PALIN MITENK BLOG

By SOPHIE FORBES

Show stopper: Kirstie Alley wowed the crowd as she took to the catwalk at the Zang Toi Spring 2012 show at New York Fashion Week yesterday

While celebrities come out in droves all battling for a front row seat at the best shows New York Fashion Week has to offer there was one person who did things a little differently.

Kirstie Alley outdid celebrities and models alike today by strutting her stuff down the catwalk for Zang Toi.
Despite being 60-years-old the Cheers star stole the show as she paraded her newly slimmed down physique in front of a packed house at The Studio at the Lincoln Centre.


Feeling blue: The actress kept a stern face while the crowd cheered and clapped

Wearing a stunning cobalt blue embellished gown and matching dress coat, the actress garnered cheers and loud ovation as she swept up the long catwalk, looking 20-years-younger than her actual age.

'Waaaa Hooooo!!! Kitty is ready to walk the Cat!!! False Bravado will guide me...Let's have some fun @ZANGTOI!!!' she tweeted on Tuesday before the show.


Barefoot beauty: Kirstie showed off her slimmed down figure in a range of outfits

'Will be winkin and blinking at y'all. DONT make me laugh! Gotta keep model face. Oh, who am I kidding?? Haha,' she tweeted.

'DO NOT make eye contact! I will start giggling and fall on my well-dressed ass. Look away!'



On a high: She was seen after the show looking happy and relaxed and still in one of her catwalk ensembles

'I've known Zang since 1993,' Kirstie told Entertainment Tonight.

'I did the cover of Redbook and I wanted something really beautiful...he just has the most beautiful clothes, period.'

'Thank You all the REAL Models for letting me share @ZANGTOI runway with you! You all were sooo sweet and looked soooo gorgeous!' she tweeted afterwards.

The actress enjoyed the experience, and the clothes, so much that she walked out of the Lincoln Centre wearing one of the outfits she modelled.


Ladies day out: Michelle Trachtenberg, Kelly Osbourne, Georgina Chapman, and Keren Craig pose backstage at the Marchesa Spring 2012 fashion show

'I've known Zang since 1993,' Kirstie told Entertainment Tonight.

'I did the cover of Redbook and I wanted something really beautiful...he just has the most beautiful clothes, period.'

'Thank You all the REAL Models for letting me share @ZANGTOI runway with you! You all were sooo sweet and looked soooo gorgeous!' she tweeted afterwards.

The actress enjoyed the experience, and the clothes, so much that she walked out of the Lincoln Centre wearing one of the outfits she modelled.


Show time: Olivia Palermo, Jessica Szohr and Michelle Monaghan all came out to enjoy the show

It was certainly a hectic day of shows at the Mercedes Benz sponsored fashion Week with Diane Von Furstenberg, Marchesa, Herve Leger, Oscar De La Renta and Tibi all putting their stuff on display.

With the top labels come the celebrities and there was no lack of them lining the front row seats, eager to see what will be lining their wardrobes in the coming months.

Marchesa pulled in a bevy of beauties including Michelle Trachtemberg, Kelly Osbourne, Jessica Szohr, Olivial Palermo and Michelle Monaghan.

Models Bar Refaeli and Petra Nemcova took a day off from catwalk duty to also take in the show.

Meanwhile over at Diane Von Furstemberg Nicki Hilton and Nicki Minaj stole the spotlight at the show which got a standing ovation.


Day off: Models Bar Refaeli and petra Nemcova relaxed at the Marchesa show


It was certainly a hectic day of shows at the Mercedes Benz sponsored fashion Week with Diane Von Furstenberg, Marchesa, Herve Leger, Oscar De La Renta and Tibi all putting their stuff on display.

With the top labels come the celebrities and there was no lack of them lining the front row seats, eager to see what will be lining their wardrobes in the coming months.

Marchesa pulled in a bevy of beauties including Michelle Trachtemberg, Kelly Osbourne, Jessica Szohr, Olivial Palermo and Michelle Monaghan.

Models Bar Refaeli and Petra Nemcova took a day off from catwalk duty to also take in the show.

Meanwhile over at Diane Von Furstemberg Nicki Hilton and Nicki Minaj stole the spotlight at the show which got a standing ovation.


Living the life: Nicky Hilton and Nicki Minaj both sat in the front row for Diane Von Furstenberg's Spring show


Costume change: Petra Nemcova then changed into a black leather mini as she posed with Gerard Butler at the Diesel Black Gold event

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By SARAH BULL

Sexy in stripes: Tulisa Contostavlos showed off her womanly curves in a frilly two-piece as she enjoyed a minibreak in Spain last week

When Cheryl Cole was a judge on The X Factor, there were constantly concerns about her weight.

