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'Stupid woman' act made Monroe famous: Curtis (Go To Top)

     London: Transparent shirts and a 'stupid woman' act made Marlyin Monroe a famous youth icon, says her 80-year-old ex- lover Tony Curtis. The 'Some Like It Hot' star, who romanced Monroe for six months in the late 1940s when she was starting her career, said that there was nothing special about the actress and she was just like the other girls he dated. "I never felt her figure was so proper; I thought it was a little lumpy in places. She was a red-head back then and, at the time, she seemed no different from all the other young women with nice knockers trying to get into movies," femalefirst quoted Curtis as saying. "But then she developed that stupid woman... more like a naive, little-girl quality. In movies, she started to talk slowly, as if she was thinking of the words she was going to say, and that became her magic. That and the see-through blouse fit together perfectly," he added.

Jim Carrey's love life will never be for sale (Go To Top)

     Washington: Jim Carrey has blasted Paris Hilton and Jessica Simpson for making public their love life just to get some publicity. The 'Mask' star said unlike these actress, who are willing to sell their secrets to become famous, he will never publicise his personal life, and will rather let people speculate it. "I think people feel desperate to be noticed sometimes. It can lead you to give too much away. I'm just not going to do that. My love life will never be for sale. People can speculate all they want, but it will never be up on the auction block. It will never be used to promote myself," femalefirst quoted Carrey as saying.

Gwyneth Paltrow wants a water baby (Go To Top)

     London: Oscar winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow is reportedly planning to give birth to her second child underwater. The actress and husband Coldplay singer Chris Martin have already paid for birthing pools to be delivered to their homes in London and New York. Their second child is due in May. Paltrow wanted an underwater birth for her first child Apple but backed out at the last minute. "It's something Gwyneth really wanted to do for her first birth but she didn't feel confident enough. This time she's more than ready for an underwater birth - she's done loads of research. It will be very special and spiritual," a friend of the star was quoted by the Mirror, as saying. Yoga teacher Leela Miller told Reveal magazine she has been helping the actress through her morning sickness. Meanwhile, the actress recently sought the help of Kaballah follower Madonna to rid her house of ghosts, who she believes are responsible for her difficult second pregnancy.

Ginger hires psychic to predict baby's future (Go To Top)

    London: Former Spice Girl, Geri 'Ginger Spice' Halliwell has reportedly hired one of Los Angeles' top psychics to predict the future of her unborn child. A source said that the singer had searched extensively for a good psychic because she wants to know that her baby's future doesn't hold any ugly surprises. "She searched high and low before settling on one of LA's top psychics. This baby means the world to her and she wants to make sure everything runs smoothly, the Mirror quoted the source, as saying. The singer, who is six- months pregnant with her first child, is also enlisting the psychic's help to sort out her on again-off again relationship with the baby's father, 'The Terminal' scriptwriter Sacha Gervasi. "She is also consulting the psychic about her relationship with Sacha. It's really important to her that the baby has a father and, as things haven't been very easy lately, Geri has asked her psychic to give her advice on the relationship. She hopes that by getting some mystical guidance, things will work out for them," the source added.

Kate Winslet may star in 'Daisy Scarlett' (Go To Top)

     Washington: Kate Winslet may feel happy if Naomi Watts agrees to star in new movie 'Casino Royale', because the producers of 'Daisy Scarlett: Semper Occultus' are considering taking the 'Titanic' beauty in the movie, fearing Watts may not be able to play their spy as well as James Bond's lady love at the same time. According to sources, Watts was the original choice for 'Daisy Scarlett', but after she was offered a role in 'Casino Royale', the movie bosses considered replacing her with Winslet, while 'Species' star Natasha Henstridge is also on the shortlist to play the female 007. "We're seeking female acting talent who haven't done this kinda thing before. Obviously a superb actress who could do this standing on their head, but would be ace in terms of fending off the baddies," movie news website moviehole.net quoted Daisy Scarlett, producer Ben Trebilcook as saying. The movie is about an agent who has to find out who is behind the thefts of human organs. It co-stars Hugo Speer and martial arts expert Donnie Yen.