Heather Mills to quit Dancing On Ice?

Heather Mills has almost decided to pull out of Dancing On Ice before the show even begins because of severe pain in her stump, it has emerged. The 41-year-old Mills is one-legged and is believed to have told bosses that she is “struggling” even during the rehearsals, reports the Sun.

Seth Macfarlane

Seth Macfarlane: Alex Seth & Almost Live Comedy Show was a nice little half odd hours in between episodes of Family Guy Seth MacFarlane’s. Working with Alex Borstein, who voices Lois Griffin MacFarlane out in a nightclub, which included an orchestra and an audience.

MacFarlane has a good singing voice and is very skillful in how they can switch in and out of character voices such as Peter and Stewie Griffin. This had the effect of softening some of his trademark eccentricities. He sang a bit of “Edelweiss” from The Sound of Music, and while Borstein acted as if she, being Jewish, was offended by the choice, I was impressed by how well they sang MacFarlane.

A joke too long in which mocked Borstein voice speaking Marlee Matlin was also paid much less than a scandal that Matlin was allowed to leave the stage and rip into the hosts.

Another segment featured unequal “discarded screen tests”, as Bea Arthur imagined hearing for Kathy Griffin Showgirls and testing for the piano. Borstein weakly tried both imitations. MacFarlane, moreover, did a great Ed Wynn-Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz.

Hedge their bets against viewers who can not stay for 30 minutes of live action making bad jokes or just beeped, MacFarlane including some Family Guy clips and cartoons, such as Stewie have to advertise for Sherlock Holmes and the Ninja Assassin . (Warner Bros. Pictures as the advertiser only intervened after Microsoft weaselled of their commitment.)
Source: watching-tv.ew.com

On upcoming India trip, Hindus urge Lindsay to “reinvent” herself in ashram

Hindus have urged Hollywood diva Lindsay Lohan to utilize her upcoming trip to India to “reinvent” herself by spending some time in ashram (hermitage).

MTV Award winner American actress-singer-model Lindsay Dee Lohan (Mean Girls), 23, who has topped Maxim’s “Hot 100”, is heading to India to make a documentary on child trafficking for BBC Network.

Lohan, who is reportedly excited about this charity project and wants to “make the difference”, reportedly said “… you should use your voice for the right reason…”. Shooting will reportedly be held in Bihar.

Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that in view of Lohan’s belief in ‘karma’, ashram would help bring Lohan tranquility, spirituality and serenity.

Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, says that ashram is a place of retreat usually used for spiritual development and India is full of them.

Members of English rock band “The Beatles” (Yellow Submarine) spent long periods at a Rishikesh ashram on the Ganges river bank. Musician-actor Ben Lee (The Square) and actress Ione Skye (River’s Edge) reportedly had a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony in an ashram near Chennai in south India in the recent past. Grammy winner American singer-rapper-musician-producer Kanye West has been reportedly planning to spend about a month in Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry to seek spiritual guidance, reassess his life and turn it around.

Generally ashrams are located away from the crowds in forests or other places amidst natural surroundings which are suitable for meditation and spiritual instruction and find mention in Hindu scriptures.

Lohan recently wrote on social networking service ‘twitter’: “i”m all about Karma.. what goes around comes around!”

Miley Cyrus voted 2009’s Worst Celebrity Influence

Disney superstar Miley Cyrus has been voted the worst celebrity influence of 2009 in a new online poll.

The 16-year-old was the number one choice for kids and young teens who voted in AOL’’s JSYK.com survey, reports Contactmusic.

Britney Spears came in second place, followed by rapper Kanye West.

No reasons were given for the poor showing of the Hannah Montana star.

However, the position follows a year which has seen Cyrus controversially dating a 20-year-old model, making “slant eyes” in an informal snapshot criticized as mocking Asians, and being accused of pole-dancing on a teen awards show.

Miley Cyrus voted 2009’s Worst Celebrity Influence

Disney superstar Miley Cyrus has been voted the worst celebrity influence of 2009 in a new online poll.

The 16-year-old was the number one choice for kids and young teens who voted in AOL’’s JSYK.com survey, reports Contactmusic.

Britney Spears came in second place, followed by rapper Kanye West.

No reasons were given for the poor showing of the Hannah Montana star.

However, the position follows a year which has seen Cyrus controversially dating a 20-year-old model, making “slant eyes” in an informal snapshot criticized as mocking Asians, and being accused of pole-dancing on a teen awards show.

Tom Jones says no to retirement

Singer Tom Jones is enjoying his musical journey and has no plans to make an exit even as he turns 70 next year.

The Welsh crooning veteran says he is fond of performing and his voice is still strong.

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The Daily Express quoted him as saying: “I”ve just got to be pleased that I”ve come this far, you know. I”m going to be 70 next year, I think it’’s great. Some people go ”Ooh, getting older” and this, that and the other. I mean, what’’s the alternative?

“The older I get… I enjoy what I”ve done and what’’s happened through my career, you know, so I”ve got a lot of memories. But I mean my voice is still strong and I love going on stage because I love to sing. Even if I wasn”t a professional singer, I”d be singing anyway because that’’s the way it is.”

