Celebrity Gossip

[Perdita]

Shane Warne reportedly proposed to Liz Hurley in St Andrews last night.

The cricketer apparently popped the question in front of VIP diners at the Road Hole Restaurant in the Old Course Hotel following a romantic meal.

Hurley, who is in Scotland to attend the Alfred Dunhill Links Golf Championship with Warne, accepted his proposal, according to the Daily Mail.

"Shane proposed over dinner and it was fairly public, not a private affair," a source said. "It was a VIP crowd in there this evening. It was residents only, including Dunhill past players.

"He didn't get down on one knee, but when it was announced the other guests in the restaurant stood up and applauded. Everyone there was absolutely delighted."

Previous reports had indicated that Warne was planning to propose to the actress. The pair have been dating since December last year.

[Perdita]

Film star Diane Cilento has passed away aged 78.

The Australian actress, who received an Academy Award nomination for her role in Tom Jones in 1963, died in the Cairns Base Hospital last night after battling a long illness, reports The ABC.

Cilento and James Bond actor Sean Connery were married in 1962 and had son Jason together. However, the couple divorced in 1973 and had a public falling out in 2008 after Cilento claimed that Connery had cut Jason out of his will.

She was also married to playwright and The Wicker Man screenwriter Anthony Shaffer from 1973 until his death in 2001.

Cilento appeared opposite actors including Charlton Heston and Paul Newman during her Hollywood career, and starred with her son in her last film The Boy Who Had Everything in 1985.

Cilento, who came from a well-known medical family, established north Queensland outdoor theatre the Karnak Playhouse with Shaffer during the 1980s. She released an autobiography titled My Nine Lives in 2006.

RIP Diane

[Perdita]

Paul McCartney has married his fiancée Nancy Shevell in London.

The Beatles musician tied the knot with the US heiress this afternoon (October 9) at the Old Marylebone Town Hall, which was surrounded by an excitable crowd of hundreds of well-wishers.

Shevell wore an ivory wedding gown designed by her new husband's daughter Stella McCartney, while the 69-year-old was dressed in a dark suit coupled with a simple blue tie.

His younger brother Mike reportedly served as best man and his young daughter Beatrice was the flower girl. McCartney's Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr is said to have attended the ceremony.

The couple, who became engaged in May, are expected to hold a low key reception at their home in St John's Wood.

McCartney married his first wife Linda at the same venue in 1969. Their union came to an end on her death from breast cancer in 1998.

He went on to marry Heather Mills in 2002, but the couple divorced six years later.

McCartney's wedding to Shevell took place on what would have been the 71st birthday of his professional partner John Lennon.


I wish them good luck

[Perdita]

Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy have welcomed their first child.

The French First Lady, who confirmed her pregnancy in July, gave birth to a baby girl at the Clinque de la Muette in Paris on Wednesday, reports Le Figaro.

No further details have yet been released, including the child's name.

It is the first time that a ruling French president has become a father while in office since Napoleon.

Bruni was first rumoured to be expecting in May, though she stayed coy on the rumours for months before confirming.

Last month, the model and actress said that she would do everything to protect her child and would not sell photos of the baby to any publication.

"You don't have a child for the [photo] gallery. [My] position as the wife of the head of state has made me even more defensive. I understand the media interest, and I don't see any inconvenience in it for myself or my husband, but when it concerns the children, it's not impossible," Bruni said.

Sarkozy and Bruni married in 2008.

[Perdita]

Myleene Klass has married her long-term partner Graham Quinn.

Her PR team confirmed that the Popstar to Operastar presenter tied the knot in Norwich today.

With the media unaware of the event, a total of 16 guests were invited to the couple's private ceremony.

"Myleene and Gray had a private intimate wedding in Norwich today. Only 16 close family and friends were invited," Hackford Jones PR confirmed.

"The couple did not want a big lavish affair, they just wanted to be married and enjoy the day with their nearest and dearest."

The former Hear'Say singer had been engaged to Quinn for six years, and last year revealed plans for a 2011 wedding.

She had previously indicated in 2009 that she would "keep living in sin".

They are parents to 4-year-old daughter Ava and 6-month-old Hero Harper.

[Chloe O'brien]

Lewis Hamilton and Nicole Scherzinger
hit the skids
Couple split after four years

LEWIS Hamilton and Nicole Scherzinger have split for good after four years together, The Sun can reveal.

F1 racing driver Lewis and stunning singer and US X Factor judge Nicole, who met at the MTV Awards in Munich in 2007, have called time on their relationship.

They have parted before, in January this year, citing work issues — but pals say this time they are treating it as final.

A source said: "Nicole and Lewis have tried to make it work but realised it's just not happening so have called it a day once and for all.

"They've spoken at length about it but agreed there's no point as they never see each other. They spend their whole time on opposite sides of the world.

"Although they came to an amicable decision, Nicole is actually devastated about it. She thought Lewis was the one."

