Kate Winslet’s compliment to Elizabeth Taylor in V magazine: ludicrous or gorgeous?

Kate Winslet is still promoting Contagion, which comes out this weekend. So basically, she is all up in our faces everywhere, including the latest cover of V Magazine (Issue #73), which was shot by Mario Testino. This issue of the magazine is called “The Heroes Issue,” so Winslet is all dolled up in an homage to the iconic Elizabeth Taylor while adorned in scarves, turbans, pearls and diamonds as a tribute to one of Taylor’s own infamous photo shoots.

On Nude Scenes: “I hate it! Listen make no mistake, I just get on it,” she says about baring it all on film. “I just go in and say ‘Oh f&*# let’s do it.’ and boom. If you complain about it or procrastinate it’s not going to go away. It’s a profoundly bizarre thing to do. As actors you talk about it all the time. You can literally be tangled in sheets, and you turn to the other actor and say ‘what the f&*# are we doing?’ Dear Mum, at work today I had so-and-so’s left nut sack pressed against my cheek. It’s sort of unethical if you think about it in those terms.”

On Her Acting Career: “I hope I am shutting myself over the characters I play for the rest of my life. Because the day I go ‘Oh yeah, that’s going to be a piece of pie’, why f&*#ing bother? If you do that, you do not learn. I hope I’m always learning something. So I won an Oscar. It’s amazing. I’ve got that for the rest of my life for a performance I am proud of. It nearly killed me. I am really proud of the film. That’s it, moving on.”

Diss Alert! Madonna Talks About Lady Gaga’s “Obsessions” With Her

Madonna didn’t only diss hydrangeas at the Venice Film Festival. After a French reporter asked about one of her vociferous fans, Lady Gaga, the Material Girl didn’t exactly express her appreciation for the “Born This Way” singer. In fact, she kind of questioned Lady Gaga’s genuine interest in her! Madonna's press duties at the Venice Film Festival this week are making plenty of headlines - but for all the wrong reasons.
Just hours after the cringe-worthy video of the 53-year-old mocking a fan's floral gift with her microphone switched on was leaked online, it has been claimed that Madonna gave a less-than-friendly sound bite about her one-time pal Lady Gaga.
Belgian magazine Le Soar reports that they asked the Material Girl a question about how she feels about her adoring fans, including Lady Gaga.
According the magazine, the singer-turned-director replied “As for Lady Gaga, I have no comment to make about her obsessions having to do with me because I don’t know whether her behavior is rooted in something deep and meaningful, or superficial.”
Madonna's spokesperson Liz Rosenberg has denied the quote, telling Mail Online: 'This is not true. Madonna did not say anything negative about Lady Gaga during her press conference,' - but not before the second round of negative press for the star today went global. Lady Gaga is outspoken on her admiration for Madonna, but the two singers have shared a chequered history.

Two years ago, Madonna appeared to give Gaga her seal of approval when they appeared in a skit together on Saturday Night live sending up the supposed rivalry between them. At the time, Gaga said, 'we’re both Italian-American women, we both started out in the New York underground scene - and we both became famous when we dyed our hair blonde. I think what Madonna and I share is that we’re both fearless, we both have a lot of nerve.' But the relationship soured in February this year when Gaga released her single “Born This Way”.
Fans and critics immediately pointed out the glaring similarities between her song and Madonna's 1989 hit Express Yourself - and they weren't the only ones who noticed.
Not long after the single's release, a video of Madonna performing Express Yourself at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards was posted on Madonna's official You Tube page.

Gaga furiously denied she had copied her idol's work, telling NME magazine during an interview. 'I am not stupid enough to put out a record and be that moronic. I’m a songwriter. I’ve written loads of music. Why would I try to put out a song and think I’m getting one over on everybody?
She added, 'If you put the songs next to each other, side by side, the only similarities are the chord progression. It’s the same one that’s been in disco music for the last 50 years.'
During a subsequent appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the 25-year-old appeared keen to smooth things over, telling the host she had been in touch with Madonna

'I got an e-mail from her people and her, sending me their love and complete support on behalf of the single and if the queen says it shall be, then it shall be,' she said.
But Madonna's rep denied the olive branch had been offered, telling the Hollywood Reporter at the time that they were unaware of any email.
Today Madonna's ungracious behaviour was made public when she complained about a gift of hydrangeas a fan gave to her - not knowing her microphone was switched on.
After smiling and thanking the fan, Madonna rolled her eyes and told her assistant, ‘I absolutely loathe hydrangeas. He obviously doesn’t know that.

Aiming for size zero Sonam takes to Bikram yoga

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It seems Sonam Kapoor is aiming for size zero. The already slim actress has now joined Bikram Yoga classes, where she is expected to sweat it out and burn oodles of calories.
"Starting bikram yoga today or as everyone calls it hot yoga. It's my dads secret for looking fab", Sonam posted on her Twitter page. Bikram Yoga is a distinct style developed by yoga guru Bikram Choudhury who holds a US copyright on his yoga that comprises 26 'asanas' or postures and two breathing exercises.
In the West, celebrities like Madonna, Brooke Shields and Raquel Welch practice it.
Sonam, who was lost almost 30 kg before she made her film debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya in 2007, also loves munching.
"Can someone find the special k bars in mumbai please! I like the chocolatey drizzle special k bars.. Anyone i know where I can find them in mumbai," she asked her Twitter followers.