Star Magazine Reporting Hilary Duff Is Pregnant

We watched Hilary Duff grow up on Lizzie McGuire. Now a newlywed, she’s expecting a baby of her own, Star can exclusively report.

In the Jan. 31 issue of Star, on sale today, we report that the actress and her NHL hockey star hubby, Mike Comrie, are gearing up to be first-time parents with Hilary about seven weeks pregnant.

“They weren’t actively trying to conceive but agreed that if it happened, it happened,” her close friend tells Star.

How are they feeling about the surprise? “They’re ecstatic,” the pal adds.

Hilary, whose first book, Elixir, made it to the New York Times Best-Seller List, married the Pittsburgh Penguins center in Santa Barbara, Calif., in August.

She's been very candid about wanting to start a family, recently saying they were "excited" about having little ones of their own, especially because Mike comes from "a really big family."

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Lamar Odom: Marrying Khloé Changed Me

For those who have ever doubted his love for wife Khloé Kardashian, Lamar Odom says he's a dedicated monogamist – though that wasn't always the case.

"Being married, that's a responsibility," the L.A. Lakers star says in the February issue of Playboy, on newsstands Friday. "I always used to tell that to women. I don't want a girlfriend because that means I've got a responsibility," he explains, adding that, "Most men like more than one woman."

But that was the old Odom. Kardashian, he says, quickly tamed him.

"With her I was like, 'If I do what I normally do, I'm going to lose her,' " he says. "And if I lose her, I think it's going to hurt a lot. Right then and there I knew. We were together every day."

That commitment, already on display in Keeping Up with the Kardashians, will face even more scrutiny in their upcoming E! show Khloé & Lamar.

But, he stresses, their love isn't some PR stunt.

"That's just how gossip works, you know? You can't stop it," Odom, 31, says, adding that the couple falling in love and marrying so swiftly may have gotten tongues wagging.

"It was quick," he says. "I guess that just added to the speculation – 'Why can't they wait?' I didn't want to wait."

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Singer Kellie Pickler Marries In The Caribbean

After a proposal on the beach last June, country singer Kellie Pickler, 24, and Kyle Jacobs, 37, eloped, exchanging vows on Jan. 1, in a "small, intimate ceremony on a private island in the Caribbean," her rep tells PEOPLE.

The couple, who have been dating since 2008, got engaged on June 15, 2010, when Jacobs popped the question on a Florida beach.

"It was the most spiritual moment." Pickler, who got her start on American Idol, said of the proposal. "We would've gotten married that night had there been a preacher walking by!"

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Joe Francis, Wife Separate After Seven Weeks

After tying the knot in early November, Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis has separated from wife Christina McLarty, Us Magazine has learned.

"Things completely changed in the relationship and it just became painful," a source close to the couple tells Us. "They are not sure if they are going to divorce yet. They're just taking some time apart."

Though Francis' rep denied that McLarty moved out of their shared Bel Air pad, an insider tells Us that the two are indeed living apart as they evaluate their relationship.

"The rumors are true despite the rep's denial, but that's because he's hoping to reconcile with her," the source says. "It's just a spat. They've turned to friends for counsel."

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Hugh Hefner Engaged to Playmate Crystal Harris

Hugh Hefner rang in the holidays with an engagement ring.

The Playboy founder is engaged to girlfriend Crystal Harris, 24, he announced on Twitter.

"After the movie tonight, Crystal & I exchanged gifts. I gave Crystal a ring. A truly memorable Christmas Eve," Hefner, 84, wrote. "When I gave Crystal the ring, she burst into tears. This is the happiest Christmas weekend in memory."

Later, he clarified, "Yes, the ring I gave Crystal is an engagement ring. I didn't mean to make a mystery out of it. A very merry Christmas to all."

This will be the third marriage for Hefner. In 2009 he filed for divorce from his second wife, former Playmate Kimberly Conrad, after the two separated in 1998. He was previously married to Mildred Williams; their marriage ended in divorced in 1959.

Harris was December 2009's Playboy Playmate. 

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How Katy Keeps Russell Brand Sexually Satisfied

The honeymoon isn't over for Katy Perry and Russell Brand!

