lifestyle SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2017

GOSSIP Evan Rachel Wood is full of praise for ex-husband

he former couple - who split in 2014 and are now like, that's the most brilliant thing I've ever heard. I'm not both engaged to other people- have a three-year-old weird, I'm just playing. That's my motto for life from now Tson together and Evan loves co-parenting with Jamie on." Evan recently moved from to Nashville, because they are such different people. She told Elle Tennessee with the tot because she wants him to have a Canada: "My ex-husband's lovely and very British and more normal upbringing. She said: "LA is wonderful, and it straightedge. And then our son has got this glam-rock has given me so many amazing things, but I've also got a weirdo for a mom. "Bless him. He's a gypsy by proxy lot of demons here. I was ready to break it up a little bit. I because his parents are. He's only three now, but he's wanted to give my kid some grass to run around on. Again, starting to understand. He hears one of my songs and he he's got two actor parents. I was like, 'You don't need to knows that that's me, and he has seen me on TV and he's live in LA full-time. Let's go somewhere a little 'normal' for starting to put the pieces together." Evan also called her a bit.'" Jamie is now engaged to Kate Mara, while Evan is young child "profound", admitting that she is learning from set to wed bandmate Zach Villa. him all the time. She explained: "He said something to me that was so profound I wanted to put it on a T-shirt. I was just poking fun at him lovingly one day and I said, 'You're weird,' and he said, 'I'm not weird. I'm playing.' And I was

