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Jennifer Aniston attended the premier of her new film Marley and Me in London last night, and everyone agreed she looked stunning in a full length blue burberry dress and she wowed the crowds that had turned up to catch a glimpse of her on the red carpet. 

The former Friends actress joined co-star Owen Wilson on the red carpet at London’s Leicester Square to sign autographs for screaming fans, and reports have said both Jennifer and Owen were friendly and chatty with everyone who had turned up to see them and were happy to answer questions related to their new film. 

Jennifer Aniston braved the plunging temperatures wearing a floor-length strapless gown by British label Burberry, giving British designers a thumbs up at the London event. The movie concerns newlyweds John (Wilson) and Jenny Grogan (Aniston) who buy “the world’s worst dog” after moving to start new lives in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Speaking on the red carpet, Aniston put the film’s success in the US down to “the simplicity of it and the realness”.

“The characters that are portrayed are beautiful,” she said.

Other stars at the premiere included Dancing on Ice’s Roxanne Pallett, model Danielle Lloyd and I’m A Celebrity’s Gemma Atkinson.

Marley and Me is released nationwide in cinemas on March 11.

At the Oscar awards on Sunday night Miley Cyrus was one of the first big stars to arrive on the famous red carpet of the 81^st Academy Awards and looked adorable.

She told reporters that her bejeweled fish scale tiered princess gown – designed by Zuhair Murad – was inspired by “The Little Mermaid.”

When the dress is viewed from close up, the detail to the beading is unique and exquisite, the dress does truly give out a fairy princess look and Miley wore it perfectly – because it really did look like something out of the Disney Collection.

Miley accessorized with a clutch by Mary Norton, Neil Lane diamond earrings and BCBG shoes. She wore her hair in a low, loose chignon and kept her makeup subtle.

When Miley was interviews on the red carpet she was asked who she would be “celebrity stalking” tonight, she said Angelina Jolie saying that she wouldn’t mind being adopted by her.

She also said she was worried that her dress may be seen as ‘too old’ for her, even though it looks like something a fairy princess would wear to her birthday party… definitely not too old. 

Brit film Slumdog Millionaire bagged eight trophies at the Brits including best picture, direction, adapted screenplay and cinematography and these awards cement the reputation of Fox Searchlight as a champion of work that Hollywood won’t risk.

The film Slumdog Millionaire is a love story which has successfully combined an artists ambition but the commercial appeal of the film is broad and most can relate to the film, it will cover all genre’s of tastes and has already appealed to many already, and this is reflected by the films wins on the night winning eight Oscars, including the best picture trophy.

The 81st annual Academy Awards marked an amazing outcome for the movie, which was filled with subtitles, scenes of torture and a Bollywood dance sequence, and these wins give the distributor Film Searchlight a amazing reputation which has resulted in it becoming Hollywood’s top advocate of the kind of daring works that movie studios have all but abandoned.

The director of Slumdog was Brit Danny Boyle, and he captured the fictional account of a Mumbai orphan’s surprising winning streak on India’s version of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”, from which he tough upbringing in the Indian slums resulted in him having the experience and knowledge to win the show, which was constantly questioned throughout the process of winning – as he was accused of cheating by the government and tortured to try and get him to admit he was a cheat. 

The film was produced by a British company and the wins for the film have dramatized the global compass reading of contemporary movie production, as other top Oscar winners showed. 

The best supporting actress winner was Spain’s Penelope Cruz for “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”; Australian actor Heath Ledger was posthumously named best supporting actor for “The Dark Knight”; and British star Kate Winslet won best actress for “The Reader.” The only acting winner with a U.S. birth certificate: Sean Penn, who played the title character in “Milk.”

The genre of films has appeared to change recently and the big movie studios are steering clear of highbrow literary dramas, aiming their resources at mass-appeal works including family-friendly animation, superhero stories and established franchises such as James Bond and Harry Potter.

As others have ditched movies that require patient marketing to build grass-roots audience interest — “Slumdog Millionaire” debuted in just 10 theaters last November and didn’t reach its widest national release until last weekend — Fox Searchlight has become Hollywood’s unequaled home for films made outside the normal studio channels, the domestic gross from Slumdog is estimated at $100 million. 

