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Helena Bonham Carter takes charge at home.
The 'Alice in Wonderland' actress - who raises son Billy, six, and two-year-old daughter Nell with her partner Tim Burton - admits the director prefers her to make the decisions in their household, but insists it doesn't make him a bad family man.
She said: "At home I'm the boss - he calls me 'chief' and I would say on the whole he likes me to make the decisions.
"He's not a mad professor type. His time management is good. He is financially responsible. A part of him maybe exists in an alternative reality but he is a very sane and grounded good father."
Despite their domestic attitudes, Helena admits her forthright nature can often lead to clashes when they work together, which they have done on five occasions.
She said: "At work is where we sometimes get it wrong. He's the boss and I'm not as silent as he'd like me to be."
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Kelly Osbourne gave up alcohol for fiance Luke Worrall.
The presenter - who got engaged to the model in March 2009 - stopped drinking altogether once she met Luke and believes he has made her a "better person".
She said: "He's turned me into a better person. He really has. I didn't care before I met Luke. I was out every night, drunk. I didn't have somebody to be a better person for and then that all changed when I met Luke."
The 25-year-old star is now completely teetotal because she doesn't trust how she might behave after she's had a few drinks.
She explained to more! magazine: "I don't drink at all. Even a glass of wine at dinner would probably mean me going home, getting s**t-faced and then being on drugs and doing something stupid that I have to spend the next three months apologising for.
"I don't like drinking that much as I hate throwing up and the taste of alcohol. I'd look at somebody who has a half-empty glass in front of them and think, 'How can they leave that?' whereas mine, it's like 'Glug' and it's gone. 'Can I have another one? I'll be alright.' "
Kelly is so focused on staying sober she does her best to stop herself from being around alcohol as she doesn't want to be tempted.
She explained: "In the culture in England it's hard to explain to people you don't want to drink, as they look at you like you're f***ing crazy. There have been times the hotel I'm staying in has sent up three bottles of champagne and I send them back. What am I going to do with it staring at me in a bucket? I don't want it."
Kelly has been in rehab three times, most recently to seek help for a dependency on prescription drugs.
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Susan Boyle is looking for a home in London.
The 'I Dreamed A Dream' singer - whose property in West Lothian, Scotland, was broken into by a fan in January - has reportedly agreed to look for a home in the UK capital after being persuaded by executives at her record label, Simon Cowell's SyCo, that she would be safer there.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "She has now agreed to move to a place in the city, where she'll stay when busy working. During promotion commitments, it is thought she will stay for weeks at a time.
"The flat will be cat-friendly, so she can take Pebbles too. To see her in a secure location will ease a lot of minds."
The 48-year-old star - who wants to have moved into the new property by the summer - has now got her management looking for suitable apartments in the city, with the exclusive Chelsea area thought to be of interest.
Susan's family recently spoke out about how they thought she needed round the clock care after a series of security alerts.
Her brother John said: "She needs 24-hour care. She needs to be looked after".
Her other sibling Gerry confirmed she was having difficulties adjusting to her new found fame.
He added: "The travelling and the whole fame thing is exhausting. She still has her anxieties and her loneliness."
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Sienna Miller has no regrets.
The 'Factory Girl' actress - who recently rekindled her romance with actor Jude Law - is unhappy about the way she is perceived, but is glad she never changed her ways to suit other people.
The 28-year-old star said: "I think if anyone documents their 20s, it's not going to be ideal all the time. And I refused to conform. I wasn't going to become agoraphobic. I was going to live my life.
"Of course I've made mistakes but I don't really regret - I can't really regret - anything, because that's just part of growing up."
While she has no regrets, Sienna admits she has become more guarded because speaking candidly about herself has caused her too many problems in the past.
She added to Britain's Marie Claire magazine: "I've got an enormous mouth. No filter! I have to learn.
"Humour and sarcasm tend not to translate very well and I'd got to a point where I'd be completely joking and I caused quite a lot of drama for myself. So I've been trying to be a bit more guarded in what I give away because it wasn't worth the headache it caused me at the end."
Despite trying to be careful about how she is perceived, Sienna insists she doesn't care what people think of her.
She said: "Ultimately you can't obsess about what people make you out to be. I've made some mistakes in the past that have contributed to how I'm perceived but, to be honest, I don't really buy into it. It doesn't define me any more."
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Cheryl Cole wowed fans with her first solo performance since splitting with husband Ashley Cole.
The 26-year-old pop star - who dumped the 29-year-old sportsman two weeks ago, after it was claimed he had slept with several other women and sent them X-rated text messages and explicit photographs of himself - performed her hit single 'Fight for This Love' on Denmark's version of 'The X Factor' last night (05.03.10), without wearing her wedding ring.
Cheryl - who wore a military inspired outfit with a police style hat - told the audience in Copenhagen: "It's a pleasure to be here."
It was confirmed that 'The X Factor' judge used her maiden name, Tweedy, to book her flight into Denmark and secure her hotel room.
Her spokesman told the Daily Mail newspaper: "Cheryl's name on her passport is Cheryl Tweedy which is why her flight was booked under that name. Her passport was not changed when she married Ashley. As for the hotel booking, it is always made under an alias. All pop stars do the same and she was doing that when she was in Girls Aloud as well."
It also emerged that the singer is "upset" with bandmate Nadine Coyle, who has not been in contact since she split from Ashley.
A friend said: "This could be the final straw which splits the band up."
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