But it seems there won't be any such worries about her replacement, Tulisa Contostavlos, who proudly displayed her feminine curves in a sexy striped bikini as she holidayed in Spain last week.

The 23-year-old singer looked happy and relaxed as she basked in the sunshine and played ball games with a friend in the sea.

Tulisa also went make-up free as she enjoyed the warm weather, showing off her enviably clear skin.


Basking in the sunshine: The 23-year-old star certainly appeared to be enjoying herself as she played bat and ball

The X Factor star recently spoke about how she maintains her figure, admitting she doesn't worry too much about what she eats.

She said: 'My diet is terrible, I don't know how I stay slim, I should really be obese! Sometimes I can eat healthily if I fancy cooking or I'll eat out. Anything I want - that's my diet!

'If I'm hungry I'll eat, and I'll eat anything that's there. And I don't drink water! Lucozade, Ribena or apple juice that is all I drink, all day long, so I'm pretty unhealthy.'

The N-Dubz star was enjoying a quick minibreak in between her commitments with The X Factor and her band.


Get it! Tulisa attempts to hit the ball as she and a friend play games while cooling off in the sea

But it seems juggling between her N-Dubz work and television career isn't likely to be a problem for much longer, as bandmate Dappy revealed earlier this week the band are planning to split.

He explained: 'The band is definitely going to quiet down for the next year-and-a-half to two years.

'We may release some stuff every six months but it will definitely be quieter. Then, at the end of that period, we will do a Greatest Hits or Best of N-Dubz. Then that’ll be it: finished.'


N-Dubz no more? Dappy revealed that N-Dubz will be quieting down over the next two years, before splitting

In the meantime, however, Tulisa is planning to launch her solo career, and wrote on Twitter over the weekend that she is currently recording tracks for her debut solo record.

She tweeted: 'I think I might of just finished recording my first single? Won't speak 2 soon there's more 2 come! Woohoo.'

Tulisa later added: 'Right straight back in the booth 2 record the next 1! I'm on a roll waayheey!'


Judgement day: Tulisa with her fellow X Factor judges on the show this weekend

Speaking recently about the kind of music she is hoping to treat fans to with the record, Tulisa said: 'I'd like to make a combination of things. I want to get on a bit of dance stuff. I'd love to work with someone like Swedish House Mafia, try something different.

'I also want to do acoustic things, just work from scratch with instruments, whether it be strings or piano and just real melodic music.

'That's what I'd like to do. Some nice ballads as well. Because that's what I'm about really, growing up.'

source: dailymail

By DAISY DUMAS



Time to nod off: The air nap gives tired workers a chance to take a short break from the grind



A gym in Charlotte, NC, is offering frazzled clients a class in the ultimate relaxation technique: sleeping.



Air napping, the latest craze at the Flex-and-Fit gym, sees customers climbing into silken hammocks and hanging in sweet repose for 25 minutes.



In what may be the least arduous gym class ever, the nappers are simply required to make themselves comfortable and fall asleep to the strains of calming music.





Sleep lessons: Shama Patel helps a client wriggle into the silken cocoon before a restorative nap





'Relax, close your eyes and listen to the meditative music,' instructs gym owner, Shama Patel.



Nearly half an hour later, she gently wakes her nappers up, interrupting their rest in the womb-like cocoons.



Fomer attorney Ms Patel says that she came up with the idea as a way to fill the room between work-out and yoga classes.



In her former line of corporate work, she had come across specially-designed napping rooms before and saw the potential in the unused space.





Cocoons: A sleeper lies, suspended in relaxation. The hammocks are made of silk and sleeps only last for 25 minutes





Patel told WCMC.com: 'When I first entered corporate America, they did have a nap room.'



'It encourages us to take a nap and recharge and then get to work.'



The unmoving forms of bodies suspended in the gently swaying cocoons may look eerie, but the response has been positive.



One napper told the news station 'I feel rejuvenated, ready to start the day.'



While another, Evan Panesis, said: 'This was one of the best naps I've ever taken, I might have to get one for my home now.'





source: dailymail

By DAISY DUMAS



Time to nod off: The air nap gives tired workers a chance to take a short break from the grind



A gym in Charlotte, NC, is offering frazzled clients a class in the ultimate relaxation technique: sleeping.



