Newest of the Brit celebs just a ‘normal’ sexy royal
Princess Beatrice, the eldest daughter of Queen Elizabeth II‘s second son, Prince Andrew, and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, would have us believe that her life is … uh, the same as yours or ours? Well, much of it anyway.
“A lot of it is quite normal,” the 17-year-old princess told Tatler magazine, “scooting around the supermarket with a shopping trolley and things like that.”
The photos that accompany the article, which is Beatrice’s first media interview, are said to be “alluring.” But then this is the 21st century, a time when celebrities are required to be as sexy as journalists are to be imbedded, and everyone seems to be happy with that.
Certainly Beatrice is. Fifth in line to the throne, she acknowledged in the interview that she is “very lucky.” She said that her parents’ 1996 divorce gave her and her sister, Eugenie, the best of two different worlds. And, she added, grandma – otherwise known as the Queen of England – is “the most amazing woman anyone could ever meet.”
“I wouldn’t trade my life for anyone else’s,” Beatrice said. “I love being who I am and feel very happy with that.”
Mick just needed to meet Cher
A random telephone poll of 1,000 adults by VH1 Classic, asking for favorite summer song from the ‘60s, ‘70s or ‘80s, revealed the following: Tops among the men was the Rolling Stones’ 1965 ode to sexual frustration, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” while women went for “I Got You Babe,” Sonny & Cher‘s hit from the same year. Others in the top five: The Police’s “Every Breath You Take” (1983), the Doors’ “Light My Fire” (1967), and the Commodores “Three Times a Lady” (1978).
Yeah, the kid won’t amount to squat
He’s called Sir Mick Jagger these days but 35 years ago, the lead singer of the Rolling Stones was a rock rebel caught in a drug raid. And it seems he was headed for trouble. “Michael Jagger is an intelligent young man, and doubtless is on the fringe, if not embroiled in the world of users of dangerous drugs,” wrote Detective Chief Inspector William Wilson, in document recently declassified by the National Archives.
So, no, she won’t be making house calls
When she won her recent Emmy, Teri Hatcher said that she “couldn’t have been a bigger has-been” before she scored her role in the hit television show “Desperate Housewives.” Now she wants to share her good fortune. Look for “Burnt Toast,” a Hatcher-penned book of advice and inspiration, in the spring of 2006. “With this book,” Hatcher said, “I truly hope to reach everyone that I don’t bump into on the street and share my story.”
History takes another big hit
Oliver Stone, of “JFK” and “Alexander” fame, is in the process of making a film about 9/11. It will star Nicolas Cage and Michael Pena as two real-life New York cops, Sgt. John McLoughlin and Officer William J. Jimeno, who were caught in the collapse of the Twin Towers.
No need to settle for Tom or Dick or even Chauncey
Looking for a name for your kid? How about this one: Ben Stiller, 39, and his wife, Christine Taylor, 34, named their new-born son Quinlin Dempsey Stiller. Born July 10 in Los Angeles, Quinlin is the younger brother of the couple’s daughter, 3-year-old Ella Stiller.
The birthday bunch
Actress Loni Anderson is 59. Singer Rick Derringer is 58. Singer Samantha Sang is 52. Actress Maureen McCormick (“The Brady Bunch”) is 49. Guitarist Pat Smear (Foo Fighters) is 46. Rapper Adam Yauch (“MCA”) of the Beastie Boys is 41. Actor Jonathan Silverman (“The Single Guy”) is 39. Country singer Terri Clark is 37.