SELF Gossip Roundup

SELF Gossip Roundup: SELF.com

Our weekly recap of the SELFiest gossip out there! In today's roundup, unlikely hook-ups, rehab times two and socialite smack talk...

In bizarre couples news, an unlikely duo was caught playing tonsil hockey: Ke$ha and Adam Lambert (WTF?). In a spill to Long Island radio station WBLI, Lambert dished: "She's really pretty, we were laughing, and [then] we just started kissing. It was pretty innocent." Hmm, something tells me that this isn't the last we'll hear on the Ke$ha-Glambert front...

Well, we've finally made it past the (painful) rounds of Idol auditions, survived Hollywood week drama, and have finally reached the week of the top 24. America's overwhelming response? Disappointment. Seriously, Simon--you call these the best voices in the country? Doesn't seem like criticsm will bring Cowell down though; he's in the midst of soon-to-be marital bliss! The Idol judge is newly engaged to Mezhgan Hussainy. Congrats!

It's a sad week for retro-tv lovers: Growing Pains star Andrew Koenig's body was found in a Vancouver park on Thursday morning, with all evidence pointing toward suicide. In the wake of the tragedy, heartbroken co-stars Tracey Gold and Kirk Cameron are mourning the passing of their long-time friend.

Oh, Charlie. His charm and wit make it hard to hate Two and a Half Men's notorious bachelor, but his recent (and past) real-life antics make it pretty hard to love him! In the midst of his domestic dispute controversy, Sheen has checked himself into rehab as a "preventative measure". With wife Brooke Mueller receiving rehab treatment as well, let's hope the twins are being well taken care of!

And in closing, the LOL moment of the week: Sir Anthony Hopkins calls Paris Hilton stupid! In a rant about the "soulless machines" that make up the female youth of Hollywood, Hopkins throws in his two cents on socialite Hilton, telling Starpulse "You look at the red carpet, Paris Hilton, you know, these people and you think, 'Is there anything going on up there?'"

What stories have caught your eyes and ears this week?

Move of the Day - Olympian Haley Johnson's V-Sit

Move of the Day - Olympian Haley Johnson's V-Sit: SELF.com

The wait is over: Tonight marks the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics with the highly-anticipated opening ceremonies (hooray!), and so in celebration of the Vancouver games, today's MOTD comes from--you guessed it--an Olympian! Biathlete Haley Johnson shows us her no-fail move that keeps her in mountain-ready shape...

"This is my favorite move because I like how it uses my whole upper body but also uses my hips and my legs."

Use the V-sit to tone up those arms, legs and abs, and be sure to tune in to the 2010 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies tonight at 7:30pm on NBC!

--Kaitie Ames

Going for the gold with Olympic snowboarder Hannah Teter

Going for the gold with Olympic snowboarder Hannah Teter: SELF.com

Excited for Vancouver? We are! And in celebration of Team USA, we've been sitting down with top-notch Olympic athletes to talk fitness, competition, and life in general! Today's athlete? Snowboarder (and Ben & Jerry's flavor-creator) Hannah Teter...

On going to the Olympics: "I'm most excited about representing USA and just going to hang out with a bunch of athletes and have some fun and really throw down and show the camaraderie between snowboarders and the message that we're all pretty positive and good friends and cheer each other on."

On relaxing before competing: "I do breathing exercises, Tai Chi, really grounding meditations, visualizing good outcomes, visualizing tricks like landing perfectly 20 times in my head...it instills the brain/body connection."

On staying fit off the mountain: "I do a lot of yoga, I've been doing yoga for about 10 years on and off...I travel with a yoga mat everywhere I go. It's one of my number one things. I do a lot of gym training with medicine balls, BOSU balls, yoga balls, and just different coordination full-body workouts that hits every muscle group while focusing in on one exercise."

On helping others: "I sell maple syrup to support a town in Kenya. It's been a dream come true for me to help out another place in the world. Making a difference in people's lives is kind of my other passion, I would say."

For more get-fit tips from Olympic athletes, check out our Olympics special in the February issue of SELF, on stands now!

--Kaitie Ames

Taste Bud Trippin'

Taste Bud Trippin': SELF.com

Last week, Merritt and I shared quite the interesting culinary experience. I'm talking a real psychedelic taste bud trip, starting with a little pink pill and ending with the transformation of an ordinary sour lemon into a deliciously sweet indulgence...

This mysterious taste-transforming tablet is the mberry, a dissolvable pill made from the miracle berry. After the mberry melts on your tongue, anything sour, spicy or tart will supposedly taste dangerously sweet. Unbelievable, right? Our sentiments exactly. Which is why after sitting through 2 minutes of the mberry's odd wood/berry-ish taste (a strange description, I know; you'd have to experience it to know what I mean), we were pretty hesitant to bite into the king of all that is sour...

But instead of a baby-meets-lemon face-twisting reaction, we looked up at each other eyes wide in amazement. Now, we are in no way suggesting chowing down on these acidic yellow fruits (they can erode your tooth enamel and flare up heart burn. Ouch!), but post-mberry, these lemons tasted AMAZING! Like they had been doused in sugar; a tequila shot sans tequila. Which got me thinking: Imagine the street-cred-building possibilities that could come with these little berry pills..."$200 to chug that tabasco? No problem" or "No thanks, no chaser for me."

--Kaitie Ames

SELF Gossip Roundup

SELF Gossip Roundup: SELF.com

Our weekly recap of the SELFiest gossip out there! In today's roundup, award show drama, autopsy results, and celebrity hoarders...

The Grammys aired on Sunday, complete with divaliciousness, glitter and drama! SELF cover girl Beyoncé took home a record-breaking six gramophones (you can rest easy now, Kanye), and in an emotional outburst, the notoriously private songstress publicly declared her love for hubby Jay-Z. And at the launch party for her new fragrance, at which our Editor-in-Chief Lucy Danziger had a run-in with the bootylicious babe, B acknowledged Jay-Z yet again, exclaiming: "My husband said, 'You won six Grammys and you STILL smell good!'"

At the post-show press conference, SELFy star Taylor Swift had a clumsy moment, dropping one of her newly accepted four golden awards, shattering it into pieces. Now, that's nothing a little super glue can't fix, but it seems as though most people found that klutzy moment to be more of an act of fate. After her live performance, critics and viewers alike bashed the country princess's vocal abilities. Naturally, her management came to the rescue, wholeheartedly defending Swift's star quality.

Adding on to all of the Grammy hoopla this week, a new set of nominations were announced: The Oscars and the Razzies. And in an ironic twist, Golden Globe winner Sandra Bullock received nominations for one of each! Will America's Miss Congeniality receive Hollywood's highest honor and lowest blow simultaneously?

On a sad note, actress Brittany Murphy's cause of death has finally been revealed: Pneumonia, prescription drugs and anemia. According to Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter, this combination may not have been lethal had she sought medical attention sooner. Murphy reportedly had an appointment scheduled for a few days after her passing.

And in closing, more Lohan news. Oh, LiLo. It seems as if you (or your Dad) are in our roundup every week! Lindsay's gossip-worthy secret this week? Apparently, she's a hoarder. The young actress can't seem to part with her hundreds of shoes, clothes, and belongings that cover her pad floor-to-ceiling. In an interview with Clean House host Niecy Nash, Lindsay explains, "It's kind of a sore subject." Let Niecy work her magic, honey!

What stories have caught your eyes and ears this week?