Celebs

WHEN it comes to motorbikes our hottest stars just can’t get enough of sleek, powerful action. Fast, feisty and glamorous …and that’s just the motorbikes, celebrities’ love of the motorbike shows no sign of abating. This week Motorbike Insurance takes a look at some of the hottest celebrities behind the hottest wheels.

COURTENEY COX
The former Friend’s star is still coming to terms with the full horror of a “bad hair day” while filming the Hollywood blockbuster, Scream. Keen motorbike fan Cox, says she regrets having her locks lopped off and says her hairstyle was scarier than the film's masked murderer. "In Scream 3, I did have the worst hairdo in the world, says Cox: "I can't believe that it's forever on film. It's brutal. I would do anything to go back and get that changed."

IVANKA TRUMP
The Reality TV star has dismissed rumours that her PA regularly travels by motorbike to a New York museum to re-varnish the nail polish on her waxwork model - because she's never even come close to being enshrined in wax.

Trump, the daughter of billionaire property developer Donald Trump said she laughed when she heard reports that someone made weekly nail varnish visits to museum Madame Tussauds. Trump tells website TMZ.com, "I don't even have a wax figure! My mother and father have wax figures, but I don't."

TORI SPELLING
The Hollywood actress has found a highly unusual way of revealing to her ex-husband why their marriage hit the rocks. The actress hopes fellow actor Charlie Shanian reads her new autobiography because it will help him understand why their relationship ended. She says: "We never really had closure, so maybe it would help him understand better where I was coming from. I never went into deep explanations about why the relationship didn't work. "You don't want to read that in a book, but that's the way it goes."

STEVE MCQUEEN
The Actor’s widow Barbara and his long-time stunt double are to be guests of honour at the second annual Steve MCQueen Days festival later this month. Fans of the late movie icon, who would be 78 this year, will gather in the actor's boyhood hometown to celebrate MCQueen's life and work. In addition to enjoying the presence of Barbara MCQueen and stuntman Loren Janes, devotees will have the opportunity to meet the late star’s long-time friend Richard Martin, who has just produced a documentary on MCQueen's life, titled An American Rebel.

The film is based on the book Steve MCQueen: Portrait Of An American Rebel by noted biographer Marshall Terrill, who will also be a key speaker during the festivities. Highlights of the show will include a Steve MCQueen Lookalike Contest and a Classic Car and Motorcycle Show.

MADONNA
The superstar singer, who was recently invited into the Hall of Fame, graciously accepted a complement from fellow crooner Justin Timberlake last week.

In his introductory speech at the award ceremony Harley Davidson loving Timberlake said: "The world is full of Madonna wannabes. I might have even dated a couple. But there is truly only one Madonna." To which Madonna replied. “My critics, who “said I couldn’t sing, that I was a one hit wonder”, inspired me, said Madonna. "They inspired me because they made me question myself repeatedly and pushed me to be better," the singer said.

"I have gone on to do so many things in my life, from writing children's books, to designing clothes, to directing a film. "But for me it always does, and it always will, come back to the music, so thank you." Artists become eligible to enter into the Hall of Fame 25 years after their first recording. The final list of five inductees is decided by a selection of over 600 music experts.

BILLY CRYSTAL
The City Slickers star is said to be delighted at wearing the number 60 jersey for the baseball exhibition game between the Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates this month.

A lifelong fan of motorbikes and baseball, Crystal was thrilled to accept an invitation to the side's spring training camp but was forced to sign a one-day contract to play for the Bronx side, which required the permission of Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig. "I've been waiting 50 years for this call," says Crystal: I'm overwhelmed by the generosity of the Yankees and commissioner Selig.”

"I know this'll be tougher than the Broadway Softball League, but I'm looking forward to helping the younger players - which, by the way, is all of them." Crystal is well known for being big friends with former Yankees manager Joe Torre and confesses to carrying a picture of baseball great Mickey Mantle in his wallet.

HUGH LAURIE
The motorbike mad actor feels he has been largely ignored by the British film and television industry since enjoying big success with hit US series, House. Laurie claims work has dried up in the UK since he started work as the charismatic, painkiller-addicted doctor.

"The door slammed behind me, and that's it," says Laurie: “There's a notion that I've sold out. Sold out what? "There's a peculiar British attitude that I took an oath I wouldn't be successful, and reneged on it." "The hours are relentless and there's no time to do anything else," admits the star, who suffers from depression. He also revealed pressures from the show had left him feeling distanced from his wife and children, who have remained in London during his filming in Los Angeles.

"It's been a great strain, but all things come to an end - strains as well as delights - and we'll get through."

WHEN it comes to motorbikes our hottest stars just can’t get enough of sleek, powerful action. Fast, feisty and glamorous …and that’s just the motorbikes, celebrities’ love of the motorbike shows no sign of abating. This week Motorbike Insurance takes a look at some of the celebrities behind the hottest wheels..

ANGELINE JOLIE
Concerns for the pregnant star’s health have been raised after Jolie collapsed during a transatlantic flight. The Tomb Raider star, who is expecting twins with partner Brad Pitt, is believed to have fainted during an 18-hour flight from Iraq to Los Angeles via London last month.

"She started to get swollen ankles and nosebleeds and started having leg cramps then she fainted into her chair, says a fellow passenger. Jolie, who has three adopted children, Maddox, Pax, and Zahara, including 21-month-old daughter Shiloh with Pitt – was reportedly given oxygen when she landed before medics gave her a clean bill of health.

