Mel B tweets she plans trip to Leeds Spice Girls exhibition

Scary Spice, Mel B, tweeted that she wanted to visit Leeds to 'see it all for myself'

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Scary Spice Mel B has said she plans to visit an exhibition on the Spice Girls which has attracted a record number of visitors to Leeds City Museum.

More than 5,400 people have visited the exhibition, which opened on 28 January.

Spice Girl Mel B contacted the collections owner on Twitter, tweeting: "I will make a point of taking a trip to you to see it all for myself."

The museum said the best-attended exhibition prior to this was Dr Rock's Lost Gallery with 3,500 visitors.

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Mel B, who is from Leeds but lives in Los Angeles, also responded to messages about the exhibition from visitors saying: "Thank you for all your amazing pics from the Leeds Spice exhibition".

The 4,000 items on show at Spiceworld: The Exhibition are owned by collector Liz West and include outfits worn by the band, accessories and the Union Jack boots worn by Geri Halliwell .

Ms West said: "I am absolutely delighted that so many people have taken an interest in coming to the exhibition.

"Obviously it would be amazing if Mel B came along to see it for herself - the offer of a full tour is always open."

Melanie C. to record a Dance Album?!

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Melanie C has revealed that her next album will be full of "big dance hits".

The Spice Girl, who has recorded four solo albums away from the group, said that she is working with drag queen and London DJ Jodie Harsh on a number of dance tracks similar to her former hit 'I Turn To You', which topped the charts in 2000.

"We're in the studio working now. Tomorrow, in fact. There's a lots of writing and studio time booked in and the results are very exciting," she told Dean Piper.

"Jodie's got a good grasp of what I want to do and we're hoping to return to the 'I Turn To You' days with some big dance hits."

Harsh added: "I've been a fan of Melanie for years so it's a pleasure to be working with her. We're both extremely focused on things right now. So although we may be at a party together, we're going home early and will be up at the crack of dawn."

Harsh has previously remixed songs for Roisin Murphy and Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

Showbiz - News - Rihanna confronts Ciara on Twitter - Digital Spy

Showbiz - News - Rihanna confronts Ciara on Twitter - Digital Spy

Rihanna has confronted Ciara on Twitter over comments the 'Goodies' singer made about her on E!'s Fashion Police.

During an appearance on the show, hosted by Joan Rivers, they were discussing Rihanna's Brits outfit when Ciara spoke about a recent meeting with the 'Rude Boy' star.

"I ran into her recently at a party and she wasn't the nicest," she said. "It's crazy because I've always loved and respected what she's done with fashion and I've ran into her before but this time it... wasn't the most pleasant run-in."

Rihanna then took to Twitter, saying: "My bad ci, did I 4get to tip u? #howrudeofme (sic)."

Ciara retaliated: "Trust me Rhianna u dont want to see me on or off stage," to which Rihanna replied: "U gangsta huh? Haaa. Good luck with bookin that stage u speak of."

She then added: "Ciara baby, I love u girl! You hurt my feelings real bad on TV! I’m heartbroken! That’s y I retaliated this way! So sorry! #letsmakeup."

Ciara then wrote: "Rhi u know its always been love since day 1! Doing shows/everything. you threw me off in that party! Apology accepted. Let's chat in person."

So happy, coz even I'm not rich, or grew up somewhere else, i can decide for myself, i still have values, and I'm happy and free...

Baby Spice's pregnancy has helped her 'bond' with fellow Spice Girls

Baby Spice's pregnancy has helped her 'bond' with fellow Spice Girls

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Emma Bunton -- aka Baby Spice -- says being pregnant has helped her "bond" with the other Spice Girls.

The 35-year-old star - who is expecting her second child with her fiance Jade Jones – doesn’t see Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Mel B or Mel C as often as she would like, but says they grow closer when one of them is going through a life-changing experience.

She explained: "Because we’re all so busy we don't get to see as much of each other as we’d like but when something like this happens the bond we have shines through. It's like a sisterly relationship and that will always be there."

The blonde singer, who already has three-year-old son Beau with Jade, also revealed the former bandmates use family occasions as an excuse to get together and socialise.

She said: "In fact Scarlet [Mel C's daughter] and Cruz [Victoria and David Beckham's son] have birthdays in a few days so it's great excuse to get together."

Emma is particularly close to Victoria and David – who are currently expecting their fourth child – and she recently enjoyed celebrating her engagement with the couple.

She said: "Because Victoria and I are pregnant we talked about that for a bit then I said, 'I do have some other exciting news' and I held up my ring. They jumped out of their seats and hugged and kissed us."

