When Angelina Jolie was admitted to a Nice hospital recently, under observation until her twins are born, the paparazzi went into high alert. Like over-eager puppies, however, they appear to be ready to snap at anything. When a pregnant woman -- an Angelina body double, maybe? -- waved to them from Angelina's hospital room, their shutters clicked and the headlines announced that Angie was "showing off her baby bump."
Only two problems with that scenario. One, Angelina is hardly the type of celebrity to lift up her shirt and bare her belly to photographers. Two, the picture looks nothing like Angelina.
I'm sure that being one of the most famous and most recognizable couples in the world makes it difficult to have a private and intimate birth experience. Rumor has it that Brad and Angelina lied about their August delivery date, and maybe using a stand-in is just one more way to keep the world out of their business while their twins get on with the business of being born.
According to the rumor mill, which has been churning for a while now on this one, actress Naomi Watts is pregnant with her second child. The Aussie is allegedly four months along.
Watts is married to fellow actor Liev Schreiber, with whom she has son Alexander, who will turn one this July. Watts' best friend, Nicole Kidman, is due this year as well, just a few months before Naomi, if the rumors are true. Hey, no time like the present to get moving with making your family. Have all the kids now and then get back to your original shape and all that movie-making business, eh?
Angelina Jolie has been admitted to a Nice hospital (that's Nice the city in France, not nice the adjective, although I assume it IS a pretty nice hospital) to await the birth of her twins. Jolie is reported to have checked in to for "surveillance" rather than because anything is imminently wrong (or even imminently happening). So far, there are no reports of labor, false or otherwise, and hospital spokespeople say that Jolie will not have the babies any time soon.
Jolie and baby daddy Brad Pitt have been living in France with their four children -- we wonder if Brad is home with the kids while Angie is kicking back in the maternity ward? We hope so -- a little R and R would be good for her, and Brad seems like the kind of dad who would have endless fun things planned for the kids. Although they probably have some extra people around to help, which lessens the likelihood that the kids will just eat hot dogs and mac and cheese until their mother comes home.
Joking aside, we hope that Angelina has a safe birth, and that the babies are healthy. And we promise to keep you posted on their arrival.
Nicole Kidman is counting down to the birth of her baby, and she's getting herself ready. Among other things in her hospital bag is a special CD Kidman has created to play in the delivery room.
What's on it? A variety of pieces by Irish flautist James Galway, for one, and of course some of hubby and baby daddy Keith Urban's country tunes. Kidman has always loved Galway's music -- one friend says, "Whenever you go to her house, she has Galway on." So this is probably music that the baby has already heard, if you think about it.
Kidman is expected to give birth in July; she has reportedly reserved a private room at a Nashville hospital.
I'm curious now about what else is in her hospital bag -- is it the usual stuff that the rest of us took when we went in to have the baby? I had lots of extra socks and lip balm, but that was pretty much it.
We'll be waiting for news of Nicole and Keith's baby.
Is Gwyneth Paltrow expecting again? Well, the rumor mill would have us think so. For a while now, speculation has been building that the Oscar-winner is either with child or planning to be that way a third time.
Now, it seems more likely than ever that the star, who is married to and has two children with Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin, is carrying a third proverbial bun in the oven. She was recently spotted with what is being called a fuller, more curvy figure. Now, that could mean she ate a sandwich or something--we all know how the media likes to jump all over any woman who bothers to consume anything other than iceburg lettuce.
Paltrow also recently commented to Harper's Bazaar Magazine that she is willing to go through a pregnancy a third time because the result is so amazing. She also commented that her father, the late Bruce Paltrow, regretted only having two children. Paltrow is already mom to Apple, who is four is you can believe it, and Moses, two. At least these sorts of rumors aren't as bad as the other kind that always circulate about Hollywood stars--that they're having a crisis in their marriages. You'll also recall not too long ago Paltrow commented she was interested in adopting, perhaps from Brooklyn.
Join the club, Ange! Being a mom rocks--it's the greatest. Not without its intense work, but the payoff is the absolute ultimate.
Angelina Jolie recently revealed that she, like millions of other non-celebrity moms, prefers motherhood to working. The Oscar-winning actress also commented she enjoyed traveling for work and getting to work in the field with refugees.
Ange says that rather than having the attitude of getting to work next that she and Brad take turns with one working while the other one gets to stay home with the kids. Says Jolie, "I love being a mom." It's a good thing she does! With four kids and two more on the way, Ange and Brad are on their way to becoming the next John and Kate Plus 8!
Ok, I'm going to ask you a question, and I want you to be totally honest. Recently, a friend of mine revealed that when she went into the hospital to have her first child, wherein she had a Cesarean, she was offered and took advantage of free liposuction while she was in there.
My pal said she figured they were in there already, so why not go for it? Within a month of having her baby, if that, she was back in her regular jeans. Meanwhile, here I am, going about it the regular old way of the vajayjay, and I got nothing but running fourteen miles a day trying to get my butt back to its original, non-Texas size.
My friend said, however, that when she had her second child (also C-section, not VBAC), she was not offered such a thing. When she asked the doctors and nurses looked at her like she was insane. Her first child was born in New York City, her second, upstate. Perhaps it was a city trend. Perhaps it was because she had a rather large baby in there. Perhaps it was because she had a scheduled C-section. Perhaps it was NOT FAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So. Were you offered a free bit of lipo when you went under the knife? 'Cuz if so, it might explain why all those Hollywood moms look pencil thin ten minutes after giving birth. And, it may be reason enough to sign up for an elective C-section!
