Ben Affleck with baby Samuel. Photo: NAV/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES
By Jennifer Harrington
Pregnancy, babies and parenting are always some of the hottest topics when it comes to celebrity news. Much of this news revolves around the mom and baby (think of how much time we spend on “bump” watch and anticipating Hollywood baby name choices), and an important part of the equation is often overshadowed: the celebrity dad. There are some great fathers in the celebrity world, and we wanted to shine a spotlight on them to celebrate their dedication to their children and fatherhood. Here is a list of our top 10 celebrity dads:
Curtis Stone and Lindsay Price. Photo: Tina Gill / PR Photos
By Kerri Sheehan
The host of Top Chef Masters, Curtis Stone and actress Lindsay Price walked down the aisle this Saturday in Spain, according to People. Stone and Price had one son together back in 2011 before getting engaged in 2012. When asked about his honey Stone said, “She is a real sweetheart and I am lucky to have found her.
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Katy Perry and John Mayer. Photo: Izumi Hasegawa / PR Photos; Andrew Evans / PR Photos
By Petra Halbur
Katy Perry and John Mayer were spotted with friends at a nightclub on June 7. According to People, the two singers spent their Friday night together at West Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont along with around 15 other friends. It seems that Perry and Mayer are still on platonic terms, as the two sat apart all night. “I’m on the same journey as everyone else,” Mayer told Ellen Degeneres when he appeared on her show in March. “Coupling is a tricky thing.”
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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. Photo: Janet Mayer / PRPhotos.com; Landmark / PR Photos
By Petra Halbur
Last Saturday, Kim Kardashian declared her love for Kanye West to the world via Instagram. On June 8, West’s birthday, the Keeping Up With The Karashians star posted a collage of photos of her and her beau on Instragram. She wrote, “Happy Birthday to my best friend, the love of my life, my soul!!!!” According to UsMagazine.com, the couple have been together since April 2012 and are expecting a baby girl in July.
Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler. Photo: Emiley Schweich / PR Photos
By Petra Halbur
Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler were married over the weekend in Nashville, Tenn. The Hills star and Chicago Bears quarterback quietly tied the knot at the Davidson Country Clerk’s office in Nashville on Friday and celebrated with a ceremony the following day on June 8. The ceremony took place at Woodmont Christian Church, which was listed #1 on Martha Stewart’s “Wedding Ceremony Locations in the South.” Despite the impressive location, however, it was an intimate affair. “It’s going to be about 150 people, so not huge,” Cavallari told UsMagazine.com back in May. “I was never the girl who dreamt about my wedding or any of that stuff, but the wedding how we’re planning is exactly what I wanted. I think it’s going to be perfect for what we’re doing.”
Four months after her break up with Jason Segal, Michelle Williams may have found new love. Williams was spotted hanging out in Brooklyn with artist, Dustin Yellin, in early June. According to UsMagazine.com, the couple attended a child’s birthday party together along with Williams’ 7-year old daughter, Matilda. Williams has been very vocal about her priorities as a mother. “Raising the kid is the work, yeah,” Williams said in April. “That’s my side project and my center project.”
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Brian Hallisy and Jennifer Love Hewitt. Photo: Teach/FAMEFLYNET
By Marisa Spano
Jennifer Love Hewitt, 34, is officially a mommy! The Client List star is expecting a baby with her onscreen hubby and real life beau Brian Hallisay. This will be the first baby for Hewitt and Hallisay, reports People. “I’m obsessed with babies,” Hewitt told UsMagazine.com in 2010. “I would love to have them one day.”
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Ned Rocknroll and Kate Winslet. Photo: FameFlynetUK/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES
By Marisa Spano
Maybe it’s the warm weather, but lately it seems like everyone in Hollywood is getting preggers … and now we can add Kate Winslet to the list, for the third time! UsMagazine.comreports that Winslet, 37, and her newly wedded husband, Brit Ned Rocknroll, are expecting their first child together. This baby will join in the family with older siblings Mia Threapleton, 12, and Joe Medes, 9. Winslet recently told Harper’s Bazaar UK, “I think I can see more clearly now — about how the pattern of past experiences has shaped who I am, and the characters I have played — and I’m grateful for that.” Guess this means it’s the perfect time for Kate’s third!
How do you announce your pregnancy to your children?
