Ageing Housewives: Eva Longoria transformed into old woman for TV flash forward

First she was ordered to put on weight when her glamorous character was transformed into a dowdy mother - now Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria has undergone another makeover.

New photos from a forthcoming episode show Longoria's character Gaby Solis 30-years into the future - as a poverty-striken, grey-haired grandmother.

With long grey hair, wrinkles and dowdy clothes, the beautiful actress is barely recognisable.

The usually glamorous Eva Longoria will be transformed into an ageing grandmother for an upcoming episode of Desperate Housewives

The flash forward, which is expected to hit UK screens later next year, also hasn't been kind to Longoria's co-star Teri Hatcher.

It is expected to show that stick-thin Hatcher's character Susan Meyer has 'eaten herself into obesity.'

Longoria's character has already undergone a transformation - the most recent series is set in 2013 and sees former neighbourhood sex kitten Gaby as a dowdy mother of two.

Longoria plays the role of caring grandmother in the flash forward episode of Desperate Housewives


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Kanye West Rapping His Absence From Music

'Artists be too scared to stand up for something,' the Kid Cudi's mentor said. '... They scared to lose their record deal.'

Kanye West recently made a surprise appearance on one of Kid Cudi's concerts. He then rapped verses which apparently addressed his absence from the spotlight following 2009 MTV Video Music Awards which saw him interrupting Taylor Swift's Best Female Video acceptance speech.

"I had to get up out this motherf***er for a second," Kanye began. "I love the game so much and I'm so passionate about it that I just can't take this s*** sometimes. And if they take everything away from me it wouldn't f***ing matter."

"Artists be too concerned about their well-being sometimes. Artists be too scared to stand up for something. They scared to lose they f***ing house or they scared to lose their record deal. I sold my soul to the devil, I know it's a crappy deal. At least it came with a few toys like a Happy Meal."

Despite the VMAs incident, Kanye West has been named one of Billboard's Top 20 Artists of the Year. His debut album "The College Dropout" was also listed by Entertainment Weekly as one of the 10 best albums of the decade, an honor which he humbly received.

"This is really flattering...," he wrote on his blog. "I've had some ups and downs this year, well actually this decade. just seeing this cover takes me back to that time of my life. i remember how

HBO Teases New 'True Blood', 'The Pacific' and More

The cable network gives a preview of what's in stores in 2010, including also its line-up of original series such as 'Broadwalk Empire' that comes from award-winning Martin Scorsese.


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HBO has just released its annual yearender that teases also what's coming in 2010. "2009 was a big year for HBO, but 2010 will be just as big," the cable said in the promo. Among the returning shows that get the first look is "True Blood" and among the new shows is miniseries "The Pacific".

Unfortunately, the promo that utilizes the song "This Could Be the Year" by Ryan Star, only displays a few second of Bill-Sookie moment as well as a brief glimpse of Sam and Jessica with her fangs out. It is doubtful that any of the scene is new since production has just been kicked off this month and it's unlikely that the footage come out of it. The contrary happens to "Pacific" that gets a new footage of wedding and war scenes.

"True Blood", entering its third year, will be premiered in June while "The Pacific" that has ten episodes will be premiered on March 14. Other shows which are expected to come back during the summer are "Eastbound & Down", "Entourage", "Bored to Death" and "Hung". Meanwhile, the TV films that follow the success of "Grey Gardens" are "Temple Grandin", "The Special Relationship" and "You Don't Know Jack".

New series that will be introduced next year are drama "Treme", comedy "How to Make It in America", and another drama "Broadwalk Empire".

HBO is the network that gets the biggest number of nominations at 2010 Golden Globe Awards. Pocketing 17 nods in total, HBO has the chance to win through Anna Paquin, "Taking Chance" and Bill Paxton among others.

Security Team Prepared for Brittany Murphy's Funeral

Following earlier reports that Murphy's planned funeral at Forest Lawn Memorial Park will be "strictly private," a security team is said to be placed at the cemetery.

