Monday, November 30, 2015

Bella Thorne Flaunts Major Cleavage in Glamour!

If you regularly visit Bella Thorne’s Instagram page (which you really should), then you know that “cleavage” is basically the girl’s middle name.


But there’s a difference between casual selfie cleavage and sparkly formal cleavage, so it’s a unique treat to see Bella’s boobs all gussied up for a pictorial in the new issue of Glamour:



Like we said, it’s nothing we haven’t seen before, but in a way this photo helps mark the beginning of Bella’s transition from Disney kid to fully mature celeb.


It’s damn near impossible to look at that pic and believe that Bella’s only 18, so she basically doesn’t have any choice but to try and make the transition into more adult roles.


(We’re sure the rumors that she’s lying about her age will begin any day now.)


But while the road from child star to grown-up actress is always a rocky one, Bella’s already made the leap into adulthood in one respect: 


She’s has been receiving some serious attention from the tabloid media in recent weeks, and not just because of her racy social media posts.


It all started when Bella revealed that she’s being bullied by a fellow young female celeb in a recent interview.


Online commenters began pointing out that the mean girl Bella described sounded a lot like Kylie Jenner.


Since then, Bella has gone on the record as saying that she’s not being bullied by Kylie, but the rumor mill had already started churning.


It may not have been Bella’s chosen method of announcing that she’s arrived in the world of grown-up gossip, but for better or worse, she’s got a lot more eyes on her these days.


And if she keeps posting pics like the one above, we’re guessing those eyes will stay on her.


Kate Middleton Ruins Christmas For The Queen!!!!

The middle class is effectively destroying royalty.



Per tradition, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip invite their children and their spouses, grandchildren, niece, nephew and their children to her Sandringham estate for Christmas.


Quarters become tighter and tighter as the family grows, but everyone is required to be there to celebrate, as this is a tradition upheld since Queen Victoria’s reign.


Only fiances and spouses may accompany their royal beloved, and everyone must pack accordingly.  This means outfits for tea, walks on the estate, a black tie Christmas Eve dinner, Christmas Day church service and lunch.


It’s a rather rigid schedule that the everyone sticks to, and the 3pm broadcast of the Queen’s annual Christmas message is one everyone watches together (save for the Queen, who watches it privately).


Changes are happening, though.


Ever since Her Majesty gifted Prince William with a 10-bedroom home, Anmer Hall, on her estate, he and the Duchess of Cambridge have spent a lot of time and money to make it into a country retreat.


The royal couple spent their first Christmas there last year rather than at Sandringham, and broke with protocol by inviting Catherine’s family – Pippa, James, Carole and Michael Middleton.


In fact, the Middletons attended Christmas service with the royals at St. Mary Magdalene, something other royal in-laws never dared to do.  I myself was shocked to see them emerge from a side door.



Instead of joining the Windsors back at Sandringham for lunch, William and Catherine hosted the Middletons at Anmer Hall and opened presents with Prince George.  


This year will reportedly be no different.


“There are, of course, some old-fashioned courtiers in the palace who resent Kate and William’s remorseless modernizing and democratizing of royal custom,” an aide told The Daily Beast‘s Tom Sykes.


I’ve more or less respected the tradition upheld by the Queen, but am not at all surprised by William’s insistence that he do things his way.  


Ever since the prince met Catherine at university, he loved that her family was normal, and not at all stuffy; they would eat breakfast in their PJs, and saunter down to the village pub together.


One can’t blame Catherine for wanting to slowly change tradition to be more about her own growing family, even though it might tick off certain members of the royal family.


I don’t, however, believe Catherine and Carole are in cahoots to overthrow a Very Windsor Christmas, like Celebrity Dirty Laundry claims:


“Carole Middleton’s influence may have been cut off, but the family is not completely out of the game. Kate has begun fighting back and making sure she lets the Queen know she is not afraid of the discord.


“The Duchess has been making quiet moves to show her security and power.”


Such malice!


