You would be looking forward to the New Year too if you were Kylie Minogue. She has learned she’ll pick up an Order of the British Empire (OBE) medal after landing a place on Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year Honours List.The 39-year-old cancer survivor is loved worldwide, and although native Australian she has been in her adopted Britain for more than 20 years.

Personally I can’t think of anyone better to receive the honour. She is a fab artist; keeping up with the times with class and style – though perhaps in a few dodgy outfits. And after her courageous battle with breast cancer she has come out the other side with a smile on her face and a determination to return to her career. A big ‘hurrah!’ for Kylie Minogue.

For those mothers or mothers to be out there; we all know how worried we are about getting a decent figure back post-natal. And I suspect it is probably especially worse for those celebs out there who are constantly in the spotlight being snapped night and day and being criticized by the press.

So we can’t blame our Lily Allen for making the most of her top bod before the baby blooming begins. She was spotted in naughty underwear shop Agent Provocateur in London at the weekend, thumbing through the naughties.

Mum-to-be was probably searching for something to put a smile on fella Ed Simons’ face; perhaps warm him up over the chilly Christmas period.

I can’t knock it; you go girl. Make the most of being able to see your underwear while you can….

It may be great news that after a stint in rehab Lindsay Lohan was successful in dropping her addiction to booze and drugs; but according to her ex boyfriend she soon found a new addiction.

This one is not so dangerous to her health though. At least it wasn’t last time I checked.

Snowboarder Riley revealed Lindsay was addicted to marathon sex sessions, labelling her an insatiable nymphomaniac. Describing the first time they made love, Riley revealed: “I couldn’t believe I was looking down at Lindsay Lohan naked. We’d barely gotten through the door when we just ripped each other’s clothes off. Lindsay is so hot. She has a great body. Her backside is fantastic, perfect, all plump and round. She has great curves but her belly is nice and flat and toned. We couldn’t get enough of each other.”

So girls the unconfirmed tip for a body like Lindsay – loads of sex. I think we can manage that eh?

It seems that a lot of people want Britney Spears out of their life. Younger sister Jamie Lynn Spears was not paid for giving an interview with OK! magazine regarding her pregnancy. Her and mom’s only requirement was that Britney was kept out of the picture.

The details are a little sketchy but it all stems from when Britney had a melt down on an OK! photo shoot. Lynne Spears called the mag to thank them for handling the situation well and kept in contact. I guess the mother and daughter trusted the mag that Jamie Lynn’s story will be done in a sympathetic way. And that means, no mention of just how bad the mental genes are in the family. *cough*Britney*cough*

Jennifer Lopez, who is five months pregnant, is said to be so freaked out by the amount of weight she has gained that she plans to follow in the footsteps of Victoria Beckham and hibernate for the last few months.

A source claims that the fact she has already gained 42lbs and her face has become very puffy from water retention that she wishes to put her career on hold until the baby is born in the spring. We won’t be seeing much of her from now on.

Oh to be able to hide from the world whenever you feel like it. Us normal expectant mothers have to go shopping for the imminent baby and every day things so the world can see how unattractive and whale like we have become.

Well at least I’m not carrying two; which it seems our J-Lo may be after being seen purchasing matching pink and blue outfits as well as requesting everything on the baby list in pairs.

Double trouble for the superstar…

Britney Spears may be the biggest news in pop music, albeit, it’s not in good light. And it may very well be the reason why American Idol wants no part of her as far as head honcho Nigel Lythgoe is concerned.

Lythgoe told Us that “I would have had Britney Spears last year when I thought she was trying to get it all back together again. Britney, at this moment in time, I don’t think is well enough to do anything … I think she needs to pull herself together. [Spears] is an exceptionally talented girl but needs taking care of right now.”

Reps confirm that Matthew McConaughey suffered an accident while training for his upcoming role in The Grackie.

Matt was in fight training and ended up cutting his face. The injury required stitches.

The new movie is a comedy about a “fighter for hire”. Matthew’s character “hires himself out for $250 to settle disputes for people who can’t afford a lawyer.”

Maybe the movie will have us in stitches…..

It seems our troubled Amy Winehouse may have gone a little too far this time after police quiz her in connection with the suspected conspiracy to clear husband Blake Fielder-Civil on a GBH charge.

