2nd June 2012 Celebrity Trending - Neil Patrick Harris

Just ahead of Father’s Day, new dads Neil Patrick Harris and partner David Burtka joined Oprah Winfrey to talk about the challenges and rewards of having children as a same-sex couple and of raising twins. “We really, really wanted kids,” Harris says in a clip from “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” airing Sunday. “We really had thought it through financially, emotionally, relationship-wise. We didn't just accidentally get pregnant and decide that now we need to make this work. These kids come into our world with nothing but love.” The comment prompted the ever-wise queen of all media to have what she calls “an aha moment.” “Same-sex couples, in order to have a child, means you really, really, really, really gotta do a lot of work to make that happen,” Winfrey says, prompting nods and agreement from Harris and Burtka. Also in the episode, Winfrey meets Gideon and Harper, the couple's 19-month-old twins. Each father fertilized one egg, and both boys were carried and born via one surrogate. Harris and Winfrey apparently have some history when it comes to matters of parenthood, at least if the “How I Met Your Mother” star is to be believed (and in this case, he probably isn’t). In March, Harris purportedly spoiled his show’s central mystery, telling David Letterman that Oprah is in fact the show’s yet-unrevealed title character. Harris seems less inclined to say what surprises are in store for next week’s Tony Awards, which he will host June 10. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly recently, Harris downplayed his own contributions to the show. “The more content I end up doing, then the less time everyone gets to spend watching performances, and really, in addition to doling out awards, that’s the reason you watch,” he said. But, he added, “Not to say I won’t be around. I’m hoping for the watercooler-y moments when you have to pause and go back and rewatch. There will be a couple surprises!”

Earlier this year, movie audiences saw Julia Roberts play the Evil Queen in a comedic take of the "Snow White" tale. However, the character takes on a completely different and darker persona when Charlize Theron steps into the role in "Snow White and the Huntsman." The actress recently spoke to OnTheRedCarpet.com host Rachel Smith about taking on the devious character and the costumes she donned in the film. "I think the reason why I really wanted to do it was because I saw a lot of potential in finding the human within a character that's become very iconic for just being one thing and that's being evil," Theron said. "I like that challenge." In the film, Theron plays a power-hungry queen whose youthful looks and magic are threatened by her stepdaughter Snow White (played by Kristen Stewart) who will one day be "the fairest of them all." The Evil Queen sends a Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) to track down Snow White in the dark forest, but he ends up teaching Snow White to protect herself. The film hit theaters on June 1. "I was really excited to kind of, in a way, almost work backwards and get to a place of understanding these were the crossroads, this is where it all went wrong," Theron said. "So now I understand why she's behaving the way she does." Theron also talked to Smith about the subtle regal accent she speaks with in the film. "I think you have to in order to try and do it as authentically as possible find a way to make it, to help you, and inform you," Theron said about the accent. "There was something about that voice that was really, I don't know, I never tried it in an American voice, but it really helped." The 36-year-old Oscar-winning actress is seen in still from the movie donning ornate costumes for the role and Theron said that attire looked great and somewhat easy to move in, but not necessarily comfortable. "We should have such an appreciation for costume designers, because not only do they have to make things look exquisite but they have to be practical. We have to be able to work in them," she said. "It wasn't like wearing sweatpants. I'm not going to lie. There were days where I was like, 'Oh, not the corset today!'"