London, January 28 : Britain's hottest actress Kate Winslet might have clinched two Golden Globes and an Oscar nomination, but she really had to face a lot of difficulties before becoming a star of great stature.
She has revealed that she was turned down for many roles because of her childhood struggle with her weight, and her unfortunate position in alphabetical audition lists.
London, Jan 28 : For the first time since his much publicised divorce battle with Heather Mills, Sir Paul McCartney has come out in the open to speak about his love-split pain.
The ex-Beatle said his emotions over the break-up came out while recording latest album `Electric Arguments' as part of duo The Fireman.
"Love and light is mentioned a lot on the album. Parts of it are dark and edgy," The Sun quoted him as saying.
London, Jan. 28 : Brazilian soccer ace Robinho was arrested for rape on Tuesday soon after flying back from his own country.
A Yorkshire University female student made the rape charge. The rape is alleged to have happened in the early hours of January 14, in the VIP area of the Space nightclub. It was reported to police that afternoon.
According to The Sun, Robinho had gone to Leeds with his teammates for a night out.
London, Jan. 28 : Twenty-five-year-old Brazilian striker Robinho has denied a nightclub girl''s ''sex attack'' allegation, saying he voluntarily spoke to West Yorkshire Police officers for several hours about the so-called incident before being released on bail.
"He strenuously denies any allegation of wrongdoing or criminality and is happy to co-operate with the police if required further," his spokesman said.
London, January 28 : BAFTA-winning English actor Jamie Bell has been chosen to provide the voice and movement for the cartoon character Tintin in Steven Spielberg's animation film.
The signing of Bell to do voice-overs for the Belgian journalist in the film `The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn' is the last key casting decision in the project, which has taken almost 30 years to come to fruition.