With a successful acting career and a hit television show, it can’t be easy to look after a young child.

But American Pie star Alyson Hannigan was clearly loving the challenge yesterday as she took her 17-month-old daughter Satyana Marie to the playground.

And onlookers couldn’t have failed to spot the resemblance between the 36-year-old actress and her daughter as they played on the climbing frames in the Los Angeles sunshine.

Eliza Dushku is one of those young actresses that you can say in the same breath with Claire Danes and Alicia Silverstone. Dushku has been in enough projects, with the highlight being the lead in the recently dismissed “Dollhouse,” that people probably have heard her name but can’t quite place her.

Dushku’s newest project is the role of Rick Fox’s girlfriend in the ‘hope to be picked up for a long time’ “The Talented Ms. Fox.” Fox, most known for being Mr. Vanessa Williams, takes the lead in this ‘why in the hell would this ever happen?’ romance. Fox’s previous experience for this role is the father of two children with two different women. He also adds the fact that he is 11 years older than Dushku, not to mention being a role player on NBA teams and an occasional guest on TV shows.

The Venice film festival opens today with “Black Swan,” a dark psychological drama starring Natalie Portman as a ballerina who finally lands the lead role but loses her grip on reality as the pressure builds.

The arrival of a rival dancer, played by Mila Kunis, triggers both obsessive jealousy and sexual liberation in a plot echoing that of the ballet around which it revolves.

A steamy love scene between the actresses and elements of violence and horror make it a departure from clean-cut on-screen roles often associated with Portman.

Andrea Bowen, who plays Julie Mayer, will not be returning to Desperate Housewives for its seventh season according to Entertainment Weekly. The character returned to Wisteria Lane, following an absence, at the end of series five and rejoined the cast as a regular in its sixth season. However, during the course of Desperate Housewives  sixth season the character of Julie Mayer was attacked by the Fairview strangler. Although Julie survived the attack the character was later written out of the drama. According to Entertainment Weekly the actress won’t be returning to Desperate Housewives for its 7th season.

Kate is not letting the breakdown of her second marriage get to her and is reportedly rebounding with a seriously hot and younger man.

The man in question is model Louis Dowler.

Christina Milian is striking out against her husband The-Dream, filing legal papers claiming that the rapper is lying about the timeline of their breakup and that he had cheated on her during their brief marriage.

The-Dream(Terius Youngdell Nash) announced earlier this month that he and Milian had split after a photo of him frolicking with his bikini-clad assistant, Melissa Santiago, surfaced. According to his timeline, he and Milian had split up late last year, but hadn’t told anybody.

But according to papers filed by Milian in Nash’s home state of Georgia, that wasn’t the case. Milian’s filing claim the two had had “marital relationships on several occasions” after he filed the divorce papers. Milian also goes on to assert that Nash had cheated on her. She is asking a judge to toss out the divorce papers that Nash filed in February on the grounds that he lied about their marriage being “irretrievably broken.”

And in a final twist in this latest development, Milian wants an agreement that she signed waiving alimony and property rights to be invalidated—because, according to Milian, her husband brought them to her when she was nine months pregnant and in no condition to be signing such important papers.

Five months into her pregnancy, it appears as though Rachel Stevens has got her maternity wardrobe figured out.

The glamorous star stepped out wearing a maxi dress, which seems to have become her go-to outfit for comfort and style.

Wearing a navy blue version, which she paired with a tan oversize cardigan and cream Chanel handbag, the singer popped out for a coffee in North London.

Rachel looked deep in thought as she parked her car and walked into a shop.

The 32-year-old may have been pondering the news that former band mate Bradley McIntosh reportedly wants S Club to reform.

Geri Halliwell is set to move in with her boyfriend Henry Beckwith and the couple are planning to buy a USD 8 million mansion together.

The 37-year-old star and the businessman have been dating since March last year and were recently spotted looking at the property, which boasts a croquet lawn, tennis court and indoor swimming pool, reported Sun online.

Shortly after it was announced that Jennifer Aniston signed on to play an oversexed dentist in the comedy Horrible Bosses, rumors of a topless scene hit the web.

Her rep quickly shot down the gossip, but did tell me her scenes are said to be “provocative.”

In one scene, Aniston apparently isn’t wearing much. Our source didn’t know what her final wardrobe decision was, but we’re thinking barely-there lingerie under a dentist’s coat would do the trick.

The provocative scenes are being shot on a closed set in Los Angeles, the source said, because they want to keep details secret and they want Aniston as comfortable as possible.

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have split, according to media reports.

Entertainment website Gossip Cop broke the news, claiming the 27-year-old Australian actor is telling friends he is “completely single”.

According to the website, the couple split “pretty recently”.

Gossip Cop’s source did not give a reason for the break-up.

Cyrus and Hemsworth began dating after meeting on the set of the romantic comedy The Last Song.

A rep for Cyrus has reportedly refused to comment.