Gilles Marini Gives Back To LA Food Bank

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Brothers & Sisters star Gilles Marini was on hand at Cost Plus Market in Los Angeles, Calif. to celebrate Bastille Day on July 13. Gilles had a ‘meet and greet’ with the first 200 customers who brought non-perishable food items to benefit the LA Food Bank.

The Sex and the City star opened up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about the charitable event and how he teaches his two children - son Georges, 14, and daughter Juliana, 6 – about poverty issues.

CBS: Tell us about teaming up with Cost Plus World Market to celebrate Bastille Day. What is the event all about?

GM: “I feel honored to partner with cost plus for this event. The event is about providing food to people who don’t have any, so they don’t go to bed hungry at night. It is awesome to go home at the end of the day and know that you did something helpful and that someone will have a meal. The LA Food Bank is doing a great job and I am honored to be part of this.”

CBS: How do you teach your kids about poverty issues and giving back to the community?

GM: “I’ve been taking my kids pretty much around the globe for years. Sure they see a lot of beautiful and fancy places, but in many places the life of the locals is not that good. I always take the kids with me to see other areas when we travel — it’s important to me that I teach the kids that they are 99.9% richer than the entire rest of the world. I think it’s important for them to see these things — it has more of an impact than if you just tell them about it. ”

CBS: What have you and the kids been up to this summer? What do you love doing with your family in the summertime?

GM: “I want to take a cruise with my family to the Caribbean. My kids are obsessed with going to Disney World, so we’re doing that too. Universal Studios is essentially in our backyard, it’s really close by, so my kids and I always see movies there and walk around.”

CBS: What is your policy with technology and your kids?

GM: “These days it seems like technology is being used as ‘the new babysitter.’ There’s a time and place for technology. For example, when you’re on a 12-hour flight, it’s helpful to keep the kids entertained, but once you hit land, time to put technology down and get them outside, encourage them to explore, and a great time for parents to pretend to be kids again and spend quality time together.”

Celebrity Parents Represent at ESPY Parties

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The ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) Awards took place last night, and there’s only one thing as exciting as the actual ceremony– all the fabulous parties!

Many celebrity parents were out and about celebrating the 21st annual ESPY Awards in style! Christina Milian, mom to three-year-old daughter Violet, was seen partying with friends at the “Beauty and The Beast SWAG Suite” at the Game Sports Club. Renowned rapper and father-of-three Snoop Dogg also lit up the red carpet at the 8th Annual All-Star Celebrity Kickoff Party hosted at the Playboy Mansion. 

Celebrity Baby Scoop also attended the Kickoff Party at the Playboy Mansion and chatted with Lost Boys actor Corey Feldman. He opened up about why he loves being a dad.

He said, “I have one son named Zen. I love the look on his face when I tell him good news, as opposed to when I have to tell him bad news like ‘you didn’t do good enough’ or ‘you didn’t clean your room.’ That look of disappointment kills me, but I have to do it. However, it really makes me proud to see the look in his eyes when I say, ‘Hey, you did an awesome job on your test!’ or ‘I got that call from your teacher and you’re really doing great!’ Nothing beats that.”

He also shared what his eight-year-old son loves to do for fun.

“Zen is a really big Star Wars fan. He’s very much like me in that aspect. He likes to do all the ‘kids imagination’ stuff, and he just recently started getting into sports. We went to the batting cages two days ago, which was the first time he ever mentioned to me that he actually wants to play sports. Every time I ever brought it up to him, he said, ‘No, no, no. I am not into sports.’  I just wanted to make sure my kid does ‘kid stuff.’ The other day he came up to me and said, ‘I want to go to the batting cages. I did it the other day and it was fun!’ Today we were also at the Hurricane Harbor water park, and tomorrow we’re going to Magic Mountain for my birthday!”

And at GBK’s Pre-ESPY Awards Gift Lounge held at the Andaz Hotel, Celebrity Baby Scoop watched as star parents like Jackie Christie of Basketball Wives and Gilles Marini of Dancing With The Stars engaged in a celebrity poker tournament for charity.

While browsing sports products like Nutrition53‘s high performance protein and luxe gifts like Jason of Beverly Hills‘ lavish diamond pieces, Celebrity Baby Scoop chatted with The Parent ‘Hood actor Robert Townsend about his GBK Gift Lounge experience.

“It’s great to meet all different kinds of people and have a fun time. There are also beautiful gifts and honors. So far, my favorite gift here is the Technogel Sleeping memory foam-based pillow, because I really value my sleep time. I can’t wait to test it out!”

