Anne Rice (born Howard Allen O'Brien on October 4, 1941) is a best-selling American author of gothic and religious-themed books from New Orleans, Louisiana. She was married to poet and painter Stan Rice for 41 years until his death from cancer in 2002. Her books have sold nearly 100 million copies, making her one of the most widely read authors in modern history.

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Calum Milan Best (born 6 February 1981 in San Jose, California) is a British/American former fashion model turned celebrity, and television personality.

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Cheryl Ann Cole (née Tweedy; born 30 June 1983) is an English singer, songwriter, dancer, fashion designer, author, and television personality. Cole rose to fame in the 2000s after becoming a member of pop group Girls Aloud through ITV's reality television programmePopstars: The Rivals. They have become one of the few UK reality television acts to achieve continued success, amassing a fortune of £25 million by May 2009. With Girls Aloud, Cole has been successful in achieving a string of 20 consecutive UK top ten singles (including four number ones), two UK number one albums, and received nominations for four BRIT Awards, winning Best Single in 2009 for "The Promise". In 2008, Cole became a judge on the British reality television show The X Factor. Cole has become recognized as a style icon, appearing on the cover of British Vogue and Elle. In October 2009, Cole released her first solo single, "Fight For This Love" which reached number one in the United Kingdom as the fastest selling single of the year thus far. Cole released her debut solo album 3 Words on 26 October 2009.

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Mark Andrew Watson (born 13 February 1980) is a British stand-up comedian and novelist. Watson has made regular appearances on BBC Two's comedy panel show Mock The Week; he has also been a panellist on BBC music quiz show Never Mind The Buzzcocks three times—once as guest captain—in addition to appearing on current affairs panel show Have I Got News for You. Watson performed several talking heads in Armando Iannucci's spoof documentary series Time Trumpet. In Australia he has been seen on Rove, Good News Week, Spicks and Specks and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, all aired in April 2007. Watson performed stand up on episode one of Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, aired 7 June 2009.

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Leon Lopez (born 30 August 1979 in Liverpool) is an English actor, singer-songwriter and occasional Model, best known for playing the role of "Jerome Johnson" in the Channel 4 Soap operaBrookside from 1998 to 2002. He is a former student of the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, established by Sir Paul McCartney. Lopez's Television credits include appearances in episodes of Mersey Beat and Holby City for the BBC, The Court Room, The Bill, the recurring role of "Tanktop" in Hollyoaks: In the City and as a contestant on both Celebrity Fear Factor and Soapstar Superchef. He has also worked as a Television Presenter and appeared in a number of Short Films, including Profanity (Giant Leap Films).

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Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969), often nicknamed J.Lo, is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, fashion designer and television producer. She is the richest person of Latin American descent in Hollywood according to Forbes, and the most influentialHispanic entertainer in the U.S. according to People en Español's list of "100 Most Influential Hispanics". Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Lopez subsequently ventured into acting, appearing in numerous successful films including The Cell (2000), The Wedding Planner (2001), Maid in Manhattan (2002), Shall We Dance? (2004) andMonster-in-Law (2005). She has won ALMA Awards for outstanding actress for her work in Selena (1997), Out of Sight (1998) and Angel Eyes(2001). She parlayed her media fame into a fashion line and various perfumes with her celebrity endorsement. In 1999, Lopez released her debut studio album, On the 6. She followed it up with two number one albums on the Billboard 200, J.Lo (2001) and J to tha L-O!: The Remixes (2002). Her third studio album, This Is Me... Then (2002) peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 as well as her fourth studio album, Rebirth (2005). In 2007, Lopez released two albums including her first full Spanish-language album, Como Ama una Mujer and her fifth English studio album Brave. She won the 2003 American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and the 2007American Music Award for Favorite Latin Artist. She has sold over 48 million albums worldwide.

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Milla Jovovich (born Milica Nataša Jovović; December 17, 1975) is a Ukrainian-born American model, actress, musician, and fashion designer. Over her career, she has appeared in a number of science fiction and action themed films, for which music channel VH1 has referred to her as the "reigning queen of kick-butt". Jovovich began modeling at eleven, when Richard Avedon featured her in Revlon's "Most Unforgettable Women in the World" advertisements, and she continued her career with other notable campaigns for L'Oréal cosmetics, Banana Republic, Christian Dior, Donna Karan, andVersace. In 1988, she had her first professional acting role in the television film The Night Train to Kathmandu, and later that year she appeared in her first feature film, Two Moon Junction. Following more small television appearances like the "Fair Exchange" (1989) Married with Children episode and film roles, she gained notoriety with the romance film Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991), the sequel to The Blue Lagoon. She appeared in 1993's Dazed & Confused alongside Ben Affleck and Matthew McConaughey. Jovovich then acted alongside Bruce Willis in the science fiction film The Fifth Element (1997), and later played the title role in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999). In 2002, she starred in the video game adaptation Resident Evil, which spawned three sequels: Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), Resident Evil: Extinction (2007), and Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010).

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Robi Draco Rosa (born Robert Pink Edward Suarez, June 27, 1969) is a Puerto Rican-American musician, dancer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actor, who was born in Long Island, New York, and grew up in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico. He originally garnered fame as a member of boy band Menudo in the 1980s. In recent years, he has appeared on VH1's Behind the Music, I Love The 80s, and the Hong Kong-based talk show Where Are They Now? in archived footage of early concerts and videos. He has released a trilogy ofconcept albums which consists of Vagabundo, Mad Love and Vino.

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Duncan Bannatyne, OBE (born 2 February 1949) is a Scottish entrepreneur, philanthropist and best selling author. His business interests include Health Clubs, Hotels, Media, TV, Stage Schools, Property and Transport. He is most famous for his appearance as a business angelon the BBC programme Dragons' Den. He has written 3 books Anyone Can Do It sold more than 200,000 copies and Wake Up and Change Your Life quickly entered the Sunday Telegraph top selling books list as did How to be Smart With Your Money. He was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his contribution to charity.

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Shannon Lee Tweed (born 10 March 1957) is a Canadian actress and model. One of the most successful actresses of mainstream erotica, she is identified with the genre of the erotic thriller. Shannon and her family currently star in a reality television show on A&E entitled Gene Simmons Family Jewels. She also has a younger sister,Tracy (born 10 May 1965), who is an actress. They shared the screen in the film Night Eyes 3, both have appeared nude together in a Playboy spread and Tracy occasionally makes appearances on Family Jewels.

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