Happy B-Day "Madonna" Material Girl Turns 54

Happy Birthday to You!

Happy Birthday to you!!

Happy Birthday Dear Madonna...

Many Many Returns of the day, GOD Bless You!!

The singer is celebrating turning 54 today, and if she's the Madonna we all know and love, this sassy lady is going to do something worth remembering.

About Madonna:

Madonna is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and entrepreneur. She has sold more than 300 million records worldwide and is recognized as the world's top-selling female recording artist of all time by Guinness World Records.

Born: August 16, 1958 (age 54), Bay City

Net worth: US$ 650 million (2011) exploredia.com

Children: Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon, Mercy James, Rocco Ritchie, David Banda Mwale Ciccone Ritchie

Albums: MDNA, Like a Prayer, Ray of Light, Celebration, Hard Candy, Bedtime Stories, More

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Supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley gives fans a sneak peek at her underwear line for M&S in teaser video, and of course she is modelling it too

Supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has been part of the M&S family for the past two seasons appearing alongside Hollywood heartthrob Ryan Reynolds in the store's big budget campaigns.

This summer the clothes-horse is turning designer for the brand to create a lingerie range for the store's luxury Autograph line and - of course - the ex Victoria's Secret model wouldn't trust anybody else to model it.

The super's smalls don't land in store until August 30th but today M&S released a 40 second clip on their website giving fans a glimpse behind the scenes of the bedroom-based photo shoot for Rosie's debut range.

Seen in the video modelling various pieces of the pretty collection Rosie says:
'I love everything about lingerie, I've always had a thing for it.

'It is completely feminine, it's something for women, it's ours and it's a little secret.

The Devon-born blonde has collaborated with the brand's infamous lingerie design team to create a 33 piece collection of silk lingerie sets, camisoles and French knicker sets, and kimono style robes decorated with rose-print motifs and deco-inspired detailing.

At the time the collaboration was announced Rosie said: 'M&S is an iconic British brand, adored by many so I'm very excited to be launching my debut lingerie line with them.'

The 33 piece collection includes silk lingerie sets, camisoles and kimono style robes decorated with rose-print motifs and deco-inspired detailing

Twenty-five-year old Rosie is also filmed looking at fabric swatches and leafing through rails of samples in the video.

She says: 'I think we have struck a really great balance between it being young and modern while still being classic and sexy.

'It's feminine and I hope people enjoy it in that way.'

VIDEO: Watch Rosie in action on the Rosie for Autograph shoot

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Lady in red Christina Hendricks lights up Hollywood as she displays her curves in a figure-hugging dress

She is known for her love of all things vintage.

And today Christina Hendricks dressed the part as she visited a retro lighting shop.

The 37-year-old lit up West Hollywood by displaying her famous curves in a figure-hugging red dress.

Lady in red: Christina Hendricks displayed her famous curves in a figure-hugging red dress as she visited a retro lighting shop in West Hollywood today

 The Mad Men star's deep red attire clung to her figure in all the right places and featured a low-cut at the front.

The actress paired the gorgeous ensemble with a pair of vintage cat-eye sunglasses and dainty pair  of black satin heels.

As well as carrying her vintage lamp, which she had repaired at Fantasy Lighting on Melrose Ave, Christina had a large tan handbag flung over her shoulder.

On the mend: The Mad Men star was carrying her vintage lamp, which she had repaired at Fantasy Lighting on Melrose Ave

Christina's attire perfectly complemented her creamy complexion and fiery red hair, and of course she completed the look with lashings of red lipstick.

The Hollywood bombshell recently discussed her love of all things vintage in a recent interview with Harper's Bazaar's YouTube show The Look.

She reveals that she has been seeking out thrift store finds since the age of about ten.

Christina's attire perfectly complemented her creamy complexion and fiery red hair, and of course she completed the look with lashings of red lipstick

'I lived in Twin Falls, Idaho, and there weren't a lot of shops,' she said.

'I learned very early on to go to the Salvation Army and just little vintage stores, and create my own looks. Oftentimes tragic...'

'There were some very original looks that I put together. I had my goth phase, which was pretty... dramatic.'

Another source of knowledge and inspiration, has of course, been Mad Men.

Setting trends: Christina shot to fame as office bombshell Joan on Mad Men

She credits the show's costume designer, Janie Bryant, with steering her towards fitted silhouettes that flatter her curvy figure.

'I've learned a lot from being on Mad Men actually, as far as tailoring, silhouettes and things like that,' she continued. 'Janie Bryant, our costume designer, she's taught me a lot.

'I think I have a lot more pencil skirts. I used to like very sort of 1920s baggy, sort of floral lacy things that probably weren't the most flattering on me, but were just so gorgeous that I wore them anyway.'

