Leah Remini: Jennifer Lopez slapped me so hard I cried from laughing

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jennifer Lopez made Leah Remini “cry from laughter” when she slapped her best friend on the set of ‘Second Act’.
The 49-year-old singer and actress stars with her close friend Leah in the new movie, and managed to make her burst into tears through intense laughter after an improvised scene ended in a jovial “slap”.
In one scene, Leah’s character Joan gives her best friend Maya (Jennifer) a pep talk before applying to a high-ranking corporate job, and Leah decided to improvise a little by calling on the phrase “Who’s the champ?”, which she often tells Jennifer before her concerts.
Leah, 48, said: “This time I decided I’d slap her. She slapped me back so hard it made me cry from laughter.”
The pair had a “natural chemistry” on set as they’ve been close friends for years, and Leah claims the bond on-screen looked so “real” because they ended up “improvising” so much that the final product was the two actresses showcasing their own relationship.
She added to Entertainment Weekly magazine: “A lot of it was improvised. Her reaction is always funny because that’s her reaction to me; she rolls her eyes a lot if I grab her boob or annoy her … Annoying her makes me laugh, so I’d do different things in different takes, so you’re seeing her real reactions.
“When you have a real relationship with somebody, you can’t write that stuff. I’m comfortable with her; I’m used to cuddling up to her, to grabbing her arm when we walk, and she’s used to grabbing my arm when we walk. There are little things [in here] where you go, ‘This is our relationship.'”
Earlier this month, the pair heaped braise on each other during a separate interview, where Leah said the ‘On The Floor’ hitmaker was “loving” and “authentic”.
She said: “She’s loving, warm, fiercely loyal, courageous, brave, true, authentic … there’s a lot of things.”
And Jennifer added: “We understand each other’s lives. I’m so close to my sisters and so is Leah, but we have similar lives. We have similar careers, so we understand nuances that other people don’t understand. That also bonded us, I think.”

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Cardi B turns down Super Bowl

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OHMYGOSSIP — Cardi B turned down the Super Bowl halftime show.
The 26-year-old rapper is believed to have been asked to take to the stage alongside Maroon 5 on February 3 in Atlanta to perform their collaboration ‘Girls Like You’ but Cardi refused to take part in support of Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who started the take-a-knee protest movement in response to racial inequality.
A representative for Cardi told the New York Post’s Page Six: “The report circulating that she wants a million dollars and she wants her own set is false. There was never a firm offer to begin with for a performance. There [were] talks about it, but she was not particularly interested in participating because of how she feels about Colin Kaepernick and the whole movement . . . But again, there was never a solid offer for her to say yes or no to regarding the Super Bowl. She is already confirmed to do a set with Bruno Mars that weekend.”
It had been claimed that Cardi demanded one million dollars and a solo performance slot to take part.
Meanwhile, Soulja Boy recently defended Travis Scott amid a backlash over reports he will be playing at the halftime show.
Soulja Boy said: “I feel like everyone is entitled to their own opinion. It’s a very tricky situation because you are involving politics with sports, which should not be mixed.
“I feel like the NFL should be on its own and everybody should have fun … It should be a positive, fun, happy thing.
“You know what I’m saying? And everybody enjoying the football game. It shouldn’t be about all of the controversy behind it and the politics.”
Although guest performers for Maroon 5’s set are yet to be officially confirmed, Travis’ potential involvement has already been blasted by a number of music stars.
Meek Mill tweeted: “He don’t need that he on fire already! Stay strong in this s**t! (sic)”
Rihanna also previously turned down the gig in support of Kaepernick.

