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lifestyle THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2014 GOSSIP Calvin Harris named highest paid DJ alvin Harris has been named the mixer told Forbes: “The rise of dance highest paid DJ in the world after music has been astronomical in the last Cearning $66 million in 12 months. three years. I happened to be in the right The 30-year-old Scot scooped the title for place at the right time.” Calvin - who has the second consecutive year after top- recently split from singer - beat ArianaGrande off competition from the likes of David Guetta, who was second on the list with $30 million earnings in the past 12 defends months. Tiesto was narrowly behind in third with $28 million after recently sexier image ditching his Ibiza residency. Explaining his decision, he said: “I’ve been going there for the last 10 years, it felt there was nothing special. And then I got the offer to play in Las Vegas ... They made me a great proposal, not just the money but also what they’re going to do there, the biggest club in the world.” Avicii tied with Tiesto in joint third place, while the top five was completed by Steve Aoki, son of Benihana founder Rocky Aoki, thanks to his $23 million earnings. Forbes’ Electronic Cash Kings list of top five high- est paid DJs: ping Forbes’ Electronic Cash Kings list with his huge $66 million (£39.8 million) 1. Calvin Harris ($66 million) earnings in the past 12 months, $20 mil- 2. David Guetta ($30 million) riana Grande has defended showing showing more and more skin.’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, insists she won’t alienate her younger fan lion more than he earned to reach the 3. Tiesto ($28 million) “more and more skin”. The pint-sized because I want to.’ “Believe me, if I don’t want base. The 21-year-old star explained: “I’ve summit last year. Putting his success 4. Avicii ($28 million) Apop star has hit back at criticism she’s to do something I will not do it, and I say that wanted to do this forever and I’m not going to partly down to luck, the modest music 5. Steve Aoki ($23 million) giving into music industry pressure to strip with every ounce of passion in my body.”I’m a jeopardize it by allowing someone else to take down on stage and in her latest videos, and very flexible person but if I feel like you want control. When I’m ready to progress naturally, I insists it is solely her decision to dress more me to compromise my views or myself as an will. That’s something I’ve been careful about provocatively. She told Attitude magazine: artist, I will not do that.” While the Break Free my whole career because I don’t want to do “I’ve seen people online saying, ‘It’s so sad singer is happy to evolve her style, Ariana - something that will shock or upset my she’s becoming a product of this industry - who first found fame on Nickelodeon chil- younger fans. They’re the ones who’ve been she’s wearing shorter and shorter skirts and dren’s shows ‘Victorious’ and ‘Sam and Cat’ - with me since the beginning.” Aniston does squats Alba injured herself filming ‘Sin City: before romantic getaways A Dame to Kill For’ ennifer Aniston prepares for romantic into the yoga routine.”For me, there’s no getaways with squats. According to better thing to lift your butt than squats. Jthe former ‘Friends’ star’s yoga instruc- Pretty much, that’s gonna do it... Most of us tor, Mandy Ingber, Jennifer likes to “tighten want that area a little higher.” Unlike yo-yo up” before going on short breaks with her dieters, Jennifer, 45, is said to be very “con- actor fiance Justin Theroux and focuses on sistent” when it comes to getting into the butt-shaping exercises to lift her poste- shape and knows which fatty foods to rior. Mandy told ABC News: “She focuses on avoid to stay trim. Mandy explained: “Jen’s butt exercises for sure; I’ll add some squats a very consistent exerciser and eater. “But when she has something she needs to focus a little more on, she just tightens it up a little bit. She won’t have the extra chips.” Meanwhile, the ‘We Are The Millers’ star recently revealed she was banned from undergoing plastic surgery or botox by her 43-year-old husband-to-be, saying he “will put a gun to my head if I touch my face in any way.” She told Yahoo! Beauty: “I think, what I have been witness to, is seeing women trying to stay ageless with what they are doing to themselves.”I am grateful to learn from their mistakes, because I am not injecting this into my face. I see them and my heart breaks. I think, ‘Oh god if you only know how much older you look.’ They are trying to stop the clock and all you can see is an insecure person who won’t let

highest paid themselves just age. I also have a fiancÈ who will put a gun to my head if I touch my face in any way.” Bundchen is the world’s

