Celebrity parents: Kate Hudson and Matt Bellamy

Born: July 2011

A second son for Kate Hudson, but a first with finance Matt Bellamy, this famous couple took their time selecting Bingham's name. They didn't find out the gender of the baby before he arrived, making it harder for them to narrow down names beforehand.

Celebrity parents: Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied

Born: June 2011

We all loved watching Natalie Portman shine throughout her pregnancy with son Aleph -- stunning us over and over again on the red carpet while she promoted her movie, Black Swan.

Celebrity parents: Victoria and David Beckham

Born: July 2011

Finally! A sweet little girl for David and Victoria Beckham! Harper joins three older brothers, Cruz, Brooklyn and Romeo, and there's no doubt that this mini-fashionista will be in sky-high stilettos by the time she hits preschool.

Celebrity parents: Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott

Born: October 2011

A celebrity mom who shares it all when it comes to parenting, Tori Spelling welcomed her third child, Hattie, in 2011. And we really mean Tori shares it all -- husband Dean accidentally tweeted a picture of Tori topless while she was in the middle of a breastfeeding session. Oops!

Celebrity parents: Jessica Alba and Cash Warren

Born: August 2011

We can't help but admit that we're relieved to hear that even Jessica Alba gets overwhelmed with motherhood and the arrival of Haven this fall certainly added even more plates -- or bottles! -- to juggle for this busy working celebrity mom.

Celebrity parents: Alyssa Milano and David Bugliari

Born: August 2011

First-time mom Alyssa Milano is already making her mark in the world of parenting and her son, Milo, is just a few months old! Recently, Alyssa shared that not only is she proud to be breastfeeding, but that she supports breastfeeding in public.

Celebrity parents: Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon

Born: April 2011

It's not surprising that these twins were destined for stardom! Born in the early part of 2011, Moroccan and Monroe have already made their music video debut -- and we have to say that mama Mariah Carey is looking pretty good!

Celebrity Parents: Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond

Born: August 2011

Funny celebrity mommy, funny celebrity baby? Only time will tell for Tina Fey's second daughter, Penelope, who joins big sister Alice.

Celebrity parents: Christina Applegate and Martin LeNoble

Born: January 2011

It's nothing short of a miracle that Christina Applegate had her daughter, Sadie, in early 2011 -- Applegate fought and won a battle against breast cancer in 2008, even having a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of relapse.

Celebrity parents: Rachel Zoe and Rodger Berman

Born: March 2011

If there's one 2011 baby who will be setting the fashion trends of the future, it's sure to be Skyler, son to celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe, who is a celebrity in his own right as well. With an $87,000 nursery and wardrobe, Skyler is sure to be the best dressed baby in town!

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Beyonce baby bonanza

The Beyonce baby mania was kicked off by a tweet from celebrity mom Gwyneth Paltrow, who announced the birth -- and the famous baby name.

"Welcome to the world Blue!" she tweeted on Jan. 7. "We love you already."

After one confused follower asked her to clarify the name, Gwynnie wrote, "It's Blue Ivy Carter!

"Thank God Beyonce had her baby and can go back to work," tweeted Conan O'Brien. "For the past 6 months that family's had to live entirely on Jay-Z's salary."

Former Destiny's Child singer Michelle Williams defended herself after one of her twitter followers called her out for not congratulating Beyonce on twitter.

"Let's get ONE thing straight....I do NOT have to say congrats to someone when they're NOT on twitter...ESPECIALLY when I talk or email them all the time....or when I'll be physically present as well...so harrassing and stalking my timeline to see if I've mentioned something is POINTLESS!!!" Williams wrote on twitter. "My friendship with people aren't always for twitter display."

50 Cent caused some controversy when he tweeted a picture of a baby with Jay-Z's face, writing: "Yal play to much congratulations to JAYZ and Beyonce BABY #BlueIvyCarter IS GEORGOUS," he tweeted. "I'm sure Jay is the happiest he's ever been in his life. I remember when MARQUISE was born I was so happy. I want to have another kid one day."

Even Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris Jackson, tweeted, "Congratulations to @beyonce and Jay-Z for their new born, Blue Ivy Carter. "

No tweet yet from Beyonce, who has over 2 million twitter followers but has yet to write a single tweet!

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Christina Applegate

"Children should be off limits to papparazzi! Makes me pissed off," the Up All Night actress tweeted.

She also shared her New Year's resolutions, which many of us can relate to. "My resolutions are to be a better friend, to raise my baby to be grateful and kind, and to lose this baby weight."

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Molly Simms

"Big news! I'm having a baby!" the actress tweeted, with a link to her website that gave a longer statement. "I finally get what they mean when they say pregnant women GLOW. Our little bundle of joy is a honeymoon baby, due at the end of June."

Jenny McCarthy

Jenny McCarthy's son, Evan, was diagnosed with autism in 2005 ,and the actress has been an advocate for the disorder since then. She tweeted about her son to a follower, who asked how her son was doing.