Allegra Riggio and Jared Harris. Photo: Andrew Evans / PR Photos
By Marisa Spano
We would like to hope that Jared Harris is not mad, but rather blissful! The former Mad Men star, 51, is engaged to beautiful, longtime girlfriend, Allegra Riggio. Harris’ fiancé could not hold herself back from the excitement and posted a Vine video of her heart-shaped Erica Courtney sparkler, reported People. According to a release sent out by the jeweler, the heart-shaped diamond rose gold engagement ring was custom designed. That’s enough to drive any girl mad.
How do you know what engagement ring to get for your bride-to-be?
Jimmy Kimmel and Molly McNearney. Photo: Andrew Evans / PR Photos
By April Littleton
Jimmy Kimmel and about 20 of his friends went to Vancouver for a bachelor getaway. The late night talk show host spent the weekend at the Opus Hotel in Yaletown. Some of his guests included comedian Jeff Ross and former Mad Men cohost Adam Carolla. The bachelor party consisted of a weekend of bike rides, champagne and seafood. A source told UsMagazine.com, “The bike ride was really awesome, (and) they ended up at a food truck called Fresh Local Wild. The guy who runs the food truck did a spread for the group – all local – crab cakes, oyster sandwiches.”
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According to UsMagazine.com, Kristin Cavallari wore a sparkly tiara and sash during her bridal shower at The London in West Hollywood over the weekend. The former The Hills star shared a picture of her bridal getup surrounded by friends to her Instagram account Tuesday, June 4. Cavallari is set to marry Jay Cutler this summer. She and Cutler are parents to Camden, who’s 9 months.
Mario Lopez and Ali Landry. Photo: Lee Roth / RothStock / PR Photos
By Andrea Surujnauth
Celebrities seem to always be in and out of marriage faster than the rest of us. Take Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries, for example. The couple dated for a mere six months before deciding they were ready to tie the knot. Then lo and behold, 72 days later, the story of their split hit newsstands everywhere. A 72-day marriage is not something you hear about everyday, but in Hollywood, short-term marriages happen all the time. Kim and Kris may be getting a lot of heat for their marriage, but believe it or not, they are not the shortest-lived marriage to ever hit Hollywood. Let’s take a look at some celebrities who jumped the broom then called it quits shortly after:
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum. Photo: Juan Rico/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES
By Petra Halbur
On May 30, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum became parents to a baby girl in London. Unfortunately for the couple, there will be very little downtime to enjoy parenthood in the upcoming months as both mother and father will begin filming separate projects in July. “We’re going to actually have the baby in London while I’m shooting [Jupiter Ascending] and then there will be no downtime whatsoever after that,” Tatum told Ryan Seacreast in a recent interview. However, a source assured UsMagazine.com that Tatum and his wife’s highest priority will be their daughter. “The baby will get top billing as far as priorities go,” the source said. “Channing is going to be the most adorable, hands-on daddy ever and do whatever is necessary to make sure Jenna can balance it all.”
What are some ways to balance your career and parenthood?
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Photo: Andrew Evans / PR Photos
By Jane Greer, PhD for GalTime.com
It isn’t surprising that everyone is talking about Angelina Jolie’s recent celebrity news of her preventative double mastectomy. The news sparked conversations about the procedure itself and the decision to go public, but I want to talk about her rock-solid support system. In a New York Times op-ed piece she wrote, “I am fortunate to have a partner, Brad Pitt, who is so loving and supportive.” She mentioned her celebrity love was present for all of her medical procedures and surgeries at the Pink Lotus Breast Center. He has, in turn, recently called her decision to have the radical procedure and be public about it, “absolutely heroic.”
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Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert. Photo: Andrew Evans / PR Photos
By Petra Halbur
Blake Shelton and his wife, Miranda Lambert, have found the key to a successful marriage: humor. Shelton spoke to People about his propensity for teasing his wife. “I’m always pestering her,” he said. “I just cannot get enough because she gets irritated so quickly.” Shelton and Lambert’s willingness to laugh at themselves has helped the couple face the constant media scrutiny that they have been under since they married two years ago.
What are some ways to keep humor in your relationship?
Courteney Cox and David Arquette. Photo: David Gabber / PR Photos
By Petra Halbur
Courteney Cox and David Arquette’s 13-year marriage officially ended on Tuesday, May 28th. According to UsMagazine.com, the couple, who have an 8-year old daughter named Coco, announced their separation in October 2010 and filed the divorce papers in June 2012, citing “irreconcilable differences.” Despite these differences, though, the pair remain on good terms. “I don’t recommend divorce in general,” Cox said when she was on The Ellen Degeneres Show in January. “But he is my best friend and we’ve both grown and changed, and I think we both appreciate each other more.”
