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lifestyle MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2017 GOSSIP Vogue Williams Octavia Spencer sent doesn’t want to get married again letters to idol Michael Jackson he 31-year-old TV presenter already getting broody. Vogue split from Brian McFadden told Fabulous magazine: “About a Tin July 2015 after three year ago I felt the pressure of years of marriage and admitted being 30 and thought: ‘Oh, what she is not interested in tying the am I going to do?’ I really want to knot again. She said: “My mum have kids!’ But now there are so many ways to have children. I can have them on my own if I want!” Vogue briefly dated Billie Piper’s ex-husband Laurence Fox earlier this year but revealed that the romance did not work out and they are currently just very close friends. She said: “We’re definitely not more than friends. I’m cur- rently single and very happy. Me and Laurence became close over the last few months. But yeah, we’re just friends.” Although she has had some high-profile romances, Vogue insists she would happily date a man who is not in the public eye. She said: ctavia Spencer used to Oprah Winfrey. She told Empire “They have to be funny and easy- send fan mail to Michael magazine “I think when I stop going. I definitely go for person- OJackson. The 46-year-old being star struck it’s time to get ality over looks, and they need to actress enjoyed writing letters to out of this business.” When Octavia like doing fun things because I various celebrities when she was goes to the cinema, she refuses to don’t enjoy sitting at home doing younger and she was thrilled when leave until the end of the movie, will kill me for saying this, but I nothing. “I dated someone for six she received a poster in response even if she isn’t enjoying it. She don’t think I would. Marriage years who wasn’t famous. There to a note she’d sent her ‘Thriller’ said: “I don’t [walk out]. If I’ve spent isn’t as important to me as it was are some things that they find hitmaker idol. She said: “When I my money and bought my pop- before. But if I met someone and weird, like when I was modeling was a kid I would write to lots of corn, you’ve got me. “If people getting married was on their and whipping all my clothes off people. “I remember I wrote to took the time to make it, then I’ll agenda, then I’d think about it.” backstage! But if you avoid celeb Michael Jackson. I think I got back stick with it to the end.” And the However, she admitted she defi- hotspots, you can have a normal one of the posters that was on my actress will drop everything if one nitely wants children and is relationship with anyone.” wall.” Despite her own fame, the of her favorite movies is on TV, ‘Hidden Figures’ actress still gets even if it affects her other commit- star struck and believes the day ments. She said: “There are three she stops being in awe of other I’ve seen more than any other, ‘The people is the day she should Color Purple, ‘The Shawshank change careers. She said: “I’m still Redemption’ and ‘Driving Miss Geri Horner says star struck all the time. I met Daisy’. “No matter when they’re on, Steven Spielberg, who I’ve idolized I’m going to have to watch them it is a ‘miracle’ since I was a 13-year-old kid. And and I’m going to be late.” she conceived naturally Jennifer Hudson wants to move to the UK using Twitter as she thinks it is important to move herself from the negative comments she gets on social media sites. She told LOOK magazine: “I remember starting out, they used to tell us, ‘Don’t read this, don’t look at that’ and every once in a while I remind myself of David and Victoria Beckham that. “I’ve banned myself from twit- ter - I don’t even go on there any- more. “You know what to avoid, renew wedding vows how to handle yourself.” Though Jennifer is enjoying working on avid and Victoria Beckham have love. He said: “Of course you make mistakes ‘The Voice’, she thinks ‘American he 44-year-old singer woman, I’ll scoff a few choco- renewed their wedding vows. The over the years, we all know marriage is diffi- Idol’ - on which she found fame in recently welcomed son lates and then I’ll think, ‘Ooh, I’d couple tied the knot in a lavish cere- cult at times and it’s about working 2004 - gave the contestants better Montague George Hector better keep an eye on that.’ But D T mony in Ireland in 1999 and David admit- through it. “Whenever we’ve come up preparation for life in the music Horner with her husband the important thing to me is try- ted that their renewal ceremony was a against tough times, we know each other industry. She said: “This process [on Christian Horner and Geri admit- ing to give yourself a break and much more tasteful affair. Speaking to better than anybody knows us so we talk. The Voice] is so much quicker - it ted she feels “incredibly lucky” say, “It’s OK to have the choco- Kirsty Young for a special 75th anniversary “Do we stay together because it’s a brand? leaps from phase to phase so that she didn’t need any med- late and eat the cake, just find a edition of Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island Discs’, he Of course not. We stay together because quickly. I used to call it the ical help in order to get preg- balance.” “I think that restriction said: We did throw a lot at it. We have we love each other. “We stay together he 35-year-old singer - who ‘American Idol’ rollercoaster that I nant. She told The Sunday tends to lead you in the oppo- renewed our vows since then and it was a because we have four amazing children. Of has four-year-old son David Jr could never get off because it was Times: “I feel incredibly lucky to site direction and you just want lot more private, there was about six peo- course we go through tough times. When with fiance David Otunga - is just going around and around. “I have conceived naturally at my more. I used to have so much T ple there in our house.” Referring to the we go through tough times we work enjoying spending time in Britain agree [‘The Voice’ is more positive] age, 44. I see it as a miracle. Trust restriction around food. Now I thrones they sat on at the wedding and through it as a unit, as a family.” David also while filming talent show ‘The but I feel like what Simon Cowell me, I can still moan like the rest find if I allow myself to have a their eye-catching outfits, he added: “That praised his parents Ted and Sandra for pro- Voice UK’ and would seriously con- brings to the table is he’s preparing them but, equally, I remind bit, I am less likely to was pretty bold. Victoria’s was pretty nice. viding him with a strong work ethic. He sider relocating for a longer period you for the industry. “I feel like that myself every day that this is an overindulge. Geri also has a 10- “Mine, I’m like what was I thinking? I even said: “The only time my dad said you know of time. Asked if a move to the UK could be necessary to have a taste absolute gift.” And Geri, who year-old daughter Bluebell with had a top hat in purple. What was I think- what son you’ve done really well was when is on the cards, she said: “Yes, I of hat contestants are really trying battled bulimia when she was her ex Sacha Gervasi and ing?” David, 41 and Victoria, 42 - who have I got my 100th cap. “From time to time he’d would love that - no, seriously. I to get into and that’s when you younger, insisted that she will revealed that the youngster four children together - have had a number say great game. It makes me emotional. love it. It’s so peaceful and every- learn if you have a tough enough not be a “fanatic” about losing keeps her so busy she didn’t of ups and downs during their marriage Probably, everybody wants to make their one is so sweet.” The ‘Spotlight’ skin for it. “I thought, ‘It’s either the baby weight. She said: have time to worry about get- but he insisted that they are still deeply in parents proud.” singer has “banned” herself from gonna make me or break me.’ “When it comes to losing my ting everything ready for the baby weight I am not going to new baby. She explained: “Only be a fanatic about it. At the as my birth began to get close moment the stairs in my house did I start to think about the Conrad Murray are exercise enough. Trust me, I reality of it, the preparation, the Natalie Portman have been there, done it, with practical things, getting a nurs- all that perfect clean eating, but ery ready, and the things that wants to help sometimes it is not sustainable one needs.