In Touch Exclusive Photos & Interview:Melissa & Tye’s sexy honeymoon!

February 17, 2010


“I wouldn’t change it for anything in the world,” Melissa tells In Touch about married life.

Melissa Rycroft wed Tye Strickland on the beach in Isla Mujeres, Mexico, on December 12, and everything was perfect — but because of their hectic schedules, they didn’t have any time for a honeymoon. So two months later, the newlyweds went back to Mexico for a Valentine’s Day getaway at The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort, near Puerta Vallarta. “We appreciate the trip more since we had time between the wedding and the honeymoon,” Melissa tells In Touch, as she and Tye exclusively share the details of their romantic weekend. “It has been absolutely perfect from the location to the hotel to the people to the ocean to the sunset,” she adds. “I don’t think we could have asked for anything more.” As it turns out, the same goes for marriage: “I wouldn’t change it for anything in the world, Melissa tells In Touch. “It’s the greatest thing ever, Tye adds. “You get to share everything and know that no matter what, they are always going to stand by your side. I’ve learned to appreciate her more.” As for starting a family, the newlyweds will be waiting. “We have a lot going on right now,” says Melissa. “Tye just opened his business, and work is going pretty well for me. I think we want to be selfish for as long as possible and just have the two of us until we hit the point where we are 100 percent ready. Right now, we’re on the three-to-five-year plan.”

Jon and Kate finally sell former home

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In another step to put their messy split behind them, Jon and Kate Gosselin have finally sold their old Elizabethtown, Pa., home — at a loss. The exes, who officially divorced in December, put the house up for sale in March 2009 for $325,000, but settled 10 months later for 21 percent off the original listing price and $22,000 less than the formerly happy couple paid for the home back in 2006. Jon, Kate, and their eight children moved into a $1.1 million, 6,000-square-foot home in Wernersville, Pa., in October 2008, only to call it quits the next summer. Their popular TLC reality show, Jon and Kate Plus 8, ended in November. For more information on the stars’ sale, click here. Keep up with the latest celebrity real estate news with Zillow.

Does Vienna Girardi Have a Secret Boyfriend?


After an emotional episode of The Bachelor Monday, Jake Pavelka has narrowed his list of aspiring wives from 25 to two: Tenley Molzahn and Vienna Girardi.

But has he already made up his mind – and is it the wrong choice? According to reports, one of the final two has a second guy on her mind back home.

Guess what? It’s not Tenley!

Lee Smith, the ex-boyfriend of Vienna Girardi back home in Florida, is very much still in the picture with ditzy one, the new issue of Us Weekly proclaims.

“She wants to get back together with him,” a source says, noting that Vienna remains “head over heels” for Smith, to perhaps rather unhealthy extremes.

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MISTAKE BY THE JAKE: Pavelka is asking for it by picking Vienna Girardi, which he reportedly does for reasons unknown. Lunacy, perhaps. Or her bubbly charm.

When The Bachelor wrapped production, Vienna rushed home to reunite with Smith, only to find he had taken up with local waitress Cassie Chamberlain.

“[Vienna] got so angry, she walked right into the house and to the bedroom,” a source reveals, claiming Vienna “physically threatened” her and Smith.

The couple “woke up to see Vienna standing at the foot of the bed holding a wine bottle, like she was going to hit them with it.” Better run for it, Jake!

THG NOTE: This is different than her ex-husband, who claims Vienna cheated on him while he was in Iraq and took all his money to pay for a boob job.

Okay, so if she was so in love, why would Girardi participate on The Bachelor? “To be famous,” the source says. “She never thought she’d make it so far.”

Who should Jake pick on the season finale?

Out & About


- Selena Gomez celebrated Valentine’s Day by munching on Crumbs cupcakes decorated with her favorite candy, Skittles, in New York.

- 90210 star Shenae Grimes hung out in the swanky W Hotel VIP tent at New York’s fashion week while STADJ Music model/DJ production company spun for the crowd.

- Nicole Richie and Joel Madden were spotted leaving The London NYC in separate cars.

Tila Tequila Announces Retirement


She had a great run while she lasted, didn’t she?

But we’re sad to report that Tila Tequila has called it a career.

The professional attention hog announced her retirement today, hanging up her fake breasts in an interview with Radar Online:

“With so much going on in my life right now and being pregnant, I’m retiring from being a star in Hollywood,” she said.  “Yes, I have seriously retired.”

Topless Tila

The Tweeting maniac goes out on top of her sport.

She holds the record for Most Games Played with the Press and it’s hard to see any topless model ever exploiting the death of a loved one in the way Tila has taken advantage of Casey Johnson’s passing.

What will Tequila do with her newfound free time? Concoct more stories via Twitter, update her celebrity gossip blog and continue to lie about being pregnant.

“I never said I had a miscarriage,” Tila said, referring to her most recently contrived tale of woe.  “I wasn’t feeling good and having stomach pains, but I didn’t have a miscarriage.”

That’s true. In order to be have a miscarriage, one must be pregnant – and there’s proof below that Tila was never knocked up.

Earlier this week, someone pretending to be a photographer emailed Tila and said she had to cancel a planned photo session because Tequila was pregnant and her baby bump would interfere with the shots.

