Tyra Banks doesn't like wine - but orders it in public to look sexy.
The US talk show host thinks the alcoholic tipple tastes "nasty" but likes to hold a wine glass to look more attractive to people.
Tyra wrote on her personal website: "I recently went to Napa, California, and I learned how to pair wines with certain tastes, how red wine tastes good with salt and bitter things like lemon.
"So, every now and then I'll order some wine at the table. I'll only take two sips, but I'll keep holding the glass cause it makes me feel sexy, but I still don't drink it because it still tastes kind of nasty to me."
The 33-year-old former supermodel believes she is lucky as her dislike for alcohol means she won't end up in rehab like other stars.
She said: "I feel like I've been very lucky because I don't really have an addictive personality.
"I've never had any drugs and I had a little taste of alcohol when I was 12-years-old, but that's about it.
"I'm not really an 'alcohol girl' and I'm definitely not a 'drug girl.' "
She’s considered to be one of the most beautiful, and hottest, young stars in Hollywood, but the only person who isn’t impressed with Jessica Alba’s looks, is the lady herself.
Alba tells Parade magazine that though men’s mag FHM named her the Sexiest Woman in the World this year, she doesn’t really see herself as a sex symbol.
In fact, Alba feels that on most days, she looks less than ordinary.
“I don’t really pay attention to all that. It’s only when people start to treat me like one that it really freaks me out. Most days I wake up and look in the mirror and go, ‘ugh.’ I don’t really think I look all that great,” Us Weekly quoted her, as telling the mag.
Another thing that the star wishes she could be is anonymous. Alba confessed that she only time she willingly appears in the papers, is when she’s promoting a new film.
And this is why she feels that tabloids often make up stories about her.
“I never want to be in the papers except when I’m promoting a movie, but if they have to, they’ll make up lies about me just to have something newsworthy to say. The more controversial the story is, the more buzz it can get, and the more it’ll sell,” she says.
“I prefer to be a little more anonymous, under the radar. I like to be able to slide in and out of situations unnoticed,” she added.
Alba, who reprised her role as the Invisible Woman in the Fantastic Four series, will now be seen on the big screen when the new movie ‘Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer’ hits theatres.
Cameron Diaz claims she would never have plastic surgery because it is "sick".
The actress can't understand why anyone would want to go under the knife and destroy their own characteristics.
She is quoted by Britain's Daily Express newspaper as saying: "Have you seen those shows where ordinary people want to look like Britney Spears or Brad Pitt? What on earth possesses them to want to destroy their own character? To go under the knife to do that, well, it's sick."
The 34-year-old star had an operation on her nose last year to correct a deviated septum, but claims she would never have surgery for purely cosmetic reasons.
She added: "I would never have anything done. I think beauty comes from the inside. When I see women who have had plastic surgery I find it unnerving. All I can see is the surgery. The person who has had it has vanished. I don't want to look like that."
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Diaz, who turns 35 in August, is currently dating magician Criss Angel, 39, after splitting from singer Justin Timberlake in January.
Lily Allen Was Kicked Out Of School For Sexual Services.... Lily Allen was kicked out of school as a teenager when teachers caught her performing fellatio on her classmates.
The bawdy Brit hasn't been shy when it comes to talking about her troublesome schooldays, but in a new Rolling Stone interview she has revealed just how far she went.
She tells the magazine, "I was doing things with boys that I shouldn't have been doing at such a young age... I was doing blow-jobs... I don't want to go into it. It was not good."
But she insists that although the sexual servicing upset teachers at her school, her parents weren't bothered when the authorities alerted them to Allen's scandalous behaviour.
She adds, "They didn't care... They're products of the 60s, they're bang up for a bit of that."
Kelly Brook Almost Killed On Set Of New Movie.... British actress Kelly Brook almost drowned while filming scenes for her latest movie Fishtales, after hitting her head on a rock.
