Saturday, December 20, 2025

Stone Roses legend Mani’s cause of death revealed

Gary 'Mani' Mounfield died peacefully in his sleep of "respiratory issues" following a long-standing battle with the lung condition emphysema.

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Whitney Houston to receive a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award

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Kylie Minogue tops UK Christmas charts

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Kelsey Grammer to be a dad again?


Kelsey Grammer is to become a father again.
The 59-year-old actor and his wife Kayte Walsh are reportedly expecting their second child together after the star was spotted rubbing the blonde beauty's hidden baby bump at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Hollywood last weekend, according to Us Magazine.
The couple - who got married in 2011 - already have 19-month-old daughter Faith together, but her birth didn't go according to plan as they were initially expecting twins, but sadly lost their baby boy.
The couple said at the time: "It was unspeakably painful and we know that people will understand our desire to keep the news private then, as we know they will respect our privacy in this matter now."
Kelsey is also a father to Spencer, 30, Greer, 22, Mason, 12, and Jude, nine, from previous relationships, and is a grandfather to Spencer's two-year-old son Emmett.
However, Kelsey - who has been married four times - revealed last year he was keen to have more children with Kayte.
He said previously: "I think we'll have at least two more, if not three or four. I think it's a great way to live a life."

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West set wedding date


Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have set a date for their wedding.
The couple only got engaged in October last year, but are wasting no time in becoming husband and wife as they are reportedly planning to tie the knot on May 24 in Paris, France.
The loved-up pair - who have eight-month-old daughter North together - will have their nuptials on a Saturday, but will fly their jet-setting guests in to the romantic city several days before they get hitched, according to Us magazine.
Meanwhile, the 33-year-old reality TV star - who has been married twice before - recently insisted she wanted her wedding to be a small and intimate affair, and she has even been axing friends and family members from the drafted guest list.
She said previously: "We're having a super, super, just small, intimate [wedding] ... as we're going along we're realising that we just want it to be more small and intimate than people are imagining and thinking."
However, the 'New Slaves' rapper, 36, has other ideas as he wants to invite lots of famous faces from the world of fashion to their nuptials, including Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci, Karl Lagerfeld and Vogue magazine editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.

Mary-Kate Olsen wants to ‘marry and settle down quickly’


Mary-Kate Olsen wants to "marry and settle down quickly".
The 27-year-old star sparked rumours she got engaged to her French beau Olivier Sarkozy last week, and the blonde beauty is reportedly eager to get hitched and set up a life together in the US.
A source told E! News: "She's [Mary-Kate] always made it pretty clear that she wants to settle down as quickly as possible."
However, the loved-up couple could be heading for a disagreement as Olivier - who has two children, Julien, 12, and Margot, 10, with his ex-wife Charlotte Bernard - wants to take things slowly.
The source explained: "All we know is that Olivier will want a nice long engagement--he's been through a marriage already and had lovely kids, so he knows what it's all about."
Meanwhile, the duo are yet to confirm the engagement rumours, but friends believe the French banker, who is the half-brother of the former President of France Nicolas Sarkozy, could have popped the question during a recent vacation to Jamaica
The insider said: "If they are engaged, they haven't announced it to family and friends in France yet, but who knows."
They added: It [the engagement] would have been during a recent holiday they spent in Jamaica.
Mary-Kate and Olivier first started dating in 2012 and currently live in New York where they have a $6.25 million townhouse.

Katy Perry turned into weather girl for Australian show


Katy Perry became a weather girl for an Australian news show today (05.03.14).
The 'Dark Horse' hitmaker tried her hand at presenting the forecast during an appearance on 'Sunrise' and, although she had great fun pointing the "nifty wand" at the map, she needed some help with the pronunciation of some of the cities.
The 29-year-old singer had staff in hysterics after she referred to Hobart, Tasmania, as "Hogwarts", the fictional school of magic, featured in the 'Harry Potter' fantasy novels.
After realising her weather presenting skills weren't up to scratch, she then told viewers to check the forecast on their mobile phones.
She said: "If you don't understand all of this, I am sure you have an app on your phone."
However, the funny antics didn't stop there as shortly after Katy presented the weather, she was introduced to a Madame Tussauds statue of herself, which she claimed had a bigger bust than her.
She said: "Her boobs are much bigger."
She added: "She is very strange but I like her and I think we'll be friends."

