gasbagging: April 2007

Rose McGowan in Venice Magazine

Rose McGowan graces the front cover of Venice Magazine.

Pictures Source: ONTD

R&B superstar Beyonce covers the June issue of VIBE magazine; her fellow Destiny's Child member, Kelly Rowland, will also be featured in the issue.

It’s a shame you can’t eat seduction because these pictures of Carmen Electra in FHM’s Russian magazine have enough sex appeal to feed a small village.

Carmen Electra - FHM Russia May 07

Carmen Electra - FHM Russia May 07 Pictures

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Salma Hayek In May’s Marie Claire

Salma Hayek Contributes More Than 2 Cents In May’s Marie Claire

Salma Hayek spoke out Marie Claire’s May issue about expecting her first child at age 40 – and she believes that women should not feel rushed to have children until they feel ready.

Motherhood is not for everyone. It is for me, but there’s no reason women should feel rushed to have a child. Society thinks if you don’t have children, you’ve failed as a woman, even if you are CEO of a company. You’ve got to be beautiful, smart, skinny, tall, rich, successful at your job, married to the right guy – and have genius children. And by the way, you also have to be a nun!

On top of enjoying motherhood this year, she is also the executive producer of one of the year’s biggest hits, ABC’s Ugly Betty. In showbiz, persistance is key.

Everybody thinks I’ve got a new job, but I’ve been trying to get shows on the air for years. The secret is never giving up.

The demands to maintain a perfect physical appearance in the industry are intense, but she is determined to challenge people’s ideas about women – especially Latin women.

The stress [of appearing physically perfect] is sensational. But then, you have to keep everything in perspective. It’s a dress, hair, makeup – c’mon, let’s go! We have to stop this obsession that starts when we’re teenagers: ‘Am I pretty enough?’ I started out in Hollywood at the same time as Jennifer Lopez. Before us, Latinas only had roles that were part of the backdrop, as the maid or the prostitute. We changed that. Of course, you’re always looking for those Meryl Streep parts, but I am grateful for the things I did.
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Hayden Panettiere lands the May 2007 cover of Animal Fair magazine with her terrier mix, Madison.

Jessica Biel: Vanity Fair Magazine Scans

Jessica Biel Vanity Fair Scans

Jessica Biel cast in The Incredible Hulk?
Rumor has it that Jessica Biel (Blade: Trinity) has signed on to play Betty Ross in the new re-imagining of The Incredible Hulk starring Edward Norton.

Lindsay on her role of protector to her friends and family: “When my friends and family are around me I feel like they’re safe . . . When my friends have left me - I’ve just seen everything collapse. They’re not safe without me.”

Lindsay on rehab: “It’s so weird that I went to rehab. I always said I would die before I went to rehab.”

Lindsay on the thought process that lead her to check in: “I thought, `I’m going to stay here tonight.’ And I stayed there. For a month. It was great. I don’t know that I’m necessarily an addict.”

Lindsay on continuing her party lifestyle despite a 30-day stay in rehab: “That’s my life!”

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Ashlee Simpson New Look

Ashlee Simpson in Harper's Bazaar May 2007

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Orlando Bloom - sexy, sexy Orlando Bloom. Here he is on the cover of Details magazine.

* On his filming two trilogies back-to-back: “I’ve been white-knuckling it for so long. Between the first Lord of the Rings and this [Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End], I’ve been going nonstop. I would come off one movie and straightaway start the next picture. I wasn’t even really thinking about it, I was letting the machinery sort of run me. So now, on a personal level, I just want some time and space from everything, from all that; from the environment and the phone and the communication.”
* On turning 30 in January and for the first time in a decade having nothing to do: “Look, it all felt important, too important, but now I’m in a position to—look, I’m trying not to take myself so seriously, and in not taking myself so seriously, I think I’ll be more serious.”
* On learning at 13 that his dad was not his biological father: “Think about that. Think about finding out when you’re 13 that your dad is not your dad. It’s like, okay, take it on the chin and keep going. No choice, really.”
* On being told by doctors at 21 that he might never walk again: “For four days I was thinking this was it, that I would be living my life in a wheelchair, and then I thought, no, and I knew I would walk. I just knew.”
* On being famous: “There’s all this noise that happens. I was 22 when I got The Lord of the Rings. Nobody tells you what it is like to be famous—there’s no guidebook, you know what I mean?”
* On the Crusades epic Kingdom of Heaven: “When you’re [almost] 27 years old and Fox greenlights a movie with a budget of $150 million with you as the headliner, that’s a tribute. And then all the press afterward was like I hadn’t come through on something, sort of like I hadn’t delivered. But what did I not come through on?”
* On his career: “I have the patience to trust my own journey. Life is going to unfold as it should because life always does. If I’m true to myself, then all the rest is like, f&^% it, man.”
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Recently engaged mommy-to-be Salma Hayek spoke to Marie Claire Magazine about her struggles as a Latina actress in Hollywood, and the unfair pressures women face to have children.

