Natalia brings you the latest news on Adele’s interview with Anderson Cooper, Kristen Bell’s interview on Ellen is auto tuned, Ladyhawke’s latest music video and much more!
Natalia discusses what’s new with Pharrell Williams and her thoughts on Karl Lagerfeld’s mean comments towards Adele’s weight. She also shows a roster of animals behaving like humans and, wait until you see the new size of coffee available at Starbucks!
Natalia dishes the latest news on the Juno Awards nominees, the upcoming Spiderman 3D film starring Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield and is Katy Perry hooking up with Tim Tebow? Watch today’s episode to find out.
When The Kooks are in the studio they’re focused and most importantly, sober. Watch Hugh and Luke explain their reasoning below.
The Kooks released a new album called “Junk of the Heart,” and you would think Hugh and Luke would be very excited about it. Well, they seemed rather indifferent to be honest. We spoke about that and why they don’t care about critics.
Natalia dishes the latest in entertainment news on Joan Rivers, Lana Del Rey and a brand new trailer for the movie Hunger Games.
Natalia talks about how Snooki might be pregnant, Nicolas Cage’s Cage Rage, Elisabetta Canalis is dating Steve-O and more for Feb 1, 2012.
Natalia dishes the news on Miley Cyrus breaking her tailbone, a 100 year old woman who plays the Nintendo DS to stay young and Houston, Texas contemplating a statute of Beyonce.
David Beckham debuts a new line of underwear, the worst dressed celebrity – Shy’m and Matthew Broderick is back as Ferris Bueller with a brand new commercial airing during the Super Bowl on Feb 5th 2012.
Daniel Radcliffe is back with his new movie The Woman In Black. It’s a bone chilling remake of a film from the ’80s. Ironically, Daniel actually scares very easily but he’s not afraid of ghosts. In this interview he tells us what really gives him the creeps.
Next time you’re struggling to make conversation, try asking this question: “If you could invite anyone (living or dead) to the perfect house party, who would it be?”
Graffiti6 is starting to make their North American invasion, and they are hitting up the Tonight Show. Does this sound familiar? Well the Beatles made the exact same journey over 40 years ago. Naturally, @jordans_life had to make some comparisons.
Nick plays World of Warcraft. Not only that, he’s the head of his guild, demonstrating that it IS possible to juggle being a hardcore gamer with being a top-selling recording artist.
During a LIVE interview on andPOP.com Nick Carter gave out a number and took phone calls from his fans. These were real phone calls from real fans who we gave exclusive access to one of the biggest recording artists of our generation.
There were great questions about music, fitness, the backstreet boys but the most popular question, however, was about his underwear. In this clip Nick talks about his his ‘Haynes’ and covering his fans with glow in the dark paint.
When releasing new music today, half the battle is online promotion. However, contests, signed merch and giveaways aren’t always the best solutions. When working on their latest album, Hedley came up with a brilliant idea, they decided to make trailers.
It’s hard to prepare for an interview with Hedley. So in this interview, we threw caution to the wind, got a 24 of beer and broadcast the interview live on our USTREAM (andPOP.tv). Eventually Jacob, Dave and @jordans_life ended up talking about hairy legs, their newest music video and more.
Diamandis from Marina and The Diamonds talks to us about her very serious disease. It’s called synaesthetic. And we lied, it’s not a disease. More like a cool condition. Diamandis explains further.
Would you be embarrassed if someone scrolled through your iPod? We sit down with Spee and Brendan to talk about the diverse music on their playlist.
Marina and The Diamonds are working on some new music, but Marina is being very secretive about it. Although the release has been delayed, she let’s us in on some secrets about the new album, and how alcohol changed her life.
A photo popped up today of a girl snuggling with her brand new Zac Efron bedsheets. While there’s no mention of where to purchase the novelty bedding, this product could make a lot of people very happy.
Just imagine the possibilities with a larger than life blanket you can wrap around yourself like a giant high school musical hug. Ladies, you’ll never be lonely again. And guys, imagine how much fun it will be to get busy, lying on top of the man of her dreams.
