'The Biggest Loser' Is Over for Daniel Wright

The orange team comprised of Daniel Wright, the heaviest-ever "The Biggest Loser" contestant, and David Lee were the losers last night when they were sent home from the ranch.

Even though Daniel had lost 60 pounds in his four weeks at the ranch --12 of those the week he was voted off -- because of his large size, his percentage of weight loss for the fourth week put him below the yellow line. He says going into the vote, he knew he was going home.

"Although, I was the biggest contestant and there was some sympathy, it came down to Bob's team was going to vote for Bob's team and Jillian's team was going to vote for Jillian's team, and they had one more vote," Daniel says.

But the good news is that Daniel has continued to make stellar inroads in his battle with the bulge for a total weight loss to date of 101 pounds.

"I am off my diabetes medicine and I have almost gotten rid of my sleep apnea," he says. "It was phenomenal to hear I didn't have to take my medicine any more. I hate taking pills. I have since I was kid."

Even though he has been successful at home, Daniel says it hasn't been easy for him. The hardest part has been making good decisions about food. He wants to win the $100,000 prize for the at-home "Biggest Loser," so he is trying to mirror what happens at the ranch, which is five meals a day with a limited number of calories.

Daniel says the advantage of four weeks at the ranch was the push he received from trainer Jillian Michaels. It was Jillian's pushing him to the ends of his limits that made him understand that his issues with food are personal.

"She is like 5-feet nothing, and for some reason I am terrified of this woman," he admits. "At the point that I was really afraid, I got this image, I am on 'The Biggest Loser,' I have been getting beaten up by Jillian for two hours and the one thought that was in my head when I was on the treadmill and fell was that I would like to be at home eating ice cream on my couch. What that really helped me realize was, 'Wow! When I am afraid of things or when life gets difficult, I run to food.' That was a big realization for me. I never wanted to admit I was an emotional eater."

"The Biggest Loser: Couples" airs Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. on NBC.
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Slumdog Millionaire Actors Get Advice From Hollywood Stars

Slumdog Millionaire may be the 'it' movie of the year, but for it's stars Freida Pinto and Dev Patel, the whole fame thing is still pretty new.

In an interview with Extra, the young actors reveal everything from what it was like meeting their childhood crushes to getting career advice from Angelina Jolie!"I didnt' say much. I was just like staring in awe for a bit," says Pinto. "She was really wonderful to talk to and very supportive of newcomers. She was just like, 'Embrace it. Enjoy it and keep it real. Don't get affected by all this. Enjoy every moment.'"

Pinto also met her childhood crush, Leonardo DiCaprio, telling Extra, "[I] fantasized about him. Had a crush on him. Ever since Titanic," she says. "This is really embarrassing. I had a scrapbook with everything Leonardo in it. He's a really nice person. The crush is gone but the admiration is still there."

The young actress says she made a new friend in DiCaprio's Revolutionary Road co-star Kate Winslet, saying, "I found this newfound support in her. Every time I have a question, she's always there to answer it."

As for Pinto's co-star, Dev Patel, the actor says he'd like to work with Will Smith in the future--and even put out a personal message to the Hancock star."Hello, Mr. Smith. Please let me do a film with you," Patel says. "I stumbled upon your premiere of Hancock in London and I waited three hours. I was dying to go to the toilet and I've got a picture of you on my phone.It'd be great. Just a small role. Shake your hand or something.Thank you."

Still getting used to his new found fame, Patel says, "I went up to Danny DeVito. We were at the Producers Guild Awards. I said, 'Hi, Mr. DeVito.' And he said, 'Oh, hey. How are you doing?'.He made us sign something for his family. I was like, 'Shouldn't I be getting an autograph from YOU?'"
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Twilight's Robert Pattinson's Old Modeling Pics Revealed

Twilight fans have wanted more of Robert Pattinson — and now they've got it!

Shirtless pictures from the actor's past as a teen model have surfaced. "He was painfully shy and incredibly polite," photographer John-Paul Pietrus, who shot Robert in 2003 for a spread that's appeared in the South China Morning Post magazine, tells Life & Style.

"He was a bit nervous too because I had him in some pictures with a girl. The shoot was based on swimwear from the 1930s. He had his shirt off, so some skin might have made him nervous."
For more on sexy Robert's photo shoot, pick up the latest issue of Life & Style, on newstands now.
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Lucky Brand Jeans Uses Rock N' Roll Offspring In Ads

It pays to be a family member of a rock star!

