Kim Kardashian's publicity coup - pregnant!

I wish I could be as staunchly Kardashian-free-zone as Lainey Gossip when it comes to the news that Kim Kardashian is up the duff to Kayne West, but I'm just not strong enough.

Lainey blogged overnight: "As for 2013 - there may be pretenders, but there is only one Baby Wales. And, really, it’s the only Child Watch that matters. Kanye West’s girlfriend was never covered here before her pregnancy. And Kanye West’s girlfriend will not be covered her during her pregnancy, unless it’s by casual mention in an article about the Blue Ivy Carter, like an extra on a movie set.

Kayne dropped his baby bombshell during a concert in Atlantic City on Sunday night.

Kim later confirmed the news in a blog post on her website, titled,"New Year, New Beginnings." 

"It's true!! Kanye and I are expecting a baby. We feel so blessed and lucky and wish that in addition to both of our families, his mom and my dad could be here to celebrate this special time with us. 

"Looking forward to great new beginnings in 2013 and to starting a family. Happy New Year!!! Xo." 

Twitter lit up with congratulatory messages from family members.

"Oh BABY BABY BABY!!" said Kris Jenner. 

Sister Kourtney tweeted: "Been wanting to shout from the rooftops with joy and now I can! Another angel to welcome to our family. Overwhelmed with excitement! 

Khloe Kardashian christened the foetus "Kimye!"

The only fly in the ointment is that Kim is still legally married to Kris Humphries. But a source close to Kayne has told US magazine the rapper intends to pop the question once her divorce is settled. A source reveals: "He's told friends and family he was gonna [marry] her since the day they met."

Broke Lindsay lives it up in London

Lindsay Lohan reportedly told friends she wants to start next year off on a better note by avoiding the party scene on NYE in favour of a more low-key celebration with close friends.

She even suggested she might stay home and completely abstain from alcohol. But no, she's jetted off to London instead. 

The Daily Mail reports: "She's meant to have serious money worries. But Lindsay Lohan seemed not to have a care in the world as she enjoyed the life of a millionaire in London.

The actress spent her second day in the British city shopping at the legendary department store Harrods, dining out with friends at exclusive restaurant Ciprianis, before heading back to her bed at the upmarket Dorchester hotel."

Wonder who's bankrolling that?

Celebrities celebrate NYE down under


Leonardo Di Caprio may be keeping mum about his NYE celebration down under - before doing it all over again in Vegas - but other stars are shouting it from the rooftops on Twitter.

Mariah Carey is holidaying in Queensland and wrote:  'Happy New Year from Australia!!!!'

Mel B tweeted: 'Happy new year yippee sydney fireworks da bomb!! Love our family and goodbye 2012 hello 2013.'

Keith Urban raved: "Happy new year from Sydney!!!! THANK YOU for making 2012 an insanely fun year. 2013.... Here we come!!!! Stay safe tonight! 



Matthew's a daddy again!

Matthew McConaughey has announced on Facebook: "Camila Alves gave birth to our third child yesterday morning. Our son, Livingston Alves McConaughey was born at 7:43am on 12.28.12. He greeted the world at 9lbs. and 21 inches. Bless up and thank you for your well wishes. Happy New year, and just keep livin, Camila and Matthew McConaughey."

Caribbean wedding for Brange?

Could today be the day that Brange finally tie the knot?

Page Six reports: "Spies say the starry couple and their six kids are all staying at the home of designer Donna Karan on Turks and Caicos.

"According to other sources on the island Pitt and Jolie brought both his parents Jane and William Pitt, his brother Doug Pitt and sister Julie Neal Pitt, their spouses and their children ...

"The posh pad in elite Parrot Cay is on a white- sand beach, and reportedly includes an infinity pool lined with black volcanic stone, and features 360-degree views, African and Asian art, an open-air screening room for watching movies and a dining pavilion that was created in Bali ...

"But it seems Jolie and Pitt may not be taking care of Maddox, Shiloh, Knox, Vivienne, Pax and Zaharaalone — they may have up to 12 nannies in tow. “At lunch on a small island three away from Parrot Cay,” posted Architectural Digest editor-at-large Jeffrey Slonim on his blog Christmas Day. “A woman said she’d heard from a local that [Pitt and Jolie] were in town with two nannies per child. Count ’em, 12 nannies!” 

Lainey Gossip is hoping the gathering of the clans is for the couple's long-awaited nuptials: "It’s super private and so far there have been no pictures and his parents and siblings are reportedly there and her family too so while everyone’s eager to celebrate NYE today, we’re also keeping one eye cocked on the Caribbean, just in case.

