The most inspiring CoverGirl ever? Make-up blogger, 13, fighting two types of cancer becomes honorary face of beauty giant
A 13-year-old cancer sufferer, who became a YouTube star thanks to her inspired make-up video tutorials, has become an honorary face of CoverGirl.
Talia Joy Castellano was thrilled to learn the news last month during an interview with Ellen Degeneres, and today, the beauty giant released a campaign-style image bearing her face.
The teenager, who developed an interest in make-up six years ago, when she was first diagnosed with neuroblastoma, has attracted over 14million viewers to her video blog.
This summer, however, Talia uploaded a post announcing she now has 'neuroblastoma and leukemia at the same time'.
Although she says 'the chances of surviving are fewer than surviving,' she will continue her videos 'for as long as I can.'
Despite the harrowing diagnosis, Talia was bursting with positivity and energy when she appeared on Ms DeGeneres' show.
Clearly in awe of the host and the standing ovation she was greeted with, her eyes welled up at the beginning.
'I'm shaking I love you so much!' she admitted.
'When people ask me that, what do you want me to do, be depressed?' she said. 'I mean a little fishy told me, "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming!"'
Of course, the admiration was mutual, and Ms Degeneres, in turn could not praise Talia enough.
'I'll keep telling you that too,' she replied. 'I'm so glad that a fish told you that.
'You really are quite something,' she continued. 'There's a depth to your soul that is not a 13-year-old soul. You’re an old soul and you are very special and amazing, and I’m so honored that you wanted to meet me and that I got to meet you.'
Talia was first diagnosed with with stage four neuroblastoma cancer, a tumor that develops from nerve tissue in infants and children, on Valentine's Day in 2007.
She reveals during a video: 'You don't think, "Oh my god I'm going to die". It's more like, "I'm going to lose my hair, I'm going to be skinny, I won't be able to eat, go to school, see my friends."'
The seventh grader said her popular make-up tutorials were conceived out of her distaste for wearing wigs.
'I don't like wigs, they're so, I dunno... When I have on a wig I feel, not fake, just not me', she explains,
'When I put on my make-up I feel like I can embrace those features that I really like about myself. I feel if someone's looking at me, they're looking at my make-up, not looking at my bald head.
'I am just trying to make young girls, young adults, adults, anyone, feel beautiful by using make-up,' she adds.
Once a week, on top of enduring chemotherapy, radiation, stem cell transplants, and blood transfusions, she teaches her viewers how to master a make-up look that most girls are quick to put in the 'too hard basket'.
'Just fill it in sloppily,' she advises of a base layer. 'But focus on the eyelid because that's where we want most of the intensity and the yellow to stick.
'When you're using very vibrant colours like this you always want to use a base. One, it will prevent creasing, and it will give the eyeshadow something to stick to,' she explains of a look inspired by fire and her 'fiery' bathing suit.
She also tells her fans that 'it's just for fun'.
'I just did this while my parents were in the pool and I was really bored. It's not hard at all. Some girls think it's so hard, being like "How do you do that?!" and I'm like "bro, it's"..never mind,' she trails off.
She revels her latest diagnosis to her fans, saying: 'I just wanted to tell you guys because I don't want it to be a secret.'
'Basically there are not really a lot of options for treatment anymore,' Talia explains to her viewers with the frank wisdom of few adults.
She could undergo a bone marrow transplant, however the surgery would take a considerable toll on her body because she has had 'so many surgeries it's crazy.'
She admits in her video blog that she is leaning towards not having the transplant, which means she will only have four months to one year to live.
'I'm going to decide whether or not I want to do the bone marrow transplant, or whether or not I just don't do it and live the time I have remaining,' she says.
'This is not fair to me anymore. I'm only 13. I shouldn't have to be doing this…it's really not fair for kids to have cancer. It really frickin sucks.'
Although Talia is not sure what her next steps are, but she promises to continue her videos, and says 'I hope you guys understand where I'm coming from, not wanting to do the transplant'.
'I've gotten so many benefits from [cancer]. Having a YouTube channel, having to inspire people and having people look up to me... I adore, I love make-up, using it as my wig... it's amazing... the journey of having cancer was amazing. But every journey has an end.