isele Bundchen is the world’s high- been extended to include the earnings of est-paid model for the eighth year in 21 - also includes Brits Sigourney Weaver Ga row. The Brazilian beauty, 34, is and . While reported to have earned $47 million last model of the moment Cara earned a cast in A Monster Calls year to top Forbes magazine’s annual list, reported $3.5 million through working with thanks to her contracts with , H&M, luxury labels including Mulberry, , and her deal with shoe- Yves Saint Laurent beauty and DKNY, she maker Grendene, for whom she designed a was beaten to the 5th spot by her close pal range of jelly shoes. and and mother of one Jourdan who took took joint second place, rak- home $4million to match , ing in around $8 million each, while the and . oldest model on the list, , 40, Polish model also earned $3.5 essica Alba accidentally whipped herself in the came in third place, along with Miranda million to land the 6th spot with Cara, 22. face filming ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’. The 33- Kerr, curvy and , who all Finishing off the list is , Candice Jyear-old actress - who reprises her role as stripper took home around $7 million. Swanepoel, , Erin Hetherton, Nancy Callahan in the sequel to 2005’s ‘Sin City’ - came and came in in fourth Lindsey Wixson and with $3 away with various injuries after attempting to master place with $5 million. The list - which has million each. wielding a bullwhip for the movie. She said: “I whipped myself a couple of times in the face. I didn’t mean to ... you have to whip it really fast and I had to look cool, and there was wind, and I was trying to Ed Sheeran: channel Beyonce.” Alba also performs some risqué pole-dancing moves in the sequel which left her knees and back incredibly sore. Appearing on ‘’ last night, she said: “I was really sore when I came No bitterness over ‘Don’t’ home, I was usually icing my knees and my back, and asking my husband to massage me. I would record igourney Weaver has been added to put his everyday troubles to one side. The the dances and be like, ‘See babe, this is why I need the cast of ‘A Monster Calls’. The actress Hollywood Reporter says Weaver, 64, will you to rub my knees tonight.’ And he’d say, ‘My hands Swill appear alongside the likes of play the role of the boy’s grandmother, while are tired.’ “The stunning actress’ likeness has been Felicity Jones and Liam Neeson in the film, Jones is to play the mother and Neeson will used for a new movie tie-in action figure but she which is a feature adaptation of the award- star as the tree monster who helps guide the admits it’s a “little weird” to be turned into a plastic toy winning fantasy novel by Patrick Ness. The boy in the fantastical world he comes to - especially as the toys aren’t for children due to the movie is to be directed by Spaniard Juan inhabit. The film is set to be released in the film’s violent content. She added: “It’s a little inappro- Antonio Bayona, who performed the same US on October 14, 2016. Meanwhile, Weaver priate. I think this is an adult action figure. I’ve had a role for the 2012 drama ‘The Impossible’. The recently passed up the opportunity to few action figures for ‘Dark Angel’, ‘Fantastic Four’, the film centres on a young boy who tries to appear in the much-anticipated first ‘Sin City’ and now this. I have them in storage, it’s cope with bullying at the hands of his class- ‘Expendabelles’ film, which is a spin-off of the weird to have them around the house. It might be a mates, as well as his mother’s terminal illness, popular ‘Expendables’ franchise starring little weird.” by escaping into a world that allows him to Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham. Bush asks fans not to take

d Sheeran insists he doesn’t have have any bitterness towards that situation photos or film live shows “any bitterness” towards the subject at all. I literally got over it within the week Eof his song ‘Don’t’. The 23-year-old and the song just stuck around. “I know crooner sings of a cheating partner on the people hear the song and it might be fresh ate Bush has asked fans not to take pho- would please refrain from taking photos or film- scathing track, which appears on his hit because it’s the first time they’ve heard it but tos of her upcoming live shows. The ing during the shows. “I very much want to have album ‘x’, but he doesn’t hold on to resent- I think all parties involved have just moved K‘Wuthering Heights’ singer will perform a contact with you as an audience, not with ment or ill will as he’s moved on since writ- on. It’s a year on from writing the song and it residency Apollo later this year - iPhones, iPads or cameras. I know it’s a lot to ask, ing the song a year ago. Quizzed about the was a long time ago.” Ed previously con- her first set of live shows since 1979 - and she has but it would allow us to all share in the experi- song’s subject, Ed told Capital FM: “They firmed ‘Don’t’ is about a high-profile celebrity urged punters to refrain from snapping a picture ence together.” Meanwhile, the legendary star don’t really [know] though, people have ex and he even warned his former lover or filming any of the concert because of the also commented on the rehearsals for the con- assumptions. With that track, I only felt that about the song’s imminent release. He said: “I nature of the venue. She wrote on her official certs and insisted preparations are “going very way for a week and then I made my peace just said, ‘Just so you know, there is a song.’ website: “We have purposefully chosen an inti- well indeed”. She added: “We’re all very excited with it and got on with it. “But it just hap- And they said, ‘Expected that.’ Cause of the mate theatre setting rather than a large venue or about the upcoming shows and are working very pened that that song was alright and I situation, you know, I didn’t lie at all. It’s 100 stadium.”It would mean a great deal to me if you hard in preparation. It’s going very well indeed.” wanted to put it on the album. But I don’t per cent true.”