Air napping, the latest craze at the Flex-and-Fit gym, sees customers climbing into silken hammocks and hanging in sweet repose for 25 minutes.



In what may be the least arduous gym class ever, the nappers are simply required to make themselves comfortable and fall asleep to the strains of calming music.





Sleep lessons: Shama Patel helps a client wriggle into the silken cocoon before a restorative nap





'Relax, close your eyes and listen to the meditative music,' instructs gym owner, Shama Patel.



Nearly half an hour later, she gently wakes her nappers up, interrupting their rest in the womb-like cocoons.



Fomer attorney Ms Patel says that she came up with the idea as a way to fill the room between work-out and yoga classes.



In her former line of corporate work, she had come across specially-designed napping rooms before and saw the potential in the unused space.





Cocoons: A sleeper lies, suspended in relaxation. The hammocks are made of silk and sleeps only last for 25 minutes





Patel told WCMC.com: 'When I first entered corporate America, they did have a nap room.'



'It encourages us to take a nap and recharge and then get to work.'



The unmoving forms of bodies suspended in the gently swaying cocoons may look eerie, but the response has been positive.



One napper told the news station 'I feel rejuvenated, ready to start the day.'



While another, Evan Panesis, said: 'This was one of the best naps I've ever taken, I might have to get one for my home now.'





source: dailymail

By HOLLY THOMAS



California Cool: Vanessa Hudgens appeared to have regained some of her old confidence as she left Mareka Organic Food in Studio City yesterday



Vanessa Hudgens has been quite the chameleon lately.



Switching from grungy gym bunny to sultry seductress at the VMAs and back again, there are clearly many sides to the Sucker Punch star.



And her latest look, channeling baggy chic in Studio City seems to indicate that the actress is feeling like some chill-out time.





Baggy chic: Vanessa's trousers were similar to those often favoured by Gwen Stephani





Wearing a long dark skirt and a fringed orange vest, Vanessa was obviously in the mood for something less constricting than the leggings which have been her item of choice recently.



She didn't even appear to be wearing a bra, but she managed to get away with the always-risky decision, even sporting a cool leather beaded necklace.



Vanessa wasn't wearing much makeup on under her huge sunnies, but the natural look suited the fresh faced star.





Getting healthy: Vanessa was grabbing something nutritious from Mareka Organic Food



She also accessoised with some chunky gold rings, and purple nail varnish to add a further splash of colour.



The 22 year old had popped into Mareka Organic Food with some friends to pick up a few nutritious bites.



The healthy choice was most likely part of her new slimming regime, which she has embarked on to lose the extra pounds she gained for her role in upcoming independent movie, Gimme Shelter.





Boho babe: Vanessa's laid back look was a far cry from her slick appearance at the VMAs last weekend





Getting back in shape: Vanessa's been taking yoga classes to return to her usual svelte figure



Vanessa has been combining a healthy diet with regular exercise to regain her usually svelte frame.



She has been spotted carting her yoga mat to class, and also went for a hike with her teenage sister Stella yesterday.



The actress appears to have regained some of her confidence after struggling with the short hair cut she had for Gimme Shelter.





Switching up her look: Vanessa's been quite the chameleon lately, from sultry star at the VMAs last weekend to grungy gym bunny



source: dailymail

By HOLLY THOMAS



California Cool: Vanessa Hudgens appeared to have regained some of her old confidence as she left Mareka Organic Food in Studio City yesterday



Vanessa Hudgens has been quite the chameleon lately.



Switching from grungy gym bunny to sultry seductress at the VMAs and back again, there are clearly many sides to the Sucker Punch star.



And her latest look, channeling baggy chic in Studio City seems to indicate that the actress is feeling like some chill-out time.





Baggy chic: Vanessa's trousers were similar to those often favoured by Gwen Stephani





Wearing a long dark skirt and a fringed orange vest, Vanessa was obviously in the mood for something less constricting than the leggings which have been her item of choice recently.



She didn't even appear to be wearing a bra, but she managed to get away with the always-risky decision, even sporting a cool leather beaded necklace.



Vanessa wasn't wearing much makeup on under her huge sunnies, but the natural look suited the fresh faced star.





Getting healthy: Vanessa was grabbing something nutritious from Mareka Organic Food



She also accessoised with some chunky gold rings, and purple nail varnish to add a further splash of colour.



The 22 year old had popped into Mareka Organic Food with some friends to pick up a few nutritious bites.



The healthy choice was most likely part of her new slimming regime, which she has embarked on to lose the extra pounds she gained for her role in upcoming independent movie, Gimme Shelter.





