Mariah Carey's got a reputation as
one of the world's most demanding divas, but she's upped the diva dial to a whole new level now that she's expecting twins.
We can reveal the singer has spent a whopping £800k on decking out
a nursery fit for a king and queen for her unborn baby boy and girl.
The 40-year-old, married to Nick Cannon, 30, wants nothing but the best for her babies, who are due at the end of March.
‘Mariah and Nick have converted a whole wing of their Beverly Hills house into a luxury nursery,' says a pal.
‘Mariah wanted 18-carat gold trim, with ivory walls, soft furnishings and walk-in wardrobes full of Petit Trésor designer clothes.
'There's a top-of-the-range sound system and they'll each have diamond-encrusted iPods and a flatscreen TV that comes down from the ceiling.'
The twins will sleep in Chelsea Sleigh cribs, £1,390 each, while Mum and Dad relax in Glam Glider chairs at a knockdown £1,420. And there's a Clara changing table, worth £1,780.
‘Mariah and her designer Kenneth Bordewick are overseeing every detail,'
says our insider.
‘There's
a $1 million red-crushed velvet, 24-carat gold and onyx sofa used forMichael Jackson's shows. It's very Alice In Wonderland, with swags of silk on the back.
‘It might seem over the top, but Mariah has waited
a long time for her baby dreams to come true and
she says the twins will be
the most spoilt kids on
the planet.'
Ooooh! Can
you adopt us, Mariah?
source:now
“Always Be My Babies” - Fan Gift For Mariah Carey’s Babies Shower
Fans all over the world are welcome to participate in an exciting fan initiative. As you all know, Mariah and Nick are expecting twins - a boy and a girl!Mariah’s babies shower is getting close andTeam Mariah is joining forces with Mariah’s biggest fans worldwide to create the ultimate baby-gift for the Carey-Cannon twins!
To participate, please write a short letter (no more than 2-3 paragraphs) addressed tothe twins! Please note that the letters should not be addressed to Mariah herself. We want this book to be unlike any other, one that the babies will be able to read one day, to be able to learn about their mother from the lambs’ point of view, and what she means to her fans.
E-mail us your letter at TeamMariah@mariahcarey.com, along with your name, country and any pictures you may wish to include (such as an album cover or an event you may refer to in your letter.)
Deadline for submissions is February 28, 2011 at 5:00pm EST.
Source:mariahcarey.com
Mariah Carey News Tidbits from her Live HSN Appearance
Below are some news tidbits announced by Mariah Carey during her appearance on HSN today:
* Mariah announced live on HSN that she has recorded a duet with the legendary Tony Bennett for his upcoming duets album.
* Mariah also revealed that she is working on a new song with Jermaine Dupri & Randy Jackson.
* There is two months remaining in Mariah’s pregnancy. Mimi says she is ready to be a mother.
* The names for Chacha’s twins are Jill & Squeak. Also footage of the pups was aired on the live show.
* More fragrances will be added to the Lollipop Bling collection this summer.
* Mariah is expecting to be back on HSN in July, 2011.
* If you didn’t know already, Mariah confirmed that she was indeed holding a live butterfly on the cover art for the Butterfly album.
* Mariah will be launching an apparel range via HSN in July.
* Mariah intends to write a cook book.
Thanxs to mariahconnection
* Mariah announced live on HSN that she has recorded a duet with the legendary Tony Bennett for his upcoming duets album.
* Mariah also revealed that she is working on a new song with Jermaine Dupri & Randy Jackson.
* There is two months remaining in Mariah’s pregnancy. Mimi says she is ready to be a mother.
* The names for Chacha’s twins are Jill & Squeak. Also footage of the pups was aired on the live show.
* More fragrances will be added to the Lollipop Bling collection this summer.
* Mariah is expecting to be back on HSN in July, 2011.
* If you didn’t know already, Mariah confirmed that she was indeed holding a live butterfly on the cover art for the Butterfly album.
* Mariah will be launching an apparel range via HSN in July.
* Mariah intends to write a cook book.
Thanxs to mariahconnection
Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey to Create Musical Collaboration to Celebrate the Power of People to Make Change in the World
Jermaine Dupri announced today that he and Mariah Carey will lead an effort to produce a musical collaboration encouraging people to step forward and commit to action to strengthen and improve our nation and the world. The inspiration for the song comes from Points of Light Institute, the largest enabler of voluntary action in the nation, an organization that inspires, equips and mobilizes people to take action that changes the world.
According to Dupri, music is a powerful vehicle to bring about togetherness and understanding, with an ability to reach people in ways that words alone cannot. "There's a lot happening in the world right now. We hope to create something special with other great musicians that moves people and can make them understand they CAN do something positive to make their lives and the world better."