I hope for the entire female population this photo is real. However, there’s some fairly obvious signs this picture is photoshopped. It could be the blurring around the top of his head, or how the pillow and the top-sheet seem to match up seamlessly, but it looks fake. Sigh, looks like it’s back to cuddling with the life-size cutout of Justin Bieber.
To see the original image check out the College Humour blog.
It seems that re-kindled romances are all the rage this season! This list includes the rumoured couple seen locking lips in the photo above.
According to TMZ, Wemi – a.k.a. Wilmer Valderama, and Demi Lovato - were spotted during a make-out session outside Chez Valderama on Tuesday, a day after the two attended a Halloween party together the night before. This wasn’t the first time the couple was spotted – it was reported back in the end of October that the two were also seen “stealing kisses” while at a party at “Family Guy” Seth MacFarlane’s house.
The couple dated back in 2010, and reportedly split due to difficulties brought on by the age gap – Valderama is 12 years Lovato’s senior. The age difference between the two is hardly one you can ignore, and the fact that the person Lovato dated before Valderama (the first time around) was a Jonas definitely of puts things into perspective.
The big question is if either of these rumours true, or could they just be drunken/random hook-ups? We’re hoping they’re true, but only time will tell!
The full photo album is available on TMZ!
They’re back! The Highschool Musical sweethearts were seen out together enjoying each others company. It’s pretty hard to not enjoy being with Zac Efron…
At first the two were just laughing and chatting just like the good ol’ times, but as the evening progressed so did they. At the Eden nightclub in Hollywood, both Zac and Vanessa were spotted dancing quite closely to each other, completely oblivious to anything or anyone else around them. At one point, they were even kissing for quite some time.
It seems like Zac and Vanessa will be back together in no time à la Troy & Gabriella. I can’t say it’s disappointing, but the pair could have taken their time dating around the Hollywood block before returning to their fateful relationship.
Whether it was a magical evening of love or a drunken hook-up, we can’t be sure but the latter seems like the obvious choice.
Looks like there will be more Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in upcoming episodes of the award-winning sitcom Modern Family.
According to Deadline, Sofia Vergara who was announced to be part of the cast of the Lee Daniels’ directed drama The Paperboy, has just dropped out of the film.
When the start date of the movie got pushed back a week, the schedule conflicted with her day job on Modern Family, whose third season will shooting by then.
“Modern Family is her first priority, so once she was made aware of the change in schedule, she had no choice but to pull,” said an insider in her camp.
Vergara, will however be a part of The Three Stooges, a film adaptation of the television series directed by the Farrelly brothers.
The Paperboy, which stars Matthew McConaughey, Tobey Maguire and Zac Efron, is based on the Pete Dexter novel about a newspaper reporter who returns home to FLorida to investigate the possible unlawful imprisonment of a death-row inmate.
So what do you think of Vergara’s dropping out?
Personally, I don’t mind at all because her character on Modern Family is my favourite. I’m sure other films will be coming her way in the future!
It’s a Seuss party! Green eggs and ham, anyone?
According to Perez Hilton, Taylor Swift is the most recent of celebrities to join the cast of the upcoming Universal/Illumination 3D movie, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax. Swift will join names like Zac Efron, Rob Riggle, Betty White, and Danny DeVito in lending her voice to the characters of the film.
Swift is to voice the character of Audrey, the dream girl of character Ted (Efron) who is searching for the Lorax (Danny DeVito).
“Beyond the story’s indelible themes is an ensemble of unforgettable Seussian characters, and the title creature is both acerbic and adorable,” said Illumination Entertainment founder Chris Meledandri, according to All Headline News. “Bringing his sharp humor, enormous heart and deep conscience to the project, Danny DeVito epitomizes the Lorax, and we have an absolutely stellar supporting cast led by Ed, Taylor, Zac, Rob and Betty.” The site goes on to report that the flick will mark the third Universal-Illumination collaboration, and will be directed by Chris Renaud, who directed Despicable Me. Sounds amazing already!
Maybe we’ll get to see Zac sing a little “You Belong with Me” to Audrey! While we wait in anticipation for the film (I know I’m crazy excited), everyone can catch Swift on her Speak Now world tour right now! “It’s a love story, baby just say yes!”