He also shared his favorite part about the ESPY Awards.

“I love sports and honoring all these incredible athletes is really what it’s all about. I am such a sports nut, so it’s great.

He was also happy to share why he loves being a dad and how he balances his work and family life.

“My favorite part about being a dad is watching my kids grow and expand. I love my kids. One of my daughters is a singer, and hearing her do her music is just incredible. She did four songs in my new movie, which is really wonderful. In regard to how I balance everything, it’s all about simply making time. It really is a juggling act and you just have to figure out how to make time for everything. I am still learning how to get better at it.”

While checking out the Model Citizen Fund charity that helps the homeless and disaster victims, Celebrity Baby Scoop also chatted with Seattle Seahawks linebacker Heath Farwell about his newborn son!

“I just had a son a couple of days ago, so I am super busy with that. I have a two-year-old son already, and having two boys is twice the energy and twice the time, but they are so much fun! They are both cute little boys.”

He also shared his favorite fatherhood moment.

He said, “My favorite fatherhood moment is whenever I get my two-year-old son on the field and take pictures with him after the games. He won’t remember taking the pictures, but they are my favorite.”

He also shared his favorite part about being at the gift lounge and how he is preparing for the upcoming football season.

“It’s great to get around and meet all these people and learn what their businesses are. Everyone here is having a great time! I am preparing for the upcoming season by doing a lot of training. I’ve also spent some time away and had a little vacation.”

Stars Share Their Summer Plans

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With the warm months upon us, Celebrity Baby Scoop asked some of our favorite celebrity families to share their upcoming summertime plans.

Continue reading about Tia and Tamera Mowry‘s plans with their sons, to Sarah Michelle Gellar‘s busy summer, to Jewel‘s great escape from the heat of Texas.

    Tamera Mowry-Housley:

Tia & Tamera star Tamera Mowry-Hardrict and husband Adam Housley are parents to 7-month-old son Aden.

The Sister, Sister alum, 34, opened up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about their upcoming summertime plans.

    “My husband and I have a house up in Northern California,” Tamera shared. “We live in the Napa area and we love going wine-tasting. I also enjoy staying at home, relaxing, and spending time at our house up there with each other.”

She added: “Traveling is huge for us. Aden is a wonderful traveler; he started traveling at six-weeks-old, so he’s definitely a pro now. We like traveling all over; I love Italy, Paris, Dublin, and London.”

    Tia Mowry-Hardrict:

Tamera’s twin sister, Tia Mowry-Hardrict, and her husband Cory Hardrict are parents to nearly 2-year-old son Cree.

The reality star mama opened up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about their favorite summer activities.

    “Oh my gosh! I love to travel during the summer,” Tia gushed. “I love just being by the beach, sipping on pina coladas, and watching Cree play in the sand and get his diaper all soggy from the water [laughs]“

She added: “I like simple stuff like that. I really like just hanging out in the backyard. It’s so fun to make lunch, sit on a blanket, and play outside. Those are really great moments. I also love going to farmer’s markets in the summertime, because you can hang out with family and browse fruits and vegetables, and there are also kid’s rides.”

    Sarah Michelle Gellar:

Star couple Sarah Michelle Gellar, 36, and Freddie Prinze, Jr., 37, are parents to daughter Charlotte, 3, and 9-month-old son Rocky.

SMG opened up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about their plans this summer.

 “We will take a few road trips, but I start work fairly soon,” she said of her upcoming sitcom The Crazy Ones. “And it’s California, so it’s summer here year-round.”

    Mayim Bialik:

The Big Bang Theory Mayim Bialik is busy mom to sons Miles, 7, and Fred, 4.

The Blossom alum, 37, opened up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about how she’ll spend the first summer since her divorce from the kids’ father, Michael Stone.

    “I am taking the boys to a resort in Mexico, which I will probably blog about,” Mayim shared. “We’re also going camping, because we go camping every summer. We will also do a lot of normal at-home stuff like go to be beach once or twice a week. During the year, I don’t get to see a lot of my girlfriends who have kids that my kids are friends with, so we like to spend the summers sitting on the beach and letting the kids play with each other. Then we can have mom time.”

Antonio Sabàto, Jr.:

General Hospital alum Antonio Sabàto, Jr. is dad to three kids: Jack, 18, Mina, 11, and Antonio, 2.

The actor-model, 41, recently opened up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about their summertime plans.

