Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Cele|bitchy

Cele|bitchy


Paris Hilton on her weight gain: “now I’m a normal weight”

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 09:02 AM PST

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We’ve kind of ignored Paris Hilton for a while, but now that the Kardashian girls are all over the place I have to say I kind of miss her squinty bird face. She’s really quite harmless when compared to the alternative, and I kind of miss the halcyon days of Paris’ ubiquity. Paris has gained some weight recently, sparking pregnancy rumors. She’s cleared that up with the news that she’s on a 3,500 calorie a day bodybuilding diet thanks to the influence of her boyfriend/maybe fiance, Cy Waits. In a new interview with OK! Magazine, she says that she keeps active and that she’s now “a normal weight.” Paris is slightly growing on me. (No pun intended.) She’s respectful and appropriately-dressed in her court appearances, she’s relatively low-key with her famewhoring lately, and she looks really good and healthy with her recent weight gain. What the hell is wrong with me? (Note that I wrote all that before looking at any pictures of her. Once I saw her I came back to reality.)

On her weight:
“I was underweight. Now I’m a normal weight. [Cy and I] go on jogs every morning.”

On her friendship with Nicole Richie
Paris says she and Nicole Richie are still in touch. “We’ll always be close.”

On her Kim Kardashian feud
“I’ve never had a problem with her and she hasn’t with me… I wish her the best.”

On having children someday
“I think that’s the meaning of life, having your own children. I can’t wait for that day. I look forward to experiencing that love and close bond. I’m in an incredible relationship…”

Does this relationship feel different
“Yes. I’ve never met a man so loyal or ever felt so comfortable or safe with someone. With him, I know that I have nothing ever to worry about. I trust him with my life.”

Do you want to have a large family?
“Definitely. Family is really important to me, I’m so close with all of my family. I hope to be fortunate enough to be blessed with lots of children.”

[From OK! Magazine, print edition, March 7, 2011]

Paris has a new reality show coming on Oxygen, The World According to Paris, and I think she’ll soon find that people don’t really care. Her fame piqued in 2007. She might be more likeable now but that doesn’t translate into interest in whatever project she’s taking on. At least she’s setting a better example now that she’s off the coke (presumably) and isn’t a stick insect. Maybe this guy is the one for her though. He got her to eat something. He does look like a douche, but so is she.

Paris is shown on 2/18 outside the Late Show. Credit: PRPhotos. She’s also shown on 2/18 with Cy. Credit: Fame

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Natalie Portman’s Miss Dior Cherie commercial: tragic or cute?

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 08:32 AM PST

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Ugh. Below is the new commercial for Miss Dior Cherie perfume, starring Natalie Portman. Natalie is also the face of the perfume in print ads too, which I think were probably done before Natalie was pregnant, or when she was just a few months into conceiving her conception. I don't even have words for how much I dislike this commercial. It was directed by Sofia Coppola, and it uses the famous Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin song, "Je t’aime…moi non plus”. But I didn't realize that at first, and I thought Natalie Portman was singing - Birkin sounds like Natalie, or vice versa.

It's just awkward. Like, it was aiming for girly and fun-sexy, but it's odd seeing Natalie pretend to be silly and fun while her default expression is "Imma gonna cut somebody" bitchface. In the last shot, where she undoes the tie from her neck, she looks less provocative and more pissed off. And I hate the way the dude jerks Natalie back onto the bed. It seems rude.

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Kate Middleton’s wedding secrets: fruitcake, hats & snotty palace insiders

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 08:05 AM PST

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People Magazine dearly wants to be Royal Wedding Headquarters. The problem is that Kate Middleton and Prince William aren't releasing a lot of interesting information about the wedding. We still don't have a confirmation about Kate's dress, and I swear to God, last night my mother and I just had a heated conversation about how we were worried about Waity Kate's taste level for bridalwear. Chances are pretty good that Kate is going with British designer Bruce Oldfield, whose wedding dresses are overwhelmingly boring. We also found out this week that Kate has chosen a hat designer for her bridal party. The hat designer is Philip Treacy, and he might be making some kind of gaudy headpiece for Kate too:

Famed hat maker Philip Treacy, whose fans include Sarah Jessica Parker, Lady Gaga and Middleton’s future in-law Camilla Parker Bowles, confirms to PEOPLE that he is making wedding hats for “some members of the royal family and attendees.”