'Having cancer has been a gift, but it's a horrible, horrible thing,' she says.
A Peek Inside Diddy's $8.5 MILLION New York Penthouse!
Diddy put his swanky $8.5 million midtown Manhattan penthouse on the market last month. And now, we get a peek into just how the next multi-millionaire owner will be living.
With his late homie Biggie on the wall and typical bachelor necessities like huge screen tv's, a man cave & liquor galore, it's easy to see how the self proclaimed King of New York could own this. And if you notice a feminine touch, that's because Diddy's girlfriend Cassie, who also happens to be on his Bad Boy label, is rumored to have called this place home for a while now.
With crazy views of Central Park and plenty of NYC landmarks, the three-bedroom, 2,300-square-foot condo is touched with a few interesting and expensive items & features.
The next owner will sip their Moet from the 66th floor, enter through their marble foyer, play on the clear piano, stare at specially designed Venetian plaster on the walls, and watch movies from the cushy media room. Oh, and their neighbors will be Deeprak Chopra and Mr. James Bond himself, Daniel Craig.
More pics:
By the way, if these indeed are the digs of Cassie, are the twosome moving in together soon?
R. Kelly To Premiere New ‘Trapped In The Closet’ Series On Black Friday / Watch Teaser
After titillating the masses with 2005′s ‘Trapped In The Closet’, R. Kelly is rebooting the franchise for another drama-filled run this November.
As previously reported, the Pied Piper confirmed that the re-booted song-series will return under the wing of the Independent Film Channel.
Now, in a new interview with TIME, the R&B crooner elaborates on the return of ‘Trapped’ adding that 20 new clips have been shot and that roll-out will begin on November 23rd (Black Friday). What’s more, Kelly confirms that characters such as Rufus, Cathy, and the Nosy Neighbor are all back for the latest collection of soap-styled drama, which has been sub-christened ‘Oh Sh*t’.
Peep the trailer:
Clearly, the next round of ‘Trapped’ will be as much of a bonkers must-watch as the initial clips. Needless to say, roll on November!
For those itching for more traditional R.Kelly output, the singer promises new album ‘Black Panties’ will sonically pay homage to his 1993 classic ‘12 Play’. He tells TIME:
“I decided to go back and do an old-school R. Kelly album like 12 Play. That’s pretty much what it’s going to be, focusing on more of the bedroom ballads. I like to give people variety and I just gave them two years of romance albums and soul.”
Again, we can’t wait!
Oprah Winfrey Is Featured In Harper Bazaar
T he Oprah show is over and new challenges begin. As her network hits its stride, Oprah Winfrey is still climbing the mountain. Oprah has ventured back into acting, in Lee Daniels’s The Butler, out next year. In Oprah-land, a role in a film is normally a little mini vacation – but Oprah lowers her voice dramatically and says: “I didn’t know what the hell acting was! I just now figured it out. I am so stunned because all this time I’ve been doing it wrong!”
She’s been working with famed acting coach, Susan Batson, known for her acting studio Black Nexxus. Oprah calls the coaching, “the best therapy ever. I was literally in a coaching session with her and just crying my heart out. Thinking about, you know, a boyfriend from when I was in my 20s. That bastard!”
To read the entire article, click here
Tyler Perry COVERS "Men's Health" NOVEMBER 2012 ISSUE, DISHES On His "Sexy"
In the latest issue of Men's Health, producer and director Tyler Perry talks about his road to success and reflects on the body transformation he went through for his role in Alex Cross (in theaters October 19). And now that he's more comfortable with his body, he also revealed that he's cool with fans thinking he's sexy. Yes, they're out there. Here are the highlights:
Tyler on his 30-pound weight loss transformation for Alex Cross…
"I walk into a room with a lot more confidence. All my life I've tried to hide my height. I was taller than everybody else and stood out, so I would slouch and try to hide it. But with what I've been able to do with my body, I'm owning it. I'm standing up when I walk into a room. Now, I feel like it's okay to be thought of as sexy."
On replacing Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross…
"I thought, 'Well, Morgan Freeman played this role, you might not want to do this, 'cause Morgan Freeman knocked it out of the park. But the more I read it, the more I realized that I could do it."