Giovanna Fletcher wants more children Amy Schumer finds famous he 32-year-old writer-and-presenter already has sons Buzz, three, and Buddy, 13 months, Twith husband Tom Fletcher, and though people 'exhausting' they have no definite plans in place to expand their family, she admits she doesn't "want to he 'Trainwreck' star has a close bond with stop" at two. She said: "I'm hopefully not going to Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence but stop at two. I wouldn't say no to expanding our Thas no interest in forming a high-profile family, but I look forward to whatever comes." The group of other pals. She insisted: "Famous people 'Happy Mum, Happy Baby' author can't believe are exhausting and too much work to be how quickly her sons are growing up and adores with, other than Jennifer." And the blonde star - watching them together. She said: "Buddy is tot- who is in a relationship with furniture designer tering around. He loves his food, like his brother. Ben Hanisch - thinks dating another famous per- He's a real climber. He'll watch Buzz do some- son would be "awful". She said: "That sounds thing and then a couple of hours later he'll have awful. I don't think I could be in a relationship like mastered it. He adores his brother - it's so cute that in the public eye, but so many celebrities date seeing them together. "It does feel like time is each other so there must be something to it." going really fast but I literally can't remember a Despite the personal nature of her comedy, Amy time without them. It's a little bit scary now look- doesn't want to offend any of her loved ones so ing at schools for Buzz, it's such a big decision. always checks with them first before she mentions But it's amazing! I can't wait to see him in his them in any of her material. She said: "I always ask school uniform on his first day of school." And everyone to read it or hear it first and say, 'If you Buzz is already showing signs of wanting to fol- want anything out, just tell me.' "I talked about low in the footsteps of his father, who is a part of dating a wrestler on Howard Stern's radio show pop band McFly. She told OK! magazine: "Buzz recently and called him first to say 'He's going to loves music and anything live - he'll literally just ask me' to make sure I had his permission. "Not sit and watch. "At the moment he loves it, so we'll everything is fair game. I want to make people feel see where it goes. I wouldn't say no but I don't good and I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings or think I'd be pushy." sabotage my own relationships, especially with my family." The 'Snatched' actress is thankful the success of her comedy shows means she can be careful about the movies she chooses to appear in. She told Total Film magazine: "I know the direc- tion I don't want to go in and I can make money Naya Rivera doing stand-up, so I'm not going, 'How much are has praised her late sister they going to pay me to be in this piece of s**t' because I can afford to wait to do things I'm proud of instead." is dating he 47-year-old actress - who was known as Robert before her transition - passed away in TSeptember 2016 and her sibling Patricia hailed Alexis for being true to herself, despite the implications it had on her David Spade career. Speaking to PEOPLE at the Let's Toast the he 30-year-old actress - who filed for divorce from Extraordinary Achievements of Alexis Arquette pre-GLAAD husband Ryan Dorsey in November, less than two Media Awards dinner, Patricia said: "Alexis was really also very Tyears after they tied the knot - was spotted in a pas- powerful, and strong, and really brave, very brave. "We had a sionate embrace with David, 52, during a recent getaway long conversation when Alexis told me that she was transgen- to Hawaii. A source told Entertainment Tonight that the der, and I said, 'Okay. So what do you do about Hollywood? relationship "is very casual and they had a fun time togeth- How will you get work? People are not progressive in er. Naya was in Hawaii with a friend and met up with David. Hollywood and it could really negatively impact your career. They have known each other for a little bit through Are you thinking everything through?' "Alexis was very brave friends." And eyewitnesses, who saw the couple packing to make that decision. She really wanted to help progress the on the PDA, said they appeared to be completely smitten world and move the world forward. "Alexis was incredibly cre- with each other as they frolicked in the pool at the ative our whole lives. I grew up with Alexis putting on make- Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki.A source said: "The pair went up, trying on high heels .... Alexis was my best friend when we for a short swim, hugged and had lots of body contact in grew up, so I wouldn't change one thing about Alexis." And the pool. They kept to one side of the pool where there Patricia is proud of how her sister's bravery and openness was the most covering from prying eyes. Outside of the helped other people. She explained: "We've gotten so many pool, they sat on lounge chairs and talked animatedly. letters. I've had letters from people all over the world who said They spent about an hour poolside together. "They were their first experience of a trans person was with Alexis. very happy. They looked pretty comfortable together." Watching Alexis in 'Last Exit to Brooklyn' - which was Alexis' Naya and Ryan have son Josey, 18 months, together and first movie - she played a trans person in the 1950s which was she previously insisted Ryan had always been "the one" for considered really a crossdresser at that time. That's what peo- her, since they briefly dated in 2010. She said: "I have ple called trans people then." always kept a flame for him. In between boyfriends or whatever, if I was single for a minute, I would always answer his emails and go see him. He was just kind of always the One." However, the pair announced their split Paris Hilton says her Liam Neeson says it was hard last year and Naya requested primary physical custody of Josey. They said in a statement: "After much consideration, we have made the decision to end our marriage. Our prior- to return to 'Love Actually' ity is and always will be our beautiful son that we share boyfriend is 'perfect' together. We will continue to be great co-parenting part- ust six years after Liam took on the role passes and it becomes more infrequent, ners for him. We ask for respect and privacy for our family of widower Daniel in the 2003 movie, but I still get it sometimes. "[Her death] was during this difficult time." he 36-year-old DJ and socialite dren into the world, so I cannot wait to do Jhis wife Natasha Richardson passed never real. It still kind of isn't. There are recently started dating 31-year-old that one day. "I'm obsessed with her! She's away from injuries sustained in a ski acci- periods now in our New York residence Tactor Chris Zylka after six years of such a beautiful little angel. Every time I dent and Liam has admitted returning to when I hear the door opening, especially friendship and Paris is sure that he is "the see her, she's even prettier and she's going the role to film a mini sequel for Red Nose the first couple of years... any time I hear one". She told E! News: "I've never been sur- to be walking soon, so it's just been so Day, was bittersweet. He told that door opening, I still think I'm going to er of anything in my life. He's so incredible great to experience all of the love and hap- Entertainment Weekly: "It's 14 years ago hear her." in every way. We've actually been friends piness that she's brought to my sister and now and we've all lived lives. Some of us for a really long time, like the past six years. her husband's life. I'm so happy for them." have died. Oh, my dear old friend [and We just now started being serious in the 'Love Actually' co-star Alan Rickman, God past few months and it's really just rest him. Some have gotten divorced. I've changed my life in so many ways and lost my wife." "And, oh, sure, plenty of times brought so much happiness to my life. I I've thought about this film and my own feel so safe and he's so special. We're best life. Love Actually, that's the way it is. That's friends and we're together every minute. I the tapestry of life." Speaking previously don't know what else I could ask for. He's about his loss, Liam admitted he threw perfect for me." And after becoming an himself into his work so that the couple's aunt last year, when her sister Nicky gave two sons, Michael, 21 and Daniel, 20, would birth, Paris can't wait to have children of not see him "wallow". Liam, 64, said: "I'm her own. She said: "Before I met my niece, not good without work. I just don't - I just [Lily Rothschild], I mostly cared about my don't wallow too much. You know? And I business and my brand and traveling and I just didn't want to - especially for my boys - just thought I'd never have time, but espe- seem to be wallowing in sadness or cially after meeting her and me being in depression." Liam previously admitted he such an amazing place in my life and being still struggles to process the loss. He so happy and in love, I can't wait to [have a shared: "It hits you. It's like a wave. You just baby] one day. It's just the meaning of life get this profound feeling of instability ... to have a family of your own and bring chil- the Earth isn't stable anymore and then it