And a new report connects Treacy – and his fantastic creations – to the bride herself.

“Kate recently met Treacy after the Duchess of Cornwall (Parker Bowles) recommended his designs for the senior members of the wedding party, including mother-of-the-bride Carole,” writes royal watcher Katie Nicholl in the U.K.’s Mail on Sunday.

The royal connection is legit: Treacy designed Parker Bowles’s dramatic feathered fascinator when she married Prince Charles in April 2005.

According to the Mail on Sunday report, Middleton will don a veil for the wedding ceremony, but is “keen on wearing something fabulous” for the evening reception.

The bride is indeed expected to change out of her wedding gown and into a different dress for the dinner dance being hosted by Prince Charles where she’ll have Prince William on her arm. Now the world will be watching to see what’s on her head.

[From People]

Jesus, I hope Kate doesn't wear some tacky hat to her wedding. Diana wore the Spencer tiara for the wedding, and somebody designed the veil around that. Now, I think Kate would be criticized if she borrowed royal jewels for her bridal headpiece, but I have a big fear that she's going to decide to do something horrible.

Anyway, People Magazine has some additional details about the wedding too:

The guest list has been finalized and the invitations are out. Now, as new details emerge about the April 29 nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton, this much is certain: The bride and groom are determined to do things their way. Case in point: Kate plans to arrive at Westminster Abbey via car, not carriage.

“Catherine opted for a slightly lower-key arrival,” a palace source tells PEOPLE in this week’s cover story. “She felt she would be arriving as Miss Middleton and leaving as HRH whatever, so that was the thinking behind it.”

But fairy-tale fans, take heart: The public will still get their princess-in-a-carriage moment when William, 28, and Kate, 29, leave the abbey.

As for the parties, Queen Elizabeth will kick things off with a post-ceremony wedding breakfast of champagne and canapés for 600. At 7 p.m. Prince Charles will host a dinner dance for which Kate – and some 300 guests – will change into evening gowns.

As the date draws closer, the betrothed couple are working to ensure that not everything is revealed ahead of time.

Says a Buckingham Palace spokeswoman: “Prince William and Catherine are keen that some things be a surprise for that day, for their friends and family and those watching around the world.”

[From People]

"Leaving as HRH whatever…" Ha! Snotty palace sources. It's up in the air as to what Kate's title will be exactly - sources claim that William is pushing for the Queen to make Kate a full princess in her own right, meaning their titles would be HRH Prince William of Wales and HRH Princess Catherine. If she's not made a princess on her own, she would simply be HRH Princess William of Wales. There's also the possibility that William would get his own title, like he would become a duke or viscount of something, and Kate would get to be the appropriate consort title, like HRH Catherine, The Duchess of Biscuits or whatever. Sigh… why is there not already a Duke and Duchess of Biscuits? Lord and Lady Crumpets?

One last thing, regarding the wedding cake: fruitcake. Seriously. Ugh.

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People cover courtesy of CoverAwards, additional pics by WENN.

Owen Wilson on being a new dad - he scopes out potential nap spots

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 07:50 AM PST

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Owen Wilson was on The Tonight Show last night promoting Hall Pass, which is out this Friday and looks like it could be funny. (Here’s a link to the trailer.) On The Tonight Show, Wilson looked really tired but happy and was gushing about his six week old son, Robert Ford Wilson.

New dad Owen Wilson opened up for the first time about his son Robert Ford, nearly 6 weeks, on Tuesday’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

“I’m glowing,” the Hall Pass actor, 42, said of his baby boy with girlfriend Jade Duell, born in Hawaii on Jan. 14.

The star baby is a “very cute little boy and he’s doing well,” Wilson said. “It’s very exciting!”

Although Robert Ford takes his name from his grandfather (Wilson’s dad Robert), “he’ll probably go by ‘Ford,’” the actor said.

The laid-back comic star admitted he’s a little tuckered out like all new parents.

“What they say about newborns and not getting a lot of sleep, that’s true,” he told Jay Leno. “You look at every place as a potential nap place. I’m looking at this couch, maybe at commercial break, [I'll take a] little shut-eye there!”

