Six seasons later, the Slutty Pumpkin of Ted’s dreams on CBS’ How I Met Your Mother has been unmasked, it is none other then Mrs. Tom Cruise herself: Katie Holmes, reports  NY Magazine.

On the show’s second season, Ted Moseby rifles through potential love interests like a trigger happy Romeo. One of the ladies was a seemingly fictional Slutty Pumpkin that Ted had met at a roof top Halloween party, but then lost touch with. Could this possibly be the long-awaited Mother? Unlikely, as he has been constantly referring to her as “Slutty” to his children.

Craig Thomas, the show’s co-creator, is psyched: “Katie is a lovely and talented actress, which is why we’ve saved for her perhaps the most classly named character in our show’s history,” he says, adding that the role was “literally six seasons in the making.”

Holmes has an interesting career spanning from Batman’s lover to First Lady Jackie Kennedy, from Dawson’s Creek to Adam Sandler’s wife.

This is going to be legendary.

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Katie Holmes is letting her 18-year-old stepdaughter, Isabella Cruise, apprentice at the actress’s fashion line called ‘Holmes & Yang,’ E Online reports.

Tom Cruise, Katie’s husband and Isabella’s father, shared his excitement for Isabella last week at a tribute dinner in his honor in L.A.

“Kate’s designing and [Isabella] is just working her way up,” Cruise said.

“She’s an artist, Bella, so it’s really great that she gets to work with it,” said Cruise. “She’s loving it.”

While Katie and son Connor were on hand to watch Tom receive the Humanitarian Award that night at the Beverly Wilshire, Bella was on her way back from the Big Apple to begin her apprenticeship.

Well, I’m jealous. Wouldn’t it be nice to be the child of a famous person who can help you with whatever career you want? I always thought little Suri would be the fashionista of the house, but looks like Isabella is well on her way to being a new designer. Good luck!

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While the eight-part mini-series has yet to premier on the ReelzChannel, critics  have given nothing to brag about when it comes to Katie Holmes’ part in the serious as Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, reports Perez Hilton.

According to Perez, “the Hollywood Reporter…critic wrote that the mini-series on the whole was “dull” and “unwatchable”, along with saying it was very hard to step away from the fact that you were watching Katie Holmes play a character.”

The critic went on to say, “You think, ‘That’s Katie Holmes.’ Or, ‘That’s Katie Holmes having the damndest time with Jackie’s accent.’ You are never transported somewhere else by the character because the real-life subjects are so distinctive in your mind.” Aw Katie, we still love you anyway!

It seems that the Jackie-accent was a common dislike among critics, as critic Ramin Setoodeh  from CBS’s Early Show said it ”doesn’t really have the gravitas to pull off the role…And the accent, it’s a little silly — for eight hours, it’s a long time to be, you know, watching her play this character in the way that she does.”

“Casting Holmes, whom Mitchell called a Jackie lookalike, ‘sort of added this tabloid element to the entire production,’ Setoodeh observed,” reads the CBS article. “’Every time Katie Holmes would come out in a Jackie Kennedy outfit, all the tabloids would run pictures of it. And then, it sort of became a little bit of a punch line. It looked like she was playing dress-up. And on-screen, she doesn’t really have — it’s a very difficult thing to play a real person, a real, living person that we all know. But she doesn’t really have the gravitas to pull off the role. And the accent, it’s a little silly — for eight hours, it’s a long time to be, you know, watching her play this character in the way that she does.’”

As well, Perez reports that Variety magazine noted she “looked the part,” but “that’s about all” she brought to the series. Don’t worry, Katie, maybe you’ll be able to redeem yourself among the critics in your upcoming movie, Jack and Jill. And if all else fails, just remember that not THAT many people read critic reviews…right?

Are you planning on watching Katie in the Kennedy mini-series this weekend?

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Many celebrities spent the weekend in South Beach for the Super Bowl, reports E! News. The CAA held an exclusive party Saturday night at the W hotel. Attendees included Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, as well as Cameron Diaz and Alex Rodriguez.

Carrie Underwood, who sang the national anthem at Sunday’s game, was also in attendance, as were Jessica Alba, Adrien Grenier and Derek Jeter.

Director Michael Bay hosted a Big Give, Big Game party for charity at his mansion that same night. CW couples Ed Westwick and Jessica Szhor and AnnaLynne McCord and Kellan Lutz were spotted there.

Jennifer Lopez was scheduled to perform at the Axe Lounge at Liv. at 1 a.m., but the starlet didn’t take the stage until 2 a.m. Chase Crawford and Jessica Alba were present for the show. The Hills stars Kristin Cavallari, Audrina Patridge, Spencer Pratt and Lo Bosworth were there filming for the reality show.

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Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, donated $122,000 to Scientology groups in 2008, despite the fact that they deny being members of the religion, reports Perez Hilton.

The Smiths own private school in Southern California, The New Village Leadership Academy, which recently underwent criticism for using Scientology teaching methods. Eyebrows were raised when the “non-Scientologists” replaced the school’s headmaster with another who had completed Scientology classes.

