Celebrity Gossip

Ready to ring in 2010, the stars have been traveling about the globe to reach their New Year’s Eve party destinations.

Among this year’s fetes are numerous Sin City soirees, with Nicole Richie and Joel Madden holding court at Lavo nightclub while 50 Cent and the Black Eyed Peas will also be hosting their own celebrations at Pure and LAX respectively.

Meanwhile, Lady GaGa will be taking to the James L. Knight Center in Miami Beach for what currently happens to be the hottest New Year’s Eve ticket.

Just down the street, “Twilight” hunk Kellan Lutz will be manning the mic at a big New Year’s bash at Klutch nightclub sans Olivia Munn, who was a last minute pullout.

Not to be forgotten, Eva Longoria is dishing out a “top-secret musical performance” at her Beso restaurant in Hollywood as Pamela Anderson will be getting the party started at the Gridlock New Year’s Eve concert - which features a performance by Adam Lambert.

On the TV end of things, Billboard’s New Year’s Eve Live will be airing on FOX at 11PM, with Carmen Electra hosting the night’s festivities which include performances by Kris Allen and Sean Kingston.

As for Dick Clark’s “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” which begins at 10PM on ABC, Ryan Seacrest and Fergie will act as co-hosts to a show featuring appearances by Black Eyed Peas, Justin Bieber, Robin Thicke, Keri Hilson, Selena Gomez, Colbie Caillat and Orianthi.

Last, but not least, Carson Daly will be hosting “NBC’s New Year’s Eve With Carson Daly,” which airs at 10PM. The New Year’s Eve special includes not-to-be-missed performances by Rihanna and Jay-Z, along with Green Day.

Looking as if the public is moving away from loving the stick-thin starlets in lieu of the curvier chicks, Kate Winslet and Halle Berry have topped a big UK poll as to which Hollywood ladies have the most desirable bodies.

Asking thousands of women aged 18 and over, the general trend seemed to make clear that voluptuous figures are becoming the ideal look.

With Miss Winslet placed atop the poll while Miss Berry closely behind, with third place going to fellow curvaceous cutie, Beyonce Knowles.

Other gorgeous gals to make the recent survey include Megan Fox and Lily Allen, while skinny stars such as Victoria Beckham and Kate Moss came in at the bottom of the list.

Displaying one of the best celebrity bodies around, Stacy Keibler was spotted living it up in Miami, Florida on New Year’s Eve day (December 31).

The actress and former “Dancing with the Stars” contestant sported a skimpy hot pink bikini and a straw hat as she hit up the sandy shoreline, where she proceeded to tan with a few female friends.

Meanwhile, Miss Keibler is currently looking forward to the airing of her guest role on the 100th episode of “How I Met Your Mother”.

In the episode titled “Girls Vs. Suits,” Miss Keibler plays a bartender that catches Neil Patrick Harris’ eye - with the show set to run on January 11th on CBS.

She’s known for her keen fashion sense, so it comes as no surprise that Nicole Richie has been asked to serve as a guest judge in the upcoming season of “Project Runway.”

The 28-year-old will be joining host Heidi Klum, mentor Tim Gunn along with Nina Garcia and Michael Kors for the show’s seventh season premiere on January 14th at 10 pm EST on Lifetime.

“Project Runway” executive producer, Sara Rea says, “Nicole is a fabulous guest judge. She has strong opinions and gives clear and specific constructive criticism to the designers.”

And as previously reported by Gossip Center, Richie is also developing a potential ABC sitcom in which she would star and produce.

Gearing up for another day on the Broadway stage, Ashlee Simpson was spotted leaving her apartment in New York City on Thursday morning (December 31) .

The former “Melrose Place” actress was looking stylish in a wintertime ensemble with a matching derby hat as she headed over to the Ambassador Theatre.

Portraying Roxie Hart in the hit musical, Miss Simpson was slated to perform an early New Year’s Eve show at 3PM before getting a day off for the New Year’s holiday.

Having a blast with her performance duties, the 25-year-old recently tweeted: “Got to say being apart of this show and with such an amazing cast is just AWESOME! It’s such a fun show to be apart of and such a family!!”

Stepping out for the holiday celebrations, Amy Winehouse was spotted partying it up at the Hawley Arms pub in Camden on Thursday night (December 31).

The “Rehab” songstress held onto a gal pal while stumbling along the street during the 2010 New Year’s Eve celebrations.

The sighting debunks claims that Miss Winehouse was to be hospitalized due to a relapse, which Amy’s spokesperson addressed, saying: “It’s just not true. She won’t be checking into hospital, she has no need to.”

The troubled British singer recently told press that she’s actually been quite productive as of late, telling: “I’ve actually written a few more songs over Christmas, I’ve been at home, been over my Mom’s, actually been knuckling down to it really.”

Not one to worry about being caught in a compromising position, Lady Gaga flashed photographers from her balcony in Miami Beach on Thursday morning (December 31).

The “Poker Face” singer chatted with a pal at the Fontainebleau hotel, paying no mind to the fact that paparazzi were snapping shots of her clad in her undies.

Coming up tonight (December 31), GaGa will be taking the stage at the James L. Knight Center in Miami Beach for a New Year’s Eve concert.

According to a report, the gig has already cleared the $1 million mark in ticket sales and promises to be the pinnacle of NYE festivities.

He’s shot to worldwide fame thanks to his role as Edward Cullen, and Robert Pattinson says he owes it all to having a crush on Kristen Stewart.

The “New Moon” stud confessed that the driving force behind his decision to audition for “Twilight” was the fact that Stewart had been cast as Bella Swan.

“I read the script and I barely knew that they were books too.  The only reason I went to the audition was to see Kristen, because I’d just seen Into The Wild. Of course I had a crush on her but we are just very good friends.”

Still denying their romance, Rob insists he’s single and looking.  “I am young, free and single.  I like people being forward. Gosh, I don’t know. I like strong people, chiseled abs… I take what I can get.”

She’s settling into motherhood quite nicely, and Kourtney Kardashian recently explained why she chose the name Mason Dash for her newborn son.

The “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” babe revealed that what started out as merely a preference became more profound upon further examination.

“The first time I started looking at baby names, Mason was the only one I liked.  It was the only one that stuck with me. Right before he was born, I told my aunt we were thinking about going with that for a name. She told me that Mason means the same thing in English that Kardashian means in Armenian — stone worker.”

She continued, “Another aunt told me my great uncle used to use the name Mason when he made dinner reservations, because Kardashian was too long. When I heard that, I thought, Oh my god, it’s meant to be.”

“Dash is not for my clothing store, as some people have suggested online. That would be stupid. Dash is short for Kardashian, and it was my father’s nickname.”

She made a name for herself by letting television cameras into her home and now Kate Gosselin is looking at giving the public a glimpse at her search for a new man.

According to a report the “Jon and Kate Plus 8” mommy is considering a new reality gig, this time chronicling her journey to find a new relationship now that her divorce is final.

An industry insider told press, “Love her or hate her, people are fascinated by Kate.  She has a lot of mouths to feed and Kate looking for love will certainly put bread on the table.

And while this all sounds like a promising future for Ms. Gosselin, it still has to be approved by the bigwigs.