Shilpa Shetty went to meet Jade Goody in London but couldn’t as she was just too ill.

But now she says that she’s glad that she didn’t meet her "Celebrity Big Brother" housemate who’s said to be hours away from death - in London as it would have depressed her no end.

Shilpa said on her blog shilpashettylive. com: "Am happy in a way, I haven't got to see her (Jade), it would've depressed me no end. I always want to remember her smiling, the feisty, strong, gregarious Jade, a true Trooper.

After his recent trip to the Golden Globes and Slumdog’s success, SRK is trying to go global too! The recent chain of events have been quite an inspiration for many and that includes SRK.

King Khan has got Hollywood writer David Benullo for his next production, Ra. 1, to be directed by Anubhav Sinha. Ra. 1 is an SFX film and is expected to release early next year.

Benullo has written the screenplay for films like ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ and the script for ‘Hallowed Ground’, ‘Cupid and Shadow Man’, which won the International Fantasy Film Award in 2006.

Melbourne, Mar 20 : TV presenter Eddie McGuire is returning to host a revamped version of the show `Who Wants to be a Millionaire'.

Australian TV network Nine hopes to cash in on the success of the Oscar-winning film `Slumdog Millionaire', a rags-to-riches tale of a Mumbai slum boy who wins the jackpot on the quiz show.

Unlike the traditional Millionaire, the new format to be hosted by McGuire is said to be fast-paced.

London, Mar 20 : Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has said that she's glad she didn't get to see her dying friend Jade Goody - because she wants to remember her as the bubbly girl she met two years ago.

Shetty had planned to see the former Big Brother star on her trip to London but couldn't meet her when Goody's health deteriorated.

However, the 33-year-old winner of Big Brother said that she cherished the last phone conversation she had with Goody.

Washington, Mar 20 : Angelina Jolie is Hollywood''s sexiest mother, according to a new online poll.

The mother of six was crowned the Yummiest Mummy by MSN. co. uk ahead of Mother''s Day on March 22 - scooping 29 per cent of the votes.

Halle Berry and Reese Witherspoon shared second place, reports Contactmusic.

Kate Winslet came fourth while Katie Holmes rounded off the top five.

The full list of ''yummy mummys'':

1. Angelina Jolie

2. Halle Berry and Reese Witherspoon

4. Kate Winslet

Paris - The Disney Pixar animated 3-D film Up has been selected to open the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, organizers of the event announced on Thursday.

Up was directed by Pete Docter, who also made the film Monsters Inc. and developed the story and characters for Toy Story, Pixar's first full-length animated feature film.

Up concerns an old man who ties balloons to his house and fulfills a boyhood dream by flying to South America, but with a 9-year-old Boy Scout as a stowaway. It features the voices of Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer and John Ratzenberger.