A new twist on vintage goss, if you will.

Eighties cross-dressing pop star Marilyn has finally given credence to the claims made by Boy George in his ‘90s autobiography that Marilyn and Mr Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale, were involved in a long-term romance in the 80s.

Long-term. As in, together for five years. You get less time than that for murder in some countries!

Gavin's spent years denying the claims, even going so far as to turn up at George's house before his book was published and beg him not to include the salacious story.

"I wasn't prepared to lie," says George. And I guess the goss didn't hurt sales, either.

After years of silence Marilyn, aka Peter Robinson, has spilt his guts to a US tabloid weekly, saying that Gavin was indeed ‘the love of his life.'

"Everyone knew Marilyn and Gavin were dating," says a pal of the singer. "Marilyn has been holding on to this and protecting Gavin for way too long."

He looks just like Gwen. Check out the pics in the NW if you don't believe me. The resemblance is uncanny! Except her makeup is better. Boy George found the resemblance so striking he referred to Gwen as ‘Marilyn with muscles and breasts.'

Marilyn claims Gwen definitely knew about his romance with her husband, but got a shock when he even turned up at their London wedding at the behest of the groom. This, as you can imagine, didn't go down too well. Especially when he told Gavin's mum he was ‘trying to pull' her son.

Poor Gwen. Everyone has a past and if she's cool with Gavin's then meh! It's no scandal for her. But why did he deny it for so long?

This comes only a few years after it turned out that Gavin had fathered a daughter, 20-year-old British model Daisy Lowe, with his old friend Pearl Lowe. Gavin and Gwen hadn't had any kids of their own at thetime, and this news apparently went down with his wife like the proverbial ton of bricks. Neither Gavin nor Gwen have been in touch with Daisy since.

Or on the flip side Marilyn could be a trouble maker out to make a quick buck. But I doubt it.

Nicole Kidman, He of the Thin Lips and baby Sunday Rose grace the cover of the Woman's Day this week with the ‘shock news' of Nicole's ‘Rehab crisis: Her perfect world falls apart.'

Apparently He of The Thin Lips managed to part said lips wide enough to go on a boozy bender with band mates in the couple's adopted hometown of Nashville.

The mag reports it's his second relapse in recent months, which has got his wife worried.

Nicole reportedly ensures he's kept on the straight and narrow, with either she or her security making him show face at one AA and one NA session a week.

So far, so good. Well, until said slip up.

Keith entered rehab for alcohol and cocaine addiction in 1998, and relapsed once in 2000 and once just after their Sydney wedding in 2006.

"Tension between the pair has heightened, with their icy body language stunning onlookers as they visited Starbucks," sayeth the mag. Check out pics and decide for yourselves. Maybe it was too much frappuccino running through their respective veins?

Mind you, she does look like she's shooting him a first grade stink eye.

There's plenty of temptation out on the road for an addict. I learned that from Celebrity Rehab. (Thanks, Dr Drew!)

Sarah Jessica Parker's surrogate babies make all the mags, naturally, after the announcement that the actress and husband Matthew Broderick are expecting twin girls in July. They're all pretty much running the same stuff, so take your pick.According to the Weekly ‘the hand holding and meaningful looks between SJP and husband Matthew Broderick say it all.'

Not the angle taken by the Day who have brought in a body language expert to read a picture of the couple. Verdict? It's bad. Tense, angry and ‘lack of passion' are all bandied about.

New Idea run the headline ‘Surrogacy And The City,' and report the couple have been trying for a sibling for their son James for the best part of six years.

Click here for a previous blog on the Broderick babies to be!

The same Woman's Day body language ‘expert' says it's all a-go-go for Mel Gibson and new girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva.

"He is like a young schoolboy in love. He holds on to her hand tightly and passionately, with their gingers (my typo, it's meant to say fingers, but I'm keeping it!) interlocked. His face looks relaxed."

"She looks like a princess and it's obvious Mel treats her like one. She knows the power she has over Mel, as indicated by her smug, knowing smile."

The Weekly also runs a story on the out and proud couple complete with a promo picture of ‘Oksana stripped down to pink lingerie to promote her new album.' Naturally! When I play the piano, I like to do it in my lacy smalls. Don't you?

Kim Kardashian is one of the names most often mentioned by girls I know when the subject of which celebrity body we covet comes up. She's got a great, curvy, natural woman's body, but the star fights an ongoing battle against being called ‘fat' in Hollywood.

Boo! Hiss!

