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lifestyle SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2013 Gossip Celine Dion wants a young family to buy her home he 45-year-old singer recently listed her mansion - which comes complete with its own water park and lazy riv- Ter - for $72.5 million because she and her family have only visited it twice in the last two years. Once Celine extended the contract of her Las Vegas residency show at the Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino until 2019 she knew she should get rid of the home and she now just hopes somebody will buy it and have many happy times at the fun property. In a TV interview for ‘ET Canada Conversations’, she said: “We’re going to be leaving this beautiful mansion to a family [that] deserves to spend the whole year there.” Celine - who raises Rene Charles, 12, and two- year-old twins, Nelson and Eddie, with her husband Rene Angelil, 68 - released her first English language album, ‘Loved Me Back To Life’, for six years in 2013, and she admits her eldest son was very impressed with one collaborator in particular. Discussing the LP, she revealed: “He was like, ‘Not the Rihanna Sia! The Sia that writes for Rihanna?’ “ As well as its own water slides, Celine’s 10,000 sq-ft water-front estate on Jupiter Island has multiple swimming pools, an eight-bedroom guesthouse, tennis court and a simulated golf range. The singer’s neighbours include retired basket- ball legend Michael Jordan and musician Kid Rock. Celine - who was born and raised in Quebec - will appear on Entertainment Tonight Canada’s New Year’s Eve (31.12.13) special with a performance from her Las Vegas show ‘Celine’ being broadcast live. Louis Walsh launching new boy band in 2014 he ‘X Factor’ judge - who mentored acts such as Westlife, TBoyzone and Samantha Mumba to success - has prom- ised his latest pop group will be comprised of all “new kids” after auditioning thousands of hopefuls and he is looking forward to the public hearing them for the first time. He said: “I’m doing a brand new boy band that will be ready to go next year. They’re going to rehearse for the month of January, see the record companies in February and take it from there. No familiar faces, all new kids that have never been on a talent show or anything. I auditioned a thousand!” As for himself, Louis just wants to be “happy” next year, and will kick off 2014 with a relaxing break in Miami. The 61-year-old music mogul - who is currently representing Union J, Shane Filan and Ronan Keating - said: “In 2014 all I want is to be happy and well. I just love to work in this business. “I’ll go to Miami for the whole month of January. I go there three months of the year. I have an apartment and I just love it, it’s the best place in the world.” Dannii Minogue set to open up on ‘very personal’ ‘Breaking Bad’ star RJ Mitte new album wants to start music career he 42-year-old star has begun work on her latest record, and it is said she could be ready to sing about her break-up he 21-year-old actor - who played the character of lead actor Bryan Cranston’s son, T with Kris Smith and her rumoured fling with Simon Cowell. TWalter Jr., in the recently concluded hit TV series - has aspirations to record some An insider told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “The record will be of his own songs and has been brushing up on his instrumental skills. RJ - who has very personal. Dannii wants to cover the events from the last cou- cerebral palsy - told BANG Showbiz: “I’m working on it right now, I’m learning guitar, I’m ple of years. “She’s kept quiet about a lot of things and is using learning piano. “I have a little bit of an issue, I have one good hand, the other hand is a her music as an opportunity to finally speak about it all. She’s little stiff and rigid, but I’m getting control over it. “I love music, at one point I had close actually finding it really therapeutic.” The ‘Put The Needle On It’ to half a million songs on a hard drive. My house is constantly being filled with music, singer has been turning to her sister Kylie for support as she every music, vinyl, everything. It’s really brilliant.” Although RJ suffers from cerebral palsy writes the new album - which is her first in ten years, which made (CP) - a condition which normally occurs before or during birth for a number of reasons, her apprehensive. She said: “I’ve been dabbling for a while, I’ve usually due to a lack of oxygen to the brain - through “tons of yoga” and exercise, he has got a few tracks there. The older you get the more hesitant you the condition under control, and had to accentuate its characteristics for the series. RJ - get. “There’s more at stake and seeing how I’m going to build in also known as Roy Frank Mitte - has previously said: “It took a little bit of convincing [to time for that and keep some balance. “There’s always a few mes- get the part], as at first Vince [Gilligan, show creator] thought I was actually too able- sages from fans saying ‘Come on, it’s been 10 years since the last bodied. “I can’t tell you the last time I’ve gone to a doctor for my CP. I have it under con- album’. I’ve had little chunks of time to dedicate and sit down trol for the most part.” and write stuff. It’s all about the right songs.” Miley Cyrus’ burglary is believed to be an inside job he ‘Wrecking Ball’ hitmaker was shaken up after an Tintruder got into her house on her birthday last month and stole around $100,000 worth of jewelry. She wasn’t in the house at the time but - according to TMZ - police believe the culprit may be someone she knows. The gossip website explained surveillance footage doesn’t show anyone suspicious entering or leaving her Studio City home - plus there is no sign of forced entry. Police are now look- ing at a number of workers who were at the house while she was away. Miley will have been glad to not be at home when the intruder got in, but - while she might be scared of being burgled - it seems she thinks some celebrities are actually scared of her risque reputation. Speaking to the New York Times newspaper, she said: “You don’t have to be signed to Disney Channel to be put in a box, or to be rated PG. “I’m with artists sometimes, and I’ll take a picture of them or whatever. They make me delete it ... I don’t have a bunch of celeb friends, because I feel like some of them are a little scared of the association. This is terrible.” —Bangshowbiz.