Nickelodeon: Mad About Jamie Lynn’s Maddie
One kid-friendly cable net just got a little kid-friendlier.
“We wish her and her family well,” a rep for Nickelodeon tells News about this morning’s birth of former network star Jamie Lynn Spears’ daughter, Maddie Briann.
Spears’ former Zoey 101 crew also wasted no time in sending best baby wishes to the 17-year-old new mom.
“I wish her the best,” onetime costar Erin Sanders tells News. “I know she’s going to be a great mom. She’s always been really great with kids, from what I’ve observed. Jamie Lynn is a wonderful girl. I’m really excited for her. I know she’s going to have a wonderful time.”
Faced with a pregnant star and the resulting P.R. crisis, Nickelodeon pulled the plug on Zoey’s four-season run in May, despite big ratings.
Spears, accompanied by fiancé Casey Aldridge and several family members, including sister Britney, gave birth at the Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center around 9:30 a.m. The new mommy will be taking some maternity leave before heading back to work.
Sanders agrees that some mother-daughter bonding time is definitely in the cards.
“I think she knows the importance of having a new child and being around. She’ll be able to weigh out what will be right. I think she will [return to TV], the question is just when.”
Additional reporting by Matthew Donnelly and Whitney English
Rachel Bilson Gets Her Shopping Fix
Rachel Bilson Gets Her Shopping Fix
Getting a much-needed shopping fix, Rachel Bilson was spotted in the Meatpacking district of New York City on Tuesday morning (June 17).
Accompanied by a guy pal, the former OC babe combed the racks at shops including Alexander McQueen, Butik and Jeffery before taking a break for a bite to eat.
In related news, Rachel’s box office hit “Jumper” just came out on DVD a week ago - and she’s been busily interviewing as part of her press duties.
Recently chatting with the AP, Rachel revealed that she felt a little uncomfortable filming love scenes with co-star-turned-boyfriend Hayden Christensen in the sci-fi thriller.
“It’s always awkward and hard to film love scenes, it’s so unnatural, and it’s mechanical,” she said. “Actually Doug [Liman, director] made it very free and we went with it - and a shot of alcohol always helps ease the nerves.”
Despite the uneasiness, Rachel added that she had a wonderful time making the film with Hayden, Jamie Bell and Samuel L Jackson.
“It was so fantastic, the whole experience,” she said. “We all became close friends, but I also respect all of them as actors so I got to learn things from them. I was very fortunate.”
Jennifer Hawkins Adds Beauty to the Melbourne Cup
Jennifer Hawkins Adds Beauty to the Melbourne Cup
Former Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins spent the day as a judge in the Women’s Classic Racewear at the annual Melbourne Cup.
The stunning beauty, decked out in hot pink attire, has always said that hitting the Aussie destination for Cup day was one of her favorite times of the year.
“I am having such a wonderful time, as I always do here on Cup day,” Hawkins told press.
According to the Geelong Advertiser, “The Cup has become more than just a race which stops the nation on the first Tuesday of every November. It has now become an event. From early in the day people start filling the Flemington racecourse to get the best vantage point, depending on what you are there to see. For racing purists, it’s the horses. For the rest, that’s everything from the fashions on the field to spot the celebrity.”
For some reason, we’re betting that Ms Hawkins fits into the second category.
Sex and the City Movie Update
Sex and the City Movie Update
We know, we know… Sex and the City: The Movie can’t come soon enough. But until its release in May 2008, we will have to sustain on what we can get.
The latest update is that the Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, has agreed to star as himself in the upcoming flick.
According to Bloomberg’s spokesman, Stu Loeser, the Mayor will film an appearance in the movie at Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan.
While we’re pretty sure he’s not in it for the money, one of SATC’s stars isn’t ashamed to admit she’s doing the movie purely for the paycheck. Kim Cattrall told press, “It’s nice to step into Samantha’s skin again, but I’m only doing the film for the money.”
Kim continued, “Samantha is very dear to me and I have such a wonderful time playing her, but I can’t say more for the experience than wanting financial security. We did it, and we did it well. But it was always about the money. When I made a stand about not being in the movie because I thought the money was terrible, there was a backlash of very negative things from some of my co-stars. The role is very much a double-edged sword.”