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Drew Barrymore: ‘Co-parenting isn’t easy’

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OHMYGOSSIP — Drew Barrymore says co-parenting with her former husband isn’t easy.
The 43-year-old actress split from Will Kopelman in 2016 after almost four years of marriage and although the pair have remained close while raising their daughters Olive, six and four-year-old Frankie, Drew admitted co-parenting can be challenging.
She wrote on Instagram: “Will and I continue to marvel at what we made and try to be the best co parents we can be. It’s not always easy and the point is…nothing in life is. But it doesn’t mean that any bitter outweighs the sweet! (sic).”
Although Drew didn’t get the “Happy Ever After” she had planned, she says she would go through her marriage and divorce again in order to become a parent to their daughters.
She explained: “Once upon a time… I remember reading an article that said I had gotten my happy ending after all. Looking [back], it sure looked that way.
“And then, like many times in life for all of us, our plans change and our dreams are adjusted. But that doesn’t mean that every second wasn’t worth it. And if that DeLorean time machine pulled up every day, I would do it all over again.”
“After all, I did get my dream. 2 healthy girls (sic).”
Drew – who was married to Tom Green from 2001 to 2002, and Jeremy Thomas from 1994 to 1995 – previously admitted she tends to remain friendly with her exes.
Speaking in 2009 about previous boyfriends, she said: “[They] are really important to me, and I am very close with them.
“Just because the ‘in love’ doesn’t work doesn’t mean the love goes away.”

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Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland to star in American Soul

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OHMYGOSSIP — Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland will star as Diana Ross and Gladys Knight in a new biopic.
BET’s upcoming music show ‘American Soul’, the series based on the life and career of Soul Train creator Don Corneliu, will feature a mini Destiny’s Child reunion when the singers take on the roles of music legends Ross and Knight.
Bobby Brown (Rufus Thomas), Gabrielle Dennis (Tina Turner), McKinley Freeman (Ike Turner)and K. Michelle (Martha Reeves) have also been cast in the series, which is being produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment.
Michelle tweeted: “I’m so excited to join @BET’s #AmericanSoul!”
Meanwhile, the new TV project comes less than a month after Michelle, 38, revealed she had split from her pastor fiance Chad Johnson for the second time.
She announced the split on the same day she released her latest single ‘Fearless’, writing on Instagram: “I still remain fearless. I guess I still remain single! Things didn’t work out. The healing that needs to take place is a must! I don’t wanna destroy another relationship. Blessings to him, his family and ministry. #FEARLESS (sic)”
Michelle previously revealed she ended her engagement when she battled with depression and felt it was the right thing to do because he “didn’t pray for a depressed wife”.
She said: “I’d been there before in that darkness. I was like, ‘No, you better go [to the hospital].’ By the time I got there, I was stable. However, I would’ve understood if he left. He’s been praying for a wife. He didn’t pray for a depressed wife.”
However, Chad stayed and the couple were better than ever.
She added: “It’s not just about marrying Chad. I finally found someone to do life with.”
Back in July, Michelle revealed she was “proudly” seeking help for her depression and had recently “sought help from a great team of healthcare professionals”.
In a statement posted to Instagram, she shared: “For years I have dedicated myself to increasing awareness of mental health and empowering people to see when it’s time to seek help, support and guidance from those that love and care for your wellbeing.
“I recently listened to the same advice I have given to thousands around the world and sought help from a great team of healthcare professionals. Today I proudly, happily and healthily stand here as someone who will continue to always lead by example as I tirelessly advocate for betterment of those in need.”

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Hailee Steinfeld wants Spider-Gwen spin-off

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OHMYGOSSIP — Hailee Steinfeld would love a Spider-Gwen spin-off.
The 22-year-old actress voices the character in ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ and revealed she would jump at the chance to take part in a spin-off film.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, she said: “Oh my goodness. To be a part of this and play this strong female superhero, in this film particularly, is quite a privilege. The thought of a spin-off is incredible. If that were to ever happen, I would be thrilled to be a part of it. I would love that opportunity. Anything to do something like this again with these people would be amazing.”
Hailee also revealed she was blown away by her animated character’s appearance.
She said: “I remember seeing her for the first time and feeling like this is the coolest thing I’ve ever done. And it was one of those things where you hear about the directors were so excited about how she was coming together, and the outfits, her look as a whole… I was hearing all about it. It was one of those things where I was like, ok, now they’re going to show me a sketch and I’m going to have to act like it’s great… And sure enough when they showed it to me… like I said, this is the coolest thing ever and too bad this isn’t live-action, because I wish I actually look like that.”