Danny Boyle briefly spoke about the film backstage saying: “It’s a triumph for this kind of film.”

Singer/Actress Miley Cyrus says she is bothered by people who think there is something wrong with the bond between her and her father, singer Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley is know for being very close to her Dad and having a strong and secure father/daughter relationship with him, but the media have frowned upon this in recent times?!

“The media has said some stuff about my dad and me being too close and too cuddly for a father and a daughter,” the 16-year-old actress-singer writes in Miles To Go, a new memoir. “For me and my dad it’s not weird at all.”

Miley’s memoir was written alongside Hilary Liftin and it will be published next month by Disney-Hyperion Books, and in the memoir she does not mention directly last year’s photoshoot for Vanity Fair, when she is shown reclining against her father, his arm around her shoulder, both of them sombre and bare-armed – an image many found suggestive.

But she does write that she loves her father (who co-stars on her Hannah Montana TV show), is not afraid to show it, and “we don’t let other people tell us what expressions we’re supposed to have on our faces when we take a picture together!”.

She also writes how fame inevitably attracts criticism, and speaks out about how she has been hurt in the past by comments posted about her on the internet and concludes that some people are “so full of anger, hatred and bitterness”.

The media have also been mentioned and how she regrets that the media will continue to make profits off herself and other celebrities troubles, she says she wishes that the media would profit from her great achievements and focus on the positive side of her life.

Julia Roberts is a famous actress and is known for her numerous starring roles in films over the years, but she had spoken out about her children and has said that they are the only part of her life that keeps her going and stops her from being bored.

The 42-year-old said that herself and her husband Danny Molder find life far from dull since the births of their three children.

Julia is best know for her main role in the classic film Pretty Woman, and has recently taken time off from her acting career to be a full time mum for the last year, and she says she has found this has kept her busy and stopped her from getting ‘bored’ every now and again like she used to. 

The couple have three children – twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, four, and Henry, two, and from what the couple have said the little trio are keeping both mum and dad very busy! 

“I will never be bored again,” Julia said.

She added: “Danny and I talk about ‘what did we do with all the time we must have had? Because you don’t recognise it as such, until you have all these little time thieves running around the house.”

Pop and soul singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor has given birth to a baby boy nine weeks early, Sophie shot to fame with her single ‘Groovejet’ and has since released two albums and has also taken part in a modeling campaign for ‘Accessorize’ and ‘Monsoon’. 

Sophie was not due to have her baby until April – yet gave birth to her 2lb 2oz son after being struck down with the potentially life-threatening pregnancy illness pre-eclampsia. Sophie’s mother – former ‘Blue Peter’ presenter Janet Ellis – revealed:

“Sophie has just had her second little boy. He was early, nine weeks early, but he is doing fine. He is doing very well.”

This is the second pregnancy drama for Sophie and her husband, who is the band ‘The Feeling’ bassist Richard Jones, when Sophie was carrying their first child Sonny, who is now four, had to have an emergency caesarean operation at 28 weeks after developing the illness pre-eclampsia. 

Sophie who is 29 recently revealed she had taken up karate during her pregnancy, as although it can be a very active and strenuous exercise, there is also a other element to the art which can be quite soothing and a excellent form of exercise for pregnant women, Sophie has also said she has already predicted she was going to have another son. She said: “I don’t know why, but I think I’m going to have another boy.

It has been confirmed that singer Madonna and actress Demi Moore are throwing an Oscars party, the ‘Hung Up’ singer will again team up with her actress friend and her manager Guy Oseary for a glitzy bash on February 22 following the success of the bash they threw last year at Guy’s Los Angeles home.

The stars party is strictly invitation only, and it should be a star-studded affair as last year’s guests included Tom Cruise and his wife Katie Holmes, Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi, Cameron Diaz and Orlando Bloom as all on the list of celebrities to be invited. 

Sir Elton John and David Furnish are also attending despite hosting their own post-awards bash in aid of charity last year after their AIDS Foundation benefit ended.

They will be throwing their party again this year for the 17th time and singer Raphael Saadiq admits he is stunned to have been asked by the couple to perform.