Who: Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey will co-write the song, performing it along with a host of other artists.
What: A multi-genre coming together of musicians to create and produce a breakthrough song to create a sense of urgency that the time is now to step forward toward a renewal of spirit and commitment to action that makes our nation and world better.
When: The collaboration will be produced during the Grammy's this weekend.
Where: Various Los Angeles-based studios
Why: Americans across the country are committing themselves to solving the problems that face our nation and the world. Dedicated individuals across the country are raising their hands and contributing to solutions in their communities through voluntary action. It is time to bring our nation's leaders and corporations together with its youth, artists, entertainers and all people to reignite the fire of the American spirit of service and express our connection with all people in the world.
Source: PR Newswire
According to Dupri, music is a powerful vehicle to bring about togetherness and understanding, with an ability to reach people in ways that words alone cannot. "There's a lot happening in the world right now. We hope to create something special with other great musicians that moves people and can make them understand they CAN do something positive to make their lives and the world better."
Who: Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey will co-write the song, performing it along with a host of other artists.
What: A multi-genre coming together of musicians to create and produce a breakthrough song to create a sense of urgency that the time is now to step forward toward a renewal of spirit and commitment to action that makes our nation and world better.
When: The collaboration will be produced during the Grammy's this weekend.
Where: Various Los Angeles-based studios
Why: Americans across the country are committing themselves to solving the problems that face our nation and the world. Dedicated individuals across the country are raising their hands and contributing to solutions in their communities through voluntary action. It is time to bring our nation's leaders and corporations together with its youth, artists, entertainers and all people to reignite the fire of the American spirit of service and express our connection with all people in the world.
Source: PR Newswire
Mariah Carey's Good Taste
Even as motherhood rapidly approaches, Mariah Carey refuses to slow down.After debuting a footwear collection with HSN in November, the songstress is gearing up to return to the cable spotlight on Feb. 11 to showcase her spring line. The new collection features six styles, including an ankle-wrap platform sandal, a T-strap pump and other warm-weather offerings. And similar to the first line, the spring shoes are adorned with rhinestones, jewels and butterflies, all part of Carey's signature look.
Finding inspiration for the shoes came easily, Carey told Footwear News. "My life exists in public and in shoes," she said. "I'll build my outfit around the [footwear]."
And now, as her footwear selection has started to favor flats over stilettos by necessity, the mother-to-be said the shift could spark her next design project. "It's making me really want a maternity line," she said.
First concert: Michael Jackson. "I was addicted to listening to the radio, and Michael was always on. He [had] an amazing voice."
Best vacation spot: Capri, Italy. "I go shopping a lot. There are really nice stores and gorgeous blue water."
Funniest "Saturday Night Live" skit: "They did this skit about divas, and it was pretty funny. One of the girls [played] me, and there were [impersonations of] Celine Dion and Shania Twain."
Go-to fashion accessories: "My wedding ring and a butterfly ring."
Favorite duet partners: "I've made records with just about everybody. I just did a duet on my Christmas album with my mother, and a memorable event was working with Luciano Pavarotti. And for fun, I [loved] 'Fantasy' with Ol' Dirty Bastard."
Most enjoyable venue: "Performing at Madison Square Garden. I love New York. It's my hometown."
How I relax: "I love swimming, I love the beach and I love the water. I have to put on so much sunblock."
Movie I can watch over and over: "For a while it was 'Mean Girls.' I would quote it. Lately I watch 'Bruno.' It's hilarious."
Red carpet footwear picks: "Manolo [Blahnik] always does a fabulous red-carpet shoe, and I love YSL."
Source: Women's Wear Daily
Mariah and Nick Get Ready for Twins' Arrival
In an exclusive interview with Nick Cannon Saturday, the America's Got Talent host spoke to RadarOnline.com about becoming a new dad, life with wife Mariah Carey and his special Valentine's Day plans.
"I'm extremely excited about bringing new life into the world," Cannon told us as he emceed Kellogg's Crunchy Nut cereal's U.S. launch. "It's a journey every single day. It's something new. I'm nervous. I'm excited. We're just taking it one day at a time."
Cannon, 30, who married 40-year-old diva-extraordinaire Mariah on April 30, 2008, had nothing but praise for his pregnant wife.
"She's holding up beautifully. To see this strength! It's a different type of strength to carry around two babies," Cannon says. "She's not even concerned with her aches and pains which I'm sure are great. She's so nurturing right now. It's wonderful. It's amazing to see."
And don't expect Mariah to be carrying around baby weight after she's given birth! Cannon shares with us Mariah's cooking secret that curbs her pregnancy cravings.
