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lifestyle MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014 GOSSIP

Noel and Liam Gallagher back on speaking terms he two feuding brothers and former Oasis band mates - who famously fell out backstage at a show in Paris in 2009 - are said Tto be slowly reconciling and it is seen as a “baby step” towards an eventual reunion for the group. A source told The Sun newspaper: “The mudslinging has stopped but it’s very much baby steps for the two as Noel wants to release his second solo record at the end of the year and tour that in 2015. “Really that leaves 2016 open for an Oasis comeback - it really doesn’t seem like- ly that it would be this year.” There has been speculation the Britpop icons could be set for a reunion after Liam individually wrote a letter of the band’s name every half an hour on Twitter, but his former Oasis and Beady Eye band mate Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs played down the rumours. Asking what sparked his tweets, he recently said: “Probably the fact that I texted him going, ‘Meet me in the garden’. “That probably rattled his cage. Maybe that. I don’t know though, because I meet him every month. Maybe he’s just reminiscing.” The musician then took to his own Twitter account to spell out the word “PUB”.

Mary-Kate Olsen buys a $13.5 million mansion he 27-year-old star is said to have purchased the Tproperty with her fiance Olivier Sarkozy in Turtle Bay, Manhattan after seeking out a home in a more private area. According to the New York Post newspaper’s Page Six column, the couple have settled on a mansion in the neighbourhood. Along with a private garage, it is also said to have a ballroom, five bedrooms, an eleva- tor and artist’s studio. It is thought to be ideal for the actress-turned-fashion designer, following recent reports she was keen on a more private, secluded home with her fiance. She was unhappy with the East 10th Street town- house she and Olivier bought in New York City in 2012 because it didn’t feel secure enough, and sold the prop- erty despite never moving in. The couple - who got engaged in February last year - bought the home for $6.25 million and had been searching for their perfect home. An insider had said: “Mary-Kate was not happy with the house, it was not private enough for her. She The Wanted threatened needs a garage or something with a more secure entrance.” with a knife in Denver ingers Siva Kaneswaran, 25, and Jay McGuiness, 23, were threatened by a man as they left a cinema in the US, Sbut the former boy band stars have taken to Twitter to assure fans they are fine after the scary incident. Jay tweeted: “To reassure you, we were NOT stabbed, but a guy in Denver did pull a knife out on us- do not worry, we were lucky & we still love Denver.” Siva and Jay were outside the cinema on Wednesday night when a homeless man reportedly asked them for money, then threatened them with a knife after insisting Siva hadn’t offered him enough. An insider told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “When they left the theatre they passed by a homeless man who asked for money. “Siva gave him a few dollars, but the man asked for more and then pulled a knife on them. “The Rita Ora admits Calvin Harris was man swung at Jay and Siva with the knife in his hand - but thankfully the two managed to get away unharmed.” According to a previous report by TMZ, the stars decided not to call the police. The group - which also includes mem- bers Max George Tom Parker and Nathan Sykes - called time on their four-year pop career in January, releasing a worried she would appear nude statement on their website revealing they will temporarily split to “pursue personal endeavours” following their ‘Word he ‘I Will Never Let You Down’ singer - who is dating the Scottish DJ-and-producer - admits Of Mouth’ shows. The had a meeting with her father and brother about her role in the upcoming movie, even though she never took her clothes off during filming. Asked if she appears nude in the movie, she said: “Nope! Calvin, my dad and my brother had a group meeting to worry about it. I leave that to the main characters.” The 23-year-old star is smitten with her boyfriend and thinks he’s a genius after working with him on her new single. She said: “He gets me, so he brought out the best in me like nobody else could.” She added in an interview with Us Weekly magazine: “He wrote it in about an hour. And he writes as he takes a shower. What a genius!” Dolly Parton didn’t sleep with anyone to become a star

he country music legend insisted while she met Tmany men early in her career who encouraged her to sleep her way to the top, she rejected their advances and didn’t let them take advantage. She told the Mail on Sunday newspaper’s Event magazine: “I did meet a lot sleazy guys, but I never slept with anyone to get where I wanted to go. “I had grown up with brothers and uncles so I understood the nature of men, and if they got out of line I would make it light-hearted and turn it into a joke.” Dolly has been married to Carl Dean since 1966, and while she barely talks about him in public, she revealed he helps keep her grounded. She added: “Carl sees me today the way he first saw me. I’m not a star to him, and it has never dawned on me that I’m a star - I’m just a working girl. “I don’t have maids or servants and my husband and I love waking up early and going to the 24-hour supermarket when there is nobody else there.”

Chris Martin hires £110-an hour personal trainer he Coldplay singer has taken up boxing in a bid to get fighting fit ahead of the band’s next tour, and his Tworkout regime will be handled by an expert recommended by superstar rapper Jay Z. A source told the Cara Delivingne Sunday Mirror: “Chris is a big fan of boxing and loves nothing better than working out with a punch bag. “He doesn’t want ridiculous biceps but he wants to build some defini- bags mermaid tion in his skinny arms and improve his stamina.” The pop star recently split from Gwyneth Paltrow after 10 role in ‘Peter Pan’ years of marriage, and it is said she has angered friends by “bragging” he superstar model has been open about her ambi- about their amicable divorce. An Ttions as an actress and she will get her first big break insider recently said: “All she’s doing when she takes on the role in the upcoming block- is bragging about how peaceful her buster adaptation of the childhood classic. Speaking to divorce is and how she and Chris The Sun on Sunday newspaper, an insider said: “It’s a mas- planned it so perfectly that it is hard- sive role for Cara to land considering she is a relatively ly disrupting their lives. “Gwyneth unknown actress. “However, she is perfect to play a mer- has always thought she had the most maid as she has a body to die for and is very glamorous on perfect life and even though she’s screen. Cara is no stranger to being in next to nothing getting a divorce and both of them thanks to modelling so it’s unlikely she’ll feel self-con- are getting bad press she doesn’t scious while shooting. “It will be quite a demanding role as care. “She has become insufferable there will be a lot of underwater work and stunts. Filming saying how happy she is with the underwater could scare a lot of actresses but Cara is defi- way everything is evolving. It’s so nitely up for the challenge.” Director Joe Wright will be in ridiculous to listen to her talk as if charge of the new movie, and it is said he is “delighted” to nothing bad is going on at all for her. have Cara committed to the film. The source added: “Joe is But Gwyneth has always had a pro- delighted to have signed up Cara. He considers her to tected privileged life and this is no have real star potential and a big career beyond the cat- different.” walk.” —Bangshowbiz