As per usual, it looks like the Kates, Katies, Catherines, and Katys of the world have been mighty busy this week. Here, your weekly roundup of name-specific news.
- Remember when I admired those silver Jimmy Choo sandals that Kate Middleton wore earlier this week? Well, she stepped out in them again Friday, to an event celebrating the upcoming London Olympics. But since she paired them with this divine Jenny Packham gown with a sheer lace back, I will forgive her. [Daily Mail]
- Oh how the times have changed. Queen Elizabeth II has confirmed that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first born will ascend the thrown, even if the babe is a she. [Hollywood Life]
- Speaking of Middleton, according to Now magazine, Kate thinks her posterior is “far superior” to Pippa’s. [The Daily Beast]
- Cute. Middleton and her dog Lupo went on a camping trip Wednesday night with a local group of Scouts. [People]
- And in less exciting Middleton news, she is reportedly to thank for a 500% increase in the sales of nude-colored stockings in the past year. Uh, thanks Kate? [Daily Mail]
- Oh, this is a good one. In New York, a female hot dog vendor has been charged with prostitution on the side. Her name? Catherine Scalia. [CBS News]
- Kate Hudson‘s secret to losing her baby weight so fast is apparently biking everywhere. [Just Jared]
- Yay! Katherine Jenkins is still in it on “Dancing with the Stars,” despite suffering a concussion. [Today, CBS News]
- Jenkins apparently also had wardrobe malfunction this week, that she believes was “sabotage.” [On The Red Carpet]
- Oh nice. Here comedian and activist Katie Goodman interviews Dan Savage about the “It Gets Better Campaign.” [Huffington Post]
- Kate Walsh admits that her home is a “festival of allergies” thanks to four cats and dogs. [Parade]
- Newsflash! Walsh was spotted on a date with a mystery man this week. [Just Jared]
- The very strange world of Kate Moss fan art. [StyleList]
- Kate Beckinsale lent her acting talents to a Funny or Die video this week, along with Judy Greer and Andrea Savage, telling the Grand Old Party, “Get in my vagina!” [The Hollywood Reporter]
- Artist Kate Kretz’s new exhibit is all about motherhood. Her medium of choice? Human hair. [Huffington Post]
- Photographer Catherine Hyland has taken this amazing photo series of Wonderland, an abandoned theme park in China. So eerie! [ItsNiceThat.com]
- Kate Upton, you are so much better fresh and undone than with loads of makeup. [Daily Mail]
- A very strange piece: “How Kate Upton Would Sell Snow To An Eskimo: An Analysis.” [Huffington Post]
- The rap group behind the song “Cat Daddy,” The Rej3ctz, teases that Upton might appear in their next video. “I don’t want to let the Cat Daddy out of the bag. But it might just happen,” one member says. [NY Daily News]
- And speaking of Upton, she is getting her own Topps trading card. You know, because she plays baseball. [USA Today]
- Catherine Mitchell, 16, of Oceanside, CA has been named one of America’s Top 10 Youth Volunteers by the US Chamber of Commerce. She started an organization called “Beauty 4 Life” which helps women in Uganda sell their beaded jewelry. [Market Watch]
- Kate Gosselin‘s sextuplets turned 8 this week. [Radar Online]
- Read all about “Kate’s farm.” The Telegraph has been following Kate Humble’s progress preserving a Monmouthshire farm. [Telegraph]
- Katy Perry can do all the Adidas ads she wants. But I am not buying her as a track suit kind of girl. [Fox News]
- Oh look, Perry is also shilling for Pepsi alongside Nicki Minaj. [Just Jared]
- An Italian tabloid claims that Russell Brand is having serious regrets about filing for divorce from Perry, and sent his estranged wife an emotional email to that effect. [Huffington Post]
- Meanwhile, Kristen Stewart admires how her pal Perry was “like Moses parting the waves” working her way through the Coachella crowd to get them to the front. [Us Weekly]
- Katherine Heigl will be hosting the upcoming PBS series, “Shelter Me,” which follows dogs and cats who have been adopted from animal shelters. [Dog Tipper]
- Heigl has also apparently been taking boxing lessons. [Just Jared]
Any Kate-related news this week that I missed. Add it in the comments, please!
Got a Kate-
Stunning dress, but she’s frighteningly thin!
Seriously. She is a real skinny minnie.