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Posh turns to yoga to regain her slim look  (Go To Top)

      London: Former spice girl Victoria Beckham, who is expecting her third child within a couple of days, has reportedly turned to Yoga, to ensure that she gets back her sexy figure after the delivery. Geri Halliwell, another ex-member of the music group and an earnest Yoga practitioner, has reportedly inspired her. "Victoria wants to regain her slim look quickly after the baby is born and yoga will help" The Sun quoted one of her close associates, as saying.

Jackson's fan undergoes nine operations to get his look (Go To Top)

     London: Pop sensation Michael Jackson's die-hard fan Emmanuel de Reyghere underwent nine operations over a period of 14 years to look like him. Emmanuel, 32, has had jaw surgery, two nose jobs, teeth implants, two hair transplants and make-up tattooed on his lips and around his eyes to look like his idol. According to The Sun, Emmanuel's 'Dangerous' transformation has cost him a whopping 45,000 pounds, but he has no regrets and does not mind spending more money to get the 'perfect' look.

Hugh, Jemima eye 35 million pounds French island retreat (Go To Top)

     London: Hollywood star Hugh Grant and his girlfriend Jemima Goldsmith Khan, who is ex-wife of former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan, are reportedly planning to buy a 35 million pounds island retreat in France. The 'Love Actually' star and Jemima have made two visits to the estate on the south of Sainte-Marguerite off France's Cote d'Azur, and close friends of the couple have revealed that Hugh may propose to Jemima any day. According to The Sun, the expensive property is surrounded by huge trees, has swimming pools, a tennis court and a private beach with breathtaking scenic views. Interestingly, the two-mile wide island, on which cars are banned, is the same place where the legendary Man in the Iron Mask was imprisoned. "Hugh is head over heels in love," the report quoted a source as saying.

Aishwarya will not shed clothes to get attention (Go To Top)

     New York: Aishwarya Rai, who is Bollywood's most famous star in Hollywood, has declared that though she is keen to do meaningful roles in crossover cinema she will not show skin to get attention. The emerald-eyed stunner, however, said that she is willing to do kissing scenes if the director considers them imperative. "I do recognize that this is a huge topic of discussion. I don't believe in shedding my clothes to get attention or to create media buzz or to apparently make a movie more watchable," The New York Daily News quoted Aishwarya as saying. "I look at it that you really work within your comfort zone and that's where conviction comes in. It's really about the roles themselves," she added. Aishwarya's upcoming Hollywood projects include the role of a battered prostitute in 'Chaos' with Meryl Streep, Roland Joffe's 'Singularity' opposite Brendan Fraser, and tentatively in Michael Douglas' 'Racing The Monsoon'. The former Miss World and Bollywood diva, however, has no plans to leave Bombay and move to Hollywood. "Home has been Bombay, and I don't see any reason for any kind of permanent shift," said Aishwarya.

Clint Eastwood dumps retirement for 'Million Dollar Baby' (Go To Top)

     London: Clint Eastwood has revealed that he put his retirement plans on hold because the temptation of playing the role of Frankie Dunn in 'Million Dollar Baby' was too difficult to resist. Eastwood did not expect to don the greasepaint again after directing the super successful Oscar winning thriller 'Mystic River'. The veteran actor's instincts, however, told him that he was the perfect choice to play boxing trainer Dunn in 'Million Dollar Baby'. "With Mystic River, I didn't act in the picture and it was a great pleasure to shoot with all the younger players and I thought, 'I'm happy back here behind the camera," Britain's Empire magazine quoted Eastwood as saying. "And then all of a sudden, somebody gives me the Million Dollar Baby scripts and I was like, 'Yeah, I think I can play this guy, I think I know this guy.' So you never know," he added.

Nicole Kidman has had enough of her house (Go To Top)

     London: Hollywood diva Nicole Kidman is selling her 5 million dollars home in Oz, Sydney, following the revelation that it was bugged, reports The Sun. Nicole's friends, however, have revealed the 'Moulin Rouge' star also wants to sell the luxurious house because it holds many memories from the times she stayed there with her ex-husband Tom Cruise. The 'Cold Mountain' actress and the 'Top Gun' star had got divorced in February 2001, ending their 10-year marriage.