On expanding his brand in Alex Cross…
"With Alex Cross, people say it's off-brand, a little different. But it's on purpose. They release it here, release it internationally, and now my stock has gone up on my own catalogs. Everything is about moving the ship forward. . . .Outside the ship doesn't matter. What's in the ship is mine, and it's going in the direction I think it should go."
On his journey to success despite setbacks...
"I've worked my entire life to get to this place. The first 28 years of my life, it was hell and misery. Now I can do whatever I want. I don't want any drama; I don't want to argue; I don't want to answer to anybody. I've worked too hard to get here, and I'm loving this freedom."
On the importance of using your own money when doing business…
"The thing about using other people's money is they're going to set the rules. So at the beginning I used my money, kept reinvesting in myself. Now I own all my content, as opposed to having someone else own it and me being 'work for hire.' That's the difference between doing well and having generations of wealth to pass on to your children."
Looking good though Tyler!
Vanity Fair Changes Janet Jackson Article....SOMEWHAT!
Last week Vanity Fair printed an excerpt from a new book claiming Janet Jackson held up her brother Michael's funeral until she was repaid a $40,000 funeral deposit.
Janet immediately demanded a retraction [click here if you missed that] and Vanity Fair has complied, but somehow I don't think Janet will be satisfied...
On Vanity Fair's website a small notation was added to the original article stating Janet held up the funeral over $49,000 not $40,000.
Lying ass Vanity Fair……Here’s the Tea.
Janet Jackson Did Not Delay Michael's Funeral, The Family Couldn't Agree On Burial Place!
Janet Jackson was accused of delaying her brother Michael's funeral three years ago because she wanted a hefty deposit of $40k returned, but RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that the actual reason the King of Pop's burial took place several months after he died was because the family couldn't agree on where he should be laid to rest.
"Janet absolutely didn't delay Michael's funeral, that just never happened," a family insider tells Radar Online.com exclusively. "The main reason for the delay was because the family just couldn't agree on where Michael should be buried. Jermaine and Randy wanted him buried at Neverland but Katherine was absolutely steadfast against that.
As previously reported, according to Vanity Fair, which obtained an excerpt of a new biography on Jackson by Randall Sullivan: "Janet put up the $40,000 deposit at Forest Lawn to secure a spot for Michael but refused to let the funeral take place until the money was repaid."
Janet's attorney, Blair Brown fired off a letter to Vanity Fair's editor, Graydon Carter, demanding a retraction of the story. In the letter, which is posted on the singer's website, her lawyer says: "The article states that according to Untouchable, Ms. Jackson put down a $40,000 deposit to secure a burial plot for Michael Jackson but refused to let the funeral take place until that money was repaid. This is untrue. Ms. Jackson never delayed the funeral in any way. In fact, she paid for the funeral and was reimbursed for some of those expenses by Michael Jackson's estate in the year after the services took place
Your move, Janet.
Toya Speaks On Why She Declined “Real Housewives Of Atlanta”
Toya Wright whom got her shine from reality has been said to had declined the opportunity of being a cast member on Real Housewives Of Atlanta. Find Out Why…
Toya Wright who is no stranger to reality television, she was first introduced to us through her first reality show “Tiny & Toya”, which featured he good friend Tiny. AS well she had her own show later on BET, A Family Affair that featured she and her family. In addition it was also mention that her husband Memphitz declined the opportunity to be a part of the hit reality show “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta”. Recently there no word on who told but it was revealed that Toya declined being a cast-member on of the most watch reality show “Real Housewives Of Atlanta”. It said that she declined because she wants to continue to keep her image clean, she explains on why she feels this way:
“I interviewed for the ‘Housewives,’ but I’m so used to doing shows with my producer, James DuBose, and being an executive producer on a show so I’m able to see how they portray me. I work so hard to build such a positive brand and to just let people know who I am. I don’t want to mess that up. With the producers it’s about making good TV and some of them don’t really care about your personal life, as long as it’s something interesting for the cameras and something they can take to the next level to make juicy, they’re going to do it.”
