Call me crazy, but I actually like Jennifer Lopez’s Met Gala look. No, it’s not punk. At all. And I’m surprised to find out that it’s Michael Kors, because Kors has been phoning it in, design-wise, for a while. But I actually think J.Lo looks good here. Think about it – Jennifer is covered up yet still showing her crazy body. The cut of the gown is clingy yet perfect. The reptilian vibe of the pattern really works. And Jennifer paid homage to the punk theme with big hair, I guess. Yeah, I really like this. I think this works so much better for the Met Gala than, say, Gwyneth’s dumb pink dress. Oh, and Casper Smart was there. Which sort of negates all of the nice things I just said about Jennifer. Ugh.

Speaking of disappointing couples, Gisele and Tom Brady were at the Met Gala, like always, although Gisele looked like she was about to go clubbing in Miami. Gisele wore an Anthony Vacarello minidress. I mean… for a premiere, or for a party or something, it would have been fine. It’s a sexy little mini and she has a crazy body. But for the Met Gala? It just seems kind of trashy. And I don’t know if I should even speak to whatever is going on with Tom Brady. I think Gisele just dresses him up like he’s her personal Ken doll.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

I keep forgetting that Gisele just gave birth two months ago. It really was two months ago exactly – yesterday. I guess Gisele’s second pregnancy was much more low-key, and Gisele hasn’t been out and about immediately after giving birth, telling us how easy it was for her and how she was back to her pre-baby weight in a week. Anyway, Gisele decided to introduce us to her baby girl Vivian Lake Brady via her Facebook page. Can I just say? I like when celebrities post “baby’s first celebrity photo” on their Facebook or website. I prefer it to the other ways, like hiding the baby neurotically or selling the first photos to a tabloid. I think Facebook baby pics are a happy medium of “being a proud and happy parent” and “acknowledging that people are interested in seeing the baby.”

Anyway, Vivian Lake Brady is a little cutie. She’s a perfect blend of leggy and chubby, right? Those are some LONG legs for a two-month old baby, right? But she’s still got the whole chubby-baby thing too. I bet Vivian is always going to be the tallest kid in her class. I never was… sigh. She’s going to be such a beauty. Gisele posted the photo with the message “Love is everything!!! Happy Friday, much love to all.” Gisele delivered Vivian via another home birth in Boston. And I think the whole Brady family is currently vacationing in Hawaii.

Also: yesterday I told you in the links that Gisele is the new face of Chanel cosmetics. Well, here’s the commercial. It’s pretty!

Photos courtesy of Gisele’s Facebook, WENN.

Gisele has already given birth! Isn’t that… really fast? I guess we’ve been warped by Jessica Simpson and Reese Witherspoon and Drew Barrymore, all of whom I could have sworn had 11-month gestation periods. Gisele never really got around to officially announcing this second pregnancy either – sometime after the Met Gala in May, “sources” merely confirmed that Gisele and Tom Brady were expecting again. So… it was all very fast. Mazel tov!

We’re told that Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and his supermodel wife, Gisele Bundchen, welcomed their second child Wednesday night, a bouncing baby girl named Vivian. This marks the third child for Brady, who has a 2-year-old son, Benjamin, with Gisele, and a 5-year-old son, John, with actress Bridget Moynahan. Brady and Gisele confirmed they were expecting in August, and the rumored arrival came days before Ben celebrates his birthday on Saturday. There was no word on whether Gisele went with a water birth again this time. We wish the happy family the best.

[From The Boston Globe]

Aw! I’m so glad they had a little girl this time. And I don’t hate the name Vivian either. It reminds me of Pretty Woman (Julia’s character’s name was Vivian) and of Vivienne Jolie-Pitt. I bet Tom is super-excited he got a daughter at last. And I bet she’s daddy’s little girl. Congrats to Gisele and Tom!

UPDATE: Gisele posted a photo and announcement on her Facebook – the photo is just of little Vivian’s hand, and we know the baby’s middle name now! She’s Vivian Lake Brady. Gisele’s message: “We feel so lucky to have been able to experience the miracle of birth once again and are forever grateful for the opportunity to be the parents of another little angel. Vivian Lake was born at home on December 5. She is healthy and full of life.
Thank you all for your support and well wishes. We wish you and your families many blessings.”

These are photos from one month ago, the beginning of November. Was Gisele really eight months pregnant then?

