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Charlie Sheen Introduces World to Bob and Max!

Karl Erikson — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:02:00 GMT

Here they are, the adorable Max and Bob Sheen, born March 15th with normal names. Freaky. The fraternal twins were 7 weeks' premature and they're doing just fine. Proud daddy Charlie Sheen and mommy Brooke Mueller Sheen talked about the boys and parenthood with In Touch.

"There are days I don't even want to go to work because I want to be with my family," Charlie, 43, said. The star of "Two and a Half Men" has battled drug addiction, sex scandals, and was once regular fodder for the tabloids. Course, that was 11 years ago. Nowadays, he's clean and sober and loving life.

Last May, he and Brooke got married. Aside from Max and Bob, Charlie has 3 other children - Daughters Cassandra, 24, Sam, 5, and Lola, 3-1/2.

Excerpts from the interview:

After three daughters, what’s different about sons:

Charlie Sheen: Not to be graphic, but this is my first time changing a diaper for boys. I’ve been peed on a little. Bob really impressed me - he hit the wall from two feet away. I was just glad I didn’t take it in the face!

Brooke Mueller Sheen: Charlie’s so great. He goes into the nursery, and he manages both of them. He’ll be holding one and have one in the baby seat, constantly looking back and forth.

CS: They’ve made me a better man. People think when they get married it will solve selfishness and be about the other person, but really that doesn’t happen until you have children.

On Brooke as a mom:

CS: She’s unbelievable. She’s so great, caring, focused, compassionate, loving and selfless and eager to be involved and to learn. Her mom instincts are all there. I knew when she was just my girlfriend how great she was with Sam and Lola. So, I’m not surprised she was amazing from day one. We are a perfect match.

On Sam and Lola as big sisters:

CS: They came to the hospital, they’ve been to the house, and they’re affectionate and curious. They think the babies are dolls, so we have to be careful with how they hold them and handle them.

On how he and Denise [Richards] are getting along now:

CS: We started noticing that when we get along, the kids are much happier. We had to do what’s best for Sam and Lola.

BMS: She is totally great, and it’s water under the bridge. Her daughters are blood relatives, and we want them to hang out with Max and Bob as much as possible.

On why they chose the names Bob and Max:

CS: I wanted to bring it back to basics. Their names aren’t even Robert or Maxmillian. If my children don’t like their names, they can always change them when they get older.

BMS: He was so into choosing the names for six months, I finally just said, 'Okay, you choose the names for both babies.' He was happy about that.

On the twins’ looks and personalities:

CS: Bob is the more demanding one. He’s not afraid to express his desires.

BMS: He lets you know when he wants to be rubbed, cuddled, held, eat. He also lets me know if I kiss him too much!

CS: Max is pretty laid-back. He will hang out in the corner. He doesn’t need all the attention yet, but that could change tomorrow. I’m happy they are fraternal. I didn’t want to not be able to tell them apart!

BMS: Bob looks identical to Charlie. And Max looks like [Charlie's dad] Martin.

On sleep:

CS: Sleep’s not as bad right now. I feel bad for Brooke because she has to get up and pump. But as a new dad, it’s hard to sleep through the night. I go in and check on everybody. I worry because that’s what dads do.

On Charlie’s past transgressions:

CS: My wild ways ended in 1998, so I’ve had over a decade of being a sober, contributing, law-abiding member of society. Sam and Lola were lucky they came into my life at a time when I was a lot more conservative, and the boys, as well.

BMS: It’s hysterical to me that he has this reputation. He’s such a family man. Charlie will still be the brunt of all jokes when it comes to hookers, but I’m not worried. It’s out of his system.

On balancing work with the boys:

CS: We finished our last taping a few weeks ago, so the timing worked out well. I was offered a few films recently, but I thought, I can’t abandon my family right now and go do something.

More kids?:

CS: I don’t know, we haven’t made any decision either way. We don’t think it would be fair to the boys right now to introduce another person into their lives so soon. You’ve got to focus on giving equal attention to both of them right now.

BMS: The pregnancy I had was so tough. Our children were born so early at just over 4 pounds, and it was really difficult and risky. I’m nervous to have another baby. I’d love to have a girl, but we’ll see.

