One pampered pooch! Lisa Vanderpump's pet Giggy enjoys a dog's dinner with his pals... and Ken Todd is left pouring the tea

There may be a lot of very pampered pooches in Beverly Hills, but Lisa Vanderpump’s pet might just take the dog biscuit.
Giggy the Pomeranian, who has his very own Hollywood agent, threw a lavish lapdog tea party on Tuesday.
He invited his puppy pals along to the Villa Blanca restaurant, which is owned by his Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star mistress and her husband Ken Todd.

Dog's dinner: Lisa Vanderpump's dog Giggy (L) threw a party for him and his canine companions on Tuesday

Ken was in fact the only human in attendance and he was charged with the important task of pouring tea for Giggy and his canine companions.
The party was held to celebrate the release of Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 on DVD and Giggy was dressed to impress in a fetching blue doggy jumper.
Meanwhile Ken wore a lilac shirt, white trousers and suede loafers for the event.

Pampered pooch: Giggy was hosting the party to celebrate the DVD release of Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3

Only the best: Lisa's husband Ken Todd was charged with pouring the tea for the lapdogs

Giggy found fame on Lisa’s reality show and was snapped up by the elite Creative Artists' Agency last year.
Also on CAA’s books are A-listers including Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Sandra Bullock, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise and Julia Roberts.
Lisa said at the time: ‘He can do charity; he is open to anything. The only thing he isn't very good at is radio.’

How fetch-ing: Pomeranian Giggy was dressed in a blue doggy jumper for the event

Don't mind if I do: The well-dressed dogs happily tucked into the delicious treats they were offered

Friends with benefits: This gorgeous pup was clearly delighted to have made the guestlist

She celebrated her 52nd birthday a few days ago and tweeted: ‘Ok many many thanks for all your wishes,I am blessed.’
Lisa is also currently gearing up for the return of her hit show.
The third season of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills will premiere on November 5 but the Brit is already drumming up publicity for it.

Summer loving: A female furry friend of Giggy's wore an aquamarine sundress embellished with a pink flower

Dog lover: Ken happily hosted the event at his fancy Beverly Hills restaurant Villa Blanca

Drumming up excitement: Lisa is currently promoting the upcoming fourth season of her show Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Is this the sexiest car on the planet? Jaguar unveil new F-Type two-seater and 'spiritual successor' to the classic E-Type

Jaguar today unveiled its sexy new two-seater F-Type roadster – the spiritual successor to the legendary E-Type sports car of the 1960s.
The uncompromising convertible designed to take on the might and performance of Germany’s Porsche is to have its official unveiling at next week’s Paris Motor Show, some fifty years after the car which inspired it.
Jaguar Land Rover bosses say their British challenger will  go into direct competition with the likes of  Germany’s Porsche 911 – causing some to dub it the ‘Porsche-buster.’
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The 'Porsche buster': Jaguar's new two- seater F-Type roadster, the spiritual successor to it's iconic E-Type sports car, has been released 50 years after the original went on sale

Shrouded in secrecy: The new F-type as disguised prototype at Goodwood. The official reveal in Paris next week is heralded as a 'truly significant day' by the motoring giant

The scintillating  sports car with contemporary styling and a particularly cute rear will offer drivers a  choice of two 3-litre V6 or an even more powerful 5-litre V8 engine fitted to an eight-speed gearbox offering blistering performance and superb handling.

Will it fit in my garage?

New Jaguar F-Type

Price: From £55,000

On sale:
Soft top roadster from next Spring
Hard-topped coupe from 2014
Built: Castle Bromwich, Birmingham
Length: 14ft 8 inches
Width: 6ft 4 inches
Height: 4ft 3 inches
Weight: 1.6 tonnes
Seats: 2
Engines: 3 options
Supercharged 5.0 litre   V8 (495PS)
Two supercharged 3.0 litre V6 (340PS and 380PS)
Top Speed: around 190mph
0-60: Just over 4 seconds.
MPG:  circa 30mpg
C02: from around 200g/km

The F-Type is being seen as the ‘spiritual successor’ to the E-Type of the 1960s, but is pitched as a truly 21st century car in terms of design, technology and performance.
It will sit in size below the  larger XK grand-tourer sports car but is expected to give a massive ‘halo’ effect to the whole Jaguar brand.
The higher performance F-Type  models  will accelerating from 0-62mph in less than five seconds and have top speeds well  in excess of 155mph and in some cases nudging 190mph. The open-topped roadster  will cost  from  around £55,000 when they goes on sale in Spring. A hard-topped coupe version  is expected to follow in late summer 2014.
Jaguar released some early official photographs after some of the images and details leaked out.
Adrian Hallmark, Jaguar global brand director, said the F-Type's launch in France will be a ‘truly significant day’ as the firm returns to the sports car market.
He said: 'As its sporting forebears did in their era, the F-Type will break new ground by delivering stunning sports car performance while vividly demonstrating Jaguar's cutting-edge engineering technologies and world-class design excellence.
Ian Callum, director of design who created the car and has promised to buy one for his heirs out of his own money , added: ‘A true sports car needs to be pure in both its purpose and its form; to have the opportunity to produce such a car for Jaguar has been a privilege both for myself and for my team.’

