Friday, 23 September 2011

Is Kate Winslet Dating Richard Branson's Nephew?

Ned and Kate in London
Talk about sparks flying! 

Kate Winslet not onlyescaped a house firewhile vacationing at Richard Branson's Caribbean home last month, but apparently found chemistry with Branson's nephew "Ned Rocknroll," who was also staying on Necker Island at the time. 

Though the recent Emmy winner, 35, was staying at Branson's home with her two children – Mia, 10, and Joe, 7 – and boyfriend at the time, model Louis Dowler, when she left the island to return to New York, it was Ned who accompanied her, according to Britain's Daily Mail

It was an eventful trip for Winslet, who rescued Branson's 90-year-old mother from the blaze that destroyed the business mogul's vacation home.

"Ned was heartbroken and went to Necker to take his mind off things," a source told British tabloid The Sun of Rocknroll, 33, who separated from his wife, heiress Eliza Cowdray, earlier this year. "But when Kate came out they really hit it off." 

The pair have been dating ever since, British reports say. They were photographed walking together in central London earlier this week, both in town to attend the funeral of Richard Branson's father, Ted. 

Ned, who legally changed his name from Ned Abel Smith, works for Branson's space initiative, Virgin Galactic. A rep for Winslet had no comment.

Monday, 19 September 2011

Mark Walhberg: Entourage Movie Likely to Happen

Don't say goodbye to the Entourage boys just yet. The rumor that they'll be back on the big screen happens to be true, the show's executive producer, Mark Wahlberg, tells PEOPLE. 


Even before last week's finale aired and wrapped up eight years of adventures on HBO, there was loud chatter that the series would become a movie. 


"It better happen," Wahlberg said over the weekend at Las Vegas's Palms Place Hotel and Spa. "We're working on [a movie] as we speak." 


By ending the storyline on an upbeat note – Vinnie (Adrien Grenier) got married, Eric (Kevin Connolly) got back his bride-to-be, Drama (Kevin Dillon) got his series, Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) got his fortune, and Ari (Jeremy Piven) got his marriage back on track and a job offer to run a studio – Wahlberg says everything is "teed up for a movie." 


So will Ari Gold opt to take the studio offer, or will he keep his word to his wife (Perrey Reeves) that they'll take a year off together? Reveals Wahlberg: "The dream job he got offered is too good to pass up."

Tuesday, 10 May 2011

Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger: Why They Split

Two months ago, Maria Shriver posed the question herself in a YouTube video: "How do you deal with transitions in your life?"

In the last two years, she had lost her parents, Sargent and Eunice Shriver, and her uncle Ted Kennedy. Her husband Arnold Schwarzenegger had been essentially run out of Sacramento after a disappointing term as California governor, and he was returning to action movies at age 63.

Shriver, 55, found herself with four children growing up and going off to college and no full-time job. She was no longer First Lady. Her TV news career had been put on hold for seven years while Schwarzenegger was in the statehouse.

"Everything she knows has been moving out from under her," a longtime friend tells PEOPLE. "She has been keeping this very quiet. I don’t know what she is going to do next; everything at the moment is on hold."