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FULL BLOOM:Celebrity baby bump watch

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ROCHELLE & MARVINHUMESThe pop newlywedsannounced that Rochelle waspregnant with the couple’sfirst child in November

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KIM KARDASHIAN &KANYE WESTReality star and her rapperbeau Kanye said they areeager to find out the sex of theirbaby, due in July

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FERGIE & JOSHDUHAMELThe Black Eyed Peas starannounced that she wasexpecting her first child withactor hubby Josh via Twitter

CHANNING TATUM &JENNA DEWANThe actor and his wife, whoannounced the pregnancy inDecember, have opted to holdout on discovering the sex oftheir baby until delivery day

HAROLD & BRITTANYPERRINEAUThird time's a charm for theSons of Anarchy actor and hiswife, who will welcome theirthird child in late winter

FABRICE & SHAUNAMUAMBA Fabrice and wife Shaunarevealed they were expectingtheir second child less than ayear after the former footballeralmost died on the pitch

ANGELLICA BELL &MICHAEL UNDERWOODThe British TV presentersannounced that they areexpecting their second babyearlier this month. Angellicagave birth to the couple’s firstchild in 2012

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DONALD FAISON &CACEE COBBThe Scrubs actor andJessica Simpson’s BFF, whowed last year, will welcometheir first child later this year

PHAEDRA PARKS &APOLLO NIDAThe Real Housewives ofAtlanta star and her entertain-ment lawyer husband,Apollo, are expecting theirsecond child in spring

TRACEY MORGAN &MEAGAN WOLLOVERThe 30 Rock actor and hisfiancée, who announced theirengagement last September,will welcome their first child thissummer. Morgan is already dadto three sons

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE& JESSICA BIELSpeculation is rife that theSuit & Tie singer and his wifeare expecting their first child.We can’t wait for a mini JT

LIL WAYNE & ??? We’re sure all this guy has todo is look at a woman beforeshe falls pregnant. Keep aclose eye on this one

MARIO LOPEZ &COURTNEY MAZZATalk show host Mario and hiswife announced they wereexpecting their second childearlier this month. Theirdaughter Gia is two

RIHANNA & CHRISBROWNThere has been no news yet,but with the constant publicdisplays of affection, we’resure it’s only a matter of time

BEYONCÉ & JAY-Z Beyoncé is too busy monop-olising 2013, so it’s highlyunlikely we’ll get anannouncement this year, butwe’re banking on 2014

Rapper Wiz Khalifa and model Amber Rose announced the arrival of their first sonlast week. Here we take a look at other expectant celebrity parents.

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MAYA RUDOLPH &PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON The Bridesmaids star isexpecting her fourth child withdirector hubby Paul in the sum-mer

WIZ KHALIFA &AMBER ROSEHer pregnancy was dubbed“one of the longest in history,”but on Feb 21 model AmberRose gave birth to a baby boy

IN FULL BLOOM

ALEX BROWNING is spoilt for choicewhen it comes to his greatest achieve-ment. There’s directing an episode of theeight-part drama series, Life As I Know It,which aired on Channel M last year. Thenthere’s becoming a university officercadet and being sponsored by the RoyalArtillery to take the British Army BasicParachuting Course and performing solojumps from 3,500 ft.Alex also launched the University ofManchester Film Production Society andsecured its position within the UKNational Student Film Association. Butthe media-mad politics, philosophy andeconomics student says that being com-missioned by ITV Fixers to direct and pro-duce a music video tackling issues of

social cohesion in Newcastle is his great-est triumph to date.

“The video will showcase artists hail-ing from Azerbaijan to Jamaica, andseeks to dispel the negative stereotypesattached to youths. I can’t wait,” he said.

Alex is also the creative director ofExample TV, an online channel, which ispart of the student run webzine ExampleMagazine. The role has seen him over-see the development of documentaryshorts and chat shows includingExample TV Meets..., which showcases arange of artists, DJs and performers.

Alex, who is a student ambassador forVICE Magazine and has been aMillennium Volunteers Ambassador forBedfordshire, hopes to be a film directorone day.

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Dear Kat,

I’ve recently lost a lot of weight by controlling how much I eatand everybody has told me that I look good.

At first I was happy but now I am worried because I can’tseem to stop. I looked up anorexia but I don’t think I have it,because for me, calories are not important, I just like to controlhow much is on my plate.

The reason I’m scared is because even if I look at a big mealI automatically feel intimidated. I don’t want to lose any moreweight but when I look in the mirror I still see fat.

Help!

Persia, 20

Dear Persia,There are many different kinds of eating disorders, not all can

- or should - be categorised as anorexia. I think a good place tostart is for you to talk your concerns through with someone youtrust.

You’ll find that such conditions are a lot more common thanyou think and there is so much help available if you speak up.

You have taken the first step by voicing your concerns to me,but I think the next best step would be a conversation with ahealth professional.

Please know that you are not alone and there are several waysto answer the questions you have about your feelings with peo-ple who love and care for you.

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THEY SAY thatthere is an art toeverything we doand 23-year-oldanimator Dum

Doodles has proved that theoryto be true.

