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Bryce 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.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt might finally be tying the knot. Question now is -- where will they get married?Venue choices for the occasion are vast for the millionaire couple who have been together for six years ever since they worked together on Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

France is the exotic location that several sources believe is a prime spot for the two to have their wedding. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have recently renovated their Chateau Miraval in Correns, France which comes complete with a 16th century chapel. It seems like a wonderful setting.

Chances are, according to sources, that the wedding will be low-key and will probably focus on including the children who obviously want to see their parents married.So, maybe this time it's for real and whether it happens in France or another place, the wedding will most certainly be beautiful.

Steven Tyler is experiencing a comeback of sorts due to his new gig as "American Idol" judge (while keeping show's producers ready to jump on the censor button due to his wild, say-anything critique approach!) - and the Aerosmith frontman says he's loving every second of his career's explosive resurgence.

Steven, who has admittedly battled with substance abuse in the past, now proudly boasts a year-and-a-half of sobriety, according to People -- a feat he partially credits to the excitement of his reality show gig."I don't snort J. Lo either, though I do breathe her in," he added of his fellow "Idol" judge, Jennifer Lopez.

Left up to my own devices, I probably would have been dead several times over," he told People.In addition to serving as a Season 10 "Idol" judge, Steven has penned a memoir, "Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?" which is slated for release on May 3.

The 63-year-old artist will also appear in an interview on NBC's "Dateline" with Matt Lauer on Sunday at 7 PM.Catch the full Rolling Stone and People interviews with Steven when both magazines hit newsstands on Friday.

Mila Kunis asked the data systems technician gained fame — and apparently a date — when he posted a video on YouTube last week inviting the "Black Swan" star to accompany him to the Marine Corps Ball in Greenville, N.C., in November. The annual event marks the founding of the Marines in 1775.

Her publicist, Melissa Raubvogel, had no comment Tuesday.Moore said Tuesday that he made the video after a fellow Marine bet he wouldn't.Standing on a base in Afghanistan and wearing his uniform and black sunglasses, he says on the 19-second video: "Hey Mila. It's Sergeant Moore, but you can call me Scott. I just wanted to take a moment out of my day to invite you to the Marine Corps Ball on November 18th in Greenville, N.C., with yours truly. So take a second, think about it and get back to me."

The corps' anniversary ball is one of the most important events on a Marine's calendar, according to spokeswoman Capt. Kendra Hardesty. Balls are held at bases and less formal celebrations by units in the field to mark the Nov. 10, 1775, founding of the branch.Balls at garrisons are formal affairs, following a ceremony established in 1952. At each ball, the Marine Corps commandant's birthday message is read, along with a 1921 order issued by Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune summarizing the tradition and mission of the corps.

Kunis won't be the first celebrity to attend a Marine birthday ball. Other Hollywood stars who've attended over the years include action film actor Chuck Norris and R. Lee Ermey, a retired Marine whose most famous role was an intense drill instructor in the film "Full Metal Jacket."

Jaycee Dugard says she didn't know she was pregnant when she gave birth to her first child."I didn't know I was in labor," she told Diane Sawyer on Primetime.

She was kidnapped at age 11 in 1991 and held in captivity for 18 years by Phillip and Nancy Garrido, got pregnant at 13, but she didn't understand sex or why she was gaining weight.

Her memoir, A Stolen Life, she writes that the Garridos told her she was pregnant and gave her birthing videos to watch to prepare for labor since there would be no medical care. She gave birth to a daughter in 1994 in the Garridos' backyard.

I saw her,It was very painful, then — she was beautiful," Dugard said. "I felt like I wasn't alone anymore. I had somebody that was mine. I wasn't alone and I knew I could never let anything happen to her. I didn't know how I was going to do that but I did."