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MICHELLE OBAMA DOES ‘GOOD HOUSEKEEPING’
First Lady Michelle Obama graces the cover of the anniversary issue and is the ultimate inspiration for modern women and Good Housekeeping readers: as a wife and mother, she makes family time a priority, she balances an extremely busy job and still finds time to take care of herself, most notably with what she calls “killer” workouts, extra early in the morning.
Some highlights from Michelle’s interview:
Fear About President Obama’s Safety: “You don’t even start walking down this path if fear is the guide. If any fears that I had were that great, I wouldn’t have supported his run in the first place. So once you cross that bridge, you make the decision that the journey is worth all the sacrifices. I have contemplated every single sacrifice that could potentially come, and we’ve decided that the impact hat his holding this position can have in this nation and around the world is critical. And valuable. And so I don’t worry. At all.”
Being Mom-in-Chief: “It’s just that the constant worry still exists when you’re a mom that the decisions you make in your life are negatively impacting your kids. I want to make sure that the girls are doing well, and that they feel like they have the love and attention they deserve from their parents, regardless of what positions we hold.”
President Obama Helps Alleviate Her Stress: “You know who helps me? My husband. His temperament for the stressful part of the job is amazing. When I’m getting antsy and frustrated and tense, I just say, ‘Talk me through it. Tell me why this is OK.’ He’s incredibly even-keeled, and he’s always been good at understanding the bottom line of what’s important.”
Her Mom Living in the White House: “I just wanted to make sure that my mom would be happy here. You know, that she would feel like she could have her life in the midst of all of this. And that has turned out to be the case. She wants us to have our own lives, and she has hers. So she’s very easy to live with.”
The Girls Don’t Like “the Hoopla”: “Our girls are pretty modest types, and they don’t like the attention, the hoopla. They will say things like, “Ugh, Dad, do you have to drive around with the sirens in the car? Do you have to block up all the traffic?”
‘Killer’ Workouts to Get Through the Day: “I woke up extra early, did a vicious workout. I mean killer! Lots of cardio. So I was really tired, but then you walk into the Department of Labor, and people are fired up. They’re excited to see you, and the minute you stop out there and begin to talk about the issues that you care about, you feed off of the energy, and the hope and the excitement of the people who are there to see you. All the fatigue goes away.”
What She Misses About Private Life: “The little nothings in life that we don’t do anymore: Running an errand. Walking into your kid’s school without causing a fuss. Going out to dinner without a press pool.”
The centerpiece of the May anniversary issue, “125 Women Who Changed Our World,” celebrates women who have stood up for what they believed and initiated change, improving the lives of women forever. In honor of this anniversary feature, Good Housekeeping asked readers to select the top 10 women who deserved special recognition. The results for “America’s Top 10” poll are, in order:
1. Oprah Winfrey: Queen of all media
2. Hillary Rodham Clinton: Secretary of State, former First Lady, former U.S. senator
3. Mother Teresa: Missionaries of charity founder
4. Rosa Parks: Civil rights activist
5. Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady, U.S. delegate to the United Nations, human rights activist
6. Michelle Obama (May cover star): First African-American First Lady
7. Amelia Earhart: First woman to fly across the Atlantic
8. Princess Diana: Royal and humanitarian
9. Marie Curie: First woman to receive a Nobel Prize
10. Margaret Thatcher: First female Prime Minister of Britain
JESSICA SIMPSON GOES AU NATUREL FOR ‘MARIE CLAIRE’
With absolutely no makeup or retouching, Jessica Simpson dares to go bare as she graces the May cover of Marie Claire, on newsstands April 13.
The blonde beauty went au naturel to promote her initiative, “A Beautiful Me” — a program she is launching to encourage young women to love themselves and feel comfortable in their own skin. The program launches at the close of her VH 1 series in May.
Says Jess: “I don’t have anything to prove anymore. What other people think of me is not my business.”
JENNIFER LOPEZ DOES ‘REDBOOK’
Plus, with this month’s release of The Back-up Plan, her first film in three years, a guest-starring role on Glee, followed by the summer release of her new CD, Love?, the superstar is still in hot pursuit of all of her passions.
The May issue hits stands April 20th.
Some highlights from J.Lo’s interview:
On marriage and finding “the one”: “I think you can love many different people, but that’s different from what makes a great partner in life, which Marc is for me… He inspires me to be better at everything—a better person, mom, singer, performer, friend, and wife. A marriage is long, and you’ve got to like the person as much as you love or lust after them. You’ve got to be friends first.”
On how motherhood has changed her: “I can’t help but be a different person now that I’ve had kids. That really does change your whole perspective on life for the better. I definitely feel like I’ve grown up. So, I guess in a way parts of me are going to be different, but in general I’m still the same girl from the Bronx who had big dreams.”
On fame and accomplishments: “I always wanted to be great at what I did—that’s what drove me. If I got rejected, I wouldn’t take it personally. I was like, Make them a fan and they’ll bring you back in for something else. I never thought about money or fame, and I never really thought that would happen to me. All that was just a by-product.”