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David Bowie feared assassination attempt in Ireland

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OHMYGOSSIP — David Bowie feared he would be assassinated by a sniper at a concert in Ireland.
The 69-year-old star passed away in 2016 after a secret battle with cancer but Irish musician Christy Dignam, of rock band Aslan, has revealed that David was terrified about an assassination attempt when he took to the stage at Slane castle in Ireland in 1987.
Speaking on Virgin Media One’s ‘Six O’Clock Show’, Christy – whose band supported Bowie at the gig – said: “At the time Bowie didn’t want to meet us, because he was over here as an Englishman in Ireland during the Troubles, and [John] Lennon was after being shot a couple of years before that. He was real paranoid, because when he was going on stage, we were backstage and he went on in a military formation.
“There was about 12 or 16 of them in the band, and they were all dressed in grey boiler suits, so if there was a sniper there they could not have picked out which one was Bowie.”
Although Aslan tried and failed to get Bowie’s autograph after the Slane concert, they bumped into the star years later when he confessed the security measures he had taken to protect himself in Ireland.
Meanwhile, it was recently revealed that David wouldn’t let his Glastonbury Festival headline set be aired live in 2000.
The late music icon played on the Pyramid Stage 18 years ago, but the BBC weren’t allowed to show more than half an hour from the career-spanning performance.
Mark Cropper – who has long been the producer of the BBC’s coverage of the Worthy Farm festival – said: “I think Bowie knew exactly what he was doing on the night of 25 June 2000.
“He wasn’t about to give away his peak performance for nothing.
“He hoarded that night so that one day it could be shown in all its glory as his legacy, the culmination of his golden years and surely his greatest concert since he buried Ziggy Stardust at Hammersmith in July 1973.
“It’s a time capsule of his life, ready to be shared with us now that the stars have aligned.”
The legendary headline performance was released in full for the first time in November.

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Anthea Turner blasted by sister

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OHMYGOSSIP — Anthea Turner’s sister has opened up about their feud.
The TV presenter and her sibling Wendy Turner Webster have not spoken in two years due to a falling out over a loan Anthea made to Wendy and Wendy has blasted her sibling for pushing her “to the edge of madness”.
In an interview with the Daily Mirror, she said: “I’m profoundly hurt my own sister could behave in a way that has taken me to the edge of madness.
“It’s why I’ve had to cut all ties with Anthea – and it gives me no pleasure to have to say that in public.
“As I sit here, all I feel is sadness and regret and bitter disappointment that money could have come between us quite so catastrophically.”
Wendy, 51, claims she borrowed money off Anthea, 58, to tide her and her husband over while they waited for a commission from a business deal but when the commission did not come through, Wendy alleges Anthea pressured them to repay the debt.
She said: “We will always be eternally grateful to Anthea for helping us out of what we believed was a temporary hole.
“We would never have accepted the loan if we were in any doubt about being able to repay it.
“She knew we were working hard to achieve that yet she turned the screws tighter and tighter.
“She bombarded us with emails and calls demanding to know when she was going to get her money.
“All we could do was apologise and assure her we were working night and day.”
However, sources close to Anthea say her and Wendy’s parents Brian, 85, and Jean, 88, will be “heartbroken to read Wendy’s twisted version after ¬everything Anthea has done to help”.

