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Charlotte Church Curses to Esquire

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Charlotte Church only came here to do two things: curse like a sailor and drink beer -- and it looks like she's all out of beer. The 24-year-old Welsh singer is featured in American men's magazine Esquire this month in an article called, "You're Just Angry Because You've Got Sucha A Small One" that burned people left and right. The recently separated (from her rugby player Gavin Henson) mother of two "Welsh pocket rocket" revealed that she she buys all her lingerie online (who does that?!) and loves Christian Louboutins (who doesn't?) She also inferred that The Queen is senile, Tony Blair's a pervert, George Bush is an idiot, and Simon Cowell's a charlatan. What? We'll bet that all of that came out wrong. You can read a few highlights here.

The rest of the scans are under the cut!

In Her Shoes: Charlotte Goes To Church

Charlotte Church and boyfriend Gavin Henson wore some pretty crazy shoes at the christening of her little boy, Dexter yesterday, reports the Daily Mail.

Charlotte's shoes ("lilacs out of the dead land", TSE):



Her rugby-playing boyfriend's sharkskin abominations:

Charlotte Church: Homegirl's Pulling it Together

We literally had cold sweats as our cursor hovered over The Daily Mail link, trumpeting the new shape of Charlotte Church's post-baby body (she gave birth in January 2009 to her second child), so we took a deep breath, closed our eyes, and clicked. And...c l i c k e d.

We don't even care that she's probably got three layers of Spanx under there. Now she and Katherine Jenkins can share wardrobes!

Here was Charlotte's ~Ghost of Twinkies Past~:

"That It Might Be Fulfilled Which Was Spoken By The Prophets": Church Pops!

She can finally lay off the curry, pineapples, and raspberry tea.

Charlotte Church, 22, and pro-rugby-playing partner Gavin Henson, 26 welcomed their second child into the world: a baby boy, name not yet released, seven pounds-five ounces the weight. [**Update: the couple named the 7 lbs. 5 oz baby boy, "Dexter Lloyd"]

After the June 2008 pregnancy announcement, the baby's birth date was supposed to be Tuesday, January 6, in the couple's home near Cardiff but there might have been problems with the birthing pool and the two midwives and stuff.

One-year-old Ruby has a playmate!

pOperaTarts Baked From The Same Mold: Jenkins To Follow in Church's Footsteps?

Recent pictures of Welsh opera crossover star Katherine Jenkins have us chatting at the O.C. Headquarters. Has the nippy Fall weather kicked the lovely mezzo's metabolism into hibernation mode? Have too many fabulous parties laden with high-fat nibbles kept Jenkins out of the gym, fostering indulgence in bellinis & blinis (with xtra crème fraîche)?

We don't have the official word, but we're wondering if Jenkins has been unconsciously influenced by fellow Welsh opera crossover Charlotte Church, regarding her penchant for premarital baby-making secks. Church is currently 5-months pregnant with her second child from live-in boyfriend, Gavin Henson. Could Jenkins be the latest to join Jamie Lynn Spears, Anna Netrebko, and Halle Berry in celebrity unwed babydom?

In the image above, taken on September 17, 2008 during London's Spring 2009 Fashion Week, Katherine Jenkins took part in the celeb-ridden "Fashion for Relief" show. Brainchild of ex-supermodel Naomi Campbell, the charity catwalk & auction events raise awareness with the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, an organization devoted to ensuring safe pregnancies and childbirths around the world. o teh ironings!

Below is another image of Jenkins looking a bit, um, bloated later in the night, arriving at the F4R gala dinner. 

Jenkins came public nine months ago (!!) on her ~secret~ relationship with television presenter Gethin Jones. We're even more swayed by the one-month growth of untended black roots that Jenkins is sporting in her trademark platinum locks. We thought she was a ^natural blonde^!! Ooo\(º_o)/wned. Here is Jenkins and her bf:

O Lawdy Lawdy, Charlotte Church and her Bebbes...

O lawd do we <3 ourselves some pregnant Charlotte Church! The former PoPera starlet was out & about with boyfriend/father of her bebbe, 26-year-old Gavin Henson.

Spotted in Cardiff, 22-year-old Church was celebrating baby Ruby's first birthday, who turned 1-year-old on September 20. Church is currently 5-months pregnant with baby #2.

Behold, A Virgin Shall Be With Child: Charlotte Church Gives Birth, Gets Pregnant All Over Again

Charlotte Church left a big announcement on her blog earlier today.

This is the second pregnancy for Charlotte Church, 22. Nine months ago, she gave birth to her first daughter, Ruby Megan Henson. Church is partnered with Gavin Henson, her Welsh rugby star boyfriend.

Charlotte Church's Classical Comeback

Lascia Ch'io Pianga, indeed.

Charlotte Church is plotting a return to classical music.

The Welsh star (this link NSFW, not safe for work) is reportedly having secret singing lessons in a bid to rediscover the remarkable voice which first catapulted her to stardom at the age of 12.

Stuff We Don't Believe, But Are Nonetheless Amused At: Charlotte Church <3s Star Wars

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We wanted to write about this when we first heard the story Monday, but never got around to it. Four days later, we're *still* giggling over our Count Chocola. The intarwebs are reporting that Charlotte Church has donated £5,000 GBP to two brothers, Barney & Daniel Jones from Anglesey, North Wales, to help fund their Wales-based Jedi Church. The brothers are serious Star Wars fetishists who have started a relgious system based on George Lucas's epic sci-fi film, Star Wars, where congregrants read teachings and hold light saber training derived from their 900-year-old grand master, Yoda. Who knew Church was such a d0rk? Use The Force, young padawan, to sign over that check!

Today's Grody News: Charlotte Church Knocked-Up

Eeeewwww! From her website here.

A message from Charlotte’s management today:

"Charlotte has asked us to bring you the news exclusively today via CharlotteChurch.com that she is pregnant. For reasons of privacy, Charlotte has chosen not to comment on this matter, other than to confirm that she and her boyfriend, Gavin Henson, are delighted. In an ideal world, we would not have made this announcement so early in the pregnancy. However, due to recent speculation and persistent questions from the media about this most private of matters, Charlotte felt she had no choice other than to go public and she was keen to ensure that her fans had the opportunity to read the truth here first."

now look here,

^^^^^^^^omg ripped gavin^^^^^^^^