The Smallville star plays Neried in the film, a feisty mermaid who falls in love with an Oxford-professor, played by her real-life fiance Billy Zane.
But while shooting one scene off the Greek island of Spetses, Brook sustained a minor head injury and struggled for air as her legs were strapped into her mermaid costume.
She says, "I held my breath as long as I could under water, then shot up and smacked my head on a huge Grecian column which was supposed to be part of a temple set.
"I suppose I panicked for a moment because my legs were trapped in the mermaid's fins and tail - the costume was stuck on and I was thrown into the sea with my legs strapped together.
"It was quite a bang on the head. I was dazed and saw stars and there was no way I could climb out on my own. Luckily some divers rescued me, but it was very painful and quite a shock."
Actress Eva Mendes was so scared of doing nude scenes that she had to have a drink to get through a love scene with actor Joaquin Phoenix in the movie 'We Own the Night'.
Speaking at a press conference at Cannes, she said: 'I wasn't comfortable at all. They were very sweet and they poured me a vodka and orange juice and then I was fine.
'I'm very professional and I don't usually drink on the job but that morning I had a little vodka and OJ.'
She also said that it was her first sex scene, reports people.com
'Thank god it was with director James Gray. Not that it was actually with James,' she said. 'He did it at the end of the shoot, so it was the last day and I was really, really comfortable ....'
The singer-and-actress, who is rumoured to be engaged to rapper Jay-Z, doesn't think she could cope with the demands of motherhood at present.
She said: "I think I have a long way to go before I'd be able to handle looking after a child. I probably will have a baby one day, but not for a while."
Beyoncé, 25, recently admitted she was put off having children after watching her sister give birth.
The singer's sister Solange has a three-year-old son Daniel, and Beyoncé admits she found it quite harrowing watching him come into the world.
She said: "I was there when Solange gave birth and I swear it was enough to put anyone off for life!
"The doctors had to give me drinks because I was turning purple.
"It was crazy but, at the same time, quite beautiful.
"When I was watching I thought, 'I'm never going to have a baby'. But now, when I see my nephew, I think he's the best thing in the world. He's so cute and clever - I love him so much."
Former supermodel Tyra Banks credits her sudden popularity with younger men to her new curvy figure.
The retired catwalk star and talk show host insists she's been inundated with attention from younger men ever since she gained a more voluptuous figure.
The 33-year-old star of The Tyra Banks Show explains, "Twenty-three-year-old guys ask me out all the time. Some of them are even celebrities who come on to my show. One guy even went for my muffin top (midsection fat).
"I was like, 'You're 10 years younger than me. You need to date Hilary Duff.
Don't date me. I have a roll around my middle."
However, she insists she is now less popular with men her age, adding, "I make a good living, so men my age get a little intimidated."
Sienna Miller's Partying Upsets Neighbours.... British actress Sienna Miller has infuriated close neighbours who are fed up with her late night house parties.
The Factory Girl star, who lives in London, stands accused of keeping nearby residents up with noisy nocturnal gatherings - and some are so tired of the disturbances they're threatening to call in the cops.
One tells British newspaper The Independent, "She has parties with bouncers that last until daylight.
"The music's so loud that it rattles our windows. When someone's gone round to complain, the music's turned down a bit and then turned up when they've gone.
"We're going to call the noise police if it carries on."
Miller is currently away from home filming Dylan Thomas biopic The Edge of Love in Wales.
At an exclusive party on a private yacht in Cannes, Jessica Simpson reportedly "spent the whole night following Leonardo DiCaprio around like a lost puppy," a source tells Page Six. "He just seemed freaked out and kind of ignored her."
· Employees at ABC are taking sides in the matter of Rosie O’Donnell vs. Elisabeth Hasselbeck. O’Donnell’s chief writer, Janette Barber, was allegedly escorted from The View offices after she was caught drawing moustaches on photographs of Hasselbeck that hang in the studios.