Boho babe: Vanessa's laid back look was a far cry from her slick appearance at the VMAs last weekend





Getting back in shape: Vanessa's been taking yoga classes to return to her usual svelte figure



Vanessa has been combining a healthy diet with regular exercise to regain her usually svelte frame.



She has been spotted carting her yoga mat to class, and also went for a hike with her teenage sister Stella yesterday.



The actress appears to have regained some of her confidence after struggling with the short hair cut she had for Gimme Shelter.





Switching up her look: Vanessa's been quite the chameleon lately, from sultry star at the VMAs last weekend to grungy gym bunny



source: dailymail

By JOHN STEVENS



All over: Donna Simpson and her chubby chaser fiancé Philippe Gouamba have split up, prompting her to go on a diet



Donna Simpson's record-breaking weight had brought her all she dreamed of.

The 44-year-old had a chubby chasing fiancé, was world famous and earning $90,000 (£55,000) a year from fans who paid to watch her eat more than 15,000 calories a day online.



But the 600 pounds supersize mother-of-two has decided to start losing weight after she broke up with her feeder future husband.





For my daughter: Ms Simpson said she now realises she has to lose weight so that she can look after her four-year-old daughter Jennifer





The holder of the Guiness World Record for the 'World's Heaviest Mother' told subscribers of her website, 'I ask that you take your last looks at the old Donna', as she revealed she was closing the site and starting a diet.



The $20 a month subscription website will be closed down and replaced by a weight loss blog, a decision she said had not been 'easy'.





Big eater: Ms Simpson has been eating 15,000 calories a day, which is more than is recommended for a woman to eat in a whole week





'I recently split with my fiancée of five years and moved with my two children back to my home town in Ohio,' she wrote on her site.



'This life changing move made me realize something important.



'The health and welfare of my family was always my priority and they were well taken care of by my ex.



'Now that I have sole responsibility of taking care of my children, I must drastically change my lifestyle.'





Happy family? Donna Simpson with Philippe Gouamba before their split, and her children Devin and Jacqueline





Showing off: Ms Simpson reveals her gigantic belly



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By DAILY MAIL REPORTER



Still painfully thin: At her sickest, Charlotte O' Neill, who is 5ft7in, weighed only 5 1/2 stone. She is still struggling to reach a healthy weight but is convinced she is beating her obsession



A teenage girl developed an eating disorder, losing three stone in weight after becoming obsessed with former X Factor judge Cheryl Cole.



Charlotte O'Neill decided at 15 she wanted to be as slim as Cheryl when the singer joined the show's judging panel in 2008.



She skipped breakfast, cut down on her normal food portions and gave up chocolate and sweets. Within two weeks, she had lost half a stone.





Danger zone: Doctors warned Charlotte she was putting her heart and other organs at risk and put her on a strict meal plan





'I often felt hungry and weak, but it felt like an achievement because I knew it was taking me closer to "Goal Cole",' she said.



Charlotte, who is 5ft 7in and originally weighed 8st 7lb, soon reached her target weight of 7st.

But not satisfied she continued to starve herself.



'My arms and legs didn't look dainty like Cheryl's,' she said.





Cheryl, although slim, always looked healthy as a judge on the X Factor





Her weight continued to fall until it reached 6st at which point her PE teacher took action.



Charlotte was diagnosed with chronic anorexia and admitted to hospital.



Doctors warned she was putting her heart and other organs at risk and put her on a strict meal plan.



Charlotte, from Peterborough, Cambs, then spent nine months in an eating disorders care centre, where she put on weight to reach a healthier 7st 12lb.





The full interview is in Love It! magazine



Just a few days before the end of the two-week trip, Charlotte claims she had a 'light-bulb moment' when her mother took her to a cafe for breakfast.



She told Love It! magazine: 'A strange feeling came over me.'



She ate scrambled eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes and toast.



Since then, she began to regain her weight and believes she is over her obsession.

She said: 'I don't blame Cheryl for making me ill.



'I know she is not anorexic and would be appalled I used her as my inspiration to starve.'



Charlotte, who is now 18 and is still struggling to bring her weight back to normal, said she is glad Cheryl is not a judge on the talent show this year.



'I don't want anything tempting me back to that hell,' she said.



source : dailymail

By JADE WATKINS



Getting ready for baby: Alyssa Milano, who has just weeks to go until she gives birth, paraded her baby bump today as she left her regular yoga class today



Alyssa Milano is keeping up a healthy regime as she gets ready to welcome her first child.



