Miss England loses her bikini

On the bikini front, there is no question that she has done her bit for her country.

But Miss England has decreed that the days of beauty queens parading in swimsuits are over.

Katrina Hodge believes sports gear is far more in keeping with the active young women of today.

Which is why daringly bare bikinis and one-pieces are out and tracksuit pants and vests are in for the Miss England competition this year.

And the days of lithe young beauties lining up in their swimwear are consigned to misty-eyed memory for admirers of the female form.

Those vying to be Miss England 2010 won't have to worry about looking as glamorous as Miss Hodge did when she paraded in a white bikini for the pageant last year.

But as she stepped out in the sports gear the competitors will be slipping into this year, Miss Hodge still showed off a shape to envy.

The 23-year-old Lance Corporal, who has put her Army career on hold for her year as Miss England, said getting rid of the bikini round would prove the contest was about 'real women'.

'In a world of size zero models it's not a particularly good image to give out to girls that you've got to be stick thin,' she said.

'Having done Miss England two years in a row myself, I met girls who were all dieting and worrying about the bikini round and I just thought it's not a good image for girls to have, so we should get rid of it.'

As for life after she hands back her crown in September, she is looking forward to returning to Army uniform.

'I will miss this year but it's been hard doing my hair and make-up and looking glamorous all the time.'

Naomi Watts to play Marilyn Monroe in new movie

The red painted pout, bleached blonde waves and come hither eyes are all there.

But there's one thing Naomi Watts lacks when it comes to impersonating Marilyn Monroe - her curves.

The 41-year-old is set to play Marilyn in a new film about her life, titled simply Blonde.

Naomi, a mother-of-two, dressed in a white pleated blouse with a plunging neckline as she impersonated Marilyn.

The movie is based on the 'imagined memoir' of the same name by bestselling U.S. author Joyce Carol Oates.

Filming begins in January, it was announced yesterday at the Cannes Festival.

Blonde caused a sensation when it was published in 2000, as it featured detailed sex scenes, including an encounter with a casting director

Another scene saw Marilyn performing a sexual act on 'the president' - President John F Kennedy - while he spoke on the phone to Fidel Castor.

The film will trace Marilyn's journey from the child Norma Jeane to the worldwide sex symbol, and her tragic death aged 36 in 1962.

It will be directed by Andrew Dominik, who was behind the Brad Pitt Western The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford.

But Blonde isn't the only Marilyn movie in the works.

A second, entitled Marilyn, has been based on accounts from former deputy Los Angeles coroner Lionel Grandison - who claims he was forced to falsify the star's death certificate. 

Grandison - who is still alive - claims that he was forced to list the cause of death as a suicide, rather than murder. 

And a third, My Week With Marilyn, sees Brokeback Mountain star Michelle Williams play the star.

The film is based on the filming of Marilyn's film The Prince and the Showgirl, in which she starred opposite Laurence Olivier.

7 Selebriti Tak Setia di Hollywood

Selama ini, mungkin Anda lebih sering mendengar kasus perselingkuhan yang dilakukan sejumlah selebriti pria.

Tapi, sebenarnya tidak sedikit juga selebriti wanita Hollywood yang tak setia dan menghancurkan rumah tangga mereka sendiri. Siapa saja mereka ?

- Meg Ryan

Perselingkuhannya dengan Russel Crowe menjadi bulan-bulanan pemberitaan. Pada 2000, Ryan berhubungan dengan Crowe, saat ia masih terikat pernikahan dengan Dennis Quaid.
Ryan kemudian bercerai dengan Quaid setahun kemudian. Hubungannya dengan Russell Crowe juga berakhir, tidak lama setelah perceraiannya. Dua tahun lalu Ryan mengungkap kalau Dennis juga berselingkuh, selama pernikahan.

- LeAnn Rimes

Wajahnya terlihat polos dan manis, tetapi ia telah menyakiti suaminya dengan melakukan perselingkuhan. Pada 2009 lalu, Rimes dikabarkan mengkhianati suaminya, Dean Sheremet, yang hidup bersamanya selama tujuh tahun. Ia berselingkuh dengan aktor, Eddie Cibrian, yang juga telah menikah.
Rimes dan Cibrian bertemu dalam lokasi pembuatan film 'Northern Lights'. Pemberitaan makin santer terdengar tentang perselingkuhan mereka. Rimes segera berpisah dengan suaminya setelah pemberitaan tersebut, dan diikuti Cibrian, yang telah menjalani pernikahan dengan istrinya selama delapan tahun.

- Tori Spelling

Seperti LeAnn Rimes, Tori Spelling juga menyelingkuhi suami yang kini sudah menjadi mantannya, Charlie Shanian. Spelling berselingkuh dengan aktor asal Kanada, Dean McDermott. Setelah bertemu di lokasi pembuatan film televisi 'Mind Over Murder', Spelling dan McDermott mulai berkencan. Tori bercerai secara legal dengan Shanian pada April 2006. Kurang dari enam bulan kemudian, ia menikah dengan McDermott, yang bercerai dengan istrinya, hanya beberapa bulan sebelumnya.

- Kelly Brook

Model asal Inggris ini menyelingkuhi pacarnya yang seorang aktor, Jason Statham dengan Billy Zane. Statham dan Brook telah hidup bersama selama tujuh tahun. Brook meninggalkan Statham demi Zane. Mereka bertemu dalam lokasi pembuatan film  'Survival Island' pada 2004. Tetapi, Brook dan Zane berpisah pada 2008.

- Britney Spears

Britney Spears menyelingkuhi Justin Timberlake, dengan seorang koreografer dan penulis lagu, Wade Robson. Timberlake menyindir perselingkuhan yang dilakukan Britney lewat lagu 'Cry Me a River'.
Mantan suami Spears, Jason Alexander juga telah mengonfirmasi perselingkuhan tersebut. Alexander juga mengungkap bahwa ia dan Britney, tidur bersama dua kali, saat Britney masih berhubungan dengan Justin.

- Jennifer Lopez

Pada 2002, kabarnya Jennifer Lopez menggunakan Ben Affleck sebagai calon suami 'cadangan' jika pernikahannya dengan Cris Judd tidak berhasil. Ada desas-desus bahwa Lopez mulai berselingkuh dengan Affleck ketika dia masih menikah dengan Judd, mantan penari cadangan pengiring Lopez. Lopez kemudian bercerai dengan Judd, dan bertunangan dengan Ben pada akhir 2002. Kurang dari dua tahun kemudian, Jennifer dan Ben berpisah.

- Anne Heche

Anne Heche dikabarkan melakukan perselingkuhan tidak hanya sekali, tetapi dua kali. Pada 2000, Heche menyelingkuhi pacar wanitanya, Ellen DeGeneres dengan seorang juru kamera. Ia kemudian menikah dan memiliki anak dengan juru kamera tersebut. Pada 2007, Heche berselingkuh lagi dengan bintang 'Man in Trees', James Tupper.