[From US Weekly]

Owen also said that his son is named after his grandfather (Owen’s dad), Robert, but would probably go by his middle name, Ford. He joked that when his kid was older and he needs to get him to concentrate on his homework he’ll tell him “Ford focus.” For his first birthday, he’ll have a “Ford fiesta.” As for little Ford’s personality, he said “he’s so cute, he becomes sort of a little scenestealer when he comes into the room. Without even saying a lot he kind of has a Steve McQueen in Magnificent Seven [presence].” He also repeated the same thing he said earlier about how Ford looks like “other babies,” and that he couldn’t see a resemblance at this point.

There’s some question about the paternity of Owen’s son. His girlfriend’s ex seems to be talking smack about her to the tabloids, and has brought the timeline of her pregnancy into question. Many of you pointed out that Owen probably got a paternity test to confirm that he’s the dad.

Owen seems to be in a good place right now. He talked about how great he felt while he was throwing the ball around during the pre-game show at the Superbowl. You can tell that he’s exhausted but so thrilled to be a new dad. Things have really turned around for him.

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Kim Zolciak, 32 (ha), reveals her six-month baby bump in a bikini

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 07:31 AM PST

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If I was Natalie Portman, I would be completely pissed that Life & Style put me on the same cover as RHOA's Kim Zolciak. And that Kim goes first in the lineup! Goodness. But Life & Style got an exclusive with Kim, including this bikini photo with Kim showing off her six month bump (?). That's what she's claiming, anyway. I looked it up - Kim announced her pregnancy to L&S back on November 22, and she showed off her bump then too, claiming that she was three months pregnant at the time. So… at six months, she doesn't even look that much bigger than when she was three months. Whatever, I'm not going to overanalyze it. I will say that I got a chuckle out of Kim's continued insistence that she's 32 years old, though.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta is all about the drama. But these days, Housewife Kim Zolciak is drama-free, six months pregnant and happier than ever! At an exclusive bump-revealing photo shoot with Life & Style on Feb. 20, Kim opens up about her belly, her man — Atlanta Falcons defensive end Kroy Biermann, whom she's been dating since May — and the possibility of another baby in their future!

"I'll be 33 when I have this baby, and I'm more in touch with my body now," Kim tells Life & Style. The reality star, who already has two daughters, Brielle, 13, and Ariana, 9, from a previous marriage, says she's gained about 20 pounds so far. "I'm definitely eating a lot more now than I did with my girls."

Not that she — or her man Kroy — minds a little extra weight. "Kroy loves me pregnant. I don't remember my ex-husband being that into it, but Kroy loves it. He tells me I'm so beautiful."

Together for nearly 10 months, Kim reveals to Life & Style that she and Kroy are finally shacking up together in Atlanta, just in time for their newborn's June arrival!

"We'll be moved in before the baby is born," she says. So could a ring be far off?

"Kroy's perfect for me, but we're not engaged," Kim tells Life & Style. "If we get married, Kroy would like to have one more child, and I want one too!"

[From Life & Style]

My goodness. Well, I'm glad she seems so happy and content. This Kroy guy seems like a meathead, but hey, some guys just like trashy women. Maybe Kim is just really, really good in bed. Maybe Kroy likes her wigs. Maybe, maybe, maybe.

Here was the November photo of Kim and Kroy:

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Images courtesy of Life & Style.

Ginnifer Goodwin’s sketchy hair & other Costume Gala photos

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 07:09 AM PST

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As CB mentioned in the Halle Berry story, last night was the Costume Designers Guild Awards, and some nice-looking ladies and gentlemen came out to support their costumers. Halle Berry was one of the biggest names there - she wore this red Elie Saab gown that I personally find too fussy, but whatever. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher were also there, but I haven't been able to find any photos of them yet - it seems like they either didn't walk the red carpet, or only a few photo agencies got photos of their red carpet walk.

Ginnifer Goodwin - I can't even look at the dress, I'm so focused on what is happening with her hair. It is… odd. I like her with short hair too, but this is…too butch, I think.

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Kristen Davis in this polka-dotted confection. I should hate it, but the bitch works it. I think she looks great.

