It's a boy for Cristiano Ronaldo! Hot on the heels of his weekend declaration that he's a baby daddy, tongues are wagging and the tabloids on womb watch as speculation mounts over who mothered his new bundle of joy.
Ronaldo made his surprise revelation he had become a father on Saturday with a hat-trick announcement on his official website, Facebook and Twitter pages.
"It is with great joy and emotion that I inform I have recently become father to a baby boy. As agreed with the baby's mother, who prefers to have her identity kept confidential, my son will be under my exclusive guardianship," he said.
"No further information will be provided on this subject and I request everyone to fully respect my right to privacy (and that of the child) at least on issues as personal as these are."
And while many cried, 'hoax', Ronaldo's agent later confirmed the story, saying: "Yes, it's true. We make no further comment."
But while the soccer star's camp might be keeping schtum, the rest of us mere mortals are huddled around the proverbial water cooler, smacking our well-oiled lips over the baby mama's identity.
Here's one theory: Ronaldo allegedly paid a surrogate mother to have his baby, so claims Portuguese newspaper Diario de Noticias.
According to the Daily Mail, the paper claims the baby was conceived by the surrogate at the end of last summer in San Diego while he was on holiday over there.
The bambino was born on June 17, while the star was at the World Cup in South Africa, reports the paper.
Ronaldo's sister Katia Aveiro has also piped up about the news. She tells Diario de Noticias that the newborn son is the spitting image of the footballer, and says the Real Madrid hunk is delighted with his love child.
"He has brown eyes and brown hair like Cristiano," she says.
"He's very happy, of course! Who isn't happy having children? The baby looks like him, although he's still very small to see what his features will be like.
"He's very calm, he just eats and sleeps."
Aveiro adds that Ronaldo will announce the name of the baby when he returns to Portugal from Madrid, where he's currently working.
A Portuguese TV station claims the baby will be called, wait for it...Ronaldo Junior. I kid you not. Poor kid.
Ronaldo has recently been romantically linked to 24-year-old Russian swimwear model Irina Shayk. Is she the baby mama? Following her man's shock announcement, she wrote on her Facebook page: "My boyfriend is now the father of a boy."
Other women linked to Ronaldo include Big Brother star Imogen Thomas, reality TV star Kim Kardashian, and ubiquitous heirhead Paris Hilton.
Asked in a recent interview if fatherhood was on the cards, Ronaldo coyly replied, "sooner rather than later".
Well played, Ronaldo. Well played.
Mistaken identity
Paris Hilton has taken to Twitter to reassure her adoring fans that she had "nothing to do" with that unfortunate marijuana stink in South Africa on Saturday.
Hilton was reportedly arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana over the weekend. An unnamed cop in Port Elizabeth claimed Hilton was caught with marijuana on her person.
"She was found in possession of some amount of dagga [local term for the drug]," he said. "We don't know how much. It's a high profile person, only the top cops are dealing with it."
The socialite says the brouhaha was all a case of mistaken identity.
"I had nothing to do with it," she says. "I was not charged or arrested, cause I didn't do anything. I was assisting the police with the investigation and answering their questions. Everyone was super nice and friendly to me. I love South Africa! Such an amazing place, especially during The World Cup!"
Word is it was another blonde in Hilton's entourage who was allegedly puffing the weed.
She later ranted to her followers on Twitter: "It was absolutely ridiculous what I was put through for nothing. But I'm used to being scape goat [sic]."
Paris Hilton, Teflon girl strikes again.
New fella
Jessica Simpson has bagged herself another footballer.
Simpson is dating ex-San Francisco 49ers tight end Eric Johnson, according to TMZ
The pair has apparently been dating since May.
Simpson obviously has a thing for the athletic type - she famously dated Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo for two years. As for John 'Hollywood Player' Mayer, I'm not gonna go there.
Johnson has only just come back on the market, having split from his wife earlier this year and filed for divorce in February.
Hold on a minute, what's a tight end? Oh, the scandal!
Perry tamed Russell Brand
Fiery pop darling Katy Perry reveals to Esquire magazine how she tamed legendary lothario and fiancé Russell Brand.
Some interview highlights include...
On first meeting her match:
"I was 25, 30 feet away from him. And I threw the bottle straight at him: hit him smack dab on the head. Can you imagine the horrible feeling he had, when he was used to getting everything he wanted? I was like, 'You've met your match, motherf****.' A week later we went on vacation in Thailand."
On taming Russell Brand:
"He used to basically be a professional prostitute - now he's not. So he's an extremist which can be both good and bad. I always needed someone stronger than me. And I am, like, a f****** strong elephant of a women. I say that hopefully in the humblest way I can."
On being one in the same person as her future husband:
"I'm like, 'Oh my God, I am you. You are me.' Two divas in one house. It's like splitting the atom: it shouldn't happen."
On being a girl-next-door type:
"I feel like I wanna be somewhat of a girl-next-door, but not as f******' sappy."
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Prince: 'The internet is completely over'
Erm, are you going to tell him or shall I?