Meg Griffin

Megan “Meg” Griffin is a fictional character from the animated television series Family Guy. She is the oldest child of Lois and Peter Griffin at 17 years old, sister of Chris and Stewie. Meg attends James Woods High School as a senior, where she unsuccessfully struggles for acceptance and popularity.
Personality

Meg is a disturbed and self-conscious teenage girl. Her self-consciousness causes her to desperately try to be part of the cool crowd, but this only results in her getting coldly rebuffed by Connie D’Amico, a selfish, egocentric and irresponsible teenage girl. She is also usually at the bottom of the family’s pecking order and the butt of Peter’s jokes due to her homeliness, tendency toward social awkwardness and lack of popularity. However, another student named Neil Goldman is attracted to her. She has been so self-conscious about herself that she engaged in dangerous sexual behavior just for attention.

Voice actors

On the season 1 DVD commentary for the Drawn Together episode “Hot Tub”, Cree Summer claims she was offered the role to play Meg but was dismissed by the producers due to being of the wrong ethnicity for the character. Meg was voiced by an uncredited Lacey Chabert for the first season, and by Mila Kunis in subsequent seasons, though some of Chabert’s work became second-season episodes due to production order. Tara Strong provided her singing voice in “Don’t Make Me Over” and Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story.

* Rachael MacFarlane (pilot)
* Lacey Chabert (1999–2000)
* Mila Kunis (2000–present)
* Tara Strong (singing voice)

Appearance

Meg typically wears a beanie-like hat and glasses. She also commonly wears a pink and white shirt, blue jeans and white faux Birkenstock clogs. She is slightly shorter than her younger brother Chris. Meg is self-conscious about her appearance (“I’m so fat and gross.”) She possesses a belly bulge, which is only noticeable when she is seen in profile. Although portrayed as an ordinary looking girl, most people apparently consider her extremely unattractive in; with the exceptions of Glenn Quagmire, Neil Goldman, Mayor Adam West, Kevin Swanson, and the on-off characters: Ron, Jeff the nudist, and Michael, a medical intern. Her supposedly plain appearance and weight problems are often used for frequent comedy ploys for example in Don’t Make Me Over a few people light themselves on fire after just looking at her. Another running gag involves characters mistaking Meg for a boy.
Source: wikipedia.org

Priyanka: SRK is my hero

Priyanka Chopra is a youth-icon herself, but her icon is none other than the baadshah of Bollywood Shahrukh Khan.

Priyanka says, “Shah Rukh Khan is my idol and has always been. He has been a favourite actor of course, but I really look up to him also as a person . Looking at where he came from and how he became who he is today, I find it extremely fascinating.”

“He started with theatre, did plays, got a break in TV – he turned from a regular college kid to a mega superstar… and all that completely on his own with no help from anybody in the film industry. I admire a lot about him and I think it’s just fantastic.”

Priyanka did Don with SRK.

Happy 80th Birthday to Lata Mangeshkar

The Nightingale of India, Lata Mangeshkar turns 80 years old today. Lata Mangeshkar a living legend in India has sung a whooping 30,000 melodious songs and continues to do so even today defying every odds.

The Bollywood fraternity comes together to wish Lataji a very happy birthday. ..

Yash Chopra: On the occasion of her 80th birthday, I would like to wish Lataji, who has had a long-lasting relationship with Yash Raj Films, happiness, happiness and more happiness with a sincere prayer that she remain forever young.
Karisma Kapoor: I would like to wish Lataji a very happy birthday. The songs that she has sung for my grandfather don’t need any explanations. I just want to ask her: how does she still sing so melodiously even at this age?
Prasoon Joshi: My best wishes to Lataji on her birthday. I feel so fortunate that my entry in Bollywood was marked by a song sung by her. I wrote my first song for her, which was the title track of “Lajja”. It was totally a dream come true. Then my luck again favoured me when I wrote “Luka chhupi” for her in the film “Rang De Basanti”. I feel extremely humbled to write songs for someone as great as her.
Kunal Kohli: What can one say about a living legend like Lataji and who am I to say something? I don’t think a word has been created to describe her and her contribution to Hindi film music. My best wishes to her for a long and healthy life.
Mohit Chauhan: I give my heartiest congratulations to the melody queen. I wish more and more years added to her life. Since childhood I have been listening to her songs and she is still my favorite singer.
Sunidhi Chauhan: Words can’t express what I feel about her. I only wish that she lives forever and ever.
Kailash Kher: She is a goddess in human form. Whatever she has achieved till now and the way she sings even till today is just miraculous. A normal person can’t do that. I won’t call her just a singer; she is music to me. She is a blessing to the nation and all Indians should hope and pray for her long life and good health for many years to come. I wish her a long and healthy life.
Manoj Bajpayee: May she live and sing for another 1,000 years. I doubt we will ever have another Lataji. Her voice is a miracle of god. A very happy birthday to her.
Sukhwinder Singh: Lataji’s is the voice of the millennium. She is truly an international artist and one of her own kind. For her birthday I just want to say that I hope she lives for 1,000 years.

We wish you a very happy birthday Lataji and we hope that we wish you many many more birthdays.