What’s even more worrying is that Amy is said to have made a suicide pact with husband Blake; saying that if they both receive large prison sentences they would rather die than be apart.

Scary. This is in a long line of evidence that the distraught diva is losing control. If police can connect her to the £200,000 plot then she faces a life sentence. Ouch. Watch this space…

Emma Bunton’s foot injury that she suffered at a concert in Las Vegas on Tuesday is throwing a wrench into the Spice Girls’ comeback plans. But as they say, the show must go on – even if it hurts.

Along with the show, promos are also going on. The ladies plus Emma’s crutches posed for photos at London’s Heathrow airport on Thursday as they christened the opening of the new Virgin Atlantic terminal. Emma got around by being pushed in a wheelchair.

But not all promo dates have been made, as Emma’s injured ankle has forced the band to pull out of a TV performance on the day of their first London show. I’m sure she was just asked to take it easy.

I never thought I’d utter these words, but Lindsay Lohan has said, “My life is different now….It was time to grow up.”

The statement came Friday morning when Lindsay called a Las Vegas radio station and ended up talking to the hosts of Mix 94.1 FM’s morning show. She called to try and win Hannah Montana tickets for a friend’s neices; the station was giving tickets to people who could get celebrities to call and chat.

Linsay said, “I think my life is different now, and it’s changed, and I’m growing up.” She says getting into rehab is the reason she’s been plastered in the headlines lately

She discussed her current plans in the studio as far as her music goes. Not much in the works for the big screen. Lindsay did mention planning a humanitarian trip to Africa.

It’s about time she think of someone else….

Despite her love for the cameras, Pam says she’s not signed up to star in a reality show with her husband Rick Solomon. Rumors were flying that they were going to allow us to watch their newlywed life. Umm, as if I want to?!She says on her website that she’s toyed with the idea, only to show people what it is like to be in a Vegas stage production and create a show. Pamela has been starring in Han Klok’s magic show in Sin City. One thing’s for sure, though – she’d never include her children.

She says this, “The choices I have to make now are about quality of life. And meaning: Not about money or fame for no good reason.”

So John Mayer (creepily) admitted to having a crush on the former talk show hostess, and apparently she had one on his as well. As for blossoming romance, Ricki says there is none.

She says, “I swear to God, there is no story….I wish there was actually something to tell. There was nothing.”

Ricki says the two met at a party, talked briefly, and exchanged cell phone numbers. Ricki now jokes that she has no hope with him now that the media’s overblown things. “The media blew my chances!”

John Mayer, who was dating Jessica Simpson earlier this year, has reportedly been dating Minka Kelly of Friday Night Lights fame.

Victoria Beckham recently went face-to-face with Larry King on CNN for his show Larry King Live. On the show, she talked about her sleeping arrangements with husband David. As we all know, the Beckhams sleep naked. And as Posh explains it “A lot of women would understand that if they were getting in bed with David Beckham.” Now that’s just rubbing salt in the wound!

Posh also addressed several rumors. Most notable of which are the ones about Scientology which she says are not true, and the pregnancy rumors which she also says are not true. But who really knows? They might already be working on it.

Is there no end to the madness that follows Britney Spears? Accused of stealing a wig and four coats recently; it seems she may be loaded but she doesn’t appear to like paying for things. This time it was a lighter, from a petrol station.

Britney reportedly grabbed the lighter while exiting the store in Sherman Oaks, California, on Friday and was only alerted to her mistake by waiting snappers.

She responded: “Stole something? Oh, I’m bad!”

Ok the girl is finally losing it. Luckily the owner doesn’t want to press charges; happy to wait until she returns to the store and pays him back. He said: “Yes, Britney stole a blue lighter here last night. The lighter is $1.39. I’m hoping maybe the next time she comes back she will pay for it.

“I know she can afford to pay for it, but I’m not planning to file a police report. It’s still not right for her to steal the lighter.”

Hmmm something tells me that in the world of Britney Spears, doing the right thing is not priority right now.

It looks like American Idol wannabe Jessica Sierra wouldn’t be doing any patriotic duties for Christmas. The pro-troop organization Move American Forward wants nothing to do with the currently jailed fallen idol. Pfft. No surprise there.

