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LEANN RIMES

‘I’M NOT TOO THIN!’

Her Mexican honeymoon is over, but the controversy surrounding LeAnn Rimes‘s new bikini body is still swirling. Photos from her weeklong beach getaway with new husband Eddie Cibrian in May ignited debate over her noticeably lean frame, including one fan’s Twitter accusation that the country star looked “scary skinny.” Rimes, 28, tells Scoop the “hoopla about my body” has been hurtful. “For someone like me who is healthy, who works hard for my body, it’s very frustrating,” she says. “I work out and take care of myself, and not in an over-obsessive way. People are calling me bulimic or anorexic, and these are real issues and diseases-that I don’t have.” Rimes readily admits she’s lost weight, but attributes it to changes in her workout, diet and health issues: “I eat fruits, vegetables, lean meats and limit refined carbs like white flour,” she says. “I’ll have three or four bites of something I love, like mac and cheese, and I’m good. I don’t need a batch of it.” She also reveals for the first time that she suffers from “serious stomach issues” for which she has sought medical attention. “Getting that under control [in the last six months] helped me become healthier and have more energy,” she says. “I don’t step on a scale or count calories. If my clothes fit and I feel healthy, that’s what I go by.” Rimes’s trainer, Michael Jackson at Equinox in Woodland Hills, Calif., says he tries to help her tune out criticism during their boxing workouts, which sculpted her shoulders, core and legs. “My main concern with her is that she’s toned and healthy. And she is,” says Jackson, who trains with her at least four times a week when she’s home. Rimes also understands she can’t control her critics. “They’ve seen every change in my body-and no one’s ever really happy.”

Kate’s Baby Shower!

KATE HUDSON CELEBRATES BABY NO. 2 WITH A STAR-STUDDED BASH

Celebrity moms filled the room, but Kate Hudson was the biggest star: On June 5 a glowing Hudson, 32, celebrated at a baby shower with 80 of her dearest, including Courteney Cox, Jessica Capshaw, Nicole Richie and Rachel Zoe at a private home in Malibu. “She looked amazing and seemed to have the best time of her life,” a guest tells Scoop. Hudson, who isn’t finding out the sex of her child, was given “gender-neutral baby items.” The actress and her fiance, Muse frontman Matt Bellamy, 33, will welcome their first child together in July. She has a son, Ryder, 7, with ex Chris Robinson.

A FINE BROMANCE

THE DALLAS COWBOYS STAR AND THE ACTOR REALLY LIKE TO HANG OUT!

Here comes the bride…and her brother! After their May 28 wedding in Dallas, Tony Romo, 31, and Candice Crawford, 24, enjoyed their honeymoon with her brother, Gossip Girl star Chace. (Other family and friends joined them in Mexico too.)

GERARD BUTLER: REBOUND ROMEO?

THE HUNKY SCOTSMAN, 41, HAS GIVEN NEWLY SINGLE STARS A NICE, BROAD SHOULDER TO LEAN ON …

CAMERON DIAZ

2008

Diaz, 38, was spotted on dates with Butler after her relationship with Justin Timberlake ended.

JENNIFER ANISTON

2009-2010

After Aniston, 42, and John Mayer, 33, parted, she was linked to Butler, her Bounty Hunter costar.

REAL-LIFE BRIDESMAIDS DISASTERS!

Kristen Wiig and pals take the cake-but these bridesmaids had some memorable wedding bloopers

COLORFUL ENTRANCE

When the bride and groom asked their wedding party to lightly step in paint before walking down the aisle to create a “unity painting,” things got messy for bridesmaid Sara Javers, 25, who slipped in front of the 300 guests and got covered in paint. “People didn’t know whether to laugh or help me,” she says. The silver lining? “A lot of cute guys at the wedding came up to me and said they were impressed by my performance!”

SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL

Courtney O’Sullivan, 26, didn’t have the luck of the Irish at her sister’s wedding in Tucson when she hit the dance floor for the Siege of Ennis, a traditional Irish jig. During the portion of the dance that calls for rapid spinning, O’Sullivan says, “I got the blushing bride as a partner. I slipped on my sister’s dress, tore the train and went flying into a nearby table, bringing my 11-year-old cousin down with me.”

BUMPY RIDE

Raea Jean Leinster, 42 (second from left), hadn’t consulted a map-and when she landed in New Zealand, she realized the church was a 12-hour drive from the airport. On her way, she got a flat tire, drove on the wrong side of the road and picked up a hitchhiker who “looked liked Jesus.” Luckily, she made it-during the rehearsal.

BACHELOR PAD 2 CAST REVEALED

SCOOP CONFIRMS WHICH FORMER BACHELORS AND BACHELORETTES ARE SHACKING UP FOR THE SECOND SEASON. THE BLOWUPS, MAKEUPS-AND MAKEOUTS!-PREMIERE ON AUG. 8

Their 2010 PDA-filled engagement ended with a fiery war of words on national television. (He hinted she was unfaithful; she called him a liar.) Stand back as the bitter exes reunite under one roof!

MEET FOUR OF THE CONTESTANTS WHO ARE MOVING IN

KASEY KAHL

• You Know Him From

His vows to “guard and protect” Ali Fedotowsky’s heart.

• Look Out For

Drama with Jake. Kahl is dating castmate Vienna!

ERICA ROSE

• You Know Her From

Her spoiled antics on Lorenzo Borghese’s season.

• Look Out For

She knows how to argue: Rose is a law student in Texas.

JUSTIN REGO

• You Know Him From

His lie about an alleged girlfriend while on Ali’s season.

• Look Out For

Bad blood with the guys from his 2010 season.

MICHELLE MONEY

• You Know Her From

Her aggressive pursuit of 2011 Bachelor Brad Womack.

• Look Out For

A play-to-win attitude-she’s no-holds-barred!

EXTRA SCOOPS

NOT DATING, REALLY! Hayden Panettiere and Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez have been hanging out for months now, but, she says, “I swear on my life” they’re just friends. IT’S OVER Ryan Phillippe and Amanda Seyfried have called it quits. SPUN OUT OF BREATH Brooke Shields and a girlfriend were breathless while spinning at SoulCycle in Tribeca, N.Y.C. “They checked on each other mid-cycle,” says a source. MCDREAMY = MCDONE? Sixty percent of PEOPLE.com readers won’t watch Grey’s Anatomy if Patrick Dempsey doesn’t return after his contract expires next season.

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