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Andy Cohen ‘can’t wait’ to be a father

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OHMYGOSSIP — Andy Cohen “can’t wait” to be a father.
The 50-year-old star announced earlier this week on his show ‘Watch What Happens Live’ that he will welcome his first child via a surrogate “in around six weeks time”, and a source close to him has now claimed he’s “ready” to be a father.
The source said: “Most of his close friends and staff at ‘WWHL’ had known for a few weeks now, but he kept the secret from the wider group – including some Bravo executives there and the Housewives who were on his show. ”
“A smaller group went out to celebrate. [Andy] was telling people that he was ‘relieved’ the news was finally out there and just kept reiterating how excited he was for the future.”
“[He said] ‘I can’t wait to meet my kid.’ He’s always had that urge to be a father, and felt like this was the right time. His parents are of a certain age, and he wants them to know his child. He said, ‘I know I’m single, but I haven’t met anyone and I want a family. I’m ready to do this.'”
The insider believes Andy will be an “amazing dad” to his tot, and said he was “over the moon” to have announced the news on his show.
Speaking to People magazine, the source added: “I’ve never seen him smile like that. He was so, so happy. Everyone was showering him with congratulations and praise.
“When he was originally speaking, we thought he was resigning from the show, so we all were just so surprised and happy.
“He’s going to be an amazing dad. He’s so filled with love. He’s going to give this child a wonderful life.”
Andy made his announcement at the end of his final ‘Watch What Happens Live’ show of 2018 on Thursday (20.12.18).
He said: “I am grateful to be able to live my dream every day and grateful to you for coming along for the ride.
“I don’t take any of it for granted and throughout it I’ve always tried to be as transparent as possible.
“I overshare and I expect everyone around me to do the same.
“Tonight, I want you to be the first to know that after many years of careful deliberation, a fair amount of prayers, and the benefit of science, if all goes according to plan in about six weeks time, I’m going to become a father.
“Thanks to a wonderful surrogate who is carrying my future.”

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Kim Kardashian West is careful about posting her kids on social media

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kim Kardashian West is always careful about how much she posts about her children on social media.
The 38-year-old reality star has North, five, Saint, three, and Chicago, 11 months, with her husband Kanye West, but has said that whilst she does feel “comfortable” posting pictures and videos of her brood online, she does feel the need to “pull back a little bit” sometimes.
Asked if she’s ever worried about her children being on social media, Kim said: “Yeah, absolutely. There’s times where I’m comfortable to post, and then times when I pull back a little bit. There’s certain things that I … even when North was doing my make-up and she was having the tantrum, I’m like ‘Do I wanna post that?’ And then I was like, oh it’s too funny I have to. But there are some things when I’m like, you know what, let’s not post that.”
But the ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ star thinks that it helps that her children have so many cousins – including Kourtney Kardashian’s three children Mason, eight, Penelope, six, and Reign, three, as well as Khloe Kardashian’s daughter True, eight months, and Kylie Jenner’s daughter Stormi, 10 months – who are all in the same boat when it comes to being in the public eye, so they still “grow up so normally” together.
Kim added: “Because there’s so many cousins, I do feel like they have this sense of … you know they grow up so normally and have so much fun, and I never want them to feel like things are for social media or anything like that. We definitely have the conversation about it.”
However, the eldest Kardashian child, eight-year-old Mason – whom Kourtney Kardashian has with her ex-partner Scott Disick – is starting to learn about the world of social media as his friends at school all have Instagram accounts.
Speaking to Busy Philipps on her ‘Busy Tonight’ show, Kim said: “He’s eight, but his friends at school will come and tell him everything. Because he doesn’t have a phone or an Instagram or anything like that, but his friends at school will and they’ll say something like ‘Oh, did you see this?’ or ‘Did you see that?’ And we’ve had to have talks like ‘You know he actually doesn’t know that kind of stuff that’s in the media’. So he is at the age where he’s gonna start knowing things.”

