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.
- Katherine Jenkins gave “Dancing with the Stars” viewers quite a fright on Monday night when she threw out her back during her second dance and burst into tears. But Jenkins appears to not have hurt herself too badly, tweeting that she is fine though sore. With Maria Menunous out this week, I think Jenkins could actually take the finale. [Washington Post]
- Kate Upton has been named one of the 10 things a person just can’t make fun of on Twitter. This one is presented without comment. [Gawker]
- I know who I am rooting for when it comes to women’s boxing at the London Olympics: Katie Taylor of Ireland. [ESPN]
- Kate Beckinsale‘s film “The Trials of Cate McCall,” about a hotshot, drug-addicted prosecutor desperate to get her life back, is moving forward! Nick Nolte will co-star in the film, which sounds like “Erin Brockovich” meets “Requiem for a Dream.” [Deadline]
- Catherine McKenzie talks about her new book, “Arranged.” [EW]
- Two Princes isn’t just a song by the Spin Doctors. It’s who Katie Couric will be interviewing in her upcoming special “The Real Queen: By Her Own Royal Family.” [USA Today]
- Speaking of royalty, Kate Middleton dashed bump watchers’ hopes and dreams when she had a glass of bubbly toasting Queen Elizabeth II today. [E! Online]
- Kate Middleton is setting sail on the royal barge. Yes, there is a royal barge. [The Mirror]
- The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a charity polo match over the weekend, but their cute pup Lupo stole the show. [E! News]
- This one doesn’t surprise me, but it is still pretty impressive—Kate Middleton does not employ the help of a stylist or a makeup artist. [People]
- Katherine Heigl has announced the name of her newly adopted daughter. Her babe’s name will be Adelaide Marie Hope Kelley. [MSNBC]
- Obviously, Catherine Thomas was my favorite contestant on “America’s Next Top Model: British Invasion.” Here, she talks about her dismissal from the show. [Reality TV World]
- Katy Perry has apparently hinted that her new album might veer a little bit country. Or this could be wishful thinking on the part of the website Taste of Country.
- Speaking of Perry, Russell Brand unfollowed her on Twitter this week. [Us Weekly]
- Perry went “goth” at the NARM Music Biz awards. Guess it goes with her new indigo/purple hair? [Twitter]
- Homegirl says she needs a “f—ing vacation” after her next single, “Wide Awake,” is released. [Huffington Post]
- And finally, Russell Brand tells Ellen DeGeneres that he “still loves her…as a person.” [Page Six]
- A brave mom named Katie Hamilton takes on this week’s Time cover debacle by explaining in a video why she breast feeds her toddler. [Huffington Post]
- In addition to her 32 covers of British Vogue, Kate Moss also graces the new cover of Harper’s Bazaar. Inside, she rocks chain mail and perches like a mermaid. [Bazaar]
- Speaking of Moss, she gave out hairstyling tips in the women’s bathroom at that same charity event where she stole the camera. [Scottish Daily Record]
- Katie Cassidy of the defunct “Melrose Place” reboot and “Gossip Girl” has signed on for the movie “The Scribbler,” a “mind-bending thriller” with Eliza Dushku and Michelle Trachtenberg. [Hollywood Reporter]
- Kate Doyle of the National Security Archive has won a human rights award. [NS Archive]
- Catherine Zeta-Jones will star in “Red 2″ alongside Bruce Willis and Helen Mirren. [Cinema Blend]
- Kate Bosworth was snapped pumping gas this week. I’m wondering—do they position a paparazzi photographer at the BP just to get these shots? [I'm Not Obsessed]
Anything I missed? Leave it in the comments.
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