Victoria Beckham, who we learned earlier today spent some time with her family at the LA Lakers game here in SoCal last night, is featured on the cover and in the pages of the new issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine. In her coverstory interview, Vicki B. opens up about the anxiety she felt from the public’s expectations of her solo singing career, her new fashion line and more. To be honest, it’s one of the most candid interviews that I’ve ever read from VB. Here is our first look at her new HB magazine cover and some excerpts from her interview:

Victoria Beckham has revealed how she keeps her tiny figure in shape – she works out EVERY day. The fashion designer hits the gym seven days a week so that she doesn’t need airbrushing in magazine pictures. This may come as a surprise to some fans – photos of her posing for Armani with husband David Beckham were widely believed to have been enhanced. Victoria makes the admission about her intensive exercise regime while talking about her successful fashion line in fashion bible Harper’s Bazaar. ‘I didn’t want to rely on retouching,’ she said. ‘I wanted to look at those pictures in 20 years’ time and say, “Wow, look – after three kids – I didn’t look bad.”’ The hard work has undeniably had an impact on her figure. The toned and trim 35-year-old features over an extensive 16 pages of the December issue. Contrary to the expectations of some, Victoria’s designs have been acclaimed, but she reveals she was incredibly nervous when launching her range. ‘I felt beyond vulnerable,’ she said. ‘I’d never known nerves like it in my life. The night before, I got nodules in my throat. ‘I’d never felt such anxiety. I was very aware that people were expecting very short clothes, probably quite revealing, and I really went against that and showed the other side of me.’ Despite finding fame and fortune with the Spice Girls, Victoria also reveals that fashion is more suited to her personality than singing. ‘I just want to learn as much as I can,’ she said. ‘I was always pushed into the theatre and dance – it’s just taken me a long time to figure out what I wanted to do.’ And in a frank admission she dismisses her attempts at a solo career, which were panned by critics. ‘People never believed the solo singing career, and it wasn’t the real me – I was a little bit lost at the time. I don’t mind making mistakes. I just can’t live with anyone else’s mistakes. I’m a complete control freak. I’m not the easiest person to work with because I’m so passionate and being a working mum, it’s a balancing act.’ Photographed by Alexi Lubomirski, the special double-cover December issue sees Victoria wearing a range of outfits – from an Yves Saint Laurent leather bodysuit to her own figure-hugging silk gazar dress.

I kinda like hearing VB talk about her insecurities … it humanizes her a bit … which is no small task when the accompanying photos make her look like an unfeeling mannequin ;) After the jump, check out the alternate cover for this issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine and a few photos from her photospread …

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Robert Van Winkle, better known to the world as Vanilla Ice, is celebrating his 42nd birthday today but Mr. Ice Ice Baby got the party started a bit early when he partied hearty at the Studio 54 nightclub inside the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV last night. Here are a few photos of V. Ice celebrating his 42nd at Studio 54 last night:

I understand that Vanilla Ice performed at the club’s Nightmare on 54th Street Halloween Celebration and sang a few of his classic hits … from Ice, Ice Baby to Ninja Rap (from the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turles II: The Secret of the Ooze) … before heading up to the VIP skybox to celebrate his birthday after midnight. I love that Ice took time out of his bizzy beer commercial shootin’ schedule to party with the folks in Sin City. Happy Birthday, RVW!!

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Last night my friend Josh and I attended a live performance by Dead Man’s Bones, the band made up of actor Ryan Gosling and his partner Zach Shields, at the Echo in Silverlake, CA. I’ve been really looking forward to this show for weeks now and last night was the night:

Dead Man’s Bones was joined on stage by the Silverlake Conservatory Children’s Choir and because of the spooky nature of their music, the kiddies were all dressed up in costumes … as was much of the audience. After the jump, check out some of the photos that I snapped at the show last night …

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• Eddie Kaye Thomas (American Pie) is 29, Rob Van Winkle aka Vanilla Ice is 42, Adrock of the Beastie Boys is 43, Rob Schneider is 45, Johnny Marr of The Smiths is 46, Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) is 48 and Dan Rather is 78 years old today. Click HERE to see who else is celebrating a birthday today.
• Happy Hallowe’en!!!

