Entertaining Posts: 07/01/11

Friday, July 1, 2011

Kate Moss marries rocker boyfriend Jamie Hince

LONDON | Fri Jul 1, 2011 7:28pm EDT

LONDON (Reuters) - British supermodel Kate Moss married her rocker boyfriend Jamie Hince on Friday in a small English country church, accompanied by 15 bridesmaids.

Moss, 37, and Hince, 42, a guitar player with The Kills, posed for photos outside the church in the village of Southrop in southern England, after the ceremony.

It was the first marriage for the British model, who met Hince in 2007.

Moss wore a sleeveless, full-length, white wedding dress designed by her close friend John Galliano and covered in rhinestones, according to Womens Wear Daily.

Her eight year-old daughter Lila was among the 15 bridesmaids, who were all dressed in ivory, British media reports said.

The couple are expected to throw a three-day reception and party at the model's home nearby, according to media reports.

Moss began her professional career as an ultra-slim 16 year-old and quickly became one of the best known and top-earning models in the world.

(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)

Animated Martha Stewart reaches out to kid crafters

LOS ANGELES | Fri Jul 1, 2011 12:51pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart is being reinvented as an animated 10-year-old in a bid to inspire young girls to take up cooking and crafting.

Stewart, 69, whose empire includes publishing, broadcasting and merchandising, is the inspiration behind an animated, multimedia Internet series called "Martha & Friends" that makes it debut on AOL Kids on Friday.

The 26 short webisodes feature a 10 year-old blonde Martha as a problem solving, craft-loving girl who with her three friends and two dogs shows kids how to do it themselves.

The series is aimed at 6-11 year-old girls and also features interactive online games, activities and projects.

"Ever since I was a little girl I've had a passion for crafting and cooking, and my hope is that this series will inspire a whole new generation of do-it-yourselfers," Stewart said in a statement.

The venture from Los Angeles-based A Squared Entertainment is also designed to encourage kids to be independent thinkers and problem solvers.

Stewart, founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, launched a magazine aimed at children in 2002 but the publication folded about four years later.

(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)