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Jennifer Connelly pictures in Marie Claire magazine December 2008

Jennifer Connelly is on the cover of Marie Claire’s December 2008 issue. She looks gorgeous in the photoshoot that shows her dressed in several elegant black dresses.

In the interview, the beautiful actress talks about the things she loves: apples (she eats three a day), running, doing crafts and speaking the Italian language.

Pink Lady apples. “Three a day. I eat so many apples, it’s stupid.”

Speaking Italian. “It’s so much fun. It’s such a crisp and bright-sounding language.”

Vodka. “Chilled. No ice. Just a tiny bit of orange juice, or with soda and lime.”

Home. “I became a mom before I became a wife. When I had kids, I felt I had a home like I’d never experienced before.”

A hot LBD. “You can just fold it up and throw it in your bag. It always works.”

Doing crafts. “I have a Bedazzler! The last time we whipped it out was for Stellan’s birthday. I sewed capes for all the kids, and then they decorated them with fabric, paint, jewels, and buttons.”

Running. “Six to 10 miles on trails through the woods at our place up in the country.” [Source]

Jennifer Connelly pictures from her editorial in the December 2008 issue of Marie Claire magazine, photographed by Ruven Afanador.

Photo source: kroqjock/TFS

Kate Beckinsale talks about her diet and body image in Elle UK magazine

Posing in a very sexy photoshoot for the December 2008 issue of British Elle magazine, Kate Beckinsale opened up about Hollywood’s obsession with size, her body image, current diet and exercise habits.

“I’m amazed that people obsess over my body image so much. Why do we encourage this war on women’s bodies? It’s a horrendous way to live, and I refuse to.” Kate, who stars in the upcoming drama “Nothing But the Truth“, says she now has a much healthier view of her body, which she once described as ‘a twig with a bum and small breasts’. “I’m entirely normal. I have my good days and my bad days. I am a lot more body confident now I’m in my thirties, and am in better shape, too.”

Kate, who suffered from anorexia when she was a teenager, is now happy in her own skin. She also eats a healthy diet, allowing herself a sweet treat once in a while (she likes cupcakes!).

“I didn’t have a clue about healthy eating when I was in my twenties – I’d eat a small breakfast and lunch and then have a baked potato for dinner and feel really horrible. Now my typical daily diet is eggs or oatmeal for breakfast, a chicken or vegetable wrap for lunch, then fish and vegetables for dinner. But if someone turns up with cupcakes mid-afternoon, I’ll have one. I’m not aiming to be Gisele. And I’d hate to be one of those people who won’t allow themselves a slice of birthday cake.”

Kate also confessed that she hates exercising in public, and that’s why she has her own gym in her garage at home.

Kate Beckinsale pictures in British Elle magazine’s December 2008 issue.