Angelina Jolie: My family made me feel a ‘kid again’


Angelina Jolie credits her family for making her feel like a "kid again".
The 'Maleficent' actress had both breasts removed last year after tests showed she carries the BRCA1 gene, meaning her chances of contracting breast cancer are very high, but she insists focusing on her children Maddox, 12, Pax, 10, Zahara, nine, Shiloh, seven, and twins Vivienne and Knox, five, has helped her get through it.
She said: "Outside my home I can be somewhat serious. [But with my family], we laugh and we play, and I'm light again, and I'm a kid again, and I'm loving and soft again because they've brought that back in my life."
The 38-year-old beauty - who raises her six children with partner Brad Pitt - has allowed her youngest daughter Vivienne to make a cameo appearance in 'Maleficent', but she's adamant she doesn't want any of her offspring to become famous actors and actresses.
She explained in the new edition of Entertainment Weekly magazine: "We think it's fun for our kids to have cameos and join us on set, but not to be actors. That's not the goal for Brad and me at all. I think we would both prefer that they didn't become actors."

Jessica Alba’s daughter didn’t like baddie role


Jessica Alba's daughter didn't like her playing a baddie.
The 32-year-old actress - who has daughters Honor, five, and Haven, two, with husband Cash Warren - had a lot of fun voicing villainous Lena in 'Escape From Planet Earth' but her eldest child asked her to consider a different role for her next project.
She exclusively told MailOnline: "My daughter was three and a half when she first saw the movie and now she's five. But she was mainly really confused about why I was playing the baddie. She was like, 'Is she evil?' And then she said, 'Are you?' So I said, 'Honor, it's just fun, it's just a movie - it's like playing dress up.'
"But she said, 'Why does she have to be bad? Next time, can you play the nice one?' I couldn't really tell her that it was actually fun to play the baddie!"
Jessica also insisted being a working mother isn't too difficult because she is able to balance her personal and professional lives by not taking on too much.
She said: "It doesn't really take that much time to do a movie. Some movies that I do I can do in a week, and you can shoot all of your stuff in that time.
"And then others you can do two days here, two days there. I'm about to do two movies back to back but they're both in LA and they're both about four weeks each, and I think that's all I'm going to do this year. It's actually kind of OK."

Allison Williams ‘obsessed’ with engagement ring


Allison Williams is "obsessed" with her engagement ring.
The 'Girls' actress can't stop looking at the diamond jewellery she was presented with last month when Ricky Van Veen asked her to be his wife.
She said: "I'm obsessed with it. I stare at it a lot. We're thrilled."
The 25-year-old actress also admitted Ricky's proposal came as a complete surprise.
Speaking to 'Late Night' host Seth Meyers, she said: "I was completely surprised, and the funniest thing about that is that I consider myself someone impossible to surprise and yet I am constantly."
Though she is often surprised, the actress says she is often "poised" for a shock - and insists she isn't disappointed if one doesn't come along.
She said: "But I walk around the world poised and ready for a surprise.
"On my 25th birthday it was particularly bad. I went to the movies and I opened the movie theatre door and I went, 'Everyone's here...that I don't know. A room full of strangers, got it.' And then I would walk into a restaurant and be like, 'Hey...people in the restaurant that I don't know.' I guess that definitely could mean that I'm in a constant state of disappointment, but instead it means that I live life one potential surprise to the next."
Allison is a big fan of reality TV show 'The Bachelor' and she admits her newly-engaged status has changed her opinion of the contestants.
She said: "Suddenly the show feels real! I understand the stakes for the first time ever, which is so weird because I have empathy, but for some reason it's never occurred to me, like, 'They're getting engaged on this show!'I was filled with anxiety for the contestants."


Channing Tatum comes first for daughter


Channing Tatum's daughter is a daddy's girl.
The 'Magic Mike' actor loves playing with nine-month-old Everly and his wife, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, says the youngster is devoted to him.
Jenna said: "He's like a big kid. He plays with her, and she laughs harder and smiles bigger than she does with anyone. Dad comes around and it's playtime. She's like, 'Mom, I'll talk to you later!'"
Because she is so busy with work and caring for Everly, the 'Witches of East End' star fits in exercise whenever she can - including during her baby's bedtime routine.
She explained to Us Weekly: "When I'm rocking Everly to sleep, I do lunges across the nursery, squats or calf raises. Suddenly 45 minutes have gone by, she's asleep and I got a little workout!"
The 33-year-old beauty took as much care of herself as possible during her pregnancy, and says working out kept her "sane".
She said: "The second I found out I was pregnant, I called [my trainer] Jen Johnson. We found areas we wanted to target: arms and legs. I wanted to keep the muscles alive. Plus, I felt so much better. Working out kept me sane. I would feel a burst of energy and all my hormones would regulate.
"I think a lot of women find out they're pregnant and are like, 'Let's go crazy and eat ice cream every day!' To me, it was, 'I'm growing a human being, and I want to give this little soul the best nutrition I can,"

