Blog Posts by Rebecca Detken

Taylor Swift opens up about everything from heartache to frizzy hair in the April issue of Allure. - AllureTaylor Swift is everywhere! Her album, "Fearless," was number one on the Billboard charts, she's made a guest-starring appearance on "CSI," she has a line of Taylor Swift dolls, and recently unveiled a collection of affordable sundresses at Walmart. Not bad for an "oddball from Pennsylvania," which is what Taylor's mom affectionately refers to her as in the April issue of Allure.

Although the 19-year-old is clearly a celebrity, she's remained a nerd at heart. Daphne Merkin, who interviewed Swift for Allure, notes that she is "open about her insecurities rather than hiding behind defensive or confrontational attitudes..." Take, for instance, Taylor's naturally curly hair. "I used to straighten it in school, because all the cool girls had straight hair," she shares. "It looked so horrible -- it completely frizzed out if it was humid outside, and it took me so long in the morning. But I suffered through that to try and be cool. And when you step out into the real world, you realize that

Since everyone's busy revamping their look for the new school year, I thought I'd reach out to Caroline Marx -- the costume designer who gets to dress all the stars in "High School Musical 3" -- to see what the teens will be wearing at East High when they hit the big screen in October.

Troy (Zac Efron) clearly loves Gabriella's (Vanessa Hudgens) innocent girl-next-door look. - Disney Enterprises, Inc.

"We have so many characters and they all have their own distinct personality and style," explains Marx. "None of the characters can trade clothes." Although the designer admits she likes dressing Kelsi (played by Olesya Rulin) and Martha (played by Kaycee Stroh) best, this time around I ask her to focus on the style of a few other "HSM" faves:  

Troy (Zac Efron) "channels a young James Dean/young Elvis look. Zac prefers Diesel jeans. They fit him well, so [his character] wears lots of slim-cut Diesel jeans and James Perse classic t-shirts with Converse high tops or low-top Vans." He also wears several plaid and solid Tank Farm and Varvatos for Converse over-shirts. Even Troy and his teammates'

PeopleLately, it seems like all the media does is scrutinize the weight of Hollywood stars -- females in particular. If Jessica Simpson is photographed wearing an unflattering pair of high-waisted jeans, she's fat. If Beyonce Knowles dons a Thierry Mugler gown that accentuates her curvy physique, she's also fat. This concerns me. If gorgeous women like Jessica and Beyonce are "fat," what does that mean for the rest of us?

Fortunately, a celebrity story pertaining to weight loss came out today that I can get excited about! At age 48, Valerie Bertinelli has gotten her bikini bod back -- and she's showing it off on the latest cover of People magazine. Of course, it wasn't easy achieving her newly fit physique. In April 2007, the former "One Day at a Time Star" proclaimed, "I'm fat." She was 5'2" tall, weighed 172 pounds, and vowed to drop from a size 14 to a size 8. Almost two years later, the actress is in the best shape of her life after losing more than 40 pounds thanks to exercise and her

"I think that teenagers are just cooler than everybody else on the planet," says Ashton Kutcher. - Jon Furniss/WireImage.comAshton Kutcher launched a new website today -- Blahgirls.com -- that features an online celebrity gossip show called "Blah, Blah, Blah" hosted by three animated teenagers named Britney, Tiffany, and Krystle. I got to chat with Ashton the other day about his Blah Girls and why he loves making fun stuff for teens.

What is "Blah, Blah, Blah"?
"I would say it's sort of everything you need to know about celebrities with a comedic twist from an insider perspective told through the voice of three teenage animated girls."

Where did you get the idea for the show?
"It was sort of a collaboration. Todd Goldman, who's the animator, [came up with] some really funny looking characters, and I've been driving teenage girls to school for the last four years now, so I hear a lot of these conversations that take place [between teens]. After awhile everything that I was hearing from the back seat just sounded like, 'Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.' Hence, the Blah Girls were born." 

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