“You can bet the Queen is once again irate that Kate and the Middletons will be taking over Christmas,” CDL continued.  “While the celebrations will undoubtedly be lavish, Queen Elizabeth isn’t happy Carole Middleton will be continuing her commoner influence over Prince George and now, Princess Charlotte.”


Everyone relax.  It’s not news that William prefers to create a life for his family that is comfortable and happy, something he has stressed to reporters and courtiers following the death of his mother.


He and Catherine have celebrated Christmas at Sandringham since they were married, with the exception of 2012 when Her Royal Highness suffered from acute morning sickness.  


Now, they have a home of their own near the Queen, so they can take part in Christmas Eve with William’s family, which is a bigger deal than Christmas day, as the Windsors follow the German tradition of present-opening then.


A few days before Christmas, the Queen will host a luncheon at Buckingham Palace for more distant members of the royal family who will not be at Sandringham.


Jessa Duggar Shares Videos of Her Family"s HUGE Holiday Celebration! WATCH!

Saying it’s been a tough year for the Duggar family would be putting it very mildly.


The entire 19 Kids and Counting clan has been affected by the Josh Duggar sex scandals, which resulted in the cancelation of the family’s long-running TLC series. But it seems none of that was enough to stop the Duggars from making a joyful noise to celebrate the start of their favorite season:



The videos above were posted by Jessa Duggar last night, and as you can see, they feature the Duggar clan taking Christmas caroling to a whole new level.


Sure, your family might do some caroling, but are you hitting your unsuspecting neighbors with 20-part harmonies? We didn’t think so.


Of course, despite her family’s many hardships this holiday season is extra special for Jessa, as she welcomed her first child – the unfortunately named Spurgeon Elliot Seewald – earlier this month.


“This Thanksgiving, one of the things we are grateful for is our precious little son, Spurgeon Elliot,” Jessa and husband Ben Seewald wrote on their blog Thanksgiving day.


“We are so happy to be parents! As we are embarking on this journey of parenthood, we appreciate all of your prayers.”



But while the family is clearly making the most of the season, it remains to be seen if the tradition of the annual Duggar Christmas card will continue this year. 


In addition to the fact that both Jill and Jessa have started their own families since last year’s card, Josh Duggar is still in rehab, and the future of his relationship with his wife, Anna Duggar, remains uncertain. 


Needless to say, there could be several glaring absences from the annual family photo, so we wouldn’t be surprised if the Duggars simply decide to skip the card altogether this year.


Then again, last year’s card was circulated by tens of thousands of fans online, and we can’t imagine Jim Bob passing up the opportunity to send a message that all is well – and drum up some publicity just in time for the premiere of Jill and Jessa’s spinoff series.


Amy Schumer Goes (Nearly) Nude For Pirelli"s Calendar

The Pirelli calendar is usually reserved for the rich and famous, featuring famous models in pretty much nothing.  



For the past fifty years, the Italian tiremaker has used the calendar as an advertisement to showcase their products to a select group of “V.I.P.’s, musicians, politicians and royalty,” a spokesman told the New York Times.


2016, however, is seeing a completely different kind of Pirelli calendar.


Photographer Annie Leibovitz decided that instead of models, she’d like to shoot accomplished women like Yoko Ono, Patti Smith, Tavi Gevensen, Fran Lebowitz, Amy Schumer and more.


The idea was to move away from the pin-up theme the Italian company had gone with for the past fifty or so years, and instead introduce a new side of female sexuality.


“I didn’t feel like I was selling out by doing this as much as helping Annie support a new idea about female style and beauty,” Iranian artist Shirin Neshat told the Times.


Schumer was one of the only ones who posed without her clothes on, the joke being that she didn’t get the message about “In with the accomplishments and out with the nudity.”


Ah well.  Good on ya, Amy.


“Beautiful, gross, strong, thin, fat, pretty, ugly, sexy, disgusting, flawless, woman,” Schumer wrote on Instagram.  “Thank you Annie Leibovitz!”