Happy belated National Cat Day, pet lovers! While this holiday took place on October 29, it’s never too late to post a few pictures of adorable kittens, is it? Especially when those adorable kittens are being cradled by some of the biggest names in Hollywood? That’s what we thought. 11 Celebrities Who Really Love Their Cats 1. Ian Somerhalder Ian Somerhalder loves ALL animals. But you’ll rarely find him at home without a cat in his arms. Celebrities who adore their cats run the gamut, from rappers to Glee stars to those who portray members of the undead on The Vampire Diaries . Not to mention Taylor Swift, of course, the most famous cat lover of them all. She and Olivia Benson have been given their very own photo gallery , after all. Miley’s ex-boyfriend also has a kitty. As does Zac Efron, Rita Ora and Katy Perry, the latter of whom easily has the best cat name in all of Hollywood. What is it? Click through the above images and find out now!
Taylor Swift’s fifth studio album 1989 finally drops this week, and the country-turned-pop songstress is still giving revealing interviews, as her promotional tour comes to a close. Last week, Taylor revealed that she hasn’t dated in 18 months . Today, she gave us a little insight as to why she prefers to spend time at home with her cats : Taylor Swift and Cats: A Perfect Pairing 1. Taylor Swift and Olivia Benson Taylor and the newest addition to her cat family. Olivia is named for Mariska Hargitay’s character on Law & Order: SVU. “I get beat up in the press whenever I go near a boy,” Taylor told London’s Daily Mail. “So you can understand why I’m taking a bit of a break…It’s seen as a scandal when I date a boy, and yet dating is a normal thing for a twentysomething to do.” You may have noticed that Taylor frequently uses the word “boy” when discussing her past relationships. Turns out, that’s no accident. Like her previous albums, 1989 contains plenty of veiled references to her exes. For example, it’s been widely assumed that ” Out of the Woods” is about Harry Styles , whom Taylor dated briefly in … One lyric that’s caught fans’ attention is the line, “Boys only want love when it’s torture.” Taylor claims that strange desire is one of the main things that separated boys from men. “Boys only want love if it’s torture and a constant chase,” Taylor says. “Men want love if it’s real, right, healthy and consistent…The male species has divided into two groups – it’s boys and men.” “You can have a 40 year old boy, and 20 year old man.” Sounds like Taylor’s really figured out what she wants in a relationship. Although, she’s gotta admit, if it weren’t for all those “boys,” she may never have written some of her best songs. 11 Dudes Who Have Dated Taylor Swift 1. Jake Gyllenhaal Jake Gyllenhaal allegedly took Taylor Swift’s v-card, then dumped her via text. TEXT.
Taylor Swift is single, but the singer isn’t anxious to mingle. Not any time soon, at least, because she has two cats . She’s all set at the moment. Heck, Swift is rarely seen anywhere without Olivia Benson in her arms . So you can understand why she reacted in such shocked fashion during an appearance Friday on The Graham Norton Show, as comedian John Cleese dared to insult the beloved feline. John Cleese Insults Taylor Swift’s Cat! “Is that a proper cat? That’s the weirdest cat I’ve ever seen in my life,” Cleese remarked, saying it looked as if Olivia had an “accident” of some kind. Swift didn’t even know how to respond to Cleese’s diss, though the two did manage to patch things up as the conversation went… that is, until the inappropriate British actor decided to compare cats to women. Oops! Watch the full clip above and take a look below and just how much Taylor Swift loved her kittens. Taylor Swift and Cats: A Perfect Pairing 1. Taylor Swift and Olivia Benson Taylor and the newest addition to her cat family. Olivia is named for Mariska Hargitay’s character on Law & Order: SVU. Fortunately, Taylor has something else to distract her from this awkwardness at the moment: she’s been named the 2014 Billboard Woman of the Year ! Hooray! So well deserved.
It’s officially over for Phaedra Parks and Apollo Nida. The reality star says she has retained counsel and will be amicably ending the couple’s marriage. The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member “has retained an attorney with the intent of amicably ending her marriage,” her rep, Steve Honig, confirms. As rumored earlier this week, Parks was gearing up to break her silence on Nida, who recently entered prison to begin serving an eight-year sentence. Like Teresa Giudice but even guiltier, he is off to the big house for fraud, but not before allegedly RAGING at Parks the day before he checked into lockup. If you watch The Real Housewives of Atlanta online , you’re going to see some major fireworks this coming season, which begins next month on Bravo. Nida, who was in jail for six years between 2003-09 for car theft charges, got out and quickly married Parks, with whom he has sons Dylan and Ayden. Not surprisingly, the consensus has been that Phaedra would divorce Apollo while he’s behind bars. Not the model husband you wait around for, honestly. Phaedra will be doing an exclusive interview with Ellen DeGeneres on October 14 to air October 15, her rep said, noting that she will be “very candid.” There will certainly be plenty of questions to answer during that sit-down. On September 10, Nida was supposed to check into the FMC Lexington, Kentucky, prison but instead went over to Parks’ home and had it out with her. Apollo Nida Photos: From Bravo to the Big House 1. Apollo Nida Gives Up Apollo Nida is about to go asunder. As in to prison. He was briefly MIA after their epic fight, which Bravo cameras captured. Nida showed up to prison the next day, leaving Parks shaken up but strong-willed and “eager to set the record straight” in a “no-holds-barred conversation.” More details to follow as they become available on this newly-official split …