It looks like high school is finally over for two Disney stars!
Perez Hilton is reporting that teen heartthrob Zac Efron has finally split from costar and girlfriend of four years Vanessa Hudgens.
It’s been confirmed that nothing dramatic spurned the breakup, and that there was no third party involvement (read: nobody cheated).
Zefron and Hudgens met on the set of Disney’s smash made-for-TV movie, High School Musical, and have been dating ever since.
It’s always sad to see a stable (and relatively normal) couple head to splitsville, but let’s not mourn their relationship for too long. Guys, you’re still young! Go forth and be single!
The boy is becoming a man. Zac Efron is losing his squeaky clean image and becoming a cocaine smuggler in a new Warner Bros. movie called “Snabba.”
Efron will be playing the lead role in the film and also will be given a producer credit, reports Popeater.com. This role is a huge departure for the young Hollywood actor who is use to playing family friendly roles like “High School Musical.”
“Snabba,” based on the first installment of Jens Lapidus’ ‘Stockholm Noir Trilogy,’ will be Efron’s debut as a producer.
It seems that it isn’t only the ladies who are falling in love with the charm of Robert Pattinson; MTV News reports that Zac Efron digs the heartthrob actor, too.
“He is absolutely amazing,” Efron said to Access Hollywood on the Oscar red carpet last night (March 7) of the Twilight star. “I think he’s making great choices. I think he’s handling it all really well, but you know, he’s a superstar. He really deserves all this.”
High School Musical director Kenny Ortega has stepped down as director of the planned remake of Footloose, citing issues with the tone and budget of the film, reports E! News. This comes after Zac Efron also bailed on the project.
Ortega’s latest endeavour, This is It, a behind-the-scenes concert film about the late Michael Jackson, hits North American theatres Wednesday.
“Coming off of the extraordinary project, Michael Jackson’s This is It, director Kenny Ortega has decided it is premature for him to commit to his next film and will not be moving forward with Footloose as previously reported,” Paramount Pictures said in a statement.
The film will star Chace Crawford and Julianne Hough, and is still planned to begin production in March.
Perez Hilton reports High School Musical‘s Zac Efron may be given the lead in an upcoming film based on the novel Spin by Robert Rave.
Hilton describes the film as “like Devil Wears Prada, only with sex, drugs, and a homoerotic bathroom scene with Efron’s character.”
The role Efron, 21, is being considered for is that of Taylor Green, “a recent college graduate from the Midwest who works for one of New York City’s most wretched publicists.”
Christina Applegate graces the cover of this year’s “People’s Most Beautiful” issue, but many teen idols are featured in the magazine as well.
“Twilight’s” Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have both made People’s annual 100 Most Beautiful List. “I don’t get it. It’s funny, you look the same for years, and no one ever mentions it. Then suddenly it’s a big deal,” Pattinson tells People.
Other young stars such as “Gossip Girl’s” Taylor Momsen, brothers Nick and Joe Jonas and “17 Again” star Zac Efron have also made the list.
Efron revealed to People his secret to staying fit. “Backpacking, hiking, surfing, swimming, playing tennis — things that get you active and are also fun.”
Back in the day, the word “Disney” brought thoughts of fairy godmothers, evil stepsisters and happily ever afters into our minds. The Disney stars that most of us looked up to were Cinderella, Pocahontas and, of course, Mickey Mouse (although now I’m not sure why).
But nowadays, all that has changed. When most children and teenagers hear the word “Disney,” they tend to think of the famous actors whose careers were launched on the television network, the Disney Channel.
Due to shows like ‘Hannah Montana’ or the Disney Channel Original Movie ‘High School Musical,’ it is now virtually impossible to ignore any gossip associated with Disney’s princess Miley Cyrus or Brangelina wannabes Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens.
With plenty of shame, I will admit that even I watch some of these shows on a somewhat regular basis (I fully blame my boyfriend’s younger nieces for my sudden semi-addiction to shows like ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ and ‘Sonny With a Chance’).