“You have people who are attacking and want to fight and don’t know nothing,” said Smith. “How you gonna not know nothing about Scientology and attack somebody? It’s dangerous and it’s ignorant. And as an American, I’m not gonna be a part of that.”

Smith, who claims to be a Christian, said Scientology, founded by L. Ron Hubbard, is “98 percent like the Bible.”

A number of celebrities have been criticised for practising Scientology in recent years, most notably Tom Cruise and his wife Katie Holmes.

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Katie Holmes’ performance on So You Think You Can Dance has not received much praise, according to E! Online. The actress performed an homage to Judy Garland choreographed by Tyce Diorio Thursday night on the reality show.

“I am f***ing INSULTED, Katie Holmes how dare you!,” Shanna Moakler wrote on Twitter. “I didn’t just grow up on musicals, I lived and breathed them, Oklahoma, Easter Parade, Family Band, don’t touch my legends! You’re not worthy.”

So You Think You Can Dance judge and executive producer Nigel Lythgoe is angry about the negative reactions. He took to his Twitter to retaliate: “Why hate on Katie? She’s had no dance training and did this for publicity for the charity. Everyone lip synchs when they’re dancing. I’m going to ban all the Katie haters. You make me sick. Your attitude stops ‘stars’ doing charity work. Understand why she did it CHILDREN. I’m trying to figure out why Katie is being judged as a dancer. When a star throws out the opening pitch, no one says ‘Ooh, crap pitcher!’”

Holmes did the performance to show her support for the Dizzy Feet Foundation, a charity intended to support, improve and increase access to dance education in the United States. The charity was founded this year by Holmes, Lythgoe, director Adam Shankman and Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba.

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Canadian heartthrob Joshua Jackson has reportedly reunited with lost love Katie Holmes.

The “Dawson’s Creek” stars had an emotional moment when Jackson visited Holmes at her Broadway show.

“It was really sweet, he just turned up unexpectedly with a bunch of flowers and said: ‘Hello stranger,’” claims a source for the UK Daily Mail. “Katie was shocked, but so happy to see him. It was a wonderful surprise. She gave him such a big hug.”

Jackson is said to be a steadying force for Holmes, as her life becomes more and more of a paparazzi circus. He is currently in a long-term relationship with “Troy” actress Diane Kruger.

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Tom Cruise and wife Katie Holmes threw an over-the-top house warming party at their $35 million Beverly Hills estate.

The couple hosted the bash for more than 500 guests over the weekend. The pair and their daughter, Suri , recently moved into the 10,000 square foot home with seven bedrooms and 10 bathrooms.

Celebrities who attended the event include Reese Witherspoon and boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal, Kimora Lee Simmons, Eva Longoria, Prince, Sean Combs, Kirstie Alley and Oprah Winfrey. Cruise’s mother and sister were also in attendance.

Tents have been set up in the backyard for days and an army of valets were on sight, as were eight police officers to direct the stream of limousines that arrived.

Cruise and Holmes purchased their luxurious home last year.

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Tom Cruise does not want Victoria Beckham to discuss diets with his wife Katie Holmes.

The “Mission Impossible” actor has asked the former Spice Girls star to remain quiet about diet and food, because of concerns that Holmes was getting too thin. “Tom was firm but polite. He said that, although he understood Victoria thought she was only trying to help Katie to lose weight after Suri’s birth, he didn’t want her swapping any more diet tips with Katie in future,” said a source close to Cruise.

Beckham is known for her slender figure and is doing the best she can to refrain from discussing food whenever the she is with Holmes.

“She hasn’t mentioned food and diet once around Katie since then. And when they’ve been out for meals together, she’s made a real effort not to comment on what anyone’s eating, and to try to order more food herself – even if she doesn’t touch it once it’s on her plate.”

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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have a “Petit” bone to pick.

According to reports, the couple is suing the owner of Petit Tresor, a baby boutique in L.A., for feeding tabloids lies about their spending habits on Suri.

The couple’s attorney sent a cease-and-desist threat to Samantha Winch, owner of the high-end baby boutique, after bogus shopping details that Holmes and Cruise spent between $350,000 and $400,000 in their stores were given to “Life & Style” magazine.

The letter accuses the company of spreading rumours about the famous couple “for the purpose of enhancing [the store's] image and obtaining a commercial advantage.”

“Petite Tresor is trying to get publicity for themselves by telling the press that celebrities are shopping in their store when they’re not,” says a rep for Cruise.

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Katie Holmes is set to hit the Broadway stage for the first time.

Beginning this fall, the “Dawson’s Creek” alum will star in a production of Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons,” alongside Tony winner John Lithgow and Oscar winner Dianne Wiest.

The play, first performed on Broadway in 1947, is based on a true story and centres around a successful businessman (to be played by Lithgow) who knowingly supplied the military with defective airplane parts during World War II, with tragic consequences.

Holmes will play the daughter of the man’s business partner.

The venue and dates for the fall production have not yet been announced.