Prince William takes romantic hiatus to beat exam stress (Go To Top)

     London: Prince William has reportedly whisked his girlfriend Kate Middleton away for a romantic break to overcome the examination stress. The couple is said to be headed for the prince's Balmoral hideaway to chill out after completing their last major exams before they take their university finals in May. They escaped after ten days of "intense" exams at St Andrews University, where Wills is studying geography and Kate is studying history of art. "They wanted to get away and enjoy themselves.I think they feel that if they go out in St Andrews someone is always watching them. But at Balmoral they are not watched and can let their relationship grow naturally," a source was quoted by The Sun, as saying.

Chelsy tells Prince Harry it's me or the army (Go To Top)

     London: It will be a tough pick for Prince Harry as he has reportedly been warned by girlfriend Chelsy Davy to either choose her or join the army. Davy has reportedly issued the ultimatum after Harry was unable to visit her in South Africa soon because of family pressure. "It's me or the British Army - you can't have both," she reportedly told him. According to the Daily Mail, she brought their relationship to a head with a temper tantrum, by calling Harry and telling him to make up his mind. "If you really love me you'll refuse to join the Army.You don't have to do it - it's just family pressure. This is a time when we should be seeing more of each other, not less. If you go to Sandhurst we'll never see each other. You're letting the Royal Family run your life," she reportedly told him.

Falling in love can kill you (Go To Top)

     London: Falling in love may be a great feeling but the next time you feel lovesick, missing your sweetheart, rush straight to a doctor as now the doctors have warned that the throes of passion should be seen as a potentially fatal medical disorder, which can prove to be fatal as well. Psychologists say that "lovesickness" is a genuine disease that needs more awareness and diagnosis and those little actions that are normally seen as symptoms of the first flush of love like, buying presents, waiting by the phone for a call or making a bit of an effort before a date, may actually be signs of deep-rooted problems to come.

     Frank Tallis, a clinical psychologist in London, examined the historical attitudes to love and mental illness, stretching back to the time of the ancient Greeks and has found that before the 18th century, lovesickness had for thousands of years been accepted a recognised ailment. But for the past 200 years it has been out of favour with medical practitioners as a proper diagnosis. According to the Independent, in a report in The Psychologist magazine, Tallis has suggested that the effects of being lovesick could be described in the latest diagnostic terms with its symptoms including mania, such as an elevated mood and inflated self-esteem, or depression, revealing itself as tearfulness and insomnia. Aspects of obsessive compulsive disorder can also be found in those experiencing lovesickness, such as preoccupation and obsessively checking for text messages and e-mails.

      "The average clinical psychologist will not receive referral letters from GPs and psychiatrists mentioning lovesickness. However, careful examination of the sanitised language will reveal that lovesickness may well be the underlying problem. Many people are referred for help who cannot cope with the intensity of love, have been destabilised by falling in love, or who suffer on account of their love being unrequited," Tallis was quoted by the paper, as saying. And all this can lead a person to commit suicide, warns Tallis. "Although there is much modern research into the treatment of relationship and psychosexual problems, there is little dealing with the specific problem of lovesickness.Perhaps now is the time for us to take it more seriously and take a lead from those ancient clinicians who diagnosed and treated it like any other complaint, Tallis said.

Tiger Woods 'chips' in for nappy changing (Go To Top)

     London: Golf champion Tiger Woods, it seems, wants to take a shot at nappy changing soon. "We're definitely going to have kids soon. We certainly want to do it, because obviously I'm not getting any younger", quoted Female first quoted Woods as saying. The 29 years old player, who started off his married life with Swedish supermodel Elin Nordegren only last October also feels that a child would strengthen their marital bonding and bring the duo closer. "I'd like to have a boy first, then a girl. I like the idea of a big brother taking care of his little sister. I want them to be close in age, too. I want my kids to grow up close", he added.