White Students Wear Blackface, Act Out Chris Brown & Rihanna Altercation
A high school in upstate New York had the bright idea of letting their white students don blackface and act out the 2009 altercation between Chris Brown and Rihanna. Needless to say, the public is not pleased with the news.
Select students at Waverly High School plastered dark makeup on their face and body to re-enacted the domestic abuse between the former couple. Word of the pep rally performance hit the national news arena after the story was posted on CNN's iReport by citizen journalist, Matthew Dishler.
Although Dishler did not attend the rally, he heard about it from various people and saw photos posted on Facebook, before giving an account of how the whole thing went down:
At the most resent Pep Rally for Waverly High School, located in Waverly NY, the usual fanfare of cheering for the home team to get them ready was in full swing. As the rally progressed you had your usual cheers and rally cries for the fall sports teams and the football team. It seemed to have done well, with Waverly defeating their opponent 70-21. But what happened at that pep rally went much farther than simple cheers. Three white students were to perform a skit in black face, depicting Chris Brown and Rhianna most notibly. In this skit they would display acts of domestic violence as satire to an audience that included not only students but parents, faculty, and various members of the media and community leaders. None of them stopped the skit.
In an interview with a local new newspaper, Dishler admitted that there is not a lot of racial diversity in the school. School officials are now looking into skit, and will hold a meeting Tuesday (Oct. 16) to further discuss the issue, stating that they are "committed to creating a positive atmosphere," through their activities, and "need to meet with the whole student body to set clear expectations for our behavior and the impact it has on all people."
Funny how things like this are never a problem until the public finds out.
Frank Ocean Posts OPEN LETTER On Fame, His New Love & Career
Frank Ocean posted an open letter (written in his "stream of consciousness" style) on his Tumblr recently where he let fans in on some of the things floating through his head. In the Notepad letter, (he obviously hates paragraphs by the way), he talks about writing a novel, his new relationship, working with people like Jay-Z and Pharrell and reveals that Oreos don't taste good with almond milk.
Frank ended by saying that he's working on a lot of music. But judging from all the things going on in his head, maybe the homie could use a break.
Check it out here:
Glad he’s HAPPY!
Halle Berry looks FAB on the cover of IN STYLE Mag!
'She thinks she's special': Halle Berry on her custody battle for Nahla... and why she wants to move daughter to France
Halle Berry has opened up about her plans to move her daughter Nahla to France, insiting it is in her daughter's best interests.
The actress is currently embroiled in a bitter custody battle with her ex-partner Gabriel Aubry over their four-year-old.
'It's the appeal of privacy and a greater sense of safety for Nahla,' she told InStyle magazine.
'Because we are followed all the time, she is starting to feel like she is somehow special, and of course she is, but I want her to understand that she's special because of who she is, not because she was born into this celebrity blender.'
Halle, 46, made a rare comment about her custody battle.
'There is turbulence, but this too shall pass,' she said.
And she said the dispute had caused her to delay her wedding to French actor Olivier Martinez.
She told the magazine: 'I'm not sure where I am going to be living in the next few months, so I have to get that settled first.' When she finally does settle down and wed Olivier, Halle - who has been divorced twice, from David Justice and Eric Benét - wants it to be an intimate affair.
She added: 'I do know it will be very small. I haven't been to many weddings, but I went to one this weekend with 250 guests. I thought, "Wow - so this is a wedding, huh?" I've never had that, nor have I wanted that.
'I wasn't even trying to catch the bouquet.'
Karen Clark Sheard Lands A New Reality Series
BET, like a number of general entertainment cablers, has renewed faith in spiritually themed programming. So move over Mary Mary — you are about to have some gospel reality show competition! BET has began shooting a new reality series, following Detroit’s Sheard family. Which includes: gospel powerhouse Karen Clark Sheard; Bishop J.Drew Sheard, who leads a mega-church in Motor City; their daughter, singer Kierra Sheard; and son/producer J. Drew Sheard. The show is one of many new spiritually themed programs being added to BET in the coming months. BET has also just shot a pilot for a talk show hosted by Bishop T.D. Jakes.
