Tom Cruise To Divorce For The Third Time : Profile On Cruise - Sexual Orientation ? Don't Even Think It !

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Tom Cruise's desperate PR stunt ends five years later in divorce.

Alec Baldwin ' Goes Berserk' Beats Up Reporter - Then Tweets His Defence.

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April Ashley : Britain's first Transsexual, her lovers included Omar Sharif and Peter O'Toole

Born plain George Jamieson, he became the first Briton to have a sex change and sparked countless lurid headlines.

But today actress and campaigner Miss April Ashley is appointed an MBE for services to transgender equality.
The award marks the latest chapter in the sensational life of the 77-year-old, a veteran of numerous sex scandals.
In her glamorous heyday she became a Vogue model, seduced actors Omar Sharif and Peter O’Toole and attracted the amorous attentions of Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso.
But her world came crashing down in the Sixties when a ‘friend’ sold her story to a newspaper and intimate details of how she had been turned from a man into a woman under a surgeon’s knife caused a sensation.
She bounced back, marrying an aristocrat but that only led to more astonishing revelations.
April was born into a seafaring Liverpudlian family in 1935 and says she knew from the age of three there was something ‘different’ about her.
Dark, slightly built and effeminate, the young George became the victim of daily beatings at school. At 15, in a vain attempt to become masculine, he signed up for the merchant navy but after two years at sea – once more a magnet for bullies – he resolved to commit suicide. A failed attempt saw him ‘dishonourably discharged’ and after two further attempts he was locked up in a mental institution.
Eventually allowed out, George headed for London – once sharing a boarding house with former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott – where he began cross-dressing.

 He moved to Paris in 1955, calling himself Toni and working as a hostess at Le Carousel, a drag club, where he mingled with a set that included Ernest Hemingway, Jean Paul Sartre and Bob Hope.

In 1960, at the age of 25 and having saved £3,000, he travelled to Casablanca and was introduced to Moroccan surgeon Doctor Burou, known as The Wizard of Casablanca, who had carried out eight previous sex change ops.

The procedure lasted seven hours, and afterwards she returned to London, where her striking looks soon led to a modelling assignment for Vogue, shot by David Bailey, and to a minor role in the Bob Hope and Bing Crosby film The Road To Hong Kong.

But success came abruptly to an end in 1961 when a friend sold her story to the Sunday People, published under the headline: The Extraordinary Case Of Top Model April Ashley – Her Secret Is Out.
She became a celebrity ‘freak’ but her notoriety didn’t stop her marrying into the aristocracy. In 1963 she wed Arthur Corbett, the Eton-educated son and heir of Lord Rowallan.
When they met Corbett was already married with four children and had a penchant for dressing up as a woman himself.
He eventually left his wife and April moved into the highest echelons of British society before the marriage collapsed.

Flashback: How the Sunday People reported the revelation that April Ashley was born a man, in 1961

Shock: The News of the World's spread on May 13, 1962

She once again hit the headlines after Corbett petitioned for divorce in 1969.
It became one of the most talked about events of the decade with details of the case exploding over the newspapers. The couple faced each other in the courtroom, with Corbett claiming the union should be annulled on the grounds that because Ashley had been born a man, the marriage had never been legally sound.
The court agreed, setting a precedent which left transsexuals in gender limbo, until laws came into effect eight years ago that allowed them to be recognised legally as women.

Unfortunate: April Ashley's wedding to Arthur Corbett was delayed after intrusions into her life

In 1983, despite almost reaching 50, she had a one night stand with Michael Hutchence, who was just finding fame with INXS.
Following a hard fought campaign, April was finally able to legally call herself a woman in 2004, when the Government’s introduced the Gender Recognition Act.
It was not until 2005 that she was granted a new birth certificate, asserting that she was born female – with the help of old housemate John Prescott.
She says: ‘He was ever so supportive… he and his wife still send me Christmas cards.’
She now lives alone in Fulham, West London.



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Madonna Looking Haggard- Maybe It Is Time To Put The 'Nipple Effects' away - No One Was Shocked Just Embarrassed For Her.

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Jilly Johnson 58 : Airbrush Blitz That Jilly Adores.

JILLY JOHNSON AS SHE REALLY IS: Here, I’ve had my hair blow-dried, and my make-up applied professionally,  but this is the real me. You can see the sun-damage on my decolletage, the crow’s feet round my eyes, and the beginnings of crepey skin around my neck

WITH A LITTLE RE-TOUCHING: HERE, the wrinkles around my eyes and neck have been smoothed. My jaw has also been subtly sculpted, the vein on my forehead removed and the blemishes on my chest erased. My skin tone has been evened out, too

FULL GLOSSY MAG MAKEOVER: This is my favourite of the three images - although it bears little resemblance to the real me. I love how the airbrush has blitzed all my wrinkles and plumped up my lips. My eyes are now sparkling and my jaw-line more defined

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Robin Gibb :Video - Maurice Having Some Fun With His Twin Brother. Barry said Today During The Church Service 'They Are Now Together Again'.

