Gwen’s Name Choice Explained and a Poltergeist Remake?

The odd baby name is finally explained! Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale welcomed their second son this week – Zuma Nesta Rock – and I wondered where the name came from. Baby name expert (I never knew there was such a thing!) Pamela Redmond Satran explained it all yesterday to US magazine. She believes the name Zuma came from Zuma Beach in Malibu. It seems that earlier in his career, Rossdale said he was standing on the beach in the early morning when he made a life changing decision. He had been working all night as a production assistant on … Continue reading

Gwen Stefani Gives Birth

In a page right out of the crazy celebrity baby names book, No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani and her rocker husband Gavin Rossdale are the proud parents of a new baby – Zuma Nesta Rock. Can you tell if it was a boy or girl by the name? Yeah, I couldn’t either. Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale is a bouncing baby boy, weighing in at 8 pounds 5 ounces according to Stefani’s publicist Dave Tomberlin. He also said in the statement that “Mother, baby and family are all happy and healthy.” “Family” includes big brother Kingston and step-sister Daisy Lowe (from … Continue reading

Hollywood Pregnancy Buzz

Hmm… where have we heard this one before? First comes the engagement confirmation, then the announcement that a baby is on the way. We just saw it with Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz and Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault (though their engagement was short lived) and now the rumor mill is buzzing about actress Uma Thurman and her new multi-millionaire fiancé Arpad Busson. The pair just announced that they plan to marry sometime next year and now reports claim that the “Kill Bill” star is pregnant with Busson’s baby. If the rumors are true the new baby would be Thurman’s … Continue reading

Celeb News: Pregnancy, Surgery, and Retirement

After weeks of speculation singer Gwen Stefani has confirmed she is expecting another baby with her rock star husband Gavin Rossdale. Actually, Stefani hasn’t said a word about her pregnancy, but relentless reporters were finally able to extract the news from Rossdale’s father and the celebrity baby bump watch began. Britain’s “The Sun” is reporting that the singer is 13 weeks pregnant and is due in late July or early August. Stefani and Rossdale already have a son, Kingston Rossdale, who turns two in May. The 38-year-old blonde songstress has made no secret that she wanted to add to her … Continue reading

Pop Culture Potpourri–Alex Trebek Hospitalized and Gwen Stefani to the Rescue

Answer: He suffered a minor heart attack. Question: What happened to “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek? The 67-year-old longtime game show host gave his family quite a scare Monday night. Trebek reportedly felt pains in his chest and was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles where doctors discovered he had a minor heart attack. According to Trebek’s rep, the Canadian-born celebrity will remain in the hospital for a couple more days for tests and observation. In a statement released by “Jeopardy” producers Trebek was said to be “resting comfortably in a Los Angeles hospital, and he will be back … Continue reading

Would You Buy This Doll?

I grew up in a house full of brothers… a LOT of brothers. As a result, I was a bit of a tomboy–with a twist. For some reason, in addition to playing football, kickball, darts, and taking part in the occasional mud wrestling competition, I also had quite a doll collection. Barbie dolls, Cabbage Patch dolls, walking dolls, talking dolls, burping dolls, you name it; I had it. (Did I mention I was the only girl in this family of boys and my grandmother never hesitated to add to my ever-growing doll collection?) When I found out I was pregnant … Continue reading