With celebrity fans like Kate Hudson and Mary-Kate Olsen, Lucky Brand is revealing its new edgy ad campaign.

The celeb clothing line continues its quest to support fashionistas by featuring a new generation of rock 'n' roll legends and amazing artists for their spring ’09 campaign.

The first of the ads features supermodel Alexandra Richards, the daughter of Keith Richards, and Ben Taylor, the son of Carly Simon and James Taylor.
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American Idol And Biggest Loser's Numbers Are Up

Tuesday TV's Big Relief, for American Idol: The inagaural was over; Idol (25.2 million viewers, per Nielsen estimates) was up—by about 2.5 million viewers from last week.

Gaining: Biggest Loser (11 million) beefed up by nearly 1 million viewers.

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Meet All Three of Hugh Hefner's New Girlfriends

Hugh Hefner's not exactly missing his Girls Next Door...he's too busy with three new girlfriends.
"The best solution to lost love is new love," Hef tells E! News in an exclusive interview, joined by twins Karissa And Kristina Shannon and Crystal Harris.

So how did these three ladies come to join his blondetourage?

Hef reached out to the twins while they were being scouted as Playmates for the magazine's 55th anniversary issue—they moved in about two weeks after he seperated from Holly (I guess he's thinking he doesn't have much time -left in his life- to get over the girls....? ) As for Crystal, he met her at his annual Halloween party, and after a month together, Hef asked her to move into the Mansion.

"I'm much more reserved than the twins," says Harris. "They are much more outgoing, and I'm the type of person who likes to stay close to home. Hef has the best of both worlds with us."
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Britney Spears Prepares For Her Upcoming Tour

Prepping for her Circus world tour, Britney Spears claps to the beat and shows off her toned tummy in photos from her web site.

The arena tour kicks off on March 3.

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Jen Aniston's Dating Advice

Jennifer Aniston says she knows exactly what dating advice she'd tell herself today if she could go back in time.

"Never order a cherry tomato!" the He's Just Not That Into You star, 39, says. "I was on a date with this guy ... there was a cherry tomato and he bit into it and it was all over my white dress. So that was just one side note. No cherry tomatoes!"

It's still not easy for Aniston to date these days due to constant scrutiny, she says.
"It's not fun," says the star. "You could end the date and shake hands with them and realize it doesn't work, and all of a sudden you're a new couple."
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"How I Met Your Mother" Stars Both Pregnant

Neil Patrick Harris is the costar in the middle as Alyson Hannigan (left) and Cobie Smulders go belly-to-belly at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences evening with the How I Met Your Mother cast in Hollywood on Tuesday.

The expectant mothers have had fun bonding over their pregnancies on the show's set. "Creams, doctors, birth methods … you talk about everything," Smulders told PEOPLE at the event.

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Real Housewives of Orange County EPISODE 10--The Girls Want to Come Out and Play

Vicki Gunvalson and Jeana Keough take a road trip to Chicago to visit Vicki's friends from high school and former housewife Kimberly Bryant. Jeana and Vicki attend Jeana's son, Shane's, baseball game in Kane County, IL. When Shane mistreats Jeana before and after the game, Vicki and Kimberly defend their friend.

With Jeff still in the hospital and her future uncertain, Gretchen Rossi looks to secure her financial well-being. Tamra Barney invites her brothers over and they talk about their feelings regarding their parents' divorce. Meanwhile, Tamra's mother finally undergoes her facelift. Lynne Curtin decides to throw a cocktail party for the ladies. At the party, Lynne's unruly teenage daughter, Raquel, helps herself to the bar.

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Ashlee Simpson Defends Jessica's Body

"I am completely disgusted by the headlines concerning my sister's weight," she writes in a blog post . "A week after the inauguration and with such a feeling of hope in the air for our country, I find it completely embarrassing and belittling to all women to read about a woman's weight or figure as a headline on Fox News."

At Sunday's Kiss Country Chili Cookout in Pembroke Pines, Fla., Jessica -- dressed in high-waisted jeans and a double belt -- shocked fans with her new curves.

But Ashlee says, "All women come in different shapes, sizes, and forms and just because you're a celebrity, there shouldn't be a different standard."

Of the negative remarks some bloggers are making about her sister, Ashlee then asks, "Is this something you would say to your wife, daughter, mother, grandmother, or even a friend? I seriously doubt it."
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Adds Ashlee, "How can we expect teenage girls to love and respect themselves in an environment where we criticize a size 2 figure?"
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