"He was diagnosed with autism & i immediately did bio-med and therapy and like some kids, no longer show signs," she wrote. "He no longer qualifies for autism anymore but has cognitive disorder... My book called Mother Warriors talks all about it."

Another eye-catching tweet from McCarthy? "Emma Stone just won a People's Choice Award. I know someone that must be really excited about that," she tweeted, referring to her ex-boyfriend, Jim Carrey, who professed his love for Stone.

Alyson Hannigan

"This morning my daughter said to me "Wow Mommy, your tummy is getting BIG!"" the How I Met Your Mother star tweeted. "I'm really glad I'm pregnant & she didn't say butt."

Check out last week's celeb parenting tweets from Gwyneth Paltrow, Mariah Carey and more >>

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Debra Messing

Smash star Debra Messing is one of the newest celebrity moms to join twitter. "I thought I'd enter the 21st century, but bear with me! I'm a newbie!" she tweeted.

It didn't take long for her to re-connect with her Will & Grace co-star, Eric McCormack. "When do I get to smooch that face in person," she tweeted to him.

She may be a newbie, but she already learned the fine art of re-tweeting, starting with the Dalai Lama's deep twitter thought:

"It is vital that when we educate our children's brains we do not neglect to educate their hearts by nurturing their compassionate nature."

Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson is expecting her first child any day now -- and it sounds like her little peanut loves her singing! "A friend just sent me a video of me singing back in the day and the lil munchkin started moving like crazy!" she tweeted. "Let's hope it wasn't just gas!"

She also took to twitter to wish her father a happy birthday. "Happy Bday @PapaJoeSimpson!! I love you! I'm so proud to be your daughter!" she writes. "Your compassion, strength, and determination inspire me everyday!"

Alyssa Milano

Alyssa Milano frequently writes about parenting her son, Milo. She took to twitter this week to defend breastfeeding in public to one of her twitter followers. "Shame you feel that way about women breast feeding in public," she tweeted. "Watching a baby scream because they're hungry is a lot more awkward. I promise. #BabyHasToEat."

Also on her mind? "Hey parents! Teething tips? Ready? Go!" she tweeted.

Pssst….we have teething tips, Alyssa! Check them out here >>

Liz Lange

Maternity clothes designer Liz Lange took to twitter to discuss the rumor that Jersey Shore star Snooki is pregnant.

"Hilarious! Read this: 'Is Snooki Pregnant? The 'Jersey Shore' Star's Guide to Motherhood,' " she tweeted, with a link to the article.

Alicia Keys

One of the perks of being a celebrity mom is definitely the fashion perks! Alicia Keys tweeted about scoring a fab tee for her son, Egypt.

"First Givenchy Kids shirt goes to....Egypt!! Wow! love to Riccardo !!" she tweeted, with a picture of baby Egypt's new tee.

Alicia also tweeted her sadness about the death of Whitney Houston. "I feel sick.... Life is precious, we are fragile souls. Let's love each other! I miss you beautiful Whitney, the whole world misses you!! I'll never forget this day when she came up to me and said "let's work together!' We've been sisters ever since..."

Christina Applegate

Up All Night actress and celebrity mom Christina Applegate wrote about her excitement on having singer Stevie Nicks on her show.

"Stevie Nicks will be joining us soon for what I'm sure will be the highlight of my life, besides the birth of my daughter, #upallnight" she tweeted.

Also check out: Top 10 pregnant celebrity moms over 40 >>

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Top birthday tweet: Gwyneth Paltrow

"Big day for us," tweeted Gwyneth Paltrow on April 8. "Moses Bruce Paltrow Martin is 6!"

Moses, pictured here in 2009 when he was 3 years old, was named after Gwyneth's dad, who died from cancer.

"Well, I think he's the man to live up to it!" she told People about the baby name choice. "When we were pregnant with Apple, if she was a boy, she would've been named Moses. We just always had the name… Moses to me is just such an amazing name. Plus, he was born on the holiest Sabbath of the year, which is the Saturday before Passover. And he was born at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York… And it was my father's Hebrew name."

Snarky tweet: Jessica Simpson

"Last chance to see me "fat" aka PREGNANT on the cover of Elle," tweeted Jessica Simpson, possibly referring to The View host Joy Behar's comment about her pregnancy weight gain. "I loved this shoot, only on stands for a few more days!!!"

'We've totally been there' tweet: Jenna Fischer

"My hair looks like sh*t today," wrote The Office star and mom Jenna Fischer, with the hashtags "oh well" and "too busy to fix it."

Cute Easter tweet: Jenny McCarthy

"Beachy Easter with my peeps," Jenny McCarthy wrote, with a link to a picture of her and her son, Evan, at the beach.

She also took to Twitter to announce the new shoe she designed for ShoeDazzle, with the profits to benefit Generation Rescue for children with autism.

"Hey ladies! It's here!" she wrote. "The shoe I designed. It's hot as sh*t! The last shoe I did sold out in a week. Get on it! Whoop!"

