Kelly Clarkson Talks Cellulite

"No girl is perfect," Clarkson told a group of Girl Scouts recently. "No girl wakes up every day and is like, 'I'm awesome!'"

In fact, she told the group of about 20 pre-teens gathered in Nashville Feb. 11 for a self-esteem workshop sponsored by Dove, "just to let you know everyone in the magazines is Photoshopped! Beyoncé is one of the most beautiful girls in the world but she gets Photoshopped too. We're all human!"

Clarkson, 26, knows what it's like to have her body image picked apart. "It affected me when people were saying about me and some other artists that we were the 'thicker' ones," she tells PEOPLE. "I'd be a liar if I said I was always fine with it. But I'm wise enough by now to know that you're never going to please everyone so you may as well stop trying."

It was a lesson the American Idol champ learned when she appeared on the show seven years ago and saw her voice – and image – become fodder for gossip. "I learned right then to stop reading press. Either you're going to get a big head or you'll get depressed and neither one is great. I don't buy magazines like that. Even if I'm not in them, it's just healthier to get away from that kind of thinking," she says.

"It's horrible – they'll show celebrities with cellulite and it's like, 'Of course celebrities have cellulite! We're not fem-bots!'"

Clarkson says she's seen the effect of such body image scrutiny on friends in the public eye. "They melt down because of it," she says. "There is a lot of pressure."

But the singer, whose album All I Ever Wanted is due out March 10, says she's come to terms with it. "When I'm on the red carpet, it's not even a question anymore," says Clarkson. "Usually people are very encouraging and tell me they love that I'm normal."

Normal was plenty good for 10-year-old Shelby Davis, one of the Girl Scouts attending the workshop. "She has a whole bunch of self-esteem," Davis says of the Grammy-winning star. "She's someone you can look up to."
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The Bachelor Host, Chris Harrison, Talks About All The Drama That's Upcoming

With all the crazy stories floating around let me say this about what's to come: I've been hosting this show for over seven years now and I've never seen anything like this season.

From start to finish it has been unlike anything we have ever put on the air. There are many reasons for this (like good casting and good producing), but honestly some things on our show -- as much as we'd love to take credit -- had less to do with great producing and more to do with good old-fashioned human emotion.

The theory that this is all produced or scripted cracks me up. Don't you think if we scripted all these endings, we would come up with a perfect love story or crazy twist every time? The truth is, and I think this is the greatest thing about our show, in the end it's not a game, it's real people trying to make a real life decision, and when that is fake you can tell.

After watching the tease at the end of our show, I'm sure there are millions of questions and a million more rumors and theories.

Obviously, Deanna comes back in the finale. We flew her out to New Zealand where she does sit down with Jason.

We also showed you a bit of the first After the Final Rose special that will air immediately after the finale on March 2nd.

I give you a hint that something happens that's so stunning and dramatic, we taped it in private without an audience. Let me tell you in no uncertain terms, this is a moment in Bachelor history you don't want to miss.

Next Monday night, February 23rd, is our two-hour Women Tell All special. It's a great show that true Bachelor fans will love. We listened to you guys, and the show is packed full of bloopers, never-before-seen footage and in-depth interviews with Jason getting his thoughts on the pivotal points in the season.

We also catch up with former couples, and we cover all the rumors swirling around about former Bachelors and Bachelorettes.

And of course, we sit down with the most memorable women from this season and dish about what happened. My sit-down with Jillian is incredibly emotional, and Jason comes out to face her for the first time since that day back in New Zealand.
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Kate Winslet Talks About Oscar Night

Nominated for an Oscar for the sixth time – she's up for best actress for a troubled woman with a Nazi past in The Reader – Kate Winslet, 33, is a pro at negotiating Hollywood's biggest night.

PEOPLE.COM checked in on her plans for this year.

Do you have an acceptance speech prepared?

I don't at all. I'm just not thinking that far ahead. I just feel so happy to have had this nomination, that it's for a film that was so challenging.

Any dresses in mind?

It's such fun to work out what you're going to wear. You become incredibly girlie. In England we don't have the tradition of prom or anything like that. The closest we came was a tragic school disco where the lights would break and the music was awful. In the last few years – maybe it's age – I feel very settled within myself. I don't feel the red-carpet pressure. I don't know what I'm going to be wearing yet. Hopefully it will be wonderful and relaxed.

Any crazy diets or detoxes?

N.O. [I] absolutely do not. I'm very sort of relaxed and vocal about these things. I have not done a stitch of exercise since October. I literally have not had the time. And I'm just going to eat normally, I'm not going to make cuts. If I'm keeping it together it's by a wing and a prayer. I just want to enjoy this."

What are looking forward to the most?

