and Japanese, the English translation by Nasreen Rehman was launched recently.

When asked to release the book, Tabu unhesitatingly said, ‘yes’.

Explains Shabana, "Tabu and my mom are very close. It was important to have the book released by someone who’s familiar with the language and the cultural ethos of those times. There could be no better choice than Tabu."

When asked why the two of them had not done any movie together, Shabana replied: "It has to be something worth the while for both of us."

The book is on Shabana’s father, the legendary poet-activist-lyricist Kaifi Azmi.

About the book function, Shabana said: "It was lovely. Mum’s admirers turned up in large numbers and she was in top form."

Talk is now on to turn "Kaifi & I" into a film. The book is already on stage, with Javed Akhtar and Shabana playing Kaifi and Shaukat Azmi.

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Victoria Beckham spends $31,804 on a new Birkin bag

Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has proved her love for bags by splashing out $31,804 on a new Birkin bag.

The 35 year old sported the flash red crocodile-skin Birkin bag by designer Hermes at the airport. She was flying back to London.

Beckham’s latest purchase adds to her collection of more than 100 Birkin bags, which is worth a mind-blowing $2.38 million.

Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapur madly in love

Just when you thought that Shahid Kapur has been linked to every single dame in B-town, the stunner is said to be dating the sultry Deepika Padukone. Jilted in love, the twosome are said to be the new ‘IT’ couple of Bollywood, trying to get over their heartbreak as they look for comfort in each other. Believe it or not, but sources state that the gorgeous duo is taking forward their affair slow yet steady.

From going pub-hopping to visiting each other’s pad, the two are said to be nearly inseparable. And sources state that when the two are not partying together, they can be found at each other’s home.

“Shahid’s car was parked outside Deepika’s Bandra residence a few days ago,” says a source.

Talking about their relationship, a source revealed, “Shahid and Deepika - both are quite headstrong and have moved on from their failed relationships. They are only concentrating on their career at the moment. They want to have a strong foothold in the industry and think alike, which is the main reason why they have clicked together.”

And it’s not like our filmmakers are ignoring this new affair. Buzz has it that the two are so much in love that they are now approached to star together in a film. Talking about the film, the source stated, “One of Shahid’s close friend is trying to work on the project. Deepika and Shahid are vaguely aware of the project and are definitely keen on working together since both of them are in-demand.”

Keira Knightley threatened by a fan

British actress Keira Knightley felt threatened by a fan. This fan would turn up regularly outside a theatre, and reported him to police.

The fan would regularly wait outside a stage door at the Comedy Theatre, where the actress is performing in "The Misanthrope".

The 41 year old man was apprehended outside the venue and taken into custody.

According to a source, "Keira felt threatened by this guy who turned up a number of times and tried to speak to her. He did not make any specific threats to her but she was concerned enough to call the police”.

Courteney Cox urges women to grab a toyboy

Friends’ star Courteney Cox has claimed that having a toyboy makes her feel gorgeous and urges women to give it a try.

45 year old Cox is married to actor-director David Arquette (38).

“I’m nearly eight years older than David and I love it. David likes older women and I think younger men make you feel great about yourself”, said Courney.

“As women we can really pick ourselves apart. We see things that maybe no one else is seeing but to us they are magnified.

she further added, “When a younger man is attracted to you it makes you feel gorgeous. So if you didn’t try that yet, get on it”.

Scarlett Johansson designs bags to raise funds for Haiti relief fund

After auctioning a date with her to raise funds for the Haiti relief fund, actress Scarlett Johansson has designed an exclusive handbag to raise money for the earthquake devastated nation.

The bag is emblazoned with an ancient map of the Caribbean country, with the message "Supporting the people of Haiti" written and signed by the "Lost In Translation".

It will be available through Mango fashion stores across the world with all profits benefiting Oxfam’s relief fund for Haiti, which was hit by a massive tremor Jan 12.

The actress added, “I’m thrilled to be collaborating with Mango to promote conscious consumerism and to benefit Oxfam’s Haiti Earthquake Response Fund. By purchasing this bag, which I specially designed, you are helping to provide life saving assistance like clean water to the people of Haiti”.

Emma Watson named highest paid female star of 2009

Harry Potter’ star Emma Watson was the highest paid female star in Hollywood in 2009.

The ‘Hollywood’s top 40’ earners list compiled by Vanity Fair magazine has the beauty, who earned 20 million pounds, at the top among the women.