Gushy mommy tweet: Hilary Duff

Judging by Hilary Duff's tweets, she loves being a first-time mom to baby Luca!

"Almost home to feed my little bambino! Nice to get away for an hour to do something good for myself! But I miss his little face when I'm gone," she tweeted.

"No better feeling than a peaceful baby sleeping on your chest...wonder what he's dreaming about?" she wrote, with the hashtag "happy mommy."

Stylish tweet: Kourtney Kardashian

"Deep breath. Been struggling a little with claustrophobia...any other preggos feel that way too?" tweeted Kourtney Kardashian, who is seven months pregnant with her second child.

"What do you think of my NYC style? I always love a good red dress," she tweeted, with a link to her blog. "I rarely wear anything to my knees, but I happened to love the length with the shape of the dress, especially being pregnant."

"I am wearing Pinkyotto dress, Christian Louboutin pumps and a Celine bag," she wrote.

Check out Kourtney in her fab red dress and Reese Witherspoon's cute baby bump >>

FYI tweet: Mariska Hargitay

You probably know Mariska Hargitay for her role as Detective Olivia Benson on the hit show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, but what you may not know is she is the daughter of the sexy 1950s actress Jayne Mansfield and actor/bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay. Her mother was killed in a horrific car accident in 1967 and Mariska, who was just 3 at the time, was asleep in the back seat of the car. She survived the accident and was raised by her father.

"When did u learn Italian!? It was fun to know it! Have you ever been to Italy before!?" tweeted one follower to Mariska.

"When I was a little girl, I spent a lot of time in Rome when my dad was shooting some spaghetti westerns," she replied.

Mariska, pictured here with her son August, has also just adopted two babies, Amaya and Andrew.

Teacher's pet tweet: Vanessa Lachey

Vanessa Lachey has started a fun new tradition on Twitter.

"I thought I'd do a fun fact/thought every Mon for moms to be," wrote Vanessa, who is pregnant with her first child with husband Nick Lachey. "Just things I've learned & want to share. Dads can read too. #MaternityMonday"

"Best Sleep Position: on your side, the left side in particular!" she wrote for one Maternity Monday. "It's hard, but try. Your back is the worst! Pillows help."

"FOLIC ACID! If ur not already taking it, START!" she wrote on another Monday. "All women of child bearing age need it to help prevent birth defects!"

From Alicia Silverstone to Debra Messing, check out more celebrity mom tweets >>

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Laying down the law

When TNT announced its hit show The Closer would come to an end on August 13, fans grieved the loss of one of TV's favorite teams of detectives. In a fortuitous turn, however, the network opted to keep the unit onscreen in an original spin-off series, Major Crimes.

We caught up with the gritty crime drama's newest cop on the block, actress Kearran Giovanni, to talk about the tight-knit team, Hugh Jackman's hot abs and how home is where you make it.

SheKnows: Something like 90 percent of The Closer’s cast and crew are continuing on to Major Crimes. Did you have "new girl" nerves coming to the set?

Kearran: Absolutely. But I got here and, honestly, it was just perfect. Everyone was so welcoming! It's like we're all family — Mary [McDonnell] is like a mom and a sister rolled into one, and the boys and I play golf and hang out outside of work. I couldn’t be luckier to have jumped into this world... it feels like I was on The Closer for seven years.

SheKnows: You moved your family from NYC to LA for the show; which side do you fall on in the perennial East vs. West Coast debate?

Kearran: I’m not from either — I'm from Texas — but I remember being in New York when I was 15 for dance training, and I just fell in love with it. I always said I'm going to live in an apartment until I die, and I'll have cats and I'll be a New Yorker . It's either you or it's not. My husband's from there, so it was a good fit. But I can't compare the two... I just have to like them each for what they are.

SheKnows: Have any of the traditions of your Southern childhood made it to the big city?

Kearran: My parents are from Louisiana and when I first moved to New York, my mom used to either overnight me crawfish and boudin, or my parents would fly here and she would bring a cooler with dry ice on the plane with her full of frozen crawfish, boudin, cornbread and other stuff from home! I am lucky to have parents who opened the door for me to move around and feel comfortable anywhere — for me, anywhere I am and my husband is and my kids are... it's home.

SheKnows: Before Major Crimes, you were showing off your singing and dancing skills on Broadway. Does any one production stand out as your favorite?

Kearran: I honestly loved them all for different reasons, but doing the show with Hugh Jackman was like a rock concert every night — and he is the most wonderful man on the planet besides my husband! And I loved doing Sweet Charity with Christina Applegate, because I could do "Big Spender" and all the great numbers from that show at 23 [years old]. Those are probably my two standouts.

SheKnows: Um, is Hugh Jackman as hot in real life as he is onscreen?

Kearran: Yes, absolutely! He used to ride his bike to rehearsal, and he would come in at 10 o'clock in the morning all sweaty and undress in the rehearsal room and... just yes, he is that hot in person! Plus, he has this crazy metabolism — it's so ridiculous. He would eat like 5,000 calories a day just to stay at the same weight, because he is naturally fit and has the perfect six-pack.