Maganda ako sa paningin nila ! Kanina p sila naka sight sa akin nagaandahan sila sa akin hhhhhhaaahhhhhahaaaaaaaaahhhhahhahaa

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Victoria Beckham: "I Don't Know The Sex Of My Baby"

 "I Don't Know The Sex Of My Baby"

The ex-Spice Girl has quashed rumours that she is having a girl...

17:35, Monday, 14 February 2011

Victoria Beckham has denied reports that she is expecting a girl, claiming she doesn't know the sex of her unborn baby.

As we previously reported, it had been rumoured that the former Spice Girls star and hubby David Beckham were told they were having a baby girl during a 16-week ultrasound scan - something that VB has now rubbished.

Speaking at the launch of her latest fashion collection in New York yesterday, Posh Spicerevealed: "I can go on the record and say contrary to rumours, I do not know the sex of my baby,”

Posh then added that she feels "lucky" and "blessed" to be adding to her family, which already consists of sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz.

Victoria then confessed that the boys would prefer to have a little brother so they can "teach him how to play football", before admitting that if she was having a girl, they "would be over the moon as well."

source:http://www.mtv.co.uk

Ken wants Barbie back!!!

NEW YORK – Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Ken has brazenly taken out billboards across the country, declaring, “Barbie, I want you back!” Danielle Friedman on the surprising twist in the couple’s 50-year romance—and Mattel's attempt to keep the aging duo in the limelight.

For all the heat that Barbie takes for being perfect, her love life is surprisingly human. After splitting up with Ken seven years ago, she briefly flirted with a bronzed Aussie surfer named Blaine. When that fizzled, she decided to "focus on her career"—not a bad call, considering she's bounced between 125 professions in her 52 years. And today, Mattel announced that, after much soul searching, Barbie has shuffled back into her original beau's stiff open arms, for better or worse. Sienna and Jude who?

Over the past few weeks, the toy company has ramped up an elaborate marketing campaign, in which a dapper-looking Ken has taken out billboards across New York and Los Angeles, declaring, "Barbie, I want you back!" He's reminisced on Facebook, Twitter, and FourSquare about their romance. He bought ads in Us Weekly. He even designed a cupcake—Barbie's favorite treat—at Manhattan's hip Magnolia Bakery. ("The wonderful thing about being plastic is that you can eat whatever you want and never gain weight," said Barbie's spokeswoman Michelle Chidoni.) And today, he's proclaiming their love from a virtual mountain: the Times Square JumboTron.

But don't expect girls of Barbie-playing age to know the news: The campaign is targeting adults only. VisitBarbie.com, and nary a hint of the drama exists. "It's play time for grownups," said Tanya Lee Stone, author ofThe Good, the Bad, and the Barbie: A Doll's History and Her Impact on Us.

In a push to stay relevant in a competitive marketplace, Mattel is banking on American adults' love of celebrity-relationship gossip to turn the Barbie and Ken drama into a sales boom. And in attracting thousands of (largely female) fans, the company is effectively making the bold claim that an entirely fictional relationship isn't all that different from the half-true ones we obsess over in the tabloids.

"Barbie and Ken are celebrities, for better or for worse," said Chidoni. "They live in the spotlight. The benefit is, they're plastic, so it doesn't affect them as much."

But will it affect us?

Unlike most flesh-and-blood stars, Barbie and Ken have been a part of pop culture for three generations. (Fact: Somewhere in the world, a Barbie is purchased every three seconds.) The hope is that their glamorous life as a beautiful, stylish couple, mixed with a little childhood nostalgia, will appeal to adults—adults who might then purchase a Barbie and Ken for the kids in their life. "With real stars, you can never own them, but you can possess Barbie and Ken," said M.G. Lord, author of Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll.

And Barbie and Ken's allure goes beyond kitsch or nostalgia. "Strawberry Shortcake is never going to be a celebrity," said Cooper Lawrence, author of The Cult of Celebrity: What Our Fascination With the Stars Reveals About Us. "She didn't capture our fantasies the way Barbie does. She doesn't have the legend. She happened in the ‘80s briefly. It's like comparing Madonna to a one-hit wonder."

Ken meets Barbie in Toy Story 3.

Barbie and Ken's relationship has, of course, been public from the start. Shortly after the blond bombshell hit the market as a "teenage fashion model" in 1959, parents who didn't want their daughters adulating a young woman with no apparent designs on marriage clamored for a male suitor. Two years later, Mattel introduced Ken, who became Barbie's "first man," as the company called him. Even Ken's arrival, however, kept the couple ahead of the era's gender norms, as he seemed content to take a backseat to Barbie's ambitions. "Barbie went to the moon before Neil Armstrong did," Chidoni said. "She was a CEO in the ‘80s. Barbie has very much been a trailblazer." All the while, Ken stood smiling by her side, seemingly content to go steady without ever marrying or having kids.