Iconic: The original Jaguar E-Type was manufactured by the car giant between 1961 and 1974

A 'proper' sports car: The original Jaguar E-Type was 'pure in both its purpose and its form'

Evoking the old-school Hollywood glamour of fifty years ago

Jaguar confirms that it is has agreed a collaboration with singer songwriter Lana Del Rey as part of launch plans for the Jaguar F-TYPE

Seductive pop songstress Lana Del Rey has been chosen to  help ‘collaborate’ in the launch of Jaguar’s sexy  showroom-ready F-Type sports car at next month’s Paris Motor show.

In a contemporary twist on the traditional girl on the bonnet, the sizzling 26-year-old American singer-songwriter whose concocted stage-name alone (her real name is Lizzy Grant) evokes Hollywood glamour of a bygone era, will play a part in lifting the covers off the two-seater roadster.

Her best known hits from the perhaps less aptly titled album ‘Born to Die’ include the melodiously melancholic ‘Video Games’ and ‘Blue Jeans’ . But Lana has shown her automotive credentials with a track called ‘Driving in Cars with Boys’  and has been photographed driving down Hollywood’s Sunset Strip - in a vintage Mercedes-Benz made by Jaguar’s German arch-rivals.

Jaguar’s global brand director Adrian Hallmark said: ’Singer songwriter, Lana Del Rey will collaborate with Jaguar on the launch of the all-new F-TYPE, a two-seater sports car that is a vivid representation of the vitality of the Jaguar brand.’

He said: ‘The C-Type, D-Type and E-Type Jaguars were all sports cars that held true to this principle in their era, and the F-Type will hold true to that same principle in its time, a time that is soon to arrive.’

 

James Blackwell from the Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club described it as ‘gorgeous’ adding: ’Jaguar built its success on proper sports cars and, after the E-Type, all models had rear seats and were designed to be grand tourers.

Seductive advertising: Singer Lana Del Rey has been chosen to help 'collaborate in the launch of Jaguar's sexy showroom-ready F-Type sports car

‘Now they're bringing it back and the F-Type is very exciting. It looks gorgeous and has a lovely presence with its aggressive styling.
‘I'm sure it is going to be an amazing success, everything Jaguar seems to do at the moment turns to gold.’
Disguised version of the F-Type have been on the road and at exhibitions but this is the first time the undisguised car has been seen by the public. A prototype of the car codenamed  the C-X16 coupe concept was shown at the Frankfurt motor show 12 months ago.

The revival of a motoring legend

The new Jaguar F-Type roadster will be built at booming Jaguar Land Rover’s Castle Bromwich plant in Birmingham as part of ambition expansion plans for up to 40 new vehicle variants.

In July the firm created 1,100 new jobs at the West Midlands where the new F-Type is being built alongside the new Jaguar XF Sportbrake, the mid-range XF saloon, the XK sports tourer  and flagship XJ models.

It also has factories at Halewood on Merseryside and at Solihull near Birmingham, as well as a design and engineering centres in Coventry and at Gaydon in Warwickshire.

Now owned by Inida’s giant TATA group, JLR  employs  around 24,000 people and in 2011/12  celebrated record profits of £1.5 billion – up £392m on the previous year. Pre-tax profits rose by  a third ( 32per cent)  to £333 million for the first quarter of the current tax year  with more than 85,000 cars sold in the three months to June 30.

Jaguar Land Rover has created  more than 5,000 new jobs in the past two years, while also supporting an estimated 190,000 jobs with UK suppliers.

Sales of all models have soared by  20 per cent in the 2011-12 financial year boosted by exports to major markets such China and Russia.

It is a remarkable turnaround for the once-loss making Midlands-based car maker  bought by India’s giant Tetley Tea-to –Corus Steel  industrial conglomerate TATA from Ford for £1.5billion in June 2008.

