Spice Girls

The reunited girl band - Victoria Beckham, Mel B, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Mel C - played 17 shows at London's O2 arena and as part of their reunion world tour netting them £50 million collectively.

Almost 400,000 fans paid up to £75 ticket to see them, making it one of the most lucrative concert residencies ever.

A source said: "It's been a huge success for them and this run of shows at The O2 will probably be the icing on the cake of their reunion. Barbra Streisand had high ticket prices but only did three nights while Prince did 21 nights but sold tickets at a very reasonable price - not many groups can sell out 17 gigs at £75 a ticket, it's quite an achievement."

Famous fans at Tuesday night's concert included Victoria's soccer star husband David, and their three sons, Brooklyn, Romeo and two-year-old Cruz. Sir Bob Geldof was also in the crowd along with his teenage daughter Pixie.

David Campbell, chief executive of The O2, said: "It's been a lovely, friendly, family atmosphere over the past few weeks, we have really enjoyed having the girls here."

The band now have two dates in Manchester before heading to the US where they will play venues in Boston, Chicago and New York.

Jennifer Lopez's baby shower.

Jennifer Lopez has planned a baby shower for January 22. The 'Do It Well' singer - who is reportedly due to give birth to her first child with husband Marc Anthony in March - is said to have booked The Private Roof Club in New York's Gramercy Park Hotel for the special event later this month.
A source close to the star said: "There will be a lot of celebrity friends there." Jennifer is set to hand out diamond-encrusted baby pacifiers as treats for her guests, expected to include close friend Victoria Beckham, Matthew McConaughey and Katie Holmes.

Jennifer recently revealed that despite wanting to have a baby herself, she was also constantly pressurized by her mother. She said: "When Marc and I first got married, my mother rang me every day asking if there was any news. I come from a big Latino family where it's all about having children. So the pressure was huge from the start." Jennifer is reported to be expecting twins, a boy and a girl.

3 Fats That Make You Skinny

Forget dry toast and plain vegetables. Adding these fats to your food can help you get the body you want.

1. Coconut Oil
Most oils, including corn and olive, are broken down into fatty acids that circulate through your body after you eat them, allowing hungry fat cells to suck them up and store them. Coconut oil, however, is rich in a type of fat rarely found in other foods, called medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs). "When you eat MCTs, they go straight to the liver instead of going directly into circulation. There, they're burned up like kindling for a fire.

How to use it
Spread coconut oil on toast instead of butter, melt it on veggies or use it for sautéing. But don't deep-fry with it; coconut oil breaks down at high temperatures. Look for virgin oil (nonvirgin is processed and tastes nasty) at health-food stores. Beware: Coconut oil is saturated and can raise cholesterol and triglycerides, so alternate it with other oils.

2. Enova

Traditional fats contain three fatty acids, but Enova, an oil, has just two, so your body treats it differently. It's processed in much the same way as coconut oil, travelling directly to the liver, where it's burned off and used for energy.When people on low-calorie diets consumed 15 percent of their daily calories from Enova (between three and eight teaspoons), they lost 1 percent more weight and nearly 3 percent more body fat than those who ate a similar amount of vegetable oil.

How to use it
Enova's neutral taste makes it perfect for salad dressings. You can also bake and sauté with it, but don't use it for frying, as it can change taste and colour when overheated. Enova is expensive — it costs about double the amount of a usual vegetable oil.

3. Nut Butters
Research has shown that people who eat nut butters often weigh less than those who shun them. It's likely that the combination of protein, fat and fibre keeps you full, so you'll eat less overall.Whole nuts are effective, too: Purdue University researchers found that people who added peanuts to their diet for 19 weeks boosted the amount of calories they burned at rest by 11 percent. Why? The unsaturated fat in peanuts and nut butters burns faster than other fats.

How to use them
Nut butters add flavour to Asian noodles, satays or dipping sauces, or you can use them as a spread for your morning muffin. Chunky varieties are better, since they have more fibre than creamy versions. But a little goes a long way; the ideal amount is one to two tablespoons, not the whole jar. Use natural versions that are free of added oils and hydrogenated fats.

When Good Fats Go Bad

All fats contain nine calories per gram. To get weight-loss benefits, you have to substitute these for fat that's already in your diet, not tack them onto what's on your plate.

10 Powerful Skin Beauty Tips for you

Protect yourself from the sun --
use sunscreen and avoid direct sunlight between the hours of 10 and 2.
Do not smoke.
Your skin is a large organ and it needs a lot of circulation. Smoking impairs that dramatically. That's why smokers' skin looks dull and gray. Instead of having oxy-generated blood delivered to the surface of the skin, they're getting poisons and oxidants.
Get adequate rest and nutrition. Make sure you eat as much balance diet as you know. Fruits work magic as well.
Protect yourself from stress --
both emotional and environmental stress. It shows on your face when you are stressed.
Wash your face twice a day and put on the proper treatment product. I'm amazed when women tell me they don't wash their face in the morning. A lot of icky stuff collects overnight -- dead skin cells, dirt, and dust! Heeeeeeew.
Don't neglect certain areas of the skin.
Elbows, heels, neck, and décolletage need moisturizing, and your scalp and the tops of your feet need sun protection.
Touch your face less and wash your hands more!
Don't get too surgical on yourself. It's very tempting to pick, poke, squeeze, and scratch in front of the mirror. But the more you traumatize the skin, the greater your risk of scarring. Apply good treatment products, preferable from the same manufacture. Do not use cleanser from one and moisturizer from another, try same set of product and let them work. Mary Kay is a good company that produces all beauty products.
Keep your makeup clean.
Replace the sponges in your compact on a regular basis. Now and then, toss the whole works and start fresh -- the average shelf life for cosmetics is 6 to 12 months. Don't buy products so expensive that you'll be heartbroken if you have to throw them away.
Exercise moderation.
More is not always better. Moisturizer, for example, is the most overused product in America. We've been bamboozled by cosmetic companies into thinking every square inch of our body has to be slathered. And it's simply not true. Exfoliators are another thing to be careful with. Used too often, they over acidify and irritate your skin.
10. Beware of counter girls. If it were up to them, you'd be in the bathroom for two and a half hours each morning -- putting 80 layers on your face. Keep your regimen simple. And when you do add a new product, do it gradually so your skin has time to adjust. Each skincare or makeup product has an average of 20 to 40 ingredients -- you're introducing 20 to 40 potential allergens to your face every time you try something new. So keep it moderate!