Not only has the British celebrity been conspicuously absent from the tabloids since giving birth to daughter Ruby Megan nine months ago, the woman who has sung for both popes and presidents announced on her website that she and boyfriend Gavin Hensen are expecting baby #2 in November.
Church currently hosts a talk show while rugby player Hensen is home recovering from an ankle injury.
I'm not a researcher, but I'm pretty sure" recovery" periods are responsible nearly as many children as booze and darkness!
Finally, after all this time, Nicole Kidman and I have something in common. The Oscar-winning actress is set to become a mom this year, and like me, she cried at her ultrasound. Sound silly, but it's true--an ultrasound can be one of those moments in life where everything--everything--changes.
Says Kidman, who feared at one point she would never bear a child, "To feel life growing with you is something very, very special, and I'm going to embrace that completely." Kidman went on to say, in an interview to Vogue Magazine, that you either walk through life and experience it or are a voyeur, and she's not a voyeur. I'm not 100% clear on what she meant but that, but frankly having an ultrasound does make one a bit of a voyeur! Your little unborn baby has no idea you're watching him or her do his or her thing in the womb.
Still, to see who it is that's giving you all those kicks, and that gas--well, it's nothing short of a miracle. I laugh now, but every time I even hear the heartbeat, which is about once a month, I get all weepy. There is nothing more beautiful than the sound of your child's heartbeat. Good luck to Nicole and Keith Urban as they wander through this glorious experience that is carrying and birthing a child. If she's like this now, just wait until she gets one of those 4-D ultrasounds!
Stewi Griffin (of television's Family Guy) make want Gwen Stefani dead, but somehow I can't get enough of her. The singer and business woman, who has her own line of clothes, bags and perfume, is set to be mom to baby number two any day now, but she and husband rocker Gavin Rossdale don't know the sex.
Rather than choosing to find out, they are going the other way and keeping the suspense until the last minute. But, how to buy? How to decorate? How to have fun while you wait (outside of your reunion with No Doubt)? Not a problem. The rockers plan on having a Goth baby and painting the child's nursery black.
Rossdale is quoted as saying this to OK Magazine in regards to whether he was going pink or blue with the nursery. I'm sure Gwen,already mom to Kingston, was amused at the remark if anything. The whole thing is probably a joke, but I wouldn't put it past these two to actually follow through with it! I wonder what color Kingston's room is!
Hear that sound? That's the rumor mill rolling again. This time it's in the direction of Ashlee Simpson. Word has it that the newly-married singer is set to follow in the footsteps of Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lopez and Angelina Jolie by having twins.
The breaker of the news? Her new husband, rocker Pete Wentz. In a recent radio interview with Arizona's John Jay and Rich, Wentz apparently referred to his unborn child as "them," sparking the rumors. Wentz was quick to respond to the rumors saying that it was early in the morning and since he didn't know it the baby was boy or girl he mistakenly referred to the unborn child as "them."
Only time will tell how many little Simpson-Wentzes are in Ashlee's skinny belly. My guess? It really just is one. But hey--you never know! Good luck, Ashlee and Pete!
Funny man David Spade is set to be a dad. The funny man and former Saturday Night Live star, 43, is set to be a first-time dad with ex-girlfriend, Playboy playmate Jillian Grace.
According to In Touch Magazine, the couple dated briefly last year and the Playmate has recently revealed she is expecting. Spade has not come forth and publicly acknowledged the child to be is his, but says he is prepared to accept responsibility is that is the case.
Well, it's only a matter of time before the truth is revealed--so good luck and hopefully congratulations to Mr. Spade! if he is the daddy, then the baby stands to be beautiful and funny.
Actress Angelina Jolie claims that being pregnant is great for her sex life. Ms. Jolie is set to give birth to twins in the imminent future in her mother's native France.
Says Jolie, being round and full has given her a lust for life. She also comments that due to her size she and boyfriend Brad Pitt have had to become creative as traditional styles no longer are comfortable. Hence, sex is more fun.
Many women eschew sex in the late stages of pregnancy because it's uncomfortable or they feel too big to be sexy. Perhaps we should take some advice from Angelina. Also, there's no fear of getting pregnant when you're already there! Plus, I've heard sex is a good way to get labor going if the baby is late. Perhaps there is more up Ms. Jolie's sleeve then she is letting on (that's usually the case).
Female boxer and contender for the Dancing with the Stars trophy Laila Ali plans to honor her father, Muhammad Ali, in a very special way. The 30-year old mom-to-be plans on naming her child after the boxing champion.
Ali recently revealed the child will be a boy. His name will be Curtis Jr., after Curtis Conway, the baby's father, with Mohammad as the middle name. Ali also confirmed she'd like to have the baby at home with no medication.
Ali is due in three months and contends the hardest part of pregnancy is giving up her hardcore workouts. Perhaps having that baby at home with no meds will be enough of a workout for her! Good luck to you, Laila!
Ever since the whole Brangelina escapade, wherein it was claimed she gave birth to her twins but, in fact, did not, in what is now being referred to as Brangelina-gate (at least by me), I'm not sure whether or not to believe the latest headlines. According to reports, actress Jessica Alba has given birth.
The Sin City star and her new husband Cash Warren welcomed a baby girl into the world yesterday in Los Angeles. The baby, named Honor Marie is the first for both. Us Weekly is promoting the story.
Alba and Warren have had a busy six months planning for their new arrival--they secretly got married without even inviting close friends and relatives and moved into a $4 million house. Alba recently made headlines for claiming no money offers had come rolling in for pictures of the new baby and that she has no plans to cash in.
Congratulations to Jessica on the birth of little Honor Marie!
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