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Diane Lane - hate it. Hate the dress, hate the hair, hate the (lack of) makeup. She's such a beautiful woman, and she just looks like hell here.

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Claire Danes in Lanvin. The dress is okay, but I hate her hair. When she pushed her hair back like that, she looks bug-eyed.

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And a little Matt Bomer for dessert. So cute. SO fancy.

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For additional photos from the awards show, plus a list of winners, go here to HuffPo.

Photos courtesy of Fame.

Us Weekly: Rihanna & Ryan Phillippe have been boning all along

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 06:35 AM PST

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Last week, Us Weekly claimed that Ryan Phillippe and Amanda Seyfried's nearly four-month relationship had "cooled off". Their proof was that Ryan was acting like he was a single dude, out and about in LA, and that he ran into Rihanna and tried to hit on her. Us Weekly claimed Rihanna was all "Whatev, I'm not interested" (I'm paraphrasing). Now Us Weekly has a "source" (whose name rhymes with "Byan Billippe") who claims that Ryan and RiRi have totally been hooking up this whole time. In fact, "They totally had sex." What is this, ninth grade?

Rihanna’s got a steamy new collaboration! Though one source told Us Weekly the singer, 23, appeared to blow off Ryan Phillippe, 36, at a Gucci/Roc Nation brunch in L.A. on Feb. 12, a second insider says it was actually just the opposite — and that the two had a sleepover that very night!

“She thinks he’s hot,” says the source. “They totally had sex.” And it wasn’t even the first time!”

“They initially hooked up when things were strained with [Rihanna's ex] Matt Kemp back in early December,” says a Rihanna source. Phillippe (whose three-month, nonexclusive romance with Amanda Seyfried recently fizzled) and Rihanna then reconnected at Bing’s Two Kings charity event Feb. 19 — though again, they played it cool.

“There was no PDA,” says an attendee of the Los Angeles party. The next day, he went to her 23rd birthday party at a Beverly Hills home. Says an onlooker, “They hung out a bit, but were discreet. It is still very casual.” Sums up another source, “Clearly they’re keeping it on the downlow!”

[From Us Weekly]

It's not that I think Rihanna is somehow "above" hooking up with randoms for hot sex on the downlow. Rihanna is totally doing that. All the time, in my opinion. My problem is with the idea of Ryan Phillippe specifically. I mean - Rihanna is at the top of her game. She could do a lot better, even for a down-low shamef–k. CoughcoughColinFarrellcough.

Which brings me to the fun question: who would be your down-low dude (or dudette)? Colin Farrell is a good one, in my opinion. Ed Westwick is also near the top. Eli Roth is also one of mine, and I think I would also bone T.I. on the DL.

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Photos courtesy of WENN.

Halle Berry’s half sister says that their dad wasn’t abusive and wasn’t an alcoholic

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 06:12 AM PST

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Last week, Halle Berry’s older half sister, Renee Berry, told In Touch that she thought Gabriel Aubry needed a better chance to co-parent his daughter Nahla. She said “You don't get your wings by holding grudges… I hate that she's going through with this custody battle. I'm sure it's difficult for both her and Gabriel, but they should remember that the child comes first… If he wants to be a father, he should be allowed to do so.”

Renee, 51, has a new interview with The Daily Mail and she doesn’t pull punches when it comes to her relationship with Halle and some of the things that Halle has said about her father. Halle’s dad had Renee with another woman before he met Halle’s mom. The way Renee tells it, their dad liked to drink and he did spank them, but he wasn’t abusive like Halle claims. Renee also says that Halle has cut herself off from their side of the family, and that the would love to meet Nahla.

The actress’s half-sister Renee Berry, 51, accused the Oscar winner of cutting off the African-American side of her family.

Renee, a food service worker from Alabama, is desperate to reconnect with her famous sister, especially when she is going through such a difficult time in the courts.

Renee is the daughter of 44-year-old Halle’s late African-American father Jerome and Edwina Taylor - who broke up with him shortly before he started dating the actress’ mother Judith Hawkins.

Although Jerome and Judith split up when Halle was just four years old, Renee remained ‘very close’ to the future Hollywood star while they were growing up - despite cutting herself off from her father after the divorce.