After exchanging vows with the British comic in October, the 26-year-old "Firework" singer says things are hotter than ever in the bedroom.

"I have secrets and magic tricks, of course. I can't share them because then you'd all know," Perry tells the new issue of Grazia (on sale now). "But let's just say I'm not shy."

The newlywed admits that despite how it may appear, her marriage to Brand, 35, is far from perfect.

"We're both busy, but this is a huge part of my life. I call the shots on my schedule," Perry says. "There are weekends for Russ and weekends for me and my friends. Neither of us ever wants to lose ourself or the other in fame."

Perry tells the magazine that she "absolutely" plans to have "lots of children" with Brand in the future -- but for now, she's focused on enjoying her first year as a married woman.

"Every day he amazes me," she gushes. "He makes me laugh like no one else. We are each other's perfect match."

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Vanessa Minnillo Shows Off Engagement Ring

Yes, diamonds really are a girl's best friend!

A beaming Vanessa Minnillo proudly showed off her gorgeous engagement ring Thursday in Mexico where she's vacationing with fiance Nick Lachey and some pals.

The ring is an Asscher-cut diamond with baguettes from Bader & Garrin.

"We're excited and incredibly happy about our engagement and we look forward to a wonderful future together," the couple announced in a joint statement after word leaked of their impending nuptials.

Lachey, 36, popped the question in traditional form to Minnillo, 29, last Thursday.

On his Twitter page Friday, Lachey wrote: I popped the question on bended knee. I do a lot of squats so my knees are very strong.

The couple began dating in 2006, a year after he split from wife Jessica Simpson.

Lachey and Minnillo broke up for a while last year before reuniting.

No wedding date has been announced.

Interesting fact: Lachey and Minnillo share the same birthday; on Tuesday, November 9th, she turns 30 while he turns 37.

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Nick Lachey & Vanessa Minnillo Are Engaged!

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo are engaged, reps for both stars tell Us Magazine exclusively.

"We're excited and incredibly happy about our engagement and we look forward to a wonderful future together," the couple tells Us in a statement.

"They're so happy, doing great," a source adds. "Thrilled about it."

According to another source, Lachey proposed with an Asscher-cut diamond with baguettes from Bader & Garrin.

"I popped the question on bended knee," Lachey tweeted Thursday. "I do a lot of squats so my knees are very strong."

The two began dating in 2006, following his highly-publicized divorce from Jessica Simpson.

Though they briefly split last summer, they got back together a short time later.

The True Beauty host recently told Parade their relationship has lasted all this time because they openly communicate.

"You have to talk through everything," she said. "We talk daily about things that upset us. It's about having a sounding board because if you hold in all your thoughts, dreams, anger and anxiety than you're only hurting yourself."

She said they have no plans to do a reality show a la MTV's Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, which caused strain in Lachey's relationship with Simpson, 30.

Chatting on Good Day Philadelphia last year, the Sing-Off host -- whose show was just renewed for a second season -- said he was "happy" with Minnillo, whom he described as "a very smart girl. She's far smarter than I!"

Lachey and Minnillo have another reason to celebrate: They both have birthdays Nov. 9.

Lachey will be 37; Minnillo, 30.

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Kourtney Steps Out Amidst Wedding Rumors

Getting another work week underway, Kourtney Kardashian looked cheerful as she exited her hotel in New York City on Monday morning (October 18).

Clad in a longsleeve crimson top, jeans and black kneehigh boots, the E! reality star glanced at awaiting paparazzi as she readied to continue shooting "Kim and Kourtney Take New York".

The sighting comes just as Miss Kardashian has landed herself in the National Enquirer with rumors of an upcoming wedding with babydaddy Scott Disick.

Allegedly doing so to rid of negative press stories regarding Disick, the tabloid's source tells, “She told them she and Scott will give their baby Mason a sibling by next year. She’s made it crystal clear they will not play the ‘Bad Scott’ game anymore. Kourtney wants the world to know she and Scott are truly happy, and that he’s so not the villain he’s made out to be on the show. Producers aren’t happy, of course. They feel that all the conflict makes for high ratings."

The insider adds, “Last season she and Scott told producers they wanted to get married, but quickly caved when they were told, ‘No way!’”

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