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Josh loposer — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:30:00 GMT

After her son Max's long-awaited homecoming earlier this month, Charlie Sheen's wife Brooke Mueller reports that the boys are "doing great." And, now that everything's A-okay, she's is opening up about the whole freaky experience.

"It was scary ... I went to the NICU to see them and words can't express how amazing and shocking to see two human beings that came out of me. But I was scared. Our babies had so many tubes on them, it was frightening. I didn’t have the easiest pregnancy. I had preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and cholestasis."

Although many of the rumors about Max's health indicated that he had some kind of heart condition, Sheen denied the reports, saying that what Max is going through is completely normal for preemies. Thankfully, that appears to be true.

Max was held in the hospital for almost a whole month because he was under the minimum weight necessary for doctors to release him. As for how the boys have developed since their homecoming:

"They are completely Sheens," Brooke jokes. "They don't have any Mueller genes. I'm like, 'Can I at least have an ear?!' Bob looks identical to Charlie. Everybody at the NICU called him Charlie. And Max looks like (Charlie's dad) Martin."

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Kerry Katona: Mom Of 4 Hooked On Cocaine!

Sassy Smith — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:06:00 GMT

Former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona is reportedly so addicted to drugs, she can't function without them. She and husband Mark Croft are struggling to keep their marriage together and this has added to Katona's stress. Kerry is also a mother of four - and who is caring for the children while she's high?

According to sources, Katona binges on cocaine, amphetamines and anti-depressants to help her handle the stresses of her life, including her fragile marriage. She told pals that cocaine is the "only way I can function. It's the only way I can get this sorted."

She's snorted so much cocaine, she now has a hole in her nose. A source said, "Kerry is completely addicted to drugs. It is worse than ever and she is close to the edge. She takes them all day every day. She simply can't cope without her fix.

"Kerry's very aware of the hole now. She gets paranoid about it as things get trapped up there. It;s starting to look like Danniella Westbrook before her surgery.

"When Kerry's stepdad died it really affected her and she turned to drugs then. It’s tragic. Kerry doesn’t have an off button.

"Her cocaine intake always goes up massively when things are bad.

"Kerry had been taking a lot of coke anyway but when Mark walked out her intake increased loads. And when she came down from the binge, she started pining for Mark.

"Any time Kerry has friends round she wants everyone to join in [taking cocaine]. She just hammers it and stays up for three full days."

The friend added, "Then her body goes into shutdown and she’ll finally go to sleep. It's so unhealthy because she's on bipolar medication as well. When things get really bad she'll just sit on the bathroom floor off her face."

If this is true, who the hell is looking after her children? She's mom to Molly Marie, 7, Lilly-Sue, 6 (with ex Brian McFadden) and with husband Mark Croft, she has Heidi Elizabeth, 2, and son Maxwell, 11 months.

Kerry admitted to drug use back in 2004, and entered rehab. In 2006 she said she'd been clean since receiving treatment. But last year she was accused of being drunk on a British morning talk show. Is Katona on another downhill slide?

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Coronation Street's Kym Marsh Loses Son After Premature Birth

Karl Erikson — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:30:00 GMT

Terrible news for Coronation Street star Kym Marsh. Kym gave birth prematurely to a son, Archie Jay Lomas, who died just moments after being born. Archie was only 22 weeks along, and Kym and partner Jamie Lomas (of the show "Hollyoaks") released the following statement:

"Archie is our beautiful angel and we will miss him so much."

Kym, 32, is mom to son David, 13, and daughter Emily, 10, with ex Dave Cunliffe. Jamie is a father to Billy, 2, with his ex, Hayley Lever.

Archie was due to be born in June, but instead came yesterday, the same day as her Coronation costar Alison King gave birth to a daughter.

Our hearts go out to Kym and Jamie. Just awful.

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor Has Baby Boy Prematurely

Karl Erikson — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:02:00 GMT

British multiplatinum singer/songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor has a new baby son, and he came 9 weeks early. The baby, whose name is reportedly Valentine, came in at 2 lbs, 10 oz. Sophie, the singer of "Murder on the Dancefloor" and "Today the Sun's on Us" is married to Richard Jones, bass guitarist for The Feeling.

