Celeb news for the week of Oct. 23

Simon Cowell started drinking and smoking aged eight.

The X Factor creator, 62, has also admitted he was a "nightmare" as a child and told how he once got arrested aged 12 for pointing a pea-shooting gun at a terrified bus driver in an attempt to hijack the vehicle.

Red Hot Chilli Peppers drummer DH Peligro has died aged 63.

The musician, born Darren Henley, hit his head in a fall at his home in Los Angeles and died shortly after on Friday (28.10.22), with his passing confirmed on Saturday.

James Corden has stopped Googling himself.

The Late Late Show host, 44, admitted he can no longer tolerate seeing the abuse he receives online, and says it does not match up with the friendliness he experiences from fans on the street.

Matthew Perry almost missed participating in the 'Friends' reunion show.

The 53-year-old actor said he nearly couldn't take part in the 2021 special featuring the cast of the sitcom as he had undergone emergency dental surgery a few days before taping that left his mouth feeling "like fire".

Kanye West may reportedly be months away from "financial catastrophe".

Sources told Page Six on Sunday (30.10.22) the 45-year-old rapper could face ruin if he can't work out a way to stop brands cutting ties with him in the wake of his anti-Semitic outbursts.

Gisele Bundchen thinks Tom Brady is a "great dad" amid their divorce.

The 42-year-old model married sports star Tom, 45, since 2009 and has children Benjamin, 12, Vivian, nine, with him but the pair announced their divorce had been finalised on Friday (28.10.22) but a source has alleged the kids have been "slowly getting used" to the idea of their separation for some time.

Tim Burton refuses to watch his own films and compares seeing clips of his work to attending a funeral.

The director has produced memorable movies such as 'Edward Scissorhands', 'Batman Returns' and 'Beetlejuice' but he's confessed he doesn't enjoy watching the films he's created - and actively avoids having to watch any of them back.

Eva Mendes quit acting because she was sick of being offered "s****" roles.

She's best known for appearing in 'Hitch' and 'Ghost Rider', but the Hollywood star hasn't appeared in any blockbusters for more than a decade.

Sophia Grace "couldn't face" telling her dad about her pregnancy.

The 19-year-old star - who shot to fame on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' at the age of eight alongside her younger cousin Rosie McClelland, when the TV host spotted them singing Nicki Minaj's hit 'Super Bass' on YouTube and invited them to become regular cast members - is expecting her first child with her mystery boyfriend but revealed that while her mother was "really excited" about the news, it was "hard" to tell her father.

Evan Peters brought in a "lot of darkness and negativity" to his role as Jeffrey Dahmer.

The 35-year-old actor stars as the notorious serial killer - who was convicted of murdering 17 men betweenn1978 and 1991 - in the Netflix series 'Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story' and explained that he wanted to give "120 percent" but felt able to "breathe" once shooting had wrapped.

Prince Jackson still thinks about his dad Michael "every day".

The pop icon died in June 2009, aged 50, and Prince admits that his dad is never far from his thoughts.

Kanye West claims to have been "beat to a pulp" in recent weeks.

The 45-year-old rap star has recently lost lucrative contracts with the likes of Balenciaga, Adidas and Gap after he posted an anti-Semitic message on social media, and Kanye has now taken to Instagram to bemoan his situation and the perceived lack of transparency in the business world.

Khloe Kardashian likes to feel "muscular".

The 38-year-old star has become a fitness enthusiast over recent years - but Khloe doesn't "just want to be skinny".

Saweetie is "proud" to be single.

The 29-year-old rap star has revealed that she plans to address the speculation about her love life on her new album, 'The Single Life'.

Maya Rudolph was left "embarrassed and humiliated" by David Letterman.

The 'Bridesmaids' star was "in love" with the former late-night television talk show host, but was left heartbroken when he said her name wrong on 'The Late Show with David Letterman' in 2009.

Adele admits it's unlikely she'll achieve EGOT status because she's not keen on Broadway.

The 34-year-old singer is just a Tony award away from the full set (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) after she added an Emmy to her Grammys and Oscar in September.

Daniel Radcliffe found playing 'Weird Al' Yankovic to be a "liberating" experience.

The 33-year-old actor stars as the singer in the new biopic film, 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story', but Daniel didn't feel under any extra pressure in the role.

Lauren Jauregui has "healed" after her break-up from Ty Dolla $ign.

The 26-year-old star dated Ty between 2017 and 2019, and Lauren insists that she's now moved on from their romance.

Lala Kent "lost 30 pounds from the stress and the trauma" of her split from Randall Emmett.

The 32-year-old star has revealed that her acrimonious split from her ex-fiance took an emotional and physical toll on her.

Selena Gomez was "terrified of thunderstorms" during her childhood.

The 30-year-old pop star grew up in Texas and Selena has revealed that she lived in fear of thunderstorms and tornadoes.

Matthew Perry went to open houses so he could steal pills from medicine cabinets.

The 'Friends' actor, 53, said his hunts happened when he was in the depths of his 55 Vicodin pills-per-day addiction.

David Beckham was a "small and skinny" kid who was always picked last for sports teams.