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Drew Barrymore’s tough workouts helped her shed 25 lbs. in 3 months

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OHMYGOSSIP — Drew Barrymore has shed 25 lbs. in three months thanks to “so much work”.
The 43-year-old actress – who is mother to Olivia, six, and Frankie, four, whom she has with her estranged husband Will Kopelman – took to Instagram on Friday (21.12.18) to share before and after photos of herself as she admitted that although her weight loss journey has been “hard as f**k”, she knows it’s all been worth it.
She captioned her Instagram snaps: “#TheWayItLooksToUs: WELLNESS … @marniealton
“When I look at Instagram, I am made to think I should be at my best self
But most days, I lack consistency due to real life.
“Solution: with the right people (@marniealton) we can make our goals a reality…
“Here is me in a before pose and then 25 pounds later in the same place.
“You can tell my face is so much thinner! This takes me so much work. Diet and exercise and fighting like a lion for it! Damn you genetics! And yet thank you for all the good stuff. I love where I come from (JOHN ETHEL LIONEL) and whatever package it comes in. I just know that I have the control to be what I want. Even if it is hard AF!
“At least I know there are experts I can turn to for help. I mean look at what Marnie helped me do in three months! When i have time off in 2019…I’m comin for ya! PS may I just say I want to be these ladies on the front page. You are my spirit animals and my goal posts! (sic)”
For the ‘Santa Clarita Diet’ star, the difficult weight loss isn’t the only thing she’s found challenging lately, as she recently took to social media to explain that co-parenting with her former spouse – whom she split with in 2016 after almost four years of marriage – isn’t always easy.
She wrote: “Will and I continue to marvel at what we made and try to be the best co parents we can be. It’s not always easy and the point is…nothing in life is. But it doesn’t mean that any bitter outweighs the sweet! (sic).”

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Eiza Gonzalez: I want to make Latina women proud

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OHMYGOSSIP — Eiza Gonzalez wants her career to make Latina women “proud”.
The 28-year-old actress has said that her main goal is to “represent” her fellow Latina women in movies “in a way where they feel proud”, and says she’s thankful to her family for helping her stay grounded, even when she constantly worries about people being “disappointed” in her.
She said: “I had a conversation with my mom. Two days ago, she was with me on the set of ‘Hobbs & Shaw’. I sat down with her and I looked at her and I said, ‘I am scared.’ And she said, ‘What do you mean?’ I was like, ‘I’m just scared this is going to be the end?’ I’m still a woman. I’m still insecure and I fear when you’re like, ‘This is too good to be true!’ I’m so determined and I always want to do the best job that I can. I’m such a perfectionist that if I’m not then I feel like people are going to be disappointed in me.
“All I care is representing Latina women in a way where they feel proud. So that is daunting too. But that’s the beauty of having a beautiful family. She looked at me and said, ‘All that matters, babe, is to be a good person. Continue to be the loving, thoughtful girl that you are and that will bring things to your life.'”
And the ‘Welcome to Marwen’ star has learned plenty of lessons during her time as an actress – which began in Mexico when she was just 13 years old – including learning to be “proud” of all her roles, no matter how small they might seem.
Speaking to ‘Entertainment Tonight’, she said: “Everything’s a lesson. [I’ve learned] that you should also be proud of everything you do. There’s no small things in life. There’s this stigma of doing soap operas and I’m like, soap operas prepped me. I would have never been ready for this. The things that you learn, the discipline and work ethic that you have to have at 13 in a soap opera, that keeps on going every single day and you have to shoot 100 scenes. That’s a lesson. That prepped me to be really well prepared for when I came to America. Every single step down the line has been a massive lesson to me in what not to do too.”

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Nicki Minaj’s boyfriend gets tattoo tribute

