Playgirl magazine has noticed how Brandon Routh looks in those tights in “Superman Returns.” The magazine offered the star $500,000 to pose nude, a source told In Touch magazine. “Brandon is gorgeous, and the editors noticed. He has the body and face of a Greek god,” the source said.
Nicole Richie may have taken the phrase “shop until you drop” too seriously. The “Simple Life” reality show star fainted during a July 15 shopping trip to Kitson, a Los Angeles boutique, Life & Style magazine reported. “She was looking through a rack of clothes when she suddenly fainted and hit the floor,” a witness told the mag. The ultra-skinny Richie declined an offer of food, drank some water and left 20 minutes later, the source said. Richie’s rep could not be reached for comment. A store spokeswoman denied the incident.
Despite a not-so-glittering box office performance three years ago, Marvel Studios has decided to do a sequel to “The Hulk,” according to the Hollywood Reporter. The Ang Lee-directed movie starring Eric Bana as the green muscleman cost $150 million and grossed only $132 million at the North American box office in 2003.
A pudgy Nick Carter was caught working out at a 24 Hour Fitness in West Hollywood, according to janet
charltonshollywood.com. The former Backstreet Boy and another male patron even got into a small tiff, a source said. The patron told Carter: “Hey, remember me? I was the friend of a girl you used to date,” and then named the girl. Carter replied: “I remember you – and she’s a (expletive deleted)!” Sounds like Carter needs to work out more and get rid of that angry energy.
Marcia Cross and her stockbroker beau, Tom Mahoney, married just a month ago and the “Desperate Housewives” is all smiles and ready for motherhood, apparently. Hello! magazine’s website reports the couple was spotted visiting a family planning clinic in Los Angeles on June 26, just two days after they wed. Cross even credited her hubby for her radiant appearance. “My favorite beauty product is Tom,” Cross said. “I think beauty comes from being happy and connected to the people we love, and his love makes me feel beautiful.”
