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November 8, 2009

Stars go crazy for cookies

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It seems half of Hollywood is now happily munching cookies – and it’s to lose weight.

Stars including Denise Richards, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, Kim Kardashian and Mandy Moore have been linked to Dr Sanford Siegal’s Cookie Diet – a controversial weight loss plan which promises to shed the kilos by eating little else but biscuits.

Dr Siegal’s Cookie Diet, available online in Australia, is based on meal replacement in the form of a cookie – the ingredients of which include milk, sugar, eggs, wheat and a “secret amino acid protein mix” said to rein in hunger.

Think a cookie diet sounds too good to be true? You could be right. Dietitians warn that Dr Siegal’s program – which the US physician devised more than 30 years ago and which combines eating one “proper” meal a day with six hunger-controlling cookies – is far from a long-term or healthy weight-management solution.

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November 8, 2009

Scientology Stars

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Tom Cruise has been extremely outspoken about Scientology since he joined in 1990.

The Risky Business star has publically praised Scientology for helping him to overcome dyslexia and has campaigned in Europe for Scientology to be recognised as a religion.

His contribution to Scientology has also gained him the group’s Freedom Medal of Valor in 2004.

In the book written by Andrew Morton called Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography ,it claims that Tom is the church’s “second in command in all but name”.

Actesses Marisol Nichols, Jenna Elfman and Kelly Preston attend the Citizens Commission on Human Rights annual awards banquet which was established by the Church of Scientology.

Jenna Elfman is present at a number of events for Scientology-affiliated groups including the Youth for Human Rights International and Artists for Human Rights and the New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project Charity Event.

Kirstie Alley reportedly credits the scientology program, Narconon, to helping her overcome a drug addiction.

She is now the national spokesperson for the Narconon drug treatment program.

It was reported in 2007 that the star gave the Church of Scientology $5,000,000.

Katie Holmes is connected to the church of scientology through her husband Tom Cruise.

She also has a friendship with Jenna Elfman who is connected to the Church of Scientology and was present at Tom and Katie’s wedding.

Wife of John Travolta, Kelly Preston is heavily involved in scientology and is often present at Scientology related events.

Jag star Catherine Bell has also been linked to a number of Scientology events and in 2006 appeared in the Scientology music video called, “United.”

The video, which promotes human rights, also included performaces by Isaac Hayes, Erika Christensen, Jenna Elfman and Lynsey Bartilson.

Long standing member of the Church of Scientology John Travolta is heavily invovled with the church.

The Grease star joined in 1975 when he was given the book Dianetics when filming the movie The Devil’s Rain.

He and wife Kelly Preston are often present at the Church of Scientology associated events alongside fellow scientologiset Tom Cruise.

It has been reported that Aussie singer Kate Cebrano has been associated with the Church of Scientology since 2008.

In late 2008 she performed at the annual Church of Scientology Gala Charity Concert with American musician Mark Isham in the UK.

Priscilla is said to be a devoted member of the Church of Scientology and during daughter Lisa Marie’s childhood, she sent her to the Scientology-affiliated Apple School known as Los Feliz Hills School in Los Angeles.

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November 8, 2009

Simone’s addiction to Shane – I can’t help myself

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Simone Callahan just can’t resist her bad-boy ex, Shane Warne. Phillip Koch reports the couple couldn’t hide their passion during the Melbourne Cup carnival.

It was almost like 10 years of public humiliations, allegations of cheating and front-page phone scandals had never happened, as a besotted Simone Callahan stayed glued to her former husband’s side during Derby Day last week.

Gazing adoringly at Shane Warne, the man who has caused her so much heartache during their roller-coaster relationship, and wearing a beaming smile throughout the afternoon, Simone is clearly the forgiving type.

Now the mum of three is convinced the latest chapter in the cricket world’s longest running soap opera will have a happy ending. Despite Shane’s track record, Simone believes the man photographed three years ago in London with two girls and a giant inflatable penis has turned over a new leaf.

“He won’t even be snapped in a social situation if there are other females near him,” a close friend of the couple exclusively told Woman’s Day.

“If Shane spots a female close by, he won’t even look at them.

“He is determined to show Simone he can be a model husband and father, and that she has no reason to have any concerns. He wants her to know – without any doubt – that there is only one woman for him.”

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November 8, 2009

Grant Hackett’s wife bounces back in just eight weeks!

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Olympian Grant Hackett’s beautiful wife Candice Alley reveals an amazing post baby body and shares her secrets with CLARE RIGDEN

Dressed in a fitted black cocktail dress and a beautiful sculpted hat, singer Candice Alley, 27, looked so svelte and stunning at this year’s Melbourne Cup Day races, you’d never know she’d given birth to twins just eight weeks before.

“She looks fantastic, doesn’t she?” husband Grant Hackett, 29, said during a catch-up at the exclusive track-side Emirates tent at Flemington. “She’s back to the size she was before she had the babies.”