KIRSTIE ALLEY DOES ‘LADIES’ HOME JOURNAL’
Kirstie Alley may be better known for her yo-yoing dress size than she is for starring in Cheers or Look Who’s Talking. After a diet of junk food and no exercise, the 59-year-old actress tipped the scales at 230 pounds. With a new show and renewed outlook on life, the fat (again) actress has a plan for losing weight and keeping it off for good.
Excerpts from the Ladies’ Home Journal cover story, on newsstands April 13.
Kirstie on her latest weight gain: “It was insane! I’m disgusted with myself! I let myself down and, worse than that, I let other people down. People were looking up to me for losing all that weight and then I went and got all chub on them. And I set a bad example for my children. I’m finally ready to pay everybody back.”
Kirstie on lying to herself about her weight: “When we get fat, we fool ourselves with every kind of lie imaginable. By 2008 my weight started creeping up and I said, ‘Oh, I still look good at 150. I still look good at 155. I still look okay at 165. Some of my clothes still fit at 175. ‘And nobody was saying ‘You’re fat.’ I was like a bank robber who was getting away with it.”
Kirstie on the fun in getting fat: “On one hand it was the greatest thing in the world getting fat. Every meal out was an event. Or we’d go to Italy and we’d have pasta, truffles and dessert and then plan the next incredible meal. It was a happy-go-lucky time. I never had so much fun.”
Kirstie on the impact of negative press: “My self esteem was basically zero, it was so hard to get the eating under control. It made me completely self-conscious. I stopped going out, especially to restaurants. I stopped seeing my friends. I succumbed to the meanness and attacks and lost my way in the process. I’m telling you it was hell.”
Kirstie on eating disorders: “I have never been bulimic, I have never been anorexic. I have never missed a meal in my life. But when you have people in your life telling you you are fat, it starts messing with your head.”
Kirstie on her new A&E show, Kirstie Alley’s Big Life: “The most interesting part of life is the journey…Over the years I’ve lost weight, then I’ve gained it back. But no one has seen what happened in between. This show follows that journey.” [As she speaks a pair of lorikeets squawk behind her…they’re part of a veritable private zoo that also includes house cats, dogs, parrots, chinchillas, and a chattering troop of lemurs.] “I had no idea how kooky I looked until I saw the footage. Then I thought, Oh my God! I’m the crazy lemur lady.”
Kirstie on being a committed Scientologist: “Scientology helps you lose your insanities. One of the keys is to say, ‘You’re in charge of your life, buster. You’re responsible for any condition you’re in.’ If I look at it that way it helps. I’ve been irresponsible many, many, many times and that has resulted in me being fat.”
Kirstie on her newfound love of Twitter: “When you’re famous you can’t really talk to normal people. It’s all about having your picture taken or people wanting something from you. On Twitter I can say, ‘What’s your life like? What are your challenges? It has opened up a whole new reality to me, I haven’t had since I’ve been recognized as an actor.”
Kirstie on her love life: “Nonexistent. As I get older it’s harder to know what I would want in a relationship. I love spending time with my kids and my friends and my animals. I love traveling and working. The last thing I need to think about is some dude.”
Kirstie on her friend Valerie Bertinelli’s impressive weight loss as Jenny Craig spokesperson: “I admire her and her abs so much, but, man, am I jealous. I honestly believe she won’t gain her weight back.”
ZOE SALDANA DOES ‘SIEMPRE MUJER’
Zoe Saldana gives good face on the April/May cover Siempre Mujer.
Inside the mag, the gorgeous 31-year-old star of Avatar opens up about her roots, her life and her career.
Some highlights:
Zoe on her roots: “I’m just Zoe. Not a little bit Dominican, not a little bit Puerto Rican, none of that silliness…I am what you want me to be if that’s what it takes for you to overcome your insecurities. As a Latina, I think we should be very proud of our heritage. We tend to look for European roots and reject the indigenous and the African, and that is disgusting. Being Latin is a mix of everything. I want my people to not be as insecure, and to adore what we are because it’s beautiful.”
Zoe on her masculine side: “I have too much of one! People have sometimes told my grandmother, ‘Your niece has a bit of lesbianism in her.’ It’s that my sisters and I spent all our time amongst men. We were very popular with them. Our way of thinking is very masculine.”
Zoe on her feminine side: “If you want to punish me, send me to get a manicure or pedicure, or dress me in a skirt or shorts, and I would die. But if you dress me in jeans and a button down blouse I feel very sexy, feminine and powerful. It has to do with my personality. That’s why I think I’m very attracted to men who or masculine but in tune with their feminine side. I’ve been with my partner for 10 years!”
Zoe on her view on life: “Life is much more and less than what we imagine. Life for me is very simple. When I wake up in my bed I always think, ‘If I’m fortunate enough to die in a bed, I’m not going to take with me material things, or money, or jewelry, or fame – nothing except the profound moments I experienced.”
