37 MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2015 LIFESTYLE

Gossip Lance Bass ‘different life’ ance Bass thinks he would have had a L“different life” if he came out when he was younger. The *NSYNC singer believes not revealing he was gay when he was a young boy had left him feeling “sepa- rated” from his friends and family. He shared: “I would have had a different life. I would have enjoyed myself more and I wouldn’t have had to hide something major in my life from the whole world. “It separat- ed me from my friends and family and so I would love to get those younger years back.” And the 36-year-old singer found writing a memoir, which he titled ‘Out of Sync’, in 2007 was very “therapeutic”. He added to BELLA New York magazine: “It’s something I hid for so long. I kind of wanted to disappear for a little bit and let that digest because it was odd being that vulner- able to the world after being so hidden. “It was a little freaky, and I felt writing a mem- oir was very therapeutic. To be able to tell that coming out story and know that you Adele has bonded with Victoria Beckham are hopefully helping some other gay kid out there relate to your story is an honor to he 27-year-old singer - who has three-year- stands the pressure of being a mum in the show- to get something in the diary. Emma is a friend do that.” Told son Angelo with partner Simon biz world.” The ‘Hello’ hitmaker has reportedly of Jennifer’s and a huge Adele fan so the trio Konecki - is said to have grown close to the also been growing close to Jennifer Lawrence planned a night out together when they were all 41-year-old fashion designer and have swapped and Emma Stone and enjoyed a night out on the in New York. “Adele loved having a proper girlie tips about being mothers in the spotlight. An town with the ‘Hunger Games’ star and the night out and they all enjoyed wine and had a insider said: “Victoria loves Adele and they’ve ‘Birdman’ actress last month. A source told giggle. They’re all similar ages so it was nice for met up with their kids. “Adele says Victoria is Closer magazine: “Adele met Jennifer at a show- Adele to let her hair down and enjoy a rare night Idris Elba much funnier than people realise and she under- biz bash and the pair had been texting for ages away from mummy duty.” ‘battles’ with fear

Brett Rossi wants ‘justice’ he ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’ star Tadmits he struggles with the fear of failing he former fiancee of Charlie Sheen has filed a lawsuit against the but gets through it by learning not to T‘Anger Management’ star where she claims he was “negligent” “respect” those feelings. He said: “Fear is an inter- and has left her “emotionally distressed” in not revealing to her he esting one for me. I think it’s definitely part of was HIV positive but she has insisted she’s not in it for the money. She what goes on inside my head. I battle it. “I don’t told FOX411: “I want justice. If I wanted money, I would have kept our respect fear. I don’t mean that in an arrogant child. If I wanted money, I would have kept quiet. I want justice. “If he way, but I am self-aware, and that’s how I deal would have told me from day one, from the first time that we met, with it.” The 43-year-old actor also revealed he there would have never been a relationship. I never would have been has felt more “responsible” since being given sexually active with him, “I stayed because when we had a heart to more leading roles in films but admits he misses heart. I asked him, is this for real, is this what you want, is this forever, being a part of an ensemble. He added to now and forever? He said yes, I want to marry you, I want to have a fam- hungertv.com: “With growth comes a lot of ily with you, I want to have normal life.” However, the star refutes the responsibility. I think one of the tougher things allegations, which also includes assault. His lawyer Martin D. Singer when you go from being a supporting actor to a said: “Charlie Sheen intends to vigorously defend the lawsuit filed by leading actor is that your process is slightly dif- Scottine Ross. “We are confident that Mr. Sheen will prevail in this ferent. “You find yourself on your own quite a action and will prevail on his claims for affirmative relief against her.” bit, and when you’re used to an ensemble, that can be a little unsettling. But you’re given a lot more freedom to create in that space, and that’s a gift for any actor. That freedom is why I love what I do.”