Or genitals. In fact, his passivity has called Ken's very existence into question. Most little girls treat Ken as a servant of sorts, or a prop, Barbie historians told The Daily Beast. He's often given the role of valet for Barbie's pink Corvette, or of short-lived arm candy. "Ken is an afterthought," said Lord. "He's a gnat, a fly, a slave of Barbie. He was only made because, in 1961, as probably today in certain places, a woman would've been seen a failure without a male companion."

Still, the couple stayed together through scandal after scandal. For example: the revelation that Barbie was modeled after a German prostitute cartoon. Or when Mattel debuted Barbie's "Slumber Party" outfit in 1965, which came with a scale permanently set at 110 pounds—and a book titled How to Lose Weight, which contained advice like "Don't eat." Or in 1993, when Mattel introduced "Earring Magic Ken," who sported an earring, lavender pleather vest, and a so-called ring pendant around his neck, sparking rampant speculation about his sexuality.

(In a sad subplot, Ken Handler—son of Mattel's founders, and the man for whom the doll was named—turned out to be a closeted gay man, who felt tortured by the mockery his plastic counterpart received, according to Jerry Oppenheimer in Toy Monster: The Big, Bad World of Mattel. He was diagnosed with AIDS in 1990.)

Then, in 2004: heartbreak. Barbie and Ken split, traumatizing longtime fans. "It was like an earthquake when it happened," said Sandi Holder, who runs a popular Barbie collectors' business in Northern California, and is the author of Barbie: A Rare Beauty. Enter Blaine, a new addition to Barbie's beach line. "You knew it was coming," said Lord. "But the pool boy?"

Mattel announces Barbie and Ken’s breakup at a 2004 press conference.

Starting in 2006, Ken began trying to woo Barbie back. He enlisted a celebrity stylist. He got a makeover. And finally, last year, things started coming together for him. He got a role in the Oscar-nominated Toy Story 3. He played Don Draper in Barbie's Mad Men line. He got yet another makeover—just in time for his 50th birthday—and now looks a bit like Justin Bieber. And readier than ever for love, he even joined Match.com, where he discovered that Barbie had also signed up. (Barbie and Ken! They're just like us!).

Guess who’s on Match.com?

Social media followers are thrilled that Barbie and Ken were able to rekindle their love. Though to be sure, "It's almost like learning that your elderly relatives are getting back together," said Lord.

For the decades of (rightful) scrutiny Barbie's been subjected to for representing unrealistic beauty ideals and unbridled materialism, it's nearly impossible not to think about her as representing more than just a toy. As Robin Gerber, author of Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World's Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her, points out, Barbie's dilemma over whether to take Ken back may reflect larger societal trends. "Barbie has become rather intelligent and professional. That really tracks with women today, and with the question: Are women going to be forced to marry ‘beneath them'? She's been such a high-flier. Is Ken good enough? Maybe she was dating a surfer because that's all she could find."

(To which Barbie's spokeswoman assures: "Ken is an icon in his own right. He's had a number of careers. He's taken a little bit of a backseat to Barbie, but Ken is the ultimate boyfriend for every occasion.")

As for Barbie's happiness with her original love, time and their Facebook statuses will tell. Little girls might have some insight, too: In the campaign's one crossover with Mattel's kids market, the toy company is selling a packaged set of Barbie and Ken dolls for Valentine's Day, their fates now left to fickle 5-year-old imaginations. The company also just released a new "Sweet Talkin' Ken" doll. Users can press a button on his chest and record a message, which the doll repeats back in a man's voice or, if you so choose, a squeaky high-pitched one. Ken should probably hold on to his publicist.

In the meantime, for all Barbie's baggage when it comes to setting impossible ideals, there's something comforting about her relationship saga—in the same way that it can be reassuring to read that celebrities, just like us, have to contend with heartache, despite all the money and good looks. If Barbie and Ken, a couple that was literally made for each other, have their ups and downs, there might be hope for the rest of us.

Danielle Friedman is a homepage editor and reporter for The Daily Beast. Previously, she spent five years working as a nonfiction book editor for Hudson Street Press and Plume, two imprints of Penguin Group. She's a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

source:http://news.yahoo.com/s/dailybeast/20110214/ts_dailybeast/12399_barbieandkenmattelplaysmatchmakerforvalentinesday_1

(UPDATED) Sharon Cuneta reacts to Hayden Kho Jr.'s alleged tweet; Hayden denies referring to Megastar's billboard | PEP.ph: The Number One Site for Philippine Showbiz

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Cristine Reyes' Bday Party

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Sino kaya ang katext ni Zanjoe Marudo

Me and Rayver Cruz







Last February 5, sa Discovery suites ginanap ang birthday ni Cristine Reyes.

