When Kelly Rowland arrived at the party for celebrity makeup artist Scott Barnes’s new book, About Face, on Wednesday, the singer wore a black sequined Herve Leger gown that showed off a newly slender figure.

“I’m telling you, I’m not eating sugar. I didn’t even try to lose weight,” Rowland said at the party at New York nightclub Provocateur. “I read this book, called You Are What You Eat. [The author, Gillian McKeith,] is talking about sugar, she’s talking about meat, she’s talking about cheese. I did some of those things for a month, but for the most part, it is just sugar that is gone from my diet.”

And did she in fact loose weight? “I lost weight, probably almost 10 pounds. But 10 pounds did a lot. All of my friends are going, ‘Oh, I need you to eat a muffin.’ It’s more here, in the hip and [rear] area, but it’s definitely trimmed down since no sugar has taken place.”

Oh, and if Rowland appears as skinny as a pole, there may be another reason. “Right now, I have a pole dance instructor in Miami and she teaches me a lot,” says Rowland. “You’d be surprised how hard those ladies work.”

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Here is Baby By Me.

Kelly Rowland has hinted the girl band plans to record new material for a comeback tour.

Rowland has previously revealed the trio will make a stage a comeback next year.

And now Rowland claims her former bandmates, Beyonce Knowles and Michelle Williams, are keen to produce some new tracks.

She says, “We’re so looking forward to working with each other again and we just need to find a time in our diaries when we can get into the studio together.”

The trio split up in 2005, with Rowland, Williams and Knowles all going on to forge successful solo careers.

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Destiny’s Child could return for a reunion performance next month, Beyoncé Knowles’ dad has revealed.

Mathew Knowles, who managed the group and carried on managing Beyoncé after she went solo, was tight-lipped about the details.

The R&B girl group split amicably in 2005 to allow the three remaining members to pursue individual careers

But he said Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, are still “best friends” and another Destiny’s Child record and tour could happen.

Beyoncé married rapper Jay-Z in April while Kelly recently scored an international number one single with Work.

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Kelly Rowland is turning TV presenter for a new travel series.

The R&B singer has filmed a pilot for Around The World – a documentary series that will show off the best hotels, restaurants and party destinations all over the globe.

The former Destiny’s Child star also serves as executive producer for the show.

Around The World has already piqued interest from TV executives at networks including E!, Bravo, VH1, A&E and Oprah Winfrey’s O.W.N., but a deal has yet to be signed.

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Kelly Rowland will undergo a HIV and Aids test in Africa to raise awareness of the deadly diseases – in a bid to try and dissolve the stigma surrounding the illnesses.

The former Destiny’s Child star decided to visit Nairobi to encourage the country’s young people to get tested for the illness, which is rife in the Kenyan capital.

Rowland is an ambassador for MTV’s Staying Alive Foundation, which aims to reduce discrimination against HIV and Aids victims, and has visited projects in Tanzania and Kenya to promote the charity.

She says, “Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to HIV infection, and it is important for everyone to know their HIV status. The quicker you know your status, the sooner you can receive treatment if you’re HIV+, and reduce the risk of inadvertently infecting future partners.”

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Kelly Rowland had her headline performance at the Great American Gay Day 2008 rudely interrupted on Friday, when she narrowly missed being hit by a fan’s hat.

The Dilemma hitmaker was midway through her set at the Californian event when one devotee threw their white hat at the stage – almost hitting Rowland in the face.

The backing music came to halt as she called out to the crowd to identify the assailant – before making him apologise for his actions.

In video footage obtained by TMZ.com, she can be heard saying: “Who threw that up here? Come to the front, come to the front.”

The fan quickly apologized and Rowland handed back the flying headwear before resuming her performance.

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