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Kourtney Kardashian is on the over of this week’s US Magazine because she has announced she is pregnant with her second child. Industry sources guess she likely sold the interview exclusive to the magazine for $100,000.

She is only nine weeks pregnant. She probably just had her first ultrasound this week, but she would have been having talks with the magazine’s editors and photo staff at least a week prior (if not more). So basically she sold a pregnancy before she even heard the baby’s heartbeat.

The Kardashians are looking for some good press. Kim is in a supposed self-imposed exile post-nuptial bust. This is not good for Kris Jenner’s wallet or her blood pressure. Without a child on Dancing with the Stars and many outlets willing to buy staged paparazzi photos she needs something clever. This is how I think the call with US Weekly went down:

Kris: Hi guys, it’s me again.Editors: Hi, Kris. we think our readers might need a little Kardashian down time. People are still pretty pissed about the showmance you guys put on. and we don’t think anyone cares that Rob lost weight on a dancing show. Our focus groups were not interested in a story about Bruce’s latest facelift. no one seems to think the younger kids have anything interesting to say, unless one of them is pregnant with Justin Bieber’s baby.Kris: actually, there is a preggo.Editors: really? Great. Let’s just go through legal.Kris: But this one is Kourtney.Editors: really? I thought they sleep in separate bedrooms? Doesn’t she hate him?Kris: Oh, she absolutely does. Thinks he is vile, but she wants to get an endorsement deal with Pampers. plus she owes me a couple bucks, so I told her if she gets pregnant we can sell you the interview and then we can call it even.Editors: Um, okay.Kris: these kids need to learn that money doesn’t grow on trees.Editors: How far along is she?Kris: She just took the test. in fact I am calling you from the bathroom.

-Kate Casey

Kate Casey is a Pop Culture Lover. PR Pro. new mom. Comedy nerd. Celebrity gossip fan. Follow her on Twitter @KateCasey

If you are a Michael Jackson fan then you will probably want to purchase some of his memorabilia and you can easily do this online. you can find your favorite items like the thriller jackets and albums from various websites and online stores.

You can also get these items from other fans that are offering to sell them. usually you can get special classified adverts for these types of items, but you can also find that people have dedicated an entire website to selling their Thriller jackets and other memorabilia.

You might be wondering why anyone would want to sell these items. well, there are many reasons. For those collectors they might have too many of the same thing, or perhaps they had to tidy out their home and choose some of their items to sell. you might discover that someone got married and their partner did not want these collectible items around their home.

You never know people’s reasons for selling things like a Thriller jacket, so you should not judge and be suspicious of the item. Of course you will want to make sure that you are getting the real deal and that you are not getting something damaged. When you purchase online this is likely, so you have to make sure that you get lots of photos or if you are in the same area, it is advisable to go and look at it in person.

Normally though, the item are sold and bought countries apart, so you will have to take the seller’s word that the item is in perfect condition. you can also secure the item and make sure that it is what you want by placing the money into an escrow account. in this way you cannot get the money back, but the seller cannot get it either until you have received the jacket.

Once you are satisfied then you can release the payment. if there is something wrong with it, you can send it back and get your money back. with most Michael Jackson fanatics you can usually trade items. Let’s say you want to get the Thriller jacket and someone else wants the signed Thriller Album that you happen to have.

You can easily do a swap which is easy and hassle free. you will obviously have to work out if there are any price differences and sort out the balance, but in this way you can both get what you want.

The lives of celebrity bisexual tabloid favorites Lindsay Lohan and Lady Gaga ranked within the top 10 online searches about famous people in 2011. Which states allow same-sex couples to marry also landed among the list of top political questions the public turned to the web for answers this year.

According to Oakland-based online search site Ask.com, the female starlets and marriage equality were among the top trending search terms and corresponding questions in 2011.

Coming in at number three among the top 10 questions about celebrities was whether Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, has face implants. answer: her “horn-like protrusions” she was seen sporting were just make-up effects.

At number nine on the list was whether Lindsay Lohan (seen at left) was going to jail? answer: The actress served time in jail last year and faced the possibility of another stint due to violating her probation terms. so far she only spent a few hours in jail this year and could be sent back if she fails to fulfill her court-ordered community service duties.

The top question this year was whether reality TV star Kim Kardashian faked her wedding. answer, who knows.

