18th May 2012 Celebrity Trending - Jenny McCarthy, Brooklyn Decker

Jenny McCarthy's career seems to have come full circle - returning to her roots with a Playboy pictorial and a dating show. McCarthy, who got her start appearing in Playboy in 1993, said she would like to pose naked in the magazine one last time before she turns 40 in November. She got her wish and will appear nude in the July 2012 issue of the men's magazine. "I would absolutely pose for Playboy. I would be so flattered if they asked me," the photo agency WENN quoted McCarthy as saying. "It's probably not going to happen but I think I want to do it again." McCarthy has appeared in Playboy 6 times and was named Playmate of the Year in 1993. Her most recent Playboy appearance was on the January 2005 cover (pictured above). She also hosted the Playboy TV series, "Hot Rocks," which played uncensored music videos. In February, it was announced that McCarthy had landed her own VH1 talk series, called "The Jenny McCarthy Show," which is set to debut later this year. The cable network said the program "will celebrate as well as skewer everyone and everything in pop culture, news, fashion, TV, movies and the web" and will "also feature guest panelists and celebrity interviews." The comedian and actress will also host a new dating show, the NBC competition series "Love in the Wild," which is set to premiere on June 7 at 8 p.m. on NBC. McCarthy got her start on TV hosting the MTV dating show "Singled Out" in the 1990s before appearing on her own comedy sketch show, "The Jenny McCarthy Show." She has also appeared on "Charmed," "Just Shoot Me!" and "Two and a Half Men." McCarthy famously dated Jim Carrey for about five years before they announced their split in April 2010. In 2011, she dated sports agent Paul Krepelka for several months. McCarthy is a single mother as well - she and ex-husband John Mallory Asher, a director and actor, have one son - Evan, 9.

Brooklyn Decker may not be a big name right now, but there’s a good chance you’ll know about her soon if you don’t already. She’s got not one but two big movies coming out today: “Battleship” and “What To Expect When You’re Expecting“, the ensemble-comedy based on the book of the same name. With newfound success in Hollywood, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit model says she still can’t get used to the fancy dress required of her and would rather wear a bathing suit than a ball gown. “It’s not that I’m comfortable in a swimsuit, and this is going to sound weird, but when you have a gown, there’s much more to be concerned about,” she says. “Where is this crease falling? Are you making a weird shape with the dress? Are you doing the designer justice? With a bathing suit, it’s more about you and the mood you convey. So, I feel like a bathing suit is a little bit easier to wear, not more comfortable but easier.” It’s a good thing she feels that way, because so far most of what we’ve seen from Decker has involved a bikini. Although she’s said she wants to find roles that put less emphasis on her physical attributes, it seems movie producers want to play up the SI model’s assets as much as possible; she’s sporting a bathing suit in both films being released today. Not that it’s a problem; Decker in a bikini may be the best part of “Battleship”.

Aishwarya Rai, who won the Miss World contest in 1994, is being criticized by several India blogs for not regaining her stunning figure after giving birth to her daughter Aaradhya last November. US Weekly reports that several critics have complained that Rai has “a duty” to her fans to maintain her figure and are upset that Rai has not yet shed her baby weight. One video, which has been viewed more than 500,00 times, shows before and after pics of Rai accompanied by elephant noises. One user writes: ”She is a Bollywood actress and it is her duty to look good and fit.” The commentators point to people like Angelina Jolie, Victoria Beckham, and Beyonce, who magically snapped back into their pre-baby bodies after giving birth. Another user writes: “Instead of losing some of her flab after her delivery the Bachchan Bahu has gained 5 or 6 kilos…we think it is time she hire a good trainer to help her sweat it out in the gym.” Some people, fortunately, are coming to the former Miss World’s defense. One user writes: ”She is a real woman looking after a baby. We should be concern [sic] for her health and happiness especially if she is nursing the baby. Not the Western belief of expecting people in the spot light to lose all weight in month.” Professor Rachel Dwyer, a professor of Indian Culture SOAS, University of London, told ABC that Western celebrities are pressured to lose weight after giving birth. Dwyer was surprised, however, to see this type of hate directed at a Bollywood star. Dwyer wrote: “I think this baby weight thing is a western obsession with pulling stars down… Women who lose weight are congratulated and those who don’t are seen as letting themselves go. I’ve not heard of it in India before.”

Elin Nordegren's love don't cost a thing! A source tells Us Weekly that the ex-wife of Tiger Woods, who began dating wealthy finance investor Jamie Dingman in early 2011, has called things off with her beau. "He's a really fun, exciting guy and she needed that, but she wants someone more stable for the kids now," the source says. "She's back to casually dating." The 32-year-old shares kids Sam, 4, and Charlie, 3, with the golf pro who she divorced in 2010 following his multiple infidelities; the pair was married for five years. According to pals, Nordegren and the son of billionaire Michael Dingman met in January 2011 at a Red Cross charity ball where they hung out with mutual friend, Princess Madeleine of Sweden. Besides Nordegren, the financier has romanced Bridget Moynahan, Tom Brady's ex and mother of his first child Jack.