Zoe on where her outlook on life comes from: “At 31 years old, 100% of my 150% self esteem comes from my upbringing. The other 50% comes from my life experiences…The only thing I’ve asked of life is to be happy. I know that if I’m rich or poor, I’m going to be happy. Because I know what it’s like to be poor and happiness when I had nothing, but I still felt like the richest woman in Babylon.”
Zoe on her definition of happiness: “I like to work. I don’t have any preconceived notions on fame. Everything else is the price I pay for being happy with my work. Everything I’ve done has been for the love of art, and I try not to focus on the things that can distract me.”
CHELSEA HANDLER AND ABIGAIL BRESLIN HAM IT UP IN ‘HARPER’S BAZAAR’
Abigail wreaks havoc posing as a “Hollywood brat,” while Chelsea stars as her overwhelmed “publicist.”
In the interview, Chelsea reveals her true feelings about Hollywood publicists, why her dad could never sue her, and her thoughts on health/fitness.
Some highlights:
Chelsea on Hollywood publicists: “Sometimes the publicists are worse than the star,” observes Handler, who has certainly dealt with her fair share of the type. “They really are delusional. That’s why when I hired a publicist, I was like, I never want the type who is going to be such a pain in the ass and treats people terribly.”
Chelsea on her dad, who she exploits in her latest book: “[My father] likes to have any attention, whether it’s negative or positive. He is pretty much under the correct impression that he has no say in anything I do and that my childhood was humiliating enough. So it’s payback time. If he tried to sue me, he’d have to borrow money from me to sue me.”
Chelsea on working out: “[Sometimes] I’m running and get passed by a 70-year-old woman with a better body. I can’t be skinny all the time. I like to drink and I like to eat. I like burgers and bagels.”
KATHERINE HEIGL DOES ‘ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’
“I’m done,” Katherine Heigl proclaims in the upcoming issue of Entertainment Weekly (on newsstands Friday). She’s gone from Grey’s Anatomy.
“We just finalized our agreement,” says the 31-year-old actress. “Everyone had been working really hard to find an amicable and gracious way of letting go and moving on. It’s sad but it’s what I wanted.”
Katherine insists it was family, not films, that prompted her to ask to be let out of her contract 18 months early. “I started a family and it changed everything for me,” she says of her three-month family leave from Grey’s after adopting daughter Naleigh.
She was scheduled to appear in this season’s final five episodes, but that’s no longer happening. The January 21 episode was her last as Izzie . “I know I’m disappointing the fans,” she says. “I just had to make a choice. I hope I made the right one.”
Our thoughts on Katherine’s early departure?
ELLEN POMPEO DOES ‘SELF’
Ellen Pompeo opens up about the changes her body underwent before, during and after pregnancy in the new issue of Self magazine.
She’s always been thin, but what happened when she got pregnant?
“I went up a pants size,” says the Grey’s Anatomy actress. “I was in size 25 jeans and went to 26. I gained 26 pounds. Now, after the baby, I weigh 10 pounds more than I ever have.”
Needless to say, she’s thrilled. “I love it, because everyone always told me I was too skinny before, and I thought, Oh, God, what if there are 14-year-olds who think I’m not eating, and then they don’t eat? Do I have a responsibility? But really, I don’t care if people think I’m too skinny. This is my body. If they don’t like it, screw it. [My weight] doesn’t matter to me. I have a healthy baby.”
As for how she maintains her figure? “Take a few hours and prepare lunch for the week,. On Sundays, I premake everything for salads. I boil a dozen eggs and parboil beets. I chop lettuce, cilantro, scallions and parsley and put it all in ziplock bags. During the week, I just grab handfuls, add dressing, dump in a can of beans, some goat cheese, and I’m ready to go.”
DEMI MOORE DOES ‘HARPER’S BAZAAR’
“I knew it had the potential to be something special right away,” says the 47-year-old actress. “”It was like meeting somebody that I’ve just known, where you just recognize one another. It was so disproportionate, the level of emotion we were experiencing to the time we had spent together. But when you don’t know someone, you can’t just jump and say ‘I love you. Nice to meet you, I love you! … We used to end our calls or e-mails with ‘And everything we don’t say.’ It just seemed too much, too soon.”
Now, nearly half a decade later, when the lovebirds are not rocking the red carpet, they stay at home and watch Hoarders, Intervention, and Demi’s new favourite, Jersey Shore. “It’s an accident waiting to happen, and so you can’t not look.”
A few more highlights from Demi’s interview:
On whether she’d prefer being called a cougar or puma: “Cougar has become so distasteful. I really hate that expression.” She said recently that when it comes to her relationship, she’d prefer to be called a puma. “It has a sweeter quality, more elegant. And then somebody said to me, ‘Pumas are only for people in their 30s.’”
On Alexander McQueen: “McQueen was a genius. I was always thrilled to wear his clothes because they were more than fashion; they were truly works of art.”
GERARD BUTLER DOES ‘MEN’S JOURNAL’
