Choosing a baby name can be tricky, so it’s no surprise that Jessica Simpson and fiancé Eric Johnson were, until recently, at an impasse about what to call their soon-to-be born daughter. “They tossed around a lot of names, including some wacky ones like Zinfandel, but couldn’t agree on anything,” a family friend confides.

Now, the pair has come to an understanding, and In Touch — which was first to break the news both of Jessica’s pregnancy and of the baby’s sex — can exclusively reveal the unusual (for a girl) moniker. “They’re going to call her Maxwell, Maxi for short,” the friend says. Maxwell is Eric’s middle name, and also his beloved grandma’s maiden name.

“Jessica wanted a name with meaning.” And not only has Jessica’s been seen wearing a necklace with a diamond “M” pendant in honor of her little bundle of joy, the couple also already ordered onesies monogrammed with the name!

Jessica, 31, is now set to give birth on April 20, three weeks earlier than her original due date. “She’s gained so much weight and the baby is so big that doctors pushed up the date,” reveals her friend to In Touch. And while the thought of giving birth freaks her out, “Jessica and Eric are so eager to meet Maxwell!”

Maxwell!? Really?

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Ashley Olsen graces the April cover of Elle UK. The one-time actress, along with her sister Mary-Kate, have a very successful fashion empire. And that’s just the way they like it.

“We worked non-stop until we were 18. Then we decided to take a break and go to school — and that was when we decided to question whether we would carry on in entertainment,” the 25-year-old says in an interview with April’s ELLE U.K.

It was time to step behind the process. I wanted to work on other things. It doesn’t mean I’m not interested in Hollywood, I like the way it operates and the people who are involved and the sense of possibility. But if I ever do get back in, it’s not going to be as an actress.”

Both Ashley and Mary-Kate rose to fame at just nine months old on the hit TV show Full House. The twins continued their acting career straight up until their 2004 film New York Minute.

“It just felt right to move away,” Ashley added.

Meanwhile, the sisters’ younger sibling, Elizabeth Olsen, 23, is on track to be one of 2012′s breakout actresses. After starring as the lead role in Martha Marcy May Marlene, her second movie, Silent House, just hit theaters.

What a beautiful cover!

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Jessica Simpson has posed nude in a cover very reminiscent of Demi Moore’s famous August 1991 Vanity Fair cover. Jessica, 31, has decided to pose nude for the April cover of Elle Magazine.

In the interview, Jessica reveals the sex of her baby! “She.”

And Simpson and Johnson have already come up with a name for their daughter, too — but nothing too out-there in the vein of “Maple” or “Apple!”

“We’re sure,” of the name, the fashion mogul says. “We’re embroidering it on things. It’s nothing shocking and nothing you’ll have to add to the dictionary. When people hear it, they’ll know why.”

The Fashion Star mentor admits that it was hard to give up alcohol once she became pregnant. “Givin’ up my Scotch? My Macallan 18? That was hard for me! Though now being pregnant, you crave other things. A big thing of water sounds great!”

On hopes for her daughter’s sense  of style: “Ah swear, ah will croak if she asks me for a pair of Nikes instead of Christian Louboutins!” she blurts out, her Dallas accent swooping back in this moment of heightened anxiety. “Eric is so athletic. We’re gonna have this ath-a-letic girl and I won’t even be able to take her shopping.”

On taking tabloid brutality in stride: “I’m still standin’,” she drawls. “I grew up very strong! You know, my father used to be an adolescent therapist. I remember sitting at his office, watching the girls walkin’ in and out. Kids doin’ coke at 16…heroin. Pregnant at 14. I could see what I didn’t want to be.”

On her body subconsciously telling her she was pregnant: “We were goin’ to have an all-day drinking binge,” Simpson says, not shy about saying so. “Gonna ride our bikes, hang out…do naughty things. But I started feeling this overwhelming guilt. Why would I feel guilt at the idea of going out and having cocktails with my friends?”

What do you think of her photo shoot? Tasteful? Check out the rest of the photos below!

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May is Elle’s Women in Music issue and includes a portfolio featuring: Gwen Stefani, Adele, Willow Smith, Feist, Hillary Scott, Robyn, Jennifer Hudson, Stevie Nicks, Florence Welch, Aretha Franklin, and Nicki Minaj! Read more at Elle.com!

