America’s favorite Country poplet Carrie Underwood is featured on the cover and in the pages of the new issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. In her coverstory interview, Carrie talks to the mag about her innate unsexiness (“I don’t consider myself sexy … I’m kind of a nervous person in general. I’m socially awkward. I’m not tall and sensuous. I usually wear sweats everywhere I go. Oh, and I burp a lot.”) her #1 relationship no-no (“Cheating is a dealbreaker. If you cheat you’re gone…Getting revenge on a guy is just not worth it to me … the best revenge I can think of is becoming famous.”) among other things. Here is Carrie’s cute and simple cover:

This year, Carrie Underwood won her third Grammy and toured for her megahit second album. Here, the private singer opens up about her “carnival ride” career and new perspective on love. Just three short years after winning the fourth season of American Idol , 25-year-old Carrie Underwood has seemingly undergone a radical transformation — from a shy, plainly dressed girl from Checotah, Oklahoma, to a chart-topping singer who performs in front of massive sold-out stadium crowds, sporting sexy above-the knee boots and black mini shorts. The keyword here is seemingly. The second she wraps her Cosmo cover shoot at a New York City photo studio, the petite blond sheds the designer duds that she’s been expertly posing in and slips into her own clothes: loose-fitting gray sweatpants, a blue hoodie sweatshirt, and white sneakers.

That’s my Oklahoma girl … keepin’ it real to the very last. As much as I am not a Country Music fan, I find that I really enjoy both Carrie’s music and her whole persona. For me, she is one of the very rare shining stars to come out of American Idol and I couldn’t be more happy for her success. The entire Cosmo interview with Carrie comes out in the July issue which hit newsstands today. Check it out … and then you’ll get a feel for all the Okie folks that I came to know and love thru my college years at OU and you’ll understand why I miss that place all the time. [Source]

Here are a couple new pics of an A-List actor in full make-up and costume on the set of his new movie The Informant here in SoCal … do you recognize him?

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It’s Matt Damon lookin’ like he’s about 4 jelly donuts away from retiring from the police force. Honestly, he don’t look too shabby in this get-up. I could really do without the awful pleated pants and the John Mayer retro-80s hairdo … but I kinda like the porn’stache. It really doesn’t look so bad on him ;) [Source]

ATTENTION: THE INCREDIBLE HULK SPOILER ALERT WARNING

Well … okay, it’s not necessarily a spoiler since the information that I’m about to discuss is displayed prominently in one of the trailers for The Incredible Hulk but before the Sex and the City Movie was released, I caught one trailer that gave away FAR TOO MUCH info for my liking and, as a result, I stopped watching any trailers or commercials for the movie to keep from learning any more than I had already learned. If you would like to remain completely unspoiled in regards to The Incredible Hulk then try to look away now … otherwise,

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So … in the short history of reality TV programming we’ve had Bachelors lookin’ for ladies, Bachelorettes lookin’ for dudes and this summer, we’ll have Paris Hilton lookin’ for a new BFF … so of course Brody Jenner, of The Hills fame, has to get in on the action as well. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Brody Jenner just signed on for his own competitive reality TV show for MTV entitled Bromance, wherein interested “bros” (I’m assuming straight dudes) compete for a chance to become an official part of Brody’s entourage. Um yeah:

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The network has committed to six episodes of “Bromance,” which has been buzzed about online recently. The show, from Ryan Seacrest’s production company, will feature a group of “regular guys” who come to Hollywood and compete in a series of challenges from skydiving to dealing with the paparazzi — in the hopes of ultimately being chosen by Jenner to become part of his entourage. Along the way, contestants will be whittled down via “Hot Tub Elimination Ceremonies” after which rejected “bros” will be asked to leave the bachelor pad dripping wet in a swimsuit, luggage in hand. Bringing to mind various dating reality shows, contestants also will have shots at a “group date” and “alone time” with Jenner in every episode. “‘Bromance’ takes a successful TV format and turns it on its head,” MTV senior vp series development Liz Gateley said. “Brody is the perfect fit for this concept; he is type of guy everyone wants to hang out with.” … Frankie Delgado, who also appears on “The Hills,” is a producer. The project was packaged by ICM.

OMG! I love it! I can’t wait to see what these “hot tub eliminations” look like … not to mention the “group date” and “alone time” segments. So lemme get this straight, interested “regular guys” are going to compete for “alone time” with Brody Jenner in the hopes that they escape “hot tub elimination” on a weekly basis? And the prize is, essentially, winning Brody Jenner? Didn’t we already see a show like this called Boy Meets Boy? Hee hee … I jest, I jest. I dunno if this sort of thing has the wings to fly but it’s an interesting-sounding concept. I can attest that hanging out with Brody Jenner is really fun so the prize is deffo worthwhile. I’m glad that Brody’s getting his own show … it’d be cool to see him on TV from week to week … well, again. I just hope that Bromance stays on the air longer than Princes of Malibu did ;) [Source]

Prince William is really gettin his feet wet with his new Navy training … literally. Prince Wills and his naval cohorts took part in wet winching drills in Portland Harbour this week … here are a couple pics of Wills after he was deposited into the water and then hoisted back up:

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As part of his training, Wills was ejected into the sea and he had to release smoke flares to gain the attention of his “rescuers” … then he was hoisted back up to “safety” by a Lynx helicopter. Sounds like fun to me. Even tho his military training looks a bit like an episode of Fear Factor, I’m sure that Wills is taking it all seriously. Besides, I’m sure that all of this hardcore military training goes a long way in inspiring his girlfriend Kate Middleton to show him a little more lurvin’. But honey pie, I had to jump out of a helicopter into the Portland Harbour todaaaaaay = nookie. [Source]

While Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott are welcoming the arrival of their baby daughter Stella Doreen and Jessica Alba & Cash Warren are welcoming the arrival of their baby daughter Honor Marie, Amy Winehouse is welcoming an arrival of her own … and that can’t be a good thing:

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Poor thing. I’m not sure what exactly is in this pet carrier but I’m sure it’s not all that excited about A.) living in that residence and B.) having Amy Winehouse care for it. I have my concerns too … I just hope that Amy doesn’t smoke it. [Source]

Tori Spelling gave birth to her second child at 3:13PM PT today … bringing forth into the world a beautiful, bouncing baby girl:

Tori Spelling and husband Dean McDermott welcomed their second child, a daughter, on Monday, PEOPLE has confirmed. Stella Doreen McDermott was born at 3:13 p.m. in a Los Angeles hospital via C-section. She weighed 6 lbs., 8 oz. and was 19 3/4 inches long, a rep for Spelling says.

Newborn Stella is the second child for Tori and hubby Dean McDermott (they already have a 1 year old son named Liam Aaron) … he has a child from a previous marriage. Much congrats to the happy couple on the birth of their baby girl. [Source]