“We are trying to bring (spiritual themes) into the fabric of our programming in general,” said Charlie Jordan Brookins, BET’s senior veep of original programming. Brookins said they’ve made an effort to ensure that spiritually themed programming is not overtly preachy, but rather offers a look at religion and faith as part of life.
The Sheards, now in production in Michigan, is at heart a family drama. “It’s not about their faith. It’s about them as a family of faith,” Brookins said.
New Artist to look out for Who Is Macklemore?
The Pacific Northwest is very familiar with Macklemore. He's spent years building a fan base in Seattle. Alongside DJ and music director Ryan Lewis, the pair has established themselves as the faces of Seattle’s hip-hop scene. Their DIY-driven music has gone national thanks to a tireless work ethic and co-signs from rap stars like Mac Miller, Big Sean and Schoolboy Q.
Macklemore—real name Ben Haggerty—is about to add one more accomplishment to his resume with the release of his official debut, The Heist. After building an initial buzz with 2009’s The vs. EP, the 29-year-old has plenty of new experiences to share three years later.
Two successful singles have set the stage for The Heist—“Same Love” which addresses homophobia in hip-hop and his bargain hunting anthem, “Thrift Shop.” A slew of previous releases made the album too, including “Make The Money” and “Wings.”
Macklemore announced that The Heist hit No.1 on iTunes. "WE FUCKING DID IT!!!!!!" he tweeted.
Knowing something like this would happen, we recently decided to find out Who Is Macklemore? He told us about his early days in the group Elevated Elements, learning to rap, his thoughts on Seattle's hip-hop scene, meeting Big Sean, and much more
Growing Up in Capitol Hill
Macklemore: “Capitol Hill is known as the hipster area of Seattle. It has a diversity in terms of there’s a large gay population on Capitol Hill. It’s an area with a young people and a lot of nightlife. It’s probably the biggest area in terms of just kicking it.
“It’s still like that. Growing up, I grew up really fast. 11 or 12 years old, you know, I was going up to Broadway with friends and kicking it and that’s when I kinda started getting into trouble as a kid. Skateboarding, graffiti. It came with kids kicking it that were much older than me, a lot of drugs and just kind of growing up fast. I think that was kind of Capitol Hill-as kind of central Seattle-as you can get. And I was just a young kid trying to get into whatever I could. It really was just skating, drinking, and writing graffiti.
I went to Garfield my freshman year. Same high school Jimi Hendrix went to. Bruce Lee. A bunch of people—Ish from Digable Planets, Shabazz Palaces, Quincy Jones. So a long list of people who have had a prominent influence in Seattle’s music scene went to that high school.
“My parents were there. I would say it had to do more with the music that I listened to and kind of my older influences. They kind of tried to stop it. I went to a high school, I went to Garfield my freshman year. Same high school Jimi Hendrix went to. Bruce Lee. A bunch of people—Ish from Digable Planets, Shabazz Palaces, Quincy Jones. So a long list of people who have had a prominent influence in Seattle’s music scene went to that high school. It was kind of an open campus for to kind of wild out at that age. My parents didn’t have control over it.
“Garfield is extremely diverse. You know the central district historically back then it was becoming gentrified. It was definitely in the process of being gentrified but when I was in high school it was predominantly a black neighborhood. Even by the time I graduated in 2001, it had a changed. Now it’s way different. Now it’s predominantly a white neighborhood.
“I went to Garfield for only one year. And then I went to another school called Nathan Hale that is in a predominately white neighborhood. [It’s] kind of middle class neighborhood in the North end of Seattle. Then through Nathan Hale I went to Seattle Central Community College and did Running Start back at Capitol Hill. So I had a very eclectic mix of the high school experience.
Hale took me out of my environment. I didn’t really have friends there. I never really liked it. It made me focus on music. That’s when I really didn’t have else to do. I kind of stopped smoking weed at school. It just became more about writing raps.
“Garfield was just a wild school. The teacher had giving up before they had even started. Classes were hella disruptive. Nathan Hale was more tamed. I needed a school like Nathan Hale. Because being kind of the kid was getting into drugs and was rebelling against whatever my teachers said or whatever my parents said, getting into fights. All the typical stuff that kids do, you know, I think it was a big part because I wanted to do it. It was a big part because those were my friends and everyone was kind of doing it whoever I was kicking it with.
