Saturday, 31 May 2008

Victoria Beckham - Beckham Im A Miserable Cow

Former SPICE GIRL VICTORIA BECKHAM hates seeing photographs of herself - because she looks like a "miserable cow".

The star, famed for her non-smiling facial expressions, admits she is often surprised by her miserable appearance in many pictures.

She says, "I think that's just the way my face falls. But yeah, maybe, when I do see pictures, sometimes I think, 'You miserable cow'."

But Beckham insists she isn't fazed by other peoples' opinions of her.

She adds, "You know, if people like the way I look, great. If they don't, then fine."




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Friday, 30 May 2008

Tomb Raider - Lara Croft Beats Indiana Jones In Motorbike Poll

A chase scene from Tomb Raider has been named the favourite movie moment for motorcycling fans, with Indiana Jones failing to even make the top five.

Despite the fourth film in the franchise - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - premiering at the Cannes film festival and being predicted to smash box office records after its worldwide opening on Thursday, it was Angelina Jolie's leather-clad outing as Lara Croft that sped its way into bikers' hearts.

While the sidecar chase from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is considered one of the defining moments of the trilogy of films about the adventurous archaeologist, it failed to make the top five in the poll carried out by motorbike insurer Bennetts.

Even more surprisingly, classic biking scenes such as Steve McQueen's race to the Swiss border in The Great Escape and Tom Cruise's Aviatorclad ride to Kelly McGillis in Top Gun missed out on the number one spot in favour of Jolie's jumpsuit-wearing ride about a Yamaha TRX 850.

Scenes from Easy Rider and The Motorcycle Diaries were two shock omissions from the survey, compiled from bikers across the country during this year's Bennetts British Superbike Championship.

Bennetts marketing director, Mark Fells, admitted that the results were a surprise.

"With everyone talking about Indiana Jones being the big blockbuster of the summer, it's really surprising to see its predecessor didn't make the top five motorcycling movie moments," he said.

"There's some much-loved biking greats in the mix but it seems that bikers have always had a soft spot for Lara Croft!"

The top five biking movie moments were:

1 Tomb Raider - Angelina Jolie's sexy heroine races to the rescue
2 The Great Escape - Steve McQueen's chase sequence to the Swiss border
3 Top Gun - Tom Cruise rides to see his new love interest
4 The Matrix Reloaded - Neo races away from the agents onto oncoming traffic on a motorway
5 Terminator 2: Judgement Day - Arnold Schwarzenegger's chased by the T-100 through the streets.


23/05/2008 00:01:00




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Kate Hudson among People magazine's most beautiful

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actress Kate Hudson graces the cover of People magazine this week for the release of its "100 Most Beautiful People" list, but the single mother said she does not spend a lot of money on how she looks.


Hudson, 29, daughter of Oscar-winning actress Goldie Hawn, told the magazine that she can't remember the last time she had a manicure or a facial.


"I don't do those kinds of things. And when I do, I always think, 'I should do this more often,'" she said.


Joining her on the list, which People said is not ranked, are teen queens Miley Cyrus, of "Hannah Montana" fame, and "High School Musical" star Vanessa Hudgens, who have both been criticized for appearing in sexy or nude photographs.


"Just recently I've learned to be okay with myself without wearing makeup," said Hudgens, whose image took a battering when nude pictures of her appeared on the Internet last year.


New moms Isla Fisher, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Lopez and Halle Berry -- on the list for the 12th time -- are named, along with mothers-to-be Jessica Alba, Angelina Jolie, making her sixth appearance, and Nicole Kidman, named for the ninth time.


Jolie's partner Brad Pitt is named for the eighth time, along with George Clooney, while Matthew McConaughey makes it for the fifth time.


From the music business, Carrie Underwood, Mary J. Blige, Norah Jones and Josh Groban are considered among the most beautiful, while from television Tina Fey, Vanessa Williams, Mariska Hargitay and Marcia Cross make the list.


"I feel more beautiful when I see the pictures after. I'm like, 'I wish I had felt like I looked like that when I was actually there,'" Underwood, 25, said. 