Oscar Pistorius asked friend to take blame for restaurant gun shot


Oscar Pistorius reportedly once asked his friend to take the blame when his gun went off in a restaurant.
The Paralympic athlete's murder trial continued today (05.03.14) as Pistorius' friend Kevin Lerena told the court the athlete pleaded with their pal to accept the fallout when he allegedly accidentally fired a gunshot under the table in a restaurant in Johannesburg, South Africa, in January of last year.
The incident took place just weeks before the London 2012 gold medallist shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp three times through the toilet door of his Pretoria home, later claiming he thought she was an intruder.
Lerena said in the witness stand that another friend, Darren Fresco, passed his gun to Pistorius under the table and told him there was a bullet in it just before the gun went off.
When management came over to investigate, the athlete reportedly asked Fresco to take the fall, saying: "Just say it was you. I don't want any tension around me. There's too much media hype around me."
Yesterday (04.03.14), neighbours claimed they heard cries for help and a woman's screams during the incident, but Pistorius' defense argued today that the shouts were the sports star expressing his distress in the aftermath.
Defence lawyer Barry Roux added that former model Reeva wouldn't have been able to scream due to the injury to her brain.
The trial continues this week.

Queen Elizabeth would love to be able to sing


Britain's Queen Elizabeth would love to be able to sing.
The 87-year-old monarch made the confession to Laura Wright - who who will perform 'God Save the Queen' before England play Wales in the rugby match over this weekend - during a Commonwealth event held at her London residence, Buckingham Palace.
Laura told the Daily Mail newspaper: "She said Gary Barlow had told her that anyone can sing - it's just a matter of learning, which I totally agree with."
Elizabeth is a fan of Gary's music and was singing a track from the Take That star's album when they met.
Laura added: "When I was talking to her, she sang a little bit of a track from Gary's 'Sing' EP.
"It sounded like she had a lovely voice. I did offer her some singing lessons, but I think she might be quite busy."
Meanwhile, the queen is busy with her royal duties and is set to attend the Commonwealth Observance, the UK's largest multi-faith celebration, in Westminster Abbey in London on March 10.
She will be joined at the event by her husband, Prince Philip, her sons Prince Charles and Prince Edward and wife Sophie, the countess of Wessex.

David Bowie to write song for Merry Clayton?


David Bowie has offered to write a song for gospel singer Merry Clayton.
The 65-year-old star of Oscar-winning documentary '20 Feet From Stardom' - which tells the story of famous musician's backup singers - claims she received a phone call from the 'Fame' hitmaker just days before her film won the Academy Award.
Speaking to PageSix.com, she said: "I got a call from David Bowie out of the blue two days ago. He told me he wanted to write my next project. I couldn't believe it when I first heard his voice. We haven't seen each other in 20 years."
Merry has provided back-up vocals on songs by pop stars such as Tom Jones, Joe Cocker and Carole King but is best known for her duet with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones' hit 'Gimme Shelter'.
Opening up about her excitement over the success of '20 Feet From Stardom' Merry admitted she won't let David, 67, go back on his word.
She said: "This is bringing so many gifts back from my past. I am not sure what my next project will be... but I will definitely hold David to his promise."
Bowie won the Best Male Solo Artist prize at the BRIT Awards in London last month.

Stars record official England 2014 FIFA World Cup song


Gary Barlow has teamed up with Gary Lineker for the official England 2014 FIFA World Cup song.
The Take That singer will record the track at Sarm Studios in West London alongside former England soccer stars and other musicians.
Lineker wrote on Twitter: "I'm getting together one hell of a group for England's official FIFA World Cup song for @sportrelief . Teaching @GaryBarlow a thing or 2. (sic)"
Before he added: "The boy @GaryBarlow done good for @sportrelief (sic)".
The 'Match of the Day' presenter then attached an image of the pair of them sitting side-by-side in the studio holding a model of the World Cup trophy.
Mel C and Emma Bunton - who found fame with the Spice Girls - and former Girls Aloud member Kimberley Walsh will be among the stars contributing to the track with the help of sportsmen Michael Owen, Martin Keown and David Seaman.
The official Sport Relief Twitter account wrote: "Ultimate Phoenix from the Flames - Sir Geoff, @MelanieCmusic @EmmaBunton @KimberleyJWalsh & a pineapple #srworldcup (sic)", and attached an image of the females with former England international footballer Sir Geoff Hurst.
The video will make its debut on Sport Relief night on BBC One on March 21, months before the games kick off in Brazil in June.