"I think she's figured out brilliantly that when she craves stuff she doesn't necessarily have to eat it," Cannon says. "When she cooks, she cooks everything from scratch and then the cravings go away. So I get stuck with eating all the food. I'll be gaining weight during this pregnancy."
The always jovial Cannon was mum when asked the sex of the twins and what he and Mariah plan on naming them. But he did dish some details on what he and Mimi have bought for the twins' room.
"Last night we went nursery and furniture shopping," he told us. "They're going to have a very interesting layout. We picked a lot of colors and one of the main colors is green."
And as Valentine's Day approaches, Cannon says he's got something special planned for Mariah.
"I'm a hopeless romantic so Valentine's Day is very important to me," the actor says. "I'm going to bring Valentine's Day to my wife. I'll probably Valentine's the house out. We're gonna put balloons, flowers, all of that stuff everywhere."
Source: RadarOnline
"I'm extremely excited about bringing new life into the world," Cannon told us as he emceed Kellogg's Crunchy Nut cereal's U.S. launch. "It's a journey every single day. It's something new. I'm nervous. I'm excited. We're just taking it one day at a time."
Cannon, 30, who married 40-year-old diva-extraordinaire Mariah on April 30, 2008, had nothing but praise for his pregnant wife.
"She's holding up beautifully. To see this strength! It's a different type of strength to carry around two babies," Cannon says. "She's not even concerned with her aches and pains which I'm sure are great. She's so nurturing right now. It's wonderful. It's amazing to see."
And don't expect Mariah to be carrying around baby weight after she's given birth! Cannon shares with us Mariah's cooking secret that curbs her pregnancy cravings.
"I think she's figured out brilliantly that when she craves stuff she doesn't necessarily have to eat it," Cannon says. "When she cooks, she cooks everything from scratch and then the cravings go away. So I get stuck with eating all the food. I'll be gaining weight during this pregnancy."
The always jovial Cannon was mum when asked the sex of the twins and what he and Mariah plan on naming them. But he did dish some details on what he and Mimi have bought for the twins' room.
"Last night we went nursery and furniture shopping," he told us. "They're going to have a very interesting layout. We picked a lot of colors and one of the main colors is green."
And as Valentine's Day approaches, Cannon says he's got something special planned for Mariah.
"I'm a hopeless romantic so Valentine's Day is very important to me," the actor says. "I'm going to bring Valentine's Day to my wife. I'll probably Valentine's the house out. We're gonna put balloons, flowers, all of that stuff everywhere."
Source: RadarOnline
Mariah To Appear On New PETA Billboard
Lady Gaga's infamous "meat dress" may have drawn the ire of PETA, but that hasn't stopped the animal-rights organization from featuring her — along with fellow icons Pink and Mariah Carey — on a brand-new billboard, set to be unveiled Tuesday in Los Angeles.
It's part of PETA's "Fur-Free and Fabulous" campaign, and, despite the fallout over her Video Music Awards outfit, Gaga was chosen because, as PETA puts it in a press release, "Her anti-fur stance... has been unwavering."
PETA also selected Pink and Carey for the billboard — which will be raised on the corner of Sunset Boulevard and La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles — because of their longtime anti-fur stances. Pink, who recently co-starred with comedian Ricky Gervais in PETA's "Stolen for Fashion" video short, once allegedly called out Beyoncé for wearing fur, and Carey famously donated a pair of full-length Russian sable coats she had received as gifts to PETA, who, in turn, gave them to homeless women at their winter "fur kitchen" event.
With the new billboard, Gaga, Pink and Carey join a list of stars who have teamed with the organization to come out against fur. Last year's "Fur-Free and Fabulous" ad featured Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey.
Source: MTV | PETA
It's part of PETA's "Fur-Free and Fabulous" campaign, and, despite the fallout over her Video Music Awards outfit, Gaga was chosen because, as PETA puts it in a press release, "Her anti-fur stance... has been unwavering."
PETA also selected Pink and Carey for the billboard — which will be raised on the corner of Sunset Boulevard and La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles — because of their longtime anti-fur stances. Pink, who recently co-starred with comedian Ricky Gervais in PETA's "Stolen for Fashion" video short, once allegedly called out Beyoncé for wearing fur, and Carey famously donated a pair of full-length Russian sable coats she had received as gifts to PETA, who, in turn, gave them to homeless women at their winter "fur kitchen" event.
With the new billboard, Gaga, Pink and Carey join a list of stars who have teamed with the organization to come out against fur. Last year's "Fur-Free and Fabulous" ad featured Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey.
Source: MTV | PETA
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