Welcome back! I hope you all had a warm, cozy Thanksgiving! Here’s a recap of what went down.
Old friends were reunited in New York City this weekend when the Victoria and David Beckham arrived in town to catch Katie Holmes on Broadway. Both families spent the holidays together with a carriage ride through Central Park - even Tom Cruise’s adopted kids with Nicole Kidman went along.
Excited ‘NSync fans are crossing their fingers and hoping for a future reunion after Lance Bass (who came in third place on Dancing with the Stars) recently said that “it’s a definite possibility.”
I’m officially declaring it Britney Spears Week. Her MTV documentary For the Record kicked it off last night. Britney also delivered a string of performances in Europe, including “Womanizer” on X Factor, which is Simon Cowell’s American Idol-esque show in London (and where Leona Lewis shot to fame). In fact, the harsh judge gave the gorgeous Brit a standing ovation.
He later told Ryan Seacrest that he would love for Britney to perform on American Idol next year: ”I would literally have her on my show every week for the next 10 years.” Wow, this must be the highest praise Simon has ever given.
Don’t forget to join in the festivities on Good Morning America tomorrow morning and help Britney celebrate her 27th birthday and the release of the much anticipated Circus.
People mag has released my favorite list today - 2008’s Sexiest Men Alive. And who did Matt Damon pass the crown to? Australia’s Hugh Jackman.
“Hugh is tough and romantic at the same time,” says Australia costar Nicole Kidman. “Australian men are a different breed. They’re rugged and they sweat.”
Well, he is quite ruggedly handsome - and the accent doesn’t hurt. Nic also gushed that ”women’s jaws drop when Hugh walks into a room.”
Other fellas on the list include Zac Efron, Blair Underwood, Daniel Craig, Ed Westwick, David Beckham, Michael Phelps, Joshua Jackson, Javier Bardem, Twilight’s Robert Pattinson, Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Zach from Saved by the Bell!), and more in the issue out this week.
What do you think of this year’s sexiest? Is there anyone you’d like to see on the list? Do share!
In the spirit of the Olympics, let’s tie in celebrity with the famed games. I’m talking Hollywood celebrity, not Michael Phelps celebrity. Though I wouldn’t mind talking about the men’s swim team, but I digress…
Nicole Kidman called the Australian men’s sailing team to offer words of luck and encouragement before their race, only to be sent to voicemail by the receiver, team member Malcolm Page.
“I ended up returning her call. She was very happy,” Page said. “She was very surprised that we do have a tradition of naming our boats after her movies and she’s just really stoked to be part of a team.”
The Aussie and his partner named their boat The Australian after Nic’s upcoming movie. Previous boats were named Days of Thunder and Dead Calm. Hey, where’s Moulin Rouge? Anyway, the team won gold so seems like the charmed call worked.
David Beckham will make a “surprise” appearance during the closing ceremony festivities this Sunday in Beijing. A special performance will also commemorate the official handover of the Olympics to London for 2012. Leona Lewis is reported to sing a duet with a former Led Zeppelin guitarist. Wonder if there will be a Posh sighting…?
Hope everyone had a great Independence Day weekend!
A big congrats to Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban for welcoming their first baby girl to the world. Sunday Rose Kidman Urban (that’s a mouthful!) was born this morning in Nashville, and weighed in at a healthy 6 lbs, 7.5 ounces, despite Nicole’s small bump throughout her pregnancy.
The proud new papa made time for this personal message on his website:
“Earlier this morning Nic gave birth to our beautiful baby girl, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban. We want to thank everybody that has kept us in their thoughts and prayers. We feel very blessed and grateful that we can share this joy with all of you today.”
I have no doubt these two will make great parents!
Photo: People.com
Welcome back! I hope you all had a warm, cozy Thanksgiving! Here’s a recap of what went down.
