NICOLE SCHERZINGER - "THE X FACTOR UK"

Emerging from a cloud of smoke for her primetime performance, Nicole Scherzinger took over the spotlight as a special guest performer on Sunday night's (October 30) episode of "The X Factor UK".

The 33-year-old looked graceful in a black, off-the-shoulder lace dress as she delved into a sullen version of her new single titled "Try With Me".

Tweeting about her eventful day, Miss Scherzinger wrote, "Big day today UK. #TryWithMe on iTunes now & its first TV performance is tonight on @TheXFactor ... I'm so excited for what today brings x"

Happy with the outcome, the newly single brunette beauty added upon show's end, "Thank you so much @TheXFactor for a wonderful welcome. I had an awesome time tonight!!! #TryWithMe"

The television appearance comes as Nicole is currently acting as a judge on the competition program's newly launched US version while also readying for the release of her album "Killer Love," which is expected to hit store shelves and iTunes before year's end.

NEW MOVIE "LOOT" TO RELEASE IN BIHAR ON CHATT POOJA OCCASION

Viacom 18's forthcoming film LOOT hits the screens across India on Friday but the production house has planned a gift for their audience in Bihar for Chatt Pooja.

LOOT will release on Wednesday (2nd Nov 2011) in Bihar as it's one of the most auspicious festivals in the state. Director Rajnish Thakur was happy with this decision, he added, "I am also from Patna, I know the importance of Chatt Pooja in North India. I think releasing the film on the auspicious day will bring good luck to my film."

LOOT is a hilarious story of four extremely unskilled crooks (Suniel Shetty, Govinda, Javed Jaffrey and Mahakshay) who are out to steal precious jewels from Bangkok. Notorious for their inefficiency; Pandit, Akbar, Builder and Wilson are definitely in for more trouble than what they preempt.

LOOT is all set to hit the screens this Friday, November 4th 2011.

KHLOE KARDASHIAN & KENDALL JENNER'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL VISIT

Doing a good deed over the Halloween holiday weekend, Khloe Kardashian and her sister Kendall Jenner were seen making their way to The Children's Hospital in Los Angeles on Saturday.

The E! reality sisters joined alongside fellow sibling Kylie Jenner with the trio filming material for their hit show at the local medical center built solely for treating younger patients.

Tweeting about the outing, Khloe funnily wrote, "Kendall is driving me around today... This is freaking me out. LOL not used to her driving! She will almost have her license though. Ahhhh"

With the ladies also doing a bit of shopping at Tom's Toys in Beverly Hills during the weekend outing, Khloe later added, Had such a blessed day with @KendallJenner @KylieJenner at the Children's Hospital".

SONAKSHI BECOMES BHANSALI'S DANCING STAR

In a career spanning a decade and a half, Sanjay Leela Bhansali has made quite a few actresses go through the drill of some intense dancing. While he witnessed the pinnacle of dancing prowess once Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai came together for DEVDAS, the lofty standards set by him means that not many can boast of being appreciated by the man who knows a thing or two about song and dance routine. However, Sonakshi Sinha has now managed to get an entry into this elite club, what with her moves managing to catch attention of the maverick director.

''Sonakshi has impressed Sanjay a lot during the shooting schedule of ROWDY RATHORE,' says a well placed source, 'Though he doesn't like being on the sets when he has entrusted another director to make a film for him (in this case Prabhu Deva), he wanted to be around while the dance sequence was being shot since he loves the art. Also since he had heard a lot about Sonakshi's expertise with dancing, he wanted to get a first-hand experience.''

What he saw stunned him as the song was not just tough to dance on, it also had heavy weight Saroj Khan calling the shots.

''Yes, Sonakshi was doing a song with Saroj Khan on one side and Prabhu Deva on the other,' confirms Sanjay, 'Both of them are two of the most talented choreographers around and still Sonakshi was dancing away as if there was no tomorrow. She stood up to the pressure, worked really hard and met all the huge expectations I had from her.''

Continuing to sound really impressed by his newest leading lady, Sanjay adds, ''She is a talent to watch out for. It is wonderful to work with different minds, temperament and sensitivity as you end up learning from everyone. Trust me; I have taken so much from each and every one of them, whether it is Sonakshi or Akshay.''

Well Sanjay, now that you sound so pleased, are you hinting that these two could well form a part of your own directorial outing as well?

KENDALL JENNER - WOULD CELEBRATE HER 16TH BIRTHDAY ON NOV' 3

Following in the footsteps of her big sisters, it was recently announced that Kendall Jenner will be getting her very own E! TV Special.

The “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star will be the subject of a new show that will follow her in the weeks leading up to her 16th birthday party.

According to UsWeekly, Ms Jenner’s show will detail everything from party planning to shopping for a car and even the possibility of a tattoo or belly button ring.

Kendall will be celebrating her sweet 16 on November 3.