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

Back in 2011, Gisele had just given birth and her body snapped back really quickly. So, obviously, she did a Vogue Magazine pictorial and interview to show off and discuss her post-baby body. It was in that interview that some believed Gisele sneeringly and condescendingly slammed pregnant women who gained more weight than she did. During a larger conversation about her body and how she lost her pregnancy weight so quickly, Gisele said: “I did kung fu up until two weeks before Benjamin was born, and yoga three days a week. I think a lot of people get pregnant and decide they can turn into garbage disposals. I was mindful about what I ate, and I gained only 30 pounds.” Maybe she was just describing her own experience and that comment was laden with judgment and condescension. Maybe. All I know is that the Vogue quote was the first thing I thought about when I read this in Page Six this morning:

Pregnant supermodel Gisele Bundchen has a killer body and a killer sweet tooth. The Brazilian stunner, who’s expecting her second child with husband Tom Brady, capped off a poolside lunch with two orders of tiramisu with ice cream along with cannoli and coconut sorbet Friday at Bianca restaurant at the Delano Hotel in South Beach. The next day, the beauty and Brady, who joined her in Miami as the Patriots had a bye week, enjoyed a hearty meal at Prime 112 steakhouse.

[From Page Six]

Hm, two orders of tiramisu WITH ice cream and a cannoli and coconut sorbet?!? It’s almost like she’s treating her body like a garbage disposal! It’s almost like she feels like she should just give her pregnant body what it craves. It’s almost like we shouldn’t judge her for what she’s eating because no one should get on their high horse and act all snide and bitchy to pregnant women. Too bad, Gisele.

Of course, this could be some “tip” that was given to Page Six by Gisele’s publicist after everyone was like, “Damn, she’s 7 months pregnant and she’s still wearing skinny jeans?” They want to convince us that Gisele is actually eating during this pregnancy.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

These are photos of Gisele Bunchen and Tom Brady over the weekend in Miami. The pics where Gisele is wearing white skinny jeans and a beige-y sweater are from Saturday night – Gisele and Tom had dinner at Prime One Twelve in South Beach. Then Gisele was with a friend on the beach on Sunday. Gisele was definitely trying to shield her face for both incidents, and she really did NOT look happy with the paparazzi. Which makes me feel bad for her… for half a second. Yes, the paps should NOT get in her face. At all. They shouldn’t swarm any woman, especially a pregnant woman. And I don’t know if they were saying something to her, but judging from her face, I think some of them were probably yelling something rude. So, on that account, I do feel genuine sympathy for her. That being said, I don’t really understand why any of this is some big secret. She’s in Miami with her husband. She’s pregnant and she can still fit into skinny jeans. She’s not wearing any makeup and she still look great. Why does she need to go through the motions of “hiding”?

As for her pregnancy… she looks pretty far along to me. I’m trying to do the math – most people think that she was a month or two along at the Met Gala in May, which means that she’s about seven or eight months along right now. New Year’s Baby? Perhaps. She’s also staying remarkably slender all over for this, her second pregnancy. Remember her first pregnancy? She carried small for that one too, and her body bounced back in like three weeks or something. Yes, she exercises. But she also has great genes for how she gains weight. I will say this – and I think I said during her last pregnancy too – I think Gisele’s face looks so much prettier when pregnancy “fills it out” a little bit. Her face looks slightly fuller, and she has a healthy, rosy glow and it just softens all of her other features.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.

If you dislike Gisele, you now have someone new to blame for her omnipresence in the fashion industry. Photographer Mario Testino claims, in a new interview, that “nobody wanted” Gisele when she first came on the scene. Her “look” wasn’t popular, and Testino takes credit for promoting Gisele and being obsessed with her “look”. Which… eh. I mean, I’m sure Testino does deserve some credit. But there were other factors, and Testino’s words just seem to emphasize how no one cared for Gisele when she first came on the scene (and how she might not even be that popular today?).

She is the highest paid model in the world and the long-legged beauty that Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell credit as the only true remaining ‘supermodel’, but life wasn’t always so easy for Gisele Bundchen.

According to acclaimed photographer Mario Testino, nobody in the fash pack even batted an eyelid at the girl now tipped to become the world’s first ever billionaire supermodel.

‘Nobody liked her, nobody wanted her,’ said Testino. ‘I had to fight to get her into my stories because nobody thought she was right – too this, too that, the nose, the breasts, the waist. But I believe in being obsessed, in getting obsessed,’ he told The Observer.

Testino, 57, made no mistake in tipping 32-year-old Gisele for stardom. The model, actress and world famous Victoria’s Secret model’s total earnings over the last 10 years have passed the $250 million mark, according to Forbes.

