Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres takes the seat of Paula Abdul and signs a five-year deal to be one of the judges of Amrerican Idol. By signing the deal DeGeneres has filled the fourth seat of AI judges.

Paula Abdul quit the most popular reality show of television announcing through Twitter a little more than a month ago. Soon after this, American Idol elected the comedian and talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres, one of the biggest fan’s of the show. This was officially announced by Fox Entertainment. This 5 year deal that Fox singed with DeGeneres has finally put to rest the challenges the entertainment network was facing soon after Abdul’s resignation. Many are already anticipating that DeGeneres will win the heart of millions with her presence as American Idol enters its ninth season.

DeGeneres made an official announcement of the deal in her show, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Wednesday. Earlier she had also hosted and compared prestegious shows like Oscars and the Emmys. DeGeneres was also seen as a guest judge in one of the episodes of Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance”.

“I don’t know how it happened myself, but I have not missed one episode of that show. I love everything about it and I love music, as you know. Hopefully I’m the people’s point of view because I’m just like you. I sit at home and I watch it and I don’t have that technical . . . I’m not looking at it in a critical way from the producer’s mind. I’m looking at it as a person who is going to buy the music and is going to relate to that person”, said DeGeneres while her show was aired.

Before Fox Entertainment finally signed DeGeneres to fill-up the fourth judge’s position for American Idol, the network has considered several other high profile celebrities for the same like: Spice Girl Victoria Beckham, singers Mary J. Blige, Katy Perry and Avril Lavigne, and actors Neil Patrick Harris and Kristin Chenoweth.

The four judges of the forthcoming American Idol will be: Ellen DeGeneres, Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi.

Victoria Beckham

Fox Entertainment hadn’t really shut all the avenues of Paula Abdul returning to Idol as a judge. “We made an offer we feel is very fair to Paula”, said Peter Rice, the chairman of Fox Entertainment. He also added that the offer included a significant raise. But Abdul was not convinced to return to America’s most popular singing contest’s ninth season.

The 7 week long audition process will be judged by female pop stars along with Victoria Beckham and Katy Perry. The auditioned is all set to begin from Friday in Denver as announced by Fox.

Cheryl Maisel, Victoria Beckham’s spokes person, said in a press meet that the singer will be present on one episode of the 9th season of American Idol, which will begin in January. Cheryl didn’t mention anything further about Victoria’s appearance in the show.

David Beckham

Superhot football champ David Beckham has refused to date his Italian female fans in order to raise funds for the victims of the Abruzzo earthquake. That is because he loves his wife Victoria Beckham very much and cannot indulge in infidelity, no matter what the reason is. Charity, therefore, can’t be a reason for the Beckham man to enjoy with other women.

David Beckham visited the earthquake site in Italy to meet the victims. But he left his female fans heartbroken after he denied to pu himself up as a date. The football idol was quoted saying “I’m ready to do everything I can to help – except betray Victoria.”

These days, Beckham is playing for the AC Milan. He secured a deal last month according to which he will be playing for the Italian team as well as for LA Galaxy. His wife, initially, wasn’t to keen about her husband’s full-time transfer to Milan as that meant shifting base to Italy with the couple’s kids, which wasn’t very agreeable to her. However, after a talk with Beckham, she gave her assent.

Top WAGs: (Clockwise from left) Cheryl Cole, Victoria beckham, Alex Curran, Abigail Clancy, Caryl Zucker

WAGs??!! Did that puzzle you? It is an acronym for Wives And Girlfriends of British soccer players. Where did it come from?! The British press invented it during the 2006 World Cup to describe the lady loves (wives/girlfriends) of England´s national players whose good looks and heavy bank accounts have made them paparazzi´s favorite boys. AskMen.com has created a top 10 list of WAGs of only British soccer players based on their looks, fashion obsession and their popularity. Lets take a look at some of the glam  WAGs who made it to the list.

At no. 10 is Carly Zucker, who got married to British soccer player Joe Cole this summer. Like her profile, she keeps her weight low. She is a weight trainer and created news when she became size zero from size eight. The question arose whether she was trying to give fellow WAG Victoria Beckham competition. Carly said no. She lost weight because she stopped weight training.