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Twenty years after the divorce, Lenny Kravitz is on great terms with his ex-wife, Lisa Bonet. According to UsMagazine.com, the pair were married for six years and had a daughter named Zoe before calling it quits in 1993. Still, Kravitz looks back fondly on his union with Bonet. “We were very young and it was wonderful,” Kravitz says on the June 2 episode of Oprah’s Master Class. “Zoe’s mom and I now are best friends. It’s interesting because that’s how the relationship started.”
How do you re-establish a friendship after a bitter breakup?
Slater Trout and Ireland Baldwin. Photo: Zeus/Chaos/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES
By Petra Halbur
IMG model, Ireland Basinger Baldwin, is managing to make her long distance relationship with stand-up paddle boarder, Slater Trout, work. Baldwin, who lives in L.A. and Trout, who is based in Maui, try to visit each other at least once a month and make the most of their time together. “We don’t do normal stuff,” Trout told People. “We go paddle boarding with humpback whales in Maui. We go on athletic dates.” Baldwin concurred, adding, “We’re outdoorsy people. I love walks, hiking, exploring and being on the beach.”
What are some ways to make a long distance relationship work?
Stephen Amell and Casandra Jean. Photo: SGP/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES
By April Littleton
Arrow star Stephen Amell and the Hart of Dixie actress Cassandra Jean tied the knot for the second time in New Orleans Sunday, May 26. The happy couple originally married during a Caribbean vacation last Christmas. Before returning to shoot the second season of Arrow, Amell plans to travel the world with his wife. He told UsMagazine.com, “We’re mixing in some international promotion for the show with a nice vacation. Stockholm, London, Monte Carlo, Toronto and China.”
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According to comments made to UsMagazine.com by multiple insiders, the Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine has been dating Sports Illustrated supermodel Nina Agdal since early spring. Levine was recently linked to Victoria’s Secret Angel Behati Prinsloo, whom he began dating in May 2012. A source close to Levine said, “Behati was in and out, but they finally ended it. It wasn’t an abrupt ending.” Levine has yet to comment publicly on their split.
When is it the right time to start dating someone new after a recent breakup?
In car racing, car crashing is just a part of the sport, but things get complicated when it’s your boyfriend who makes you bite the dust. Danica Patrick was involved in a car crash during the Coca-Cola 600 race in Concord, North Carolina this past weekend, according to UsMagazine.com. Her boyfriend, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. may be responsible for the incident. The Associated Press says Patrick was on lap 319 of the race when Stenhouse Jr. bumped into her, sending her car into the back of Brad Keselowski’s car. Both Patrick and Keselowski had significant damage and had to take their cars back for repairs.
Tiger Woods and his new girlfriend, Olympic skier and gold medalist, Lindsey Vonn, got into the summer spirit this past weekend when they took Woods’ kids — Sam, 5, and Charlie, 4, for a jet ski ride. The four looked to be having great fun as they rode the water by Woods’ home in Miami, Florida. But Vonn’s family involvement doesn’t stop there. According to UsMagazine.com, Vonn has even been seen taking Woods’ two kids to school herself. Vonn and Woods first announced their relationship on Facebook in March.
How do you introduce yourself to your partner’s kids?
Zoe Saldana prepares to welcome a child. Photo: SGP/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES
By Kerri Sheehan
Actress Zoe Saldana jumped into summer love with her new beau Marco Perego. The two were spotted partaking in a little PDA in Perego’s home country, Italy on May 27th. A source told UsMagazine.com, “They have an attraction, Marco is happy to be hanging out with her.”
Chris Pine was spotted holding hands with swimsuit model, Amanda Frances, on May 24 as they left a nightclub together. “He is very attracted to her,” a source told UsMagazine.com, “they are having a good time.” However, it is unclear if Pine and Frances are an official couple yet. “He’s very excited about his career right now, too,” the source said of the Star Trek Into Darkness actor. Pine stated that he is single earlier this month when he appeared on The Ellen Degeneres Show. He told Ellen that he is interested in women with “intelligence, beauty and a sense of humor … You have to be able to carry a conversation after the initial attraction kind of dies down.”
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