Here is this week’s batch of photos sent in by Pink is the new Blog readers — Tiffany sends in a cute pic of her little 8 month old pink skeleton Eva who is all ready for her first night of trick or treating — Danielle sends in a pic of her Taylor Swift vs. Kanye West Hallowe’en costume — Jessica sends in a pic with her three bridesmaids Megan, Sarah and Janice at her recent wedding reception in Canmore, Alberta — Vanessa sends in a pic with hottie Robin Thicke who she met recently in Chicago, IL — my dear friend Sashie sends in a photo with her beautiful baby boy Jasper, who David and I finally got to meet back in September, all dressed up as a cute little dragon in his pre-Hallowe’en costume:

LOVE these photos … thank you all so much for sending them in!! Remember, I hoping that all will take fun pics of your Hallowe’en costumes today so that you can send them in for sharing here on the blog. Send your fun photos to pinkisthenewblog @ gmail.com and I will post as many of them as I can! Thank you all so much for continuing to send in your awesome photos … keep ‘em coming!!

Thus far we’ve seen photos from the NYC set of the sequel film Sex and the City 2 but just this week production of the film has moved out of New York … and to Morocco! It looks like the SaTC ladies will be taking a holiday … or flashing back to one. Here are pics of Sarah Jessica Parker (as Carrie Bradshaw) and Cynthia Nixon (as Miranda Hobbes) on location in Morocco this week:

Carrie Bradshaw is swapping Sex And The City for another city… and her new location couldn’t be any more different from New York. Leaving Manhattan behind for a few weeks, SATC stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon were spotted filming the sequel in the bustling centre of Marrakech, Morocco today. In keeping with the Muslim country’s more modest dress code, Carrie has swapped her mini-skirts and strappy tops for a full-length skirt and a bolero over her shoulders. While Carrie has covered up for her Moroccan plotline, there’ll be no chance of her fading into the crowd with her distinctive style still evident. Carrie’s take on modest dressing sees her covering her shoulders, chest and legs in a full purple skirt, ‘J’Adore Dior’ T-shirt and a silver bolero. And as you’d expect, Carrie is still wearing her beloved heels. Meanwhile, her best pal Miranda has swapped her power dressing for a Death On The Nile-style white outfit and hat. The two women were spotted pavement pounding in their heels through old Marrakech’s main square Djemaa El Fna. Producers have remained tight-lipped about the plotlines and what exactly brings Carrie and co to Morocco. Some have speculated Carrie and new husband John Preston – aka Mr Big – travel to the north African country to adopt a child. Sex And The City costume designer Patricia Field told People magazine: ‘We’re shooting there for about six weeks. You’ll probably see belly dancers and Bedouins.’ As well as Marrakech, the SATC crew are expected to film in the Moroccan cities of Erfoud and Rabat.

Well, I’m happy to know that this time around they actually will film the location scenes on location … the Mexican resort scenes filmed for the first Sex and the City Movie were actually shot in Malibu, CA. I’m really trying to stay away from movie plot spoilers but this little bit of production location news is too interesting to not mention. Are any of y’all gonna dress up as the Sex and the City ladies for Hallowe’en tonight? If so, send me your pics (at pinkisthenewblog @ gmail.com) and I’ll be sure to post them on the blog!!

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Yesterday we saw a few cute pics of Britney Spears’s sons Sean Preston and Jayden James enjoying a day at the pumpkin patch with their father Kevin Federline but today we get to see pics of the kids back with Britney and her agent/beau Jason Trawick:

I suspect that the kiddies will be spending Hallowe’en night with their mother for trick or treating which means we may get to see what Britwick and the boys will dress up as. You may recall that Britney got all into the Hallowe’en spirit last year dressing up as a witch and dressing her boys as cute little animals. I can’t wait to see what they dress up as for Hallowe’en this year ;)

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