"If they actually did it, that would blow Kanye West’s headline off the front page. And it would be satisfying for a few days."

Hot pics & clicks

* Now that's what I call a celebrity wedding. Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood has shared the official photos of his nuptials to Sally Humphries - who is 34 years his junior - in Hello magazine.  

* Justin Bieber and his on-again-off-again love Selena Gomez are reportedly in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for New Year's Eve. He posted a shirtless pic of himself on Twitter with the caption:   "Vacay."

* Eva Longoria will be waving goodbye to the year in style after jetting to the Bahamas with a group of friends including Prison Break star Amaury Nolasco, his girlfriend Lindsey Evans and Wilmer Valderrama. She tweeted this pic from their private plane. 

* Jessica Simpson, 32, tweeted this pic with the caption "Bumpin' and Proud!" Wow, how'd she hide that massive bump for so long?

20 celebrity Christmas snaps

Rihanna tweeted: "Santa baby! Hurry down the chimney tonight! Is it too late to be nice?" 

Tori Spelling wrote: "Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from the McDermotts!"

Alec Baldwin is so besotted with his pups, they're the only pics he seems to tweet these days. For Christmas he captioned this shot: "Where's our presents?"

Justin Bieber wrote: "see u in the morning. haha. MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

Kim Kardashian went retro with this childhood snap: "Nothing says 'Christmas Eve' like sisters in matching Christmas tree dresses!" 

So did Lindsay Lohan's mum, Dina. 

Hilary Duff remembered not-so-merry Christmasses past. Although nothing will ever beat last year's festive belly painting ...

Miranda Kerr posed for this saucy pic, tweeting: "Santa's little helper" 

Miley Cyrus was snap happy on Twitter, here's just one of her shots, captioned: "Merry christmas! From our home to yours"

Neil Patrick Harris posted this cute pic of his son Gideon, admitting that his son was more interested in a broom than the train his dad stayed up half the night assembling.

Mariah Carey's Christmas happy snaps were awesome. Here's just one of many pervy pics.

Katy Perry posted a pic of her "Santa baby" John Mayer.

Jessica Simpson chose a novel way to confirm Hollywood's worst kept pregnancy secret. 

Heidi Klum tweeted: “Santa, I wish for…”

Christina Aguilera posted a snowy pic with her little cutie. 

Never the shy, retiring type, Lisa Rinna tweeted a pic of herself in a onesie.

Jack Osbourne, wife Lisa Stelly and baby Pearl paid a visit to Santa.

David Hasselhoff knows how to bring a little cheer to Christmas. 

"This is my gift ! Thank you God!" tweeted Sean 'Diddy' Combs.

Simon's casual affair with Carmen

Simon Cowell has confirmed he's dating Carmen Electra but ... "She's not my girlfriend," he told On Air with Ryan Seacrest. "We're people who date."

Now, some women might be offended to have their relationship described that way, but  perhaps she'll forgive him since he added, "She's adorable, isn't she?"

OK, I wouldn't. But celebrities, as I'm always saying, are WEIRD. 

Ripped off by Blake

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' wedding photos have finally been released in the latest issue of Martha Stewart Weddings. And I feel totally ripped off, because the pic above is the only one of them. 

Sucks. 

The rest is cakes and decorations and stuff. Not even a wedding dress on a hanger. This is the magazine's explanation: 

“When Ryan and Blake secretly got engaged last June, they knew it would take careful planning, confidentiality, and a select crew to pull off their nuptials before word got out. Enter Martha Stewart.

We quickly discovered that Ryan and Blake are not like the many altar-bound celebrities who sell their big-day photos to the highest bidder. This public, yet very private, couple's sole wish was to have an intimate affair (there were only 35 guests total). And while they remain protective of images of them on their most heartfelt occasion, they graciously let us share pictures of the elements we created together.”

Lainey Gossip is really peeved: "Like, I had it all planned out, you know? I even had a playlist ready for what to have on while l flipped, slowly, through the issue, by the fireplace, with a mug of spiked coffee by my side. And now my holiday moment has been ruined!"

For a nice long, ripped off look at their dessert table, click here. 

Denise's unconventional family

Denise Richards has explained why she took care of Brooke Mueller's twin sons to Charlie Sheen while she was in rehab. 