Bongga ang party niya at madaming celebrities ang umattend. okray lang dahil wala akong camera, kaya pagtyagaan muna nyo ang mga pics from my phone.

Naka Snow White costume siya complete with seven dwarfs talaga!!!

Na sight ko sina Iya Villania, Vhong Navarro, Ara Mina, Rayver Cruz, RodJun Cruz, Princess Ryan, Bugoy Drilon, Janus Del Prado, Tyrone Perez, Zanjoe Marudo, Rafael Rosell, Nelson Canlas, Aubrey Carampel, Bea Saw at Megan Young.

Britney Spears Album 'Not Done' Yet, Says Dr. Luke | Billboard.com

"Femme Fatale," Britney Spears' seventh studio album, has a lead single that has topped the Hot 100, official album artwork, and a Mar. 15 release date that is slowly approaching. However, executive producer Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, tells Rolling Stone that he and a band of A-list producers are still finalizing the follow-up to 2008's "Circus."

"It's not done," says Dr. Luke, who helmed lead single "Hold It Against Me" along with the album's co-executive producer Max Martin and Billboard (who is a producer). "We're in the middle of it right now. It's a little bit fluid right now. I can't even say at this stage what songs for sure are making it and what songs aren't. We're working with a lot of producers and overseeing it with her A&R and record label and management and trying to make something cohesive."

Britney Spears Reveals 'Femme Fatale' Album Title, Cover Art

The producer confirmed that he and Martin will be involved with several songs on "Fatale," while "Toxic" co-producer Bloodshy and "Circus" co-producer Benny Blanco will also contribute production to the record. Spears announced the title and revealed the album artwork to "Fatale" on Wednesday (Feb. 2), writing on Twitter, "This album is for you, my fans, who have always supported me and have stuck by me every step of the way! I love you all!"

Dr. Luke also revealed that "Hold It Against Me," Spears' latest single which slips to No. 8 on this week's Hot 100, might have never been hers to sing -- fellow female pop star Katy Perry was originally considered to handle the vocals.

"We might have played it for her, but it definitely wasn't a Katy Perry record," Dr. Luke says. "We had it for a while. I wanted to make sure it didn't sound like everything else I've done. I brought it into Billboard, and he just killed it. It can be hard in the verse, and the bridge is super, super hard, but the chorus is super-pop. You can play that chorus acoustically on a guitar and it's still going to sound great."

source: http://www.billboard.com

SPICE GIRLS FANATICS!!! VISIT THIS SITE!

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TONIGHT! JANET JACKSON IN MANILA!!!

MANILA, Philippines—At age 44, singer-songwriter Janet Jackson seems well past her prime. But tickets to her concert tonight at the Philippine International Convention Center reportedly sold out barely a month after the date was announced by its promoter.

Janet, the youngest in the famous family of musicians led by the late “King of Pop” Michael Jackson, has picked Manila to kick off a 35-city concert tour across Asia and North America. She was set to arrive Thursday night.

In 2008, Janet did her first North American tour in seven years. But after completing 16 dates, the remaining 12 dates, including five in Japan, were canceled.

Promoters cited two reasons for the cancellations—“the 2009 economic crisis” and the artist contracting an illness described as “severe vertigo.”

But Janet is enjoying renewed interest after a successful performance at an African-American music festival in Louisiana, New Orleans, last year.

This motivated her to embark on a 35-city Asian and North American tour, dubbed “Number Ones: Up Close and Personal,” to promote her recently released compilation album “Number Ones.”

The kickoff date is at the PICC. Previous reports indicated that the tour would open in Hong Kong and Janet herself said she thought it would start in Singapore.

Apparently the Philippines won through sheer aggressiveness of promoters and fans’ demand.

On her official website, Janet asked her fans to vote on cities that the tour will visit. As a promotional gimmick, she promised to give one person from each city an autographed copy of the “Number Ones” CD.

She also planned to honor 20 people who have done service to their communities (to be chosen from among the 35 cities in the tour), and to dedicate one of her hits to each city.

For Manila, she said it would be “Go Deep” from her 1997 album “The Velvet Rope.”

Janet likewise claimed in a video posted on her website that this would be the “the largest tour” she’s ever done.

But unlike previous tours, she said, this one would be devoid of special effects, focusing more on the songs in an intimate setting compared with stadium-type venues.

