‘Precious’ star Gabourey Sidibe: "My first diet started when I was six years old"

‘Precious’ star Gabourey Sidibe visited Oprah Friday to promote her movie, in which she plays an obese teenager who is twice impregnated by her father. Gabby’s own Harlem adolescence was not nearly as troubled but she did struggle for years with her body image

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‘Precious’ star Gabourey Sidibe: "My first diet started when I was six years old"

Alexa Vega engaged

Yeah … her Former Ruby & The Rockits star Alexa Vega and her producer boyfriend Sean Covel are getting married! According to Hot Springs Star, the 21-year-old actress and 33-year-old producer are set to tie the knot in Black Hills, South Dakota next year! Sean revealed to the paper about his plans to propose to Alexa, saying, “I planned to propose in a grove of Christmas trees in Los Angeles, but when I realized we would be back home doing a screening in Hot Springs, I knew this was the perfect opportunity, so I scrapped the old plan and whipped up a new one. My plan was to sneak in the back door while the film [Broken Hill] was playing [during a film festival] and propose backstage behind the proscenium. ”I thought it would be a cool way to have our own private moment and still be in front of 400 of my teachers, friends and family.” Alexa shared, “I had no idea why he wanted to enter through the alley. I thought it was weird, but it seemed like an adventure. I found out later that half the town did something to help, but the entire audience kept it a secret

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Alexa Vega engaged