Dance superstar Moby is so hygiene obsessed, he insists on scrubbing his toilet with his bare hands.
The Go hitmaker even claims the strange habit is “a thing of beauty”.
He said, “I like to clean my house. Cleaning the toilet does not disgust me. I find it a thing of beauty. I get right into that toilet with my little scrubber and I scrub it. I never wear no gloves.”
World Entertainment News Network reports that Mandy Moore wants to step away from the spotlight in the future because her early rise to fame delayed her dreams of traveling, studying history and fashion and opening a “theatre for young people.”
The singer/actress said, “What I do doesn’t define me. I’m only 20. I don’t know I’ll still want to do this in five years’ time, never mind the rest of my life. There’s other stuff I’m interested in.”
Eminem has announced he’ll be releasing his next solo album later in the year and fans in the UK will be able get their hands on it before those in the US.
Marshall Mathers’ latest offering, Encore is due to hit shops this side of the pond on November 15, one day before its release in the States a day later.
It’s the rapper’s first solo effort since 2002’s The Eminem Show, which topped the charts in the USA and the UK.
Recalling her youth and how she came to where she is now, her debut single 1980 is the perfect introduction to Estelle for those who don’t already know her, and proof to those who do that she can indeed live up to the hype.
1980 is a real life story about growing up and the things that make you who you are, both the good and the bad. Gruesomely dark stories of dead neighbours being eaten by their cats and setting their own houses on fire are as vividly recalled as kung fu films, Connect Four, the Cosby show and dancing to Kid n Play.
Tales of boiling water on the stove to wash, getting her first pair of Nike’s while living off porridge, and huddling under the covers when there was no heat in the house, are told without a hint of sentimentality.
‘They say that everything you go through in life is what you become. If that’s the case I’m becoming number one’, declares the ambitious b-girl. And why not?
Coming from an extended family of nine kids and various relations all under the same roof, she had to learn how to make herself heard.
You’ll most certainly hear more from her as her second single Free will be released in October 4.
It seems that Emma Bunton was supposedly leaving for greener pastures in the USA since she felt that she didn’t really make that much of an impact on the charts with her recent solo singles.
Looks like Simon Fuller has managed to talk her around. She has agreed to stay on and start work on anther album.
This time she’s going to work with Simon Fuller’s other big act, Pop Idol champ Will Young. When Emma heads into the studio later this year to record her new album, Will Young will contribute a track. Maybe even a duet or two.
Apparently, the two did a duet once and it went down extremely well.
Us Weekly caught up with the women on the red carpet of the MTV Video Music Awards in Miami and asked them about the pieces of designer frock they were wearing.
Mandy Moore, who wore a Calvin Klein gown, stated “I try to clean up once in a while. Calvin Klein’s sizzling.”
As for Christina Aguilera’s Roberto Cavalli frock? Ms Beautiful said, “I’m telling you right now that this is a hot dress. It fits my body to a T!”
Jessica Simpson strutted out in what she called a “sexy and chic” Valentino dress while her sister Ashlee Simpson was busting out in a Jennifer Nicholson dress. “It’s like, here they are! You’ve never seen them,” Ashlee said of her cleavage.
Jennifer Lopez has apparently found her leaker, longtime makeup man, Scott Barnes.
The New York Post reports he was blamed for leaking information only members of her inner circle would know to the press. “Former Scott Barnes client, Lucy Liu had a similar problem,” an insider said.
Jennifer told Scott something that was false, only to later get media asking her reps questions about the story.
“She knows it’s him for sure now and she’s exploring other options,” Jennifer Lopez’s spokeswoman said. “It’s not as dramatic as it seems though.”
Natalie Imbruglia, who’s currently putting the finishing touches to her new album, found time recently to gush about her favourite actor on earth. That actor happens to be the brilliant Ben Kingsley.
“Ben Kingsley is just absolutely amazing. I love him. He’s acts superbly. I loved him in Gandhi and The House Of Sand And Fog. Both are movies everybody needs to see.”
“Plus, he’s cute too.”
Shania Twain’s Greatest Hits album, due out November 9, will contain 21 songs, her big hits and three new songs, Party For Two, Don’t and I Ain’t No Quitter.
The first single, Party For Two, will be playing in radio outlets in September and will be released in two versions. In one version, the Miss India-pretty Shania pairs with Billy Currington. The other is with Sugar Ray frontman, Mark McGrath.
Videos for both versions were recently filmed in Europe and are scheduled to begin airing in September.
“I wanted to put together all of my favorite songs from over the years for a fun, high energy album. This record is exactly that, as well as a dedication to all of the passionate fans that have enjoyed and supported me throughout the years,” exclaims Shania.
On September 23, The Calling is scheduled to appear on The Tony Danza Show, a new daytime talk show on ABC. The program is taped live in New York City, and tickets are available to fans for free.
If you’d like to go to the show that features The Calling, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
The Tony Danza Show
Ansonia Station
P.O. Box 234095
New York, NY 10023-9426
Also include your name, telephone number, how many tickets you’d like and the date you want to go to the show.
For more information, visit the official Tony Danza Show web site at http://tvplex.go.com/buenavista/tonydanza/index.html