Fueled by a hefty dose of tweener love, Zac Efron’s 17 Again won this weekend’s box office sweepstakes without breaking a sweat. The high school time-warp comedy, which costars Matthew Perry and Leslie Mann, earned $24.1 million, according to studio estimates from the box office tracking firm Nielsen EDI.
Tween girls will be happy to know “17 Again” kicks off with a shirtless Zac Efron. But their parents will be even happier to know it’s a movie the entire family can enjoy — for different reasons.
The premise is quite easy to like and even easier to follow. Mike O’Donnell (played by Matthew Perry as an adult and Zac Efron as a teen) had everything going for him as a highschooler in 1989: cool-status, mad basketball skills, a hot girlfriend and a promising sports scholarship. But instead of going with the game, O’Donnell marries his high school sweetheart and twenty years later ends up with a dysfunctional family, a marriage held by a loose thread and a lame job.
To top things off, O’Donnell is now separated from his wife Scarlett (played by Leslie Mann), and living with his extremely nerdy friend Ned Gold (Thomas Lennon) in a house filled with “Star Wars” memorabilia. Things couldn’t possibly get any worse. O’Donnell questions whether he made the right choices in high school and wishes he could somehow make it right.
Sounds cheesy (or like a repeat of ‘Freaky Friday’)? I thought so too — but that was before I had actually seen the film. “17 Again” turned out to be a nice blend of pop culture teen-movie with legitimate doses of emotional moments. In fact, you can be 17 and relate to this movie or 47 and still find ways to connect because let’s face it, most of us remember vividly (or at least think we do) the “good old high school days.”
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“High School Musical 3: Senior Year” took home top prizes at the slime-filled Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles Saturday.
The Disney musical was voted favourite movie, while star Vanessa Hudgens was named favourite movie actress at the 22nd annual awards, which took place inside UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion.
Hudgens’ co-star Zac Efron thanked the fans as he accepted the movie’s trophy. “Lately, a lot of people have been taking credit for bringing back the musical,” he said. “The truth is we’ve known who’s been responsible for bringing back the musical all along. It was you guys!”
The High School Musical star has dropped out of the Footloose remake, TheWrap.com reports. The website reports that he dropped out to pursue other opportunities. “Efron told the studio last week that he did not want to do another musical at this point in his career,” a senior member of the production team told the site. The source added that Efron had script approval and used a loophole to get out of his contract. “People had been working on this project since last July,” the source said.
Rumours have been flying everywhere that Disney stars like Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Miley Cyrus and “Twilight” actor Robert Pattinson will make appearances during the Academy Awards on Sunday February 22.
“High School Musical” star Zac Efron and his girlfriend and “High School Musical” co-star Vanessa Hudgens are rumoured to be presenting the award for Best Original Song according to E! Online.
On Monday, rumours started about “Twilight’s” Robert Pattinson and if he would present an award. However, there has been no confirmation of this, or if co-star Kristen Stewart will present the award with Pattinson.
Last year, “Hannah Montana” star Miley Cyrus made an appearance at the Academy Awards, and although there has been no confirmation if Cyrus is scheduled to take the stage, it has been reported by E! Online that she will be at the Oscars in support of the animated flick “Bolt,” which is nominated under the Animated Feature category.
There will be a day I stop blogging about the teen celeb scene and young Hollywood in general. But today is not that day.
The world of Young Hollywood is just more interesting these days. It seems like no one cares if Gwyneth’s cheating on Chris Martin. Or if Madonna’s doing god-knows-what with A-Rod. They care about Joe Jonas and Taylor Swift’s war of words. They care about Miley Cyrus and her 20-year-old boyfriend. And they definitely care about High School Musical and Twilght.
Okay. So there’s like a straight up battle going on for the title of Mr. Teen Heartthrob. The two contenders: High School Musical’s Zachary David Efron and Twilight’s Robert Thomas Pattinson.
Efron’s the reigning Heartthrob Champion, if you will, and his opponent – Pattinson – is the new kid on the block, armed with lots of hype, messy hair and a sexy accent.