Holmes, 29, was last seen on the big screen in this year’s “Mad Money.” The comedy caper, which also starred Diane Keaton and Queen Latifah, fared poorly at the box office.

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In an unusual form of promotion, the stars of “Mad Money” will appear on a California Lottery scratch ticket late this month.

Katie Holmes, Queen Latifah and Diane Keaton star as Federal Reserve employees who plot to nab all the money that is set to be destroyed.

The photo on the ticket show the women being joyously rained down on with money.

The “Mad Money” prizes range from $10 to $1,000 or prize packs for the film, which opens Janurary 18.

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Following in the cross trainers of celebs like Oprah Winfrey and P.Diddy, Katie Holmes ran the annual New York City Marathon on Sunday.

Mrs. Tom Cruise sported a dark FDNY baseball cap and purple tank top throughout the 26.2 mile race and labored to the finish line with 40,000 other long-distance runners.

About 15 miles in, the former Dawson’s Creek star got encouragement from her superstar husband, who quickly kissed her as she ran by.

Holmes finished the race in five hours and 29 minutes, exactly an hour behind Oprah’s time.

Martin Lel of Kenya was the first runner across the tape in Central Park, finishing just over two hours and nine minutes.

Cruise, the couple’s daughter, Suri, his mother and her parents greeted a tired Holmes as she crossed the finish line in Central Park.

Among the other notable names competing this year was cycling legend Lance Armstrong.

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Tom Cruise was spotted arriving in Rome today, likely there to finalize details of his upcoming wedding with actress Katie Holmes.

Reuters reports that an airport official saw the “Mission: Impossible” star getting into a black limo with bodyguards in tow.

Cruise and Holmes are reportedly set to wed in Italy this coming weekend. They are said to have picked the 15th century Odescalchi Castle on Lake Bracciano, just outside of Rome, as the site of the ceremony.

Earlier reports said that the wedding was to take place at George Clooney’s estate on Lake Como. Either way, the stage seems set for the first underwater celebrity wedding.

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Actresses Kate Bosworth and Lindsay Lohan were photographed leaving a Tommy Hilfiger party together last night.

The new BFFs were only a couple of many celebs who were invited to the exclusive Tommy party which featured a performance by Lenny Kravitz.

Bosworth also sported new boyfriend, British model James Rousseau, on her arm as she left the party. She broke up with actor and long-time boyfriend Orlando Bloom last month.

Tommy Hilfiger hosted the party to celebrate the opening of his new store in Paris, France.

Photo courtesy of justjared.com.

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Reports are circulating that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes plan to wed next month at George Clooney’s Italian estate.

Though specifics are unconfirmed at this point, a local newspaper from Como, Italy — near the Clooney villa in Laglio — has reported that details of the ceremony were leaked to them. They say that the union will take place November 23, and that the couple has purchased one of Clooney’s three properties to use as a home base in Europe.

According to the U.K.’s Daily Mail, the couple will be wed by the local mayor in a civil union. The paper reports that if the wedding goes ahead as planned, the couple will likely also have services performed by the Catholic church and the Church of Scientology.

Cruise reportedly wants the Catholic ceremony to satisfy Holmes’ parents, who raised her in the religion before she converted to Scientology in recent years.

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It looks like the wedding of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes may actually happen as Holmes has been spotted picking out a wedding dress.

Holmes was out shopping this week in Paris with pal Victoria Beckham. The pair also took in a number of fashion shows during fashion week there.

Holmes told People, “I already have my dress.”

“I’ve been shopping all day. They have beautiful things for babies here.”

Holmes and Cruise are also celebrating the birth of their daughter, Suri, and are expected to wed within the next couple months.

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Katie Holmes is apparently ready to have another baby.

UK’s Life Style Extra reports that the soon-to-be-Mrs. Tom Cruise confided to Victoria Beckham, a close friend, that she is ready to have another child.

“Katie has three sisters so she really wants Suri to have the same sibling bond she enjoyed, a girlfriend to share life with from the word go,” a source told Britian’s Daily Star.

Holmes also reportedly gave the former Posh Spice tips on how to conceive a girl.

Beckham has three sons with her husband, soccer star David Beckham, while Holmes has a five-month old daughter with Cruise.

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The first photos of Suri Criuse, the mysterious daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, have surfaced.

Katie Couric revealed the much anticipated photos during her first night as anchor of the CBS Evening News With Katie Couric.

This is the first time the world has caught a glimpse of baby Suri since her birth in Los Angeles on April 18, ending months of speculation about the authenticity of the baby.

A full photo spread of black-haired Suri with mom Katie, 27, and dad Tom, 44, will appear in Vanity Fair magazine on Wednesday.

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On-again-off-again couple Kate Bosworth and Orlando Bloom are off again, reports Entertainment Tonight.

The couple, who have dated over the last four years, decided to go their separate ways as Bloom, 29, is filming Pirates of the Caribbean in Southern California.

Bosworth, 23, and Bloom are scheduled to film a movie, Seasons of Dust, together this fall. The drama is about a young woman whose uncle commits suicide, forcing her to run away with a dashing thief.

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