Filmmaker Guy Ritchie is set to become a father as his girlfriend Jacqui Ainsley is pregnant with their first child together.

Ritchie already has biological 10-year-old son Rocco and adopted five-year-old boy David with ex-wife Madonna – and his model girlfriend Jacqui Ainsley are expecting their first child together in September and the couple is thrilled.

“They have been keen to start a family for a while now. They’re absolutely made up. We expect to hear wedding bells next year”, tells a source.

To celebrate the news, the couple, who began dating early last year, went on a luxury holiday.

“Jacqui was crying with joy when she found out she was pregnant. They went on holiday because Guy is determined she takes it easy. He won’t let her do anything more strenuous than argue over baby names,” the source said.

Hollywood actress Ginnifer Goodwin is all set to live the fairytale life after landing the lead role in yet another Snow White project.

The He’s Just Not That Into You star will act in ABC’s fantasy TV pilot Once Upon a Time, about a nun who discovers she might have been Snow White in a past life.

The 32-year-old actress will star alongside TV regular Lana Parrilla, who plays the evil queen in the project, said The Hollywood Reporter.

Once Upon A Time is from Lost executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz.

There are a number of big screen adaptations of the fairy tale coming up, with Julia Roberts and Charlize Theron playing evil queens in rival Snow White movies – The Brothers Grimm: Snow White and Snow White and the Huntsman.

Twilight characters may be the latest teen heartthrobs but Hermione Granger, the studious heroine from Harry Potter books is the most popular fictional dream date for teenage readers, says a survey.

Almost a quarter of the teenagers surveyed (23 per cent) nominated her character, played by Emma Watson in the onscreen version, ahead of Jacob Black (played by Taylor Lautner in the movie) (14.1 per cent) and Edward Cullen (played by Robert Pattinson) (9.9 per cent) from the Twilight books, a website reported.

The survey, carried out to mark World Book Day, also identified favourite teenage reads past and present. One in ten adults (10.2 per cent) who took part in the survey said their favourite book when they were a teenager was The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole.

JK Rowling’s stories about the teenage wizard were top of the poll of today’s teenagers with 30.5 per cent naming them as favourites.

JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, George Orwell’s 1984 and The Diary of Anne Frank were the only books on both lists.

More than 30 per cent teens said they only read a couple of books a year, with 18.6 per cent saying they read a book a week. Opinion Matters surveyed 1,583 adults and 505 teenagers aged 13-18 for the survey.

Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai added some Indian glamour to the Oscars with an on-trend shimmery number at the 83rd Academy Awards where sequins dominated the red carpet.

The 37-year-old actress sparkled in a bronze Giorgio Armani Prive gown with rows of amber sequins and beaded detail at the waist, while husband Abhishek Bachchan stuck to a traditional black tuxedo.

The actress teamed the shimmery gown with a Jimmy Choo clutch, vintage jewellery and smoky eyes.

Like Abhishek, musician A R Rahman who walked the red carpet with wife Saira, too wore a tuxedo while his partner chose a flamboyant fusion ensemble consisting of a golden sherwani and cigarette pants.

Like Saira and Ash, the shimmer trend was followed by Gwnyeth Paltrow, who wore a gold Calvin Klein number and Halle Berry who stole the show in a nude sparkling number by Marchesa.

Hilary Swank`s glistening silver Gucci column gave way to a romantic ostrich feather skirt, while the sparkling bodice of Mandy Moore`s romantic Monique L`Hullier dress appeared to have been sprayed on.

Shimmering nude was also an age-appropriate choice for 14-year-old Hailee Steinfeld, nominated for her role in `True Grit`, who won a Fifties-style dress by Marchesa.

While Celine Dion, wore a full-sleeved silver column dress, Amy Adams added a pop of colour to the red carpet with a sequinned navy gown by L`Wren Scott, which she teamed with green accesories.

Other than the sparkle, another major trend was the resurgence of the red carpet favourite, voluminous red gowns.

The bustled creations worn by Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Hudson, and Sandra Bullock, were in the same traffic-stopping hue of red. Penelope Cruz too showed off her post-pregnancy bod with a sequinned red gown by L`Wren Scott.