This isn't the first premature baby for Sophie, either. Her first son, Sonny (now 4-1/2), came 8 weeks early via emergency c-section because she developed pre-eclampsia, which can be life-threatening.

Just 3 weeks ago, Sophie (29) wrote: "I've already noticed that I feel much more relaxed in this pregnancy than I did in my first. It's just much less stressful when you know what to expect. The first 12 weeks were quite hard going. I felt permanently yucky, like I had a hangover."

Sophie's mom, Janet Ellis, told the BBC: "Sophie's just had her second little boy. He was early, but he is doing fine, doing very well."

Congratulations to Sophie and Richard.

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Bikini Time! Kerry Katona Shows Off Beautiful New Body

Sassy Smith — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:02:00 GMT

Former Atomic Kitten member, Kerry Katona, after having her fourth child, decided to have surgery to help in her weight loss, as well as have her breasts reduced. She said of the results, "I love it! I actually cried at first because I was so shocked. It is a big difference - but as the weeks have gone by, my waist has got smaller, my boobs have been healing and now I can wear size 10 tops!" Now, she doesn't mind showing off that body - and was recently spotted vacationing with her husband Mark Croft.

More pics after the jump!

Katona and Croft spent time soaking up the sun in Spain, and the MTV reality star didn't mind flaunting her new figure in a revealing bikini.

Kerry spent a reported $30,000 on surgery, lost over 60 pounds and her breasts went from a GG cup to an E.

The celebrity mom said of wearing a size 10 shirts, "I couldn't even get my t*ts into them before! Before the surgery, I was a GG - now I'm an E. I feel sexier, my confidence has come back and everyone keeps telling me how amazing I look, which is really cool."

However, she didn't just rely on the surgery to help her in her quest to lose weight. She's changed her diet, and although she allows herself a treat on the weekend, she sticks to her routine during the week. With the help of her trainer, Scott Wright, she eats a more healthy selection of foods, adhering to 1,800 calories a day. She also drinks lots of water and has green tea with all meals to help speed up her metabolism.

Scott said he doesn't think she needed liposuction. He told Closer magazine, "I'm not totally against liposuction but instead of lipo, Kerry could have lost a lot of that fat in a month, with the right diet and exercise."

Kerry, who suffers from bipolar disorder, is much happier now, reveals her trainer.

He adds, "Kerry has found exercising improves her moods. It's amazing how much more positive she's been since I first met her.

"She was determined to change her lifestyle so she was in the right mindset. She loves exercising now, and it's given her a good reason to get up in the mornings."

Scott says that Kerry is very motivated, "I'd heard of Kerry before and knew everything she's been through. But I found her to be one of the most motivated people I've ever trained.

"She got into it within a few weeks. And she was determined. If she ever lost her enthusiasm and said in the middle of a run, 'I can't go on any more,' which was rare, I'd tell her she was letting me down, and that would get her going again!

"She's still smoking, but there's no way I'd let her have a cigarette during our sessions!"

Kerry is mom to Molly Marie, 7, Lilly-Sue, almost 6 (their dad is Katona's ex Brian McFadden), and Heidi Elizabeth, 23 months, and Maxwell, 9 months, are her children with Mark Croft.

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Kerry Katona's Stressed-Out Nanny Quits!

Sassy Smith — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:10:00 GMT

Kerry Katona's nanny, Gemma, has reportedly quit - she was often left to single-handedly look after all four of Katona's children and was subjected to her employer's constant fighting with husband Mark Croft.

Former Atomic Kitten performer, Kerry has four children - Molly, 7, Lilly Sue, 5, Heidi 22 months and Maxwell, 8 months. Both Kerry and husband Mark tried to convince Gemma to stay. A source said, "No amount can compensate for the hassle she deals with."

Gemma's pal added, "She's fed up of listening to Kerry and Mark scream at each other and being left to look after four kids single-handedly most of the time."

Kerry's known for causing controversy - she was photographed smoking during some of her pregnancies, has been accused of being an alcoholic, has slurred her way through interviews and has had some very public tantrums. She's often labeled as "trainwreck."

