Women still hit on me: Ricky Martin
London: Pop superstar Ricky Martin said he can’t understand why women still hit on him even after he came out as a gay last year. The 39-year-old singer is in a relationship with stockbroker Carlos Gonzalez Abella and is a father to three-year-old twins Matteo and Valentino, Female first reported. “I have a boyfriend and two sons, yet women still try to get me into bed. They say very beautiful things to me about what they want to do with me, which is nice, but I’m not interested,” he said. While Abella lives in Puerto Rico and Martin is based with his sons in Miami, the couple still manage to spend a lot of time together and their relationship is “flowing along beautifully”. (PTI)
Dev relied on me for Indian accent
London: Mumbai-born actress Freida Pinto said that his co-star and beau Dev Patel was nervous before signing Slumdog Millionaire and turned to her for advice on how to perfect his Indian accent. Pinto, 26, helped coach the star with his Indian twang and advised him to avoid impersonating actors on comedy show, Daily Star reported. “With the accent, he was a bit nervous. But all I told him was, ‘Don’t do the whole Goodness Gracious Me thing.’ That just makes it very comical and it’s not required for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’,” she said. But Pinto now wants her boyfriend to return the favour, by teaching her how to be funny on screen. “I always tell him that he’s got to teach me. His comic timing is like no other. He’s got it, it’s just effortless,” she added. (PTI)
‘JLo returning to American Idol’
Los Angeles: Putting an end to speculation, ‘American Idol’ executive producer Nigel Lythgoe has said that Jennifer Lopez will return as a judge on the next season of the reality show. Lythgoe confirmed the news on host Ryan Seacrest’s radio show on Wednesday, saying all three judges – Lopez, Randy Jackson and Steven Tyler – from the previous season will be back, reported Entertainment Weekly.The relationship between Idol and Lopez has been very mutually beneficial, with the 42-year-old pop diva and actress often considered the most popular new addition to the show’s judging team and her profile and record sales having climbed from being on the show. But figuring out Lopez’s deal has dragged on for weeks and reports are circulating that she has “earned” a 60 per cent raise, signing a USD 20 million contract this time. (PTI)
I eat everything except peas: Kim
London: Reality TV star Kim Kardashian, who is known for her curvy figure, says she eats everything except peas. “It’s like a family rule: The table must be filled with tonnes of yummy food at every gathering. I’ll eat just about anything you put in front of me – except peas,” contactmusic.com quoted her as saying. “When we were growing up, my parents would make us finish our vegetables or we’d lose our playtime, so I had to get creative. One night, I found out that I could spit the peas into a glass of milk and they’d disappear!” Kardashian is all set to walk the aisle with rocker Kris Humphries Aug 20. (IANS)