The 38-year-old actress, who has just weeks to go until she gives birth, paraded her baby bump as she left her regular prenatal yoga class in Los Angeles.



Her burgeoning belly, which would perhaps make some positions rather tricky, was accentuated by her black tight tank top.





Glowing: The make-up free brunette actress looked radiant as she left the establishment toting a refreshing juice drink





She has regularly been spotted leaving her local yoga studio in the lead up to her pregnancy.



The make-up free brunette actress looked glowing as she left the establishment toting a refreshing juice drink.



She also wore her hair no fuss in a simple pony tail.





Not long to go: Alyssa is in the very final stages of pregnancy, and will give birth to the baby she shares with husband David Bugliari, next month





Alyssa is in the very final stages of pregnancy, and will give birth to the baby she is expecting with husband David Bugliari, next month.



The impending delivery will be the first child for the couple, who married in 2009.

She is one of several pregnant celebrities engaging in yoga at the moment.





Big fan: Fellow pregnant actress and Mad Men star January Jones is also a big fan of prenatal yoga, and was also spotted leaving a class today



source: dailymail

By SARAH BULL



Ill-advised: Lauren Goodger last night wore a pair of tight black leggings which did little to flatter her figure



She has been desperately trying to get into shape ahead of the third season of The Only Way Is Essex.



But if Lauren Goodger wants to show off her new figure, she might want to choose some more flattering outfits.



The 24-year-old star was seen out in London last night wearing a pair of ill-advised tight black leggings, which did very little to highlight her recent weight loss.





Weight loss mission: Lauren has already lost around half a stone and is hoping to lose more before the third series of The Only Way Is Essex





Lauren is thought to have lost around half a stone after hitting bootcamp earlier this month in a bid to shift a few excess pounds before her return to the hit ITV2 reality show.



She teamed the tight leggings with a vest top featuring a rose diamante motif and some black heels.



Lauren hasn't made a secret of her struggles with her weight, keeping fans updated on Twitter about her bootcamp exploits.





What a natural: Lauren posed and pouted for photographers as she left Aura nightclub in London last night





She wrote last week: 'Getting ready for bootcamp 3 hours intense training yes I am scared!!'



Lauren added a few days later: 'Feel like I've been beat up love this feeling bootcamp 4days intense hardest thing ever but makes u feel so good!No more bad pics of me haha!'



Lauren, who is engaged to her TOWIE co-star Mark Wright, recently admitted she was fed up with constant criticism about her weight.





In training: Lauren has been attending bootcamp in a bid to shift a few excess pounds





'I’m still a size ten and if you look from series one I’ve not changed much.



'I’m bored of talking about it all the time - at the end of the day people might go on about my weight, but I’m the one engaged to Mark and happy.'



Lauren wasn't the only star to make an appearance at London's Aura nightclub last night.



source: dailymail

By SARAH BULL



Ill-advised: Lauren Goodger last night wore a pair of tight black leggings which did little to flatter her figure



She has been desperately trying to get into shape ahead of the third season of The Only Way Is Essex.



But if Lauren Goodger wants to show off her new figure, she might want to choose some more flattering outfits.



The 24-year-old star was seen out in London last night wearing a pair of ill-advised tight black leggings, which did very little to highlight her recent weight loss.





Weight loss mission: Lauren has already lost around half a stone and is hoping to lose more before the third series of The Only Way Is Essex





Lauren is thought to have lost around half a stone after hitting bootcamp earlier this month in a bid to shift a few excess pounds before her return to the hit ITV2 reality show.



She teamed the tight leggings with a vest top featuring a rose diamante motif and some black heels.



Lauren hasn't made a secret of her struggles with her weight, keeping fans updated on Twitter about her bootcamp exploits.





What a natural: Lauren posed and pouted for photographers as she left Aura nightclub in London last night





She wrote last week: 'Getting ready for bootcamp 3 hours intense training yes I am scared!!'



Lauren added a few days later: 'Feel like I've been beat up love this feeling bootcamp 4days intense hardest thing ever but makes u feel so good!No more bad pics of me haha!'



Lauren, who is engaged to her TOWIE co-star Mark Wright, recently admitted she was fed up with constant criticism about her weight.





In training: Lauren has been attending bootcamp in a bid to shift a few excess pounds





'I’m still a size ten and if you look from series one I’ve not changed much.



'I’m bored of talking about it all the time - at the end of the day people might go on about my weight, but I’m the one engaged to Mark and happy.'



Lauren wasn't the only star to make an appearance at London's Aura nightclub last night.



source: dailymail