· A source for Page Six alleges that Paula Abdul did not actually break her nose trying to avoid her Chihuahua as she claims. “She had pitched a fit, threw something into a mirror or glass object, and a shard of glass struck her in the face, which explains why Paula's nose didn't seem swollen.”
· When Sarah Silverman fans call the number listed on the 2007 MTV Movie Awards promotional poster (which reads: For a good time, call 1-877-SARAH07), they get a recorded message from Silverman and her dog telling callers they’re going to die.
· Despite the fact that Dita Von Teese and Marilyn Manson are in the process of ending their marriage, Rose McGowan may still have hard feelings toward Von Teese, who the rocker began dating the same month he and McGowan broke up. The Grindhouse actress stepped outside when the burlesque star performed her act at the AmFAR benefit in Cannes.
· You only have three years left to find out whether American Idol judge Simon Cowell actually has a heart in there somewhere. He has told friends he won't renew his contract past 2010.
Actress Jessica Alba fears she isn't taken seriously by Hollywood studios, because she is too "hot".
The sexy star - who recently topped a magazine poll of the Sexiest Women in the World - claims her good looks have held her back.
But Alba hopes the five films she will appear in in 2007 will help change people's minds.
The 26-year-old actress tells U.S. magazine GQ, "I hope all my new work will help producers in getting past my hotness.
"I try not to make the headlines. I'm self-conscious about this. I try to not make my presence known. I have my own fashion style and do not try to fit in. I don't have my breasts under my chin, I'm not showing butt cheeks, nor much legs. I don't go for the trendiest look."
Paris Hilton has been immortalised as a doll wearing prison overalls.
The convicted hotel heiress' impending jail sentence has inspired a line of memorabilia - which includes T-shirts, mugs and prisoner-Paris figures.
Sandy Kelley - who sells the dolls - is quoted as saying by Britain's Daily Express newspaper: "I'm sure Paris wouldn't mind. Everyone knows how she loves to be the centre of attention."
The merchandise is said to be attracting immense interest on internet auction sites.
Paris is also said to be cashing in on her prison stint.
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The 'Simple Life' star is rumoured to be in talks for a book and TV deal detailing her 23-day stay in a Los Angeles jail.
The 26-year-old was ordered to spend 45 days in prison after being found guilty of violating her probation by driving with a suspended licence.
Her sentence, which is due to start on June 5, was halved earlier this week after she was rewarded for "good behaviour".
Sexy actress, Jessica Alba gets extremely uncomfortable when cameramen focus on areas which should not to be captured on tape.
The Good Luck Chuck actress said that it can get really uneasy when camera lingers over awkward places.
“When you see the camera right here you’re like, ‘Uh, that’s my crotch.… I’m going to stand over here,’” Us Weekly quoted Alba, as telling GQ magazine.
“You know? Cameramen are just horny sometimes,” she added.
The actress also opened about how she felt when movie bosses forced her to scuba dive in a bikini, scrapping the original idea of a wet suit.
She added that if she had created a fuss over the change, she would have been called a diva, and that similar incidents will keep happening.
“…The people in charge decided to dumb it down. And all of a sudden, the wet suits went away…If I’d bitched about the change, I would’ve been called a diva. I can’t say it was the first time that ever happened. And I can’t say it’ll be the last,” she said.
Sarah Jessica Parker took her four-year-old son James to his first celebrity party last night (15.05.07).
The actress took James to a star-studded New York party, celebrating the opening of a new Serge Normant at John Frieda salon - where he got his first taste of the city's glamorous celebrity circuit.
Sarah told the USA Today newspaper: "He loves Serge. He wanted to come."
The former 'Sex and the City' star is a close friend as well as a client of celebrity stylist Serge.
She added: "Serge has the technical skills. He's the kindest, nicest person. I really love him, he's a friend."
Fellow actress Ellen Barkin also partied at the event in the city's trendy meat-packing district to support Serge.
Serge's celebrity clients have included Julia Roberts and Jennifer Connelly.
