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Burning Q's: A Nanny Bonanza & Hair Down There!

Thu., May. 8, 2008 8:15 AM PDT by Leslie Gornstein

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I'm so confused. I just read that Nicole Kidman is allegedly pregnant. Seriously, she looks about as pregnant as a stick bug after digesting a big leaf.
—Sterveen

She is, in fact, pregnant. And for the record, your analogy doesn't work, because, unlike Ms. Kidman, stick bugs are cold blooded animals that—wait. Never mind. Hey, how about some more of your Burning Q's?

How do celebrities deal with body hair? Maybe Matthew McConaughey can get away with blond chest stubble between waxings, but with all the crotch shots we've been subjected to lately, you'd think we'd see more 5-o'clock shadow down there.
—Karen

I once asked a bikini-waxer-to-the-stars about this. She told me that regular wax jobs—de rigeur for many young stars—cause pubic hair to grow back finer, and less visible, over time. Well, you asked.

Not to pick on her, but I thought there was a "three strikes and you're out" rule. I always hear about Kate Hudson's new movie, and then it always bombs. What is the rule?
—Kurt

Hudson's last film, Fool's Gold, opened at No. 1 at the box office, has broken even stateside, and has grossed more than $100 million worldwide. You, Me and Dupree has grossed nearly $130 million round the globe. All in all, nothing to be ashamed of.

OMG! I love your show! It's so awesome!
—Dana, The Woodlands, Texas

I know, right? Oh wait, you had a question?

What is like to be a Hollywood nanny? I mean I saw The Nanny Diaries, but is that how it really is?
—Dana, The Woodlands, Texas

No. In real life, each nanny gets at least two other invisible substitute mommies to commiserate with. The typical nanny-child ratio for an A-lister is three-to-one: one day nanny, one night nanny and one travel or weekend nanny. It sounds kinds of excessive, until you learn that soap stars often have two overrun helpmeets per kid. And of course, an A-lister has to top that somehow or risk losing her standing invitation to Diddy's annual Labor Day White Party.

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