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Leona Lewis Needs Throat Op; Cosima Sends Moral Support

11:31AM Clem Bastow | Leona Lewis, the UK X Factor winner whose stardom really eluded us for a long time (people were saying she was the new Whitney/Mariah/Aretha, we were like, “whut whut?”) is the first British female artist to hit the top of the US charts in 20 years – but her more pressing concern involves probable surgery on her throat. In rather old-fashioned fashion, Leona may need to have her tonsils out! Feel free to make an inappropriate Bleeding Love joke here. She said: “I’ve had tonsillitis for the whole of the past week. I’ve been desperately trying to get better.” A representative for the 22-year-old singer has confirmed she may be forced to have surgery, adding: “Leona would like to reassure fans this is a routine operation which will not affect her voice. She has sought specialists’ advice.” So, in other words, she has nothing to worry about? If anything, not having the surgery is probably worse for her! Sounds like The Sun et al need a basic course in anatomy – one doesn’t sing with one’s tonsils, dearies. Maybe Leona can swing herself an ice cream or Jello endorsement deal during her recovery? More »

Last Known Photo Of Gwyneth Paltrow Prior To Hospitalization Shows Few Signs Of Debilitating Mystery Illness To Come

4:14AM Defamer Hollywood | Here’s what we know about the Gwyneth Paltrow Mystery Ailment Hospitalization Shocker currently shaking the celebrity-health-monitoring tabloid news establishment to its core: Usmagazine.com reports that the actress was admitted to the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York yesterday afternoon, “slumped over in a wheelchair pushed by [husband] Chris Martin. She looked not well.” Then, at 6:30 p.m. a bag–clearly labeled “Gwyneth Martin”– arrived from a local organic produce store. A call placed by Daily Intelligencer to the store resulted in an employee–clearly not versed on the practice of not commenting on their celebrity clientele’s raw food dietary habits–revealed that Paltrow was undertaking a “five-day live-food fast,” which involved the ingestion of nothing but salads and juices. Meanwhile, PageSix.com has obtained the last-known image of the Iron Man star prior to her mystery, possibly lettuce-induced hospitalization; taken that very morning, Paltrow looked so healthy as she jogged through Manhattan in an all-black winter workout outfit, possibly listening on her iPod to inspiring track “Yes!” from Coldplay’s forthcoming album, “Prospekt.” Developing… Last Photo of Gwyneth Before Her Hospitalization [PageSix.com] EXCLUSIVE: Gwyneth Paltrow Admitted to New York Hospital [usmagazine.com] Did a Fast Make Gwyneth Sicketh? [Daily Intelligencer] More »