Last week, there were photos circulating on some sites of Game of Thrones star Lena Headey, walking around LA with what seemed like a decent-sized baby bump. I’ve actually heard some mutterings here and there for weeks, that Lena is knocked up and she’s trying to keep the whole thing quiet. It’s worth noting that she’s already got one kid, a 4-year-old son named Wylie, with her ex-husband Peter Loughran. And now she’s confirming that she’s pregnant again. But no mention of any baby-daddy.
There’s another Lannister on the way! Lena Headey is expecting her second child, PEOPLE confirms exclusively. The actress is best known for playing Cersei Lannister in HBO’s Game of Thrones.
“I’m happy to confirm that I’m having my second child this summer,” Headey, 41, told PEOPLE in a statement. “I only hope that this announcement can help me to regain some of the privacy I have recently lost to prying photographers and ask that they please respect my privacy and let me enjoy this time.”
[From People]
First, the Game of Thrones concerns: the new season begins in April, and I would assume she’s already filmed all of Cersei’s scenes for the upcoming season. And even if she hasn’t, I’m sure they could easily mask Lena’s pregnancy… unless they don’t need to? Does Cersei get pregnant again? No, wait. Don’t tell me. I want it to be a surprise!
As for the baby-daddy stuff… my theory is Pedro Pascal. I know we’re not supposed to invade her privacy, etc, and it’s not like any of us really NEED to know. But we theorize about gossip all the time. Pedro and Lena have been pap’d over the past months/year looking friendly and cozy together. And they’re all over each other’s Instagram too. But maybe they’re just friends. Maybe the baby-daddy is someone else. All I know is that I think Pedro Pascal is so sexy, most of us could get pregnant just by looking at him.
Hunger magazine is out …
A photo posted by Lena Headey (@iamlenaheadey) on Apr 3, 2014 at 7:44am PDT
Sunshine love
A photo posted by Lena Headey (@iamlenaheadey) on Apr 15, 2014 at 8:14pm PDT
@pascalispunk I said .. Where did you put the bacon bowls … Tell me now !!
A photo posted by Lena Headey (@iamlenaheadey) on Feb 15, 2014 at 7:58am PST
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Miley Cyrus follows in the footsteps of Ru Paul and Rihanna as spokesperson of her own MAC Viva Glam lipstick and gloss. All of the proceeds go to HIV and AIDS research. Miley doesn’t want people to buy the product because it’s nice to look at or comes with her name on it. She wants everyone to contribute to the cause.
Miley talks about makeup and feminism with the Daily Telegraph. Ever since her transformation into a rebel, Miley has talked about how she’s “one of the biggest feminists in the world” and “part of the evolution” of the issue. This remains interesting. Flashing the goods doesn’t qualify one as a feminist leader, and even Gloria Steinem side-eyed the thought. Miley is still Miley, and she has some thoughts:
On makeup: “I do my own because [otherwise] you sit in a chair and then, all of a sudden, you come out and you’re not you any more. That freaks me out. I’m a little bit of a control freak, I guess.”
She hates Rodeo Drive: “You’ve seen Pretty Woman, obviously. Well, they are actually like that. If you walk in, they give you the worst look you’ve ever seen, and I am too outspoken to deal with those kinds of people.”
On women: “Females, oh god! I f***ing love them. Someone came up to me last night and was like, ‘Women f***ing love you,’ and I was like, ‘I f***ing love women, trust me.’ They are something so beautiful. This kind of sounds cheesy, but girls just rule. We have a sensitivity and passion you can’t find in other people. Women are born complicated. We’re used to over-thinking everything. Like, physically, guys can just wake up in the morning and they throw on a T-shirt. We’ve been taught from the beginning that we have to think so much. But, that’s the thing about women! We don’t have to put in all this effort and time. We’re too complicated from the beginning. Even with little boys and little girls, we have so many thoughts and … we put so much pressure on.”
On feminism: “The world is in the prime of its feminine energy. I think women are starting to feel that. We were talking about women’s rights last night and [someone said], ‘Women are more suppressed right now than ever before.’ Well, I don’t think so — I think we’re more free than we’ve ever been. I’m seeing it everywhere; young women are totally ready to come out of their shells, to take on the world. There’s a lot of talk about feminism — people want to take that word and make it a bad thing, but it’s the greatest thing ever! Of course you’re a feminist, you know?”
[From Daily Telegraph]
There’s more in the full interview. Miley talks about the absurdity and privilege of celebrity. She understands that much about her position, but she doesn’t understand that she’s able to express her feminism for the same reason. Plenty of women around the world would love to express their “feminine energy,” but they remain oppressed for various reasons.
It’s nice to hear Miley dissing the Rodeo Drive experience. Salespeople can be really judgy, which is inexcusable. I was once scarred by a teenage department store makeup counter person. I asked her where they kept the Cover Girl, and she smirked, “Try Walmart.”