“Hale took me out of my environment. I didn’t really have friends there. I never really liked it. It made me focus on music. That’s when I really didn’t have else to do. I kind of stopped smoking weed at school. It just became more about writing raps and focusing on music.”
Getting the Name Professor Macklemore
Macklemore: “That was when I was 17. I believe. I came out to Pratt Art School when I was a junior for the summer. We were given an [assignment] at graphics art class at my high school in Seattle, I was given this superhero in plastic wrapping. We had to give him a name. I named him Professor Macklemore.
"When I came out to Pratt Art School for the summer, I was going to thrift shops and dressing up in random crazy outfits. Whenever I do that—and I’d go out in the town and get drunk and shit—when I would go do that, I was “Professor Macklemore.” Eventually, people just started calling me that. After I put out my first album, I was 17, I dropped the Professor and started just going by Macklemore.
“I just think it was a wack name. [Laughs.] Yeah, it was just a joke. Macklemore seemed more serious than Professor Macklemore. I’m not a professor or anything. [I used the name] on one project. It’s so funny to even think of those as projects. I guess it is, but I was literally 16 or 17 years old. You know, but nowadays a lot of kids that are coming up are that age. You know, [I] first started getting noticed at that age. But it took me much longer to get noticed. It was just a different age. It wasn’t the age of the Internet like it is now. But yeah, it’s funny to think of those as official projects because they weren’t. They were just some bedroom shit.”
Learning to Rap Through Cyphers
Macklemore: “I think going through puberty and your voice gets deeper. And you’re like, ‘I don’t sound like a chipmunk anymore.’ That was one thing with kind of the Rawkus era, it was something, you know, growing up listening to Wu-Tang and Mobb Deep, there was a much greater emphasis on cyphers back then. There wasn’t a studio to record in. Nowadays, everybody has a studio. Back then, you know one person with a studio. There was one studio in Seattle, now there are a couple and it was before anybody could record music on their computer. A big part of the culture was freestyling, beatboxing, and being out in public.That was kind of the studio, just honing your craft with other people in cyphers. And people were doing it at my school.
“It took me a minute [to learn how to rap.] My whole freshman year I would do it with my friends. In terms of people that were older and much better than me, I was just kind of watching from the sideline and studying it. I definitely didn’t feel comfortable with it at first. I was horrible.
“The greatest thing to me, it’s almost a long lost art. What we call a freestyle nowadays isn’t what I am referring to. This was improv off the top of the head. There’s something about that energy that can’t be duplicated. Like even when people are spitting written raps and call it a cypher or whatever, it is just not the same. That improv and that comfortably with your skill that you can fuck up and still keep going and save it. Just feeding off of other people’s energy. Just very raw. And nowadays it’s very manufactured. People don’t really freestyle anymore. It’s all in the studio. It’s just a different art form.”
Be sure to check this guy out!
Is Vince and Tamar on The ROCKS?
Last week on Tamar and Vince, Vincent finally gets fed up with Tamar's attitude and walks out on her in the middle of dinner saying he's had enough. Now there's more indication that Vince and Tamar may really be on the outs...
Just last September Vincent and Tamar purchased their dream home in Hidden Hills, CA and now barely a year later the house is right back on the market.
Have Vince and Tamar fallen to the reality show curse?
Solange Knowles CCOVERS Elle South Africa's November 2012 ISSUE
Solange rocks the cover of the November 2012 issue of Elle South Africa. See the pic inside and photos of Oprah in Harper's Bazaar where she talks about the struggles of OWN.
We told you previously about Solange's photoshoot is Cape Town, South Africa and now we have a peek at the cover of Elle South Africa she shot. The "Losing You" singer looks radiant styled in the mix/match of colorful styles and prints. The folks at Elle South Africa, also shared BTS photos of Solange.
See Solange behind the scenes here:
Despite her undeniable style, Solange says she has no interest in starting her own fashion line
She worked with fashion editors Asanda Sizani and Poppy Adams for the colorful shoot.
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘True Justice’
Is it just me or are Steven Seagal action movies just getting sad to watch now?
HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!
EFREM
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