MAY 2007 magazine covers

COSMOGIRL: Hilary Duff

In this issue, Duff promotes her album "Dignity" and talks about her upcoming indie War, Inc. She also reveals her new old man crush. Read an excerpt:

WHAT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST DECISIONS YOU MADE USING THIS NEW WAY OF THINKING?
I just filmed this indie movie with John Cusack. It is so crazy and out there--so it was a big step taking on a project that was so different than anything I have done. And, it was in Bulgaria. I went all by myself and without knowing anyone. But it was all worth it and life-changing in so many ways.
HOW WAS IS IT WORKING WITH JOHN CUSACK?
Oh, I love him--I have the biggest crush on him! He's so cute, sweet, and smart. He gave me all these books to read before I left for Bulgaria. I love that he is just thinking all the time. And he is very nurturing--whenever I had a tough scene he was there for me.

Last week on "Ellen," she said she wasn't interested in being in another relationship for a while, but it looks like she's got her eye out for some middle aged action.

DETAILS: Orlando Bloom

In this issue, Bloom promotes Pirates of the Caribbean: At the World's End. He talks about the obstacles in his life that have helped him do roles better, like falling 3 stories and being told he'll never walk again--a story you may have heard a million times already. But it also gets into a family bombshell he wasn't quite ready for at the tender age of 13:

...he learned that his dad, anti-apartheid lawyer and activist Harry Bloom, was not his biological father. His actual father was a friend of the family named Colin Stone. “Think about that,” he says. “Think about finding out when you’re 13 that your dad is not your dad. It’s like, okay, take it on the chin and keep going. No choice, really.”

Read more of this excerpt to see a sarcastic side of Bloom you're not too familiar with.



ESQUIRE: Halle Berry
In this issue, Berry takes a mini-course in journalism, forgoing the $40,000 a year tuition, and interviews an Esquire staff writer. But what you miss out in verbal full disclosure, she makes up for visually.

GLAMOUR: Kate Beckinsale
In this issue, Beckinsale shows her comedic side, a turn away from the usual vampy vixen she portrays. Trust me, after reading this you'll be in love with her:

GLAMOUR: Would you promote a film you hated?
KB: It happens. But what’s really lovely is when you’re proud of a movie you’ve done and look forward to doing the press. Obviously I’ve had great experiences with people I’ve worked with on films—I’ve married half of them! I should come with a warning sign that says, “Don’t worry, I’m not going to try to marry you. I’m done.” [Laughs.]
GLAMOUR: Will you work [with your husband] again?
KB: I hope so. He tried to get me cast as John McClane [the role played by Bruce Willis] in his current project, but they didn’t go for it. [Laughs.]
GLAMOUR: Is there anything about living in L.A. you’ll never get used to?
KB: This is what’s sick about living in L.A. My eight-year-old daughter will point to a woman and say, “Look! That woman’s had too much Botox.” She spots them because they all look a bit like Lord Voldemort from Harry Potter.
GLAMOUR: Has anything surprised you about being married to an American?
KB: I do find it extraordinary that men are so prepared to pay for your dinner here. That simply never happens in England. When I first got together with Len, I couldn’t understand why it seemed like he was always trying to get into my side of the car. He was holding the door open for me! I don’t know what you teach American men in school here, but you have to keep it up, because it’s extremely charming.

Read the rest of the Q&A. She gets real with little anecdotes of the tough parts of her life from her father's death to being airbrushed to death to her teenage anorexia.



MARIE CLAIRE: Salma Hayek
In this issue, Hayek gets pretty political, waving the feminist flag on war issues, domestic violence, and even the Bible:

"Men have been running the world and - I'm sorry - but they have not taken us to a good place. We are in crisis. "What would happen if women were in power? What decisions would we make? "If women are going to have the self-respect they need to go out and make a change in society, it has to start with how they're treated in their homes." Pregnant Hayek admits she was introduced to domestic violence at a young age - when her father attempted to stop a man from beating up his wife in the street. She recalls, "Instead of being grateful, she (the beaten woman) turned and started beating him (father) for defending her. "Some people might say, 'Well, then it's her fault,' but it made me realize she needed much more help than someone breaking up a fight."

VANITY FAIR: Leonardo DiCaprio
In this issue, Leo expresses his concerns about the Earth. I'm not sure if the feature is the same as the website article, but if it is they basically print excerpts from his eco-film The 11th Hour where Leo and several activists voice their concerns.






W: America Ferrara
In this issue, Ferrara talks about her Disney movie days and her brush with the law:

"For a time I thought I could be a lawyer," she says. "As a kid I even went to law camp at UCLA. They had us watch My Cousin Vinny, which was great. But then we went to the courthouse, and we had to do these mock trials, and once I saw what it really meant to be a lawyer, I realized that it wasn't for me. I thought it was like in the movies, like, 'You can't handle the truth!' That kind of thing."
"But not going to college was not an option. I think it probably helped me as an actress as well, because actresses need real-life experiences to draw from."

She talks about Salma Hayek's hustling ways:

"Honestly I never saw myself doing TV," says Ferrera, "but Salma was so convincing. Salma is the kind of person who could sell you, like, a used stereo. She promised me that it would be done in the right way, and I just trusted her."

She addresses her weight:

"...several Internet gossip sites have criticized her for looking less zaftig in recent months, implying that the actress lauded for promoting realistic body images had officially gone Hollywood. 'I mean, of course I want to be at a weight where I'm happy,' says Ferrera...'And honestly, even if I wanted to be anorexic, I just don't have what it takes. After four hours of being anorexic, I'd be like, "It's been four whole hours! Feed me!"'"

She criticizes Hollywood's close-mindedness:

"When it comes to envisioning an actor in a role that they haven't seen them in, people in this business can be a little uncreative," she says. "No one is willing to take a gamble."

Read more to learn about her family, her boyfriend, her plans for the future both career-wise and personal.