Stardust writer Neil Gaiman has hit back at rumours the movie was a troubled shoot.

There was has been recent speculation that director Matthew Vaughn was nearly sacked halfway through the making of the movie.

But Gaiman, who wrote the original book, insists he knows the stories are untrue because his daughter Holly was working on the production.

David Gest is enjoying life after marriage to Liza Minnelli by reliving his youth and hanging out with friends less than half his age.

The 54-year-old, who divorced Minnelli in 2006, has been frequenting trendy nightspots in London’s Camden town and insists he is better off single.

Carly Simon has revealed she grew up a stammering wreck, and she still can’t read in public without stuttering.

The music icon admits she had a stammering problem that plagued her childhood - and she conquered it by singing.

In an interview with Ladies Home Journal magazine, the You’re So Vain singer says: “In retrospect, my stammering was an opportunity… (Stutterers) can’t stammer when they sing. There’s something about the mind connecting differently to the vocal cords when you apply either rhythm or melody.”

Actress Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen have named their new baby daughter Olive.

The Wedding Crashers star, 31, and her funnyman fiance welcomed their first child last week in Los Angeles.

The couple have been engaged since 2004 but have yet to set a date for their wedding.