New Zealanders to sit on toilets shaped like Madonna's 'pointy' BraSeptember 8th, 2009 WELLINGTON - Architectures in New Zealand capital Wellington are all set to build a toilet block that will clearly resemble the shape of Madonna's infamous pointy bra to jazz up its waterfront. Although the 400,000-dollar designer toilets were meant to resemble a crayfish, locals claim that they look more like a pair of pointy breasts or fallopian tubes.
Posh upset over missing out on Vogue coverSeptember 7th, 2009 LONDON - Former Spice girl Victoria Beckham is reportedly devastated after learning she won't be gracing the cover of US fashion bible Vogue because she has already posed for the publication's main competitor Elle. Posh, as she is fondly called, is seeking the approval of the heavyweights at American Vogue, and has been on a strict diet while sticking to haute couture fashion in a bid to impress magazine bosses and land the chance of appearing on the cover, reports dailymail.co.uk.
Sinatra 'could Have Saved Monroe'August 31st, 2009 FRANK SINATRA could have saved MARILYN MONROE's life - but he threw her out of his home less than two weeks before she died amid fears she'd pass away in his company, according to a new biography. The Rat Pack star enjoyed an on/off romance with the Some Like It Hot actress until she died from an overdose of barbiturates in 1962.
Final resting place next to Marilyn Monroe on auctionAugust 16th, 2009 LONDON - Fans of movie legend Marilyn Monroe now have the chance to bid to lie close to her for eternity. A crypt above the Hollywood beauty's final resting spot in Los Angeles is being auctioned on eBay starting at about $490,000 (300,000 pounds), reports thesun.co.uk.
Tony Curtis claims Marilyn Monroe was pregnant with his childAugust 7th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood legend Tony Curtis has revealed in his memoir that Marilyn Monroe was once pregnant with his child. In his book 'The Making Of Some Like It Hot', the actor claims to have had an affair with the silver screen goddess, which ended up in pregnancy and then an unfortunate miscarriage.
Scarlett Johansson to play Marilyn Monroe?August 1st, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson reportedly heads a list of actresses being considered to portray screen legend Marilyn Monroe in a new movie. The 24-year-old actress is apparently competing with the likes of Kate Hudson, Amy Adams and Michelle Williams for the role in the film titled My Week With Marilyn, reports contactmusic.com.
LiLo 'desperately wants to play Monroe in Some Like It Hot remake'July 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Troubled star Lindsay Lohan desperately wants to star in the remake of movie classic Some Like It Hot, which starred her idol Marilyn Monroe. The Mean Girls actress, who has done two Monroe-themed photoshoots and has a quote from Some Like it Hot tattooed on her wrist, wants to take her obsession with the stunner to the big screen, and is pitching a remake to Hollywood bosses, reports Contactmusic.
Lohan desperate to star as Marilyn MonoreJuly 30th, 2009 NEW YORK - Hollywood actress-singer Lindsay Lohan is desperate to star as screen legend Marilyn Monroe and is pitching hard for a remake of the latter's classic movie "Some Like It Hot". The actress is famously obsessed with Monroe and has posed for two Monroe-themed photoshoots in the Spanish Vogue and the New York magazine.
Lohan dresses up as Marilyn Monroe for photo shootJuly 18th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Lindsay Lohan has once again channelled her love for Marilyn Monroe into a photo shoot for a new fashion magazine. The Mean Girls star recreated the late actress' famous Last Sitting snaps for a 2008 issue of New York magazine and now she's donned a curly platinum blonde wig to emulate Monroe for the cover of Spanish Vogue, reported imdb.com.
Monroe's 'curve-enhancing 1950s-style Wonderbra' up for grabsJuly 16th, 2009 LONDON - 's perfect hourglass figure made her a worldwide sensation but her famous curves were not all natural - they were enhanced by a 1950s version of a Wonderbra, which enhanced her cleavage, boosted her cup size and added more than an inch to her bust measurement. And now, the bra that belonged to the Hollywood siren is going up for auction.
Marilyn Monroe bathrobe auctioned for $120,000July 1st, 2009 LONDON - A Marilyn Monroe bathrobe, which was sold at an auction for $6,000 a decade ago, has gone under the hammer again in Las Vegas for a staggering $120,000. A private collector snapped up the robe Saturday during a two-day Julien's Auctions memorabilia sale, which also featured items which once belonged to Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson, reported femalefirst.co.uk.
Rare Marilyn Monroe pics released onlineJune 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Unseen photos of movie icon Marilyn Monroe are being released online to mark the actress' 83rd birthday. The shots, taken almost 60 years ago, were posted on website Life.com, reports Contactmusic.
Last photos of Marilyn Monroe up for saleMay 10th, 2009 LONDON - Jazz legend Buddy Greco is auctioning the last ever photos of screen icon Marilyn Monroe. The four ultra-rare pictures of the Some Like It Hot star at the Cal Neva resort in Nevada were taken just five days before her controversial death in August 1962, reports The Independent.
Lindsay Lohan channels Marilyn Monroe once againMay 8th, 2009 LONDON - Lindsay Lohan has done it again. After posing in the buff in a Marilyn Monroe- inspired photoshoot, the actress has again donned the blonde wig to honour the tragic Fifties movie siren.
Lindsay Lohan pays homage to Marilyn Monroe againMay 7th, 2009 LONDON - Troubled actress-singer Lindsay Lohan has paid homage to Hollywood actress idol Marilyn Monroe again. The 'Mean Girls' star famously bared all in 2008 to recreate the Hollywood icon's 'Last Sitting' photo shoot for New York magazine but has shot a slightly less saucy one this time for Spanish Vogue, reports the Sun online.