KAREENA KAPOOR - UNVEILS HER WAX STATUE AT MADAMME TASSAUDS

Finally, Kareena Kapoor gets to unveil her wax statue at Madamme Tassauds at Blackpool on the day after Diwali. The statue, which takes inspiration from Kareena’s look in the ‘Mauja Hi Mauja’ song from director Imtiaz Ali’s blockbuster movie Jab We Met, took about four motnhs to complete and costed around 1,50,000 pounds.

Mom Babita accompanied Bebo for the unveiling of the statue following which Kareena also launched the museum’s global Bollywood exhibition.

“It is an honour and a privilege to have my own wax figure at Madame Tussauds, and even more so to launch a global Bollywood exhibition. This is a moment of pride for Indian cinema,” Kareena said in a statement. “The figure looks incredible and is so life-like, I did a double take when I saw it myself. They have really done a superb job of capturing my essence,” she added.

NICOLE SCHERZINGER - SPOTTED LEAVING PINEAPPLE DANCE STUDIO

Taking care of some rehearsal duties, Nicole Scherzinger was seen leaving the Pineapple Dance Studios in London.

The former Pussycat Doll looked city chic in a shiny black trench coat teamed with a pair of blak platform heels as she headed off into the evening.

And it sounds like Nicole has been enjoying her newfound singlehood- she was spotted out at Cecconi’s restaurant with R&B singer Drake recently.

Ms. Scherzinger and her longtime love Lewis Hamilton split earlier this month. A source told press, “They'd been long distance for a long time and it's just been hard. They both tried to make it work, but their careers kept them apart. So for now it's over. They think this is what's best. They're definitely going to stay friends.”

ESHA DEOL - ENGAGED TO BHARAT TAKHTANI

Bollywood is abuzz these days with the news of Hema Malini’s daughter Esha Deol getting engaged to Mumbai-based businessman Bharat Takhtani. If buzz is to be believed, the two are already engaged and will be making an announcement soon.

Esha, on the other hand, has vehemently denied the news and said, “My engagement would be a grand affair. Why would I want to hide it from the world? It will be a proud moment for me. There is no ring on my finger.” Engaged or not, Esha Deol is trying her level best to promote her next flick ‘Tell Me O Khuda’ in the best way possible. She also visited shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisty situated in Ajmer. She said that she prayed for family and friends during her visit to Ajmer.

KATE GOSSELIN - SEEN WITH HER TWIN DAUGHTERS

Looking as if their shopping trip had worn them out, a sour-faced Kate Gosselin and her twin daughters Mady and Cara were seen leaving an Old Navy store in Reading, Pennsylvania on Wednesday afternoon.

Making for a less-than-pleasant departure, the reality mom was overheard yelling at her two eldest kids, resulting in a rather agitated atmosphere as the paparazzi loomed nearby.


As for looking tuckered out, it may very well be due to Kate's regular lack of sleep, as she told of her rest schedule, "I never ever ever get enough sleep! I survive on an average of 5-6.5 hours per night. I typically get up around 5:30 am and go to sleep around 11 ish pm. I would love to be able to say that I sleep 8 hours per night because that is what I need (everyone is different!) and that is healthiest but it just doesn’t happen for me."

Recently asked by a fan if she's a coffee consumer to help get through the day, Miss Gosselin dished, "YES! Coffee flows through my veins, although in reality I drink no more than 3 cups of caffeinated coffee per day! I also drink lots of water and no soda except I’ll have a diet coke once in a blue moon!"

AISHWARYA RAI BABY SHOWER CEREMONY

Several Bollywood beauties attended the 'godh bharai' (baby shower) ceremony of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan yesterday at their residence in suburban Mumbai.

The Bachchans hosted a grand ceremony for their daughter-in-law Aishwarya, where several actresses came in to shower their blessings.

Aishwarya's husband actor Abhishek, who was busy shooting for Bol Bachchan in Jaipur, took a day off for the ceremony while his sister Shweta also flew down from Delhi for this big event.

Those, who attended the ceremony include Asha Parekh, Sonali Bendre, Saroj Khan, Twinkle Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Manyata Dutt, Vaibhavi Merchant, Bipasha Basu, Urmila Matondkar, Shaina NC and others.

"I went to give in my good wishes and blessings to Aishwarya and her family. It is lovely to see a glowing mother," Shaina told PTI.

The proud daddy Abhishek was overwhelmed with the blessings pouring in from all quarters for the baby.

"Good morning everyone. Thank you so much for all the wishes for Aishwarya on her Godh Bharai. Read out some of your messages to her," Abhishek wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter.

"So after a day filled with tradition, indian customs and LADIES It's back to work. Gotta start PLAYING again for PLAYERS!," he said.

Aishwarya's due date is next month and the entire Bachchan family is set to welcome the new member.