According to Vanity Fair, she was paid 10 million pounds each for the final two parts of series, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.’

The 19 year old is also the also the youngest actress on the list.

Meanwhile, Watson’s Harry Potter co-star Daniel Radcliffe was placed sixth in with an income of 25.6 million pounds.

‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ director Michael Bay earned the highest in Hollywood, 125 million US dollars.

Tech stuff to know before buying an HDTV

Whenever we talk about television entertainment, our thinking simply clicks to a word and that is HDTV. This so called High Definition Television is fast replacing the traditional way of television entertainment worldwide. And now it’s becoming a buzz word for every house hold. Everyone is just willing to shift to a HDTV.

You too might have thought to enjoy HDTV. But before you proceed to buy your much desired HDTV powered home theater, have you ever thought what are the essential steps while choosing a HDTV? Unless and until you are aware of some of the basic facts that you must know about HDTV, you may end up to a wrong selection.

Here are some of the technical stuffs that your HDTV must have.
1. a built in ATSC tuner to receive over the air broadcasts.
2. one or more level of supported resolutions.
3. digital input components for HDTV tuner, cable box or satellite receiver.
4. video input components for DVD player, game console or HDTV tune.
5. S-video input components for digital cable box, satellite receiver, game console or camcorder.
6. composite video inputs.
7. picture adjustment component to control picture settings.
8. comb filter.
9. front panel inputs.
10. built in speakers.
11. rich sound decoder.

These are just some of the essentials that one should know before purchasing an HDTV. Apart from these the service warranty and delivery services also matter.

Well, I want to ask you one more thing. What short of ‘Video Game’ are you willing to gift your child on his coming birthday? If you are planning to have one, I would like to discus something here. These video games may come in the form of PCs, DVDs, mobile phones, hand held devices, game consoles, play stations etc. the current generation of game consoles include Nintendo Wii and Play Stations which offer downloadable audio and video content as well as provide integrated services from online communities and shops. Your flat screen television can also be shipped out with integrated video games on it’s circuit board.

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Katrina Kaif arrives late for award

Katrina Kaif arrived fashionably late at an event to collect an award for excellence in performing arts, but looking gorgeous in a green sari she more than made up with profuse apologies.

The British model-turned-actress was invited to collect her pending award for excellence in performing arts 2009 by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham). She could not take it last year as she was unwell that time.

While a source present at the function said that "flight delay" was the reason for her delay, Swati Piramal, Assoham president, had a different story to fill in the media with, before Katrina’s arrival.

"Katrina was supposed to accept the award from Mrs. Vadra (Priyanka Gandhi Vadra). Mrs. Vadra was to come from Rae Bareilly but she has not been able to join because some political thing that has happened (there)," Piramal said.

"Now we are waiting (to know) if Katrina will accept the award from anyone other than Mrs. Vadra, as she is also very disappointed that Mrs. Vadra could not come," she added.

Though a chunk of the media had already boycotted the event and left after two-and-half hours of wait, Katrina graced the ceremony three hours late.

Sporting a green sari and no jewellery, she tried to make up by apologising for the delay.

"I’d like to re-emphasise my most sincere apologies for the delay. There has been a little confusion here. Once again apologies for the delay," said the 25 year old, who was called Asia’s most beautiful woman by Femina magazine.

Apart from the award, she was also presented with a Patola scarf and a Mr Gro perfume.

Mallika Sherawat to star opposite Laz Alonso

Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat is continuing her Hollywood stint with "Love, Barack" - she has been cast opposite "Avatar" star Laz Alonso in the political comedy.

"Laz Alonso is a talented and exciting actor. I’m very lucky to be working with him," said Mallika.

American filmmaker Doug McHenry is directing the film where Mallika will play Aretha Gupta, a devoted, local Obama volunteer coordinator.

The story, a snapshot of a moment in time that was filled with hope, change, and passionate debate, follows the romantic and political roller-coaster. It shows that the month before election day, Democrat Aretha unexpectedly falls for her Republican counterpart (Alonso), a handsome, dynamic African-American working for the local McCain office.

"Love, Barack" also stars veteran actress Ruby Dee, comic actor Gerry Bednob and film and television actress Loretta Devine.

In the past, Mallika made news when she won a small role in a Jackie Chan movie,"The Myth". She is also doing a Hollywood film named "Hisss" starring Irrfan Khan and directed by Jennifer Lynch.