Archive for December 21st, 2009

Taylor Lautner qualifies as fitness instructor

Monday, December 21st, 2009

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New Moon star Taylor Lautner has reportedly qualified as a fitness instructor.

The 17-year-old actor buffed up for his role in the second movie in the Twilight Saga and has reportedly trained as a personal trainer as he is worried about the lack of film roles in the future.

A source said: “His self-esteem shot through the roof when he bulked up for The Twilight Saga: New Moon and he wants other people to experience that feeling.”

According to the report, Lautner took the courses online for $200 and completed them on November 22.

The source added: “He wants to open up his own workout centre one day.”

Kevin Jonas marries bride Danielle Deleasa

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Kevin Jonas has married Danielle Deleasa in a “fairytale” ceremony.

The Disney star walked down the aisle with former hairdresser Danielle at a French-style chateau in New York on Saturday afternoon.

“We’re so happy that we’re finally married and we were able to share the special moment with family, friends and loved ones,” the couple said in a statement.

Kevin, 22, and Danielle, 23, recited traditional vows and exchanged Jacob & Co. wedding rings they designed for one another.

His brothers – and Jonas Brothers bandmates – Joe and Nick served as best men at the ceremony, which took place amid tight security at the Oheka Castle estate in Huntington, Long Island.

And while a blizzard that dumped up to eight inches of snow in the area threatened the party, the wedding was still attended by 400 family members and friends.

Among the celebrity guests was fellow Disney star, Demi Lovato.

“The snow only made it look more like a winter wonderland,” said Michael Russo.

He created a fairytale forest under heated white tents, complete with 14-foot trees draped in hydrangeas and crystals made to look like icicles.

He added: “Kevin has said many times he feels like he met his princess. To see them together you can feel the warmth and the love all around them. They are just perfect for each other.

“Danielle looked like a princess. Kevin couldn’t stop smiling.”

Danielle – in a Vera Wang gown – wore a silk-and-crystal flower in her hair designed by Denise Leli, because she was wearing one when she met Kevin in the Bahamas on holiday in 2007.

Guests enjoyed Caribbean, Asian and Italian food afterwards.

Celeb-favoured waist-cinching after birth ‘may be harmful’

Monday, December 21st, 2009

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A waist-cinching belt worn by celebrities after giving birth could be harmful, according to UK midwives.

The cinched waist look is thought to be achieved by way of an elasticised belt – or abdominal binder.

But Britain’s Royal College of Midwives said the binders may damage women’s health.

An RCM midwife said: “It is not safe to wear them just after giving birth. I wouldn’t recommend it from a medical perspective.”

The £85 ($137) Cinch went on sale in Britain last month. It was claimed such devices trimmed the waists of A-list celebrity mothers, including Angelina Jolie, Gwen Stefani and Minnie Driver.

But the nurse said: “A midwife needs to check that a woman’s uterus is going down after birth. Wearing that could hide the fact that a woman’s uterus isn’t going down, and conceal internal bleeding.”

A spokesman for the association, meanwhile, said that there is no official policy on the binders.