And while black remained a popular choice, with famously eccentric British star Helena Bonham Carter opting for it, there were some surprises from Cate Blanchett who wore an lavender Givenchy Haute Couture gown with yellow embellishment, and an unusual purple-burgundy hue seen on both Natalie Portman, in Rodarte, and Scarlett Johansson in Dolce and Gabbana.

Colin Firth is official Hollywood royalty: He has won the best-actor Academy Award as stammering monarch George VI in ‘The King’s Speech,’ while Natalie Portman is the best-actress winner as a delusional ballerina in ‘Black Swan’.

‘The King’s Speech,’ which led with 12 nominations, also won two other Oscars on Sunday, best director for Tom Hooper and original screenplay for David Seidler, a boyhood stutterer who was inspired by the British ruler’s struggle to overcome his own stammer.

Christian Bale and Melissa Leo earned supporting-acting honors Sunday for the boxing tale ‘The Fighter’.

Portman won over a field that included Annette Bening, who has lost on all four of her Oscar nominations.

“We are just good friends” to “Yes we are in a relationship” is the norm how relationships take shape in B-town. And the same story indeed befits in newbie Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma’s case. After repeated denials, ‘Band Baaja Baarat’ sensation Ranveer Singh and his co-star Anushka Sharma, have finally made their affair out in open. Though not vocally, the duo have made it quite obvious by smooching each other at Shahid Kapoor birthday bash held recently.

The couple walked hand-in-hand to the venue, shook legs together on the dance floor and after a few glasses of wine, they locked lips.

Their candid smooch grabbed all eye balls present at the venue. But the hot couple had least inhibitions.

And why not, after setting the screen on fire with their hot lip lock in ‘Band Baaja Baarat’, replicating the same in real life wouldn’t have been a task.

Wales-born Hollywood star Catherine Zeta-Jones has been knighted by Prince Charles for her contribution to cinema and was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in a ceremony here.

The 41-year-old actress and her husband Michael Douglas arrived at the Buckingham palace with their children Dylan and Carys for the ceremony, reported Daily Mail online.

The ‘Mask of Zorro’ star dressed for the occasion in a taupe skirt suit and a full hat complete with feathers.

Her 66-year-old husband, who recently overcame a cancer battle, was also suited and booted for the event.

The family posed together after the ceremony, with their eight-year-old daughter Carys and 11-year-old son Dylan also dressed formally for the occasion.

The Swansea-born actress, who won an Oscar for her role as Velma Kelly in the 2002 film ‘Chicago’, received her award from the Prince of Wales during which they had a quick chat.

When the announcement of the award was made last summer she said, “I am absolutely thrilled with this honour.

As a British subject, I feel incredibly proud, at the same time it is overwhelming and humbling.”

Shah Rukh Khan hosted Zor Ka Jhatka opened with dismal viewer ratings and has been dipping steadily every week.

It has now achieved the distinction of having the lowest TRPs ever for a show hosted by a Bollywood star! Even a Rakhi Sawant anchored show attracts more eyeballs than King Khan’s latest outing on the small screen.

And Rakhi has not been mincing any words on her popularity ratings. “My Rakhi Ka Insaaf on the same channel (Imagine) had more viewership than Zor Ka Jhatka.”

And in her characteristic candour she declares, “Ek dum Zor Ka Jhatka laga hai!”

ZKJ opened with a 2.6 TVR but could not manage to attract audience in the second week and its average rating dropped to 1.7  to 1.4 TVR.

Rakhi Sawant’s Rakhi Ka Swayamvar opened with a rating of 4.12 TVR and maintained an average rating of 3.04 TVR.

Ever since ZKJ went on air on February 1, there has been furore over SRK’s decision to host Zor Ka Jhatka. The desi version of the international reality show Total Wipeout has lived up to its name.

King Khan has been under the scanner for taking up the small screen assignment that has turned out to be a damp squib just like its contestants who get dunked in pools of water.