The PICC plenary hall has an audience capacity of nearly 4,000.

source: http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net

Zanjoe gustong maka-date si Bea sa Valentine's Day? Weh? Di nga?

Aminadong may konting ilangan naman sina Zanjoe Marudo at Bea Alonzo sa kanilang mga eksena sa inaabangang Valentine’s Day episode ng “Maalaala mo Kaya.”

Maraming kinilig sa pag-amin kamakailan ni Zanjoe na nanliligaw siya sa aktres.

“Nagkakapaan pa muna kami ngayon... nakakailang. Parang mas close na kasi kami ngayon so nakakailang umarte in front of him so dapat ma-overcome 'yung feeling na ‘yon,” giit ni Bea.

“Second time namin 'to magkakasama sa MMK...Nandoon po ‘yong naiilang ako kasi magaling na artista kasama ko,” lahad naman ni Zanjoe.

Wala naman ibang hangad si Zanjoe kundi makasama si Bea sa Valentine’s.

“Sana kami magkasama sa Valentine’s, sana wala siyang trabaho,” ani Zanjoe.

“Pareho kaming may trabaho, ewan ko na lang anong mangyayari ng post- or pre-Valentine’s,” sabi naman ni Bea.

Sa ngayon ine-enjoy nina Zanjoe at Bea ang panahong nagkakasama sila at nagpapasalamat na pati sa trabaho ay nagkakatambal sila.

source: Gretchen Fullido, Patrol ng Pilipino

What It Feels Like For A Girl

Girls can wear jeans
And cut their hair short
Wear shirts and boots
'Cause it's OK to be a boy
But for a boy to look like a girl is degrading
'Cause you think that being a girl is degrading
But secretly you'd love to know what it's like
Wouldn't you?
What it feels like for a girl...

Michael Cruz' Despedida Party

January 30,2011 Sunday

Michael Cruz is going to NewYork!!!

It was supposed to be a surprise party, pero isa sa mga friends ko from Biñan ang nag leak nito. Kaya nalaman na ni Michael. Nagkita kita kami nila Gie Salonga, Ari Bancale, Kim Idol, Vice ganda, Babot Viceral, AJ Tamiza, Frenchie Dy, Cara Gonzaga, Apple Chiu, Jheng Salamat, Edmon Bautista at mga Honeybees na sina Sheena, Em,Chill at Jayzel. Inuman hanggang umaga. See you again Mike.

photos courtesy of: Jheng Salamat

NEW ABSCBN NOONTIME SHOW WILL START ON FEBRUARY 12

It is confirmed!!! Ang bagong noontime show ng ABS-CBN ay magsisimula ng magpasaya simula sa 12 February 2011, Sabado. Syempre, sina Toni Gonzaga, John Estrada, Randy Santiago at ang nagbabalik-TV na si Mariel Rodriguez ang magiging hosts at makakasama pa nila ang iba pang Kapamilya stars.

Sa mga nagtatanong kung aalisin ba sa ere ang 'Showtime', naku hinde po, patuloy pa rin magbibigay ng aliw ang programa ni Vice Ganda. Ang bagong noontime show ay ang karagdagang programang magpapasaya sa inyo.

Kanina nga ay ginanap ang KHFC luncheon.... Salamat kay Maderbibs sa mga litrato.
Ang sayang makita na magkasama ulit as in magkatabi ulit sina Toni and Mariel :)

MARIEL AND TONI: TOGETHER AGAIN?!

SOURCE: http://byxbuzz.blogspot.com

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PRECIOUS HEARTS ROMANCES: MANA PO this February

Melai Cantiveros and Jason Francisco, also known as the Melason will return on 2011 with their new show entitled Precious Hearts Presents Mana Po. The show will be directed by Erick Salud and Katski Flores and will debut on the first quarter of the coming year. Their comedy-drama show was created exclusively for them and the creator of Precious Hearts Presents will be releasing a novel version of their show also next year.

Melai and Jason were both alumni of Pinoy Big Brother Double Up where Melason love team was born. Aside from being loveteam, they are real life couple. They gained the title Prinsesa at Prinsipe ng Masa (Princess and Prince of the Masses), with their wit and humor that made them number 1 in the hearts of their followers.

Before the launching of Precious Hearts Presents Mana Po on 2011, Melason is a mainstay in ABS-CBN’s comedy-gag show entitled Banana Split. They also appear in Kokey @ Ako, Impostor, Melason in Love, andMelason in the City.

Precious Hearts Presents Mana Po is one of the shows of ABS-CBN’s that is part of their BidaBest line up for 2011.

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  source: http://www.batangastoday.com