Etta James has been told her leukaemia is incurable
The `At Last` hitmaker - who was diagnosed with the cancer earlier this year, in addition to dementia - is now said to be "terminally ill" and her live-in doctor has asked for fans to pray for her.
Britney Spears is engaged
The `Criminal` hitmaker`s boyfriend Jason Trawick was expected to propose tonight on 16.12.11 but surprised her by doing it last night, and will celebrate her saying yes by throwing a huge party at the Chocolate Lounge and Sugar Factory in the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas.
Pixie Lott is "too embarrassed" to play her own tracks
The `All About Tonight` hitmaker has been dating male model Oliver Cheshire since August 2010, and although she has penned a number of songs about their romance, she is too shy to let him listen to them.
Selena Gomez is putting her music career on hold
The 19-year-old star is planning to take a break from pop and concentrate on her acting career for the immediate future.
Christian Bale has clashed with security guards in China
The `Dark Knight Rises` actor was pushed and punched by four men dressed in plain clothes as he attempted to see his personal hero Chen Guangcheng, who has been under house arrest in east China for the past 15 months, but he was unable to see him due to the fracas.
Naomie Harris "hated" university life
The actress - who will play Miss Moneypenny in new James Bond movie `Skyfall` - attended one of Britain`s most prestigious colleges, Cambridge, but didn`t enjoy her time there because she didn`t fit in.
George Michael is coming home for Christmas
The `Faith` singer has been receiving treatment for pneumonia at the AKH clinic in Austria, but his previously life threatening condition is improving so much he is likely to be able to return to England in time for the big day on December 25, according to his boyfriend Fadi Fawaz.
Khloe Kardashian admits her family have "no talent"
The 27-year-old socialite - who rose to fame starring in reality series `Keeping Up with the Kardashians` from 2007 alongside her sisters Kourtney and Kim, half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner, as well as mother Kris Jenner and stepfather Bruce Jenner - are aware the group have no specific entertainment value, but Kim believes it is "more of a challenge" to gain notoriety for being yourself.
Britney Spears has bought a $45,000 motorcycle for her boyfriend
The 30-year-old pop star splashed out on the third generation X132 Hellcat from Confederate Motorcycles, along with a $940 leather jacket, for Jason Trawick, who turned 40 today on 15.12.11.
Seth Rogen doesn`t want kids yet
The 29-year-old actor - who married longterm girlfriend Lauren Miler in October - insists he isn`t ready to start a family yet but he and his spouse are content showering their affections on their pet pooch instead.
Jennifer Aniston has admitted trying Botox injections
The 42-year-old actress laughed off speculation she regularly has the wrinkle-smoothing treatments, but acknowledged she has had the procedure in the past, though she thought it looked "ridiculous".
Chaz Bono has called off his engagement
The 42-year-old star - who was born a woman named Chastity and began gender reassignment surgery around three years ago - and his fiancee Jennifer Elia have called time on their 12-year romance, but are said to be leaving the relationship with "great love" for each other.
Scarlett Johansson is "terrified" of birds
The 27-year-old actress was relieved not to have to get close to any feathered creatures when making her new movie `We Bought a Zoo` because they make her feel so uncomfortable.
Kim Kardashian was Google`s most searched celebrity of 2011
The reality TV star, who married Kris Humphries in August only to divorce him after just 72 days of marriage, was the most requested star in search engine Google`s annual Zeitgeist survey of their UK site.
Celine Dion owns "about 3,000" pairs of shoes
The `My Heart Will Go On` singer is obsessed with footwear and admits she can`t resist adding to her collection when she goes out shopping, but she doesn`t feel guilty because it`s her only real vice.
Joan Rivers is delighted her daughter is dating a porn baron
Melissa Rivers has got together with Steven Hirsch, the founder and co-chairman of the adult entertainment company Vivid Entertainment, and her comedienne mother insists its great because she now gets discount on the company`s X-rated products.
Leonardo DiCaprio wishes he had put on more weight
The 37-year-old actor spent four hours in prosthetics and make-up each day to have his slim body and appearance transformed to play FBI founder J. Edgar Hoover and he believes it would have been more comfortable to increase his size naturally rather than wear a fat suit.
Rihanna was the "most liked` celebrity on Facebook in 2011
The `We Found Love` singer beat musical artists including Bob Marley and Avril Lavigne, who placed second and third respectively, in the list of the fastest-growing pages and most shared media of the year.
Demi Moore has no immediate plans to change her twitter name
The 49-year-old actress - who announced last month she was divorcing Ashton Kutcher, her husband of six years - has hit out at her fans on the social networking website who have been demanding she changes the moniker, but she does not see it as a "top priority" in her life.
A pearl owned by Dame Elizabeth Taylor sold for $11.8 million
The 50.6 carat jewel - named La Peregrina which was suspended from a necklace featuring diamonds and rubies by Cartier - was expected to make $2-3 million at the auction at Christie`s in New York, but ended up going for four times the estimate.
Cheryl Cole is reportedly dating her record producer
The 28-year-old singer - who split from her soccer player ex-husband Ashley Cole last year - has become "inseparable" from Patrizio Pigliapoco and thinks he could be `The One` after the pair spent a number of late nights recording in his studio in Los Angeles.
Noel Gallagher is "good enough" in bed
The 44-year-old singer - who married long-term partner Sara MacDonald in June after 11 years of dating - admits he does what he needs to satisfy his partner.
Angelina Jolie has admitted she could have another child
The actress and her partner Brad Pitt already raise six kids together - Maddox, 10, Pax, eight, Zahara, six, Shiloh, five, and three-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne - and although she isn`t making plans to either adopt again or give birth to another baby, she admits it isn`t an impossible prospect.
Toni Braxton is dating again
The Grammy Award-winning singer has been seeing the mystery man for around a month but she isn`t rushing into anything serious and admits the pair are yet to have sex.
Brad Pitt`s daughter "doesn`t listen" to him
The `Moneyball` actor`s partner Angelina Jolie finds it "very funny" watching him teach five-year-old Shiloh how to ride a quad bike because she is more interested in speed than careful handling of the four-wheeled vehicle.