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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Bryce Dallas Howard and Other Celebs her battle with postpartum depression
0 comments Posted by SRAINA at 10:21 AMBryce Dallas Howard is expecting her second child, described her ordeal in a recent interview and wrote about her experience on actress Gwyneth Paltrow's blog, GOOP.com.After she and her husband, actor Seth Gabel, welcomed their son Theodore in 2007, Bryce fell into severe postpartum depression. Referring to her child as an "it" and feeling disconnected and overwhelmed.
Looking back on her experience, she says, "I still mourn the loss of what could have been, but I also feel deep gratitude for those who stood by me, for the lesson that we must never be afraid to ask for help, and for the feeling of summer that still remains.The red-haired actress is not the first celebrity to share her story of the "baby blues" in hopes that others might be helped. In fact, Howard says "the danger of being silent means only that others will suffer in silence and may never be able to feel whole because of it.
Expecting the elation she felt after the birth of her daughter Apple, Paltrow says she was instead "confronted with one of the darkest and most painfully debilitating chapters of my life.My Journey Through Postpartum Depression, which Bryce Dallas Howard read and called "a revelation." Initially assuming she'd "bounce back" from her difficult labor in a few days, Shields soon recognized her worsening condition, saying "This was sadness of a shockingly different magnitude.
Nolin recalls that her first experience was difficult partly because she didn't expect to feel depressed. The 39-year-old said, "I couldn't figure out why I was so sad when I had this beautiful, healthy baby. I thought I was nuts." The second pregnancy was even worse. Crying uncontrollably for no reason."Dancing with the Stars" contestant Lisa Rinna's postpartum depression was so severe she feared she might unwillingly harm her family. Rinna says after the births of her two daughters she "had visions of knives and guns.
My Journey out of Postpartum Depression, details the suffering she went through after the birth of her seventh child (four were adopted). In an interview, the "Dancing with the Stars" contestant described depression, saying "you don't function anymore. You shut down. You feel like you are in a void. You are in the back of your head somewhere and you want to close your eyes and go away.According to Gwyneth's blog, about 1 in 10 women suffer from postpartum depression after giving birth.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Watch Video: Megan Fox And Dominic Monaghan Brawl In Eminem's 'Love The Way You Lie'
0 comments Posted by SRAINA at 10:41 PMWatch the video for Eminem's No. 1 duet with Rihanna "Love The Way You Lie" that chronicles his tumultuous relationship with his ex-wife.A-list actress Megan Fox portrays a sometimes vulnerable, sometimes confrontational Mrs. Eminem, and Dominic Monaghan, who plays Charlie Pace on Lost.
In one moment, they are a happy couple, enjoying each other's company.
In another, they are wrestling, and punching each other in the face.
When Rihanna received the call to sing on the Eminem song, she jumped at the opportunity.
It was believable for us to do a record like that, but it was also something that needed to be done, and the way he did it was so clever.
Monaghan, a big Eminem fan, worked hard preparing for the role.
He listened to Eminem's first two albums, and tried to get into a "nasty, dirty" frame of mind, he told MTV.
Fox donated her fee for appearing in the video to the Santa Monica, California based Sojourn, a program for battered women and their children.
Friday, July 2, 2010
A-listers such as Cate Blanchett, Daniel Craig, Penelope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson, Jude Law, Madonna, Demi Moore, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Naomi Watts, bring smaller, specialized projects to the Cinema Society. Likewise, films that draw excess attention, such as "The Twilight Saga," may use the privacy of a smaller Cinema Society gathering to screen a film with a select group in a setting that doesn't require Biblical-scale crowd control.
Piaget sponsored "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" on Monday, June 28, with the thought of connecting to an affluent youth audience. "Please keep details of the evening completely confidential beforehand," mentioned the Luxist invite. The secret location: The boutique Crosby Street Hotel in SoHo, which boasts a well-appointed but discreet screening room at basement level.
On the red carpet, Kristen Stewart wore RM by Roland Mouret, a short dress with swirls of large paillettes and spiky, 4-inch Louboutins. Her hair was newly colored brunette for her role in "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac. It was tied back loosely with braids to achieve a "ready for the gala but fell asleep" look. On the carpet, a tiny Stewart lost the Louboutins to chat with press.
