February 5th, 2009 / Author: OK! Staff
Despite a small gossip item that ran today reporting that Benji Madden and Audrina Patridge had "upped" their friendship to "relationship" status, the star of The Hills says that’s just not true, and took to her official site to dismiss that rumor herself.
"I’m getting a lot of calls today about a story that ran in a New York paper saying that I am now in a ‘romantic’ relationship with Benji Madden," Audrina writes on her blog about Paris Hilton’s ex. "I find it highly amusing, since I haven’t seen him since December. I think Benji is a sweetheart and we’re good friends, but we are definitely NOT dating! Just wanted to clear that up!"
Makes sense, since when OK! recently asked Benji if he was dating, he replied, "I’ve just been working. I’m great. I can’t complain. I have a great life, I’m working, I’m happy."
December 16th, 2008
Kate Hudson won’t be cozying up with anyone special this holiday season. In fact, the Bride Wars star says she’s just fine with her party-of-one status.
"I’m actually enjoying being single right now because I really never have been," Hudson told pal and fashion designer Stella McCartney–who interviewed her for In Style Magazine’s January issue.
Kate, 29, who infamously dated Owen Wilson and Lance Armstrong, tells the mag, "I feel good in relationships. I enjoy them, so I feel my best when I’m in something solid. But it’s also the first time I’ve ever taken a step back and gotten a new perspective."
"So," concludes Hudson, "I’ve made a conscious decision to try and stay single as long as possible."
According to pal Stella, Hudson has "always been in demand" when it comes to the Hollywood dating pool. But right now there’s only one man the actress is completely devoted to: Ryder, her son with ex-husband Chris Robinson.
Hudson says she plans to take a break next year from her busy work schedule so that she can spend more time with her son, who turns 5 next month.
"When he climbs into bed with me, wraps his arms around me and says, ‘Mommy, the sun’s up! It’s a beautiful morning!’ I’m sorry, do I really want to go to work then?" she asks. "No!"
July 1st, 2008
Among this week’s breaking news-packed edition of OK! -um, La Lohan has a secret sister and Madge may be making out with A-Rod – we’ve also included “15 Tips for Getting (and keeping) a Guy.” Doing some further investigation, when I was on a recent Virgin America SuperFly Wednesday singles flight (basically Virgin America’s attempt to make the skies an alternative meet, mingle and dating destination), I caught up with former The Bachelor and The Bachelorette star Bob Guiney. I’ve gotta be honest, prior to meeting the two-time star of reality dating shows my expectations for finding him company of choice weren’t so high, except for the points he earned for being a member of the Band from TV (with Hugh Lorie, Greg Grunberg, Bonnie Somerville and James Denton). Thankfully, I was most pleasantly surprised to find over the course of our 15 hours en route to and hanging out in Las Vegas, that Bob is a blast to be around and a really fun, humble and dare I say witty and intelligent guy. Being on dating shows, twice, and now happily married to Rebecca Budig from All My Children, I asked him to help me out with some guys advice on dating. Here’s his Top Ten:
10 Don’t be early. Seems desperate.?
9. Don’t be late. Seems desperate.?
8. Try not to talk about your ex too much. Especially if it’s really nice. Be brief.?
7. Don’t ask the age old question, "boxers/briefs?" It’s just not funny!?
6. Wear a scent - but don’t BATHE in it! There can be too much of a good thing!?
5. Just relax & enjoy! Don’t put too much on it! In the end you may never see each other again/or you might - so just enjoy the moment.
4. Leave the blackberry in the purse. At least PRETEND like we’re interesting!?
3. Dress it down a little. And I guess by this, I mean don’t wear your prom dress if we’re heading out for Mexican!?
2. Have some drinks (if you do) but not so many you forget our name… Or puke. Again, there can be too much of a good thing!?
1. EAT. Come on!!! Have a meal! Nothing is sexier than a woman who loves food, And doesn’t forget our name… And doesn’t puke.
February 25th, 2008
A friend of mine was explaining to me today that she thinks she’s allergic to chocolate. In the course of this conversation she said, “So I broke out and that didn’t help when I went to Philly this weekend to find a boyfriend!” When I asked why Philly she told me “It was ‘Law School vs. Business School” Fight Night.” So for those of you tired of the mundane places to look for boys, like local bars or grocery stores check out lines, you can always try checking out a schedule of grad school events near you.
January 14th, 2008
Should their be a statute of limitations on how long you have before calling a girl after she’s given you her number? The unspoken rule is to not call for three days, but what if the guy doesn’t call for three months? Or eight? After you’ve already gone through the mourning stage of a connection lost and deleted the boy’s number from your phone and/or memory, do you just act nonchalant should they decide to give you a call so late they have to remind you how you met?
