What's going on with Barry Manilow? The singer's been pictured looking gaunt and painfully thin, with some US magazines reporting that his weight has dropped to just seven stone. Alarm bells may be ringing, but according to a statement from his spokesman, there's no problem. "We just saw a pretty outrageous headline claiming Barry was down to 100lbs. Granted, he's pretty trim. But 100lbs? Give us a break. And no... he's not ill." The skinny star is soon to embark on another round of performances in Las Vegas, so he's going to need to be fighting fit.
Meanwhile, High School Musical star Zac Efron has been busy beefing up at the gym. The once-scrawny schoolboy has transformed himself into a toned hunk. He has apparently been doing hour-long weight-lifting sessions at the Toluca Lake Tennis Club in Los Angeles. According to his girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens, he's attracting a lot of attention from the opposite sex - something I can vouch for, judging by the reaction of the girls in my office when I interviewed him.
Sarah Jessica Parker is back in the news, or rather her facial mole is. After fans - clearly with a lot of time on their hands - had been complaining they found it "distracting", the mole seems to have disappeared, sparking speculation that it may have been surgically removed. The actress's spokesman says: "Nothing has been removed", but another source close to the Sex and the City star reveals: "I don't know exactly when she had it done, but she has definitely had a procedure. She's kept it really quiet though."
Katie Price (aka Jordan) has signed up to run the London marathon next year. The glamour model-turned-businesswoman told The Mirror: "I'm going to get proper training and finish it. Now I've said it publicly, I can't back out of it." I myself am in training at the moment - only for a half-marathon, but then, Jordan's got twice the front that I have.
Amy Winehouse has been tipped to appear in an online soap opera. Despite the fact that her own life is eventful enough to give Corrie or EastEnders a run for their money, the troubled star is expected to make an appearance alongside the likes of Girls Aloud, Duffy, Razorlight, and Katherine Jenkins. The soap, created by record label Universal, is about a postroom boy at a recording company who secretly sets up his own talent-spotting company and will initially be exclusively available to users of the Bebo website.
After the success of her book and BBC cooking show, kitchen goddess Nigella Lawson is launching her own range of food products. No word yet on whether they will be kosher, but given Nigella's preference for ingredients such as pigs ear and pancetta, I wouldn't hold out much hope.
Mark Ronson's sister Samantha is reported to be having a lesbian romance with Hollywood wild child Lindsay Lohan - and the superstar music producer has given the couple his blessing. The alleged relationship has yet to be confirmed, yet the tabloids have reported that the pair were seen kissing in public. Ronson has previously announced that the pair make a cute couple, and now his girlfriend, model Daisy Lowe, has told the Daily Mirror: "Their relationship is totally genuine. And they're just so sweet together. Mark totally approves."