Rihanna has made several New Year’s resolutions that she intends to keep.

The ‘Russian Roulette’ singer – who had a difficult 2009 after being assaulted by then-boyfriend Chris Brown in February – plans to get rid of as many of her bad habits as possible next year.

She said: “I want to stop shopping, being late, start waking up early, stuff like that.”

Although her career is going from strength-to-strength, the 21-year-old star has vowed not to let her work get in the way of spending time with her loved ones.

She added: “I’d like to see my mum and grandparents more. I don’t have a lot of girlfriends, but the one I do have is around me all the time.”

Career-wise, the ‘Umbrella’ hitmaker also has a number of achievements she would like to accomplish in the coming decade.

She explained: “I want to learn the drums and I want to work with Depeche Mode so bad.”

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Ellen DeGeneres has been named Woman Of The Year by charity PETA.

The TV host was awarded the title by People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for her work in raising awareness of their campaigns promoting a lifestyle which is friendly to nature.

Tim Gunn, who appears on fashion show ‘Project Runway’ in the US, was named Man Of The Year.

PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk said: “Tim Gunn and Ellen DeGeneres show us that one person really can make a difference in the world by rejecting cruel deeds in favor of compassionate acts. Their message that animals must be treated kindly and respectfully has reached scores of people, and many of them have changed their buying habits, all because Gunn and DeGeneres spoke up for the voiceless.”

Ellen, who fronts a self titled show, said she was delighted by the honor.

She tweeted: “I’m honored PETA named me ‘Person of The Year’. I thank them for protecting animals every single day. Amazing.”

PETA said it gave its accolade to Ellen for being vegan and championing the meat and dairy-free lifestyle by inviting experts like Jonathan Safran Foer and Dr. Neal Barnard on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’.

Tim’s contributions include narrating the charity’s ‘Fashion Victims’ video, about extreme practices in the fur and reptile skin trade and for being creative director at fur-free fashion chain Liz Claiborne.

Both stars will be awarded plaques and a letter of appreciation.

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Cindy Crawford wants men to start chatting her up.

The supermodel – who has two children Presley, 10, and eight-year-old Kaia with husband Rande Gerber – admits she enjoys flirting and would like to do more of it even though she is happily married.

She said: “I really don’t get any of those old chat up lines – any at all actually. It’s actually sad and a bit of a shame because it’s nice to flirt!”

Cindy, 45, recently said her personality has been affected by the ageing process and doesn’t believe people find her as attractive as they once did.

She revealed: “Age can be daunting, but you can’t stop it. I know 20-year-old guys don’t look at me anymore. I don’t feel it like I used to. I remember walking down streets in New York at the height of my modelling career, my hair up, and all the construction guys would go crazy. It’s different now.”

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After buzz had been circulating that West Coast fast food chain,Carl’s Jr. paid Kim Kardashian thousands of dollars to Tweet about their salads, the reality star decided to use another Internet medium, her blog, to dismiss the rumors. “Carl’s Jr did not pay me to tweet about their salads. Yes, obviously I was paid to be in the commercial… we all have to work,” Kim wrote.

“But I was not paid to tweet or talk about the salads on my blog, Facebook account, MySpace account or any other online outlets,” she said.

Kim seemed to be offended that her Tweets were taking out of context.

“Am I not allowed to talk about something I like without people assuming I must have been paid to do it? I want my fans to know what products, gadgets, foods, clothes and beauty products I like and I love sharing all that with my fans. You all know I’ve posted about certain clothes and products on my blog since I started blogging two years ago.”

The sensual commercial was released earlier this month, and Kim decided to take the healthy route while promoting the fast food joint, chowing down on the new Cranberry Apple Walnut Chicken Salad. With the tag line, “Who said salads can’t be hot.”

Kim enjoys her salad dressed in a see-through robe and black lingerie while sprawling across her luxurious bed, followed by a bubble bath.

Even though Kim decided to take a different route in her food selection from previous Carl’s Jr. ladies like Paris Hilton and Audrina Patridge, there is still plenty of sex appeal in her twist on the commercial.

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Reports that $1 million will be added to Brooke Mueller’s pre-nuptial agreement with husband Charlie Sheen are premature, Mueller’s attorney Yale Galanter tells People.

“I have heard nothing concerning any kind of talk about financial issues between Brooke and Charlie,” Galanter said Thursday. “I don’t think any discussion about finances is true.”

Galanter has filed a motion in the Aspen, Colo. court to modify the protective order put in place after Sheen’s domestic violence arrest so his client and her husband can get together and attempt to resolve their issues. “We have a 10:30 a.m. court date in Aspen Monday morning,” he says, adding. “I am waiting for that.”

Galanter also says he has not heard the reports of Sheen and Mueller having a fight where he attacked her and shoved her so hard she hit her head on the floor. “I can’t comment on something I have not heard or know anything about,” he tells People.

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Despite her show-stopping singing in Nine, don’t expect Kate Hudson to croon a Madonna tune anytime soon. The actress dumped her boyfriends of eight months, Alex Rodriguez, when she realized the Yankee third baseman was still in love with the “Material Girl,” with whom he had a passionate affair after splitting from his wife Cynthia, in July of 2008. Rumors of a breakup started circulating since Kate made the rounds promoting her new movie musical. Even David Letterman couldn’t resist asking what was up with the pair.

When he pressed her for relationship details, Kate dissolved into giggles and said A-Rod was “a nice guy,” adding that it “was a really fun summer.”

But off camera, she wasn’t smiling. The source confirms she told A-Rod they would have no future if he persisted in talking to Madge.

When he refused, Kate was forced to call it quits.

“Kate was mad with jealousy,” says a source close to the star. “She gave A-Rod three chances to stop contacting Madonna. When she found out that he was still calling and texting her, she hit the roof. How would you feel if your new boyfriend kept calling his ex?”

A NOT-SO-SHOCKING SPLIT

A-Rod insists he and the Material Mom are just friends. According to the source, he told Kate she was acting crazy and needed to get over it.

But Kate knows A-Rod’s reputation and she didn’t believe him.

“It broke her heart to break up with him, but she didn’t have any choice. There was no way she was going to allow herself to become ‘the other woman.’ She said that if Madonna is what A-Rod wants then she can have him.”

Friends are not surprised by the split; they’ve witnessed trouble brewing between the couple for a while.

“Kate and A-Rod were having lots of arguments in the two weeks before they broke up. They were fighting about everything and just couldn’t get along,” says the source.

“Kate was also worried that her parents didn’t like him. Her mom [Goldie Hawn] had told her that she worried about his lifestyle — always being on the road and with so many temptations — made him an unsuitable father figure for Kate’s son. Kate decided to end it before things with A-Rod got too messy.”

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Celebrity guest judges will once again be in fashion on the upcoming seventh season of Project Runway.

Nicole Richie will serve as a guest judge on the season premiere of the design competition, which airs Jan. 14 (10 p.m. EST) on Lifetime.

“Nicole is a fabulous guest judge,” says Project Runway executive producer Sara Rea. “She has strong opinions and gives clear and specific constructive criticism to the designers. Also, she isn’t afraid to disagree with the other judges.”

Richie, who is also developing a potential ABC sitcom in which she would star and produce, is the latest in a line of celebrity guest judges on the show. Last season, Christina Aguilera, Rebecca Romijn, Eva Longoria Parker, Lindsay Lohan and Cindy Crawford all made appearances on the panel.

Richie — who has her own fashion line, Winter Kate, and a line of jewelry, House of Harlow 1960 — taped the premiere episode of Runway last summer before giving birth to her son Sparrow in September. Her daughter Harlow turns 2 on Jan. 11.

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