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Justin Lee Collins has split from his wife of seven years.
The TV host separated from spouse Karen - with whom he has two children, Archie, five, and three-year-old Harvey - at the end of last year and he is currently enjoying a sunshine break in Florida with his new girlfriend.
A source told the Daily Mail newspaper: "Justin and Karen have separated and he does not want to talk any further about it or go into any more details."
Three years ago the 36-year-old funnyman - who had been with Karen for 15 years - was forced to deny rumours he had cheated on his wife with old friend Ann Finan.
He said: "Every marriage is different. My wife and I have been together for 12 years. Our marriage works and we are totally OK."
In 2009, Justin signed a 'golden handcuffs' deal with Channel Five after co-hosting 'The Friday Night Project' with Alan Carr on rival network Channel 4.
His latest show, 'Turning Japanese', sees him explore alternative Japanese culture, including being served drinks by a monkey and fondling a life-size doll.
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Gwyneth Paltrow is to perform with The Muppets and Cee Lo Green at the Grammy Awards.
The actress and the soul singer are teaming up with the puppet characters, which includes Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, for an expected edited version of Cee Lo's mega-hit 'F**k You'.
The 'Iron Man' star only started singing professionally for her role as an alcoholic country singer in 'Country Strong', but since the role she made her live debut at the Country Music Awards (CMAs) last November and appeared on TV show 'Glee' where she first performed a version of 'F**k You'.
This impressed Cee Lo so much they later collaborated on a studio version of the track, and subsequently performed it on TV comedy show 'Saturday Night Live'.
The 36-year-old singer admitted he felt his musical partner was "really feeling and appreciating what I had done artistically. That was awesome to come from her and feel her energy".
Although Gwyneth has been praised for her vocal talents, she has confessed to being nervous before performances, and prepared by asking her pop star friends for tips ahead of her first stage appearance.
The 38-year-old actress - who is married to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin - said: "I kind of asked my girl singer friends for advice. I asked Faith Hill a lot of questions - and Beyonce Knowles too.
"I studied Beyonce a lot and her concerts for her kind of confidence - and I'm lucky that I know some singers in real life.
"I watched her perform a lot to see how she did it, and I was like, 'S**t! I can't do that!' "
Other acts confirmed for the 53rd annual Grammy Awards include Eminem, Rihanna - who will collaborate with rapper Drake - Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, B.o.B, Muse, Usher and Justin Bieber.
The ceremony takes place at the Staples Centre, Los Angeles, on Sunday, February 13.
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Katie Price will file for divorce from Alex Reid on their first wedding anniversary.
The 32-year-old star will start official proceedings on the earliest possible date of February 10 - which will be exactly a year since she wed the cage fighter in Las Vegas.
A friend of the mother-of-three has revealed she is "chomping at the bit" to file the papers but had to wait until she had been married 12 months before the law entitled her to.
The pal told The Sun newspaper: "She told Alex she will petition for divorce as soon as possible, which is a week on Thursday (03.02.11). He has agreed. This is one of several significant gestures on his part but he still wants to make sure he gets a good deal."
Alex agreed to a legal separation during a 15-minute meeting at the blonde beauty's mansion in Surrey, South East England, on Monday (31.01.11).
The meeting was reportedly amicable at first with "Katie saying she still cared for Alex" but ended with her erupting in rage when her estranged spouse tried to speak about his feelings.
The 35-year-old sportsman has so far reportedly refused to move out of the home which he has shared with Katie and her children, Harvey, eight, Junior, five, and three-year-old Princess Tiaami, and is thinking about whether to accept a cash settlement to keep quiet about their life together.
The friend said: "He has so far refused to be gagged.
"He'd rather take a smaller amount financially from the marriage with a view to profit from it in the future."
It has also been claimed Katie first realised she no longer loved cross-dressing Alex after watching him lose a brutal cage fight to Tom "Kong" Watson in September.
A friend of Alex said: "She told him the moment he lost his fight to Watson she fell out of love with him.
"The truth is Alex fought like a warrior and was left with awful injuries. But instead of being proud, Katie felt shame he hadn't lived up to her expectations."
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Kate Hudson has forgotten what it's like to be pregnant.
The 31-year-old actress - who has a seven-year-old son Ryder with ex-husband Chris Robinson and is expecting her first child with Muse rocker Matt Bellamy - admitted her current pregnancy is "really different" to when she was expecting Ryder.
She explained: "It's a really different pregnancy from the last one, which is funny to me. And then now I realise, wow, it's been seven years and I've totally forgot about what it's like to be - you know, your body changing and moving - and it's just, it couldn't be a more opposite pregnancy.
"So of course everybody says, 'Well, then that means you're having a girl', but I don't wont to know."
The 'A Little Bit Of Heaven' actress - who has been dating Matt for around nine months - also confessed she can't believe her 65-year-old mother, Hollywood legend Goldie Hawn, "looks better" than she does.
Kate added to ITV1's 'Lorraine': "I saw her the other day we were walking and I thought, 'How is my mother thinner than me? You're thinner than me and you look better than I do. How is that possible? What's going on?'
"I always say everybody talks about their parents getting older but my mother is going to outlive all of us."
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Gwyneth Paltrow has praised Beyonce Knowles as the "most talented human being on the planet".
The actress and the 'Halo' singer are close friends and regularly holiday together with their respective husbands, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and rapper Jay-Z, and Gwyneth admits she has a huge amount of professional respect for her.
She said: "Beyonce is the most talented human being on the planet.
"She has so much mastery over what she does. It's not even confidence - it's on a whole other level. It's mind-blowing."
While the 38-year-old actress - who has two children, daughter Apple, six, and four-year-old son Moses, with Chris - thinks of Beyonce and Jay-Z as her "best couple friends", she admits she sometimes feels overwhelmed in their presence.
She added to the UK edition of Harpers Bazaar magazine: "You don't really think about it, but then sometimes you're all together and someone will say something and you're like, 'Whoa, this is a crazily talented group! Jesus!' "
Gwyneth plays a country singer in new movie 'Country Strong' and along with asking Beyonce for advice on how to sing onscreen she also went to watch the 29-year-old pop star in action to see if she could pick up any useful tips.
She explained: "I watched her [perform] a lot to see how she did it, and I was like 'S**t! I can't do that!'"
Along with discussing singing tips, Gwyneth likes to do normal things with Beyonce and revealed the music megastar even helps her take her kids to school when she is in London.
She said: "In England, people are cool. They're really laid back and calm. Beyonce did the school run with me once and everyone was fine."
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