The oval grille, such a prominent feature of Jaguar sports cars throughout history, has been axed in favour of a more modern four-cornered mouth.
The bonnet has a clamshell design, and there’s a prominent power dome as part of its sculpted shape.
The headlights are vertical in design and feature a distinctive LED strip that curves from the outside in.
Jaguar has previously confirmed the F-type’s engine line-up will consist of its all-new supercharged 3.0-litre V6 and a new version of its familiar supercharged 5.0-litre V8. The former will be available with either 335bhp or 375bhp.
Each of the three petrol engine choices will send power to the rear wheels through an eight-speed automatic gearbox. Stop-start technology will also be standard.
The F-type is based on a shortened version of the XK’s all aluminium monocoque and body, but the car will be tuned for a greater driver focus. Bosses have previously said that even the entry-level F-type will be ‘a more focused driver’s tool than the XKR-S’.

The fear factor: Researchers discovery technique to erase newly formed memories

Erasing memories has long been a staple of sci-fi films, but researchers now believe they have made a breakthrough in making the process reality.
The groundbreaking research at Uppsala University in Sweden could lead to radical new treatments for sufferers of anxiety and post traumatic stress disorders.
It shows for the first time that newly formed emotional memories can be erased from the human brain.

Men in Black famously used memory erasing gadgets - now scientists believe they can actually erase short term memories.

This is shown by researchers from Uppsala University in a new study now being published by the academic journal Science.
'These findings may be a breakthrough in research on memory and fear. Ultimately the new findings may lead to improved treatment methods for the millions of people in the world who suffer from anxiety issues like phobias, post-traumatic stress, and panic attacks,' says Thomas Ågren, who led the study.
When a person learns something, a lasting long-term memory is created with the aid of a process of consolidation, which is based on the formation of proteins in the brain.
When we remember something, the memory becomes unstable for a while and is then restabilized by another consolidation process.
'In other words, it can be said that we are not remembering what originally happened, but rather what we remembered the last time we thought about what happened,' the researchers say.
By disrupting the reconsolidation process, the team found they can change what was remembered.

In the study the researchers showed subjects a neutral picture and simultaneously administered an electric shock.
In this way the picture came to elicit fear in the subjects which meant a fear memory had been formed.
In order to activate this fear memory, the picture was then shown without any accompanying shock.
For one experimental group the reconsolidation process was disrupted with the aid of repeated presentations of the picture.
For a control group, the reconsolidation process was allowed to complete before the subjects were shown the same repeated presentations of the picture.

In subjects that were not allowed to reconsolidate the fear memory, the fear they previously associated with the picture dissipated, and the memory was rendered neutral.

At the same time, using a MR-scanner, the researchers were able to show that the traces of that memory also disappeared from the part of the brain that normally stores fearful memories, the nuclear group of amygdala in the temporal lobe.

She won't stay single for long! Tamara Ecclestone sizzles in stunning underwear shoot

She has been finding her feet as a single girl after splitting from boyfriend of two years Omar Khyami earlier this summer.
But Tamara Ecclestone will have no shortage of male admirers queuing up to take her out thanks to a racy photo shoot.
The 28-year-old socialite looks stunning in the raunchy shoot and she is seen showing off her impressive figure in the saucy snaps.

Showing him just what she's missing! Tamara Ecclestone has shown off her incredible figure in a raunchy new underwear shoot

In one picture Tamara is seen in just a black bra, with her ample cleavage on display, and giving a cheeky glance past the camera.
In another show the heiress is seen reclining on a bed dressed in a basque and sky-high Christian Louboutin heels encrusted in studs.
The dark outfit juxtaposed with white bed spread presents Tamara in a predatory and fearless light.

In bed with the heiress: In another shot Tamara is seen dressed in only a basque and sky-high Louboutin heels as she reclines on a bed

Picture perfect: The 28-year-old has long lashes, smokey eye make-up and pale lipstick in the pictures

What a tease: Tamara is seen propped up in bed with the covers partially around her

The single daughter of Bernie Ecclestone looks picture perfect in the snaps and her make-up appears flawless.

With long lashes, smokey eyes and pale lipstick expertly-applied across her lips Tamara is seen striking a series of sultry poses looking away from the camera.

The dazzling shoot has been released just three days after she tweeted a link to her 2013 calendar, which has a series of bikini shots.

Dominatrix: Tamara is seen posing in front of baroque decoration where underwear a vest and a pair of over-the-knee boots

Star status: The socialite stares into the camera showing off her trim legs wearing just a knit with a star print

Although Tamara is currently in New York for Fashion Week she has spent plenty of time in Los Angeles with her younger sister Petra since she ended her two year romance with live-in boyfriend Omar after he was caught up in a sex tape scandal.
The sisters, together with Petra's husband James Stunt, have frequently been photographed out shopping and enjoying some of the city's top restaurants over the past few weeks.

