Maria Sharapova was named this week as the marquee player for the 2011 ASB Classic and is easily the biggest drawcard in the tournament's history.

It's official: Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon are expecting their first child.

He’s best known for Outrageous Fortune but Antony Starr hopes to bust preconceptions with new projects.

After 40 years in television, the past 27 with Fair Go, one of the most-recognised faces in New Zealand is bowing out. Kevin Milne talks to Alan Perrott about the rights and wrongs of his escapades and TV ratings.

Winston Churchill is rightly remembered for leading Britain through her finest hour - but what if he also led the country through her most shameful hour?

Embattled celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, 43, has had a tough week.

Josh Duhamel makes his leading-man debut in a classic romcom.

Robyn Malcolm taking on the PM over mining is one thing, but wrecking the livelihoods of NZ film workers is "just plain stupid", writes Fran O'Sullivan.

The fiery 12-year relationship between the chef and the father-in-law who masterminded his business empire has gone off the boil.

Russell Brand and Katy Perry have arrived in Rajasthan for the beginning of their wedding festivities.

Actor and vigneron Sam Neill is on record as saying that these days he's more interested in rave reviews for his wine than his big-screen exploits.

Hip hop power couple Beyonce and Jay-Z are expecting the pitter patter of tiny feet, according to a report.

She is a perma-tanned reality TV star famed for her booty. He is a perma-tanned jeweller famed for his bling. Can it be love?

He's in cinemas right now playing an FBI agent. But it's been his television turn as Mad Men's flawed but smouldering Don Draper that made Jon Ham a star - and helped elevate him to the sexiest man alive.

See which stars hit the red carpet at premieres for this week's 54th London Film Festival.

"Yoooo they banned my album cover!!!!!" boomed indignant rapper Kanye West during a Twitter frenzy yesterday, venting his fury that the artwork for his new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, has been "banned" in the US.

Riddle me this, amigos: If Oliver Driver killed his own television breakfast show why would TVNZ bosses hire him for theirs?

My lifetime of extensive research into the hurly-burly world of social interaction that we call "parties" has finally yielded a staggering conclusion.

Actress, musician, model, schoolgirl... at just 16, Pearl McGlashan has a lot going on. By Sarah Lang.

All Black heart-throb Dan Carter hatched a plan to lure girlfriend Honor Dillon to Queenstown last weekend before asking her to marry him.

Women worldwide will be devastated - ABs heartthrob Dan Carter is off the market after proposing to girlfriend Honor Dillon.