And as for prolific photographer Testino, who shot the iconic Duke and Duchess of Cambridge engagement photographs as well as snaps of Princess Diana and Kate Moss, his Peruvian upbringing wasn’t anywhere near as glamorous as his current day job. Growing up in Lima, Peru, his fashion-forward style was vilified by his fellow residents.

‘They screamed at me in the street: “F-ggot,” All my allowance went on taxi fares. I couldn’t take public transport the way I dressed,’ he said in the candid interview.

But since arriving in London in 1977, his career has gone from strength to strength. He is the man credited for reviving Gucci, is loved and trusted by the Royal family and has even been described as the world’s most prolific magazine photographer.

[From The Mail]

I still remember when I realized Gisele was a “thing”. Meaning, when she became a superstar/supermodel. And it didn’t have anything to do with Testino, and it had everything to do with Leonardo DiCaprio. THAT was when everybody was like, “Oh, who’s the Brazilian?” Leo had just come out of his P-ssy Posse, post-Titanic years and he ended up with Gisele, and all anybody could talk about what Gisele’s amazing body and how Leo couldn’t get enough of it. So, while Testino may have promoted Gisele to fashion insiders and such, and he probably did help her a lot when she was starting out, let’s not forget that she only reached her super-stardom when Leo picked her out of the catalog.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.

I feel like this story will probably get a lot of comments, and some of those comments will be attacks against me, so let me just say: I don’t have a dog in this hunt. I have never given birth. I don’t want to give birth. It looks painful, and I have been firmly ensconced in Team Whatever Drugs You Want, Y’All for many, many years. My take really is, “If you want to give birth without drugs, good for you, and if you want drugs, that’s fine too. Live and let live.”

Now, Gisele has long been a proponent of “I gave birth naturally and you should too, and there should be laws forcing women to breastfeed for six months at least too.” Well, Gisele has a blog, you know. And she just published a piece called “Gentle Birth: This Is The Way!” by a midwife named Mayra Calvette. At first I was like, “Er, this is going to be horribly preachy.” But Gisele actually had a political angle for this – last month, the Regional Council of Medicine of Rio de Janeiro “banned the involvement of obstetricians in residential births and also prohibited the use of doulas and midwives during hospital births.” So… Rio’s local government is getting into the judgy-childbirth game too. You can read Calvette’s essay here, and here’s some coverage:

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen has used her blog to promote natural child birth. The 32-year-old, who is currently expecting her second child to NFL star Tom Brady, has commissioned a new blog post that supports a woman’s right to a drug-free labour.

The post, written by midwife Mayra Calvette who has spoken on behalf of the five-ft 11-in model in previous blog posts, is titled Gentle Birth: This Is The Way! It discusses a woman’s decision to give birth in her home while being cared for ‘by doulas, midwives and obstetric nurses’.

The blog post, seen on Blog.giselebundchen.com, was sparked last month after the Regional Council of Medicine of Rio de Janeiro’s banned the involvement of obstetricians in residential births. The decision also prohibited the use of doulas and midwives during hospital births.

The post by Ms Calvette, who was present when the model gave birth to her first child Benjamin Rein Brady in December, 2009, reads: ‘These resolutions disregard the most current scientific evidence, the recommendations of WHO and the Ministry of Health. Furthermore, these resolutions do not respect the right of freedom of choice of women, families and from the professionals themselves.’

It aims to discourage the rest of Brazil from following suit with such bans. Ms Calvette, an advocate for the home birth renaissance, delves into the extensive research she has conducted during a project titled the Birth Around The World Project.

‘I traveled through several countries, meeting different cultures and birth models that work,’ she wrote. ‘I realised that the most socially developed countries tend to offer a humane and woman-centered care. Pregnant women have the right to choose their companions during childbirth… have the same room for labour, birth and post partum… and can deny any procedure with her and her baby.’

She visited England, Germany, Holland, Austria, Sweden and New Zealand during her research trip.

The supermodel wrote on her blog in January: ‘When Mayra told me her idea about the [project] I thought it was a beautiful idea and knew that it would be really cool if she could share a little bit of this journey on my blog. I had the opportunity to experience the natural process of birth and it was one of the most life changing experiences for me and very very special!’

The Brazilian stunner, who married her quarterback husband in 2009, is not the first model to have publicly endorsed all-natural births.

Miranda Kerr sparked headlines last month after telling Harper’s Bazaar UK that she opted against epidural anesthesia when she gave birth to her son Flynn. The 29-year-old Victoria’s Secret star told the magazine that she decided to perform a natural birth after watching baby-bonding videos which showed that newborns go straight for the breast if they are without the medication. TheStir.com attracted a heated discussion, with one mother posting: ‘Being a supermodel doesn’t make you an expert.’