Ranking seventh on the list of top political searches and questions was which states allow gay marriage. of course Bay Area Reporter readers know that list is short. Only six U.S. states – Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont – and Washington, D.C. are on it.

The number one political question people asked this year was whether President Barack Obama would be re-elected. Voters, though, can only answer that query when they head to the polls next November.

Interestingly, despite that piquing Ask.com users the most during the last 11 months, the website failed to make a prediction on who would win the presidential race of 2012. instead, the site’s top prediction is that actor George Clooney will win a second and third Academy Award.

And it predicts there will be a lot of little Pippas running around in the years to come. The name, made famous by the sister of the future queen of England Kate Middleton, will jump into the top ten baby names in 2012 according to Ask.com.

Packed with interesting celebrity stories, interviews, gossips, images of the hottest stars from the world of entertainment and infotainment, OK magazine provides you with your daily dose of entertainment. it unfolds the inside scoops about celebrities. whether it is about celebrity weddings, make-ups or break-ups, movies, babies, music, fashion or health, if you want know the celebrities personally and closely, you are certainly opting for the right magazine.

A leading British magazine, OK was first published in April 1993 as a monthly magazine. but soon, it turned into a weekly magazine. Publishers of OK Northern and Shell launched it in Australia in September 2004 as a monthly magazine. However it went weekly in the year 2006. a US version was introduced in 2005, followed by a Spanish language edition in Mexico in the year 2006 and an Indian version in may 2006. it is the world’s biggest and the most popular magazine having more than 35 million readers in 19 different countries. You can get a new issue of this celeb magazine every Tuesday.

This magazine is known for providing great coverage on celebrity weddings and lifestyle including the latest gossip. some of its biggest and the most popular scoops were Victoria and David Beckham, Peter Andre and Jordan, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, Cheryl Tweedy and Ashley Cole and Kevin Federline and Britney Spears.

In the October 2005, three celebrities got married on the same day – Derek Draper and Kate Garraway, Peter and Jordan and property dealers Mathew Smith and Samia Ghadie. OK covered their weddings in different issues and the biggest of the three weddings that is of the Jordan and Peter was covered in two issues.

This magazine allows you to peep inside the world of your favourite stars and celebrities. The launch of this magazine in different parts of the world provides an opportunity to know about the celebrities sitting in some other corner of the world. it is because of the growing popularity that more and more people are subscribing to this magazine every passing day. Subscription to this magazine is an extremely easy process. all you have to do is to visit their website and follow the procedure for subscribing it.

So, wait no more. Subscribe this magazine now to know about the celebrities you admire the most.

Tina Malone’s Wedding

Thursday, July 21, 2011 10:26 AM

Mat Hepplestone from Red Floral Architecture, based in Manchester, tells us about celebrity weddings and why he hates the term ‘florist’.

When did you set up your business?

I have always worked in the floral industry from being 12-years-old but took a break, as you do, to study English and theatre for my degree but then decided I couldn’t control a class of sixteen year olds.

Flowers were a distant family business and I was often dragged in to work the busy valentine’s and Mother’s day periods from an early age. I always vowed I would follow my parents and other family members and become a teacher but somehow the flowers drew me back in. I could now be enjoying two weeks holiday, instead of working the whole of the festive season.

Why is your business called Floral ‘Architecture’?

I have a personal hatred of the word florist.the word to me seems like something that auntie Mary would call her shop selling tired bunches on a street corner. I like to push boundaries and design for the individual, hence the word architecture

Do you remember your first wedding?

Yeah, I remember my first wedding well, back in the late eighties. it was all based around peach with masses of carnations and a bouquet that trailed along the floor. I still have the pictures of it somewhere, looking a proud 14- year-old surrounded by peach blooms. How fierce!

What did you learn from it?

I learnt from that day that brides, well most of them, know exactly what they want and it is my job to deliver the goods. it still happens to this day where brides will ring me on a morning of their wedding to say I was going to book you but my auntie wanted to do my flowers, can you please, please please come and sort them out. Many just don’t realise the importance of flowers on the wedding day, they really provide the essential glamour and sophistication needed and are the vehicle for driving your overall colour scheme and theme through your special event. All weddings are different but some are more so than others,

Can you tell us about the more unusual ones?

Good grief, I really have had to do some unusual weddings from underwater themes to star wars. a bride loves to bring her hobbies and interests into her special day so long may this continue. I have dressed horses, dogs and cats as bridesmaids.This is what makes the job so worthwhile.