The motorbike mad couple have now reportedly employed a full time nurse. "Brad is really worried about Angelina's health. He is a wreck. says one insider

PARIS HILTON
The hotel heiress is keen to discover the mystery man who sent over a $40,000 bottle of champagne while she was celebrating her 27th birthday. Motorbike model, Hilton was partying with sister Nicky at the Las Vegas nightclub LAX last weekend when the magnum bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne was presented at their table.

"Paris and Nicky still have no idea who sent the champagne, but would really like to track the person down to thank them, says a friend. The sisters enjoyed Hilton’s birthday by slamming shots of absinthe – famous for its hallucinogenic properties.

HEIDI KLUM Heidi Klum can’t leave the house without goldfish in her nappy bag to entertain her children. The gorgeous Victoria’s Secret model – who has two sons with husband Seal, as well as a daughter, Leni, from a previous relationship – admits she is astonished by the number of objects she is forced to keep in her nappy bag.

“I need loads of diapers all different sizes. Then there’s always wet wipes, milk, water, goldfish - there’s tons of things you have to bring to keep them entertained, like bananas. “Henry eats three bananas a day!” Klum also reveals her secrets for returning to her fabulous figure after having children.

: “I’m very active. I eat really healthily. I like healthy food, I enjoy it. I like things that are good for me. I splurge on bad food sometimes, but not a lot.” Heidi also says she is addicted to having babies.

"I do miss being pregnant. Children are very addictive. Once they start growing up, you miss when they were little. So, maybe…" Meanwhile, Klum’s elder son is showing a passion for some very grown up toys. Two year’s old, Harry, was recently impressed by a sleek motorbike while strolling with his blonde bombshell mother in New York's West Village. Klum watched on, as her little man paid close inspection to the fabulous motor.

JESSICA SIMPSON
The gorgeous motorbike-loving star may be failing to pull in audiences in the Western world but in the Ukraine, she’s a top movie star. While Simpson’s recent film Blonde Ambition flopped in America, making an paltry $1,332 during its opening weekend, it appears that fans in the Ukraine are totally bowled over.

Not only is the film a knock out success at the box-office but also the Ukraine is desperate for Simpson to pay them a visit. “She is really the ideal of American beauty and style, like Barbie,” Alex Shpiluk, a film producer and member of the Ukrainian Film Commission says: “She would be useful to us and our image.”

“I’m the organizer of the big 80th anniversary celebration this September of the largest Ukrainian film studio, Dovzhenko. We would love for Jessica Simpson to come to this celebration. And don’t worry, we will pay for it!”

MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY
Not only is the Hollywood actor a big fan of motorbikes, but he also has a passion for cycling. McConaughey recently admitted that he values cyclist Lance Armstrong and his "fraternity" of male pals, because friendship encourages him to be a better man. Hollywood heart-throb insists men need guy time together as much as women need to gossip sessions and enjoy a night on the town.

"Men need male friends, whether it's card night, going to the game, going for a run, says McConaughey: “I have great male friends and I need their friendship. "When I get together with my guy friends, we end up talking about how we can be the best men possible... It's crucial for men to fraternise like that."

McConaughey is quick to admit that his friendship with Tour De France champion Armstrong is very special. "We have positive and deliberate approaches to life and we're both working to be the best men we can be, adds the star.

KATIE HOLMES The Hollywood star did not let the small matter of a 7-month pregnancy come between her and a good time. In spite of being warned against a 14 hour flight, Mr & Mrs Cruise travelled by private jet to show support for Packer's son, James, who has been a close friend of the actor's for several years.

Their friendship flourished through the Church of Scientology and Packer has described Cruise as one of "the world's nicest guys". The A-list couple accompanied James and his girlfriend, Erica Baxter on a yacht docked outside the Park Hyatt hotel on Sydney Harbour. "It's good to be back in Australia" I’m "thrilled and excited" about the upcoming birth of my baby, says Cruise.

Cruise is a qualified pilot, but said he was reluctant to fly his private jet to Australia himself, as he was busy working and looking after his wife.

MOTLEY CREW The lead singer of US band Hold Steady, Craig Finn, has blasted fellow rockers Motley Crew for "embarrassing" the music industry by failing to grow old gracefully. He also accused the Red Hot Chili Peppers of being "bland". "You have artists like Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young that have aged very well and then you have a thousand other examples that have aged poorly, lambastes Finn.

"Anything that's part of a trend or a group hasn't aged well, like hair metal. Motley Crew didn't age very well and even Red Hot Chili Peppers are terrible now. That doesn't even sound like rock'n'roll to me. It's kinda like bland, elevator (music)."

SAMANTHA MORTON The Control actress feared for her life when a childhood friend predicted her death in a phone call and stalked her. During a court appearance last week it was revealed that 42 year old Noel Watts, imagined a "fantasy relationship" with Morton after developing a crush on her when he began dating one of her friends in the 1990s.

Morton revealed to the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court how infatuated Watts inundated her agent with "angry" letters, calls and texts admitting his love for her. She felt "intimidated by his friendliness towards her". "The person said he was in love with me and if I won an Oscar I should thank him for It.” says Morton. Watts denies two counts of harassment. The trial has been adjourned.