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OHMYGOSSIP — Nicki Minaj’s boyfriend has had a huge tribute to her tattooed on his neck.
The 36-year-old rapper has only been romancing Kenneth Petty for a few weeks but it seems things are already getting serious between them as he’s made a public and permanent declaration of love by getting ‘Onika’ – the ‘Barbie Dreams’ hitmaker’s real first name – inked on his neck.
Nicki showed off the body art on her Instagram account in a video which she captioned: ” “Did ya tat hurt zaddy? his first tat- frontin like it didn’t sting #Onika #HeavyOnIt #SuperSleezy (sic)”
Earlier this month, Nicki made their romance Instagram official when she shared a photo of them taken during her birthday celebrations in Turks and Caicos.
She captioned the post: “Did you ever make it out of that town where nothing ever happens?… it’s no secret… that the both of us… are running out of time…(sic)”
The ‘Superbass’ hitmaker also spoke out to defend her 40-year-old partner after it was revealed he is a level two sex offender, who was convicted of attempted rape in 1995.
She wrote in response to her critics: “He was 15, she was 16… in a relationship. But go [off] internet. Ya’ll can’t run my life. Ya’ll can’t even run ya’ll own life.(sic)”
She then shared two other photos of them together and wrote: “Oh they wanna talk? Let’s give’m [something] to talk about.(sic)”
Meanwhile, Nicki’s former boyfriend, Meek Mill – who she dated from 2015 to 2017 – recently admitted she’s blocked him from her social media accounts.
The ‘All Eyes on You’ rapper was asked for his opinion on her new boyfriend and when he went to look at the rapper’s new man, he found out he had been blocked.
Asked about Kenneth during a Twitter Q&A session, he replied: “I don’t feel nothing … and I don’t know that man to judge him … I went to check him out on her page and found out I was blocked.”

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Dominic West inspired by Captain Fantastic

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OHMYGOSSIP — Dominic West moved to the countryside after seeing ‘Captain Fantastic’.
The 49-year-old actor – who has a 20-year-old daughter from a previous relationship and Dora, 12, Senan, 10, Francis, nine, and five-year-old Christabel with his wife Catherine FitzGerald – recently relocated to Slaughterford, a tiny village in Wiltshire, South West England, to live out his “fantasy” life.
Asked why he moved, he said: “I saw a film called ‘Captain Fantastic’. Did you see that, with Viggo Mortesen? Anyway, it’s about him raising his kids in the mountains in Oregon or somewhere.
“And I was sitting there and my missus looked at me and she went, ‘This is just your fantasy, isn’t it?’ So we moved to the country.
“But no one said I was going to become a driver. Actually, no, I think maybe they did. And I ignored them. Yeah, I didn’t bank on that.”
But the ‘Colette’ actor admitted some aspects of rural life have left him unimpressed and his kids horrified”.
He told the Sunday Times magazine: “I don’t have f***ing broadband! I’ve been trying to get broadband for two months. The kids are horrified. I keep kicking them out to build forts in the woods, and they just look at me.”
Dominic’s brood are set to get a break from rural life in the coming months as they will be joining him in Los Angeles and homeschooled while he films ‘The Affair’ before travelling across the US to Canada by April.
However – none of his family are keen on the plan and his wife isn’t convinced about his idea of home education.
He said: “She has a point that if we don’t get them out of the house in the morning, she’ll go insane.
“The truth is, I don’t know what we’re going to do, but we’ll do something. Yes, it could be a catastrophe. No one wants to go. It’s fraught with potential disaster.”
Despite his family’s reluctance, the former ‘Wire’ star is confident he’s making the right decision.
He said: “I’ve been away so much doing ‘The Affair’ and I’m very conscious of missing out on these golden years.
“So, when they said they had to do another season of ‘The Affair’, I thought I’d bring them all out with me…
“A friend of mine went around New Zealand on a trip with his wife and two sons, then his wife died a couple of years later and he said that trip is what they’ll remember all their life. So that’s why I’ve forced everyone’s hand. It’s good to be selfish sometimes.”

