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We have a feeling she's going to be good at this!

A little over a year ago, we were THRILLED to hear that Ricky Martin had been cast as Che in the upcoming Broadway revival of Evita!

Now, a clip has been released of Ricky's co-star Elena Roger, who previously starred in a 2006 production of the show at London's Adelphi Theatre in the West End! (above)

Such a beautiful voice! We CANNOT wait to see her and Ricky on Broadway! Just a little over a month!!!!!

We wish U the best of luck, Elena!!!!!

While her prince is 7,500 miles away, Kate Middleton is going to work on Valentine's Day.

The Duchess will be in Liverpool helping one of her favorite charities, Action on Addiction. She will be a guest and go on a tour of an alcohol free bar that was established to help recovering addicts.

Kate will also stop by one of England's top children's hospitals, Alder Hey, where she will work with the Ronald McDonald.

What an inspiration!!!

Even though her love is far away, Kate is sharing her love with others!

You go, gurl!!!

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While her X Factor days are over, Nicole Scherzinger isn't going to sit around waiting for something else!

But unfortunately for Yanks, all her stops are in Europe.

Sad.

Starting Valentine's Day Week, Nicole will be headed overseas and performing in Brussels and cities in England throughout February.

She tweeted the following to her fans:

Thanku so much to all my #killerlovers for ur song suggestions for my tour. SO HELPFUL! Keep sendin um! This is gonna be our show together!

Aww...What a perfect Valentine for the Brits! We guess we'll have to settle for chocolate!

We'll miss you in the US!

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Queen Elizabeth II loves her grandaugter in law and has given Kate Middleton her seal of approval!

A courtier explained that the Queen Mum was giddy at Prince William and Kate's Royal Wedding.

The courtier said the following:

She was practically skipping. Seeing her family full of joy but also seeing the public support and excitement touched her greatly.

She was very supportive of William and Kate leading up to the wedding and nothing could have reaffirmed more that they have the potential to achieve great things for the monarchy. The whole of Britain seemed to have turned up to wish them well.

Kate's willingness to learn the royal customs seems to help matters too!

A source says Queen Elizabeth has grown very fond of her due to the Duchess's humility.

The queen even invited Kate's parents to Ascot last year!

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Do tell!

During a recent interview, Prince William and Prince Harry opened up about what Queen Elizabeth is REALLY like!

Here's what Harry had to say about the Queen, and how she leans on her hubby Prince Philip "for moral support":

"Regardless of whether my grandfather seems to be doing his own thing, sort of wandering off like a fish down the river, the fact that he's there – personally, I don't think that she could do it without him."

And here's more from William on how the Queen leads "a public royal life":

"I think she doesn't care for celebrity...and she really minds about having privacy in general."

"I think she's carved her own way completely. She's not had a blueprint. I think it's very important to be able to retreat inside and be able to collect one's thoughts and collect your ideas, and then to move forward."

Thanks for the insights, boys! It's always fascinating to learn more intimate details about people who are perceived as larger than life by the masses!

What do U think the Queen is really like???

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Now that he's gotten his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Danny DeVito is ready to say goodbye to La La Land, and hello to London!

We've just learned that Danny DeVito will be starring in a West End production of Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys, which starts up preview performances on April 27 at the Savoy Theatre! The official opening of the show's 12-week run is May 17.

Best part? Harry Potter actor Richard Griffiths (Vernon Dursley) will co-star with Danny!!!!

For those who haven never seen the play, here's how it's being described by Playbill:

"In the play, kings of comedy, Willie Clark (DeVito) and Al Lewis (Griffiths), aka The Sunshine Boys, haven’t spoken to each other in years. When CBS calls for the vaudevillian greats to be reunited for a nostalgic History of Comedy, past grudges resurface as they take center stage once more. Aging ailments aside, can this legendary double-act overcome their differences for one last show?"

Sounds like it should be a wonderful show! We wish Uncle Vernon and The Lorax the best of luck! Ha!

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After dealing with a horrible case of pneumonia, George Michael is hoping that his voice will be ready for him to perform again later this year.

George has taken to Twitter to let his fans know that he is slowly recovering from the illness and is busy resting and writing.

The singer, who’s currently on vacation, posted:

Hi boyz n gelz, still enjoying a little time in the southern hemisphere, voice is slowly recovering, spent the afternoon writing in the sun

Have no idea whats going on in the real world, which is just how I like it. Jet skied today, closest thing I'll get to driving for now

First real holiday in many years. Bliss. Not the slightest chance of controversy. I may have to flash room service or summat.

And when it came down to talking about his career and his vocal cords, George was honest and stated:

realistically I can't see my vocal cords being being ready till the summer, but then I have to think about people losing out if ....

they are on their summer hols. So September seems the most likely. Sorry about that everyone. Rest assured I will use the time wisely...

As in... working on improving the show, mixing the live tracks, finishing brand new tracks!

So you heard it directly from GM! If you want to catch him in concert, it most likely won’t be until September.

As for his current health condition, he adds:

Pneumonia may have been a bastard thing to go thru, but normally when I suffer you guys benefit somehow, don't you think

That's just how it goes in GM world. God's little joke. Long may it continue

Spent half the day trying to come up with something that rhymed with pneumonia. Best I can do is bone ya........so true, so true....

Take as long as you need, George, we just wish you a full recovery!

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Looks like this Emmy/Golden Globe award-winning series now has an OSCAR winning actress!

We've just learned that Shirley MacLaine has joined the cast of Downton Abbey for its third season, which premieres on UK network ITV this fall! U.S. audiences will be able to check out the show on PBS' Masterpiece Classic in early 2013.

Shirley is set to star as Martha Levinson, the "mother of American-born Lady Grantham (Elizabeth McGovern)."

Here's what executive producer Gareth Neame had to say about Shirley joining the show in a statement:

"My late grandfather directed Shirley MacLaine in Gambit in 1966 so it is a delight for me that she will be joining us on Downton Abbey."

How sweet! We wish Shirley and the entire show's cast/crew luck with the upcoming season...although we're sure they'll be just fine AND they'll prob win like a thousand more awards!

Will U check out Shirley MacLaine when she joins Downton Abbey???

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Wowsa! Rupert Murdoch's name is truly becoming synonymous with scandal!

Last year, we heard ALL ABOUT a large scale phone-hacking scandal, which resulted in a bunch of arrests of former employees of Murdoch's News of the World publication!

Earlier this week, Murdoch and his British newspaper company sent out 35 settlement checks, including a check for $200K to Jude Law, who had been kept under tight surveillance for quite some time.

Now, we've learned that FOUR current and FOUR former journalists from Rupert Murdoch's publication The Sun have been arrested "on suspicion of bribing the police."

Some of the arrested men have been identified as:

- Former managing editor Graham Dudman
- Former deputy editor Fergus Shanahan
- Current head of news Chris Pharo
- Crime editor Mike Sullivan

Here's what Murdoch's company News Corp. had to say about the investigation:

"News Corporation made a commitment last summer that unacceptable news gathering practices by individuals in the past would not be repeated."

We're just glad to see that the guilty parties are continuing to pay for their gross invasions of privacy!

Actions have consequences, Murdoch and co! Don't U forget that!

Eat your heart out, Rita Hayworth!

The world will be seeing red once March's Q Magazine hits the shelves next week, but in a very good way. Our beloved Florence Welch has gotten incredibly close for this extremely loud chic cover shot, looking simply exquisite from eyelash to fingertip.

So insanely captivating. The contrast of her hair to her makeup and the simplicity of her nails. And her eyes! Such a pretty shade of green! Most people never get to see that! We looooooove everything that is going on here!

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