Tequila wrote back:

 

PROOF

Did we need written prood to know that Tila Tequila wasn’t pregnant? Of course not. But it’s nice to have, isn’t it?

Celebrity Fit Club’s Rhonda Britten: Kevin Federline is a “man of integrity”

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People may think of Kevin Federline as the lazy ex-husband of pop star Britney Spears, but the alleged snake is proving himself to be a sweetheart on Celebrity Fit Club 7: Boot Camp. “He has a big heart, and he really wants to be seen as a man of integrity. We’re going to see new aspects of him,” the VH1 series’ resident life coach, Rhonda Britten, tells In Touch about the dancer. During the new season’s second episode, the contestants gather around a bonfire, where Kevin reveals that his weight problems are related to some deep inner demons. “I’m so proud that he’s forthcoming about his depression. Being on the show is him say ‘This is who I am,’” Rhonda adds. Despite actress Nicole Eggert winning the week’s weight loss prize, Rhonda believes that emotionally, Kevin has made the most progress on the show at this point. “He didn’t give up. He is showing a lot of growth,” she says. To learn to master your own emotional fears, catch Rhonda on her “Fearless America Tour,” which hits Knoxville, Tenn., on February 18, Louisville, Ky., on February 21 and St. Louis on February 23. To see her whole tour schedule and find out more information, check out www.rhondabritten.com.

JWOWW’s hot for Miami

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Kim who? All eyes were on Jenny “JWOWW” Farley as she hit up STYLE360’s Kardashians for Bebe launch at New York fashion week. “I am so excited!”
JWOWW told In Touch about the news that there will definitely be a season
two of MTV’s surprise hit, Jersey Shore, at the February 16 soiree. But fans want to know — what city will the infamous cast fight and fist-pump in next? If it’s up to the buxom babe, the Situation, Snooki, and the rest of the crew will hit up Florida’s hottest party spot, Miami. “I love the weather and the Winter Music Conference. It’s my favorite. I haven’t missed it in years, so I don’t want to miss it this year!” JWOWW added, referring to the annual spring event, which draws thousands of artists and DJs to Miami Beach. However, JWOWW confirms that producers are also scoping out Acapulco, Cancun and Las Vegas as possible relocations from the cast’s original party house in Seaside Heights, N.J. In addition to looking forward to filming the new season, the sexy reality star is designing a clothing line, to tentatively debut in July. “It will be very rocker and edgy, with lots of graphics,” she said. Perfect for a girl who can throw a punch!

More Lindsey Vonn Photos: Sexy in Sports Illustrated


As we write this article, Lindsey Vonn is on the verge of winning the Gold Medal in Women’s Downhill. It will be the skier’s first-ever Olympic title.

Congratulations are very much in order for Vonn, but she’d have been a winner in the eyes of men across the nation regardless of how she fared this week on the slopes.

That’s because Vonn and teammate Hannah Teter posed seductively in the latest issue of Sports Illustrated, bravely eschewing shirts despite the cold temperatures around them. Talk about Gold Medal winning form!

Topless in the Cold

Vonn was also featured on the cover of that magazine’s Olympic prevew, which created quite a stir for the way it depicted her backside.

You can go vote now on whether or not the cover photo is sexist, but there’s no denying the classification of the pictures below: they are nothing but SEXY!

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Tiger Woods to Hold Press Conference Friday


Embattled golf legend and record-setting cocktail waitress skirt chaser Tiger Woods is set to break his silence Friday at a press conference held by the PGA.

Tiger Woods will appear in person at 11 a.m. to issue a statement, but there will be no question and answer session, according to Darren Rovell of CNBC.

According to Tiger’s agent, Mark Steinberg, he plans to apologize via prepared remarks for his behavior, while discussing his golf return and future plans.

He will be speaking with a small group of his friends and colleagues during the conference, reports say. No word on whether wife Elin will be present.

Tiger Woods: Comeback Kid

What will Tiger Woods say in his prepared statement?

Charlie Gasparino of Fox Business Network said “sponsors have been alerted by his reps that a public apology from Tiger Woods is imminent.” He continues:

“We don’t have this yet from Tiger’s representatives, but I’m getting this from reliable sources that something is coming down the pike, and really soon.”

What do you think will come of this? Is releasing a statement with no Q&A, and no interview, the right move for a man whose image has been shattered?

More details to come as the story develops

Ruby on Kevin Smith flight drama: “I feel so sad”


After a humiliated Kevin Smith was kicked off a plane in Oakland, Calif., for being too large for his seat, Ruby Gettinger is supporting the writer/director in his frustration at the everyday obstacles of being overweight. “I feel so sad for Kevin! I can only imagine what that must have felt like. We all come in different shapes and sizes, and deserve to be treated with respect,” the reality TV star, who documents her struggle with obesity on her self-titled Style Network show, tells In Touch. Cop Out director Kevin angrily turned to his Twitter page, claiming he broke no regulation, after he was asked to leave a Southwest Airlines flight on February 13. A spokesperson for Southwest countered by saying in a statement to In Touch that “employees are responsible for the safety and comfort of all customers on the aircraft.” Ruby has a fair solution to the ever-present problem. “My personal opinion is this kind of stuff should be taken care of in private before someone like me or Kevin enters a plane,” she adds.