Tip top: Tamara appears to be in great spirits and oozes confidence in the snaps

The siblings were absent from their 81-year-old father Bernie's wedding to Brazilian marketing director Fabiana Flosi, 35, last month.
The couple, who announced their engagement in April, wed at the billionaire's £23million chalet in Gstaad, Switzerland.
Bernie and Fabiana started dating in 2009 following his split from Tamara's mother Slavica after nearly 25 years of marriage.

Crystal the star of Hangover II inspired cruel trend in buying Capuchin monkeys for pets

She is the most famous monkey in the world having appeared in a number of Hollywood blockbusters and currently being one of the most highly-paid stars on U.S. television.
But along with the success Crystal the Capuchin monkey has accrued since she first appeared in  George of the Jungle in 1997, she has also brought with it an unsettling trend - keeping the wild animals as pets.
As Crystal's popularity soared after appearing in Night at the Museum, The Hangover Part II and most recently in NBC's Animal Practice, she inadvertently sparked an epidemic of cruelty to thousands of monkeys.

As Crystal's popularity soared after appearing in Night at the Museum, The Hangover, Part II and most recently in NBC's Animal Practice, left, she inadvertently sparked an epidemic of cruelty to thousands of monkeys

Debut: Crystal made her first movie appearance in George of the Jungle in 1997 when she was just three-years-old

Hollywood star: Crystal really captured the nation's hearts as Dexter in Night at the Museum alongside Ben Stiller, pictured

These monkeys are forced to live in cramped, tiny cages where their minds and bodies slowly deteriorate simply because those seeking the much-coveted pet do not know how to properly look after them.
Animal Rights Groups believe there are thousands of the Capuchin monkeys being ill-treated and neglected as private owners struggle to deal with them.

'You have people who think it's cool to keep a monkey – so there's a certain amount of status involved in it,' said Brooke Aldrich, the campaign manager at Wild Futures, a primate sanctuary in Cornwall, England.
She added that most people who buy Capuchins do not understand what is involved in looking after them and don't even bother obtaining a license for them.

Since the success of the Night at the Museum and the Hangover II purchases of capuchin monkeys like Crystal have become more popular

Stole the show: Crystal was a drug-dealing smoking monkey in The Hangover Part II

Megan Talbert, executive director of monkey training academy Helping Hands, said: 'Unfortunately in the U.S., many monkeys purchased as pets do not get the care and attention they deserve throughout their 30-to-40-year lifespan'

'There are very, very few people who keep monkeys who intend to do any harm,' she told The Independent.
'But if you don't know what a monkey needs, then you can do a whole lot of harm without realizing it.'
The 20-year-old monkey became a household name when she appeared as Dexter in Night At The Museum with Ben Stiller and Ricky Gervais.
But she was propelled into super Hollywood status after her role as a drug dealing monkey in The Hangover Part II - stealing the show of stars like Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifianakis when she appeared at the premiere in a pink dress and pearls.
What many people do not realize is that Crystal lives with her handler and trainer Tom Gunderson and his family. Both Tom and his wife are professional animal trainers who have looked after Crystal since she was two-years-old.

Actress Kristen Bell poses with Crystal at the Hangover II pemiere. Animal rights groups have said that individuals underestimate the cost and effort involved in keeping a capuchin as a pet

Famous admirers: Crystal (with trainer Tom Gunderson) kisses self-described biggest fan Justin Bieber a kiss on the cheek

When the so-called organ-grinder monkeys reach sexual maturity around five-years-old, they can turn dangerous and destructive. This is one of the reasons why wildlife officials adamantly oppose Capuchins as pets.
Megan Talbert, executive director of Boston-based service monkey training academy Helping Hands, said: 'Unfortunately in the U.S., many monkeys purchased as pets do not get the care and attention they deserve throughout their 30-to-40-year lifespan.'

Real life angel: Isabel Lucas wears beaded halo as she hits Fashion Week in shirt dress

Not many people could pull off wearing an oversized shirt to an event, let alone a New York Fashion Week catwalk show.
But Isabel Lucas proved she must have something heavenly about her as she stepped out in just that to the Y-3 event in the Big Apple tonight.
The Australian actress arrived to see the 10th Anniversary Collection at St. John’s Center wearing the white button-up item which featured black detail on the collar.

Standing out: Actress Isabel Lucas attended the Y-3 10th Anniversary Collection at St. John's Center in NYC

She co-ordinated her footwear with the ensemble by slipping on ebony peep toe heels which made sure she stood out in the front row.