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Movie Review: Ice Age 4: Continental Drift

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift
Director: Steve Martino and Mike Thurmeier
Voices: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo
Rating: **

In movies, good things rarely come in fours. From the Jaws and Lethal Weapon to the more recent Pirates of the Caribbean and Shrek series, fourth installments have usually been quite superfluous. Ice Age 4: Continental Drift is no exception.

The trio of prehistoric critters, first introduced back in 2002, embarks on yet another digitally animated 3D adventure. This time around, their journey is dispiritingly dull.

Working from a woefully thin script, co-directors Martino and Thurmeier fail to bring any panache to the proceedings.

As in the previous outings, the only clever gags involve the squirrel-rat hybrid whose dogged pursuit of an acorn triggers a continental cataclysm.

Among the victims of the nutty shenanigans is a woolly mammoth (dubbed in world-weary tones by Romano) that gets swept out to sea on an ice floe. Separated from his mate (Queen Latifah) and their teenage daughter, the paternalistic elephant is determined to reunite with his family.

Accompanied by a sabre-toothed tiger (haughtily voiced by Denis Leary) and a hapless sloth (Leguizamo) the mismatched pals must also outwit a band of seafaring brigands led by an orangutan (Peter Dinklage).

The all-new menagerie of marauders includes a panther pirate (Jennifer Lopez), a multi-tasking badger and a wacky walrus (Nick Frost). Wanda Sykes is a welcome addition to the core voice cast as the daft but resourceful granny.

The target kiddie audience for Ice Age 4: … will likely giggle at the mere sight of the colourful cartoon creatures. As for the rest, they are unlikely to be clamouring for another sequel any time soon.

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Movie Name: Ice Age: Continental Drift

Director: Steve Martino

Producer: Lori Forte

Release Date: 27 July 2012

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Cast: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary, Jennifer Lopez, Kunal Nayyar

Story: Scrat's nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn, which he's been after since the dawn of time, has world-changing consequences - a continental cataclysm that triggers the greatest adventure of all for Manny, Diego and Sid. In the wake of these upheavals, Sid reunites with his cantankerous Granny, and the herd encounters a ragtag menagerie of seafaring pirates determined to stop them from returning home.

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Tulisa debuts second solo single Live It Up... but it gets mixed reactions from fans

She hit the top spot on the UK charts with her debut solo single Young earlier this year.

And now Tulisa is hoping to recreate her previous success with her second offering, Live It Up.

The former N-Dubz singer debuted the track on radio stations nationwide this morning, after admitting recently that she was hoping the song would help define her 'as an artist'.

She told Capital FM: 'Basically, with this single there is no aim at all to get a number one or storm the charts.

'This is now me going back to me and trying to define myself as an artist because I knew I wanted a number one hit as my first release. I got that with Young, so I went even more urban with this second single.'

However, the song, which also features rapper Tyga, didn't go down too well with listeners, with many taking to Twitter to express their disappointment.

One user wrote: 'The new Tulisa single sounds like Start Without You by Alexandra Burke with every bit of joy, sunshine and enthusiasm drained out of it.'

While another added: 'Just heard Tulisa's new song.. And she's quite good at singing so why does she shout and growl in all of them??'

However, others backed the singer and her new offering, with one tweeting: 'Tulisa 'Live It Up' is amazing:D!'

Tulisa said she is hoping the new track will give people more of an idea of her intentions as an artist

But regardless of the mixed reactions to the track, Tulisa said that she's not expecting big chart movement for the single.

She explained: 'I don't expect it to even possibly get top ten it's that urban, but you never know.

'The fanbase could pull through, the N-Dubletts could pull through, and it is a smash but it's an urban smash and I know that in the UK these days it is a lot tougher with urban music.'

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'I didn't marry into royalty to schlep around in a taxi': Kate is branded a gold-digger in bizarre promotional video for Chinese city

The Duchess of Cambridge has been portrayed as a gold-digger in a promotional video made by Chinese tourism executives.

In the bizarre advertisement - which was made by Chengdu city officials publicising a range of 'panda cabs' - lookalikes playing Kate, Prince William and the Queen are seen standing outside a palace trying to hail a taxi.

The 'Queen' is shown shouting 'taxi' - and whistling to get a driver's attention - before telling her 'grandson' and his wife they should save money by opting for a cab to get to the Jubilee celebrations.

In the video, 'Kate' - played by lookalike Colette Mularkey - moans: 'I just don't understand why we cannot take the royal limo. I didn't marry into royalty to schlep around in a taxi.'

Lookalike Simon Watkinson replies: 'But darling, granny is right. The commoners want to see us tightening our belts and all that.'

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