Sharon Osbourne grateful for fan support

Sharon Osbourne grateful for fan support

Sharon Osbourne feels ''really good'' after receiving letters of support from other women who have undergone double mastectomies.
Sharon Osbourne has been inundated with letters of support since undergoing a double mastectomy.
The 60-year-old showbiz matriarch had both breasts removed after doctors told her she carried a gene likely to cause cancer in the chest area and she has been given a boost after reading messages from other women who have been in a similar situation.
She said: ''I have had letters from people who were in the same position and that mas made me feels really good - I get goose pimples thinking about it.''
Sharon - who is married to Ozzy Osbourne - agreed to undergo the operation because of her previous battle with colon cancer.
She has said: ''I've had cancer before and I didn't want to live under that cloud - I decided to take everything off.
''The odds are not in my favour. For me, it wasn't a big decision, it was a no brainer.''
The 'Talk' host added part of her decision to have the 13-hour surgery to have them removed was due to the arrival of her first grandchild Pearl from son Jack Osbourne and his with Lisa earlier this year.
She said: ''I didn't want to live the rest of my life with that shadow hanging over me. I want to be around for a long time and be a grandmother to Pearl.
''I didn't even think of my breasts in a nostalgic way, I just wanted to be able to live my life without that fear all the time.''

Rihanna taking Chris to Barbados

Rihanna taking Chris to Barbados

Rihanna has proved her rekindled relationship with Chris is getting serious is she is taking taking him to her native Barbados over New Year, so he can win over her dubious friends and family.
Rihanna is taking Chris Brown to her native Barbados over New Year.
The 'Diamonds' singer - who recently claimed she and Chris were just friends - is keen to show her friends and family how much the 'Turn Up the Music' hitmaker has changed so has booked them into a five-star villa on the island for a ''bonding holiday''.
Rihanna has also planned for Chris' mother to fly out so the two sets of families can spend time together.
A source told The fastmazaa.blogspot.com : ''The more the public criticise Rihanna for getting back with Chris, the more determined she is to do whatever she wants.
''While no one else can understand it, she's convinced that Chris is the love of her life and her soulmate and that they're simply meant to be together.
''She's booked him and his mum into a five-star villa in Barbados over New Year so they can all get some downtime with her family.''
Chris was convicted of assaulting Rihanna in February 2009 and despite people being worried for her safety, the 'We Found Love' singer is convinced she has done the right thing in taking him back.
The source added:''They're unrepentant and they want to show the whole world that they've moved on from what happened in 2009.''
Chris, 23, attacked 24-year-old Rihanna the night before the 2009 Grammy Awards.
He was found guilty of assault and ordered to do 1,400 hours of community service and complete a domestic violence programme.
He later released a video apologising to Rihanna.

Demi Moore dating new toyboy

Demi Moore has finally put her marriage split from Ashton Kutcher behind her and is dating a new toyboy, 26-year-old art dealer Vito Schnabel.
Demi Moore is dating a new toyboy.
The 50-year-old actress - whose six-year marriage to 34-year-old actor Ashton Kutcher ended last November - is said to be romancing 26-year-old Vito Schnabel, the art dealer son of star painter Julian.
The pair first got together earlier this month at Naomi Campbell's 50th birthday party for her boyfriend Vladimir Doronin in Jodhpur, India, and sources say they couldn't keep their hands off each other.
One told the fastmazaa.blogspot.com: ''They were dancing and grinding all over each other, openly, in front of other guests.''
Since the party, the couple have been ''quietly spending time together''.
Vito has previously dated 49-year-old model Elle Macpherson and 35-year-old actress Liv Tyler, while Demi has three grown-up daughters with first husband Bruce Willis.
Demi announced her marriage to 'Two and a Half Men' star Ashton was over last November although the pair are yet to finalise their divorce.
Ashton is now dating actress Mila Kunis while Demi has been working on her health after being admitted to rehab earlier this year, where she was allegedly treated for eating disorder issues, exhaustion and substance abuse.