P.S. Arrow‘s Stephen Amell may have called Miley an “overly sexualized velociraptor.”
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Bjork is promoting a new album, Vulnicura. She’s truly one of a kind and following no one else’s example. I love Bjork’s creativity but can only handle her music in small doses (that’s my problem, not hers). Bjork says this new album is very confessional and “like a diary.” She can barely listen to a few of the songs because they’re so intimate. I have no idea how she’ll perform them onstage.
Bjork spoke with Pitchfork about how men have always received credit for her music. She’s seen as a fantastical, flamboyant sprite who plays in a kingdom created by her male producers and bandmates. She’s frustrated at herself for letting it happen. Bjork takes great care to talk about the amazing men she’s worked with, but she’s taking credit now. With Vulnicura, media outlets have already reported that it was 100% produced by a man (Arca). In reality, Bjork produced about 80% of the final product. The journo pays tribute to the famous Joni Mitchell quote about how “whichever man was in the room with her got credit for her genius.” Bjork uses Kanye West’s “genius” as an example of how men are treated differently:
“The world has a difficult time with the female auteur”: “I have nothing against Kanye West. I’m not dissing him–this is about how people talk about him. With the last album he did, he got all the best beatmakers on the planet at the time to make beats for him. A lot of the time, he wasn’t even there. Yet no one would question his authorship for a second. If whatever I’m saying to you now helps women, I’m up for saying it. For example, I did 80% of the beats on Vespertine and it took me three years to work on that album, because it was all microbeats–it was like doing a huge embroidery piece. Matmos came in the last two weeks and added percussion on top of the songs, but they didn’t do any of the main parts, and they are credited everywhere as having done the whole album. [Matmos’] Drew [Daniel] is a close friend of mine, and in every single interview he did, he corrected it. And they don’t even listen to him. It really is strange.”
On taking credit:“When people don’t credit me for the stuff I’ve done, it’s for several reasons. One! I learned what a lot of women have to do is make the guys in the room think it was their idea, and then you back them up. Two! I spend 80% of the writing process of my albums on my own. I write the melodies. I’m by the computer. I edit a lot. That for me is very solitary. I don’t want to be photographed when I’m doing that. I don’t invite people around. The 20% of the album process when I bring in the string orchestras, the extras, that’s documented more. That’s the side people see. When I met M.I.A., she was moaning about this, and I told her, ‘Just photograph yourself in front of the mixing desk in the studio, and people will go, ‘Oh, OK! A woman with a tool, like a man with a guitar.’ I remember seeing a photo of Missy Elliott at the mixing desk in the studio and being like, a-ha! It’s an ongoing battle. I hope it doesn’t come across as too defensive, but it is the truth. I definitely can feel the third or fourth feminist wave in the air, so maybe this is a good time to open that Pandora’s box a little bit and air it out.”
[From Pitchfork]
She makes some excellent points about women in the music industry. Note that Bjork is not trashing Kanye (although he may see it that way). She’s simply fed up with how he’s treated as a genius, but women with his level of talent (or greater) aren’t treated the same way. The whole interview is worth reading, and she talks about how “Women are the glue. It’s invisible, what women do. It’s not rewarded as much.” Bjork speaks the truth.
Is Bjork correct about the coming “fourth wave” of feminism?
Photos courtesy of WENN
Keira Knightley was not in the Isle of Wight for Benedict Cumberbatch’s wedding. She was in LA ahead of the Oscars, probably to do some last minute shilling and hand-shaking, even though I think Keira is pretty sure she’s going to lose the Best Supporting Actress race to Patricia Arquette. Keira did Jimmy Kimmel Live on Friday, and then on Saturday night, Keira was one of the few big-name celebrities to come out to the Writers Guild of America Awards. These are some photos from her red carpet appearance. I’m not a fan of this Burberry dress – she’s still stuck in the same girlish, baby-doll style she wore before her pregnancy.
Keira’s film, The Imitation Game, actually won something! TIG has been on a major losing streak as of late, but on Saturday, TIG picked up the WGA Award for adapted screenplay. Wes Anderson won original screenplay for The Grand Budapest Hotel, and there’s every belief that Wes is probably going to win his first Oscar for the screenplay too (yay!). I think it’s a big surprising that TIG won adapted screenplay – my money was on Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl adaptation (although I didn’t love her adaptation of her book). You can read more about the WGAs here.
We’re in the last days of Oscar voting – all the ballots must be in by Tuesday, February 17th. Some races are still in the air – no one had any idea of Birdman or Boyhood will win Best Picture, or whether Richard Linklater or Alejandro G. Inarritu will win Best Director. Inarritu won the DGA, by the way. Which means he’s more likely to win the Best Director Oscar.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
So exciting!
