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Busy Philipps On How Birdie's Name Came to Be

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While some may not love Busy Philipps‘ name choice for her 17-month-old daughter Birdie Leigh, the Cougar Town star reveals that the shortened moniker is no accident.

“After having grown up with a nickname, there is no way I’m naming my kid one thing and calling her something else,” she noted during a visit to The Bonnie Hunt Show.

“The first day of school [or] anytime there was a substitute teacher, I had to explain that I preferred to be called this weird adjective instead of Elizabeth. And people would really give me the look that I was a little strange!”

Before Busy became pregnant, she and husband Marc Silverstein were listening to a radio show discussing the late Lady Bird Johnson when inspiration struck.

“My husband said, ‘Wow, what a cool woman and what an amazing name … it would be so cool to name a kid after her,’” Busy recalls. The actress, who also liked ‘Birdie,’ was inititally a bit hesitant as “Lady Bird” was a nickname itself.

Eventually, when the parents-to-be complied a list of baby names for their soon-to-be-born daughter, Busy jotted down Birdie. “We didn’t name Birdie before she was born,” she explains. “When she came out I said, ‘I think we gotta go with Birdie, I think that’s her name.’”

Adding that she loves the “retro” feel of the moniker, Busy admits Birdie’s name fits her to a ‘T’!

Cougar Town airs Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. on ABC.

Source: The Bonnie Hunt Show

– Anya

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Catherine Zeta-Jones Wants a Baby, Gets a Puppy

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There is a lot more than meets the eye when it comes to Catherine Zeta-Jones and husband Michael Douglas relocating their family from Bermuda to the Big Apple. During a recent visit to the Late Show with David Letterman, the actress reveals that the couple’s reasons extend far beyond her Broadway stint in A Little Night Music or even his new film Wall Street 2.

“It was to educate the kids and just to come back and enjoy this fantastic city we’re able to live in,” she explains. However, the transition from a laid-back life on the beach to a city’s hustle and bustle has taken a bit of getting used to for Dylan Michael, 9, and Carys Zeta, 6 ½!

“Well, for them, they were naked opening the back door — so was I — and just running out naked into the garden and it’s really hard to do that in Central Park.”

Even so, the kids are adjusting well. And, according to their mom, the new environment isn’t the only thing they’re having to adjust to — additionally, there’s a new member of the Zeta-Jones/Douglas clan!

When Catherine recently approached Michael about the idea of a third child together, the actor agreed to expand their family — and gifted his wife with a Coton de Tuléar for her 40th birthday.

“I said to him, ‘Darling, I really want another baby or a puppy,” she jokes.

“And that puppy came FedEx so quick! I mean, I never thought FedEx was that good!”

Source: Late Show with David Letterman

– Anya

Heidi Klum Says Lou Is 'Very Attached' to Mom

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Heidi Klum will be be spending this Valentine’s Day apart from husband Seal as she attends Fashion Week in New York City. The 36-year-old supermodel and Project Runway host will hardly be going it alone, however.

In a new interview with Extra!, Heidi revealed that she and new baby Lou Sulola, 4 months next week, are a package deal!

“[She is] great,” Heidi explained. “I mean, it’s a little bit hard because she’s very attached to me still.”

“She doesn’t drink from the bottle. That’s a little bit of an issue right now!”

In addition to Lou, Heidi and Seal are parents to Leni, 5 ½, Henry, 4 and Johan, 3.

Source: Extra!