Los Angeles  - Kung Fu Panda emerged Monday as the leading contender for the Annie Awards, snagging 17 nominations for one of the most prestigious prizes in animated films.

The action-comedy faces stiff competition for best feature from a strong field that includes Disney's Bolt with nine nominations, Disney/Pixar's WallE with eight nominations, and two offerings from Israeli filmmakers: Waltz With Bashir, about an ex-soldier's experience of the Lebanon War; and the strangely named film known as Nine Ninety Nine, a reference to a price in dollars which involves Australian apartment dwellers in the hunt for the meaning of life.

London, Dec 1 : ‘Goldenboots’ David Beckham is poised to become the United States vice-president of the world’s biggest sports and entertainment firm.

The former England captain is all set to take a top executive role in giant company AEG, whose president is LA Galaxy owner Tim Leiweke.

The football ace has been promised the lucrative boardroom job after getting through with playing, and he is likely to become a big investor in the firm which owns and operates stadia worldwide, including London’s Millennium Dome and O2 Arena.

London, December 1 : Beyoncé Knowles had reportedly cut down her favourite food to drop those extra pounds for ‘Dreamgirls’.

The R&B singer had allegedly lived on maple syrup, cayenne pepper and lemon juice that let her to loose 20lb for the role, reports News of the World.

The actress confessed that the process had not been so easy since she was a big time foodie and had happily gone back to munching her favourite food once she was done filming.

She recalled: "I was so hungry. And I was smaller than I thought was attractive, so I went crazy as soon as I finished the movie because I needed to put weight back on.”

London, Dec 1 : Britney Spears’ strict regime is reportedly taking its toll on her emotional health.

The singer is said to be in a “deceptively fragile” state due to the pressure from her record label and her father Jamie, who filed for legal conservatorship so he could oversee her finances and personal affairs.

“She has been celibate for months now and jokes to friends she may as well be a nun. The constraints on her life are totally suffocating and humiliating. She has been crying in private and putting on a brave face in public,” the Daily Express quoted a source, as saying.

In addition, Britney has little control over what she eats as she gears up for her upcoming world tour.

London, Dec 1 : English model Alex Curran, known as the leading WAG of the England national football team, has revealed that she often offends people when she is drunk.

Curran, who is footie ace Steven Gerrard’s wife, revealed that she does get a little wild after drinking and that after she has offended someone and realised her mistake, she starts crying.

“I do like a little drink,” the Sun quoted her as saying.

“I’m an up-dancing-on-the-tables kind of party person. I have one drink and then I get all excited.

“Sometimes I’ll do something or say something wrong to someone then I’ll realise what I’ve done.

New York, Dec 1 : English supermodel Naomi Campbell and her Russian billionaire lover Vladimir Doronin left guests on the beach outside South Beach''s posh Setai hotel gagging with their public display of affection.

The two were spotted kissing and cuddling like a pair of newlyweds, fuelling rumours of an engagement, the New York Daily News reported.

The catwalk queen kept flashing an emerald and diamond ring Doronin had just bought her.

She attended the Art Basel festival and the “In Fashion Photo” expo that was held on November 25, which displayed more than 50 photographs and illustrations of her from the past 20 years.