During the screening, Luxist was seated next to Abigail Breslin and her mother. Other notables included Sofia Vergara of Modern Family, Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20, fashionista Rachel Zoe, and supermodels Dree Hemingway and Maggie Rizer.
That said, Luxist gives high marks to the food at the Crosby Street Hotel afterfete: beef sliders, chicken curry, crab cakes, squash, and goat cheese risotto. "Eclipse" fete food: Two thumbs way up.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Leah Clearwater's Julia Jones opens up on her "really good job," new opportunities and - yes! - working with Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.
Here we kick off a highly-coveted two-week series where she shares the shocking story behind landing the part of Leah, the ways your life transforms when you've starred in the biggest film franchise in the world, and the inside truth about Twilight cast relationships.
LimeLife: Julia, you've just played this amazing role in Eclipse and we can't wait to hear about it. First though, can you tell us from where else we might know you?
Julia Jones: Probably the most notable thing was that I did a recurring role on ER. I appeared in their final season [as Dr. Kaya Montoya], so it was pretty cool to be a part of something that great and large as it was closing. Everybody was appreciating it, so it was a good time to be involved.
LimeLife: We heard that there were open casting calls for Eclipse. How exactly did you score the part of Leah Clearwater?
Julia Jones: The casting director I've had a relationship with for a number of years. She actually just called us up and I went in and auditioned for the director David Slade and for her, and came back about a week later and read for some people from Summit and David again and some of the producers. And then I waited for about a month before I heard anything, and you're right, in that time they were doing huge casting calls and going up to Canada. I think they accepted tapes from anybody so really anyone in the world could put themselves on tape and potentially be seen by the casting people.
LimeLife: Okay, so basically you were tapped on the shoulder to audition for the biggest cinema craze of our time. What kind of relationship did you have with the Twilight series at that time?
Julia Jones: It's interesting because I hadn't read any of the books before I got the audition. I of course was aware of it, I have good friends who have been - I think "obsessed" is the right word - for quite some time. (Laughs.) Then when I got the call for the audition, I actually had a very serious visceral reaction. My heart started beating fast, it's a very unusual thing but I think on some level I think I sort of felt like I knew that this was going to be something important and probably life-changing.
LimeLife: Julia, you were cast with a pretty dynamic and somewhat complex character. Can you tell us about Leah Clearwater?
Julia Jones: Yeah, totally. First of all she's the only werewolf who's a female, which is in itself a very cool thing, but she has this complicated backstory where she is heartbroken because the head of the pack Sam Uley left her for her best friend and her cousin. So in addition to that she's dealing with all the changes that you have in your body when you become a wolf, and as a girl there's really nobody who knows what's happening to her - she's really alone and out there and heartbroken at the same time. And it makes her very angry and mean, and really she's just in a lot of pain and she doesn't know how to ask for help so she lashes out.
LimeLife: What did you bring to Leah's character? Did you relate to her?
Julia Jones: The heartbreak is a very universal emotion and most of us have felt that - I have. So that was clearly part of it. But also just being so caught up in what's going on in your world emotionally that you can't connect to the outside world, that's something that's a hard thing. Anytime you go through something dark and painful, it makes you want to just withdraw from the world, except you can't. I explored what that's like a lot when I was preparing.
One of the fun things that I got to bring to her was just being a tomboy and hanging out with the boys. I was always a huge tomboy growing up and I was always competing. I was the only girl in my football league, and they were so mean to me! (Laughs). And so a lot of that was easy to draw on.
Check back with LimeLife on Thursday for Part Two of our interview with Eclipse's Julia Jones where she will be talking about how Twilight has changed her life.
Meanwhile, read about New Moon's 15-city mall tour - you could meet the cast members in your hometown!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
New Moon is an upcoming 2009 United States romantic fantasy film scheduled for release on November 20, 2009. It is based on the novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer and is the sequel to 2008's Twilight, which is based on Meyer's previous novel.