B-Town buzz is that Shah Rukh Khan was paid Rs 20 crore for the show. Insiders state that he agreed to do the show as it involved a huge sum for a few days of work.

As reported ‘Khan gets Chroma-ed’ (Hitlist, January 24), King Khan didn’t even travel to Argentina with the contestants where the show was shot. His portions were shot in chroma in Yash Raj Studios.

There’s also buzz that SRK took on the offer because of Ra. One. He needed money for his lavish sci-fi production.

While others state that he felt Zor Ka Jhatka would get youngsters hooked as Ra.One is targetting at a younger audience.

Zor Ka Jhatka TRPs
(From February 13-19).
Monday 1.2
Tuesday 1.3
Wednesday 1.3
Thursday 1.4
Friday 0.8

Opening ratings reality shows with stars
Shah Rukh Khan hosted Zor Ka Jhatka: 2.6
Madhuri Dixit judged Jhalak Dikkhla Jaa: 5.6
Priyanka Chopra hosted Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 3): 5.5
SRK hosted Kya Aap Paachvi Paas Se Tez Hain?: 4.6
Salman Khan hosted 10 Ka Dum (season 1): 3.2
Salman Khan hosted 10 Ka Dum (season 2): 2.2

For her item number in Dum Maaro Dum, Deepika Padukone was to wear an Anahita Adajania Shroff outfit a sexy bikini halter-top paired with the shortest skirt she’s ever designed.

Deepika was aware of this and had worked hard to get into shape so she could fit into the ensemble. However, the skirt was too short for her. The actress got it changed to shorts in stead.

A source explains the need for the change, “The skirt Anahita designed barely covered the actress’s derriere yet looked stunning on her.

During trials, she received several compliments. Director Rohan Sippy had briefed her and she understood that the song needed sexy clothes. The trouble began when she started rehearsing for the song.

The steps were difficult to do because of the skirt’s length.”

Rohan had the option to change the dance steps to make her feel comfortable in the skirt. However, Deepika insisted they keep the choreography and switch from skirt to shorts instead.

Adds the source, “She walked up to Rohan and told him there was no way she could move her legs and do the steps in the skirt.

A consensus was reached and the outfit was changed soon after. The actress ended up wearing shorts and tassels over it to look like a skirt.”

Mallika Sherawat ‘skirted’ controversy recently when her designer created an outfit that was “too sexy” for Anees Bazmee’s “family film” Thank You’s item number, Raziya Phans Gayi Gundo Mein.

Stars of bong beauty Bipasha Basu doesn’t seem to be favouring her a bit. After an advocate recently filed a complaint against the actress about an obscene pic of her in a magazine, there is more trouble coming her way now. A Twitter pic of Bipasha Basu has courted child labour accusation as she posted the pic which shows two little girls tying her shoe laces.

Posting the pic on the twitter page, Bipasha wrote, “I need to learn to tie shoe laces ASAP! Embarrassed that I can`t! No patience grrrrr! Promise I am not spoilt! Will learn soon”.

No sooner did she post the controversial pic, she started getting extreme reactions, with some people accusing Bipasha of child labour.

A follower of her wrote, “Bipasha should be arrested for this act. Only then these film studios will not do any child labour”. Another one posted:, “Disgraceful Bips – cannot believe you are dumb enough to add this photo on Twitter!”

Bipasha soon removed the pic from her Twitter page and wrote: “Well, the people helping me in the pics are my friend and sister, who I help often with the same! So am sorry if it hurt anyone’s sentiments!”

Bipasha later clarified that the pic was intended as a joke.

“About the pic, the pair of boots were a different pair so my sis and my friend were helping me and I thought it looked damn funny n took d pic as a joke!…A pic put 4 fun gets picked up by people as `child labour` is absolutely unbelievable. Just so that all get it right: neither of the two are children!…Also `child labour` is a serious issue that can`t be used in such a light connotation,” she wrote in a number of tweets.

Bipasha also hoped that those creating the controversy should actually do something about child labour.

“I wish that the ones who created such a furore n reacted immensely, actually do something worthy against child labour,” she wrote.