Felicity Jones covers the new issue of Violet Grey – you can see the photoshoot here. I wish major magazines would take a page from Violet Grey and do some bolder editorials. This is what Felicity has been missing this awards season: boldness. A “look at me!” quality. I mean, she’s not going to win the Oscar, so why not have fun and really kill it on the red carpet? Anyway, here are some highlights from the interview:

How she celebrated her first Oscar nom: “I just needed some junk food,” she says, explaining her lunch of Chicken McNuggets and French fries. “I woke up at 4 a.m. and was so nervous I couldn’t get back to sleep. But it’s been a pretty awesome day.”

She’s not too fancy: She cites Britney Spears’ “(Hit Me) Baby One More Time” as her favorite shower song… and dutifully keeps up with the Kardashians. “Watching their show is so relaxing,” she says. “It’s how I switch off. And they all have an incredible work ethic, don’t they?”

The city in which she feels the most beautiful: “In Paris or Barcelona you feel your sexuality just from being female. It’s something England and America should definitely adopt.”

The movies that make her cry: “Notting Hill. I love that movie. And I couldn’t stop crying when I watched Blue Valentine. It was so moving and emotional.”

[From Violet Grey]

Never do I feel more embarrassment as an American than when a foreign actor or actress name-checks the Kardashians. It’s bad enough that Americans have to deal with the kat-faced monster we’ve created, the multi-headed famewhore hydra known as the Kardashian Klan, but why do non-Americans have to watch the show too? Don’t watch it! Watch Mad Men or Breaking Bad or something. Although, I guess if you just want to tune out to something mindless, the Kardashians aren’t a bad choice. I prefer zoning out to cooking shows, but everybody is different.

Oh, and word is that Felicity has been hired for a “stand-alone” Star Wars film which may or may not have her playing Princess Leia. You can read more about it here.

Photos courtesy of Violet Grey.

      

      

Prince Harry was at the RFU Injured Players Foundation London Marathon Runners Day yesterday and the premiere of Guillemot in Nottingham today. Maybe it’s because I went to private school but I’ve always loved the look of a collared shirt under a v-neck sweater. How come a royal makes it …      

Love is in the air.

With Valentine’s Day coming up soon, Celebrity Baby Scoop asked some of our favorite celebrity parents about their romantic plans on the heart-filled day.

From Melissa Joan Hart‘s trip to Las Vegas, to Courtney and Mario Lopez‘s date with their daughter, to DeAnna Pappas Stagliano‘s dinner and a movie, read about how the stars are set to celebrate the romantic holiday.

• Melissa Joan Hart:

Melissa & Joey star Melissa Joan Hart and husband Mark Wilkerson – married for 11 years – are proud parents to three sons: Mason, 9, Brady, nearly 7, and Tucker, 2. The Hart-Wilkersons are set to launch their new clothing line over the Valentine’s Day weekend in Las Vegas.

Celebrity Baby Scoop chatted with the Sabrina, the Teenage Witch alum, 38, about their upcoming plans for the romantic holiday. Continue reading MJH’s thoughts on keeping Valentine’s Day quaint, without putting “too much emphasis on the day itself.”

CBS: What are your upcoming Valentine’s Day plans? Do you enjoy celebrating V-Day? Or do you feel it’s too much of a “Hallmark” holiday?

MJH: “We don’t put too much emphasis on the day itself but we do try to make the most of the holiday by finding some quiet time together. Normally babysitters and reservations are hard to find on the 14th so we chose to go out to a nice dinner a day or two after the big holiday.

This year we will be at my sister’s engagement party which will be special, and then we head to Las Vegas with the family to launch our new boys clothing line King of Harts so it will be celebrated in between all the other events.”

CBS: What are some of your most memorable Valentine’s Day gifts? What are you giving to your main squeeze on V-Day?

MJH: “Usually it’s just a card and some sweet gesture. Mark usually takes the boys to pick me out a cute purse or piece of jewelry but we don’t get fancy. It’s more about the recognition of our love than the gifts.”

CBS: Do you give your kids Valentine’s Day gifts? Are they excited about the holiday?

MJH: “They like to celebrate with their friends at school and love to help their daddy make it special for me. My hope is that my boys will grow to be romantic men that treat women with respect and love.”

CBS: Do you feel the pressure to go a bit over-the-top with your kids’ Valentine’s Day gifts for their school friends? Are you the type of mom that will Pinterest the most unique homemade cards/gifts for your kids’ friends?

MJH: “It’s hard enough to get them to sign their names on the store bought cards for each classmate, let alone do crafts and gifts for everyone [laughs]. Last year we attempted DIY stamped cards, but even that lost its luster about 3 cards in so I’ll just stick with the store bought type. But we usually do send cards to all the aunties and I hope we have time to do that again this year.”

CBS: Are you and Mark romantic all year round? What are some of the ways you two show your love to each other throughout the year?

MJH: “We make time for each other for sure and make our marriage a priority. But we prefer lunch dates over dinner dates since we’d rather be snuggled on the couch watching a movie once the kids are in bed than out on the town after an exhausting day.”

• DeAnna Pappas Stagliano:

The Bachelorette alum DeAnna Pappas Stagliano and her husband Stephen Stagliano welcomed their first child – daughter Addison Marie – on Feb. 6 2014.

The new mom, 33, opens up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about being more excited for her daughter’s first birthday than Valentine’s Day. That said, she’s still planning on a fun – yet rare – date night with her husband of three years.

