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Brooke Shields talks self-confidence, baby weight and Tupperware as a baby toy

cbbauthor — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:20:09 +0000

Brooke Shields threw a Tupperware party last week in support of her andthe brand’s Chain of Confidence campaign, which is dedicated topromoting self-confidence in girls and forging female friendships,something she’s hoping to instill in her daughters, Rowan, 4, and Grier,14 months, with husband Chris Henchy. The actress, 42, talks to OK!about the difficulty of raising her daughters in an image-obsessedcity, let alone culture, how she lost that baby weight, and, of course, Tupperware.

On raising kids in Hollywood: I think it’s hard everywhere.It’s hard when you’re going to parties that are bigger thanDisneyland! I find myself falling into it, but I’m not going to fallprey to it anymore. I pulled back and said, "I’m never doing it again.You pick three friends and we will do one activity together – a movie,boat ride, whatever – and that’s it."

On not spoiling her kids: You have to remind yourself. Mydaughter comes home from school and says, "So-and-so has this." Now itgets to the point where, when she gets a toy, she asks me if she cankeep it. I’m like, "Let’s go see if you can have anything else like it.If you don’t, you can. But if you have one more toy, you need to giveanother one away." I’m sure she gets afraid to attach to anything,which is why she’ll be in therapy later and that will also be my fault![Laughs] But I do what I can.

On instilling strong values: You have to, because of thethings they come home with from school! Just at 4 years old, Rowansays, "Does this make me look fat, Mama?" I was like, "Excuse me?" Shegoes, "Well, that’s what so-and-so said in school." Wow!

How she dealt with the situation: We really had to talk. I sat down and Isaid, "Now what does that mean to you?" She didn’t understand theconnotation of it, but I took her through it from start to finish. Thenwe started in on the inside versus the outside – these cliches. Theyreally need to be embedded into these kids. They’re fine inside thehouse, but it’s the minute they leave the house. My older one, Rowan,she’ll say, "You look really beautiful, Mama." And it’s important if Ilook like a princess, because princesses are so big. You have to definereal life. It’s hard!

On dropping the baby weight: It was easier thesecond time. Running after the 4-year-old is a huge task. I spent thefirst three months of my second pregnancy on Broadway [in Chicago], soI was dancing four hours a day, every day.

Advice to moms trying to lose weight: It’s an old saying, butit took you nine months to get that way – it’s going to be a yearbefore you’re at least at a place where you’re even really strongenough. You have to give yourself a reality of time.

On Tupperware as a baby toy: They gave me a ton of it, and Iwas so thankful! It’s good for a baby toy! I stick my baby in front ofthe open drawer and she’s good for 30 minutes. That and a wooden spoon- they bang and clank and stack, and then I can make phone calls or getmy e-mails.

On Tupperware and what she hopes her kids learn from it: Ilove them. I think it’s kitsch and cool now. It started off asfunctional. Then people made a little fun of it. But I’ve seen so muchvideo of women who have made full-time careers of this. They’ve gonefrom being stay-at-home moms who didn’t think that they were capable ofanything, to this whole community of women. I love seeing that. That’swhat I believe in – I want my daughters to understand that as they growup.

Source: OK! Magazine, July 9 issue, pg 40-43

Liev Schreiber meant to be a father

cbbauthor — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:10:34 +0000

Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts may not have names picked out yet ordone much baby shopping ("It’s gonna start soon, I can imagine"), butthe actor feels prepared for impending fatherhood. Naomi is due withtheir first child in late July and Liev can hardly wait for the arrival.

It feels like something I’ve always wanted to do and was meant to do. I’m looking forward to it. I’ve always felt like, kids anddogs, I get. There’s a purity and simplicity and innocence to them thatI feel like is the best thing in life.

After the curtain closes on his Broadway show Talk Radio on June 24, for which he received a Tony nomination, Liev has no doubt what his next gig will be.

I’m going to have a kid. I think that’s pretty substantial. I’m tryingto write, and in between changing diapers, there will be time to dothat.

Source: USA Today

Lawrence family in New York

Sarah — Mon, 14 May 2007 12:02:06 +0000

Actor and Dancing with the Stars alum Joey Lawrence, 31, was spotted out with his wife Chandie and daughter Charleston on Sunday. Charli, as Joey and Chandie call her, turns a year old this month. The family is in New York for the summer as Joey joined the Broadway cast of Chicago on May 4th.

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Naomi Watts at play's opening night

Sarah — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:17:09 +0000

Pregnant Naomi Watts, 38, due in mid-summer with her first child, was snapped at the opening night of the Broadway play Frost Nixon last evening.

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Naomi Watts attends opening night of Talk Radio on Broadway

cbbauthor — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:20:17 +0000

Naomi Watts attended the opening night screening of Talk Radio on Broadway, on the weekend. She attended with the father of her baby, Liev Schreiber. Their first child is due in the fall.

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