Erykah Badu
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Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu, thirty-eight, is the queen of hip-hop soul. But more than that, she's an innovator. Take the birth of her third child, Mars Merkaba: in February, when the little girl was born in Badu's Dallas home, she tweeted between contractions. Her son and daughter were also in the room. Now little Mars is the first Twitter baby, Badu says, g...
Meet Jon And Kate Plus 8’s Kate!
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Meet Jon And Kate Plus 8’s Kate!

To celebrate the documentary Jon and Kate Plus 8 - Surviving Sextuplets & Twins about controversial US reality TV show stars Jon and Kate Gosselin (Channel Ten tonight, 7:30 pm), we thought we'd give you a bit of an introduction to the lady of the house, Kate. So here's an interview one of our stateside sisters, Gwynne Watkins, did with Kate Gossel...
John Leguizamo
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John Leguizamo

Talking to John Leguizamo is a bit like seeing his one-man show. He's very funny, thoughtful, and you have to pay attention, because there's a lot going on and you don't want to miss a word. I interviewed John in between stops on a US tour of his latest live show, Work in Progress. — Brett Singer Let's talk about Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosau...
50 Years of Oscar Babies
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50 Years of Oscar Babies

50 Years of Oscar Babies 1. Catherine Zeta-Jones, 2003 Catherine Zeta-Jones was just entering her ninth month when she walked down the red carpet in a low-cut black gown with beaded straps and pink coral Fred Leighton earrings. When she won for Best Supporting Actress (for Chicago), the actress cried "My hormones are way too out of contro...
Child Stars: Where Are They Now Part 2
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Child Stars: Where Are They Now Part 2

In part two of our child star series, we find out what ever happened to JTT and Punky Brewster and gaze into our crystal ball to predict the future for these former celebrities. Jonathan Taylor-Thomas Known to his fans as JTT, Thomas is famous for his role of the tween heart-throb Randy Taylor on the sitcom Home Improvement in 1991 at age 10. Whe...
Child Stars – Where Are They Now? Part 1
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Child Stars – Where Are They Now? Part 1

Ever wondered what happened to your favourite child stars like Edward Furlong and co? What happens when the cute runs out and it's time to enter the real world? In part 1 of a two part series, we track down 12 top child stars of the 80s and 90s and see how they're faring today. Anna Chlumsky When she was just 11 years old Anna Chlumsky stole our...
The 45 Worst Celebrity Baby Names
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The 45 Worst Celebrity Baby Names

What is it with celebrities? While the rest of us agonise over whether we should spell Catherine with a C or a K, the stars are pulling random letters out of a hat to create Makena'lei or Destry. Maybe it's that celebrities are operating on a higher creative plane to the rest of us. Maybe they're on crack. Or maybe, like Penn Jillette, father of M...
Curse of the Yummy Mummy
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Curse of the Yummy Mummy

Blame it on Angelina. The pressure to be perfect stepped up a notch this year when Angie, pregnant with twins, donned a helmet and flak jacket to visit Iraq on a humanitarian mission. Two weeks later, there she was on the red carpet — coiffed, polished and proudly showing off her baby bump in a clingy black dress. This is the new perfect mot...

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Early 70s Must-Listen Music: The DeFranco Family

8:28 AM One of us here at Babble.com.au HQ just had a Doppler on her 18-week preggers tummy - and couldn't get this song out of her head! They just don't make 'em like this anymore,... read more

Babies Cry In Different Languages

4:03 PM Newborns seem to be getting smarter and smarter by the minute. First, fetuses learn how to distinguish external sounds during the last trimester; then infants start sending explici... read more

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Tori And Dean – It’s Date Night

5:25 PM Tori and Dean took some time off from the kids. They look super happy. Do you think they called the paps to let them know of their outing? Tori looks like she may have gained a... read more

Harlow Madden Has An Attitude

4:21 PM I love little Harlow’s attitude in this picture. I’m sure it was just the moment they snapped the shutter, but it’s adorable. She’s going to face life he... read more

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Fab New Kids’ Clothes And Shoes Shop To Open!

5:03 PM Stocking Lulu Australia bags, Rock Your Baby and Sudo clothes - not to mention being the only shop in Oz to stock Kickers and Pippy Toes, Naughty Monkeys is set to blow our min... read more

Fisher-Price Handy Manny’s Repair Shop

10:11 AM Every little handy-kid needs a workbench for his or her special projects, and with Handy Manny himself on-hand in this Handy Manny’s Repair Shop playset, it’s even... read more
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