JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

What do you do when you see a great looking lad, who knows how to sing his tunesand work hisubersexy back? Well, you patronize him! And that’s exactly what millions of fans did with Justin Timberlake over the years. 

Justin Timberlake is born “Justin Randall Timberlake” in 1981. It has been said that he was interested in performing, more particularly in singing on stage, and was eager to enter show business at a very early age. In fact, at age 11, Justin competed in a singing competition on television entitled, “Star Search” where he sang Alan Jackson's "Love's got ahold on you". While he lost in the said competition, he didn’t lose his hope of making it to the entertainment business.

A year after his failed attempt at the said singing competition, the entertainment gates opened for Justin when hejoined the cast ofDisney Channel'snew television show, “The New Mickey Mouse Club” in 1993. Along with him on this show were future singer and tourmate Christina Aguilera, future pop superstar and future girlfriend Britney Spears, future band mate JC Chasez and future big screen lead actor Ryan Gosling. The show was a revival of the long running 1950s show, “The Mickey Mouse Club.” In this show, Justin and other cast members would entertain audience members in habitual creative segmentstotalling to a variety show for kids. The show also featured the popular “Mouseketeer Roll Call” where the cast would introduce themselves one by oneusing their real name. The delightful Justin was noted in this show and so were his good humor, youthful energy, irresistible charm, and extraordinary talent. The show, however, only lasted for two years.

After his stint as a mousketeer, Justin joined the all male pop band, N’SYNC in 1995. Along with him in the band were former fellow mouseketeer, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone, and Lance Bass. The band enjoyed humongous global success. This catapulted Justin’s popularity more than those of his band mates, him being the band’s leader, main vocalist and main dancer. The band popularized chart topping songs and their second album, “No Strings Attached” achieved worldwide success, selling record-breaking copies in just a few days. They also performed sold-out concerts and sang with music legends including Elton John, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion and many more. In 2002, the band announced its intent to take a break. However, the band never made any record after that. But instead of being a hindrance to Justin’s career, the band’s break up paved the way for Justin to seal his mark in Hollywood as an A-lister. 

Justin then went on to make his own record. In 2002, months after NSYNC took a break, Justin released his “Justified” album. The sale of this album gradually earned success. Years after that, he continued to collaborate with different artists such as the Black Eyed Peas in the song, “Where is the Love?” He also appeared in different films, including “Alpha Dog”, “Black Snake Moan”, and “Southland Tales.” He also lent his voice to the character of Prince Artie Pendragon in “Shrek: The Third”. 

In 2006, Justin released his second album, “Future Sex/ Love Sounds”. This earned better success compared to his first album. The album’s lead single, “Sexy Back” debuted on top of the charts and broke records. Justin immediately embarked on a US tour after the album’s release. In the same year, he also collaborated with Madonna in the single,”4 Minutes”.  In 2008, Justin was awarded with two Grammy awards.

Justin ceased to record songs and make albums after that. His acting work, however, has drastically increased.  In 2010, Justin appeared in the drama film, “The Social Network” where his performance gained positive reviews. In this movie, he played the role of Sean Parker, the founder of Napster where he, together with the other members of the cast depicted how the social network, Facebook came to exist. 

In 2011, Justin appeared with Cameron Diaz in the comedy film, “Bad Teacher.” Here, Justin plays the character of Scott Delacorte, a wealthy substitute teacher in the fictional John Adams Middle School.Elizabeth Halsey, played by Cameron Diaz, tried to win him over after being dumped by her ex-fiance who learned that she was merely after his money. The movie earned well in the box office but it gained mix reviews, performance-wise. This did little to reinforce what Justin already established in his previous film.

In the same year, Justin appeared in the romantic comedy film, “Friends with Benefits.” Here, Justin plays the character of Dylan, an art director for a small internet company in Los Angeles. The movie earned really well in the box office. This time, however, the movie got positive reviews from critics and Justin’s reputation as an actor has intensified. 

Justin has indeed undergone a significant transition in his career. While doing really well as a movie actor, we could only wish that he make more music records. After all, he was a singer first before being an actor.

Jennifer Aniston

JENNIFER ANISTON

She’s one of the famed actresses in the Hollywood and one of the most talked about. Jennifer Aniston is my favourite actresses of all time. I’ve watched her on “F.R.I.E.N.D.S”, and get to know more about her when she and then husband, Brad Pitt. I was a kiddo then when I first heard about Brad Pitt, being the hunkiest and handsome man in Hollywood and indeed being married to him is what every girl’s fantasy at that time.