What’s the most outrageous floral design you’ve had to do for a wedding?

When red floral architecture first began back in 2003 it specialised in the weird and wonderful and every week I could create a very off-the-wall creation. however as we reached the later part of the 00’s vintage theming overtook the weird and wonderful and this has been my concentration over the past few years.

How did you come to do celebrity weddings? Tell us the story of Michelle Marsh, how you met etc and the same for Tina – why you?!

Michelle Marsh came to me from a direct referral and I went to meet her at the venue just a few weeks before her wedding. She was by far the most ideal candidate as she was so laid back and lovely and literally hadn’t done anything with regard to her day. Me being me, took the role very seriously and set about sorting her day. I always go into things to win and was determined that Michelle’s and Wills wedding was going to win Celebrity Four Weddings. We worked together tirelessly for the two weeks prior to the wedding to bring in all the acts, linen, cakes, lighting and entertainment. it was a very stressful time but was well worth it when Michelle rang me to tell me that we had done it and taken the Four Weddings crown.Tina was a similar story, she came to me as a referral from the hotel where she was getting married. I went to meet Tina, again only about four weeks before the wedding and we sat and discussed in great detail how we wanted the overall look and the importance of the colour red. Tina loves the colour and even though is it is the name of my business, I’m not a great fan of it for weddings. Red has to be worked very cleverly to create a rich look rather than a clumsy non-matching affair. Red worked with white is too strong a contrast, yet red worked with champagne is a completely different look that works fabulously. Me and Tina spent many an evening at her house playing with different colour swatches to get the desired look that would enhance her red and champagne theme with the obvious hint of bling for good measure.Tina wanted a complete none Mimi look to her wedding as her association with this character needs to end when Shameless goes off the box. We worked tirelessly on the designs throughout the process and created a look with red that I would be proud to have at my own wedding. Once again after a hard fight,Tina took the Four Weddings crown and I cannot describe how happy I was when I got that phone call in the middle of the night to tell me that her and Paul had just scooped the prize.

How does a celebrity wedding differ from that of a less high-profile one?

To me every bride is a celebrity, it is their one day at the centre of attention and their one chance to shine. Therefore the only difference are the masses of film crew and photographers. Apart from that, each bride is the same, they all deserve the special attention and more importantly an amazing finished product.

Do you do things differently for TV?

Obviously, you really have to turn your swag on when working for television as that camera will never tell any lies. everything has to be absolutely perfect down to the finest of detail. I am a complete stickler for detail anyway so I would say I don’t really do anything different as such. maybe just a little bit more twinkle to capture the lights!

What’s the most someone has ever spent on flowers for their wedding?

This is a question I get asked all the time and is a real difficult one to answer.Your average wedding usually has eight to ten guest tables, whereas Asian weddings can have eighty guest tables. I can remember having to create a full indoor duck pond complete with real ducks and swimming fish and having to hide a Lamborghini under masses of flowers.This wedding probably spent in the region of £20,000 in flowers and décor. Ouch!

Whose wedding do you wish you’d done?

That would have to be the wedding of Victoria and David Beckham.

What are your own personal favorite flowers?

I actually change my mind on this depending on the season but I suppose at the moment I would have to say peonies and orchids.

Is it better to have one beautiful flower than a dozen lacklustre blooms?

Absolutely! Lacklustre flowers should never appear at your wedding.Wedding flowers should be perfection as they are going to be viewed above your parents’ fireplace for your entire lifetime.

Earlier this week, Vanessa Minnillo unveiled her intention to switch her Twitter name to reflect her new married name with husband Nick Lachey.

“So… I’m making it official, and I LOVE my ‘new name!’ @VanessaLachey…. has a nice ring to it ,” the former MTV personality tweeted after changing her Twitter handle from @VanessaMinnillo to @VanessaLachey.

That’s one way to cement your commitment!

While Minnillo changed her name, we’re still waiting for Demi Moore to switch her Twitter name from @mrskutcher to something more appropriate. Celebrities are very gun shy about changing their names — both legally and on Twitter. It’s a professional thing in most cases and it saves embarrassment of changing names once the inevitable divorce happens. (Remember how Courteney Cox added Arquette to her name? Awkward!)

Still, many celebrities are adding their beloved’s last name to their Twitter accounts, even if it’s not their actual handle. 