Daniel Craig baby gifts for Adele

Daniel Craig baby gifts for Adele

'Skyfall' star Daniel Craig was so impressed with Adele's theme song for the movie that he sent her a package of gifts for her five-week-old son.
Daniel Craig sent Adele a package of baby gifts.
The 'Skyfall' actor was so thrilled that the 24-year-old singer agreed to sing the theme song for the new James Bond movie that he put together some limited edition memorabilia from the film for her five-week old son.
A source told the fastmazaa.blogspot.com: ''Adele received some beautiful 'Skyfall' gifts from Daniel.
''They included an Aston Martin car in miniature - an exact replica of the one Daniel drove - and some Tom Ford designer babygros for her son. Tom designed the entire wardrobe for Daniel in the new film.
''There were also exclusive framed photographs, a set of Martini glasses and an Omega watch.
''Daniel has the utmost respect for Adele and her work.
''He loved it that she came in very early to the set before filming had begun.
''She was the ultimate professional and he's thrilled she's a new mum.
''He sent her a handwritten letter with the gifts.''
Daniel, 44, has previously revealed he loved the song so much he cried while listening to it.
He said: ''When Adele's name came up I jumped at it. I just said: 'We have to get her.'
''She has the voice and the tone that we wanted.
''I cried. From the opening bars I knew immediately, then the voice kicked in and it was exactly what I'd wanted.
''It just got better and better because it fitted the movie. In fact the more of the movie we made, the more it fitted.''

Keira Knightley Opens Up About 2007 Hiatus

Keira Knightley Opens Up About 2007 Hiatus

Actress Keira Knightley has opened up about her decision to take a hiatus after filming The Duchess in 2007, revealing she reached a breaking point with the paparazzi and needed to step back from the spotlight to protect her image.
The 27 year old's popularity surged after taking on a leading role in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and she was constantly followed by snappers, who turned her private life into a living hell.
Knightley reveals she grew so tired of the press watching her every move, she packed a suitcase and went on a railway tour across Europe for nine months.
She tells fastmazaa.blogspot.com, "There was a time when the price of photographs were going up for (famous) women in any state of undress or mental turmoil or anything. The men who get paid for taking these pictures were getting incredibly hostile - nearly violent - and we're talking about packs of about 20 of them, shouting at me, spitting at me, trying to pick fights with every guy you're out with, in order to produce a picture and get a lot of money.
"And it was getting particularly nasty. The price of everybody's head was going up. Some people went the legal route. And I ran... I'd hit a wall and needed to step back in order to learn the things I needed to learn."
And the actress insists she enjoyed her time away from the spotlight: "(I) looked out of windows. Read a lot of books."

Ian Mckellen To Receive Honorary Doctorate From Irish University

Ian Mckellen To Receive Honorary Doctorate From Irish University

Sir Ian Mckellen is set to receive an honorary degree from the University of Ulster in Ireland.
The Lord of the Rings icon will be made a doctor of letters for his services to acting, and he will have an old pal on hand to help celebrate his win - his co-star in the highly-anticipated The Hobbit movies, James Nesbitt, serves as the school's chancellor.
The veteran star will also step up to the podium in February (13) to deliver a speech to students at the university's Magee campus.
University pro-vice chancellor Professor Deirdre Heenan says, "The university is delighted to recognise an actor of Sir Ian's standing with an honorary doctorate and that he has also agreed to deliver next year's Chancellor's lecture."

John Lithgow Prepped Son For Off-broadway Debut

John Lithgow Prepped Son For Off-broadway Debut

Tony Award winner John Lithgow's son is following in his father's footsteps after signing up to star in a new Off-Broadway play.
Ian Lithgow leads the cast of new family drama The Outgoing Tide at New York City's 59E59 Theater and the Harvard University graduate reveals his dad helped him prepare for the part.
He tells the New York Post, "Back aways my father did theatre all the time, and for me it was playtime. I soaked it all in and hung out backstage with the crew, playing cards and (word board game) Scrabble.
"My father and I ran lines together. I held the book for him."
But it's unlikely his proud father will get a chance to catch his son in action - he is currently onstage in London in a production of Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's The Magistrate, which runs until January (13).
Ian adds, "Unfortunately, he's in England so he hasn't seen the play."