Renee told the Daily Mirror: ‘I'm sad to say it seems like she does not want anything to do with us. I have not spoken to her in about five years.

‘I tried to contact her through her website, to congratulate her on her Oscar, but no one got back to me.

‘We would love to meet Nahla. We are desperate to understand why Halle is so upset, why she feels she cannot be with us.’

In interviews over the years, Halle has alleged Jerome was a violent alcoholic who beat her mother Judith in front of her and sister Heidi.

In an interview two years ago, Halle said: ‘I saw my mother battered, and could not do anything to stop it.

‘My father was tyrannical, lashing out at her for no reason. I felt the effects that had on our family - I've experienced what these women have gone through.’

Renee claims Halle was angry with her when she made a public plea to visit Jerome when he was dying from Parkinson’s Disease.

Despite Halle’s negative memories of her childhood with Jerome, Renee paints a very different picture of their father as a ‘good man’.

She said: ‘My father never beat any of us. He would spank us from time to time, but he never abused us. He liked a drink or two, like anyone else does, but he was not an alcoholic.’

[From The Daily Mail]

I hate that I’m defending Halle but both Halle and Renee could be right about their dad. It’s possible that Renee remembers it one way and Halle remembers it another, or that their dad was abusive to Halle’s mom but not to Renee’s mom. Also, the stuff about being estranged from the “African American” side of their family was written by The Daily Mail and Halle’s sister didn’t directly say that. She just said that she’s upset that Halle hasn’t talked to her in over five years. Halle is not the most stable or reasonable person but we don’t know the history there. Her sister seemed earnest about wanting a relationship with Halle and her quotes weren’t that sensational. The fact that Renee is so willing to talk to the press makes me question her side of the story, though.

Halle Berry was at the Costume Designers Guild awards last night in Beverly Hills and she looked amazing. That draped red dress would earn her best dressed at the Oscars. It’s gorgeous.

Photo credit: WENN.com

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Did Billy Ray Cyrus just use the media to emotionally blackmail Miley?

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 06:06 AM PST

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Well, it looks like Billy Ray Cyrus got hit with the Disney Hammer. Either that, or Miley has gift for getting her dad to shut his piehole. After Billy Ray went rogue in an extensive GQ interview, published last week, the repercussions are still being felt. Miley and her team seem to still be in damage-control mode, and Miley and Tish have been doing photo-ops, trying to convince us that all is well. Plus, The Mullet was forced to cancel his appearance on The View this week, with either Disney or his daughter pulling the strings. Now The Rogue Mullet has given a statement to People Magazine where he seems like he's trying to walk back some of his more confrontational GQ comments:

Billy Ray Cyrus is trying to do right by his loved ones.

After telling PEOPLE in its new issue that fame “destroyed my family” – and revealing in another interview he was “scared” for daughter Miley, 18, – the country star says he’s looking inward.

“It is very important to me to work on mending my family right now,” Cyrus, 49, tells PEOPLE in an exclusive statement.

Calling his recent comments “explosive, and unintentionally so,” Cyrus says, “My family is the most important thing I have, and we are working together to make sure our future is stronger and healthier.”

Cyrus, who had retreated to his Tennessee farm and filed for divorce last fall, has been lately spending time in Los Angeles with wife Tish, 43, and youngest daughter Noah, 11.

“It is all a learning process, and we thank everyone for their support and respect of our privacy as we sort through very important family issues,” he says.

For more on Cyrus’s regrets, his hopes to repair his family, and Miley’s reaction to his comments, pick up the new issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.

[From People]

So… he's ringing the "privacy" bell? Now? Billy Ray and Miley have never cared about privacy. Ever.

My take on this situation, and this is just my theory, my opinion: I think Billy Ray was and is genuinely concerned for Miley, and he truly thinks the people around Miley are damaging her more than helping her. The Mullet's problem is that the GQ interview reads in part like a father emotionally blackmailing his wayward daughter. Beyond the genuine concern for Miley, there is the lament and self-imposed martyrdom of a conservative father who can no longer exert any control on his wild daughter. The Mullet seemed to be attempting to control his daughter, or at least make some kind of impact on her negatively, out in the public sphere. Perhaps that was the only card he had left to play - he says in the interview that he and Miley haven't been speaking much. My guess is that after the interview, Miley did contact him and that she's the one calling many of the shots now, and that Billy is relenting and pulling back from his public comments now because he got what he wanted: more time with Miley.