Eh, if you’re still single, why not?
December 10th, 2007
Although I do want to get married someday, and believe that I will, I’m not willing to settle for anything less than fairy tale, butterflies in your stomach kind of love that lasts forever. No one in my family has ever been divorced and I don’t want to be the first.
Another reason not to settle, forever is a long, long time!
That said, I had dinner with the parents, grandparents, aunt etc. this weekend and sitting around the dinner table I was reminded that I’m not married and as much as they’d like to see me settled, they don’t want me to settle.
During said dinner I got a text from M, “I’d really like to see you, when can I see you?” I went to college with M. For a short time we worked at the same bar where I was a cocktail waitress, he was a bartender and we had a mild flirtation. Then he started dating one of our co-workers. Once we stopped working at the bar we lost touch, que serea sera…
Until he called me out of the blue a couple of years ago, nearly five years after we worked in the bar together, to tell me I’m the one who got away. Really? Got away from what? I don’t remember ever giving him much more than a bar order and the odd ride home when he drank too much. He’d since moved from AZ (where we went to school) back to the east coast (although a six hour train ride from NYC) and said he wanted to come and see me. After several cancelled trips he finally came to NYC about this time last year and after one fun, getting platonically reacquainted night on the town, he told me, ‘You’re amazing, if you ever want to get married, just let me know.” Although we didn’t as much as kiss that weekend, he kept repeating the offer – and he was serious! He even spent his last of three days here looking into a transfer! To make a long story short it’s around the holidays again and his texts have resumed. I wonder, do single men who have allusions of wanting to be married one day have some kind of clock that makes them panic at a certain age? Kind of like the maternal clock woman are said to possess? Is it enough to talk yourself into believing a girl who looks good on paper is the one you want to see waking up on the pillow next to you for the rest of your life? I’m flattered, but…;) xo
December 4th, 2007
I don’t envy guys who have to approach women with witty yet too often cheesy pick-up lines, many of which are greeted with the ‘Are you serious?’ look and accompanied by a rolling of the eyes and then, well, that’s it. If the guy is lucky the girl may giggle to appease the him, especially if she reciprocates his desire to have a conversation. If he’s luckier, she’ll play along.
That said, I was quite amused when I read a recent interview with “Brothers & Sisters” resident hottie Dave Annable and he said his favorite pickup line is:
“So let’s say you and I are at a club, and I go up to you and say, ‘Excuse me, how much do you think a polar weighs?’ And you would say, ‘I don’t know,’ and I’d say, ‘Let’s just say it’s enough to break the ice. I’m Dave, how are you?
Disclaimer: He also said he’s never tried the line before himself.
November 27th, 2007
I’ve decided to try to begin having a theme to my daily blog
entries. I’m not committing to this just yet, for now it’s merely an
experiment, but in this trial I’ve decided Mondays with be blogging on dating.
Since there’s not currently too much to talk about in my own
dating life (it’s dismally non-existent as of late), I’ll begin with the
interesting progression of my friend C’s relationship.
A while back I
mentioned that my friend C, a very independent NYC woman who owns her own
company and had been previously very non-committal, had a great summer fling
with a hot Argentinian polo player who I’ll call N. C thought that the summer
romance would end with the close of Hamptons polo season but when she learned
that N had three months between leaving the Hamptons and accepting a position
in Palm Springs she offered to let him live with her in the interim. She called
this period ‘renting a boyfriend.’
Two months into ‘renting’ things have been going so well
that N decided not to go to Palm Springs after all and C told me she’s now
leasing…with an option to buy.
Ah, the evolution of a budding, no pressure modern-day
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September 27th, 2007
Zach Braff’s romance with former Roswell cutie Shiri Appelby has secretly been going on for three months, OK! has learned exclusively. And it has gotten so serious so fast, friends are already predicting that marriage is a real possibility. “They’ve been hanging out at each other’s houses, going out for romantic dinners, shopping and having a great time together,” a friend of Shiri’s tells OK! “They’re so together as a couple already, they even spent the recent Jewish holidays together.”
Braff, 32, and 28-year-old Appelby have also pleased their respective families with the match. “They’re just great together,” says the friend. “They are both into their careers, want to marry and have kids, and they both embrace Judaism so they are on the same page about a lot of things that are important.”
Zach stars as Dr. J. D. Dorian on the NBC series Scrubs while Shiri will soon be returning to the small screen in the USA Network series To Love and Die.