Robin Gibb:Good-bye Robin - God Bless R.I. P. - Gibb's beloved Irish Wolfhounds Ollie and Missy also took part in the procession.

Robin Gibb's family and friends were joined by thousands of people in his hometown of Thame, Oxon today in bidding the singer a final farewell.
Hundreds of fans lined the streets as a glass horse-drawn carriage covered in red roses made its way down the town's high street on the way to the funeral.
Family members including Robin's wife Dwina, his sons Spencer and RJ, and brother Barry and Barry's son Stevie, were pictured leading the procession on foot from the gate house of their estate to St Mary's Church.

Final farewell: Robin Gibb's family, including (front row left to right) Barry's son Stevie, brother Barry, sons Spencer and RJ and wife Dwina, are pictured leading the procession to St Mary's Church in Thame for his funeral today

In mourning: Hundreds lined the streets for the funeral cortege from the late singer's home, down the high street to the church

It had been Gibb's wish to 'say a final goodbye to fans and his home town of Thame', according to his family.
The 62-year-old singer died from kidney failure last month after fighting colon cancer and pneumonia.

The late star's beloved Irish Wolfhounds Ollie and Missy were included in the funeral, following directly behind the cortege and wearing sombre black bows tied around their necks.

Procession: A horse-drawn glass carriage is taken through Gibb's home town of Thame

Musical tribute: The four black horses wore cloths with golden treble clefs in tribute to the star's career, and were accompanied by a piper

Not left out: Gibb's beloved Irish Wolfhounds Ollie and Missy also took part in the procession

Close to home: St Mary's church is opposite the home which the musician shared with wife Dwina for 19 years

Four black horses pulling the carriage wore cloths decorated with gold treble clefs in tribute to Gibb's career, and were accompanied by a piper.
The casket was draped with the flag of the Isle of Man, where the brothers were born.
Celebrity guests including Sir Tim Rice, Uri Geller, Peter Andre, Mike Reed and Leslie Phillips were also seen amongst the mourners.
St Mary's church is opposite the home which the musician had shared with wife Dwina for 19 years. He will later be buried in the churchyard.

The last Bee Gee: Barry Gibb is the only surviving Gibb brother now

Paying respects: Mike Reed and Peter Andre were pictured amongst the mourners

Showbusiness friends: Sir Tim Rice and Leslie Phillips were also spotted in the crowd outside the church

Two candles flickered at the front of the church as some guests entered in tears, to take their places on wooden seats surrounded by pink and white flowers.
They were issued with an order of service printed with a black and white picture of Gibb on the front cover, and images of red roses throughout.
An image of the three members of the Bee Gees - Robin, Maurice and Barry - was on the back.

For the last time: Gibb's casket leaves his Oxfordshire estate in the glass carriage as fans assemble outside

Hometown: A flag of the Isle of Man, where the singer was born, was draped on the coffin

Time to say goodbye: Robin's sons were amongst the pallbearers

Banned: The mother of Gibb's love child, Claire Yang, was reportedly banned from the funeral by Dwina

At the service Dwina will read a poem that she wrote especially for today, and children Spencer, Melissa and RJ will read tributes to their father.
A song written by Robin will also be debuted.
Don't Cry Alone is thought to be his final composition taken from his Titanic Requiem.
The touching song features the opening lines: 'If your heart is breaking, I'm yours whatever, I will not forsake you ever, don't cry alone.'
At the request of the late singer, Bee Gees hit How Deep Is Your Love will be the first song of the service, while guests are due to leave the church to the sound of I Started A Joke, which includes the line, 'I finally died, which started the whole world living.'

According to reports, Dwina has banned the mother of Robin's love child, Claire Yang from attending the funeral.
She has told friends that she would absolutely hate the former housekeeper to attend, but wouldn't turn her away if she did.
Barry Gibb is now the only surviving brother. Gibb's twin Maurice died in 2003 following complications from a twisted bowel, and their younger brother Andy - who also had a chart career - died in 1988.

In remembrance: The Order of Service featured a picture the chart-topping group

How Deep Is Your Love: Bee Gees songs were included in the service, along with tributes from his children Spencer, Melissa and RJ


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