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Montréal — What do American Idol winner Carrie Underwood and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin have in common? They are the reigning king and queen of PETA’s annual "Sexiest Vegetarian Alive" contest, in which visitors to PETA’s GoVeg.com Web site voted for their favourite vegetarian celebrities. Now, PETA has expanded its contest to include the vegetarian boy or girl next door. After the first round of votes was tallied, Montréal native Jonathan Grill beat out hundreds of entrants from the United

After she became pregnant again last year, Gwyneth Paltrow was a little reluctant to reveal the fact despite relentless speculation.   But as she bared her bump at the weekend, she showed that she has overcome any coyness about the good news.   The 33-year-old actress, who is due to give birth to her second child in May, looked radiant as she wore a towel and a bikini top while relaxing at the poolside of a luxury hotel during a holiday in Mexico, where she is staying with her 21-month-old daug

Gwyneth Paltrow and hubby Chris Martin seem to be intent on giving their children unique names.   The pair named their firstborn daughter Apple and now rumour has it that they have picked an equally - if not more - unique name for the second tot. Should Gwyneth give birth to a baby boy this spring, the couple are likely to call him Sophocles, the Daily Star reports.   Sophocles is the name of a Greek playwright who wrote famous tragedies some 2,500 years ago. It is believed that Gwyneth is indee

If England's footballers can be highly paid pretty boys with teenage admirers, then pop stars can have a good old kick-about. Simon Webbe is the latest to try out Robbie Williams's full-sized Astroturf pitch at his pad in Los Angeles.   Simon tells us: "I was in LA last week and I phoned up Rob. He was playing football with Coldplay and he invited me over. I didn't have boots but he sorted me out. I played for the second half and sprained my ankle. I'm still limping."   Let's hope he wasn't seei

Gwyneth Paltrow revealed more than just her taste in music when she played radio deejay in L.A. recently.   The actress – whose playlist included Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Interpol and, naturally, Coldplay – admitted that husband (and Coldplay frontman) Chris Martin isn't the only musician she finds appealing.   Turns out, if she ever got a "free pass" to indulge a crush, "it would be (with) someone like Phil Selway, my musical hero. He's the drummer for Radiohead," she said on indie station

Gwyneth Paltrow on how a pay cut changed her life   Four years ago Gwyneth Paltrow was heartbroken after the death of her beloved father and had fallen completely out of love with acting.   However, meeting Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin, and a pay cut that saw the Oscar-winner's salary drop to just £350 per week, changed everything."I can't believe how my life has turned around," a glowing Paltrow told Sunday Life. Back then, I was 29 years old and had been working non stop throughout my 20s.

Following U2's massive haul at this week's Grammys, will it take 20 years before Coldplay take home as many? Assuming Coldplay last that long, what will the band look like when they make their speeches? Possibly something like this...     More on this here

More Coldplay wallpaper (size 1027x768) is now available for your desktop. The pictures are live from The Forum @ Los Angeles recently. Thanks to Alyssa for the pictures and resizing.   Click here to download the templates.

Gwyneth Paltrow has moved to dismiss the perception that she and her husband Coldplay frontman Chris Martin are ‘boring’.   The Oscar-winning actress, insisted rather, that their relaxed lifestyle is merely a symbol of their contentment with one another.   Paltrow revealed: “There is this perception of us in this country, like, oh, they’re quite boring. They do yoga and they stay home watching UK Gold. I think we’re happy. We’re not looking for other things in life. We like our house. We like ou

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Gwyneth Paltrow dismisses jibes about her boring lifestyle with rocker husband Chris Martin, insisting her relaxed existence is a symbol of their happiness.   The Proof actress, who is currently pregnant with her second child, blames her sobriety for her dull image, but her maintains her abstinence from stimulants is a sign of contentment.   She says, "There is this perception of us in this country, like, oh, they're quite boring. They do yoga and they stay home watching UK Gold. I think we're

Gwyneth Paltrow complains we Brits consider her and husband Chris Martin so boring as to “do yoga and stay home watching UK Gold”. Er, that would make them perversely interesting. No, there is way more damning evidence of their dullness: like she is into macrobiotics and he is in Coldplay.   But the actress, who now lives mainly in Britain, makes a good defence of why she dares to be dull: “You have to be doing coke off the ass of a stripper to be perceived as not boring these days.” Blimey: don

Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow chats exclusively to GMTV’s Kate Garraway on Thursday’s GMTV.   The 31-year-old talks about her latest starring role in Proof, opposite Anthony Hopkins and Jake Gyllenhaal.   But she also chats candidly about her relationship with Coldplay’s Chris Martin, living in the UK, her toddler Apple, her current pregnancy and losing weight.Proof sees Gwyneth reprising the role she played on stage in London for the big screen.   In it she plays an enigmatic young woman haunt