The former footballer opened up about his own experiences as a youngster playing sport in new Disney Plus documentary series 'Save Our Squad' which shows him mentoring the Westward Boys team from East London who play in the Echo Junior Football League - the same league in which David started his own football career.

Khloe Kardashian has confessed it is "not easy" to move on from her failed relationship with Tristan Thompson.

The reality TV star split from the father of her two children late last year - prior to the birth of their son this summer - after the revelation he had fathered a child with another woman and Khloe recently insisted she's "learning to un-love" him but it's proving pretty difficult.

Christina Applegate says using walking sticks is her "new normal".

The 'Married… With Children' actress, 50, who was diagnosed in August with the autoimmune disease Multiple Sclerosis that affects the central nervous system, posted an image on her Twitter on Thursday (28.10.22) of a collection of five new canes she had unwrapped.

Leslie Jordan's longtime friend Max Greenfield has revealed the late actor's final text exchange with him prior to his death.

The actor died aged 67 following a car accident in Los Angeles on Monday (24.10.22) while on his way to film his sitcom 'Call Me Kat' and Max - who worked with Leslie on TV show 'Will and Grace' - has shared their final messages which were sent when the veteran TV star was denied entry to Max's book signing at a Barnes and Noble store in Los Angeles on October 22.

Ariana Grande has dyed her hair blonde ahead of shooting 'Wicked.'

The 29-year-old pop star has taken on the role of Glinda the Good Witch in the upcoming adaptation of the smash hit Broadway musical - which tells the backstory of 'The Wizard of Oz' and explains how the witches of Oz came to be both good and wicked - and has changed her signature dark locks to blonde in an apparent effort to match her character.

Charli XCX says you have to "do a deal with the devil" to be mega-famous.

The 'Used To Know Me' singer admits that becoming a pop star means you have to sacrifice your soul and be prepared to "run people over" to achieve superstardom.

Kylie Minogue's next album will have a new sound.

The Australian pop princess admits it's challenging to establish a new sonic direction, even after being in the music business for more than three decades.

Millie Bobby Brown loves watching her friend Mariah Carey burst into song while they eat Chinese food together.

The 'Enola Holmes' actress, 18, revealed she has struck up a friendship with the singer, 53, during an appearance on Thursday's edition (28.10.22) of 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'.

Kanye West's school has reportedly reopened just hours after parents were told it was closing with immediate effect.

The Donda Academy - a private school in California named after the rapper's late mother Donda West - was said to be closing for the remainder of the year in an email from principal Jason Angell on Wednesday (26.10.22) who said the decision came "at the discretion of our founder" amid plans to reopen in September 2023.

Katy Perry says the moment she appeared to get her eyelid stuck during her Las Vegas residency was a "broken doll eye party trick".

The singer, 38, seemed to suffer the glitch on Monday (24.10.22), prompting fans to say she had experienced a "mechanical failure" and joke she had been replaced by a cyborg.

Elon Musk has completed his $44 billion takeover of Twitter.

The world's richest man closed the deal on Thursday night (10.27.22), and following the takeover two of the company's top executives, chief executive Parag Agrawal, and chief financial officer Ned Segal are said to have departed the firm, according to Bloomberg.

Gwen Stefani has declared songwriting helped "unlock" her creativity after years of struggling with dyslexia.

The No Doubt star didn't discover she had the learning difficulty - which causes problems with reading, writing and spelling - until she became a mother but realised it explained so much of her early years - and she now understands how writing songs helped her enourmously.

The Duke of Sussex's memoir title choice is said to show his "sense of humour".

Brand expert Nick Ede added Prince Harry's decision to call the upcoming book 'SPARE' - said to be a reference to his nickname "the spare heir" - is also aimed at showing the royal has been "through a lot".

Katy Perry is welcoming "all conspiracy theorists" to her Las Vegas residency following her apparent eye twitch.

The 38-year-old pop star has recently finished headlining her 'PLAY' concert series in Sin City but a clip in which she appeared to be suffering an eye twitch went viral earlier this week which inspired various Internet users to share conspiracy theories relating to the incident and Katy appeared to poke fun at the comments as she announced a string of new shows for next year.

Rihanna is back with her first single in six years.

The 'Diamonds' hitmaker, whose last solo release was her 2016 LP 'ANTI', has returned with the moving ballad 'Lift Me Up' for the 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' soundtrack.

Katie Holmes is returning to the stage after a 10-year absence.

The 'Dawson's Creek' actress has joined the cast of an Off-Broadway production of 'The Wanderers' - written by playwright Anna Ziegler - which is set to begin preview performances at the the Laura Pels Theater in New York in January with Katie playing a movie star who becomes involved in the life of a Jewish novelist.

Khloe Kardashian has credited her sister Kim with inspiring her to have a child via surrogate.

Khloe and her ex Tristan Thompson became parents to a little boy earlier this year after starting the journey towards parenthood prior to their split and the reality TV star - who is mum to daughter True who she delivered herself - has revealed Kim's own experiences with using a surrogate helped her navigate her own path.

Matthew Perry woke up "50 to 60" times covered in his faeces while using a colostomy bag.

The 'Friends' actor, 53, was fitted with the device after his colon exploded in 2018, leaving him near dead after years of drink and drug abuse.