Grant credits Candice’s weight-loss with sensible, healthy eating and says he’s proud of the way she’s bounced back after the birth of Jagger and Charlize in September.

During the pregnancy, petite Candice almost doubled in size and, at the time, both she and her swimming champ husband were a little in awe of her changing shape.

“My wife’s only five foot four [162cm], so she’s absolutely gigantic at the moment,” he told Woman’s Day a week before the birth. “Her stomach is so big – it’s almost square.”

“My stomach was like a cube shape,” Candice agrees. “Grant could literally rest his keys on my tummy.”

But in no time at all, the new mum has shrunk back to her normal size and is looking better than ever. “Candice looks lovely,” says dietitian Geraldine Georgeou from Designer Diets. “I would say she would have lost, post-natally, about 15 kilos.

“It looks like she probably lost about 10 kilos when the babies came out, and then maybe another five kilos after that. But it looks like her BMI [Body Mass Indicator] would be on the lower end of normal, so around 18 or 19 looking at her.”

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November 8, 2009

Weightloss guru – I lost 160 kilos!

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On the eve of her visit Down Under, bubbly TV personality Ruby Gettinger reveals to JACKIE BRYGEL why she is at last fulfilling her dearest dream

Morbidly obese at 320kg, Ruby Gettinger longed to travel the world. But one thing prevented the plus-sized TV personality from realising her jetsetting dreams – she couldn’t fit into the bathroom on a plane.

Now, having shed an incredible 160kg and inspired people through her regular appearances on Oprah and her own reality TV show, the sky is finally the limit for the flame-headed US dynamo.

The motivating star of The Style Network’s new series Ruby had no trouble choosing her first destination. She will leave the US for our shores on November 11.

“I can’t wait to come to Australia,” enthuses Ruby, who never reveals her age. “I’ve never been anywhere, but it was the first place on my dream list. “The bathrooms on planes are so small anyway, but can you imagine me even trying to get into one before?”

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November 8, 2009

Kate Cook’s open letter

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It should have been a triumphant return home for Australian Idol hopeful, country girl Kate Cook, but her dream homecoming turned to the stuff of nightmares when two carloads of women threatened to attack her over her controversial relationship with her ex-partner’s sister.

Read Kate’s open letter below

There is never a good time to say you are moving on so I can understand why my former partner Kerry feels like she has been left for fame and fortune.

However, the decision to go back to my ex (who happens to be her younger sister) isn’t one I made lightly. Being on Australian Idol was a huge eye opener for me in lots of different ways.

It’s the first time in a long time that I have felt independent and in control of my life. I’ve had many years of feeling lost and whilst I do cherish the times Kerry and I had, it was an area of my life that I needed to address.

Once I was on that path (with Idol) it was like a steam train… the further down the track it got, the harder it became for me to want to go back to some parts of the life I had left behind.

This is a new era for me. I really need to follow my heart and my dreams now more than ever.

This is my one chance to make everything bad in my life come good again. Obviously, things are more complicated then they seem on the surface, and those matters are for those whom they concern, but I feel like I did the best I could with handling our break up, including discussing with Kerry my response to the media before our “break” went public for the first time.

Of course I care for everybody involved, but I’ll never please everybody at the same time. I hope in time it will get easier and those that have been hurt find new ways to be happy again.

I am really keen to focus on the positive now and would like to express my deepest thanks to the family, friends and fans who have continued to support me in my life and career.

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November 8, 2009

Brian and Delta hit LA – while Kerry hits out!

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On the same day Brian McFadden was spotted in Los Angeles shopping for lingerie with fiancée Delta Goodrem, he was blasted in the UK press by ex-wife Kerry Katona for allegedly not fronting up to his parental duties.

As Brian jets around the world in an effort to boost his and Delta’s careers, an angry Kerry claims he isn’t pulling his weight with daughters, Molly, 8, and Lilly-Sue, 6, who are reportedly longing to spend more time with their dad.

“If he loves his kids so much, why does he live 10,000 miles away?” Kerry was quoted as saying by British paper News Of The World.

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But Brian’s side of the story is very different, with the Irish singer complaining that he is being prevented from seeing his girls by his troubled ex-wife, who has a history of drug and emotional problems.

“Kerry has made things very difficult for me,” Brian says of his attempts to spend more time with his daughters.

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November 8, 2009

Comparing careers: Kylie and Dannii Minogue

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Dannii Minogue was the first Minogue to rise to stardom.

Although Kylie was doing quite well chasing a career in acting, it was Dannii’s gig on Young Talent Time which made her the most popular Minogue.

Kylie was featured on Young Talent Time in 1985, but she was not part of the usual cast and Dannii’s performances often upstaged Kylie’s.

But super stardom for Kylie was just around the corner…

…and in 1986 Kylie was cast on the hit Australian TV show Neighbours.

