Thursday 21 August 2008

A Big Juicy Update



Matt Damon is now completely outnumbered after his wife gave birth to a baby girl. The new arrival has been named Gia Zavala and joins two-year-old Isabella and half sister Alexia, aged 10. Matt's rep said "Everyone is great, she's healthy and beautiful." Matt has said he'll take the rest of the year off to spend time with his wife Luciana and their three girls.



For those waiting for the official word, wait no more - Jen Garner has finally confirmed her pregnancy. Whilst at an LA event a reporter asked Jennifer about any upcoming projects, her response? Pointing to her belly and replying 'this'! The actress later told Access Hollywood: "We're so excited, obviously", then joked "Oh, I'm not pregnant. I just had a lot of carbs for breakfast. It's just — what do they call it — a breakfast pouch?" This will be baby number two for Jennifer and husband Ben Affleck, who already have daughter Violet.



Probably the most unexpected news this week is that Ricky Martin is the father of twin boys...who were born by surrogate mother. A statement from the singer's rep read: "The children, delivered via gestational surrogacy, are healthy and already under Ricky's full-time care. Ricky is elated to begin this new chapter in his life as a parent and will be spending the remainder of the year out of the public spotlight in order to spend time with his children." This news has increased speculation about Ricky's sexuality, who has never confirmed or denied such rumours.



Speculation on whether Eva Longoria Parker is expecting have heightened this week with the actress wearing baggy clothes and the spotting of a potential baby bump. Just recently Desperate Housewives' creator Marc Cherry told US Weekly of the actress' baby plans: "Eva is desperately trying to get pregnant with Tony Parker," adding "After they phone their doctor, she promised me I will be the next call".



Former S Club 7 singer Rachel Stevens is tipped to star in this year's Strictly Come Dancing. Rachel, whose career hasn't done brilliantly since the band split, could join footballer Teddy Sherringham and George Clooney's ex, Lisa Snowdon. The dancing show will be on BBC1 from next months.



My Favourite news of the week: The Notebook lovers are back on! Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams have been spotted canoodling in Canada, several publications have confirmed. The pair began their romance after the movie wrapped in 2004 but suddenly parted ways last year. On the split Ryan told GQ magazine that "The only thing I remember is we both went down swingin' and we called it a draw." The couple won an MTV award for best kiss in The Notebook and famously recreated it for their acceptance speech.