Much like Mariah Carey before her, actress Tia Mowry joins the list of mom’s-to-be taking it all off by posing for a nude photo shoot with her ever-growing baby bump as the star. Mowry reports feeling empowered and sexy by her pregnancy and was influenced to take the photos by her mom who regrets not having done the same when she was pregnant. Mowry and hubby Cory Hardrict are due with their first child in July. {YBF}
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon announced the names of their newborn twin boy and girl: Moroccan Scott (boy) and Monroe (girl). Moroccan is named after the theme of one of the rooms in Mariah’s New York apartment while Scott is Nick’s middle name and his grandmother’s maiden name. Monroe is a nod to Marilyn Monroe and the baby girl is without a middle name, just like mommy Mariah. {US}
Kimora Lee Simmons turned 36 this week and celebrated by having lunch with hubby Djimon Honsou at Il Pastaio restaurant in Beverly Hills. {I’m Not Obsessed}
Actress Tisha Campbell-Martin will star alongside Ally Walker in the new drama series The Protector, coming to Lifetime this summer. {Variety}
Former Real Atlanta Housewife Lisa Wu-Hartwell will have a starring role in the new play Stripped, a fictional account of the life of an NFL star. Not a far stretch from her real-life role as wife of former NFL player Ed Hartwell, Lisa will play the main character’s football wife. The play also stars former NFL athlete Dorsey Levens and premieres in Atlanta in July. {PR.com}
Mary J. Blige and hubby Kendu Isaacs defied divorce rumors when the two showed up looking as happy as ever on the red carpet at a charity event Sunday night. {Rumor Fix}
NBA baller Carmelo Anthony and wife Lala Vasquez stopped by The View to dish about the couple’s move to New York and Lala’s fancy choice of footwear. {Hello Beautiful}
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