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SheKnows: Do you ever reprise your roles at home during playtime with your daughters, Jordan and Payton ?

Kearran: Oh, there's a lot of singing! Until the age of about two, they don't want me to sing at all. Then all of a sudden, they hit two-and-a-half and just think it's the best thing since sliced bread. So yes, there's a lot of singing, a lot of dancing and a lot of musical-watching in our house.

SheKnows: Coming from the sing-songy world of Broadway, how did you wrap your brain around the role of tough detective and military vet, Amy Sykes?

Kearran: Before this, I always said the two roles I wanted to play were a cop and a doctor. I got to play a doctor on One Life to Life — which was great — so I'd kind of been looking forward to finding something like this. When I read the role the first time, I was with my husband and I said to him, "This is it! She's mine!"

SheKnows: Well, let me tell you... you seem like a total bada** on the show!

Kearran: Well, thank you! I think on my first or second day, I was doing the first episode's scene with guns at a grocery store — and there were probably 300 people there on the lot watching — and I just thought to myself, "Oh God, please don’t mess this up!"

SheKnows: I understand another passion of yours is food... what would you barter your best friend for a plate of right now?

Kearran: I would say my favorite thing is probably my dad's deep-fried turkey. It's a tradition we do at every holiday — Christmas, Easter, whatever. It's the most delicious, juicy, amazing thing you've ever had... and not greasy. I would love a deep-fried turkey right now. And now that I'm done filming, maybe I will have one!

SheKnows: My husband's a total turkey fan too. He's the guy that goes to the fair and walks around eating the embarrassingly gigantic smoked turkey leg! So that's what you like to eat... what do you like to cook?

Kearran: I love making crawfish etouffee and shrimp creole... we do a lot of shrimp in our house. I also bake a lot, so I do a "Sock It To Me" cake — a bundt cake with cinnamon and sugar and pecans. Everything I cook sounds really healthy, doesn't it? We actually do eat pretty healthy most of the time. There's a lot of salad in our house, and fish. Our girls love fish!

SheKnows: My daughter is 15 months old, and my son is due in December. How do I feed a family with two young children without becoming a casualty of the kitchen?

Kearran: What I like to do on Sundays— after I've done my grocery shopping over the weekend — is try to cook my protein for a couple of days. I'll cook a huge batch of shrimp or I'll do one or two batches of chicken, and then I'll decide what I want to throw in it later. That's how I try to do it... it doesn't always happen, but at least I've made my valiant effort on Sunday.

SheKnows: You sing, you dance, you act, you speak three languages, your kids love you... and you're a great cook? Please tell me there is something you can't do.

Kearran: Well, I'm sure there are lots of things I can't do... the trick is to find stuff that you can and just do those . No, I try other stuff too! I am really bad at baseball — terrible. Anything with a ball and hand/eye coordination is not for me. And my husband says he has to choreograph my moves around the house like dance steps because I trip and fall all the time. I'm the clumsiest person you've ever met.

SheKnows: Well, good... then there's a little glimmer of hope for the rest of us.

Watch: Introducing Major Crimes

The cast of Major Crimes talks about the TNT spin-off series.

Don't miss Kearran and the rest of the Major Crimes' crusaders every Monday night on TNT at 9/8c. Missed an episode? Catch up by watching at TNTdrama.com.

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GIULIANA RANCIC

On Giuliana Rancic and hubby Bill's hit Style Network show , the E! News host warmly welcomes viewers to witness everything from family tension to behind-the-scenes looks at her job. Her battle with breast cancer was no exception. Viewers saw the power couple struggle with the diagnosis, Giuliana's decision to undergo a double mastectomy, and how her diagnosis would affect the couple's struggle to conceive a child. Instead of dwelling on the negative, however, Giuliana has used her journey in the public eye to promote breast cancer awareness and to counsel other women diagnosed with breast cancer. The star certainly hasn't let the disease slow her down. She has continued to rock the red carpet in designer dresses, and she and Bill recently welcomed son, Edward, via gestational carrier.

Giuliana Rancic on cancer, pregnancy and staying positive >>

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EDIE FALCO

Diagnosed, as so many women are, through a routine breast checkup in 2003, Edie Falco remained relatively mum during her battle against breast cancer. To eradicate the disease, the actress underwent extensive treatment the following year — all the while filming her star-turning role as Carmela Soprano in HBO's now iconic series, The Sopranos. Since successfully fighting off the disease, Edie has embraced many new opportunities and faced new challenges head-on. She decided, after a string of failed relationships, to act on her desire to become a mother by adopting: first, a son, and a daughter two years later. Edie currently keeps her many fans on their toes portraying the acerbic, pill-popping title character on Showtime's Nurse Jackie.