On writing hits:

“I do! Why wouldn’t you want that many people listening to the songs that you wrote? There’s no way to go back after you have had it. So the intentions of even the solo records were always about trying to write those guilty-pleasure albums that just get in your head and you can’t get out. I’m not cool, I’m not into the B-sides. Prince, who is one of my idols, gave me some advice when I worked with him: “Have you ever just tried writing a hit? Like, don’t just try writing a song, try and write a hit song.” I remember him saying that and me thinking, Yeah, you’re right. Why would you write anything else?”

On her marriage to Gavin Rosdale:

“The first time we ever kissed was right around Valentine’s Day—we were in New Orleans on tour. So, yeah, I always think about that because it’s unbelievable that we’ve been able to stay together. I feel so proud of us—it’s one of my biggest achievements.”

On performing while pregnant:

“It was horrible. Certain songs would make me want to puke. You feel pretty gross when you are first pregnant. You don’t feel cute, you feel disgusting. You’re getting fat. It was hard.”

On her appearance:

“I mean, I’m very vain. That would be my middle name. Of course I am, you know what I mean? I love the visual.”

On whether Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Katy Perry have taken a page out of her playbook when it comes to style:

“Really? I don’t see myself in those girls. I usually put pants on. I see these girls as more going for the sex-symbol thing. I was more, in the band, like a tomboy. Of course, I think every girl is sexy, so there’s going to be a little of that. But I see a lot of younger artists going more toward the sexy thing.”

On pop music:

“When we were growing up, some of the hits were legendary ones that you hear your whole life. But certain songs, I don’t know if you’ll ever hear them again. Because that’s what that music is, like a guilty pleasure, it’s right at the moment. It’s like fashion—it’s now, then it’s gone.”

More quotes from Nicki Minaj, Adele, Willow Smith, Jennifer Hudson and MORE after the jump! (more…)

She looks hot!

Russell Brand and Katy Perry make, by far, one of the hottest Hollywood couples in the scene.

In case you didn’t know, the two first met when Russell hosted the 2008 MTV Video Awards. They later connected when he rehosted the show in 2009… and Katy threw a bottle at his head!!! (HILARIOUS!) Russell recalls, “I thought that was really rude, and we entered into some badinage and she held her own.”

Well, throwing the bottle at his head must have paid off because three months later, the Brit popped the big question in India.

“I nearly asked her to marry me on our first date.  It was like a hit of acid, a wave of confusion, emerging from under the water, a moment of Oh bloody hell, different perception for a moment, extraordinary…And then I thought, I’ll give it space and see what happens.”

Russell goes on to explain how much Katy means to her…

“It’s the most normal relationship I’ve ever had with anybody.  She’s very spirited, bighearted, innocent, but very, very smart.  Someone told me that enlightenment is contingent upon being able to hold opposing views simultaneously.  I’m actually attracted to that magnetism and sort of repulsion.  She’s endlessly fascinating…I was at a point in my life where I was ready to behave.  I look at it the way I look at most things: One day at a time.  I will say it’s very, very rewarding and I love her.”

Love it. What a man! I can’t wait to hear about Katy’s thoughts on being in love with Russell…

Read the complete Elle story on Russell Brand here.

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Amanda Seyfried is on the April cover of Elle Magazine, and in and interview with the magazine, she opens up about her breakup from boyfriend Dominic Cooper. The couple dated for a year after they starred together in ‘Mamma Mia!’.

Here’s more from the magazine, including her admission that she dated ‘True Blood’ hottie Alexander Skarsgard!

On her best on-screen kisses: “I can’t lie. It didn’t suck making out with Channing [Tatum] and Justin [Timberlake]. ”

On who she would like to be paired up with next: “I’d really love to make out with Michael Fassbender. Put me in a movie with that guy. I’m serious. Wow.”

On falling in love on set: “[It is] one of the easiest things in the world. You’re both open. You’re put in a situation where you have to make out with each other. It’s easy for things to get carried away.”

On how she thought her recent ex Dominic Cooper was breaking up with his longtime girlfriend to be with her: “I was just kind of foolishly thinking that the two of them were done and Dom and I were involved. But we weren’t really as involved as I thought. So I got my heart broken pretty hard.”

On eventually getting back together with Cooper: “…and then it took a long time for us to break up again. After that, it’s really hard to open myself up to a new person. Really hard.”

On her rumored romance with Ryan Phillippe: “Um, yeah. I’ve been ‘seen’ with him.”

On Alexander Skarsgard: “We dated. He’s superfunny, but I was too involved with Dom.”

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