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Khloé Packs On Love Pounds After Marriage
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Is Khloé Kardashian already too comfortable with new hubby and notorious sugar junkie Lamar Odom?
The 25-year-old E! reality starlet shed 25 pounds prior to tying the knot with her basketball beau Sept. 27. But since meeting Lamar, Khloé has found it tougher to stay focused.
"I stopped my QuickTrim diet for a little bit around the time I met Lamar," Khloé told us Tuesday at the Kardashian Charity Knock Out event at the Commerce Casino outside L.A. "I was so in love, and I was at my perfect weight, and I didn't want to do it anymore. Since marriage, I've gained about five pounds."
But Khloé assures us she's ready to get serious again...
Mark Ballas' Girlfriend Is Ready to Rumba
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Will Mark Ballas bring his real-life romance to the dance floor?
The Dancing With the Stars pro hoofer's girlfriend, singer Joanna Pacitti, tells us she'd love to compete on ABC's hit cha-cha competition show.
"I would love to do it," Pacitti, 25, told us at this weekend's Project Angel Food benefit in L.A. "I love watching him. It brings the biggest smile to my face, so I can't imagine how happy I'd be dancing with him."
The two-time disco-ball-trophy-winning Ballas, 23, is in favor of the idea, too...
Sightings: Victoria Beckham Weekends with the Boys
Victoria Beckham treated her and David's sons, Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz, with a weekend by the sea.
The four were spotted in Friday night checking into the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego, California. After having breakfast the next morning at Maryjane's, they headed to Sea World where they were given—what else?—a VIP tour. Later on, they spent time at the hotel's rooftop Float pool followed by dinner at Nobu and dessert at Pinkberry.
In other weekend happenings...
Top Chef's Ashley: Prop 8 and the Wedding Challenge
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Top Chef contestant Ashley Merriman is not against cooking at straight weddings.
So what was her beef with this season's wedding challenge?
It was all about timing. "My objection was more about the decision to have this challenge at the height of Proposition 8," Merriman tells me.
"It was not about the bachelor and bachelorette. I don't have any problems with them. When somebody comes and wants to propose in my restaurant I'm the first person putting the ring in the chocolate cake."
Fortunately, it wasn't her politics that got her eliminated on last night's show. Read on for the first of my weekly Top Chef exit interviews with the season's 10 remaining cheftestants.
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Khloé & Lamar: Will Babies Come as Quickly as the Wedding?
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They've only been married for a few days after a very short courtship, but are Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom already feeling family pressure to pop out some babies?
Khloé's little sisters, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, think it'll happen sooner than later.
"I know Khloé has always wanted to have kids, because when me and Kylie were little, she would babysit us," 13-year-old Kendall told us last night at Onitsuka Tiger's record release party for Selena Gomez and the Scene's debut album, Kiss & Tell.
"She was like our second mom," she said. "I know she'll be a great mom."
Kylie, 12, added, "I just can't wait for her to have kids!"
As for how Lamar is fitting into the big Kardashian-Jenner bunch…
Khloé & Lamar's Wedding Party Revealed
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The wedding bells are getting real close to ringing for Khloé Kardashian and hoops star Lamar Odom.
We all know they're getting hitched tomorrow in front of about 250 guests. A source just told us that a rehearsal dinner is taking place tonight near the beach in Santa Monica.
And our source just revealed some more wedding-day details...
Anne Heche: No Wedding to Baby's "Incredible" Dad
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Anne Heche doesn't plan on taking another walk down the aisle any time soon.
Although the 40-year-old actress and her former Men in Trees costar James Tupper, 44, have been dating for two years, she feels no need to make things official with a marriage certificate.
"I hope not!" Heche told reporters last night at Judith Leiber's Rodeo Drive store opening when asked if she and Tupper are planning to marry. "I want to stay in love."
Besides, Heche is busy enough with caring for her two sons...
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Maksim "Can Die Now" After Madonna Love
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Karina Smirnoff better watch her back!
Madonna hasn't even met her fiancé, fellow Dancing With the Stars professional hoofer Maksim Chmerkovskiy, but she may already be smitten with him.
Maksim's celeb partner in the upcoming season of DWTS is Madge's longtime best gal-pal, Debi Mazar.
"Debi came in one time and she said, 'I was talking to Madonna and I was describing you to her,' " Maksim, 29, tells me. "And then she goes—and I quote her—'Madonna said, 'Maks sounds divine.' "
He couldn't believe his ears...
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Maksim & Karina: Dancing Over to the Emmys
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Dancing With the Stars' real-life sweethearts Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy are waltzing their way into the Emmys.
A source exclusively reveals that the husband-and-wife-to-be (they got engaged on New Year's Eve) will be performing during the big awards show Sept. 20.
I know exactly what they'll be doing, but I think I'm gonna hold off on telling ya too much so you can be surprised. I promise, however, it's going to be fun.
The two have already shown us what kind of fancy footwork they could get themselves into...
Oprah Winfrey on Jay-Z: He Smells Really Good!
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Oprah Winfrey thinks Jay-Z stinks—in a good way, that is.
"I could smell him on me and I was like, 'Oh, my, this is wonderful,' " the talk-show queen recently gushed on her best bud Gayle King's radio show. "He smelled so good!"
Winfrey got up close and personal with the music mogul when she interviewed him for the new issue of O magazine.
All scents aside, Winfrey managed to get the ultraprivate hip-hopster to talk about his marriage to 27-year-old Beyoncé Knowles...
True Blood Costar: I See Kids in Anna & Stephen's Future
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Are baby vampires in the works for Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer?
Moyer, 39, may have two kids from previous relationships, but that won't stop him from having more with his fiancee costar, Paquin, 27.
"Anna's so great with Stephen's kids and seems to love them so much, so she seems like someone who would be very open to having kids with him," Kristin Bauer, who plays Pam on the hit HBO vampire series, tells us. "I wouldn't be surprised."
Read on to find out why Bauer thinks the acting duo makes such a great team off camera, plus some deets on the finale...
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DWTS' Mark Ballas: Wedding on the Way?
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Will their first dance be a jive? Maybe a tango? What about a waltz?
Dancing With the Stars pro Mark Ballas says his girlfriend, former American Idol wannabe Joanna Pacitti, 24, is the woman he plans to marry.
"She's definitely the one," Mark, 22, told us at the TV Moves! 2 Live event in L.A. "She's the best."
Even if he isn't getting down on one knee just yet, Mark already has the big day planned out...