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Shirley Ballas ready to embrace Christmas at last

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OHMYGOSSIP — Shirley Ballas is finally able to embrace Christmas again thanks to ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The 58-year-old judge – who replaced Len Goodman on the show in 2017 – and her other Audrey have struggled over the festive season since the suicide of Shirley’s brother David 15 years ago but she admitted she’s now “finally understood” that life goes on.
Shirley told You magazine: “There was no way we could enjoy Christmas without David. I couldn’t believe he wasn’t there, eating his treble helpings of Christmas dinner with ten glasses of milk. David wasn’t a drinker but he loved milk and chocolate – he was a chocoholic!
“After David died, Mum threw away all the decorations. I was living in the US and we always got together as a family – sometimes his daughter Mary would go to her mother’s, sometimes she’d come to me, usually quietly watching films on television and wishing it would be over. It was all a little bit solemn…
“Last year I was the new girl but this year I feel a full part of Strictly and it’s impossible not to be inspired by such a sparkly merry-go-round of a show. The fans have sent me so many beautiful, supportive messages about my brother, it’s all helped me reinvent Christmas, so for the first time in years, the house will feel celebratory like it used to.”
And Shirley plans to pay tribute to David on December 25.
She explained: “There will be a place at the table for David, a photo of him and Mary by the tree, and I’ll buy a massive box of Cadbury’s Dairy Milk for him. It’s taken a long time, but I’ve finally understood that life goes on and that we must make the most of every second.”
Meanwhile, the Queen of Latin – who was previously married to Sammy Stopford and Corky Ballas, the father of her son Mark – admitted landing her job on ‘Strictly’ meant a lot to her.
She said: “[It] really boosted my confidence. People might not realise I needed that boost but, as an older woman in my industry, getting that job meant so much.”

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Gemma Arterton’s career experiment

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OHMYGOSSIP — Gemma Arterton sees her movies as an “experiment”.
The ‘Escape’ actress views her career as a “creative adventure” and she’s always on the lookout for “complex” characters to portray in order to see how far she can push herself.
She said: “It is all about the complexities of a character.
“Every time I do a project now, it’s a creative adventure, an experiment in seeing what I can do.”
Though Gemma does a lot of research for her roles, she knows ultimately her performance is down to something inside of her.
She explained in a recent interview: “I can have all that technical information in my brain and yet in the end it’s going to be something that comes through me.”
The 32-year-old actress has served as a producer on her last three movies and is keen to move into directing, and she loves being a supporter of ERA (Equal Representation for Actresses).
She said: “It’s what we are all striving for: making great parts for women and giving women directors and writers more voice.”
Gemma recently revealed that she felt “inspired” by her late grandmother, Helen, who took her own life eight years ago after feeling “suffocated” by domestic life, wile making ‘The Escape’.
She said: “My mother would be on set with me and say, ‘You know this is your ­grandmother’s story.’ But it’s a universal story about a woman who’s fighting to breathe while being choked and escaping from her happy life.
“It’s a fragile subject and very personal to me. There’s so much of me in it, it really came from inside me and then shooting in Gravesend, it’s like a mirror of what my life could have been had I never left maybe?”

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Mariah Carey’s festive music marathon

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Helena-Reet Ennet
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OHMYGOSSIP — Mariah Carey listens to Christmas music “24 hours a day” over the festive season.
The 48-year-old singer spends the holiday in Aspen with loved ones including her seven-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe – who she has with ex-husband Nick Cannon – and she wants her guests to fully embrace the celebration and tries to make it “fun for everybody”.
She said: “Once I start listening to Christmas music, that’s it.
“Everybody who is with me in Aspen, they have to listen to Christmas music 24 hours a day.
“Christmas is very important to me. I try to make it fun for everybody – I literally have Santa Claus out there and real reindeer. I’m not making this up!”
And the ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ hitmaker loves choosing thoughtful gifts for her friends and family.
She said: “The only time I go shopping is for Christmas. I wait to go to Aspen and I do it there. I don’t even like shopping for myself but I like shopping for other people.”
But Mariah doesn’t ask for much in return.
She quipped in a recent interview: “Well, if they can’t do diamonds they can just write me a nice card and call it a day.”
It’s been 24 years since Mariah released ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ but she never gets tired of the festive track.
She said: “It still reminds me how much I love Christmas. I wrote a song that, thankfully, people like to listen to in the holidays.
“I used to pick it apart every time I listened to it but now I just get festive. My kids love it too.”

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