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Woman goes into labour mid-air in parachute! (Go To Top)

     London: A pregnant Russian woman went into labour in the middle of a parachute jump, and gave birth to a baby girl minutes after landing from the jump in Moscow. Marija Usova had ignored warnings while deciding to arrange the jump when she was eight months pregnant, but halfway through the jump she felt an enormous pain and realised she had gone into labour. Usova managed to control herself but was close to passing out at times. She, however, landed safely where she immediately began to give birth as doctors on hand rushed to her aid and helped deliver the baby. She said that the last words she remembers hearing were, "It's a girl" before waking up in a hospital. "I wanted my baby to have the beautiful feeling of flying through the air and free-falling before it was born and give it something really unusual," Ananova quoted Usova as saying. "I was already in the air when I suddenly felt a massive pain. I realised that it had already started. I cried out: "Oh God help me" and kept my legs tightly together but beyond that there wasn't much more I could do. I just kept thinking that my baby had to survive this. But every second of that descent seemed to take eternity," she added. Usova, meanwhile, has decided to name her daughter Larisa. "It means Seagull in ancient Greek," she said.

Renee Zellweger befriends paparazzi  (Go To Top)

     London: Actress Renee Zellweger has turned to the paparazzi who follows her daily for tips on how to avoid him. The 'Bridget Jones' star, infact, has become friends with some photographers to get inside information, which will help her stay out of the tabloids. "I've been told by paparazzi acquaintances that I should stop signing autographs," femalefirst quoted Renee as saying. The Oscar-winning actress has discovered that autograph hunters often work hand-in-hand with the paparazzi, allowing them to plan shots and get good angles. "When people who want to sell your autograph on Ebay - to people you'd gladly give it to if they asked - boo at you in the street because you've given them 10 minutes but they want 20, then it's the commodification (sic) of your person, or of this person they presume you are. I find it increasingly less substantial to be part of that chaos of celebrity. I find it, frankly, very cheap," added the bubbly 'Cold Mountain' beauty.

Bruce Willis had a speech problem (Go To Top)

     London: Actor Bruce Willis has for the first time revealed that he had a speech impediment. However Willis says he is thankful the impediment has never interfered with his acting career. According to Digitalspy quoting Maxim magazine the Diehard star said: "I was one of the people who grew out of it. Everybody has some kind of vocal flaw. It's what makes us unique. I was lucky enough in college to work with a speech therapist for a very brief amount of time, and he gave me some exercises to work on." "The key to it was the fact that when I got onstage and when I was an actor, I didn't stutter. That was a miracle in itself," he added.

Ricky Gervais to star in 'Mission: Impossible III' (Go To Top)

     Washington: Ricky Gervais is all set to join the likes of Tom Cruise for he is all set to appear in 'Mission: Impossible III'. According to Femalefirst, he was offered the role by director Jeffrey Abrams and admits he couldn't turn the opportunity down. "I know the director Jeffrey Abrams well and he said, "Do you want a part?" I just replied, "Yeah, that'll be great!" Gervais is thrilled to work with the Hollywood heartthrob.

Brad Pitt directs Angelina (Go To Top)

     Washington: Angelina Jolie might have been touted as the reason for the break-up of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's marriage, but she is the one whom Pitt has been forced to direct. According to Femalefirst, this was due to Jolie's bad working relationship with Mr and Mrs Smith director Doug Liman. The real concern for Pitt and Jolie will be how badly the film will do following Jolie and Liman's fall-out. "You can tell when people are messing around, and they weren't. If they had an affair, it was well hidden. But Pitt took to directing Jolie because she and director Liman weren't getting along," an insider aws quoted as saying.

Gisele Bundchen plays soccer (Go To Top)

     London: Supermodel Gisele Bundchen creates waves on the ramp with her drop dead gorgeous looks and graceful walk. Gisele, however, created ripples off the ramp recently by showing off her soccer skills to mark the Brazilian FA's new sponsorship deal with a mobile phone company, reports The Sun.

'Posh Spice' faces caesarean risk (Go To Top)

     London: Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham who is pregnant with her soccer sensation hubby David's third child faces the risk of a caesarean delivery. According to The Sun, the 30-year-old Victoria faces the caesarean risk because her two sons Brooklyn and Romeo were delivered that way.

The Beckhams may move back to London (Go To Top)

     London: Soccer star David Beckham who moved to Spain with his family, after his transfer to Real Madrid, is reportedly planning to move back to London. According to the Newsoftheworld, Victoria Beckham has secretly enrolled her two-year-old son Romeo at the same top private primary school that Brooklyn went to before moving to Madrid. "They want the best for their children like any other parent," a source close to the couple was quoted as saying. "Victoria has always wanted her children to be raised in England. And David feels he's lost his edge at Real and has been thinking about coming back to finish his career here," he added.

Carmen Electra's kissing embarrassment (Go To Top)

     London: Baywatch bombshell Carmen Electra had an awkward moment during a guest stint on a sitcom, when an actor continued to kiss her after cameras stopped rolling in front of his wife. According to Femalefirst, Electra has done a cameo in the American comedy series Hope & Faith as a love rival to the show's star Kelly Ripa. But the man they battle over in the episode, is Ripa's real-life husband Mark Consuelos, which proved for some awkward moments. "One time they called cut and he kept going and Kelly was standing right there. We just all busted out laughing," Electra was quoted by the magazine as saying. "She's a sweetheart so I didn't feel uncomfortable because of that. But it was a little weird," she added.

Kidman wears wigs to fool the paparazzi (Go To Top)

     London: Hollywood diva Nicole Kidman has revealed that she goes out in wigs, and puts on a fake Irish accent when she doesn't want to be recognised. The 'Moulin Rouge' star said that she loves going to jumble sales at weekends to get some good bargains, and dons hideous wigs to keep the star-struck public and the paparazzi at bay. "I go out in a wig, put on an Irish accent and have friends call me by a different name - all so I can get a little privacy for a while," femalefirst quoted Nicole as saying. "I really like looking around market stalls, you can get some really nice stuff there although I can never really haggle over prices," she added.