Singer Mariah Carey and her husband Nick Cannon celebrated their first wedding anniversary last week at Moon night club in Las Vegas. There were champagne and tears of joy. Everyone had a great time.

Many people thought that these two would not last long but let’s not lose hope just yet. After all, it’s still the first year. On the other hand, Mariah looks a bit fuller. Could this mean that she is just too happy to care too much about her appearance?

Call off the dogs! Apparently, turning 40 isn’t the worst thing ever anymore. Now that a number of our favorite female stars have turned forty and are still finding work, it’s easier than ever to rationalize being honest about your age. And it gets better! You can even feel good about yourself beyond the big 4-0.

Mariah Carey just did it — do you see her crying?

Of course not. Husband Nick Cannon — 12 years her junior — just whisked her off to Barbados and Miami for the big day. The songstress still showed she could party like her 20 something counterparts at Cabana One in Coconut Grove until dawn.

Jennifer Aniston did it too — in February. With the wheat blond hair, trim body and crinkle-free baby blues, the actress looks better than she did in her Friends days. There’s an air of victorious sophistication that’s settled in now. Her face tells a story: I’ve married and divorced Brad Pitt, been publicly humiliated and still emerged as American royalty.

Cindy Crawford recently used Allure as some kind of comeback vehicle. Seeing her 43-year-old naked body swathed in nothing but shaving cream was cause for celebration. Forget furniture, start hawking lingerie.

Fellow ’80s supermodel Linda Evangelista, also 43, improves with time. Can a face get any more chiseled?

And the queen of the sexy 40-somethings — new mom Halle Berry, 42, just bared (almost all) in a beach-side photo shoot for her new eponymous perfume. Nice wet T-shirt. Are you sure you didn’t have a surrogate deliver your kid? Halle-lujah! [Source]

So forty is the new twenty, which means that I’m still in diapers. Goodie. Now if someone could just point me towards my bottle.

Photo Credit: Fame Pictures

Mariah Carey has been talking about a baby for a while now and she’s even started designing the kid’s princess-themed crib. Apparently though, Mariah has no desire to go the traditional biological route and has admitted that she and hubby Nick Cannon want to adopt.

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon really want to have a child together, but it’s sounding more and more like adoption will be the preferred route to parenthood for them. Carey is said to be worried about massive weight gain if she got pregnant, plus she wants to have a child ASAP.

The singer also is definite about wanting a little girl — another reason for the desire to adopt. [Source]

I can understand wanting to ensure she gets a girl but Mariah, come on, do what every other pregnant celeb does—hire a trainer and go on the 5-Factor after you push that puppy out. You’ll be right as rain in no time. 

Mariah Carey is ready to start popping ‘em out. She’s close to hitting her one-year anniversary with Nick Cannon and apparently Carey has already started buying tons of pink, plastic crap for a baby-less nursery.

According to a report, the “Touch My Body” songstress has already dropped $200,000 on pink baby furniture at a trendy boutique in hopes of having a girl.  And she’s looking to get a castle in which to raise her little princess.

Mariah has reportedly made an offer on the French Chateau-style David Saperstein estate in Holmby Hills which is listed with an asking price of $125 million.

An insider revealed, “It’s 45,000 square feet and looks like a European castle.  It’s so big, it can’t even be called a mansion - it’s similar to Buckingham Palace! She has asked [interior decorator] Kenneth Bordewick to advise on her new home and has requested an all-pink nursery. It’s going to be over the top!” [Source]

There’s something a little bit sad about this story. What if poor Mariah never has her princess baby? Will she keep the pink nursery like some kind of immortal shrine to what could have been? I can picture it in fifty years—all grown over with black mold and inches of dust; tree limbs and green vines snaking in through the window and choking the life out of Mariah’s dream while the singer sits in the corner like Miss Havisham, rocking herself gently to sleep in an outdated mini-dress. Terrifying.

The “Touch My Body” songstress looked gorgeous for a night out in California with her hunk of a husband Nick Cannon. It was nice to see for a change that Mariah didn’t choose a metallic or a very skimpy outfit! Instead she went for a tasteful little black dress with cute heels and silver jewelry.

‘I do not think I reinvent myself. Wearing my hair differently or changing my style of dress is playing dress-up. I don’t take it too seriously.’ [source]

It shows…..

• Mariah Carey looks hot in a bikini on the cover of Vibe magazine June 2008 - Celebrilarity
• Fergie shows off her toned stomach on stage - HQ Celebrity
• Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds are engaged - Jen’s Juice
• Pregnant Beyonce made a quick cameo at her husband Jay-Z’s concert - Wicked Youth
• Michelle Trachtenberg’s dress is too shiny - I don’t want your life
• Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer: hot new love - BellezzeGossip
• Dina Lohan has been awarded a mother of the year award, WTF?! - Right Celebrity
• Seven-month-pregnant Gwen Stefani goes shopping with her family - Farandulista
• Mariane Pearl will be Angelina Jolie’s bridesmaid - We Heart Angelina
• Britney Spears boards a private jet out of Mississippi - Best Celeb Gossip
• Jennifer Hudson’s awkward camel toe - Scandalous Candice
• Evan Rachel Wood is Dita Von Teese’s clone - Celeb Monkey
• Hayden Panettiere doesn’t want to be called a “child” - We Heart Hayden
• Jessica Simpson loves Tony Romo (US magazine scans) - Taylor’s Entertainment News
• Keri Russell out shopping with her son River - Sweet Gossip
• Tom Cruise launched his official website - Bitten and Bound

Mariah Carey, who recently lost around 14 pounds, appeared on Oprah yesterday and shared some of her diet and fitness secrets with the rest of the world.

“My jean size went down to my 10th grade size,” the 38-year-old revealed Monday.

“I got tired to people telling me, ‘You need to lose weight,’” she said. “It inspired me.”

“For me, it’s not about a number on a scale,” she added. “It’s not about necessarily even a size. It’s about feeling good and being comfortable in your own skin. Right now, I feel really great. I feel better than I’ve ever felt.” [Us]

Mariah is a well-known yo-yo dieter, her weight fluctuating a lot throughout the years. But a recent comment about her weight made by a close friend inspired her to make some permanent changes in her life and get into shape once and for all. Mariah’s “secret weight loss weapon” is her nutrition and fitness coach, who helped her reshape her body, but also makes sure she follows her strict diet.

Mariah says her workouts typically last for 60 to 90 minutes and combine cardio with resistance training. To tone her arms, Mariah uses her own body weight and stretches to sculpt long, lean lines. She likes to hop into a pool for the cardio portion of her workout. “What’s great about working out in the pool is the water acts as resistance,” she says. “You’re actually exercising twice as hard without feeling it.” [Oprah]

Some of you see no difference, and it’s true, Mariah was never “fat” - but she was a lot heavier before (about two years ago). Here’s a comparison photo from a 2006 concert:

Photo credit: WENN

Mariah Carey showed off her long lean legs at The Hills premiere party in New York City on Monday (March 24).

Her face looks a little weird in these pics, but her body is to die for! (I just wish she would stop wearing those shiny jacket things…)

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