She might have slimmed down her body shape in recent years but Jennifer Hudson’s retail portfolio is expanding. The 30-year-old singer and actress has just splashed out on a lavish six-bedroom mansion in Chicago. The 12,000 square foot plush pad was built in 2007 and boasts seven bathrooms, a heated garage, a theatre and two laundry rooms. The palatial property is located in Chicago’s southwestern suburb of Burr Ridge, Illinois, and was last listed at $2,795,000, according to Zillow.com. As well as a luxurious kitchen space the property also comes with a finished walk-out basement as well as cherry hardwood floors. There are plenty of entertaining areas including a large lounge, a music room with grand piano and a games room. There is also a large dining area, the perfect setting for a dinner party with friends and family should Jennifer feel like being the hostess with the mostest. Jennifer was born and raised in Chicago, where her mother and brother were murdered in their own home in 2008. Her seven-year-old nephew Julian King was reported missing but was found dead three days later. In a stunning admission the 30-year-old says she too could have been a victim of the murders. Instead she was with her fiancé David Otunga who was fighting in a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) match. “That’s one of the things that saved my life,” Hudson, 30, told Ebony magazine. “Because I could have been home with my mum then.” Otunga and the Dreamgirls star now have a son together, two-year-old David JR.

— Daily Mail

Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott show off newborn daughter Hattie

Daughter Hattie is only six weeks old, but Dean McDermott and Tori Spelling are already anticipating expanding their brood again soon. The happy couple posed with their newborn for a family photograph just two days after Dean, 45, announced he was ready for baby number four. Their newest addition looks sweet and angelic in the photos dressed in a tiny yellow flowered smock.Tori, 38, cuddled her third child to her chest lovingly. She posed with her baby in two different dresses: one purple paisley and an orange flowered frock. Dean, in a blue shirt that brought out his eyes, couldn’t resist dropping a kiss on his little girl’s forehead. The reality star and his wife love children so much that they’re already planning on having more kids.

— Daily Mail

From Black Swan to mother hen

He is the new pride and joy in her life, so it’s no surprise that Natalie Portman wants to keep her baby boy Aleph as close to her as possible. The 30-year-old actress was seen carrying her bundle of joy in a baby carrier at she stepped out to run some errands. The Black Swan star was joined by her fiancé Benjamin Millepeid as they made their way around Los Angeles. Little Aleph, who is five months old, was kept under wraps as he snuggled into his mother with just his little legs peeking out the side. His mother had kept her tot’s footsies warm with some black socks. The actress, who’s mostly been dressing casually since Aleph’s arrival, continued with the theme by slipping her post-pregnancy figure in a pair of jeans, a beige cardigan. She paired the look with some casual Converse sneakers. Natalie, who is a very private person, kept hidden beneath a pair of shades. The Academy Award-winning star has managed to regain her trim figure since giving birth almost five months ago, and perhaps it’s due to her vegan diet. It was recently revealed that she will be featuring on PETA postage stamps after the animal charity chose manufacture stamps with twenty of the most influential vegetarians on them. Portman has been a vegetarian since childhood and became a vegan in 2009.

— Daily Mail