Taylor Swift, the cover girl for the new issue of InStyle, has come into her own this year, no longer letting her hot self be defined by the famous dudes she dates. She’s all about the music lately, having a heck of a good time and reaching new heights, personally and professionally, as she nears the quarter-century mark. As a result, she says she isn’t even sure she wants kids. Like at all. “I don’t know if I’ll have kids,” she confesses, for a number of reasons, most notably not being in the right mindset at this point in her 24-year-old existence. She also has fears of raising them in the spotlight, however. How could she convince them, she muses, “that they have a normal life when, inevitably, there will be strange men pointing giant cameras at them from the time they are babies.” “It’s impossible not to picture certain scenarios.” Marriage feels like it’s a long way off, as well. “I’m too young to get married,” she says. “Not age-wise,” Swift clarifies, “but I know myself, so why try to meet someone right now when I know that I’m too young to do something serious?” 11 Dudes Who Have Dated Taylor Swift 1. Jake Gyllenhaal Jake Gyllenhaal allegedly took Taylor Swift’s v-card, then dumped her via text. TEXT. Surprisingly mature, given the sheer number of celebrities who have dated Taylor Swift and how a good number of them went from zero to 60, romance-wise. No longer, she says she’s loving being single. “Being on my own, prioritizing my girlfriends, my family and my music above everything else and trying things I never thought I’d try,” Swift reflects. With her upcoming album, 1989, dropping October 27, and being in a better place than ever before, “it’s really been a liberating and freeing time.” Being single doesn’t mean lonely in her case. Right now, the singer says her friends, including Karlie Kloss , Lena Dunham, Lorde and Jaime King, are “the most important thing to me right now.” That and her two cats … meow. Taylor Swift and Cats: A Perfect Pairing 1. Taylor Swift and Olivia Benson Taylor and the newest addition to her cat family. Olivia is named for Mariska Hargitay’s character on Law & Order: SVU.
Taylor Swift, the cover girl for the new issue of InStyle, has come into her own this year, no longer letting her hot self be defined by the famous dudes she dates. She’s all about the music lately, having a heck of a good time and reaching new heights, personally and professionally, as she nears the quarter-century mark. As a result, she says she isn’t even sure she wants kids. Like at all. “I don’t know if I’ll have kids,” she confesses, for a number of reasons, most notably not being in the right mindset at this point in her 24-year-old existence. She also has fears of raising them in the spotlight, however. How could she convince them, she muses, “that they have a normal life when, inevitably, there will be strange men pointing giant cameras at them from the time they are babies.” “It’s impossible not to picture certain scenarios.” Marriage feels like it’s a long way off, as well. “I’m too young to get married,” she says. “Not age-wise,” Swift clarifies, “but I know myself, so why try to meet someone right now when I know that I’m too young to do something serious?” 11 Dudes Who Have Dated Taylor Swift 1. Jake Gyllenhaal Jake Gyllenhaal allegedly took Taylor Swift’s v-card, then dumped her via text. TEXT. Surprisingly mature, given the sheer number of celebrities who have dated Taylor Swift and how a good number of them went from zero to 60, romance-wise. No longer, she says she’s loving being single. “Being on my own, prioritizing my girlfriends, my family and my music above everything else and trying things I never thought I’d try,” Swift reflects. With her upcoming album, 1989, dropping October 27, and being in a better place than ever before, “it’s really been a liberating and freeing time.” Being single doesn’t mean lonely in her case. Right now, the singer says her friends, including Karlie Kloss , Lena Dunham, Lorde and Jaime King, are “the most important thing to me right now.” That and her two cats … meow. Taylor Swift and Cats: A Perfect Pairing 1. Taylor Swift and Olivia Benson Taylor and the newest addition to her cat family. Olivia is named for Mariska Hargitay’s character on Law & Order: SVU.
Taylor Swift, the cover girl for the new issue of InStyle, has come into her own this year, no longer letting her hot self be defined by the famous dudes she dates. She’s all about the music lately, having a heck of a good time and reaching new heights, personally and professionally, as she nears the quarter-century mark. As a result, she says she isn’t even sure she wants kids. Like at all. “I don’t know if I’ll have kids,” she confesses, for a number of reasons, most notably not being in the right mindset at this point in her 24-year-old existence. She also has fears of raising them in the spotlight, however. How could she convince them, she muses, “that they have a normal life when, inevitably, there will be strange men pointing giant cameras at them from the time they are babies.” “It’s impossible not to picture certain scenarios.” Marriage feels like it’s a long way off, as well. “I’m too young to get married,” she says. “Not age-wise,” Swift clarifies, “but I know myself, so why try to meet someone right now when I know that I’m too young to do something serious?” 11 Dudes Who Have Dated Taylor Swift 1. Jake Gyllenhaal Jake Gyllenhaal allegedly took Taylor Swift’s v-card, then dumped her via text. TEXT. Surprisingly mature, given the sheer number of celebrities who have dated Taylor Swift and how a good number of them went from zero to 60, romance-wise. No longer, she says she’s loving being single. “Being on my own, prioritizing my girlfriends, my family and my music above everything else and trying things I never thought I’d try,” Swift reflects. With her upcoming album, 1989, dropping October 27, and being in a better place than ever before, “it’s really been a liberating and freeing time.” Being single doesn’t mean lonely in her case. Right now, the singer says her friends, including Karlie Kloss , Lena Dunham, Lorde and Jaime King, are “the most important thing to me right now.” That and her two cats … meow. Taylor Swift and Cats: A Perfect Pairing 1. Taylor Swift and Olivia Benson Taylor and the newest addition to her cat family. Olivia is named for Mariska Hargitay’s character on Law & Order: SVU.