After all, it’s not everyday thatUS superstar Chris Brown spotsyour talent and proclaims you tobe one of their artistic inspira-tions. And being able to creditUK rapper Bashy as the manwho gave you your first “bigbreak” is nothing less than aunique and humbling experi-ence. It is also a very rareoccurrence to be asked to ani-mate an entire video for one ofBritain’s most promising girlgroups, StooShe. However, allof these remarkable things, andmore, have happened to the“humbled” Londoner, who

believes that music and art are“a match made in heaven.”

“You’ll find that a lot of musi-cians say things like ‘I wasinspired by this picture’. As anartist, there is no way I can justsit there in silence and drawsomething amazing, I have toplay music. It’s like there is thismutual respect and lovebetween the art forms,” hesays.

While he admits that in theearly stages of his career, hestruggled to find a way to turnhis art into a business, DumDoodles, real name KwamKorsa-Acquah, reveals that hispassion for drawing meant thathe could rarely focus his atten-tion on anything else.

“Art has always been myaddiction, although at one pointI wanted to be a sailor,” helaughs

“I could have gone downeither route, but ever since Iwas at school, art kept creepinginto everything. I used to getcaught drawing on tables andin my textbooks all the tine.When teachers annoyed me, I’dmake a caricature of them andpass it around. That’s how I gotthe nickname Dum Doodles. Itwas then I said to myself, ‘Ihave to turn this into a brand’.”

Back then, of course, he hadno idea then that UK rapperBashy would help him completethis mission.

“I approached Bashy onMySpace and I asked him to letme do some art for him. Iended up making the video forhis remix of Amy Winehouse’sRehab. In five days it had55,000 view on YouTube.”

Following the success of this

project and “word of mouth,”the animator, from Enfield, northLondon, went on to create hisnow infamous caricatures forstars including UK comedian,Gina Yashere. Hype surround-ing Doodles eventually reachedthe ears of US singer (and artenthusiast) Chris Brown whenAmerican socialites and design-ers to the stars, CoCo andBreezy told the singer about theBritish talent.

“I’m not sure if everybodyknows this, but Chris Brown setup an art blog calledMechanical Dummy. The girlstold him about me and I guesshe really liked my stuff. One dayI got an email saying that hewanted to feature me on a proj-ect called Young G’z, which cel-ebrates young talent. It wascrazy to see how somebodyjust looking at your work canget inspired. I was humbled bythe whole experience,” heexplains.

“Interestingly enough, the artChris chose for the website wasa caricature of [his girlfriendand fellow singer] Rihanna,” helaughs.

Purely coincidence? After all,Brown and Rihanna onlyrecently reconciled followingtheir 2009 breakup.

Holding in his laugh, he says:“Probably. I couldn’t say forsure, but each to their own Iguess!”

The diplomatic answers don’tstop there. When I begin toprobe about his work with girl

band StooShe he lets slip a fewsnippets about their futureplans to work together.

“I can’t say too much, butwhat I will say is that we areworking on something so keepyour eyes on their Twitter page.”

Despite remaining tight-lipped about his union with thefemale four-piece, the illustratordoes reveal plans to launch hisown toy range.

“A lot of the toys will be soldin Nigeria and we want to cre-ate a mobile app featuring themas cartoons. We are also work-ing on some children’s books,making modern versions ofAfrican fables.”

He adds: “Growing up thereweren’t many black people inmy school and my family arefrom Ghana so I grew uparound that culture. WheneverI’d draw a character from thebook they’d be black. People

would be like ‘what’s that blackscribble?’ And I’d be like, ‘hey,that’s my aunty!’”

As Doodles continues tomake his mark on the art andanimation world, he joins agroup of modern black Britishartists, who have all shot tofame for their work over the lastyear.

He says: “I have definitelyseen that there has been a lotmore love shown to artists fromthe mainstream recently. Thisyear is definitely the takeover,it’s the new artists renaissance.For an artist to get the samerecognition as a musician is anew development and we areseeing that more and more, sowho knows where we’ll all benext.”

For more information, visit www.dum-doodles.webs.com or follow@Dum_Doodles on Twitter

Gabrielle Union responded toallegations that her basketball star

boyfriend, Dwyane Wade, cheated onher.

“Once again...just cuz loons aretalkin, u aint got to listen

especially when they can't keeptheir lies straight...”

MARY J BLIGE: It has been reported that

the No More Dramasinger owes nearly

£582,996.63 in taxes.

CHRIS BOSH: US rapper Lil Wayneclaimed that he slept

with the NBA star’s wife,Adrienne Bosh.

EMELI SANDE: The UK singer won the

Best British Femalegong at this year's

BRIT Awards, held atLondon's O2 Arena.

AMBER ROSE AND WIZ KHALIFA:

Rapper Wiz Khalifa andmodel Amber Rose

confirm the birth of theirson Sebastian on

Twitter.

What was he thinking?

LABRINTH:Simple, sexy, understated

DELILAH:

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Celebrity animator Dum Doodles talks to YV’sAkilah Russell about Chris Brown showing love,being part of the artistic takeover and hisdreams of becoming a sailor

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