While correcting my blog posts just now, I came across Hannah Montana’s Best of Both Worlds tour video. This video reminded me of Miley Cyrus’ Vanity photos. Well, a 15-year-old girl going 16 …

I used to consider her a good role model for teens. I guess not anymore. She might be the next Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan or Amy Winehouse. I warned my sister not to pick celebrities as role models for her kids. Instead she should choose sportsmen or sportswomen like Tigerwoods, Andre Agassi, Michelle Wie or Nicole David.

Let the kids watch their games, learn how they swing the golf balls or tennis balls, and face defeats or victories positively.

Tags: Best Of Both Worlds, Britney Spears, celebrities, Hannah Montana, Lindsay Lohan, role model

I guess you know why Miley Cyrus has been so hot these few days, right ? Poor girl. Her clean teen idol image was tarnished overnight if you have seen the Vanity Fair photos. She is 15 going on 16 …

Most parents are mad with Miley Cyrus’ topless photos, but not Madonna. She’s the mother of 11-year-old Lourdes, who — like seemingly every other 11-year-old girl on the planet — is a huge Hannah Montana fan.

“Lourdes is a fan, and I don’t think she really cares about the photo,” Madonna said. “It’s not a big deal.”

It’s not a big deal to me either. The only big deal to me is not being able to make money to pay my car insurance premium.

Tags: car insurance, Hannah Montana, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, topless photos, Vanity Fair photos

For the third consecutive year, following on from Meg Ryan, Kiefer Sutherland, Kim Basinger and Gary Sinise, the Baume & Mercier image is to be represented by a pair of Hollywood luminaries: Teri Hatcher and Ashton Kutcher.

Teri Hatcher and Ashton Kutcher join the A-list of celebrities who have been contributing alongside Baume & Mercier over the past three years to supporting various worthy humanitarian causes.

The new campaign of Baume & Mercier luxury watches will serve to support the fight against cancer, the promotion of child education, as well as helping underprivileged women.

The choice of celebrities made by the brand to support the new campaign includes personalities that have something in common with the watchmaking house; authentic public figures displaying true human qualities who are both easily approachable and close to people.

Kim Basinger and Gary Sinise amply displayed the prerequisites of generosity and spontaneity for this charity campaign in the recent past and Teri Hatcher and Ashton Kutcher will take it forward in 2008.

Tags: Ashton Kutcher, Baume & Mercier, campaign, child education, Hollywood luminaries, humanitarian causes, luxury watches, Meg Ryan, Teri hatcher

For many celebrities, Holy Week offers a much-needed break from the stress and chaos that come with fame. They consider it the best time to relax and enjoy, be with friends, loved ones and family.

Stars like Valerie Concepcion use the break to recharge spiritually and be with her family. She will be in Tarlac with her family since that is their tradition every Holy Week, to stay together.

Her family also follows the common way of commemorating Lent. They are very traditional. They do hear mass, but they don’t attend procession.

Holy Week is the time to reflect and then take the right direction. It’s also a time to actually go back to God’s embrace.

For some celebs, Holy Week means enjoying vacations at Hilton Head rental homes or villas with their family, plus a time to remember the suffering of the Lord through masses and prayers.

Tags: break, celebrities, celebs, masses, prayers, stress, Valerie Concepcion

Celebrities are hopping on the eco-friendly bandwagon when it comes to everything from shopping bags to million-dollar homes. Now, it’s cars and auto accessories.

From Leonardo DiCaprio, one of the pioneers of the push toward economically efficient autos, to a newly converted Paris Hilton, A-listers are quickly becoming conscious of the environment.

It’s not only Hollywood’s younger generation that’s getting involved, either. Many old-timers are embracing the new non-polluting technologies that are being developed.

George Clooney cruises around L.A. in his Tango 600, a two-seat electrically powered vehicle. He was the first to purchase one of its kind–an automobile six inches narrower than many motorcycles with a range of 80 miles.

Tags: autos, celebrities, eco-friendly, George Clooney, go green, homes, million-dollar homes, motorcycles, Paris Hilton, shopping bags

Branson Missouri, in the Ozark Mountains, is a well-established tourist powerhouse that’s nonetheless in a reasonable price range: with theme parks, outdoor adventures such as Showboat Branson Belle, Ride the Ducks (amphibious military landing vehicles), and Branson Scenic Railway; indoor show attractions; and Family Fun Centers.

Branson real estate and property investments are attracting the attention of Hollywood celebrities and music stars and prompting the emergence of a new luxury market, according to real estate analysis.

