London, Mar 25 : British chef Jamie Oliver has become the country's biggest selling author after sales of his cookbooks leapt by more than 20 per cent last year.

With his latest cookery book, Jamie''s Ministry of Food, Oliver pipped Khaled Hosseini, James Patterson and J. K. Rowling by pulling down more than 11.5 million pounds in sales in 2008.

However, things were not so bright for Nigella Lawson, who saw revenue from her books drop by 35 per cent, reports The Telegraph.

Washington, Mar 24 : Model Marisa Miller has revealed how she cheats cellulite when getting ready to strut in a swimsuit.

Washington, Mar 24 : Eighties band Spandau Ballet are set to announce their comeback plans onboard H. M. S. Belfast in London on March 25.

The group announced tentative plans to reform last month but refused to reveal more details.

They''ve invited the world''s media to join them on the famous ship for `a major announcement'.

The band, whose hits included `Gold' and `True, split in 1989 and spent a large part of the past 20 years squabbling over royalties.

However, now it seems they''re all friends again.

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Washington, Mar 24 : Aussie actress Portia De Rossi has issued an apology for marrying comedienne Ellen DeGeneres in a video spoof that is taking aim at supporters of the same-sex marriage ban in California.

The two had tied the knot in August last year, when the Supreme Court had in May legalised same-sex unions in the state, but the ruling was revoked a few months later with the passing of the Proposition 8 bill.

Washington, Mar 24 : American model Christie Brinkley has revealed that she turned a viewing of revived Broadway musical West Side Story into a life lesson for her teenage son.

Brinkley, 55, wanted her son to understand the violence of gangs and the danger involved with them, when she saw 13-year-old Jack and his sister reading an ad recruiting people to a gang.