This launched her career and she became an over night star.

From this point, and for the rest of her career, the pop princess had an enourmous following both nationally and overseas, particularly in the UK.

Dannii Minogue achieved early success in music with hits like Love and Kisses and This is It.

But by the release of her second album her popularity as a singer had declined.

Although she was well and truly on the road to super stardom during the early to mid 90s, Kylie has always thought highly of her sister.

It has been reported that in the beginning of the their careers Kylie thought Dannii would be the famous one.

Eighties music producers have admitted to not siging both sisters to the same label becasue it would have damaged Kylie’s confidence.

Despite starting her career in acting, Kylie has become more famous for her music career.

Songs like The Loco-Motion and I Should Be So Lucky launched her career and she went on to write a number of songs like Can’t Get You Out of My Head which reached number one in more than 40 countries. Kylie is known for always leaving her fans wanting more.

Kylie’s Show Girl tour only lifted her fame to new heights and the singing sensation held sold out shows around the globe.

But, despite the success, Kylie discovered she had breast cancer and was forced to postpone a number of shows.

Dannii’s success has drifted from music and she has reached fame through becomeing a TV Personality, mainly in the UK.

In the 1990s Dannii reinvented herself as a dance artist and released a number of relatively successful tracks.

Her single Who Do You Love Now? returned Dannii to the spotlight.

She is the best-performing artist on the UK Upfront Club Chart with 12 consecutive number one dance singles.

She is currently a popular television personality on Australia’s Got Talent and The X Factor.

Despite the fame switching from one sister to the other, the pair insist there is no rivalry between them.

Dannii has been repoted as saying that “We were raised in a family of love and support, and that has not changed.”

Although they live their lives in the spotlight, it’s good to see the sisters are just like all other siblings and have spoken about having a tiff every now and again.

The sister’s recently reunited in London and met up with Kylie’s first onscreen romance Jason Donovan at the premiere of Priscilla in London.

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November 8, 2009

EXCLUSIVE – Aussie girl a mum at just 12

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When this man’s daughter told him she was pregnant, they clung together and wept. Now he tells SANDRA WHITE of his fear that his little girl – who has never even played with dolls – is ill-equipped to cope with a baby of her own.

Little more than a child herself, this 12-year-old Australian girl is quickly learning the stark realities of motherhood.

The pre-teen has become one of the youngest mothers in the nation after giving birth last month to a baby boy in her home town in regional New South Wales.

While other girls her age are counting down to the school holidays, she has just begun a daunting education in how to care for, bathe and breastfeed her newborn baby.

Her concerned father says these tasks won’t come easy for a girl who is desperately ill-equipped to deal with the demands of raising a child.

“She is only a baby herself and now she’s got a baby,” he tells Woman’s Day in an exclusive interview.

“She hasn’t got any maternal instincts at all. She never even played with dolls when she was younger. She never played at being a mummy. This breaks my heart.”

Along with the emotional demands of having a baby at such a young age, her father is also worried about the physical impact the birth has had on his daughter – and reveals she had an emergency caesarean.

“It was early,” he says. “They had to perform an emergency caesarean because she had high blood pressure. She was petrified but came through OK.”

He admits his daughter, who can’t be identified for legal reasons, has received a mass of support – along with baby clothes and toys – from family and friends, but fears that will count for little when the full enormity of what lies ahead finally hits home.

Her profile picture on social networking site Facebook displayed an exuberant young girl with laughing eyes, but her father says the cheeky smile has begun to fade after three weeks as she struggles with the demands of being a mother.

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November 8, 2009

Meet the world’s tallest dog!

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Doggie snacks, walkies and vet bills take on new meaning with the world’s tallest dog. Natalee fuhrmann reports.

Chief is a thumping freak of a Great Dane who runs his owner ragged with his bumbling, klutzy ways. But Francesca Hyde wouldn’t have it any other way.

She says the advantages of owning the canine skyscraper far outweigh the bruises associated with living with a 100kg dog.

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“He steps on my feet all the time and the pain is indescribable,” laughs the petite 29-year-old from Palmyra, in Perth’s southern suburbs.

Francesca, a mental health nurse, is waiting for her Guinness World Records application to be ratified. She raced in the paperwork after hearing that a smaller dog’s measurements were being considered for the “Tallest Dog – Living” category. “Boomer”, a Landseer Newfoundland from North Dakota, USA, stands 1m tall, from floor to shoulder, but three-year-old Chief has the altitudinal upper paw, by 4cm.

“I bought him from the pound when he was about 12 months old, thinking he’d finished growing,” says Francesca. “Then my friends kept saying, ‘He’s growing bigger’, but I hadn’t noticed because I was living with him.”

Chief eats 2kg of meat daily and a bucket of doggy biscuits. “I work to support my dog,” she said.

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