One of the great 'Okay, you can breathe now moments' is when you've gotten through the red carpet. 'Oh god, what if I trip over, what if I say something stupid, I wonder if they can see the big zit on my chin?' The relief moment is that moment when you get in the doors and there aren't any cameras and you go, 'Wheew! Where's the bathroom?' "
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Kenny Chesney Finally Explains What Happened With Renee Zellweger

Country star Kenny Chesney is finally opening up about what went wrong during his four month marriage to Renee Zellweger. "I panicked. I pushed her away," Kenny tells Playboy magazine.

He says the media attention was too much for him and, "I just didn't want to be married to her any more."

The couple's whirlwind romance seemed picture perfect, complete with sunset vows on a beach in the Virgin Islands in 2005. But when the actress filed to annul the whole thing just 128 days later, citing "fraud," it was clear that there was a lot more going on behind the surface. "I didn't have a clue as to what true marriage meant," Kenny confesses. "It was a scary moment for me."

And although Renee was the one who filed for the annulment, Kenny says it was more of a mutual decision. "Somebody had to file the papers. I was fine with her doing it."

Still, he hasn't gotten over their short-lived romance. "I still think about her every day," he admits. "Don't believe it hasn't left scars. I mean, you don't just fall out of love with somebody."
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Jennifer Aniston And John Mayer Celebrate Valentines Day In The Bahamas

Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer celebrated Valentine's Day with a trip to the Bahamas.
The vacation was apparently a present from Mayer.

The two left aboard a private jet from Los Angeles late last Thursday night -- a day after Aniston's 40th birthday -- and arrived on the island of Eleuthera the next morning.

They stayed in a gated, luxurious home on the north of the island - where Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon wed last year.

The trip was short: Both took off Monday in separate private jets from the island's main airport.
They shared a passionate kiss and hug as they prepared to part ways.
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Meet The New Real Housewife Of New York City!

If the original five castmembers of The Real Housewives of New York City weren't enough personality for you, Bravo has gone and added a sixth into the mix.

Her name is Kelly Killoren Bensimon. She's a model, author, magazine editor, fashion designer and an equestrian. She's also a single mom to her two daughters with her ex-husband, world renowned fashion and celebrity photographer Gilles Bensimon.

Why are you doing Real Housewives of New York City?

Everybody wants to know that. I thought it was a great opportunity to explore a single working mother who is living and navigating the crazy city of New York.

When you're first introduced on the show, Bethenny says that, unlike the other women on the show, you're a real socialite. That you're the real deal. You agree?

I don't think of myself as a socialite. I think of Nan Kempner as a socialite. If you say I'm anywhere near her, I'm incredibly flattered, but you know, I'm a mother, writer and an equestrian. That's who I am. I don't like to give people titles.

What did your friends have to say when you told them you were the new Housewife?

Some were like, this is a great opportunity and you should go for it. They're like, you have such a crazy vivacious personality the masses are going to love you. But other friends were like, what are you doing? Don't do it. Putting your life on television? It's not like I'm doing anything I'm ashamed of. You know, I'm riding horses and writing articles and hanging out with my kids.

Have you become good friends with any of the original Housewives?

I think they're all really great, unique women. I had a lot of fun doing the show.

So did you have any good fights with any of them?

There are definitely some altercations. You know, this is New York City, so it gets a little feisty. But, you know, that’s par for the course. You can't have six dynamic magnetic personalities and not have something happen.

Are we going to see any romance for you on the show?

There is a little romance. There's a smokin'-hot romance. Is the smokin'-hot guy still around? I'm single. I'm newly single and I've just been dating around. I got married when I was really young, so it's just been really fun, but it's also uncharted waters for me. Also, the bar is different this time. It's not like I can just go out on a date whenever I want. I have my two girls to think of. The first time I meet someone, I'm like, who are you? What do you do? And where do you come from?

Were you filmed on any of your dates?

I would never put a date on camera. I think that would scar a relationship. It's like, I love you, can you be on TV with me? And if he did say yes, I would be like, I don't want to talk to you.

Did your ex-husband have any problem with your daughters being on the show?

He knows that I would never do anything that is inappropriate or put them in a situation that I wouldn't put them in normally. He knows exactly how I stand with them.

The second season of RHNYC premieres tonight on Bravo.
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A Jonas Brother In NYC

Joe Jonas and girlfriend Camilla Belle took a stroll in NYC on Sunday - a day after performing on Saturday Night Live.

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Vanessa Hudgens Out In CA

Vanessa Hudgens pumped her own gas Monday in Toluca Lake, California. Will the craziness never end???

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American Idol's Seven Winners Together At Disneyworld

All seven winners of American Idol — Ruben Studdard, Kelly Clarkson, Fantasia Barrino, David Cook, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks and Jordin Sparks — gathered for the first time ever on Thursday for the grand opening of The American Idol Experience attraction at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

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"Grey's Anatomy" Creator Shonda Rimes Says Rumors About Cast Members Leaving Are Untrue

Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes wants to set the record straight: T.R. Knight and Katherine Heigl are not leaving the show.

“That was a very interesting rumor,” Rhimes said this week at the 40th NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles. “And it’s not true.”