Nicole, 33, has been juggling her time between seeing Lewis, 26, and her many work commitments.In the past year the Hawaiian-born beauty has released and promoted debut solo album Killer Love, filmed her part in Men In Black III and landed the job as a judge on US X Factor.

Meanwhile Lewis, who has appeared unsettled in recent weeks, has been touring the globe with his F1 team McLaren.

Following a miserable run of results, Hamilton was back on the podium last Sunday after coming second at the Korean Grand Prix.

As well as their careers keeping them apart he is based in the Swiss city of Geneva whereas Nicole has a home in the Hollywood Hills.

The pair have previously spoken of their future together. But last month Lewis batted away the suggestion of starting a family, saying: "I'm still young. It's a long way away."

A source added: "They still genuinely care for each other but they've decided to be adult about it and go it alone. There are no hard feelings."

[Perdita]

Lewis Hamilton and Nicole Scherzinger
hit the skids
Couple split after four years

LEWIS Hamilton and Nicole Scherzinger have split for good after four years together, The Sun can reveal.

F1 racing driver Lewis and stunning singer and US X Factor judge Nicole, who met at the MTV Awards in Munich in 2007, have called time on their relationship.

They have parted before, in January this year, citing work issues — but pals say this time they are treating it as final.

A source said: "Nicole and Lewis have tried to make it work but realised it's just not happening so have called it a day once and for all.

"They've spoken at length about it but agreed there's no point as they never see each other. They spend their whole time on opposite sides of the world.

"Although they came to an amicable decision, Nicole is actually devastated about it. She thought Lewis was the one."

Nicole, 33, has been juggling her time between seeing Lewis, 26, and her many work commitments.In the past year the Hawaiian-born beauty has released and promoted debut solo album Killer Love, filmed her part in Men In Black III and landed the job as a judge on US X Factor.

Meanwhile Lewis, who has appeared unsettled in recent weeks, has been touring the globe with his F1 team McLaren.

Following a miserable run of results, Hamilton was back on the podium last Sunday after coming second at the Korean Grand Prix.

As well as their careers keeping them apart he is based in the Swiss city of Geneva whereas Nicole has a home in the Hollywood Hills.

The pair have previously spoken of their future together. But last month Lewis batted away the suggestion of starting a family, saying: "I'm still young. It's a long way away."

A source added: "They still genuinely care for each other but they've decided to be adult about it and go it alone. There are no hard feelings."

Nicole Scherzinger is reportedly being comforted by Steve Jones following her rumoured split from Lewis Hamilton.

It was claimed yesterday that the X Factor USA judge had ended her four-year relationship with the Formula One driver because they "spend their whole time on opposite sides of the world".

According to The Mirror, X Factor USA host Jones is supporting the 'Don't Hold Your Breath' singer, who is said to be "in turmoil".

A source said: "Nicole is crushed and has shed so many tears. Steve's been a shoulder to cry on and a real gent.

"They have become close and have met up outside the studio. He listens to her and makes her laugh."

An X Factor USA insider added that their flirting is "all very innocent" but suggested that there is an "unmistakable chemistry" between the pair.

Scherzinger recently confirmed plans to re-release her debut album Killer Love in the UK on November 14 with new tracks.


Awww

[Chloe O'brien]

It's a shame that they have split up but both have careers that take them all over the world and unless Nicole was willing to give it up and settle in Switzerland with Lewis it was not going to last.

[Perdita]

Robin Williams has tied the knot with graphic designer Susan Schneider.

The Happy Feet actor married Schneider in the Napa Valley town of St. Helena, California on Sunday, reports US Weekly.

Guests apparently included directors Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, and his Fathers' Day co-star Billy Crystal.

The actor is said to have met Schneider after his heart surgery in 2009.

It is Williams's third marriage after the divorce to his second wife last year.

Williams was one of the actors rumoured for a role in Christopher Nolan's film The Dark Knight Rises following the actor's confession that he "would do Batman in a second".

"I'd play The Riddler in the next one, although it would be hard to top Heath Ledger as the villain and I'm a little hairy for tights," he said.

[Perdita]

Bruce Willis is expecting a child with his second wife Emma Heming, it has been announced.

The couple will be welcoming their first child together early next year, according to US Weekly.

The RED actor married Hemming in March 2009.

Last year, Willis, who has daughters Rumer, Scout and Tallulah with ex-wife Demi Moore, said that he is "indifferent" to having more children since his priority is to make Heming happy.

He also has said that he is grateful for his relationship with Heming.

"I'm the happiest I've ever been and this comes after a long period of being kind of lonely, even though I tried to convince myself that I was enjoying my life," he said. "For much of the last ten years I was single and unhappy. Now I'm happy all the time."

Willis is also expected to reunite with his RED co-stars, after Warner Bros producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura revealed his plans for a sequel.

"We're trying to put it together," di Bonaventura said. "We just got a script and it's really good. We're all just now discussing how to put it all back together again."