Sarah celebrates her 10th wedding anniversary with actor Matthew Broderick this month.
Anna Nicole Smith's will was filed by Howard K. Stern yesterday (14.05.07).
Anna Nicole's former lover and lawyer filed the papers - naming him as the will's executor - at a Los Angeles probate court, stating her total assets to be worth $710,000.
The will - which was drawn up in April 2001 - leaves everything to Anna Nicole's son Daniel who died last September of an accidental overdose in the Bahamas.
Daniel, 20, was visiting his mother just days after she had given birth to daughter Dannielynn when he died.
Anna Nicole's ex-boyfriend Larry Birkhead, 34, was proven by DNA test results to be the father of eight-month-old Dannielynn on April 10.
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Anna Nicole died on February 8 from an accidental overdose at Florida's Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
Meanwhile, Birkhead filed a separate petition at a Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday formally requesting to be named as guardian of Dannielynn's estate.
Los Angeles probate attorney Allan Cutrow said: "What this means - if granted - is that Stern as the executor will have to deal with Birkhead on any matters pertaining to Anna Nicole's estate.
"Birkhead and Stern appear to be cooperating in pursuit of Anna Nicole Smith's claim against the Marshall estate - that's where the principal money is."
Anna Nicole's estate could be worth much more because of her decade-long court battle for the estimated $1.6 billion estate of her late husband, Texas oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II.
A hearing was set for June 19 regarding Stern and Birkhead's respective filings.
Former ‘Baywatch’ babe Carmen Electra like nothing better than to send, and receive, naughty text messages.
The actress, who is releasing a new book ‘How To Be Sexy’, says in it that she loves to indulge in a racy phone message conversation every now and then.
"I am a texter, I love to text. There is nothing wrong with getting a hot text," The Sun quoted her, as saying.
However, she does warn faithful fans that while they should definitely go ahead and express how they are feeling, they should also be ‘subtle’.
"I say go for it - but be subtle. Express how you are feeling but don't do anything too crazy," she writes.
Her most important piece of advice however, is that you should double check to see whether the message is being sent to the right person.
And despite the fact that she is considered one of the sexiest women in Hollywood, Carmen insists that even she has flaws. The only difference is that she doesn’t delve on them.
"There are problem areas. You look in the mirror and pick apart the things that you don't like about your body," she writes.
"But what I have tried to do is not obsess over what I don't like about myself," she added.
Scarlett Johansson is turned on by confident men.
The 'Lost in Translation' star - who has dated Josh Hartnett and was romantically linked to Justin Timberlake - says good looks are not enough for her.
Scarlett told People magazine: "I look at a guy and think he has such a cute nose or such nice eyes, but there isn't one feature I look for in a guy. One thing I look for, that isn't physical, is a healthy confidence. I think it's the full picture.
"If somebody is confident in a way you would admire - being strong, funny - that can make someone you might not initially be attracted to more attractive."
The 22-year-old blonde is often praised for her beauty and curvaceous figure and admits she is happy with her looks.
She said: "I think that everybody has days that feel more accepting of their own body than other days. I wouldn't say it's something I struggle with. I have what I have and I try and appreciate that.
"I think I feel most beautiful when someone that I love and trust tells me that I am. Then you really do feel it. When people you trust and have affection for tell you that you're beautiful then you really feel like it's special."
Paris Hilton's Behaviour Blasted By Spelling Widow.... Paris Hilton has been publicly criticised by the widow of late media mogul Aaron Spelling for her behaviour in the wake of being sentenced to 45 days in jail for violating her probation by driving with a suspended license.
Candy Spelling, whose daughter is actress Tori Spelling, has hit out at socialite Hilton for not taking responsibility for her actions.
In court earlier this month (May07), Hilton claimed her long-term representative Elliot Mintz had repeatedly informed her her license had been suspended for only 30 days and that she could still drive for work-related matters. She is currently appealing her sentence.