CBS: What are your upcoming Valentine’s Day plans? Do you enjoy celebrating V-Day? Or do you feel it’s too much of a “Hallmark” holiday?

DPS: “We actually have not made any plans yet. We are focusing on Addison’s 1st birthday, which is Feb. 6. It seems like that is all I can think about. We do enjoy to celebrate Valentine’s Day. This year, as parents, we will probably just go out to dinner and a movie because we never get to do that anymore [laughs].”

CBS: Do you plan to give Addison Valentine’s Day gifts?

DPS: “We will definitely celebrate this holiday and every holiday with Addison. She is the love of our lives.”

CBS: Are you and Stephen romantic all year round? What are some of the ways you two show your love to each other throughout the year?

DPS: “Stephen and I are definitely romantic all year round. Our marriage and our relationship is very important to us both. We still try to do weekend getaways with just the two of us, as well as date nights where we can to make sure we still focus on “us.” And “us” as a family is as equally important, so we definitely try to do family things with Addison to continue to work on our bond as a unit of three.”

• Courtney Lopez:

Courtney and Mario Lopez are proud parents to daughter Gia, 4, and son Nico, 1. The happy couple – who were wed in Dec. 2012 – are set the celebrate Valentine’s Day with their daughter.

Courtney sat down with Celebrity Baby Scoop and opened up about her “romantic” husband and how they celebrate Valentine’s Day as a family.

CBS: What are your upcoming Valentine’s Day plans? Do you enjoy celebrating V-Day? Or do you feel it’s too much of a “Hallmark” holiday?

CL: “Mario and I usually make Valentine’s Day a family day, and this year we are taking Gia to see Wicked. I’m so excited for her reaction.”

CBS: Do you give Gia and Nico Valentine’s Day gifts?

CL: “Gifts are not a priority on Valentine’s Day. The Wicked tickets cost enough [laughs]. We do give the kids small gifts for Valentine’s Day, just to treat them. This year we are giving Gia the new Kidz Bop 27 CD. And since she loves to label her stuff with Mabel’s Labels, we are gifting her some cute ones with heart themed icons. For Nico, we found hime a personalized music CD to jam to in the car. We love a good dance party in the Lopez family.”

CBS: Are you and Mario romantic all year round? What are some of the ways you two show your love to each other throughout the year?

CL: “My husband is romantic all year round! He loves to surprise me with little getaways, where we get to enjoy each other and build beautiful memories together. I’m lucky to be surrounded by love everyday. I don’t take it for granted.”

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Looking for the perfect, celebrity must-haves this romantic holiday? We curated some of the cutest Valentine’s Day gift ideas for everyone on your list.

• Mabel’s Labels:

From baby’s first Valentine’s Day, to a heartfelt thank-you for teachers, to a sweet (but not sugary) Valentine’s Day gift for classmates, nothing says “Be Mine” better than Mabel’s Labels personalized peel-and-stick Sticky labels with heart icons.

? Celebrities who love Mabel’s Labels: Reese Witherspoon, Mario & Courtney Lopez, Jennifer Garner, Sarah Jessica Parker, Melissa Joan Hart, Beverley Mitchell, Molly Mesnick, DeAnna Pappas.

• POSH Mommy Jewelry:

From births and birthdays to memorable milestones that stay close to the heart forever, she’ll fall for POSH Mommy‘s love-themed bling personalized with monograms, dates, gemstones, names and other messaging.

? Celebrities who love POSH Mommy: Garcelle Beauvais, Brooke Burke-Charvet, Kimberly Quaid, Naomi Priestley, DeAnna Pappas Stagliano, Brooke Anderson, Samantha Harris, Melissa Joan Hart, Courtney Lopez, Beverley Mitchell.

• Stride Rite:

Stride Rite has the perfect shoes for your little ones. They can “wear their heart on their shoes” or put love into every step with Stride Rite.

? Celebrities who love Stride Rite: January Jones and son Xander, Reese Witherspoon and son Tennessee James, Heidi Klum and daughter Lou, Alyson Hannigan and daughter Satyana, and Gwen Stefani and son Zuma.

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Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis (the Kutchers?) are always telling us how private they are – they issued a baby photo montage when their daughter was born and like to talk about privacy. And how much they dislike the paparazzi, because they just want to be left in peace (courtside at the Lake…      

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1980s and 1990s until his career hit the skids as he allegedly feuded
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Oscar-winning star Jennifer Lawrence is to produce her first film.

The graceful actress will be producing an adaptation of the novel ‘The Glass Castle’, by Jeanette Wallis.

The blonde artist explained that it was her mom that persuaded her to take on the role.

Jennifer said: “My mother is like the lucky charm with these kinds of things.

“She read Winter’s Bone and Hunger Games and when I read The Glass Castle I thought it was amazing, so we found Gil Netter, the producer who had the rights, and he and I started talking and now we are developing. We have a director and a writer and it’s getting going”.

The story gives an account of her dysfunctional upbringing, which Walls had with an artist mother and an alcoholic father.

At present, Destin Cretton is on board to direct the film.

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Episode VIII – April 27, 2008

I apologize for the belatedness of this recap for the season finale of Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp. I missed the episode when it originally aired on VH1 in April and have not yet seen it in a re-run. Luckily, however, VH1 posted video of this episode on its website.

The season finale of Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp began with 7 of the 8 contestants riding on