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CHRISTINA APPLEGATE

After discovering she had breast cancer in 2008, Christina Applegate — then age 36 at the time — made the difficult decision to undergo a double bilateral mastectomy to prevent the disease from returning. The actress found a source of strength in boyfriend Martyn LeNoble, whom she began dating shortly before her diagnosis. In 2010, he proposed on the beach in Palm Springs, and the cute couple happily welcomed daughter Sadie Grace LeNoble less than a year later. The actress has found happiness in her work as well: Since her breast cancer diagnosis, she has enjoyed hilarious turns in movies Hall Pass and Going the Distance, and is currently slaying us each week on the parenting sitcom-edy Up All Night.

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ROBIN ROBERTS

Good Morning America host Robin Roberts has dealt with more than her fair share of struggles in the past few years -- beginning with a breast cancer diagnosis in 2007 at age 46. The gorgeous television personality attacked the diagnosis with her trademark resolve and won. She has continued to endear herself to fans, who have been showering her with support since she recently revealed that she has developed a rare blood disease due to her fight against breast cancer. Having also just lost her mother, the star could understandably take a few days to decompress and mourn. Instead, she has held fast to her optimism, saying on her blog, "My body is so weak but not my mind. YOU give me the courage to keep going."

Robin Roberts: Weak body, strong mind >>

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SHERYL CROW

One of rock's longtime leading ladies, Sheryl Crow has plenty to sing about these days. Between her musical endeavors -- she has won nine Grammy awards -- and life as a single mother to adopted son Wyatt, the singer stays busy in ways she considers to be great blessings... particularly since she was able to overcome her battle with breast cancer in 2006. Now a staunch advocate in the search for a cure for breast cancer, Sheryl devotes her spare time to the cause and gladly shares her story with others. Even though doctors just discovered the singer has a benign brain tumor, Sheryl shrugs it off as a minor blip and looks forward to rocking out her next big venue.

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Christina Applegate returns to SNL this Saturday and we're more than a little stoked.

She's no doubt stepping back onto the stage in order to promote the second season of her parenting comedy, Up All Night. Don't expect the beautiful actress to fall flat, though. Applegate also hosted back in 1993, halfway through her six-year stint on Married with Children. She's also quite the comedienne, nailing great roles in movies like Anchorman, Going the Distance and Hall Pass.

Speaking of Hall Pass and Going the Distance, despite last season's rumors of his departure, her former co-star in those films, Jason Sudeikis, is sticking it out on SNL for a little longer. Sudeikis is SNL's go-to guy for impersonations of Mitt Romney and Joe Biden. That makes him a much-needed member of the cast, at least through January. Since Americans sat through the vice presidential debate this week, you can expect to see Sudeikis as Joe Biden at least once on Saturday's episode.

Another reason for tuning in this weekend: Saturday's musical guest is Passion Pit. The electro-pop band from Massachusetts released a new album, Gossamer, earlier in the summer that's doing well on the charts. Get ready for two songs of dance-inducing noise.

While the musical acts have always been great, in recent years SNL has had a rough time living up to the glories of past seasons. Fans of the show seem to ignore the fact that for every hundred thousand humans in the world, there may only be one truly hysterical person. When you consider that vintage episodes of Saturday Night Live feature hardcore gut-busters like Chevy Chase, Steve Martin and Will Ferrell, the comparison hardly seems fair. Can anyone live up to those guys?

Recent cast members like Tina Fey and Seth Meyers have certainly come the closest. But, as the newest season and fresh crop of comedians kicks into the swing of things, there's hope that a new version of the glory days may soon be in the works.

With hosts like Applegate and the constant cameos from former SNL greats, they seem well on their way.

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Still very beautiful and very blond, Up All Night actress Christina Applegate is a married mom who isn't missing anything since her cancer diagnosis — anything, that is, except the breasts that got their own mention in Anchorman.

In an interview with More magazine, Applegate talks about the lingering effects breast cancer has had on her life.

"I had two lumpectomies, and I was supposed to start radiation," she explained to the mag. "Then I found out I had the gene [the BRCA1 gene mutation that increases risk and recurrence of breast and ovarian cancers], and my decision was to undergo the prophylactic double mastectomy."

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"I miss my exquisite breasts sometimes," she said, referencing a line from her funny flick with Will Ferrell.

The actress said she didn't have time to process grief for her breasts at first because of how quickly the news got out.

Doctor made her "start walking right away. I was walking with my little IV drip thing, in my little robe. My friend said he saw someone take a picture of me. The next day I got a call from my publicist, who said, 'It's out.'"

A short statement was quickly released, reading, "Christina Applegate was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer. Benefiting from early detection through a doctor ordered MRI, the cancer is not life threatening. Christina is following the recommended treatment of her doctors and will have a full recovery."

"The good thing is that we got the information out, but talking about the facts of the disease, I didn't have to see what was going on with me. I think when it slowed down, all of that came crashing down."

Now Applegate is flying high again, with the help of friends, family and husband Martyn LeNoble, with whom she has a daughter, Sadie Grace.

Read the complete interview with Christina Applegate in the November 2012 issue of More magazine.