Rhimes was referring to a recent comment in the press attributed to Grey’s castmember James Pickens Jr., in which he was said to be confirming the departure of Heigl and Knight.

“That was absolutely taken out of context,” said Rhimes. “Things happen, and … I think rumors become fact very easily. And you know I don’t like to tell you what’s going to happen on the show — but that is a rumor,” she emphasized.

For his part, Pickens says he meant to wish the pair well in general.
“We’ve been living with these rumors for a long time,” he said before the NAACP’s awards show. “When the question was posed to me, I was more trying to congratulate Katie and T.R. on whatever they were going to do. But yeah, I don’t have any special info about it either way.”

ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy took home three awards, including Chandra Wilson’s win for outstanding actress in a drama series. Wilson said she was looking forward to the show’s upcoming 100th episode — and insisted things were all good on the set.

“We’re laughing at the rumors, as we always do,” Wilson said before the ceremony. “Stories come out, and [there are] these big quotes, and we go, ‘But that’s not exactly what I said.’ So, we’re busy doing our jobs, doing our work.”
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Friday The 13th Tops Weekend Box Office

The revival of the venerable slasher franchise easily took the No. 1 spot at the North American box office this weekend, setting a new record for a horror opening with estimated sales of $42.2 million, distributor Warner Bros. Pictures reported.

The new film is essentially a remake of the 1980 film that kicked off the horror series and eventually introduced a hockey-masked villain named Jason. His most recent appearance, in 2003's "Freddy vs. Jason," generated a $36.4 million opening.

Also new this weekend were Walt Disney Co's Isla Fisher comedy "Confessions of a Shopaholic" at No. 4 with a modest $15.4 million, and Columbia Pictures' Clive Owen thriller "The International" at No. 7 with $10 million.

Columbia, a unit of Sony Corp, also had a disappointment last weekend with "The Pink Panther 2" ($22 million to date).

But the studio's surprise hit comedy "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" crashed through the century mark, tallying $110.5 million after an $11.7 million weekend.

Last weekend's champion, Warner Bros.' ensemble romance "He's Just Not That Into You," slipped to No. 2 with $19.6 million, taking its 10-day tally to $55.1 million. The comedy, based on a self-help book that was itself inspired by the TV show "Sex and the City," revolves around the lives and loves of various couples.
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Tom Cruise And Keith Urban Meet Up At Daytona 500

Cruise was there with son Connor to drive the pace car, while Urban entertained the crowd with a concert. They both attended a pre-race drivers meeting, and reports suggest they were nothing but gracious to each other.

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Octuplet Mom Seeks Donations On A New Web Site

A new web site has been created for the public to donate money and supplies to the unemployed single mother and her 14 children.

A cheerful Web page with rainbows and hearts thanks supporters and features photos of the octuplets along with their birth weights.

Nadya's six other kids — all under the age of 8 and three of them with special needs — do not appear on the site.

The older children were introduced to America on Tuesday night's Dateline. In an interview with Ann Curry, Nadya said she planned to finish getting her degree so that she can provide for her family and pay off her $50,000 debt.

Nadya also addressed her striking resemblance to Angelina Jolie. "I have never thought of Angelina Jolie except the last time I saw one of her movies. I think that was years ago. It is so far away from the place I'm in right now to think of think of any celebrity."
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Mark Anthony And Jennifer Lopez Bring Twins Onstage

Sharing the love – and the music – Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez and their twins, Emme and Max, take to the stage before Dad delivers his Valentine's Day concert at Madison Square Garden in New York

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Salma Hayak Marries Her Daughter's Father

Hayak has married French businessman Francois-Henri Pinault, Monday's online edition of the weekly French newsmagazine Le Point reports.

Hayek, 42, and Pinault, 46, were married on Saturday – St. Valentine's Day – in the City Hall of the Sixth Arrondissement in central Paris, according to the publication, which is owned by the Pinault family.

Sixth Arrondissement Mayor Jean-Pierre Lecoq subsequently confirmed the report to the French news agency Agence France-Presse.

There had been recent reports that the couple – whose daughter, Valentina Paloma Pinault, was born in September 2007 – had reunited after they had called off their engagement in July 2008.

Friends of the couple tell PEOPLE that a Paris trip in September (when Hayek attended the Balenciaga fashion show) and another in November helped rekindle the pair's relationship.

Adds a source, they were "very evidently in love with each other, very affectionate in public" together at the Dubai Film Festival in December. Only last week, Hayek, who's been appearing on NBC's 30 Rock, told TV host Rachael Ray that when she kisses Alec Baldwin on the show, "I keep telling Francois, 'I imagine I was kissing you. "

Pinault is CEO of the luxury giant PPR and the son of one of France's richest men, Francois Pinault, whose fortune last year was estimated to be $16.9 billion by Forbes magazine.

Besides his daughter with Hayek, Pinaut also has two children from a previous marriage.
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