    “Cheryl’s mom and sister are coming from Hawaii to visit us for three weeks,” he shared. “Usually in the summers we stay home, and at the end of the summer we’ll take our vacation and go to Kauai.”

He added: “Depending on my shooting schedule that might have to be pushed to Christmas, but we typically go sometime in September.”

    Helen Slater:

The Good Mother actress Helen Slater - mom to 17-year-old daughter Hannah - opened up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about her plans this summer.

“I’m making my fourth CD, Greek Mythology for children, “she shared. “It will be an audio book with music.”

    Elisabeth Röhm:

The Client List’s Elisabeth Röhm - who raises 5-year-old Easton with fiancé Ron Anthony – recently opened up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about their upcoming summer plans.

    “I plan ahead and make sure that at least 80% of her time is organized,” she shared. “From beach camp to nature camp and gymnastics, Easton loves activities and being around her friends.”

She added: “I’m sure I’ll be working for part of the summer, so planning ahead is very advantageous.”

    Melissa Rycroft:

Reality star Melissa Rycroft and husband Tye Strickland are parents to 2-year-old daughter Ava.

The Bachelor alum, 30, opened up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about their fun trips planned for this summer.

“We have a couple fun trips planned,” Melissa shared. “We always go to the lake for holidays, and we’re going to go down to the beach. We actually have a fun European trip planned for the three of us, since we’ve never been—well, obviously Ava has never been, and I’ve never been—so we’ve got a lot of travel set up.”

    Garcelle Beauvais:

Actress Garcelle Beauvais is proud single mom to three sons: Oliver, 22, and 5-year-old twins Jax and Jaid. The Franklin & Bash star, 46, opened up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about their fun plans in NYC this summer.

“[I'm] taking the boys to New York for their first visit,” she shared. “Going to do all the fun touristy things, but in sure we’ll end up at FAO Swartz at least more than once.”

    Amy Grant:

Grammy Award-winning singer Amy Grant and husband, country legend Vince Gill, are parents to five children: Jenny, 31, Matt, 25, Millie, 23, Sarah, 20, Corinna, 12.

The singer-songwriter, 52, opened up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about their favorite summertime activities.

    “We love sleeping in late and cooking,” she shared. “We have some pretty monstrous wrecks in the kitchen, because it is the hub of the house. When you start cooking something or baking, everybody comes in and one thing leads to the next and you plan something fun.”

She added: “We also love playing cards and ping pong. We always have a ping pong table set up, as it’s a great way to get your heart racing for ten minutes. We also go camping every summer and I really enjoy that. Even though a lot of the kids are grown, we still try doing things that are fun and we say, ‘Join us if you can!’”

10 Celeb Dads Celebrating their First Father's Day

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In celebration of Father’s Day on June 16, CelebrityBabyScoop is  taking a look at Hollywood’s newest patriarchs who will celebrate for the first time.

From Channing Tatum, to Steve Martin, to Nick Lachey, to Bill Rancic, look through our list of 10 celebrity dads enjoying their first Father’s Day.

• Channing Tatum:

Channing Tatum and wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum are the latest Hollywood couple to became first-time parents.

The Magic Mike star, 33, and the Step Up actress, 32, welcomed their first child – daughter Everly – in London, England on May 31.

“I don’t think you can prepare. It’s a bit of a freestyle,” the ‘Sexiest Dad Alive’ said of becoming a dad.

• Bill Rancic:

Bill Rancic and wife Giuliana Rancic welcomed their first child, son Duke, on August 29.

Giuliana opened up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about celebrating Bill’s first Father’s Day.

“I want to plan a very special Father’s Day since this will be Bill’s first,” Giuliana said.

She added: “Since we’re spending Mother’s Day in LA, I’d love to plan an exciting weekend in Chicago – Bill’s hometown – with both of my boys. Depending on the weather, I’d love to start off with a run with Bill and Duke in the jogger along the lakefront. It would be really nice to walk to the zoo, some museums, and then top the night off with dinner at RPM Italian.”

• Dax Shepard:

Parenthood star Dax Shepard, 38, and House of Lies actress Kristen Bell, 32, became parents in March.

The engaged couple welcomed a daughter on Thursday, March 28. “Lincoln Bell Shepard is here,” the proud new papa announced via Twitter. “She has mom’s beauty and dad’s obsession with breasts. Hooray!!!”

The Veronica Mars star recently boasted that Dax is “the best” dad. “It’s like he’s just made a new best friend,” she added. “He just talks to her all the time. And sings to her all day. It’s wonderful.”