World stars, whether through an actual interest in property investment or simply through spending time in the country, are affecting Branson’s real estate market.

Tags: Branson, Hollywood celebrities, music stars, outdoor adventures, property investments, real estate, real estate analysis, theme parks

Before Amy Winehouse was discovered wandering through London in a bra, before her new husband was jailed pending a hearing, and before she was admitted to rehab for the umpteenth time, her mother, Janis, knew the gifted young singer was in trouble.

Fame had done her daughter no good. Amy was too young and lacked the maturity to cope.

Hollywood has produced any number of Amy Winehouses over the years - child stars whose often-prodigious talents are inversely proportional to their ability to handle fame. Today, most are recognisable by first name only: witness the likes of Britney, Lindsay, Paris, Mischa, Mary-Kate and Ashley, to name just a handful.

Late this week, Amy Winehouse moved back into the East London flat she shares with her (still incarcerated) husband of nine months.

For at least an hour after she was photographed clutching her belongings, the headlines were decidedly positive: a move to the countryside was imminent, it was said, and she was determined to get her life back on track.

The happy news was decidedly shortlived. Less than a day later, “friends” were reportedly “urging her back into one of the drug rehabs” after becoming concerned she was “back on drugs”. So the sorry saga just continues.

Tags: Amy Winehouse, Britney Spears, child stars, gifted young singer, Lindsay Lohan, on drugs, Paris Hilton, prodigious talents

Las Vegas is about entertainment and what better way to have a great time than by seeing a Las Vegas show. All the best entertainers in the world come to Las Vegas and its time you reserved a spot at one of the many Las Vegas shows and Vegas hotels.

Bette Midler unfurls the big feather boa in her Las Vegas show, The Showgirl Must Go On, a sassy musical reprise of the best hits and worst jokes from her decades in show biz.

The grand opening marked the start of a two-and-a-half year, 200-show engagement at the stage once filled by Celine Dion, before she embarked on a worldwide tour for her album, Taking Chances.

It marks the 62-year-old Midler’s first major live performance run since her Kiss My Brass tour in Australia in 2005.

The $US95 million ($A100 million) Colosseum was custom-made for Dion’s run, which began in March 2003, played to nearly 3 million fans and grossed more than $US400 million ($A425 million) over five years. For Midler, the stage was shortened and its rake, or incline toward the audience, was flattened, allowing more than 100 seats to be added, at a cost of $US5 million ($A5.3 million).

Tags: Bette Midler, Celine Dion, entertainment, Las Vegas, Las Vegas shows

Every woman and female celeb should know about Fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia strikes women irrespective of age- it may be any woman aged 20-55. Therefore, a strict watch on this disease is required.

Perhaps you should reconsider your thoughts on your gradual and acute muscle aches. If it has been there for long, that means something is wrong.

Fibromyalgia is a muscoskeletal disorder that causes extreme pain in joints, pelvis, as well as abdomen. It may also affect jaws and is characterized by extreme pain in these areas.

This ailment runs in the genes mainly and affects nearly 4% of the population today- both men and women equally. If you experience problems in sleeping, memory, headaches or any pain the abdominal cavity; have a thorough check-up with your healthcare practitioner.

Fibromyalgia is associated with sleeping problems, changes in body immunity as well as psychiatric equilibrium. Those suffering from depression or mental illness are the victims of fibromyalgia.

Fibromyalgia’s natural treatment consists of proper sleep, exercise, diet, and regular meditation. On the whole, Fibromyalgia demands a transition in your lifestyle and therefore, medications are of little effect in such cases.

Heath Ledger’s tragic death has encouraged a number of troubled celebrities to get the help they need.

Since Ledger’s death on January 22, 2008, a number of Hollywood’s most promising stars have checked into drug rehabilitation centers to receive treatment for substance abuse, drug addiction and personal issues - including stress and lack of sleep.

Britney Spears, Amy Winehouse, Justin Chambers, Eva Mendes and Kirsten Dunst have all checked into rehab facilities following the death of the 28-year-old actor.

The newest celeb to seek help is Kirsten Dunst. Kirsten Dunst was said to have checked into a drug rehab facility which has also been known to other celebrities like Eva Mendes and Lindsay Lohan.

Is it just a coincidence that these Hollywood stars happened to check-in immediately following Heath’s untimely death - or was his passing a wakeup call in disguise?

There’s no doubt that the number of Hollywood rehabbers has increased significantly over the past year - even the past month.

Tags: Britney Spears, Eva Mendes, Kirsten Dunst, Nicole Richie