John Travolta and Kelly Preston: Highs and Lows

“The secret to a good and successful marriage is to not look for secret formulas,” laughed John Travolta when I spoke to him in Los Angeles way back in 1995. It was the morning after his Golden Globe win for Best Actor (Get Shorty) and just four years after his marriage to actress Kelly Preston. “It really just comes down to being yourself, being honest and remembering that you have to give as much as you take.”

Travolta met Preston when he was a Hollywood star on his way down and she was a young actress on the way up. Both were in relationships when they met and worked together for the first time on a film called The Experts in 1987. They had a lot in common – they were both Scientologists – but Preston was married to actor Kevin Gage at the time. After divorcing Gage in 1987, Preston began a relationship with actor Charlie Sheen. Sheen proposed Read more

Giovanni: Little Dynamite – The Margarita King

It’s true what they say – good things come in small packages. Giovanni, the Margarita King is living proof of this.

He is 4’11” tall, but he is a giant. He gives his name simply as Giovanni, but you may know him best as The Margarita King. And since the margarita is considered one of the most popular cocktails in the world, that is a rather lofty title to have. He won the title indirectly—it is not something he just bestowed upon himself.

Yes, won it he did! Giovanni’s The Margarita King is considered by many whose job it is to know such things as close to perfection as you can get in a pre-mixed cocktail in a bottle. Read more

Ellen’s Anatomy

Actress Ellen Pompeo tells us about the hurdles and life-changing experiences that prepared her for her coveted role on the hit drama series Grey’s Anatomy.

When she was just a child, Ellen Pompeo’s Italian grandfather nicknamed her “Straciatella,” which loosely translates to: “little rags,” or “strings.” He called her by this endearment because she was so thin as a child.

But now, as the title character Meredith Grey on the hit TV show Grey’s Anatomy, Pompeo is known as a beacon of style, health and beauty.

Pompeo wasn’t discovered as a teenager by an agent and directed into modelling, then into TV commercials before going to Read more

Wilson, Edfors, and PUMA – A Match Made in Heaven

What does comedic actor Luke Wilson, fashionable golf professional Johan Edfors, and sports clothing giant Puma all have in common? On the surface you might think very little, but a closer look reveals a perfect team to serve The Special Editions collection, a stylish and functional line of golf wear.

Wilson has starred in the wacky comedy Blades of Glory, but has also starred in the edge-of-your-seat thriller Vacancy. But where he can usually be found when not working is at the nearest golf course. “Golf took me by surprise when I started playing it,” says Wilson. “I was surprised at how quickly it really became a passion of mine.” Read more

Jenny McCarthy: Model with a Cause

From the exposing pages of Playboy, to the glossy tabloid images of her arm around Jim Carrey, Jenny McCarthy has been in the spotlight for over a decade. But now, she is shining a light on a very important and personal cause – and is not ashamed to use her celebrity status to do it.

Before meeting Jenny McCarthy, I knew who she was as a celebrity, but I was also acquainted with her passion. Her book Louder Than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism, tells the harrowing story of her young son, Evan, and how he went from a seemingly normal infant, to tumbling down the dark and mysterious world of autism at 15 months-old – just after receiving inoculation shots for rubella, measles and mumps. Read more

Going Organic – The Sensible Lifestyle

Ontario farmers have been leading the charge for decades on the positive benefits of choosing organically grown fruit, vegetables, poultry, fish and beef. Despite mountains of evidence supporting the benefits of going organic, it is still a tough sell for some people, and something that is rife with misconceptions and myths.

One of the better-known champions of supporting local farmers and organics is famous chef Jamie Kennedy (Jamie Kennedy Restaurant, Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar). Everyone knows that restaurants are notorious for going under in three to five years if they don’t give patrons a serious reason to keep coming back. Well, Kennedy put his reputation and his business where his mouth was. In 1989, Kennedy went organic and has not looked back since. Read more

It’s Raining Green in Hollywood

They’re not just pretty faces: A bevy of Tinseltown’s most-loved celebrities are taking action against global warming. Whether it’s driving a hybrid or going organic, these stars are doing their part to save the planet.

When it comes to Hollywood celebrities, it seems that each of them has a cause that they have lent their names to, but some may wonder if they have done so for nothing more than career advancement. But when it comes to eco living and going green, there are a crop of celebrities out there that are seriously committed to it and are putting their money, their faces, and their reputations where their mouths are. Read more

Star fitness: Who’s fit, and how they stay that way

There is a common misconception that A-list celebrities spend hours each day with personal trainers and on high-tech equipment. People believe this because celebrities can afford it and have the time. While this is true in some cases, it’s actually not entirely accurate when it comes to most fitness-conscious stars. Read more

Paul Potts and the Art of Never Giving Up

British born Paul Potts is an opera singer, and he is a fine one at that. But it is how Potts arrived at this point in his life that is something right out of a comedy film. His life story is so unusual, that if you were to see it in a movie or TV sitcom you probably wouldn’t believe it.

Paul Potts was born in Bristol, England on October 13, 1970. He had always liked opera and always had the desire to be an opera singer. A victim of bullying, he experienced a difficult time during school, causing him to grow up with little confidence. But his interest remained and he practiced his passion secretly – up until 1999, when he decided it was time to make his stand. Dressing up as Luciano Pavarotti, Paul actually got up on stage during a karaoke competition and sang opera. He was somewhat discovered that night and went on to sing opera, unpaid, for a few opera companies Read more

Chef Ricardo Larrivée: Recipes to living with gusto!

In this era of the chef as a celebrity, it is refreshing to come across someone like Ricardo Larrivée, host of the hit Food Network show Ricardo and Friends. Ricardo is a passionate man who believes that food and the sharing of food can result in positive changes in our society. And he is willing to put everything he has into pushing for those positive changes by opening his heart and his home to his viewers.

One of the first things that strikes you about Ricardo Larrivée is that he loves to talk, he loves to engage and converse in a robust and stimulating way. Ricardo is movie-star handsome. He is a friendly person who claims to have fallen into his current position as one of the hottest and talented cooking show hosts in the country by accident. He explains his success by saying that he has always had an innate knack and talent for cooking. Read more

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