1. Shakira is the latest celebrity to star in a maternity photoshoot. The Colombian singer and future judge of The Voice US has shared the images on her social media accounts, adding, “We’d like to celebrate the imminent birth of our first child with all of you.” Unlike the slew of stars who have posed naked in recent months, 35-year-old Shakira accessorised her bump a tad more sensibly, with a bikini top and loose-fitting pants.
The baby boy, due to arrive at the end of the month, will be the first child of Shakira and her partner, Spanish footballer Gerard Piqué.
As part of UNICEF’s Inspired Gifts program, the couple are hosting a ‘virtual baby shower’, asking fans to purchase items ranging from mosquito nets to polio vaccines for children in need – rather than sending gifts for their future son.
“We hope that, in his name, other less privileged children in the world can have their basic needs covered through gifts and donations,” the couple said.
Take a look at the photos and other pregnant celebrity photo shoots in this gallery.
2. We’re cringing but we can’t look away. Forget Gangnam Style, these hospital staff are doing it “gyne style” in the delivery room [click to watch].
3. Sir Elton John and partner David Furnish have welcomed their second baby boy via surrogate.
Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John (try saying that five times fast without hiccuping over the syllables) was born in Las Vegas late last week.
Elijah is the new brother of 2-year-old Zachary, who was reportedly born to the same surrogate mother.
65-year-old Elton and 50-year-old filmmaker David are reportedly over the moon, telling Hello! magazine that “the birth of our second son completes our family in a most precious and perfect way… we are just overwhelmed with happiness and excitement.”
Bedtime stories at Zachary and Elijah’s place would be rather fun we think – imagine having Elton sing you to sleep each night?
4. Let’s all dress as cows … awesomely awkward mother and daughter photos [click to see].
5. So it turns out that Ryan Gosling was almost a Backstreet Boy but turned down the opportunity.
The Drive star recently admitted that he was asked to join the baggy-panted, floppy haired boy band by his former neighbour, Backstreet Boy AJ McLean.
Gosling initially rejected the offer, telling McLean, “‘it’s never going to happen. Didn’t they already do that with New Kids [on the Block]?” Bam.
Gosling then had a change of heart, but McLean never returned his call. That’s right – even Ryan Gosling is left waiting by the phone sometimes.
And even though the opportunity never eventuated, let us just pause and entertain the thought of Ryan as a Backstreet Boy for one moment. Ryan, open-shirted, singing in front of a wind machine, wearing a jaunty little hat and doing some coordinated dance moves with dinning room chairs…
Actually, maybe scratch that thought.
6. Ugh, imagine bumping into two exes on the same night … it happened to J-Lo at the Golden Globes (with Ben Affleck and Puff Daddy). See what happened next: http://bit.ly/W84FfJ
Top Comments
Does anyone else think it's unfair on Elton John's kids that he adopted them at such an old age? Especially considering the other story on Mamamia at the moment about dealing with the grief of a parent dying while the kids are young. It's inevitable that Elton John is going to die possibly even before these kids hit puberty. I think it's great that they're out of the state system and with parents who can take care of them financially, but I wonder about the emotional toll later on in life...
I dont think they were adopted. Doesn't it say they were using a surrogate?
What is with all these pregnant women with no stretch-marks??? It must be photo shop, surely. There can't possibly be that many women lucky enough to not get stretch marks in the one place. That's just unfair.
I am suprised that some celebrities who did get very large during their pregnancies do not have any stretch marks e.g. Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez, Pink. I didn't get any stretch marks during my pregnancy, yet I have them on my hips from puberty. It is the luck of the draw.
I had twins then two more babies and I have no stretch marks. Just lucky I guess and possibly genetics - but my sister got really bad ones, so who knows?