British soccer player Steven Gerrard´s wife Alex Curan stands at number 8 in the list. She has been described as an “uber WAG¨ for depicting all the qualities required to be a perfect WAG. She is a model with a shopping obsession that not only makes her buy stuff but also write about it in a weekly column. This WAG has also been in a brawl at a Liverpool bar. ´Alex´ became a top selling fragrance in 2007. Another soccer wife, who called all WAGs leeches, got it back from Alex who said ¨ She’ll be glad to know I don’t know her boyfriend’s name, but Steven thinks he’s a non-league player.¨ The latest about her is that she is fighting an imposter who has stolen her persona on Facebook. Phew! What a WAG.

Abigail Clancy, at number 5, is dating British soccer player Peter Crouch. This lovely WAG moved on to make an appearance on ´Britain´s Next Top Model´ in 2006 from being a member of British girl group ´Genie Queen.´ She has done a number of modeling assignments for magazines and newspapers. The tabloids displayed the drama between the love birds that took place after Abigail cheated on Peter. Afterward, she starred in a reality show with a supermodel. The show was a flop, but Peter went back to her. The couple has reconciled.

The stylish and sexy Victoria Beckham, wife of British soccer superstar David Beckham, has acquired the third position in the list. The New Yorker has named her ¨Queen of the WAGs¨ and her fame with the paparazzi has been growing ever since she married David Beckham. Victoria has designed a whole range of jeans, and handbags and also her a fragrance on her name.

Leading the list is Ashley Cole´s wife Cheryl Cole. She started her career in 2002 as star of reality TV show ´Popstars: The Rivals´ and later, landed a modeling contract for Coca Cola. She has been inspiring songs from The Streets and Lily Allen.. Her latest onscreen appearance has been on British talent show ´X Factor´ in which she plays a judge. Rumors have it that Ashley´s dates with other women will soon end the couple´s marriage.

Check the whole story: AskMen.com

David Beckham, Cheryl Cole, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens

Its not soccer. Neither the sexy tattoos. Its his style that has caught the attention. Soccer champ David Beckham has been declared the Best Dressed man by popular women´s Magazine ´Glamour´. Right behind him is DJ Mark Ronson, and ´Gossip Girl´’star Ed Westwick is third. The fourth and fifth places have been acquired by Hollywood superstars Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp respectively.

In the female category, Cheryl Cole has been honoured as the best dressed. Following her is supermodel Kate Moss, who ihas been placed at no.2 . The best Dressed man´s wife Victoria Beckham is the third best dressed woman. Alexa Chung, TV presenter and model, came fourth, and ´Gossip Girl´ star Blake Lively was fifth.

But that was not all. The Beckhams also were honored as the Best Dressed Couple. Second in the list were Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. ´High School Musical´ stars Zac Effron and Vanessa Hudgens were voted the third best dressed couple.  So here are your favorite style icons .

Victoria Beckham

Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has followed in the footsteps of her husband soccer ace David Beckham. Victoria Beckham has taken all off for a series of saucy Armani underwear ads.

Victoria has posed for moody black and white snaps promoting Giorgio Armani underwear,and her look in the advert is inspired by 1950s cinema which has come off as rel stunning.
She has simply copied her husband David by posing in a similar manner for Armani underwear.

According to sources, Victoria worked hard on her body for 6 months to get the preferred look in the ad campaign. Insiders reveal that Posh had to strive realy hard at the gym to get her job perfectly done.

“She wanted to do something she could look back on in years to come and say, ‘I wasn’t looking bad for a 35-year-old mum of three,” a source, said about the ad campaign.

“She is really proud of the pictures and David loves them too,” the source added. David Beckham is believed to have been present during the shoot at a place near their LA home.

The pictures will be used in a worldwide Emporio Armani advertising campaign in the spring, along with a TV advert filmed at the same time.

“She is a stylish and intriguing woman,” Italian designer Giorgio Armani said.

Related: Victoria Beckham for Giorgio Armani Lingerie at Hollywire

David Beckham

David Beckham’s wife is not happy with David’s obsession with tattoos. David Beckham has got himself tattooed yet again. His skin has very little space. This is the sole reason for wife Victoria’s anger. She has reportedly pleaded David not to continue with his obsession, because Victoria Beckham wants a little skin of David’s to show.