She told Access Hollywood: "This is not the first time I've had all five, they're Sam and Lola's brothers. It was a full house, lots of love and life. Brooke knows anytime, and Charlie, that any time they need help with the boys, that I'm there."

"They're our family and they're Sam and Lola's brothers and I can't imagine growing up without my sister, so anytime she needs help, I'm there for the boys.

"[Sam and Lola] are the best big sisters to [the boys] and they love them.

"I know it doesn't seem normal, but it is our normal. They're little kids and I love children, and like I said, it's our daughter's brothers, so I can't say no."

 
(To make things even more freaky, she's also currently starring on Charlie's show, Anger Management.)


Hot pics & clicks

* Jamie Oliver has posed with his family in matching pyjamas for the holidays.

* Claire Danes has given birth to a baby boy, Cyrus Michael Christopher Dancy.

* Paris Hilton has gone skiing in Aspen dressed like this. For some reason the word "tosser" keeps popping into my head. I'm probably just jealous. 

* This retro pic of Hilary Duff meeting Santa is hilarious!

* Check out the new Great Gatsby poster. Gorgeous! There's also a new trailer. Click here to see it. 

* Are they on or off? Even Chris Brown doesn't know. Yesterday he posted a pic of himself and Rihanna together on Twitter then took it down 10 minutes later. 

* Christina Aguilera was guest of honour at a surprise 32nd birthday party last weekend. According to US magazine: "Guests to the fashionable fete - Aguilera's home was decorated in the same shades to match the cake - included Nicole Richie and Blake Shelton (wife Miranda Lambert was out of town), and featured a smorgasbord of finger foods, including mac n' cheese, mini chili dogs, deviled eggs and grape leaves." 

Bradley Cooper has five nipples

Bradley Cooper pranked Ellen DeGeneres on her show this week, showing her his third, fourth and fifth nipple.

"Hey, do you remember when you asked me last time if I could take my shirt off?" he asked. "I remember thinking—well, I don't know if I should reveal this much about myself."

"I didn't [take my shirt off then] because—I'll show you why," he said, unbuttoning his red button-down. "I actually have a third nipple…It's disgusting!"

"You have three nipples?" Ellen exclaimed.

"I do," he replied. "Is that weird? I actually have—this is so sick—I have a fourth nipple actually." He then showed Ellen a fake nipple on his arm and a fifth nipple on his leg.

Drew's glad her wild years are over

In the latest issue of Allure magazine, Drew Barrymore recalls appearing in a 1995 Playboy photo shoot, after which Steven Spielberg famously sent over a quilt and a note that read “cover up”.

“It’s embarrassing to go through any rebellious stage in front of people that you love and respect, and yet I’m glad I did,” she says. “I’m glad I lived such a full life before I settled down into a family because I got to enjoy it and get it out of my system.”

But she's proud of having survived the journey. 

“My first goal is to show [Olive] E.T. — I cannot wait until she’s old enough — and then Ever After, because I want her to see that you can rescue yourself,” Barrymore says.

Chris Brown is dating Rihanna AND his ex

The Huffington Post reports: "Rihanna and Chris Brown may look very much like a couple on Instagram, but according to Karrueche Tran's friend, singer Christina Milian, Karrueche is still his girlfriend.

"Milian stopped by "The Wendy Williams Show" and dished on what she knows about Brown and Tran's relationship, revealing that the model is dating the R&B singer.

"You know what, from what I've always known, she's his girlfriend," Milian told Williams on Friday. "And that's where it lies for me. I see everything in the media. I really don't get into the detail of it, but I think everybody has their own life and how they deal with things. They have the right to handle it how they want." Adding, "I think they make a great couple."

Hot pics & clicks

* A pic of the kiss on Doctor Who has been released! Swoon. 

* Kim Kardashian has bangs. She tweeted a shot of the cutting process with stylist Chris McMillan with the caption: "Fun shoot today @mrchrismcmillan He just can't control his scissor hands! #bangs"

* Now there's a nice way to relax, Heidi Klum has tweeted a pic of herself on holidays, captioned "Island speed".

* Taylor Swift and her toyboy, One Direction's Harry Styles, couldn't bear to be apart. They've met up together in Hollywood, where she accompanied him to get a giant ship tattooed onto his arm. It must be love. 

* US President Barack Obama just posted this pic on his Twitter feed ... showing him goofing around with the son of a White House staffer in the Outer Oval Office just before Halloween. We should be seeing some Christmas pics around Easter. 

* Another shot from Romeo Beckham's Burberry shoot by Mario Testino has been released.