Jennifer Aniston was one of the most beloved actresses in Hollywood. Not only because of the personal she has had with estranged husband, Brad Pitt, but also because she embodies the refined “it” girl in Hollywood. She is a versatile actress who can go from classy, to funny to melodramatic – she has it. She also has that sweet, innocent face and a stunning body.But when news broke that Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston finally called it quits in 2005 because of infidelity issues he had with co-star in Mr. and Mrs. Smith – Angelina Jolie, all sympathies go with her. Since then, the constant comparing of Jen and Angelina has been making it in the tabloids, in entertainment news and even to Forbes list!

People would always think that there is bitterness that lingers in Jen having separated with Brad, but I don’t think she has had. Even before the news broke out, she had been mum about it. There were even reports of reunion of Brad and Jen. Even I, as a fan would wish that their romance be given another chance, but if their chemistry is not patching up why push it so hard? It’s a good thing though that she and Brad had divorce because I guess it was sort of a way to find herself again. After her divorce with Brad, she have had relationships which was unluckily didn’t work out. That’s a good thing with being a single because you are able to mingle and find the right person to really settle with, and that seemed to be happening with her present beau – Justin Theroux.

Now that Brad Pitt and Angelina have been engaged, the media are dying to get reactions from Jen, which I think is no longer appropriate. She and Brad Pitt had been separated for seven years now and it’s a pretty sure thing that they both have moved on, right? Why dig in so much and why try putting up wars against these two lovely ladies when they both have lived their lives now. Jen, now 42, is reportedly will tie the knot with present boyfriend Justin Theroux whom she met and fell in love with during their taping with their movie Wanderlust.

With that good news, Jen and Justin will soon wed probably by July. She was spotted looking for some good sites in Crete, Greece. Jen and her current beau Justin Theroux seen happily together, it is worthy to connote that she indeed had found a real and new love.

GISELE BUNDCHEN

GISELE BUNDCHEN

I usually play the “name names” game with my friends to kill boredom. As the name of the game implies, one has to give names to survive a round; otherwise one would be forced to do something stupid or funny one would surely regret. So when I asked my straight male friends to name at least 5 supermodels, they could hardly give any but ONE. Guess who that supermodel is, that even heterosexual malescan recognize without giving much of a thought? Yup, that’s right! It’s the uber sexy, incredibly beautiful and filthy rich supermodel, Gisele Bundchen.

Gisele is born Gisele Caroline Bündchen in 1980. What people don’t really know is that Gisele has a fraternal twin sister named Patricia. They were born in Tres de Maio, Rio GrandedoSul in Brazil but they were raised in Horizontina, a small town near the Argentine border of the country.Their parents are VaniaNonnenmacher, a bank clerk pensioner, and ValdirBündchen, a university teacher and writer. Both of Gisele’s parents are of German descent and Gisele is said to belong to the sixth generation German Brazilians.

Growing up, Gisele was often ridiculed because of her height. Younger, she stood at 5’11, approximately the same height that she has today. Gisele was also very slender. Because of this, Gisele was called “Olive,” which was derived from the name, “Olive Oyl”, an extremely thin female character in the popular cartoon show, “Popeye the Sailor Man.” However, this did not put Gisele down. Instead, she engaged in volleyball to make use of her height to her advantage.

At an early age of 13, Gisele, together with her sisters, took a modelling course. A year after that, she went to Sao Paolo on a school trip for a modelling exercise in the city. While she was eating with friends at McDonald’s, Gisele, then 14 years old, was spotted by a modelling agent from Elite ModellingManagement and asked her if she wanted to become a model. The hesitant stunner said “no” at first but eventually agreed to give it a try after putting some thought to it. She then competed in global modelling contests where she decently placed and then moved to Sao Paolo to start her modelling career. It was in 1996 that she flew to New York for the annual Fashion Week. There, she would be noticed by two top fashion photographers, Mario Testino and Steven Meisel. Her career took off from there.

In 1997, Gisele went to London and booked 42 shows. Here, she got the chance to walk for famed fashion designer, Alexander McQueen for the brand’s “rain” ready to wear fashion show. Models had to walk in towering heels and on a slippery wet runway at that. After pulling the catwalk off her sleeve, the fashion designer acknowledged Gisele, and dubbed her “the body”, a label formerly given to a famous supermodel in the past.

