Halle Berry
Halle Berry looked gorgeous on the November cover of InStyle magazine in a red Calvin Klein Collection dress. The 46-year-old Cloud Atlas star talked about her daughter Nahla and her love life.
On her daughter’s love for long hair:
“I think I am at my best when my hair is short. It’s easier to take care of and more of who I am. Women are conditioned to think we need long hair. I see that happening with my daughter. She is so in love with her hair right now. She says, ‘Look, Mommy — it’s so long!‘ As women, we think it defines us, and we learn that at a young age.”
On her fiancé, Olivier Martinez:
“When I first met Olivier, there wasn’t the initial ‘I’m in love!’ It was something that grew more gradually — and it feels more real because of that. He’s silly, a clown, and very much the life of the party, which is good for someone like me. Danny Downer… been there, done that. Now I like Louie Lightfoot!”
On marriage:
“It’s another one of those never-say-never things. I’m a hopeless romantic, and I won’t stop till I get it right!”
On her effortless style:
“Don’t be a slave to trends. People who are, never develop their own style. I have friends who are tragic — always trying to wear the latest thing, and it doesn’t always look good on them. I mean, that may be good on Kate Moss on the runway, but honey, you can’t pull it off.”
Next up: Nicole Kidman talks pregnancy rumors to Harper’s Bazaar
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Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman looked amazing on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar in an Emilio Pucci gown and Cartier cuff. The Paperboy actress opened up about her husband Keith Urban with whom she has two kids with , pregnancy rumors — and yes, even Tom Cruise.
On pregnancy rumors:
“All of that other stuff becomes less important. Like, I’ve always had a little belly. I mean, now that I’m 45, they don’t say, ‘Oh, she’s pregnant!’ as much. But I’ve got skinny arms and legs, and then I’ve got a little belly.”
On her marriage to ex-husband Tom Cruise:
“In those early years, it was like, ‘I’m here and I’m clutching onto your arm, and it all feels a little overwhelming and really strange. And I was shy. Deeply shy. I didn’t feel comfortable at all. But I felt very comfortable at home.“
On her husband of six years, Keith Urban:
“He just gave me confidence through just being very kind to me and understanding me, opening me up to trying things, my sexuality, those sorts of things.”
Next up: Nashville star Connie Britton talks being a single mom to her adopted son
Photo: Harper's Bazaar
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Connie Britton
Fans fell in love with Connie Britton as Tami Taylor on Friday Night Lights, but she is now re-inventing herself on her new show Nashville. The 40-year-old actress opened up in this month’s issue of Redbook magazine.
On the celebrity adoption trend:
”Me and Angelina and Sandra Bullock and Mary-Louise Parker just get together every weekend, drink rosé, and talk about kids! No, that is not the case. Not that I wouldn't love to get together with all of them and discuss their experiences. But there is a community of people who have adopted children from Ethiopia, and that's something I want to be a part of for sure. To me it’s really important for my son to have a strong sense of that background.”
On deciding to be a single mom:
”I always knew I wanted a child, and I always assumed I'd be doing it with a man. Then my parents passed away within three years of each other. Right after that, a lightbulb went off in my head and I thought, ’What am I waiting for?’ I wasn't in a relationship at the time, but I thought, ’This is something I want to do. I can do it.’”
On how Friday Night Lights taught her how to be a mom:
”One thing that I tapped into very early on doing FNL was that a lot of what it feels like to be a mother is that you feel like you have no idea what the hell you're doing. That was true for me as an actor… And then at some point I realized, well, actually, that's exactly how a mother would be feeling. And now that I'm a mother, I realize the depth to which that's true.”
For more from the actress, pick up the November issue of Redbook.
Next up: Giada De Laurentiis on Women’s Health magazine
Photo: Redbook
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Giada De Laurentiis
Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis reveals her entertaining secrets in the November issue of Women’s Health. The 42-year-old also shares her secret for staying slim — even as a professional chef!
On entertaining with her daughter Jade:
“I don’t let my 4-year-old eat spaghetti where she could splatter it. Because I’m a mother, I think about those things all the time.”
On keeping her svelte figure as a chef:
Portion control! I eat everything I make — just not a lot of it at any one time.”
On her cooking attire:
“There's something elegant yet comfortable about a dress... A lot of times I'll wear something printed so it disguises anything on me.“
On her invite list:
“I think it's a very personal thing. If you're coming over to my house, I'm saying you're special, and everyone gets the family treatment.“
On why she won't pass off grocery shopping:
“I have a menu in mind, but I'm a visual, tactile person. I have to see my stuff. It's what I like to do. It helps me to relax.“
Photo: Women's Health
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