[From The Mail]

I totally agree with the politics/legal issues of “a woman should be able to make her own decisions about childbirth and where she goes and who helps her, etc.” If a woman wants to give birth in a hospital naturally with a doula, then God bless. If a woman wants to be completely zonked out on drugs during an elective C-section, then God bless. I just think it’s a decision every woman needs to make for herself, which is how I feel about all reproductive rights. The answer to these kinds of restrictive laws is not “No, that’s wrong, MY WAY is better and it should be the only way.” The answer should be: CHOICE. Choice to make whatever decisions you want. I’m fine if Gisele wants to “recommend” a specific childbirth plan. But just don’t say it’s the only way to go.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Here are some new photos of Gisele Bundchen in Porto Alegra in Brazil, shooting a C&A ad campaign. As you can see, that bulky sweater and strategically placed scarf are trying to hide her growing baby bump. It really seems like all of the Brazilian and American gossips were right – Gisele is pregnant with her second. Good for her. And can I just say? I think she’s prettier when she’s pregnant. I know Gisele gets a lot of criticism for not having a real “supermodel face” but when she’s filled out a bit (like in these photos), I think she’s incredibly beautiful. The added weight looks great on her, and her face doesn’t seem so angular.

Additionally, Gisele was named “the highest paid model” in the world by Forbes several days ago. Gisele had $45 million in earnings – just for May 2011 to May 2012. Kate Moss was ranked #2, with only $9 million in earnings for the same time period. So not only is Gisele the top-earning supermodel in the world, you could argue that no other model even comes close to creating the kind of firestorm and global headlines like Gisele. I think that’s probably Gisele’s answer to David Gandy, who criticized her a week ago. Gisele to Gandy: “SUCK IT. I’M RICH.”

Back to Gisele and her bump… Tom Brady was at a promotional event for Under Armour yesterday, and he talked a little bit about Gisele, his hair and whether they’re expecting. You can read the full thing here, and here are some highlights:

SI.com: I think the last time Hot Clicks had fun with your hair was a few weeks ago when you went to a fashion ball. You were rockin’ a faux hawk, I believe.
Brady: Yeah, it was. Just a little different haircut.

SI.com: When it comes to the hair, do you go with what [wife] Gisele [Bundchen] likes or do you make the decisions on your own?
Brady: She likes pretty much what I like. She leaves it to me. Every man should know, if you’re comfortable and you like it, you should do it. Everyone always worries about what the girls think, what the guys think. If you like it, do it. To me, if you’re trying to impress a girl, get a date, they’re gonna like that more because you’re a confident guy. That’s what it comes down to.

SI.com: Is there anything bad about being married to a supermodel?
Brady: [Laughing, followed by long pause] Um, it’s a marriage, so I have a life partner. Like most marriages, there’s a lot of give and take.

SI.com: You mentioned you have two kids. There are rumors that you guys are having a third. I don’t know if you want to get into that or not.
Brady: I like working on it.

SI.com: Do you really wear Uggs?
Brady: Damn right I do.

SI.com: Have you gotten your teammates to wear Uggs?
Brady: Damn right I have.

[Via SI]

So… Tom Brady was saying that the Met Gala fauxhawk was his idea? I don’t believe him. I do think Gisele makes suggestions about his hair. As for Tom’s non-confirmation, non-denial about Gisele’s pregnancy… I wonder what they’re waiting for? Maybe they don’t want to make a formal announcement?

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Yesterday, I covered some excerpts from a longer David Gandy interview that I didn’t realize existed. Gandy sat down and did a pretty in-depth piece with The Mail, and I totally missed out on his comments about Gisele Bundchen and how much he dislikes her. So… hopefully, this post will earn David some points with the crowd who claims that he’s a vacuous ego monster, which I don’t think he is. I think he’s OCD, anal retentive, and probably neurotic as all get-out. That’s not egotistical, but it is monstrous in a completely different way – as in, I bet he’s a handful as a boyfriend. Anyway, you can read the full Daily Mail interview here, but here are some of the funny I-Hate-Gisele parts:

David doesn’t do gratuitous sex with gorgeous girls: ‘I’ve only had three serious relationships.”

David is asked whether he’s seen “that supermodel vacuum of narcissism, arrogance, mobile phone throwing and absolute superiority over the rest of the less attractive human race”: He raises an eyebrow. ‘You see it. I don’t get on with Gisele. We don’t see eye to eye, we argue and we don’t enjoy working with each other (they have shot three campaigns together). Like I say, we are very privileged but what we do isn’t saving lives, it isn’t brain surgery. And I’m not going to get on with anyone who takes it for granted or thinks they’re someone special. My advice to any young model is very simple. Just don’t believe your own hype.’