LeAnn Rimes makes no secret about her love for second husband Eddie Cibrian. She’s added her husband’s name to her Twitter account, turning her name into LeAnn Rimes Cibrian. of course, she’s also prominently displayed her “bonus mom” status, a phrase that annoys Brandi Glanville to no end.

Who would have thought that Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom would stay married for more than two years after their whirlwind courtship and wedding. This Kardashian is in it for the long haul, adding Odom to her Twitter account.

Dancing With the Stars host Brooke Burke married her longtime boyfriend, David Charvet, earlier this year. Soon afterward, Burke went public with her intention to change her name to either Brooke Burke Charvet or just Brooke Charvet. She cited her decision on Twitter, saying that marriage and family is more important than a career. She hasn’t switched up her Twitter name yet, but Charvet is prominently displayed on her account page. the pair even co-tweet from another account, @charvetlove.

Eva Longoria is one of those celebrities that probably regrets adding her married last name to her Twitter account. She added Parker to her account after marrying her now-ex husband Tony Parker. She’s since switched it back.

Images courtesy WENN 

Would you switch your name if you were famous? 

Miranda Kerr walks in the 2011 Victoria’s Secret Fashion show.Photo: WireImage

Last night, we cleared out our schedules to finally tune in to the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (oh so conveniently aired POST-Thanksgiving—food baby, I WILL be rid of you soon enough). after teaser stills of every embellished balconette dripping with gems and pearls, every show-stopping set of WINGS, we were beside ourselves with anticipation to see each drop dead Vicki Sec’s Angel to do her best “Sashay! Shante!” down the runway in these EPIC getups. Amongst all the glittering and frilly lingerie, though, one thing was markedly clear: these bishes have INCREDIMAZING skin.

Granted, it’s kind of a job requisite for traipsing around scantily clad, but we digress. Before you spring for the cleanser (and/or your go-to blemish-zapping toothpaste, as the case may be), apparently VS Angels are both a beautiful AND benevolent folk, as model superstar Miranda Kerr has released her own line of skin-care products. Kora Organics by Miranda Kerr debuted in Australia back in 2009, but soon the organic collection of gels, creams, and washes will be available stateside. YESSSS! #dearsanta

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On Board the ship: The best food and entertainment combined make cruising a great vacation plan The facilities onboard are only the beginning of the adventure with Celebrity cruises. You’ll find five star cuisine, fantastic service and a plethora of planned activities. With children’s areas as well as a casino and salon onboard, Celebrity cruises are the best option for traveling by sea. while you’re waiting to get from exotic hot spot to hot spot, you can enjoy a full gym, or one of many pools available.

The live entertainment and nightclubs give the ship a festive atmosphere throughout the entire stay, and make the time spent on board feel upbeat and fast paced. You couldn’t pack that much fun into a simple on land resort locale Most cruises have several levels of staterooms, and you can enjoy your trip in the clean comfort of a small, simple stateroom, or the elegance of a balcony suite. Getting your money’s worth is not hard with Celebrity. Everything onboard is at the top of its class, and the staff are always looking for ways to improve the on-board experience.

Off Shore excursions in exotic locales

Celebrity cruises have many amazing stops all over the world, from four day Caribbean cruises to transatlantic cruises from London to new York and back Your adventure is only limited by your imagination. The offshore experiences include tour based travel at stops, or allow the traveler to rent a car or walk and traverse through the city or countryside at their leisure. enjoy the path less traveled, or stick with the group, the off shore experiences in cities like Ocho Rios, Jamaica or on the Galapagos Islands

Previously unseen photos of late screen icon Marilyn Monroe enjoying a celebrity party at the start of her career are to go under the hammer at auction.  the 10 images depict the some Like it Hot beauty at legendary bandleader Ray Anthony’s launch for the hit song Marilyn in San Diego, California in 1952.  the pictures, which were taken by sound engineer and amateur photographer Lani Carlson, show Monroe in a pink cocktail dress posing in front of guests and also exiting a helicopter.  the collection is expected to fetch $96,000 when it is sold at Bonhams’ Entertainment Memorabilia auction in Los Angeles on December 14th.

Companies, such as Kim Kardashian’s ShoeDazzle, are tapping the power individuals have in persuading their peers to open their wallets.

Best Foot Forward ShoeDazzle customers how their love for the service through video testimonials.