It’s no secret where my allegiance lies. I have seen all three High School Musical movies numerous times after all. But my boyfriend Zac better watch his back. Accents are lethal. And the attention span of tween girls is short. Very short. The screams reserved for High School Musical 3 have been replaced with the deafening shrieks that accompany the Twilight cast wherever they go.
The movie isn’t even out yet and everyone knows Pattinson’s name. His face is everywhere. A seven year-old fangirl even asked him to bite her neck. Granted, Pattinson’s got luck working in his favour. The Twilight books already had a massive following and his character, Edward the vampire, was already the object of many teens’ fantasies. He barely had to work for it.
This – according to the gossip pundits – has got Zac feeling a little threatened and a tad bit jealous. Zac’s been touring around the world promoting his Disney franchise while Robert’s been here, right in the thick of things, stealing the hearts and screams of Efron’s beloved fan base.
Pattinson’s got the buzz on his side at the moment. He’s been named one of the ten breakout stars of the year by Entertainment Weekly and, well, it’s safe to say Twilght’s opening this weekend will see big box-office numbers. Kids are probably already lined up outside theatres. In the snow. Clutching their tattered, over-read copies of the Twilight series. Dreaming of Edward and Bella. That is how crazy Twilight fans are. Zachary should be worried.
But not too worried. Because, and I may be biased, but I contest that Zac Efron is still Mr. Teen Heartthrob, that his future will be brighter and his career more substantial.
Yes, vampires are a lot edgier and sexier than singing basketball players but Zac already knows how to work the machine. He’s got two movies in the can to be released early next year. The first one, “Seventeen Again”, co-starring Matthew Perry, will have the tweens eating out of his hands again. The second, a drama called “Me and Orsen Welles” with Claire Danes, will showcase his range and talent as an actor- not just a pretty face.
Zac is already using the high-power celebrity couple angle to his benefit. The teens are obsessed with his relationship with girlfriend and co-star Vanessa Hudgens. Though Pattinson has alluded to a real-life crush on Twilight co-star Kristen Stewart, there is nothing substantial there. Paparazzi shots of Zanessa frolicking on a Hawaiian beach send the kids into a frenzy. Awkward sexual tension between Pattinson and Stewart during interviews will not suffice.
Efron was just named one of People’s Sexiest Men Alive. He was honoured at GQ’s Men of the Year Party and he’s got some major movies in the works- like a remake of Footloose (which I predict will either make or break his career). Pattinson has just barely made it onto the pages of J-14.
The head start will work in Zac’s favour. And so will his hair. The messy rocker look will only get you so far Robert. The tweens love man-bangs. Efron’s got that down.
And so, in conclusion: Zac Efron totally trumps Robert Pattinson.
Fresh off the success of “Hairspray,” Zac Efron is going back in time again — this time to 1937, for a role in Richard Linkletter’s “Me and Orson Welles.”
In the fictional story, Efron will play a teen who gets the chance of a lifetime when he is given a big part in the legendary “Citizen Kane” director’s production of “Julius Caesar” at New York’s Mercury Theatre.
Lessons from Welles about life, love and art ensue.
The movie is an adaptation of the coming-of-age novel by Robert Kaplow, who was inspired by the real-life story of Welles apprentice Arthur Anderson.
It will begin shooting in February in New York, London and the Isle of Man.
Efron, 20, is currently filming “Seventeen,” which also stars Matthew Perry as a man in his 30s who wakes up to find he is a teenager again. After “Orson Welles,” Efron will begin work on the third installment of the wildly popular “High School Musical” series.
School is officially back in session, as all the stars of “High School Musical” have officially signed on for the third edition of the franchise.
Oren Aviv, president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Production, announced yesterday that Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman will all star in “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.”
The last instalment shattered records, boasting the largest audience ever for any basic-cable telecast. This time, the Wildcats will have their sights set even higher, as HSM3 will be released to theatres as a full feature film.
Senior year will find Troy (Efron) and Gabriella (Hudgens) worrying about their future together as college approaches. Efron and Hudgens’ off-screen relationship has been plagued constantly with break up rumours, but they appear to be still together.