While report of Brittany Murphy going to be laid to rest on Christmas Eve has been all over the media, TMZ brings to attention a new story that claims a security team will be in place at the late actress' funeral. The existence of the security team is meant to prevent unexpected guests from crashing the affair.

TMZ cites what it calls as a source close to the situation as revealing that "adequate security" will be provided by Forest Lawn Memorial Park, where Murphy's body will be buried. Nevertheless, it is not yet confirmed on how many officers will be placed in the area.

Brittany Murphy suffered cardiac arrest before she was pronounced dead on December 20. Autopsy has already been completed, but it takes four to six weeks to determine her cause of death, awaiting the results of toxicology, histiological and neurological tests.

Her funeral is planned for December 24 afternoon at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills. It is said the service will be "strictly private."

Christmas Eve at the Los Angeles Mission

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 24: Stephanie Pratt attends Christmas Eve at the Los Angeles Mission on December 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.


LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 24: Actress Tania Gunadi attends Christmas Eve at the Los Angeles Mission on December 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.



LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 24: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (R) attends Christmas Eve at the Los Angeles Mission on December 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.



LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 24: Actress Victoria Pratt attends Christmas Eve at the Los Angeles Mission on December 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.



LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 24: Actress Victoria Pratt attends Christmas Eve at the Los Angeles Mission on December 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.



LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 24: Stephanie Pratt and Chad Rogers attend Christmas Eve at the Los Angeles Mission on December 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.



LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 24: (L-R) Actors Corbin Bleu, Bonnie Hunt, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Carolyn Hennesy and Yeena Fisher attend Christmas Eve at the Los Angeles Mission on December 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.


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Snippet of Mos Def's 'History' Music Video

Through its clip, the music video for Talib Kweli-featuring single is revealed to be filled with black-and-white scene.

Mos Def's upcoming music video in companion to his latest single "History" has been made available for sneak peek through a 30-minute snippet. Featuring black-and-white scenes, the newly-unveiled clip comes out via MTV.

"History" is one of the singles appearing in Def's fourth studio album entitled "The Ecstatic". The song has Talib Kweli lending his vocal on the hook. Its music video is promised to be premiered sometime soon.

"The Ecstatic" is up for Best Rap Album at 2010 Grammy Awards, facing off Common's "Universal Mind Control", Eminem's "Relapse", Flo Rida's "R.O.O.T.S." and Q-Tip's "The Renaissance". Also, one of its singles "Casa Bey" earns him a nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance.

Beside making music for his own album, Mos Def also contributes to other artists' projects. Along with Snoop Dogg, Bobby Womack and the Bee Gees' Barry Gibb, he will be featured in Gorillaz's next year release "Plastic Beach".

Jennifer Aniston, Mickey Rourke to Present at Golden Globes

Additionally, Julia Roberts who is a nominee at the January 17 ceremony is also tapped to present an award.



Three more actors are confirmed attending the upcoming 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards as they have been hired to present at the event. Jennifer Aniston, Mickey Rourke and Julia Roberts are the three new faces that join Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro in the presenters list.

While DiCaprio and De Niro are slated to present the Cecil B. DeMille Award to Martin Scorsese, Aniston, Roberts and Rourke will present individual categories. In addition, Access Hollywood confirmed that "Lost" actor Matthew Fox will also present. Roberts in particular is also a nominee this year, taking in a chance to be the Best Comedy Actress for her performance in "Duplicity".

The awards show, which will bring back the host format with Ricky Gervais on the duty, will be held on January 17 at Beverly Hilton. NBC will air it live at 8/7c. "Up in the Air" leads the movie pack with six nominations while "Glee" dominates the TV category with four.

All the three new presenters are Golden Globe winners. Aniston won one in 1994 for her portrayal of Rachel Green on "Friends" while Rourke took home Best Dramatic Actor in "The Wrestler" last year. Roberts had won three for her roles in "Steel Magnolias", "Pretty Woman" and "Erin Brockovich".

More presenters are expected to be announced in the weeks leading to the event.