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NBC is making some big changes to its second season sitcom, Up All Night, beginning early in 2013. The show starring Will Arnett, Christina Applegate and Maya Rudolph is in a bit of a sophomore slump, so the network decided to mix up the format to see if the audience will respond.

The show has been filmed in a single-camera format which means it has a more cinematic look, and the sitcom uses multiple locations. Current shows that use this format include:  New Girl, Community and Modern Family.

Beginning next year, Up All Night will become a multi-camera sitcom, and will sound different to the audience at home. That's because the show will be shot on an indoor set in front of a live studio audience. The audience's laughter will be recorded as a part of the show. Other shows currently using this format are The Big Bang Theory, Last Man Standing and Two and a Half Men.

NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt told EW, “This was an idea we and [executive producer Lorne Michaels] came to in order to infuse the show with more energy. We know what the multi-camera audience does for the live episodes of 30 Rock, plus after seeing both [Up All Night co-stars] Maya [Rudolph] and Christina [Applegate] do SNL within the past few months, we knew we had the kind of performers — Will Arnett included — who love the reaction from a live audience."

The show was also given an order for three more episodes to bring their season total to 16 episodes. After the cast wraps Episode 11, they'll take a three-month hiatus as the crew preps the studio for their new multi-camera format for the final five episodes of the season.

The creation of multi-camera techniques is attributed to Desi Arnaz and his cameraman, Karl Freund, during the I Love Lucy run in the 1950s. Arnaz and Freund were told it was impossible to house an audience on a sound stage, but their creation was so successful it set the standard for most sitcoms filmed today.

Up All Night airs as a part of NBC's Thursday night comedy block at 8:30/7:30c.

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It's rare for the star of a major network show to quit, but that's exactly what has happened with NBC's Up All Night. Christina Applegate, who headlined the series along with Will Arnett, has dropped out.

Friday afternoon, the actress released a statement confirming her exit.

"It's been a great experience working on Up All Night, but the show has taken a different creative direction and I decided it was best for me to move on to other endeavors. Working with Lorne Michaels has been a dream come true and I am grateful he brought me into his TV family. I will miss the cast, producers and crew, and wish them the best always."

The creative differences she speaks of are causing a major rift behind the scenes. According to TVLine, Applegate's departure comes weeks after that of series creator Emily Spivey, whose leaving was also chalked up to the show's new direction.

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Up All Night hasn't been a huge draw for the network, so the show's getting a makeover. It originated as a single-camera sitcom, similar to Modern Family. Now it's crossing over to a more traditional multicam setup . Cue the live studio audience.

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We're not sure how it will survive without their female lead. At the moment, Applegate's keeping busy with her film career. She's signed on to reprise her role as Veronica Corningstone in the upcoming sequel Anchorman 2.

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Maya Rudolph may truly be the living embodiment of Up All Night. She and her husband, Paul Thomas Anderson, already have three children: Pearl, 7, Lucille, 3, and Jack, who is 19 months. Now the couple is reportedly expecting a fourth child.

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The actress, who is perhaps best known for her parts on Saturday Night Live and Bridesmaids, is currently working on the NBC show Up All Night and reportedly told the network about the new baby. However, with the show's future in question after the departure of Christina Applegate, Rudolph and co-star Will Arnett may be moving on to other projects.

"Sources say the show's writers planned to incorporate the pregnancy into the revised version of the series, but that issue could now be moot," said the Hollywood Reporter. "The show's writing staff is said to be seeking new jobs."

Arnett is also going through many life changes. He and wife Amy Poehler announced their separation late last year. Applegate's departure from the show also puts his future in question.

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"The chaos comes at a key time for Arnett and Rudolph, with casting on the nearly 100 broadcast pilots already underway and both actors rocketing to the top of many network wish lists," said THR. "Both Arnett and Rudolph have already received second-position offers for a number of broadcast pilots. CBS' Les Moonves in particular is said to want Arnett for an untitled comedy written and executive produced by [Greg] Garcia about a recently divorced man whose parents move in with him. ABC also is high on the actor."

The show has been through a lot of changes in just a few seasons, and Rudolph's pregnancy would no doubt change the story line once again, but it seemed she and Arnett were up for it.

It's looking like they may not have the chance to do even one more episode, but both actors will likely land on their feet in another series.

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Last week Christina Applegate announced she'd be leaving her show, Up All Night. Now it looks like her departure might not be the only thing that could end up costing a lot of people their jobs.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, after her departure announcement, NBC set to work on an Up All Night reboot. They wanted the show to go on without Applegate. While Up All Night has never properly flourished on the network, it had a decent following of fans. While no descriptor of the reboot can be found, others have mentioned possibly just replacing Applegate with a new actress. We thought it would be pretty cool to rework the show as if Reagan left her hubby and little girl. It'd be interesting to see Arnett play the part of a single dad and it would also leave it open to Reagan coming back What was originally supposed to be a four-episode reboot has now been cut back to a lone episode. That doesn't look good for the people who work on Up All Night.