Game of Thrones star, Lena Headey, has officially announced that she’s expecting another bundle of joy! Headey, 41, announced her pregnancy in a statement she released over the weekend:
“I’m happy to confirm that I’m having my second child this summer. I only hope that this announcement can help me to regain some of the privacy I have recently lost to prying photographers and ask that they please respect my privacy and let me enjoy this time.”
Headey is the mother of a five-year-old son, Wylie.
There’s no more details as of right now in regards to this situation, but we look forward to keep you up-to-date in the coming months.
Congrats, Lena!
Preach it, Xtina!
Christina Aguilera is no doubt confident in herself, and she wants her daughter Summer Rain, 6 months, to be confident in herself, as well. That’s what Christina says in a new interview with People:
“I think by having me as a mom she will learn to stand up for herself and others, to work hard and never take no for an answer.”
It sounds like Christina and fiancé Matt Rutler want to instill some self-confidence and self-worth in their daughter. She continues:
“One thing I’m very sensitive to is wanting her to always feel that she is good enough! I never want her to feel that she need to change herself or her body to fit a stereotype. She’s perfection just how she is.”
To read the rest of the interview, you can head on over to People’s official website.
Sarah Jessica Parker is known as an icon of fashion. After all, she had quite the style on Sex and the City, plus she’s launched her own shoe line. However, you have to wonder if her sense of fashion has been passed onto her children.
In a recent interview with People, Sarah Jessica Parker talks about her kids’ fashion sense:
“They’re at an age — and have been for many years — where they really have their own identity. So Sunday through Thursday, the rule is they can wear whatever they want.
And if we go to the theater or to the ballet, I get a say. But it’s really among choices that they approve of.”
Read the full interview @ People.
Expectant mom Molly Sims recently celebrated her baby shower with a group of pals, including fellow celebrity moms Rachel Zoe and Vanessa Lachey.
“My nearest and dearest ladies (along with a couple of gents) recently gathered for my baby shower thrown by my wonderful girlfriends,” Sims writes on her website in an article, titled, “Showered With Love.”
The Las Vegas star, 41, went on to thank her friends and family.
“Shannon Rotenberg, thank you to the moon and back for hosting us at your amazing house,” she says. “Alexis Sims, thank you for coming all that way. I couldn’t ask for a better sister-in-law. I was sad that my sweet parents were not able to make it due to the flu. We missed you Embeth and Alissa!”
The model-actress – who is already mom to 2-year-old son Brooks with husband Scott Stuber – went on to talk about having a second baby shower.
“Did you know that they are now calling a shower for a second time mom a “sprinkle”?,” she writes. “I had NEVER heard of that before! The weather tried to sprinkle, but we did not let a few drops of rain dampen our celebratory spirits.”
It sounds like there were some fun games at the afternoon soirée.
“Now I’m not going to mention any names, but someone clearly went a bit overboard with the string game to guess how big my belly was… Joey Maalouf you are SO in trouble!!,” she jokes.
After describing the “supremely delish” food, the floral arrangements and some of her favorite gifts, the mom-to-be gushed about her hubby and adorable tot who made an appearance.
“One of my best parts of the shower was near the end when my two favorite boys in the entire world showed up,” she shares. “Could they be more handsome? I’m totally not biased at all.”
It sounds like she had a wonderful time celebrating her daughter on-the-way.
“Overall I had an absolutely magical day,” Sims concludes. “I know my little girl in my belly felt all the love from all of my friends and family.”
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Doesn’t get much cuter than this!
Tiffani Thiessen‘s daughter Harper, 4, and her BFF, The Guncles‘ 4-year-old daughter Simone, wore matching “Best Friend” shirts on Valentine’s Day.
“Happy Valentine’s Day #bff,” the expectant actress, 40, Instagrammed the precious pic.
Earlier this month, Tiffani shared a shot of the girls meeting Tinkerbell.
“A fun day with her bff Simone #tinkerbell #disney,” the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum wrote.
The Saved by the Bell star recently made a memorable appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
“#tbt to yesterday’s @jimmyfallon @fallontonight show. Best time out ever. Thanks for having us. #friendsforever #sbtb 25yearslater,” she captioned the fun photo with her Saved by the Bell costars.
Last month, the actress announced that she’s expecting her second child – a boy – with husband Brady Smith.
Happy Valentine’s Day #bff
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Bee-autiful pair.
Pop superstar Beyoncé enjoyed a low-key evening on Valentine’s Day with her 3-year-old daughter Blue Ivy. “Happy Valentine’s Day,” the Love on Top singer, 33, captioned the sweet selfie.
With her fans known as her “Beehive,” the Grammy Award-winning singer puckered up in the adorable Instagram image, complete with small bee stickers on their faces.
And on Friday, Beyoncé shared a shot with Kim Kardashian and North West at Kanye West‘s fashion show during New York Fashion Week.
“Beautiful Princess North,” she captioned the photo.
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