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Mackenzie Crook writes children's book

Mackenzie Crook can add author to his C.V after writing his first children's book.

The British star admits he dreamed up the idea for his debut novel, The Windvale Sprites, with his young son Jude in mind.

He tells The Independent on Sunday newspaper: "I wrote it as a book that I would have wanted to read when I was a kid, and my son is like a little clone of me; he adored it.

"In fact, I finished reading it to him last night. He was so into it. I would've been able to tell if he was just trying to please me."

And Crook admits the idea for a children's book has been in his head for a long time: "It occurred to me about 25 years ago. It's all based after the great storm of 1987 - it's been percolating for all that time - and it's only in the past two years that I managed to get it down. It's probably becoming a father that gave me the kick I needed to actually get it done.

"While doing this book I came to realise that's what I love doing - it's telling stories, whether writing, drawing, or from acting. I suppose that's what's in my blood - I'm a storyteller - one way or another."

Madonna teams up with Minaj for new single

Pop diva Madonna has reportedly enlisted rapper Nicki Minaj to record her comeback track.

The 53-year-old put her music on hold to launch her Material Girl clothing line and direct her latest movie "W.E.", but she is reportedly back in the studio recording new tracks.

The song, which is tentaively titled "Give Me All Your Love", will release next year.

Kaitlin Olson Is Pregnant

Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney are expecting their second child.

The actress gave birth to the couple's son, Axel Lee, last year (10) and now the star is pregnant with another boy.

She jokes to People.com, "We’re having a boy! We’re so happy that Axel gets to have a brother so close in age. And that I get to add another set of balls to my very, very male world.

"We found out I was pregnant during my mum‘s birthday weekend in Ojai (California). I was instantly so proud of this baby for already knowing how to make someone else’s special day all about him."

The pair wed in 2008.

The new child will be the latest addition to the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia stars' onset family - Glenn Howerton and David Hornsby both had kids last month (Sep11), while Charlie Day, who is married to his onscreen love interest Mary Elizabeth Ellis, will become a first-time father in December (11).

Size Zero women less likely to get pregnant compared to obese counterparts

A new study has claimed that skinny women are less likely to become pregnant as compared to their overweight counterparts, including those who are classified as dangerously obese.

According to the researcher, Richard Sherbahn, who is a fertility specialist, the amount of attention being paid to the health risks of being overweight means that the perils of being underweight are being largely ignored, and the problem is being aggravated by the "size zero' culture in girls and young women.

Sherbahn, from the Advanced Fertility Centre of Chicago, crunched the figures on almost 2,500 sessions of IVF carried out at his clinic over an eight-year period.

The women who were examined were divided into three groups by weight, very thin, normal and obese.

Almost 50 percent of those in the normal weight group had babies as compared with 45 percent of those in the obese group, which included women classed as dangerously obese, and just 34 percent of those classed as very thin.

All the women in the three groups produced similar numbers of eggs, and any problems for the very thin women must have occurred at a later stage in the process.

"It could be in evolutionary terms that if people were too thin that maybe food wasn't readily available and maybe it wasn't the best time to reproduce and maybe the uterus wasn't at its best," the Daily Mail quoted him as saying.

"I am no expert on the sociological side of it but I have a teenage daughter and it seems that girls idolise models who are anorexic-looking.

"It seems that the ideal body structure for young women is this overly-skinny physique and women don't understand that there is any concern about that," he said.

British beauty reveals ‘votes for sex’ ordeal

An international pageant turned out to be an ordeal for British beauty queen, Amy Willerton, after she was asked for sex in exchange for votes. Willerton, 19, was forced to flee Miss Asia Pacific World contest in South Korea after three ‘shambolic’ days.

She also claimed that she was sexually assaulted by organisers and sponsors, was fed just one meal per day, and was made to stay in a room with no bed.

“It was absolutely horrendous,” the Daily Mail quoted her as saying.

“I had two of the organisers sexually assault me - one tried to pull my top down.”

“When we posed with sponsors they also tried to stick a hand somewhere inappropriate.”

Willerton was completely aghast to see the atrocious conditions prevailing at the venue.

“Girls were pulled aside and told they knew what they had to do if they wanted to win - we all knew they meant sex.”

When she reported the matter to the police, she was shocked to see officials openly bribing local officers with cash.

After arriving home Amy was disgusted to learn that the eventual winner of the 12,700 pounds first prize was none other than the local entrant, Miss South Korea.

Amy is now looking to launch legal action against the competition organisers.

Scarlett Johansson is too sexy for Dragon Tattoo

Scarlett Johansson might be one of the most sought after actress but it did not help her to fetch the female lead role in Davin Fincher's forthcoming movie The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). Well, her sex appeal among her fans is the reason behind it.

Director David Fincher believes that Scarlett Johansson is a great actress but she is too sexy for the role of Lisbeth Salander in the forthcoming Hollywood movie. Speaking to the Vogue magazine, he said, “Look, we saw some amazing people. Scarlett Johansson was great. It was a great audition, I'm telling you. But the thing that with Scarlett is, you can't wait for her to take her clothes off.”

The filmmaker explains that his leading lady should look like 'E.T' dolls, which should give the audience the feel of lovability and strangeness. He felt that Rooney Mara has that quality and she could do the justice for the character.

However, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo also features Daniel Craig, Christopher Plummer, Robin Wright Penn, Stellan Skarsgard and others in the cast. The movie will hit the US theatres on December 21.

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