An insider close to Katona said, "It would do her good to look after the kids herself. It would be good for her image too.

"She is terrified of losing her Iceland deal, her main source of income. Showing she's a hands-on mum would help."

I'm not knocking anyone with a nanny (heck, there were times I wished I had one!), especially if they're a working parent - but what I don't understand is why some people want the nanny to practically raise the kids?

Perhaps Kerry should get her act together for the sake of her children. Just sayin'.

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Sassy Smith — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:10:00 GMT

Kerry Katona's future as the face of Iceland, a UK frozen food giant, is hanging in the balance. The reality tv star made an appearance on a British morning show a few weeks ago, and she was allegedly drunk and now Iceland is waiting the results of an alcoholism test.

The food company reportedly received angry customer complaints about Katona's "drunken" appearance. Kerry's husband Mark Croft said, "Iceland sorted everything out for us. They said: "We're concerned about Kerry, and want to make sure everything is fine."

A source told The Mirror, "There was a lot of anger that Kerry was allowed on to the This Morning show in the first place. Iceland have been shocked by the scale of the fall-out but are sticking by her for now - especially since she is appearing in a current series of ads."

The Iceland deal is worth nearly $500,000! Pretty nice chunk of change. And Kerry lost her well-paying OK! Magazine column a few days after her morning show appearance and she and her long-term publicist, Max Clifford are no longer together.

However, Katona denies she was drunk. She said her slurred words and behavior were due to her bi-polar disorder medication.

But Kerry isn't letting this bump in the road get her down. Over the weekend, she launched her new fragrance Outrageous in Manchester. Appropriately named I think.

Hopefully she wasn't drunk on the morning tv show - doesn't set a great example for her four children. (That's a shot of her doing shots...no pun...on her MTV show Kerry Katona: Whole Again). Ya, she probably wasn't drunk on that talk show.

Katona recently went under the knife and is happily showing off her new body.

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Nancy Grace's Twins Celebrate First Birthday

Karl Erikson — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:35:00 GMT

Knowing that I have something in common with Nancy Grace doesn't sit well with me. I've watched her show a few times and get the same joy watching her show as I do watching Fox News. She's an extremist. So what do we have in common? Well, we're both parents of twins. Granted, mine are seniors in college and hers are officially 1 year old, but still.

Nancy and her husband David Linch held a birthday party for their fraternal twins, John David and Lucy Elizabeth, over the weekend. They had their birthday on Election Day this week. When they were born they were premature and had weight issues as many premature babies do. But they've grown into big bouncing babies and they're cute as can be. OK, I'm soft when it comes to kids, despite who their parents may be.

Happy birthday to the twins!

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Kerry Katona Strips Down & Shows Off Her New Body!

Sassy Smith — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:04:00 GMT

Former Atomic Kitten Kerry Katona gave birth to her fourth child a few months ago and decided she needed some help getting back to her pre-baby shape. So the MTV reality star, had £15,000 (about $30,000) worth of plastic surgery to help her achieve that. And she's stripping down to show the world!

More pics after the jump!

Katona stripped down for men's mag Zoo and spoke of how her body has changed. As well, the show which filmed her journey through the surgery will air Sunday on MTV.

The 28-year-old said, "I love it! I actually cried at first because I was so shocked. It is a big difference - but as the weeks have gone by, my waist has got smaller, my boobs have been healing and now I can wear size 10 tops!

She continued, "I couldn't even get my t*ts into them before! Before the surgery, I was a GG - now I'm an E. I feel sexier, my confidence has come back and everyone keeps telling me how amazing I look, which is really cool."

And that my friends, is what some cold hard cash and surgery gets you.

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Sassy Smith — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:08:00 GMT

Crazy In Love MTV reality star, Kerry Katona is crazy in the head I think. The former Atomic Kitten and mom of four, is apparently getting a boob job, and although lots of women get their breasts done - either enlarged or reduced - most don't do it on TV. Yes, Kerry wants to televise her surgery, because that's what we all want to see....