But Spelling has had enough of Hilton's excuses.
She writes on website Tmz.com, "As someone who has known you for most of your life... I'm very worried about you.
"The last week has not only been an obvious roller-coaster for you emotionally, but your strategy went from blaming employees and stating silly excuses like, 'I don't read,' to your new lawyer's tactic to have you sound mature and take some responsibility...
"In most situations, your privileged life works to your benefit... you can get away with more bad behaviour and excuses than most people could even imagine.
"I am sorry you have been sentenced to jail. I can't think of too much that would be worse. But since you let this happen, use the next couple of weeks...
by looking around, realising that you are not as truly entitled as your money implies.
"You are a young woman who can add more to her community than establishing new definitions for infamy."
Hilton Annoyed By Amorous Cops.... Paris Hilton won't be winning many police friends when the new issue of style magazine Harper's Bazaar hits newsstands later this month (May07) - she claims cops pull her over just to ask her out.
The socialite, who was sentenced to 45 days in prison on 4 May (07) for driving with a suspended license, suffers a case of terrible timing thanks to a damning article in June's publication.
She says, "I think I get in more trouble because of who I am. The cops do it all the time. They'll just pull me over to hit on me. It's really annoying.
"They're like, 'What's your phone number? Want to go to dinner.' They won't even give me a ticket."
That wasn't the case when she was pulled over for driving with a suspended license in February (07).
Paris Hilton is now part of a grass-roots campaign to keep her out of jail.
In a message that went up Monday on her MySpace page and reported in the New York Post, the hotel heiress writes (in her own spelling): "My friend Joshua started this petition, please help and sihn it. i LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!"
The petition, directed to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, asks that Hilton be pardoned from her sentence of 45 days in jail for violating the terms of her probation by driving with a suspended license. The punishment was handed down in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday. An appeal has been filed.
"I urge all fans and supporters and all that are outraged by injustice to sign this petition," writes Hilton.
The petition, which had more than 900 signatures by Tuesday morning, urges the California actor-turned-governor to pardon Hilton because she provides "beauty and excitement to (most of) our otherwise mundane lives."
Meanwhile, the governor's office hasn't reviewed the petition but has received e-mails from constituents both for and against a gubernatorial pardon, Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear told the Associated Press Tuesday.
"We'll treat this as we would any other case of this nature, but it would be premature for the governor to get involved until the individual has exhausted his or her judicial remedies," McLear said.
As for the petition, not everyone is hopping the Hilton bandwagon – entirely.
One posting on Paris's page, from a "Raven," reads, "It's so frustrating to me when famous people get off lightly for crimes that a regular person would be held full responsibility for. I don't think she should get a full 45 days though. She didn't hurt anybody and she seems very sorry. I can see letting her go without jail time if she takes some kind of classes about alcohol abuse."
Someone who is a great booster of Hilton is her publicist, Elliot Mintz, who was relieved of his duties – then was rehired Monday night. (Mintz had wrongly informed Hilton of the status of her license, he admitted.)
"Paris and I met last night," Mintz told PEOPLE on Tuesday. "I am still her media rep. She is still my client. She is also a dear friend."
The duo were spotted Monday night in Los Angeles riding a golf cart at Paramount Studio's New York lot, arriving for the Brent Shapiro Foundation for Drug Awareness celebration of its annual Sober Day.
Although many guests at the party were dismayed at the sentence Hilton received, one voiced agreement with her doing real time.
"I do think she should go to lockdown rehab – but not a nice one. I think it should be chosen by the judge," Tom Arnold told PEOPLE. "I've got some ideas – there's a place in Alabama that worked for Robert Downey Jr."
After the event, Hilton and Mintz had dinner at the Rainbow Room with her sister, Nicky. Later, after meeting with Hilton at her house, Mintz told reporters: "I support her completely in an obvious time of difficulty and it's an honor to stand by her side. I will be with her until we get passed this difficult time."