Jessica previously posted on her official website that she would be doing a holiday tribute concert for the troops arranged by MAF. However, since her arrest, the organization’s VP issued a statement regarding Jessica saying “It is quite obvious that Ms. Sierra needs to devote a great deal of time to putting her life back together. We wish Jessica Sierra all the best in her path towards overcoming her addictions, but that path does not include participation in the ‘A Song for Their Service’ concert.”

All I can say to this one is, “Eww, gross!” Unless her agent comes back and says she has diabetes, then someone needs to investigate this mess.

Sources from the Shutters Hotes in Santa Monica report that Lindsey recently stayed there with her former boy-toy Riley Giles. Apparently neither of them is a neat freak because the cleaning staff found cigarette butts all over the room. Umm, it’s called an ashtray people – use it!

But the clincher is this – not only did they find butts all over the room, one housekeeper found a bloody syringe that one of the guests had left sitting on the bedside table. In the guest’s defense, it had been neatly placed on a room service tray. Pardon me while I throw up.

Ok, so hotel security came in the room to photograph the needle and then had to call and have someone dispose of it properly because it was considered hazordous waste.

LiLo, if you’re gonna shoot up, at least have the decency to dispose of the trash yourself. Blech!

While speaking at The Weather Channel’s Forecast Earth Summit, Hayden Panettiere took a minute to address the pressures young girls face regarding body issue. She made mention of the unflattering remarks made about Jennifer Love Hewitt’s bikini photos.

“Did you see TMZ the other day where I bent over and they took a picture of me, and there was a whole converstaion on whether I had cottage cheese thighs or not? It makes me feel awful. I’m sorry, but no woman looks good under overhead lighting. It was not good lighting.” she said.

Hayden blames remarks like these for causing girls to become obsessed with body issues. “I’m a teenage girl and I have the same body issues. There are parts of my body that I do not mind, and there’re parts of my body that I absolutely can’t stand. And I don’t need somebody pointing them out to me, because trust me, I know they’re there. You don’t need to tell anyone else about it. It doesn’t need to be strewn across a magazine. It’s my business. And the fact that you don’t have anything better to talk about than my thigh fat is absolutely absurd. It just goes to show you the pathetic people in this world.”

Umm, thigh FAT? Where?

Here’s a sign that there’s still a chance for Britney Spears to get rubbed out of our lives. One Hollywood club is giving the good old boot to the pop wreck according to a news report.

Life & Style is reporting that Winston’s has banned Britney after a disastrous visit on October 29. Apparently, she kept ordering a bartender to switch clothes with her like she’s done with Paris Hilton and the bartender didn’t want to go there but there was no denying Britney. The magazine also says that Britney was ‘obsessed’ with the manager there but that he got ‘sick’ of her attention.

Well, I’m just plain sick of Britney.

Barbara Walters is a pioneer for women in journalism. She paved the way for many who have followed in her footsteps. Perhaps she is most famous for being able to convince celebrities to bear their very souls in an interview.

Now she says she just won’t do it anymore. This news came just before her annual showing of “The 10 Most Fascinating People”. It aired Thursday on ABC. She says, “I am not going after the tabloid stuff, I don’t do it.”

She would not include Britney or Paris in this special, she says, “abandoning the week in, week out, competition for getting the next name, the next person out of rehab.” Instead she chose real newsmakers like former President Clinton, the creators of “MySpace”, and Don Imus.

Doesn’t she realize that we don’t care what these people might say about foreign policy or the war? We wanna know the dirt. We wanna see the rehab patients. They make us feel good about ourselves!! C’mon Babs, honey, retire already.

PETA has scored a mega HOT deal on this one. Eva Mendes has agreed to be the newest celebrity spokesperson for PETA, posing for their “I’d rather go naked than wear fur” campaign.Previous models include Alicia Silverstone, Christina Applegate, Christy Turlington, and Pamela Anderson. Eva will strip down in opposition of fur.

Eva says she wore fur once – to her very first movie premiere. Her stylist sent it, and she says she “ignorantly wore it.”

After that she received from PETA a “beautiful letter to comment on my less-than-educated choice. I was so impressed that I vowed to them and myself to never wear real fur…again.”