Katona's new series will be titled Whole Again *cough* and she will undergo a breast reduction and the surgery will be filmed. Her boobs will go from a GG to a DD. Kerry told Star mag, "They have just got a bit out of control. I want to go to a DD. I'll stop there."

There's also been talk of the British actress being bankrupt (a court said so), but she says not true. Katona says that the funds she neede to pay her tax bill weren't available last week at the time of the hearing but are free and clear now. Kinda like 'the check's in the mail right?'

Kerry said, "Obviously I'm upset about it but it shouldn't have happened. I've been promised that it will be sorted out this week."

Maybe her televised boob job will pay the tax man!

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First Photos of Kerry Katona's Son!

Sassy Smith — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:08:00 GMT

Crazy in Love reality tv star Kerry Katona gave birth to her fourth child - a son, Maxwell Croft - and although he was born five weeks premature, he's doing fine. His birth was even caught on tape and will air on MTV on April 28.

Close up photo of baby Max after the jump

Kerry speaks about her labour:

"I woke up, Mark was on his Xbox and I just lay there watching him for a bit. Then I sat up and went 'Ooh the waters have gone.' How calm was I? Cool as a cucumber."

Katona's rep said:

"Mummy and baby are doing well and the family are very excited about their latest addition. Kerry would like to thank all the staff at the Mcclesfield District General Hospital for the fantastic care she received."

Kerry added:

"He's absolutely fine, he's beautiful. We can't wait to get him home. It's a beautiful boy to go with our three girls."

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Dennis Quaid Talks Twins

Sassy Smith — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:01:00 GMT

Actor Dennis Quaid, whose twins Zoe and Boone were hospitalized as newborns after a medication mix up a few months ago says, "everyone is doing great." The only down side for he and wife Kimberly is sleep depravation.

"The kids are fantastic and really healthy and happy kids." Quaid was in Santa Monica doing press for his new action thriller, Vantage Point.

"I've just been sleep-deprived... Last night, was the first night they slept all the way through the night, from 7:00 p.m. - 5:30 a.m." - doing a celebration wave with his arms.

Dennis who also shares a 15-year-old son Jack Henry, with his ex wife Meg Ryan -says that parenthood the second time around is a little easier.

"Well I don't know if it's better but it's a lot easier, " he said. "It's easier in the sense that... when the first one comes along you worry about everything. The second ones come along, 'Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah that's fine, seen that, done that'...You're a little more relaxed about it. But with two, you need another arm."

Quaid joked around about not being able to tell them apart. "One's wearing blue, the other one's wearing pink. But you'd still be surprised [with] people, because they don't want to make a mistake, they go, 'Oh, that's the... a girl isn't it?"

It's great that his babies are doing so well!

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Dennis Quaid's Twins Fighting For Their Lives

Dennis Quaid Suing Over Twin's Overdose

HerBadMother — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:45:00 GMT

Dennis Quaid and his wife, Kimberly Buffington, filed a lawsuit today in Chicago against Baxter Healthcare, the drug company that manufactures Heparin, the drug that was maladministered to their twins. Their lawyer has stated that the Quaid family is not interested in the money, but just wants to ensure that this doesn't happen to anyone else.

I totally get wanting to sue the asses off of anybody who put my child in harm's way. Totally. But, um, why just the drug company? As TMZ points out, the twins were harmed because somebody gave them the wrong dose. Shouldn't that somebody be sued, or at least the hospital that employs that somebody?

Still, I'm glad that the Quaid twins are doing better, and that their parents have moved from worry to anger.

Dennis Quaid Twins Update: Hospital Was Warned About Heparin Dangers

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:25:00 GMT

TMZ is reporting that the FDA issued a warning back in February about the dangers of mistaking the low and high-doses of heparin. Dennis Quaid's twins, who were born earlier this month via a surrogate, were overdosed twice with the blood-clotting drug this past weekend. Hospital officials list them as stable, though they remain in intensive care.

In a safety alert dated February 6, 2007, the FDA and the drug's manufacturer warned of the dangers of switching 10 and 10,000 unit vials of the drug. The alert was issued in light of an overdosing that occurred in Indiana in September of 2006. Three infants died in that incident. It's being reported that a memo was circulated around that time at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center warning of the danger.

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