Kate Winslet in a Madonna look

Kate Winslet is looking like Madonna in a new French cosmetics ad. The Oscar winner is the face of Lancome, and stars in the latest advertising campaign shot by Mario Testino. Her flawless complexion may owe a little to the airbrush, as Winslet admitted in an interview that she is beginning to show the signs of ageing. “I’m more aware of things like wrinkles on my face. They’re becoming much more pronounced, because that’s the muscle I use most when acting,” she said.

The 35-year-old also said that her svelte frame surprises people who encounter her in real life. “It seems to me I look very different from how people expect me to be. Clearly they think I’m a great big fat Viking!” she said.

Kelly Brook wears the same perfume as Madonna

Kelly Brook says that she is a huge fan of popstar Madonna and wears the same perfume as her idol. The model started wearing the perfume Fracas by Robert Piguet, after she came to know that the ‘Vogue’ hitmaker wore the same. "I first smelt this perfume on Madonna and asked her what it was. I decided there and then that I always wanted to smell like her. Who wouldn’t want to smell like Madonna?," said the 31-year-old. "It’s a lovely jasmine-based scent which you can get from Harrods. Once somebody came up to me and said, ‘Madonna wears that fragrance too.’ And I replied, ‘Yeah I know’," she said. The ‘Piranha 3-D’ star said that she takes inspiration from actress Brigitte Bardot and loves to look like the French beauty.

"I do love that 60s sex kitten vibe. One of my favourite films is ‘Manina’, which was one of Bridget Bardot’s first movies and she looks so beautiful and young and pretty. She spends the whole film in a bikini. I don’t know why I’m drawn to that," she added.

Madonna replaces Kylie Minogue in ‘Priscilla Queen’

The highly anticipated Broadway debut of ‘Priscilla Queen of the Desert’ apparently has a few changes underway. The West End show features numerous mentions of Kylie Minogue but bosses of the hit musical are replacing her with Madonna’s name in the US version.

“Kylie’s not a household name in the States so they needed an equally fabulous icon for the show. Madonna was the obvious choice,” a source said.

Madonna remains most popular star in UK

‘Queen of Pop’ Madonna has been the most talked about celebrity in UK in the past decade. The 52-year-old star, who moved to US following her divorce from British filmmaker Guy Ritchie, was the top celebrity to be written about in UK since the year 2000. The ‘Material Girl’ notched up 46,000 mentions, at least 15,000 more than second-placed Simon Cowell (51), who was followed by Robbie Williams (36), Kate Moss (36), and Britney Spears (29). 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson was eighth on the list after his suspicious death in 2009 dominated headlines. Power couple David and Victoria Beckham was undoubtedly the celebrity pairing of the decade with more than 50,000 mentions between them.

The 36 year old, Victoria, pipped her husband David (34), into seventh place by just 880 names. Former Beatles star Paul McCartney and Australian singer Kylie Minogue rounded off the top-ten list, according to a research by Kantar Media.

"This shows just why Madonna is hailed as a legend," Kantar director Brian Merron said.

Madonna to expand teen clothing range

Madonna will now expand her teen clothing range ‘Material Girl’ by including swimwear and lingerie.

The 52 year old singer launched the range some time back with her 13 year old daughter Lourdes.

"We’re focused on rolling Material Girl out into additional categories, including swim and intimates and expanding the dress assortments. We launched footwear with ballet flats this season but we’re going to expand into a full footwear collection going forward. It’s all under discussion," said a spokesperson.

The collection, which offers clothes, footwear, handbags, jewellery and accessories, modelled by Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen, is available at US store Macy’s.

Madonna to launch her lingerie range

Pop star Madonna will put her creativity to use by designing a lingerie range for high street retailer BHS.

She has decided to design the range following the success of her fashion collaboration with daughter Lordes.

Belgian model Jess Donckers will be the face for Madonna’s lingerie range and the news has accidentally slipped out of her mouth.

"The lingerie is sensual but wearable. It is useful for everybody," said the former Playboy girl.

Before teaming up with her daughter, Madonna had launched her fashion line in collaboration with Swedish clothing company Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) in 2007.