UPDATE: Damn, I wrote this story before I saw Us Weekly’s cover story this week - Miley Cyrus has been “destroyed by Daddy”. Yep. Sounds about right.

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Header courtesy of GQ, additional pics by WENN.

Melissa Leo says ‘it didn’t feel appropriate’ to play Mark Walhberg’s mother

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 06:01 AM PST

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The Daily Beast has a new interview with Oscar nominated actress Melissa Leo, 50. Leo is considered the frontrunner this year in the best supporting actress category, having been nominated for The Fighter. (She was also nominated in 2009 for Frozen River.) She ran some goofy ads recently asking Academy members to consider her and they looked more like glamour shots than a legitimate Oscar campaign. Leo even admitted that the ads were her idea, telling DeadlineI took matters into my own hands..I knew what I was doing and told my representation how earnest I was about this idea. I had never heard of any actor taking out an ad as themselves and I wanted to give it a shot.

As the Huffington Post points out, Leo backtracks a little in her interview with The Daily Beast, and at first makes it sound like someone else advised her to do those bizarre ads, for which she was widely criticized. She does admit a little later that it was her idea and that she thought it was fun. She also talked about her role in The Fighter, saying that she wasn’t on board with it at first because it “didn’t feel appropriate” to play the mother of Mark Walhberg’s character, as he’s just 11 years younger than her.

On her start in acting
In 1983, she got her first acting work, with a recurring role on All My Children. It led to a respectable career as a working actress, doing everything from off-Broadway plays to forgettable TV movies. In the mid-’90s, she found greater success as the tough detective Kay Howard on Homicide: Life on the Street, the critically acclaimed NBC drama. After Homicide, there were other jobs but nothing that would ratchet up her profile further. "There were mountaintops and deep dark valleys," she remembered, her voice cracking a bit. ("I'm a little verklempt," she admitted.)

On her role in The Fighter
At first, Leo hesitated at the idea of playing Wahlberg's mother Alice. At 50, she is just 11 years older than her would- be celluloid son. (His crack-smoking sibling onscreen is Christian Bale, 14 years Leo's junior in real life.) "It didn't feel appropriate at all," she said. Still, she wanted to meet Russell and keep the door open for future projects—and Leo quickly overcame her misgivings. "David is like a magical child," she said. "His excitement is contagious and palpable and he was quite convinced that I should be his Alice." (Oddly enough, the two met at the same karma-packed restaurant that brought Leo together with this reporter.) By the end of two hours, Leo was sold. "I left and called my people and said, 'I really want to do this film.' "

On her Oscar ad campaign
And as for that ad campaign that Hollywood isn't sure what to think about? Truth be told, Leo said, she's mystified. "I've been busting my ass, trying to get the movie sold and seen, and now I show up where they ask, get put into hair and makeup that they pay for, so I can promote this thing [and campaign]. So I'm a little confused. I thought this is what we're doing. This is what all the girls are doing." Leo adds that she conceived the ads before she was nominated—and if she had known she would wind up in contention for Best Supporting Actress, she might have done things differently. "It didn't seem so nomination oriented," she said. "It was fun."

On her future
With awards season drawing to a close, Leo said she's looking forward to getting a little time off. "I do feel like I can step back just a bit and make some decisions now about the work I do, rather than the work simply choosing me," she said. Then she paused, and reconsidered."But I don't want to get too choosy about shit. I just love working. I have to work."

[From The Daily Beast]

I have to admit to not knowing much about Leo prior to this. She comes across as vulnerable yet jaded in this article. That just could be due to the way the piece was edited though. It must be hard to be a little-known working actress for decades, and to make a few missteps once you’re in the spotlight. She’s definitely earning accolades and roles now and hopefully things will go easier for her. She also deserves some credit for not jacking her face up. She’s 50 and it doesn’t look like she’s had anything done yet.

As an aside, I learned in that Daily Beast article that Leo used to be on the soap “All My Children” in 1984. Here’s a link to a video with her character.

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Photo credit: WENN.com

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