My name is Michael, I’m 16 and on February 4th (next Saturday) I will be appearing on Stars in the Eyes Kids as Chris Martin. It’s at around 6pm on ITV1. I know this might sound a bit cheesy, but I just thought that a few of you might be interested in this. I will be performing ‘The Scientist’ (one of my favourite Coldplay songs ) and I hope that some of you might tune in on the night, and possibly vote for me - if you think I’m any good that is… :p   Read the story in full here

A postman has become one of only two people in Britain to be forced by the High Court to pay 'tens of thousands of pounds' in damages for illegally downloading music.   The man, believed to be in his thirties or forties, refused to reach a settlement with record bosses after he was caught in a nationwide crackdown on file-sharing.   Instead, he took the case to court and claimed he was unaware his actions were illegal and had not sought to benefit financially. But in a landmark ruling, judge Ju

Gwyneth Paltrow has claimed that British women who binge-drink are "idiots".   The actress, who is married to Coldplay singer Chris Martin, revealed that she hasn't been drunk in three years and avoids parties where guests are likely to drink heavily.   "I think it's gross. I really don't like drunk women. It's such a bad look," she told The Mirror. "I think, ooh you're really degrading yourself to be this pissed in public. I think they're the idiot people and I'm the normal person. My friends a

Who says classical musicians only want to play classical music? Christopher O'Riley, a 49-year-old pianist, became such a fan of Radiohead after he heard its 1997 album "OK Computer" [pictured] that he no longer felt content just listening to the band's music, which was like gin-stain melancholia. He had to play it himself.   Unlike the typical pop band, Radiohead wrote in "a lush harmonic language," O'Riley said in an e-mail from Australia, where he was recently on tour. There was "a certain se

Oscar winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed how she only agreed to become a spokesperson for cosmetics company Estee Lauder as she needed the money at the time.   The 'Shakespeare in Love' star, who is pregnant for the second time, shocked ardent fans four years ago when she signed on to be the face of a high profile campaign for Estee Lauder, an action she claims she was forced to take as she was broke.   The actress, who is married to Coldplay star Chris Martin, revealed: "I'll tell y

Film: This is a four-disc box-set which showcases the explosion of music that happened across the globe on July 2 last year as a result of musician-activist Sir Bob Geldof's plan to raise aid money through music.   There were two million spectators that day, and another three billion watching on television sets across the world. The box-set cuts from one concert venue to another, juxtaposing every musician and musical genre that was played on that day.   Disc one, shows performances by R.E.M, Bo

It has been revealed that actress Gwyneth Paltrow is expecting a baby boy.   However, Gwyneth recently confessed she really didn’t care whether she had another boy or girl. She said: "I would like to have a whole bunch of children. I don't mind girls or boys. My mother gets upset because I say I want all girls because Apple is so fabulous. With another baby on its way, I don't think I will be doing a lot for the next year or so either. Having Apple has changed everything for me It's changed the

Gwyneth Paltrow is expecting a boy with her Coldplay frontman husband Chris Martin, it has been claimed.   Sources close to the star say the couple's second child will be a brother for the pair's 20-monthold daughter, Apple. A friend said: "It's definitely a boy."   Gwyneth's mum, actress Blythe Danner, says she is over the moon at becoming a granny again. She told American magazine In Touch: "I don't know how much more excited I could be." And she said her daughter was a great mum. She added:

Gwyneth Paltrow was once refused a film role - because she was too ugly.   The star - widely considered to be one of Hollywood’s most beautiful women - was a struggling young actress when she was told she was too plain for a part in ‘Golden Gate’. The Oscar-winning star revealed: “He [director John Madden] auditioned me for ‘Golden Gate’ when I was 20. But the guy at Fox who made the decisions said I wasn’t pretty enough.”   Gwyneth - who is expecting her second child with husband Coldplay star

Gwyneth Paltrow was terrified she would be killed when her plane had to make an emergency landing last September, especially because she has finally achieved happiness.   The Proof star, who is married to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and is pregnant with their second child, was afraid her domestic joy would be short-lived when her New York to Venice, Italy, flight had to turn back and make an emergency landing due to faulty engineering.   She says, “When my plane returned to New York, I could

Global court action against music file-sharers has not reduced illegal downloading, an industry report says.   The level of file-sharing has remained the same for two years despite 20,000 legal cases in 17 countries. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industries (IFPI) said it was "containing" the problem and more people were connecting to broadband. The global music industry trade body said sales of legal downloads were worth more than $1bn (£570m) in 2005.   IFPI chairman John K

After much speculation, Gwyneth Paltrow has finally confirmed her pregnancy, reports The Insider's Marc Malkin. Paltrow revealed her news Thursday night at a Screen Actors Guild Showing of 'Proof' in Beverly Hills.   During a interview session following the screening, Lou Diamond Philips announced Paltrow as a "pregnant woman," then asked her how far along she was. A smiling Gwyneth replied, "Far enough along to feel very cumbersome."   When an audience member asked how she got her hair so shiny