• Chris Pratt:

Scary Movie star Anna Faris, 36, and husband, Zero Dark Thirty actor Chris Pratt, 33, welcomed their first child, son Jack, on August 25.

“He was born nine weeks premature, so we spent a month in the intensive care unit with him,” Chris revealed in January. “But he’s totally healthy now. He is just so perfect and I love him so much.”

“Chris is an amazing dad. He really is,” Anna recently gushed of her husband. ”He feeds the baby almost every morning so I can sleep in. . . It’s very sexy to watch him be a dad!”

• Wiz Khalifa:

Model Amber Rose, 29, and fiancé, rapper Wiz Khalifa, 25, welcomed their first child, son Sebastian ’The Bash’ on February 21.

The rapper Tweeted the happy news, writing, “Happy Birthday Sebastian ‘The Bash’ Taylor Thomaz!!! Everyone welcome this perfect young man into the world.”

• Nick Lachey:

Nick Lachey, 39, and wife Vanessa Lachey, 32, welcomed their first child, son Camden, on September 12.

“It has changed me for sure. It literally affects everything you do, every decision you make,” Nick recently opened up to Celebrity Baby Scoop. “Your priorities completely shift and your kids instantly become the most important thing in the world. I think it’s made me a more patient person as well.

“My greatest joy is waking him up every day,” he added. “Seeing that little boy look up and smile at me every morning is the perfect way to start my day. The biggest challenge is having enough time in the day to do everything I need to do.”

• Jackson Rathbone:

Twilight star Jackson Rathbone, 28, and his girlfriend Sheila Hafsadi welcomed their firstborn child, son Monroe, on July 5.

“He’s the most wonderful thing,” Jackson gushed of his baby boy. “He’s so beautiful, he’s got the greatest smile, little dimples. We’re blessed because he sleeps through the night.”

• A.J. McLean:

Backstreet Boys star A.J. McLean, 35, and wife Rochelle McLean welcomed their firstborn child, daughter Ava, on November 27.

“I can’t stress how much my daughter is an inspiration to stay sober,” the boy bander said. “When I come home and she opens those big blue eyes at me, it’s the most amazing feeling I could ever feel.”

He added: “I’m not looking for sympathy. It’s a constant struggle, and it’s not as easy as you think.”

• Steve Martin:

Funnyman Steve Martin became a first-time dad at the age of 67 when his wife, Anne Stringfield, 41, welcomed a daughter in December. No further information has been announced on baby Martin.

“Steve’s very private,” a source said. “They are thrilled. They worked hard to have the baby.”

The couple were wed in a private ceremony in July 2007.

• Robbie Williams:

British popstar Robbie Williams, 39, and wife Adya Field, 34, welcomed their first child, daughter Teddy, on September 18.

“I am on nappy patrol,” Robbie said after Teddy’s birth. “I am nappy changer, chief nappy changer. I love it. I love burping her. I love feeding her and I love changing nappies. It’s weird – I find it uniquely bonding.”

“Your world changes for the better – she’s an absolute gift, she’s an absolute joy,” he added. “I absolutely adore being a dad.”

Matthew McConaughey Launches New Clothing Line, JKL

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Actor, philanthropist, and father-of-three Matthew McConaughey has a new title to put under his belt: fashion designer! The Mud star recently partnered with Canadian-based clothing manufacturer Grand National Apparel to launch JKL, a sportswear collection derived from McConaughey’s active lifestyle and philosophy of life.

The line features technically-advanced fabrics, performance-oriented details, and a relaxed, casual aesthetic designed to easily transition between day and casual evening. The line also donates to a charitable cause! A portion of sales supports McConaughey’s just keep livin Foundation, a non-profit organization that implements after-school fitness and wellness programs in inner-city high schools.

Matthew told Celebrity Baby Scoop about the meaning behind the brand’s name.

“JKL stands for just keep livin. In 1992, my father moved on and just keep livin came to be,” Matthew shared. ” It was about keeping his spirit alive and remembering the things he taught me. The tag line is a compass for me; it is how I approach life.”

Matthew’s headstrong and positive approach to life is a huge inspiration for both the brand and his just keep livin Foundation.

“No matter where the road takes you, no matter what’s up ahead, you’ve got to just keep going,” McConaughey said. “That’s a big part of what we try to show the kids through our foundation and it’s a huge part of the JKL brand.”

Matthew McConaughey’s JKL men’s collection is available at Dillard’s and Dillards.com.