Kim Wilde: Courteney Cox My looks helped is ‘desperate’ to my career try counseling im Wilde thinks her looks were a “big part” of her career success. he ‘Friends’ actress and Snow KThe 55-year-old singer burst onto the music scene in 1981 with her TPatrol singer Johnny McDaid are debut single ‘Kids in America’ and has admitted her aesthetic said to have called off their appeal played a big part in her rise to the top of the industry. The blonde engagement earlier this month but it star said: “Looks were a big part of my success, and I always understood has been claimed that things had been “rocky for a while” between the pair. A source that. “I grew up in the 70s when there were a lot of beautiful people said: “Things have been rocky for a while. They were arguing over wedding plans, had around, not least David Bowie. I embraced it, but I never took myself that one almighty row and she asked him to leave. “They are both devastated that it has seriously.” Although Kim felt objectified come to this. Courteney has been especially upset and is telling friends it’s a trial sepa- during her meteoric rise, she also admitted ration while they figure out how to move forward. She’s desperate to have relation- she was happy to indulge those attitudes ship counseling.” The 51-year-old actress - who met the ‘Run’ hitmaker through mutual for the sake of her career. She confessed: “I pal Ed Sheeran - still loves Johnny and wants to marry him one day but feels they felt a bit objectified as a pop star in the 80s, must “address their problems” first. The insider added to Grazia magazine: “They fell in but I went along with it quite willingly. love extremely quickly. And now it seems that they’ve reached a stumbling block. “Although you’ll never find pictures of me “Courteney says she loves Johnny and wants to marry him, but she knows deep down displaying half as much as what the girls they can’t plaster over cracks and get hitched without addressing their problems. But are showing these days. Maybe they’ve got she is still hopeful they will get through this, as we all are.” better bodies!” However, Kim conceded she suffered a slump in her 30s, when she start- ed feeling fretful about the world. She told the Guardian newspaper: “I had a bit of a Jolie ‘better understands’ Pitt bad time in my early 30s. I was really lost and anxious. My dad said to me: ‘You’ve got Kim’s post-baby ngelina Jolie feels she has a “better understanding” of Brad Pitt since they starred oppo- to push out on the world.’ I did and I recov- ered.” Asite each other in ‘By The Sea’. The 40-year-old beauty worked alongside her husband on the romantic drama film and admits portraying a couple on screen helped their real life relationship. She said: “Brad has never seen what I’m like when he’s left me after one of our fights. Sometimes I’m strong. But as soon as he leaves the room, I melt into tears. With this film, body plans he sees it. And I see into his private moments. “I filmed it and I discovered his expressions. So I better understand his frustrations over certain aspects in me.” However, the ‘Maleficent’ star im Kardashian West wants to lose her baby weight Gomez feeling ‘very healthy’ admits the couple sometimes found it hard to hide their love for each other when their charac- Kslowly. The ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ star ters were supposed to be angry at each other. She added to the French edition of ELLE maga- has just given birth to her second child, a baby boy, elena Gomez feels “very healthy” following her chemotherapy. The ‘Same Old Love’ zine: “The most difficult scenes were the most drawn-out fights; normally if Brad sees me cry, it but has insisted she is in no rush to ditch the baby weight Shitmaker was struck down with lupus, an autoimmune disease, three years ago and ends by his taking care of me. “But here, in the film he had to stay angry, and I couldn’t take it and would rather be a “little bit more realistic” and take her revealed she had to undergo the treatment but insists she is back to full health now personally. It was so strange and interesting.” time. She wrote on her official website: “A few weeks to go despite having the chronic condition for life. She told Billboard magazine: “It has been and 60 pounds up! I look at other celebrities and Instagram overwhelming and the response has been very supportive, girls who are literally so skinny right after giving birth. How which is nice - but it still makes me a little uncomfortable. “I is that possible?!?! “I mean, I’m focused and I love the chal- waited for the right time to talk about it because I am in a lenge of getting my body back and feeling good again, great place and I’m very healthy. I’m not trying to be loud BUT I am going to be a little bit more realistic. I’m not say- about it: It was time to use my platform to help.” Meanwhile, ing anyone is being unhealthy or not doing it the right the 23-year-old beauty previously admitted she didn’t really way, but how do they lose weight and look so good so “understand” the diagnosis and tried to keep it as private as fast?! (sic)” Meanwhile, the 35-year-old television personal- possible whilst she underwent treatment. She shared: “[It hap- ity - who also has two-year-old North - recently admitted pened] three years ago... That’s when I found it and I think it she would love to have a third child and isn’t worried about was just very complicated because I didn’t understand and her weight “slipping” until then. She explained: “I’m not then it was something that I did want to keep private until my worried about after [giving birth to my second child] ... I’m whole life suddenly wasn’t private. “You’ll have it forever. It’s just worried about number three, that’s when your body kind of one of those situations. You just have to take care of really starts to slip.” yourself.” —Bang Showbiz