At the time when Gisele entered the fashion industry and the modelling world, the dominant wave was the waif look or the “heroin chic” popularized by supermodel Kate Moss. In this era, women had to be ultra thin to book fashion shows. But when Gisele commenced booking shows and started making buzz, the era faltered down and came to an end which gave rise to what Vogue’s Editor-in-Chief, AnnaWintour called as, “The Return of the Sexy Model.”Gisele is credited to have changed the course of the modelling trend singlehandedly. Immediately thereafter, Vogue and VH1 named her Model of the Year. She would then grace different magazine covers as in 2001 where she was made the cover of nine (9) Vogue magazines.

In 2000, Gisele signed with lingerie giant, Victoria’s Secret which catapulted her career to superstardom, more than the popularity that she already enjoyed at that time. She became a household name and a phenomenon. She was joined with fellow supermodels, Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum, and eventually Naomi Campbell and other Brazilian imports. The year culminated for Gisele with Rolling Stone magazine naming her as, “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World.”

Gisele also experimented with making films. In 2004, she made her debut with the film, Taxi. The film, however was flopped at the box office. In 2006, she appeared in “The Devil Wears Prada” despite the running threat that anyone who would grace the film would no longer appear in the spreads of Vogue.

Gisele’s romantic involvements did not escape the public eye. In 2000, she engaged in a romantic relationship with Hollywood A-lister, Leonardo DiCaprio. Their relationship lasted for 5 years. In 2006, she started dating her now hubby Tom Brady who she married in 2009.

In 2007, Gisele was declared as the highest paid supermodel in the world. In the same year, she announced that she’d be ending contract with Victoria’s Secret. At present, she is enjoying her family life and struggles to make it the business world. She is also using her popularity at present to help people be aware of environmental problems. In 2008, she, together with her family and friends, launched “ProjetoÁguaLimpa” (Clean Water Project) in her hometown of Horizontina, Brazil.Recently, she has been given the title of ambassador of goodwill for the UN Environmental Programme.

Surely, it is not difficult to recognize such a successful supermodel. But as for me, what make Gisele super are not only her physical gifts but ultimately her kind deeds and charitable heart.

ANNE HATHAWAY

ANNE HATHAWAY

The cutest and most lovable celebrity I’ve ever seen! Anne Hathaway has fully grown into one beautiful lady. Her movie The Princess Diaries was one of the movies that got me to the theatres. Although I love movies, I would always wait for it to be aired on televisions. Her movie was an exemption to my belief. Her role being Mia Thermopolis actually invigorated every girl’s fantasy of being a princess. Another breakthrough role that made her love more little girls and teenagers alike at Ella Enchanted and Alice in Wonderland.

However, she shifted from her family-oriented movies to a breezy role she had with Mr. Bean at Get Smart and Bride Wars, as well as the Devil Wears Prada. She had a more mature role in the movies Rachel Getting Married, Brokeback Mountain and in Love and Other Drugs.

If you have to ask me why is she famous? She’s a well-rounded actress. She can be a teeny bopper to a matured young woman. She can take movies in a light mode such as comedy to heavy dramas, plus top-rated actresses she had worked with to include Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada and Julie Andrews in The Princess Diaries. Even my mom liked her not only because of her role but also because she is so stunningly beautiful and looking so gorgeous. Seeing her, her personality seemed pleasant and approachable. She was also dubbed as one of the best dressed celebrity.

Did you know that she considered herself to be a nun? With that consideration in her mind, any admirer would be assured that this one classy woman is well-grounded. She never fails to keep that keep that gorgeous smile. Her movies are one of those that I follow.

Her love life once had undergone its own turmoil. She had a four year relationship with then beau Raffaello Follieri, who was a real estate guru. Things went on smoothly between them when Rafaello was implicated in a multi-million dollar fraud in 2008. Anne had nothing to do with the said fraud; however it wasn’t something she can’t stand with.

The beautiful princess somehow learned to move on and found another love in the form of the fellow New York-born actor – Adam Shulman. She and Shulman had been dating for three years and are already engaged last November 2011. They are already set to marry this year.

Anne Hathaway will be seen in “The Dark Knight Rises” where she wears a skin tight outfit portraying the role of Catwoman, alongside Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freema, Nestor Carbonell and Michael Caine. She is also set to star and produce the Paramount thriller “Puzzler”.

She sure is one deserving woman. Her growth in the movies made her one versatile and flexible actress that she is today. An A lister, a good example for youngsters and a good daughter to the Roman Catholic, she sure is one good rounded woman! As her fan, these and more of the events in her life is something I am looking forward to.