Vanity Fair magazine will also host their own Oscar night party after taking a break last year due to the Hollywood writers’ strike but have promised next week’s revelry will be less elaborate than previous functions. The organizers of the party have said they are planning a smaller guest list and will make the party eco-friendly using recycled decor to help the environment and save money.

‘Batman Begins’ actress Katie Holmes is reportedly pregnant, Katie already has a two year old daughter called Suri with actor Tom Cruise, but Katie has recently sparked rumors she may be expecting again after she has been spotted wearing loose fitting clothing and long scarves to hide a possible baby bump. 

In recent photographs Katie is looking glowing and happy and kept placing a protective hand over her stomach, she was clearly trying to keep it covered, but you could definitely see the beginnings of a bump.

Tom recently revealed he and Katie are planning to extend their family. The ‘Valkyrie’ actor – who also has two adopted children, Isabella and Connor, with ex-wife Nicole Kidman – said: “We’ll have more children, I’m saying this but Kate’s not here.”

Photos recently taken show Tom putting a protective hand on Katie’s stomach leaving many fans wondering if Suri is going to be getting a baby brother or sister soon, the photos were taken when the famous couple were leaving ‘The Ivy’ restaurant and stepped into a waiting car. 

Both Katie and Tom had seemed to be glowing at the British premiere of Valkyrie earlier that night, Tom held Katie’s hand throughout and seemed to want to take extra care of his wife as she got out of their car.

Their daughter Suri will be three on April 18th so is growing up fast so it would be a good idea for Katie and Tom to add to their family sooner rather than later, and Tom has repeatedly commented on how he would love another child with Katie.

Home and Away actress Isla Fisher has spoken about her new movie and said it allowed her to fulfill a comic dream in her performance.

The Australian actress stars as Becky Bloomwood in ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ and says she achieved a long-held acting ambition when she got to do dance in one scene, saying that she loves dancing but has never had the opportunity to perform a dance in the form of acting before. 

Isla explained: “In regard to the fan dance, it’s always been a comic dream of mine to attempt to seduce a man doing a dance that’s actually repulsive. So the opportunity of doing that arose during this movie and I embraced it and I really enjoyed every minute of it.”

The dance wasn’t choreographed, and Isla was embarrassed to admit, that the dance was her own moves. She particularly enjoyed working opposite Hugh Dancy on the movie because he allowed her to play even heavier on her comic side – which she performs perfectly, and comes across as a very loveable, cute yet funny character. 

She added: “I think Hugh’s a wonderful dancer and what I really loved about Hugh is that he came to the movie and took it seriously as if he was in a dramatic movie, which was so important. As a result, he played the greatest straight man and it gave me, playing Becky Bloomwood, somewhere to go and to be more outrageous. The comedy was grounded in reality because of him.”

The BAFTA Awards took place on Sunday night, and here you will find everything you need to know about the events of the night! The Leading Actress award was won by Kate Winslet for her fantastic performance in The Reader and Slumdog Millionaire cleaned up at the awards with seven gongs including Best Film.

The night of British triumphs saw Danny Boyle win the Director prize for Slumdog, the rags-to-riches tale set in the slums of Mumbai.

The Orange British Academy Film Awards, one of the most glamorous events in the film calendar, saw A-listers including Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Sharon Stone, Penelope Cruz, Daniel Craig, Ron Howard and Michael Sheen brave the downpour to dazzle on the red carpet.

Kate Winslet appeared breathless when speaking in her acceptance speech, saying: “To be given this award at home, this really means a great deal to me. Thank you Bafta, thank you. I want to thank everybody involved in the making of this film. They all know who they are and they all deserve a big fat piece of this.”

Star of Doctor Who and Adulthood Noel Clarke was the people’s choice, taking home the Orange Rising Star Award, voted for by the public. Monty Python star Terry Gilliam was given the Bafta fellowship – the Academy’s highest honour.

Below is a list of other BAFTA awards presented on the special and eventful night - 

Best Film

Slumdog Millionaire

Best British Film
Man On Wire

Best Leading Actor
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Best Leading Actress
Kate Winslet – The Reader

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Director
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Milllionaire

Best Costume design
The Duchess

Best Special Visual Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Make-up and Hair
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button