It's a season full of hunks and the folks at Galaxie have picked out the men with the best toned torsos from Hollywood, Bollywood and the Far East for the mag's cover story. Among those making the cut are Tom Welling of Smallville, Channing Tatum of G.I. Joe, Shahid Kapoor of Kaminey and Rain of Ninja Assassin.
But that's just for eye candy. Find out how wolf boy Taylor Lautner has managed to double his size for New Moon, the eagerly anticipated sequel to Twilight. Get this: the 17-year-old actor went on a high-protein and high-carbo diet, which saw him eating six heavy meals a day while working out at the gym!
As usual, Galaxie's celebrity rep in Los Angeles, Philip Berk, brings you exclusive stories direct from Hollywood. This time, Berk speaks to Heroes star Hayden Panettiere, who is busy plugging her new movie, I Love You, Beth Cooper.
For your regular dose of gossip, check out how Victoria Beckham is gearing up for her spot as a guest judge on American Idol. Apparently, AI bosses are keen on having the former Spice Girl permanently replace Paula Abdul, who bade farewell to the biggest talent show on earth recently. However, they have issues with Mrs David Beckham's skeletal frame and have reportedly asked her to bulk up.
Meanwhile, in Asia, Bollywood actor John Abraham is busy courting his lady love Bipasha Basu by getting her nice chandeliers from all over the world. Lucky girl. As for Korean-American hottie Daniel Henney, his future in Hollywood has become uncertain after a fall-out with the makers of Wolverine because of his criticisms of the movie. Henney thinks Wolverine suffered from a bad script and we could not agree more!
Okay, now for the biggest news: you stand a chance of winning super cool Nokia 5730 XpressMusic mobile phones and Gossip Girl tote bags, T-shirts and iPod speakers by buying a copy of the latest issue of Galaxie. So hurry, the contest ends on Sept 15.
Galaxie is a fortnightly entertainment magazine published by Star Publications (M) Bhd. Check out the magazine's blog, galaxieblog.com.my, for the latest entertainment news and gossip. — By Noorsila Abd Majid
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