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So why the sudden change of plans? While Christina Applegate was certainly one name that drew a lot of attention to the show, she wasn't the only star on the cast. However, Maya Rudolph recently announced she's pregnant with her fourth child. While execs and writers are capable of writing a new baby into the storyline, they may not want to... or Rudolph might also hope to leave the show behind.

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Meanwhile, Will Arnett is currently being courted by — among others — CBS to star in a new comedy on that competing network. Given the right deal and the right script, we could see Arnett willingly leaving Up All Night behind, too.

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Applegate cited Up All Night's "new direction" as to why she was leaving the show. UAN originally filmed with a single camera but in an effort to boost ratings, NBC switched to a multi-camera format that would no doubt also include a live audience. There's nothing wrong with that, so we can't help wondering if maybe there's something else. Applegate is all set for her return to Anchorman 2. Maybe both projects were just too much to take on.

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Christina Applegate celebrated her second marriage over the weekend!

According to People, Applegate's rep confirmed that on Saturday Applegate married longtime boyfriend Martyn LeNoble "surrounded by family in a private ceremony at their home in Los Angeles."

We're sure Sadie, the 2-year-old daughter the couple had together, was also in attendance.

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Applegate and LeNoble have been together for quite some time. They began dating in 2008 and got engaged on Valentine's Day 2010.

Applegate seems to have a thing for talented men. She was previously married to actor, director and writer, Johnathon Schaech, for six years until they divorced in 2007. Applegate's new husband is a founding member of the rock band Porno for Pyros.

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Applegate recently decided to drop out from her showUp All Night. Before landing that role, she did well as Ron Burgundy's enemy and girlfriend on Anchorman. She also starred as the daughter in the old sitcom Married... with Children.

She's now all set to begin working on Anchorman 2 alongside Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd and Steve Carell. When Applegate announced she was leaving the show Up All Night, rumors began to swirl. Now with her new marriage becoming official, we're sure there will be new ones that will encompass her new marriage.

Our thoughts? We're staying out of the gossip on this one, but we're seriously hoping for a little LeNoble baby in the future!

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Harrison Ford’s addition to the Anchorman 2 cast was a big deal when it was announced back in March, but fans may not be able to count on him actually being in the film. The actor sat down with Entertainment Tonight and said it's possible that a producer's mistake may leave him on the cutting room floor.

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Ford plays the "curmudgeonly newscaster" in the sequel, Anchorman: The Legend Continues. But his character is similar to the one he played in the 2010 film Morning Glory. Ford said the producers weren't aware of that role when they hired him for the new movie.

"I hope it's a little different. One hates to repeat themselves," he said, according to the Huffington Post. "They asked me to do it before they knew I had done Morning Glory."

Ford ended up shooting his part in the film, but joked that "it would be easy enough to cut out."

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The legendary actor did seem like he was joking, so he will most likely be in the new film . The sequel to 2004’s Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is full of huge stars, but Ford didn’t seem too impressed.

"They weren't all in the scenes that I did. It was just what's-his-name and the applesauce girl," he said, presumably speaking of stars Will Ferrell and Christina Applegate.

Those big stars include not only Ford, Ferrell and Applegate, but also Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Paul Rudd, James Marsden and Greg Kinnear, among others.

Carell is especially happy with how the new film turned out because of the bad reputation some sequels seem to have.

"It is a perfect sequel to the first one. I'm really excited about it," Carell recently said, according to the Huffington Post.

The comedian added that the new film is meant to take place seven years after the first Anchorman.

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Anchorman: The Legend Continues is set to be released in theaters on Dec. 20, 2013.

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The stalkerazzi strike again

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As the driving forces behind the No Kids Policy, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard likely have plenty of stories of the paparazzi overstepping their boundaries in regards to the famous couple's 14-month-old daughter Lincoln. Shepard shared one in particular in a guest blog on The Huffington Post, describing the time a paparazzo followed the family to a friend's house in a "tiny, nondescript neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley." Without Shepard and Bell's knowledge, the creepy cameraman hunkered down outside of the friend's house, watching the family and taking pictures of baby Lincoln as they left. "This broke my heart in a way that's not entirely reasonable," Shepard wrote. "I had charged myself, as her dad, with protecting her. I personally believe, and I understand a lot of people differ on this point, that protecting her includes keeping her life private until the moment she decides otherwise. I think she is entitled to that. I think every minor is entitled to that."

Shutterbugs infest the schoolyard

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In 2010, mother-of-two Nicole Richie took to her blog in an outrage when the paparazzi group X17 posted pictures of her with her young children at the kids' school. "THANK YOU so much for posting the video of your employees sitting outside of my daughter's school, because now the entire world can see how creepy and disgusting you are," the star began in defense of her and Joel Madden's kids. "You do not get to spend 200 dollars on a camera, and think that gives you a free pass to shadow my child. These are strangers, grown men, stalking young children. You think that's ok?" Clearly, Richie was shaken by the situation, and understandably so. Her final words for the paparazzi painted a disturbing picture. "Here's a better visual: Pulling up to school and seeing grown men slouched in black windowed cars outside of a preschool, all day," she said. "I'm not even there, so you cannot say you are following me as you always do. You are stalking the children. Now how do you feel?"