She wants best for her husband. Her wish was to keep the last remaining skin clean of tattoos. But David has made her wishes burn in flames.

David returned to the UK with his family. He got his best man Louis Malloy to get himself tattooed. His arm now flashes of a Hebrew biblical proverb. The Hebrew writing says : “My son, do not forget my teaching but keep my commands in your heart.”

‘Becks’ is reportedly very pleased and satisfied with the tattoo’s result. But his wife had pleaded him not to go along with the present one. A source revealed: “Victoria doesn’t think David should have any more tattoos and tried to stop him having another.

She likes his tatts but wants a bit of his skin to be left, yet David went ahead with it anyway. She is worried he is hooked and she doesn’t know where it will all end. He is a very healthy bloke. He doesn’t smoke, barely drinks and looks after his body very carefully. But his addiction is tattoos. So while his insides are as clean as a whistle, his outsides are quite the opposite.”

The Hebrew proverb is not the first for Beckham. His left arm adores a Hebrew phrase: “I am my beloved and my beloved is mine.”

Beckham has had several tattoos done him. He has one which reads Victoria in Hindi. That one although was mispelt. His madness with tattoos resulted in scribbling his sons’ names as well.

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Victoria and David Beckham had been reportedly arguing about the right place for their Christmas. Finally they have decided to return to their home ground, UK. Beckhams have been living in the US for long. They arrived at London’s Heathrow Airport with their three sons yesterday. They wanted to spend the festive eve together and also missed their native land. David had to stay in the US for his Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team commitments. But now nothing could stop them from spending Christmas in the UK.

Their sons Brooklyn, nine, Romeo, six, and three-year-old Cruz looked suitably dressed for the chilly temperatures, with the younger two boys wearing heavy hooded jumpers.

Although friends close to the star couple claimed that the 33-year-old soccer star wanted to return to Britain for a traditional celebration with their families, while former Spice Girl Victoria, 34, was keen to stay in Los Angeles.

A source said: “Victoria has had so many British Christmases and wants to have the Hollywood version. She feels it would send out the right message to American fans and celebrity pals that they’re happy and willing to spend their holidays in their new home.”

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David Beckham did bungee jump but only after texting his wife Victoria and telling it about it. Beckham was seen in Auckland, New Zealand along with his Los Angeles Galaxy teammates. Beckham was tensed according to his teammates.

His 134 ft bungee jump made him nervous. His LA Galaxy temamates lightened his mood by joking about the jump. Beckham was also seen text messaging his wife Victoria before he took the plunge.

A source said: “He looked a bit anxious and I think he was texting Victoria and the kids before he jumped. His friends were all laughing and giving the countdown…”

Soon after the plunge Beckham simply fell in love with it all. He wanted to do one more. David took the plunge in his jeans and trainers.

He was simply thrilled, so much that he even brought a souvenir video for his friends. The source told Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper: ” He watched himself on it then took it home to show the family. I’m sure he wants them all to know how brave he was.”

The source also said that Beckham was made to enjoy and take a wilder jump. The source added : “…They made the bungee cord a bit longer so he went right into the water…he was raving about it. He was so excited
he wanted to go again straight away.”

Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham has just launched her new line, her second collection of women’s clothes. She said that she had always wanted to design dresses for women with which women could go to the toilet! Her recently launched women’s clothesline was beautifully designed in a manner that it determined the features of the outfits.

She said: “I put all the clothes on myself and walk around in it, and I know what feels comfortable. I know how a dress should sit…” That was Victoria Beckham in a confident mode. She revealed her desire to make a dress that had a fitting zip for better undoing. She further explained the necessity of high end zips,”… I wanted a zip that undoes from both ends because then you can either put the dress on over your head or step into it – and also, you know, going to the loo wouldn’t be this whole big problem.”

Victoria also revealed that being “Posh” Spice made it difficult for pursuing her career in Fashion. Life was hard to balance her two-fold career. She feels relieved that she could come back to the Fashion world and make her dreams as designer come true.

She added to Britain’s The Times newspaper: “Being in the Spice Girls, fashion-wise, probably didn’t open any doors. If anything, it shut doors and I have had to bang them down.”