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Double success for Take That at the Brits

Take That, Arctic Monkeys and the Foo Fighters were among the acts that triumphed at last night's Brit Awards in London.
Take That claimed the award for Best British Live Act, fighting off competition from the Kaiser Chiefs and Arctic Monkeys.
The group also picked up the award for Best British Single for their hit 'Shine'.
The Arctic Monkeys, who initially built up a steady fan base on the Internet, won the awards for Best British Group and Best British Album.
Foo Fighters, who could not attend the ceremony, claimed the awards for Best International Group and Best International Album.
Pop singer Kylie Minogue picked up the award for Best International Female, while newcomer Kate Nash claimed the Best British Female award.
The award for Best British Male went to DJ and musician Mark Ronson, while rapper Kanye West topped the Best International Male category.
The award for Best British Breakthrough Act went to Mika and the Critics' Choice Award was presented to newcomer Adele.
Former Beatles star Paul McCartney, whose performance closed the show, was presented with the award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.
There were also performances on the night from Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Leona Lewis and Kylie Minogue.
Speaking after receiving her award, Kylie Minogue said: "I'm all overcome. This is so incredible."
Amy Winehouse also used to the show to send a message to her husband Blake Fielder-Civil, who is currently in jail. After her performance, the singer said: "Make some noise for my husband, my Blake."
The awards ceremony was presented by Kelly, Jack, Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne.
Check out all the style from the red carpet in our Brit Awards gallery here.

Nickelback - Nickelback Win Big At Songwriting Awards

Canadian rockers NICKELBACK were the big winners at the BMI Pop Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (21May08) - taking home three prizes.

The band were honoured for three songs - Rockstar, Far Away and If Everyone Cared.

Christina Aguilera was also recognised for two tracks -There Ain't No Other Man and Hurt.

The big awards of the night went to Palow Da Don, who took home Songwriter of the Year for his work with Black Eyed Peas star Fergie and Ludacris, and Oklahoma rockers Hinder - who earned Song of the Year for 2006's Lips of an Angel.

The ceremony also saw stars including Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump and Babyface pay tribute to legendary pop due Hall + Oates - who were named BMI icons.

Both Stump and singer/producer Babyface performed classic tracks by the band and praised them for their contribution to the music industry.

The veteran duo join a list of artists including Crosby, Stills + Nash, Paul Simon, James Brown and Brian Wilson in receiving the honour.




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Mariah Gives Us the Skinny...Sort Of

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The Pussycat Dolls Come of Age on Hot New Single

Superstar pop group rolls out their brand new single, 'When I Grow Up,'
with performances on MTV Movie Awards and Jimmy Kimmel Live!

SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 20 -- The beginning of the
summer just got really hot. Nicole Scherzinger, Ashley Roberts, Jessica
Sutta, Melody Thornton and Kimberly Wyatt are back. The Grammy-nominated
quintet kicks off the beginning of the summer in a big way with
performances of "When I Grow Up" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (May 20) and The
2008 MTV Movie Awards (June 1). The Dolls will also be seen hosting and
performing on VH1's "Maxim Hot 100" (premiering May 27) and their E! "True
Hollywood Story" will premiere on May 23.

"When I Grow Up" is the first single from the follow-up to PCD, the
2005 debut album that put the Dolls on the global pop map. The Rodney
Jerkins-produced track will be released commercially on May 27.

The Pussycat Dolls' first album, PCD, has sold over 7 million copies
worldwide, on the strength of 5 massive hit singles ("Don't Cha,"
"Stickwitu," "Beep," "Buttons" and "Wait a Minute.") They toured the globe
with The Black Eyed Peas and Christina Aguilera and made millions of fans
along the way.

The Pussycat Dolls' second album will be released later this summer.




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Lil Wayne's Lollipop Takes Another Lick At Number One

LIL WAYNE has licked the competition in the Billboard pop charts again by returning to the top of the countdown three weeks after his LOLLIPOP hit was dethroned.
He jumps over Leona Lewis, who ended his brief reign on top last month (Apr08), and Rihanna, who stormed to the top of the charts with Take A Bow last week (15May08), to reclaim the number one spot.
Usher's Love in This Club and Jordin Sparks' No Air round out the new top five.
The New Kids On The Block reunion seems to have come at the right time - the Cover Girl hitmakers score the week's highest debut, at 57, with comeback song Summertime.