Wait, they said what to a 7-year-old?

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Poor little Suri Cruise is one of the paparazzi's most favorite celebrity kids to follow. Since Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise introduced the dark-haired beauty to the world, shutterbugs have been ambushing her at every turn. And an alarming instance caught on camera proves just how aggressive the paparazzi can be with celebrity offspring. Last July, Holmes and Suri were in New York City, New York, simply trying to make their way to their car when the paparazzi swarmed them. Holmes kept her composure, but little Suri was obviously upset. She tells the paparazzi they are just trying to get to their car and even asks them nicely to move before growing visibly agitated. When she finally makes it to the car and gets in, one particular paparazzo taunts, "Goodbye, Suri, you little brat." When another paparazzo chides him, he calls Suri a brat again — along with an expletive.

"That close" is too close

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As half of one of Hollywood's most adorable parenting duos, Ben Affleck can often be seen out and about with his three kids — and generally, he and wife Jennifer Garner are known for being pretty chill when it comes to the paparazzi. However, the award-winning director and actor drew the line last March when a crop of "menacing" paparazzi surrounded him and his 5-year-old daughter, Seraphina, outside of her school. A source in Affleck's camp told Us Weekly that these particularly aggressive paparazzi were "all over" the little girl, who became upset and asked them to leave her alone. Affleck asked them several times to back off and even used his leg to show them how much space he needed. The cameramen creepily responded that they needed to be "that close," and continued to crowd Seraphina, even yelling at the young girl.

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"Sometimes I'll find myself watching her in class, and I'm like, 'Oh my God, you're so being a dance mom,'" Applegate told People. "I'm sitting [there] in my head going, 'Why isn't she pointing her foot that way? Someone needs to go in there and fix her foot!'"

Applegate has had a long career in Hollywood, but shared a secret passion for dancing while she was growing up. She spoke with the magazine at the 4th Annual Celebration of Dance Gala. Although the Anchorman actress is not able to dance anymore because of injuries, she does share her passion for dance by occasionally guest-judging on So You Think You Can Dance.

"It was my secret thing I did that nobody knew I did," Applegate explained. "I could go to classes and not have anyone bother me. And I did it for years up until I got pregnant with my daughter."

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Applegate knew as soon as she became a mom that she wanted to share many things with her daughter, including her love of dance. She explained, "I now have to live vicariously through my daughter. I watch her and help her speak through her body — channel her emotions and her joy through her body. [I help her] get grounded, get all that stuff out."

The former Married with Children star says that trying to stay healthy and to put her family first can be challenging. "Some people seem to do it with ease. It's amazing that some women don't finish off their kids' mac and cheese, or in our house, vegan mac and cheese with quinoa. That's really how I get to eat because I don't have time to go make my salad."

This busy mom relies on morning green drinks to get her vitamins. "My daughter Sadie and I both wake up and I make a big thing of green drink. I drink mine and she drinks hers so I know that at least we're getting that."

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So how does Applegate convince her 3 1/2-year-old to swallow veggie juice? "You know, kids really do like it if you put some apple in there, some blueberries, maybe a little bit of banana, along with the kale, celery, carrots and cucumber. We call it 'froggy juice' and she loves it. She has no idea that I'm forcing greens down her throat."

To encourage others to engage in a healthy lifestyle, Applegate is currently participating in a digital Fruitwater advertising campaign that centers on women taking time out of their busy schedules to focus on themselves.

"It's about ladies and mommies who don't ever take the time to have treats because they're running around like a crazy person or they just had a baby and they're dealing with their baby weight but they want sweets — all the things that go on when a woman becomes a mom," Applegate said.

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So why Fruitwater over, say, plain black tea? "What you miss when you're drinking some things is that sweet, refreshing factor. Fruitwater is sparkling and has zero calories. They just added two new flavors, Tropical Pineapple and Fizzy Lemonade, that also taste good with booze. They're a good alternative to the sugary mixers you put with alcohol."

In terms of her acting career, Applegate's next project is the animated film Book of Life. She provides the voice of Mary Beth, the film's narrator. "My character works in a museum and I'm telling the story to these little kids, and then you'll see the story come to life about Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. There's a twist at the end, but I can't tell you about it."

The actress loved working with just her voice because she didn't have to put on makeup, disclosing that she "really liked that aspect of it."

In terms of coming back to television, Applegate doesn't have any immediate plans. "I kind of wanted to take time off to be a mom, so I'm not really doing anything right now."

But one project she'd love to do in the future is a remake of Sweet Charity. "I did the role on Broadway, and it's a dream of mine to bring it to the screen again. She's my favorite character I've ever played."

Applegate also admits to being attracted to characters who are "dark and twisty" and to having a dark side to her own personality. "There will be a book someday. I'll call it You Have No Idea," she said.

We're looking forward to reading the memoir, Christina. Book of Life opens October 17.