It's a law of physics that becoming famous makes you at least 35% more attractive than you were as a civilian. In some cases, the hotness quotient increases by a whopping 70%.
Celebrities hopping into bed with the diet industry is nothing new, of course. Ever since a size 12 Oprah Winfrey wheeled a cart filled with 67 pounds of animal flesh onstage to celebrate her hard-won weight loss, stars have known there's money to be made by spilling your guts about your overspilling gut.
Today marks the worldwide premiere of the trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, director Peter Jackson's upcoming film based on J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novel. With a full 12 months until the film's cinematic release, The Hobbit is set to be easily the most hyped film of 2012.
Over my years in the industry, I've noticed that the baby-related-headline count spikes at Christmas. Is it a sentimentality thing? Is it a Baby Jesus thing? Who knows. It's creepy, anyhow.
Quick poll! On 31 December, are you: a) heading to a friend's house party, b) driving to a sodding cottage in the middle of nowhere or, c) being paid a million dollars to sing at some hotel in Vegas? If you answered (c), congratulations, you are Stevie Wonder!