With reality star Kim Kardashian serving as the company’s co-founder and chief fashion stylist, plus a recent $40 million round of funding led by the powerhouse VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, online shoe-of-the-month club ShoeDazzle has no shortage of big names touting the company. yet one of ShoeDazzle’s most persuasive spokespeople is an anonymous teenage girl whose online video testimonial posted on the ShoeDazzle website has been viewed more than 37,000 times. In it, she explains how she is “obsessed with shoes” and gushes over the service’s low prices. “The prices are, like, perfect,” she says.

If Yelp taught us anything, it is the power that individuals can have in persuading their peers. that power is amplified with video testimonials, where would-be customers can actually see and hear the inside scoop from like-minded individuals. even in our celebrity-obsessed culture, the best spokesperson for a new business might very well be, literally, the girl next door.

Brian Lee and attorney Robert Shapiro (of O.J. Simpson case fame), co-founders of the legal-services website LegalZoom, founded ShoeDazzle in 2008, along with MJ Eng and Shapiro’s family friend Kim Kardashian. Essentially, the service delivers high-fashion shoes as well as bags and accessories to women monthly, handpicked based on their personal style preferences by a team of Hollywood stylists. Membership is free, as is shipping, and every product costs only $39.95.

Kardashian’s name created lots of buzz when the company launched, in March 2009, and by 2010, ShoeDazzle had a million fans on Facebook. The company’s founders wanted to build on that momentum but recognized that some people might have some trepidation about joining a new kind of monthly service that seemed a lot different than just browsing for shoes online. “We wanted to find another way to have transparency for people—that there is a real service behind it,” says Eng. rather than hiring celebrity endorsers, the company decided to let real customers explain what they like about ShoeDazzle with short webcam videos.

The company had already gained a lot of word-of-mouth buzz through reviews written on its Facebook page and on sites like Yelp. But video provided a twist. “It’s compelling,” Eng says. “Reading a review is one thing, but putting a face to it puts it over the edge.” So late last year, ShoeDazzle contacted VideoGenie, a Menlo Park, California–based start-up. VideoGenie’s software collects 20-second videos from customers, analyzes those videos, and distributes the videos to YouTube, blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and the ShoeDazzle website. The service can cost $500 to $2,500 a month for basic software that allows customers to record, submit, and share videos to as much as $50,000 a month for high-powered market analytics.

After designing a pitch to shoppers and adding some coding on its website, ShoeDazzle started soliciting videos on Facebook and via e-mails sent to its most loyal customers. Customers were asked to record a quick video about what surprised them most about ShoeDazzle. With VideoGenie’s service, customers simply press Record on the ShoeDazzle site, and the videos are automatically uploaded and e-mailed directly to the company. after a quick review, customers receive an e-mail confirming that their video has been approved and posted online.

In the first month, more than 70,000 videos were viewed online, leading to approximately 1,000 member sign-ups. The website had 2.4 million monthly visitors in March following the video promotion, up from 956,000 two months prior. Unlike a slick ad campaign, most of the videos are poorly lit and grainy and have a fun, next-door-neighbor vibe to them. But the content, not the resolution, is what makes these videos noteworthy. Satisfied customers talk about how they like the price, the selection, the fast shipping, and even the pink shoeboxes their shoes come in. (“The packaging is great,” says one happy client. “They come in a cute little pink box. You can even regift it.”)

Although he declines to give details, Eng says the testimonials definitely helped boost registrations and sales. Visitors to the site watched an average of nine videos per session for a total of more than three minutes of video. every day, more than 2,000 videos are viewed on the site. The company also found that people are much more likely to sign up if they have seen a video than if they have not. “Real people are talking about the service, using their own words. It’s not marketing speak,” says Eng. 

The testimonials also provide the company with a good deal of practical insight about what appeals most to their customers. Analytics track which videos keep people’s attention longer, which ones lead to more customer conversions, and which videos are the most shared. The technology can also identify influential customers by tracking how many people are driven to the site after watching that person’s video on Facebook. The more powerful voices can then be included in future marketing campaigns.

One of the top ShoeDazzle testimonials, for instance, has been viewed more than 48,000 times. In it, an enthusiastic woman fawns over a studded blue high-heeled shoe. “What surprised me most was the quality,” she says. “I love the detail. I love the pretty pink and cute bag that you sent.” no spokesmodel could have said it better.