As if that wasn’t enough to catch onlookers’ attention, the stunning 27-year-old complemented her platinum blonde locks by wearing white beads on her crown.
The green-eyed beauty covered her pout in frosty pink lipstick, helping to bring out her sunkissed skin as she sat between Anton Yelchin and Jesse Williams to view the runway action.

VIP: She sat in the front row with actors Anton Yelchin and Jesse Williams

Like a halo: Isabel wore ivory beads on he head and slicked on pink lipstick

Down time: Earlier in the the day she hit the Big Apple with a friend

The former Home and Away star has been filming her new movie Knight Of Cups alongside Christian Bale in California and was spotted earlier in the day enjoying a well-deserved break as she traipsed around the streets of NYC with a friend.
Her career appears to be getting back on track, following an extended absence from screens.
The Transformers star has a busy few months ahead, with action film Red Dawn soon to be released.

Stylish: Singer Natasha Bedingfield attended in a Chanel shirt

Going green: David Beckham kept it casual in trainers and jeans

Man gang: Rappers Lupe Fiasco and A$AP Rocky with singer Michael Stipe

And a trailer has also been released for another of her films, Loft, which has yet to reach cinemas.
She wasn’t the only famous face gracing bash, singer Natasha Bedingfield showed up in a sheer Chanel shirt and David Beckham kept it simple in a green shirt and jeans.
Rappers Lupe Fiasco and A$AP Rocky and singer Michael Stipe were also spotted gathered together for the spectacular.
Meanwhile Christina Ricci and designer Brad Goreski enjoyed the Thakoon Spring Summer show.

Celeb-packed: Christina Ricci and Brad Goreski were at the Thakoon Show Spring Summer show

Clotheshorse beauties: Christina Ricci opted for slinky black at the Thakoon show, while Sarah Jessica Parker looked playful at Diane Von Furstenberg and Paula Abudl chose colour-block for the Chado Ralph Rucci show

Safe in black: Martha Stewart attends the Chado Ralph Rucci Spring 2013 show during Fashion Week

Off-duty! Heidi Klum rocks shower hair after sashaying down runway in low-cut gown... but still has model legs on show in hotpants

Without the pressure of an audience and runway bulbs clicking every nanosecond, Heidi Klum relaxed her look today as she headed out in a casual mum-on-the-run ensemble.
The supermodel landed back in California after strutting down the catwalk at New York Fashion Week last night, modelling an incredible and revealing gown at the Project Runway 2013 Spring Collection.
Today, Heidi had traded in the glamour for a loose-fitting white T-shirt, along with wet shower hair, scruffy denim cutoffs and a pair of bright orange sneakers.

 

 

Casual look: Heidi stepped out in sneakers compared to her look the night before at New York Fashion Week

 

Of course, the 39-year-old was still effortlessly stylish as she showed off her sunkissed runway legs.

 

Her nails were also perfectly intact from her Big Apple appearance, boldly painted with the blood red shade she had worn the previous evening.
Following the success of last night's shenanigans, Heidi tweeted: 'We shot the @ProjectRunway Season 10 finale today! Was a great show...but, you have to wait till Oct 18th to see it!'

 

Fuss-free: Heidi stepped out with shower hair while out and about in Pacific Palisades, California

 

Striking: Heidi attended the Project Runway 2013 Spring Collection with Jennifer Hudson and Nina Garcia

The fashion show will become Project Runway's series ten season finale.
Alongside Jennifer Hudson and Nina Garcia, Heidi walked after a series of models, who were showcasing the designs of the three finalists, Fabio Costa, Melissa Fleis and Dmitry Sholokhov.
During the show, former American Idol songbird Jennifer sat alongside Heidi and the show's other judges, Michael Kors and Nina, taking notes as she watched intently.
And while Heidi dazzled in her backless sequin nude dress, she was keen to be back in fuss-free attire as she departed from the city that never sleeps.

 

 

What a difference a few hours make: Heidi last night, and at the airport leaving NYC

 

Heidi teased: 'We shot @ProjectRunway Season 10 finale today! ... but, you have to wait till Oct 18th to see it!'
She was seen landing at LAX in faded skinny black skinny jeans, and an oversized silk blouse and scarf so she no longer had to breathe in and strike a pose.
The event has no doubt been a welcome distraction from reports that Heidi had an affair with a bodyguard while still married to former husband Seal - a claim she strongly denies.
Heidi told People: 'Our separation was based on issues between the two of us. Seal has moved on and so have I.
'I cherish all of the great memories Seal and I created together over the years.'
She concluded: 'My priority has and continues to be protecting and providing for our children.'

 

Mum-on-the-run: Heidi still had manicured hands from her night at Fashion Week