NW has pictures of the star frolicking on a Mexican beach, presumably before the swine flu reared its head and killed everyone's holiday buzz. The mag reports Kim is hitting out at claims by fashion label Forever 21, which name-checked her in a press release for their ‘plus-size' clothing line.

The mag says she ‘claims' to weigh 54 kilos, so obviously the peeps at NW don't believe her.

Do you?

"I work really hard to maintain my curves while staying slim and healthy," Kim blogs. "So to be classed as a ‘fuller-figured' woman of extra large proportions is a little offensive."

To counter, turn the page and you'll see the pointy outline of Lindsay Lohan's spine. Good Lord. It's so sharp it looks like a mountain range. The Lohan-laccians.

Kevin Federline has reportedly gained 20 kilos since splitting from Brit Brit two-and-a-half years ago, says the Woman's Day, prompting plenty of nicknames for the former dancer - Over-Fed and K-Fat among them.

He's apparently been offered a deal by a UK weight-loss company, and with the size of his rapidly expanding waistline not corresponding to his bank balance, Britney's babydaddy is considering signing on.

Kevin's former girlfriend, Shar Jackson, whom he dumped for Spears while she was pregnant, defends her ex's new lardy look.

"It's daddy weight! When you are a full-time parent, sometimes you can't focus on you. If gaining a few pounds is your only problem, life's not too bad!"

Others, however, have not been so kind. "It's like staring at the Marshmallow Man," sniped Perez Hilton.

The mag also reports Russell Crowe has lost 25kg for his role in the new Robin Hood movie. Rumours that he did this by getting rid of the chip on his shoulder are at this time unconfirmed.

Milan-based David Beckham bought his wife a Hermes handbag for her 35th birthday - and as a result Posh is miffed, says the NW. The bag is worth a cool $23,000 - but when you put it in the context of Mrs Beckham already having over 100 of the things, the thoughtfulness of it all kind of fades.

Double the disappointment when you realize David's 34th birthday present to Victoria was - wait for it - a $10m vineyard.

"I think it's safe to say that everyone knows their marriage is in trouble right now," says a source to the mag. "David knows Posh expects more from him - especially when he won't be there to hand the gift over in person."

Justin Timberlake attempts to put paid to the breakup rumours by ‘the singer brought sexy back in front of 18,000 basketball fans.'

His public smooch on camera with girlfriend Jessica Biel is described by the Woman's Day as ‘more fierce than the game itself.' Hmmm. Call me crazy, but seeing those two lock lips looks as hot to me as the sight of this ingenious new food product.

It's Mother's Day this weekend as you all well know, and New Idea leads this week with newsreader Wendy Petrie and her mum's influence on her life. Rather gossip free, and four pages of it.

The Weekly toots the rather tired Katie Holmes horn this week, reporting that ‘in just eight weeks, Katie Holmes has gone from dowdy to delightful.'

Basically, she looks much better than a particularly shite photo which the paps managed to snap of her a couple of months ago. Katie is gorgeous, if a little dead behind the eyes. Don't we all have our off days?

In other Cruise news, the Day reports Katie Holmes' recently widowed older sister Tammy and two young sons may be coming to live with the Cruises.

Are Kanye and Rihanna an item? The NW says yes! It seems unlikely to me, but that would be pretty awesome. Totally worthy of a CAPS LOCK blog, in the style of Kanye!

The mag reports the singer is playing at being a party girl to hide her blossoming relationship with the hip-hop superstar.

Is his shaven-headed girlfriend Amber Rose also a cover-up?

"But don't expect the private pair to go public anytime soon," says the mag. Which pretty much means it can't be confirmed.

But I like this rumour! *Stamps feet*

Salma Hayek's Venetian wedding runs in a couple of the mags this week, with one reporting the nuptials boasted ‘a guest list resembling the credits for a top Hollywood blockbuster.'

The Weekly has snaps of the guests in all their wedding finery.

Salma was widely quoted from an interview she gave a few weeks ago, saying "I think spending millions of dollars on a wedding is ridiculous and it has never been my dream. I would never do that."

Given her billionaire husband and the apparent lavishness of their second wedding, perhaps she spent $999,999?

Sharon Stone may have got herself some new boobs, check them out in the Day. The mag also has a cute pic of Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and baby son Bronx, who still looks rather sad - presumably about his name. Sophie Dahl, one of the only supermodels that actually ate, has a cookbook out. Ryan Seacrest is claiming his pal Britney Spears is knocked up with baby number three, while wedding bells could be ringing for couple Michelle Williams and Spike Jonze.

And that's all from the mags this week!

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