“Motherhood is not for everyone—it is for me…but society thinks if you don’t have children, you’ve failed as a woman,” 40-year-old Hayek told the magazine. “You’ve got to be beautiful, smart, skinny, tall, rich, successful at your job, married to the right guy—and have genius children.

Marie Claire hits newsstands on April 17. Here’s a quick glance at the rest of Salma’s thoughtful interview:

On being typecast in certain roles because she’s Mexican:

I started out in Hollywood at the same time as Jennifer Lopez. Before us, Latinas only had roles that were part of the backdrop, as the maid or prostitute. We changed that.

On issues with her appearance:

Especially when I have to appear in public, and there are cameras…the stress is sensational. Sometimes I don’t like the dress—the way it fits, the way I look. And there are a million people looking at me, telling me to smile, but I don’t feel like smiling. But then I have to keep everything in perspective.

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Gwen Stefani is back to her fabulous figure just in time for a Harper’s Bazaar fashion photo shoot.

Gwen on her bosy-pregnancy body: “Your metabolism is like, whooosh! You’re sleep deprived, but you have this crazy amount of energy because of all those hormones. I’m scared what’ll happen when it all stops. What it’ll feel like, going back to the regular me. Now I’m in a repeater zone. I just want to make babies and make records.”

Gwen on her ‘My Fair Lady’-inspired spread: “I’ve gotten a little more feminine over the last few years. As the years go by, you get more comfortable with looking more like a woman.”

Gwen on struggling to maintain her size 4 figure: “I hate talking about it, but it’s true. I’ve always been on a diet, ever since I was in the sixth grade. It’s an ongoing battle and it’s a nightmare. But I like clothes too much, and I always wanted to wear the outfits I would make. And I’m very vain.”

Gwen Stefani in Harpers Bazaar Magazine

MANDY Moore is this month’s face of ‘C magazine’ [May 2007].
It’s seems that the ‘extraordinary’ singer is becoming quite a popular face, with her new reflective album ‘Wild Hope’ hitting our stores very, very soon, and with several movies nearing their theatrical release.
The photo shoot for this issue was shot at designer Tony Duquette’s “Dawnridge” estate in Los Angeles, which according to JustJared is the same place as the gorgeous Reese Witherspoon photo shoot for ‘Harper’s Bazarr’ was shot.

Mandy also chatted with ‘C’ for the issue, here is an extract:

On her music career and new album Wild Hope:
“Not to sound cheesy, but it was a period of intense self-reflection. I was asking myself all these questions: ‘Who am I? Am I doing what I love? Do I want to be doing this as a career? … While I was making the album, I was on the roller coaster that is love and going through breakups… so it was cathartic, too. … I’m not being self-deprecating. I can listen to good pop, but I would not include myself in that category. It’s embarrassing. I wish I could make those records disappear.”
On partying:
“I’m an early bird. It’s a problem. My friends are always, like, Really? You can’t go out again?”.
On her figure:
“I’m not willing to deprive myself. I am who I am. I know I don’t fit into the trendy look right now, but I’m much happier representing this body type. I have to make other sacrifices, like not seeing my friends, for my career, so if I want French fries, I’ll have them.”
On her admission of having been depressed:
“I’m used to being a very positive person, and all this stuff I was writing about for the album made me feel like I was wearing these blue tinted glasses. It’s not like I was every diagnosed, and I’ve never seen a therapist, although I’d love to, because I don’t want to keep burdening my friends.”
On living in LA with her two brothers:
“I’m a scaredy-cat when it comes to spiders and bugs.”
On why she hasn’t changed her name to reflect her adult work and outlook:
“Amanda’s a chain-smoking cabaret singer in her late 60s singing in the Catskills. Maybe when I’m that old, I’ll become Amanda.”
Moore also stars on the cover of this month’s Elle magazine

Source: JustJared

Alessandra Ambrosio - Vegas Magazine

Brazil's hottest export, Alessandra Ambrosio, and she is just SO sexy!

Alessandra Ambrosio pictures - Vegas Magazine

Here's a little information on yet another Brazilian beauty, Alessandra Ambrosio. She was born on April 11th, 1981 in the Southern part (Erexim) of Brazil. She began taking modeling classes as a young girl which lead her to Elite Model Management's 1996 Look of The Year competition at the age of 14. She didn't win, but later that year, she was granted a contract with Elite.

You may recognize her from her campaigns for: Guess, Victoria's Secret and Revlon as well as from the covers of: Brazilian Elle, Wallpaper, and Spanish Harper's Bazaar. She has also walked the runways of: Nicole Miller, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Fendi, Issey Miyake, Kenzo, and Oscar de la Renta. In 2000, Alessandra joined the Victoria's Secret Angels and in 2004, she was named spokesperson for their Pink line.

Although she is an uber successful model, she still has dreams and plans of attaining a college degree. She currently lives in NYC, however still refers to her hometown as her favorite place to be. She keeps active through sand boarding, volleyball, rollerblading, body boarding, surfing and snowboarding. Alessandra was a pleasure to speak with. She was full of smiles, energy and poise.