On David Beckham as a model: ‘I wish him, Jude Law and Brad Pitt would stick to the day jobs. It’s hard enough for male models as it is, so give us a chance, boys. Butt out.’ He grins. ‘I have to admit, though, Beckham is good. I’m a fan of Brand Beckham. He’s done incredibly well.’

His personal life: He says he is not vain, just businesslike. He spends 45 minutes a day training, eats anything but saturated fats and white processed food and – being known for being macho – doesn’t have to worry too much about messing up his face. His hobbies are all a bit James Bond: cars, watches (he has an old Omega and a TAG Monaco as worn by Steve McQueen and a Seventies Breitling) and antique furniture, which he turns into modern pieces. ‘I collect huge French clocks and old carpenters’ consoles which I turn into tables.’

His friends: In the modeling world, his friends include Yasmin Le Bon and Helena Christensen. He also appeared in an Absolutely Fabulous Sports Relief special with Stella McCartney and Kate Moss. ‘Stella stood out for me as someone I really admire. She works hard, she’s down to earth and doesn’t take herself seriously. And Kate was great. She’s funny and she’s one hell of a model.’

[From The Mail]

I wanted to put the context of the Gisele comment in there, because I think if you know what David said in context, he sounds like an even bigger bitch. And I say that with a laugh, because I love him. I love when men let their inner bitches out and start bad-mouthing their coworkers. And what David is saying is so interesting – yes, he’s confirming that he and Gisele don’t get along, but within the context of the conversation, he’s basically saying that they don’t get along because she’s an egotistical monster who thinks modeling is the most important thing in the world. I love him.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Us Weekly is “confirming” Gisele Bundchen’s second pregnancy. Please don’t think that Gisele has actually said something, or that Tom Brady dropped a quote to Us Weekly. This is still just a rumor, although now it’s a rumor being reported by Us Weekly. And yes, I believe it. I believed it when the Brazilian gossips were first talking about it, and I believed it earlier this week when we were looking at happy family photos of the Bundchen-Brady Clan. These are even more new photos of Gisele, by the way – she was in Brazil, promoting something or other. She wore a loose shirt. Everyone knows: loose shirt = pregnant. Also: I think her face is filling out a little bit, which also equals “preggo”.

Lil’ Patriot — and/or supermodel! — on board! After a couple weeks of speculation, Gisele Bundchen and husband Tom Brady are expecting their second child together, a source confirms exclusively to Us Weekly.

“Yes, she is pregnant,” the source tells Us, adding that the Brazilian catwalker, 31, is “three months” along. “They are really happy!” the source says.

The baby-to-be will join big brother Benjamin, the couple’s two-year-old son. Bundchen wed the handsome New England Patriots quarterback, 34, in April 2009; he also has a 4-year-old son, Jack, with ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan.

The Victoria’s Secret catwalker begged out of the 13th annual Best Buddies Event in Hyannis Port, Mass. — which Brady chaired — over the weekend. But so far, even three months along, Bundchen barely has a bump to conceal. In a Boston park with Benjamin June 1, she offered a tiny glimpse of a growing belly in a loose-fitting beige top, which she accessorized with skin-tight pants, shades and a scarf.

Bundchen — who has made a slew of controversial comments over the years about breastfeeding, her husband’s 2012 Super Bowl loss (she blamed his teammates), her work ethic, the alleged dangers of sunscreen and more — admitted in late 2010 that she wanted to grow her family.

“I want more kids for sure, but I don’t know when,” she told British Vogue, adding that “I have my hands full” with Benjamin and her stepson Jack.

“For Benjamin, his big brother is his hero,” said the 5’11″ stunner. “Jack comes in and Benjamin has a big smile. He wants to follow him around. Anything he does, he’s just in awe of him like, ‘Oh my God!’”

[From Us Weekly]

Do you think Gis and Tom would do another B-name? Ben and… Britney? Barbara. Betunia. Betty. Beth. Bethany. Bridget. Beatrice. Blanche. Bella. Brooke. Bernadette. Blair. Can you tell that I really hope it’s a little girl? I hope it’s a little girl. I think a baby girl would be an interesting dynamic for Gisele. I think she would be a different kind of mother if she had a daughter. And of course, that little girl would end up modeling. Of course.

Photos courtesy of Pacific Coast News.