YAY!! Amanda Holden gives birth to a baby girl

Lovely, weepy talent-show judge Amanda Holden gave birth to a healthy baby girl on 23 January. Amanda and husband Chris have named her Hollie Rose Hughes, which a nice, normal, and very pretty name. Hollie is a sister for Amanda's daughter Lexi, 6.

Amanda gave birth after checking herself into hospital two days previously for observation. Spokeswoman Alison Griffin stated that although Hollie Rose was a healthy 6lb 1oz, Amanda had been "in a critical condition for the past three days."

Although she had commitments to film for the new series of Britain's Got Talent, Amanda's condition was such that her fellow judges carried on without her while she stayed in hospital.

It's definitely better safe than sorry in these cases, especially as Amanda suffered the traumatic stillbirth of her son at 7 months pregnant last year.

Best wishes to the Holden-Hughes family!

C xxx

Beyonce's latest joyful gift to the world

After birthing the holy child, Blue Ivy Carter, Beyonce has now received an even greater honour.

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia has discovered a new kind of horse fly, and have, because of its large, golden rear, named it after the queen of everything herself, Beyonce.

The researcher who named the fly said of his decision:

"It was the unique dense golden hairs on the fly’s abdomen that led me to name this fly in honour of the performer Beyonce as well as giving me the chance to demonstrate the fun side of taxonomy [looking at insects and stuff] – the naming of species."

HILAIR.

C xxx

Mariah Has Her Babies!

Congratulations to Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon, who have welcomed their twins into the world today. It's a double whammy of celebrations for the couple, as today also happens to be their fourth wedding anniversary!

Mariah , 42, had her little'uns at an undisclosed LA hospital, where her baby girl arrived first weighing 5lbs 3oz, and was shortly followed by a brother, who weighed in at 5lbs 6oz.

In true Mariah fashion, the family listened to her classic track 'We Belong Together' after the birth.

There are no deets on the names as of yet, but Nick told People magazine in January that their kids will not be having strange celebrity names. He said "They won't be crazy names like Carburetor or something," he promised. "But they're definitely unique."

C xx