Oscar-winning couple Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem are expecting their second child, according to U.S. media reports on Friday.

The New York Post first reported Cruz’s pregnancy, citing unidentified sources. Celebrity magazine Us Weekly and the website of television network E! said sources close to the couple confirmed the news. A source told E! that the “Volver” actress was “around three months” pregnant.

Representatives of Cruz and Bardem did not respond to calls for comment. The Spanish couple, who married in 2010, welcomed their first child, a boy named Leo, in January 2011.

Cruz and Bardem will act together in supporting roles in the upcoming Ridley Scott film “The Counselor,” which is set for a November release.

Cruz, 38, won a best supporting actress Oscar for her role as an impetuous artist in Woody Allen’s 2008 comedy “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” while Bardem, 43, earned a best supporting actor Oscar in the 2007 drama “No Country for Old Men.”

source: reuters

Spanish darling Penélope Cruz may be solidifying with Alec Baldwin’s view of paparazzi.

The “To Rome With Love” actress, who has been making her rounds promoting the Woody Allen film in Los Angeles and in New York, says it infuriates her when paparazzi cross the line. She also claims the press in the United States does not respect the privacy of minors.

Earlier this week, Baldwin had a brief encounter with New York Daily News photographer, Marcus Santos, who attempted to snap photos of him and Latina fiancée Hilaria Thomas.

Santos says Baldwin was “looking mad,” and kept telling the photogs to “step back” before he allegedly “lunged” at him “like a raging bull.”

Entertainment gossip experts EnelBrasero.com is reporting that Cruz said it drives her crazy when paparazzi stalk her loved ones.

“I don’t care when photos of me are taken,” the publication quotes Cruz saying as she promoted her new flick in Beverly Hills, Calif.

“But, when they take photos of my family or when they write about my family… especially when it involves small children, I can’t tolerate it.”

“Here there is no protection,” Cruz continued. “The faces of children can be shown [in the press] and I am against that 100 percent,” she said adding that it “should not be allowed.”

This isn’t the first time the stunning actress made headlines for her disgust with paparazzi snapping photos of her son.

While filming “Venuto al Mondo” in Sarajevoback, Bosnia in September, she had sharp words for a paparazzo, who took a picture of her with her infant son, whom she is trying to shield from the media.

“I know you. You published photos of me with my boy, though the agreement was you wouldn’t do that. You should be ashamed of yourself!” Cruz told the reporter.

Bosnian media reported that the Oscar winner scolded the reporter for having snapped a photo when she was strolling with her husband, actor Javier Bardem, and their son Leo, through Bascarsija, the historical district of the Bosnian capital.

Source: http://latino.foxnews.com

Penelope Cruz can’t stop laughing at “hypochondriac” Woody Allen and she loves how the legendary director takes her mind off difficult scenes with his own worries.

Penelope Cruz can’t stop laughing at “hypochondriac” Woody Allen.

The Spanish actress has been reunited with the legendary director for his next film, ‘To Rome with Love’, and she enjoys the way he takes her mind off difficult scenes with his own worries.

She said: “He is such a hypochondriac, I have to laugh at him. In ‘Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona’ on the day Scarlett Johansson and I were to share a screen kiss, he had to leave the set to go to see a dermatologist because he had just seen a new freckle that morning. I said, ‘Why don’t you go this evening when we have finished shooting?’ He said, ‘It might be too late by then.’

“That made me so laugh so much, I couldn’t be nervous about the kissing scene.”

Penelope, 38, is also looking forward to reuniting onscreen with Antonio Banderas, for another film, ‘Los Amantes Pasajeros’, directed by Pedro Almodovar.

She said: “I’ve known Antonio for so long, since we were both living in New York 20 years ago. We were neighbours and we’ve been friends since – he, his wife, and family, and me and my family. We only have about two or three scenes together, but we’re very excited about them.”

source: nzcity.co.nz

Penelope Cruz has said that she doesn’t believe in dieting, and instead relies on home cooked meals to keep herself trim.

The Spanish actress married 43-year-old Javier Bardem in 2010 and gave birth to their son Leonardo in January last year.

“I’m a housewife and it’s beautiful, the best thing in the world,” the Daily Express quoted Cruz as saying.

“I know how to cook and it’s important to me to make fresh food every day. I don’t do crazy diets, just the good Mediterranean food that I love because it’s important to eat well,” the 38-year-old added.

source: yahoo.com

Spanish darling Penélope Cruz may be solidifying with Alec Baldwin’s view of paparazzi.

The “To Rome With Love” actress, who has been making her rounds promoting the Woody Allen film in Los Angeles and in New York, says it infuriates her when paparazzi cross the line. She also claims the press in the United States does not respect the privacy of minors.

Earlier this week, Baldwin had a brief encounter with New York Daily News photographer, Marcus Santos, who attempted to snap photos of him and Latina fiancée Hilaria Thomas.

Santos says Baldwin was “looking mad,” and kept telling the photogs to “step back” before he allegedly “lunged” at him “like a raging bull.”

Entertainment gossip experts EnelBrasero.com is reporting that Cruz said it drives her crazy when paparazzi stalk her loved ones.

“I don’t care when photos of me are taken,” the publication quotes Cruz saying as she promoted her new flick in Beverly Hills, Calif.

“But, when they take photos of my family or when they write about my family… especially when it involves small children, I can’t tolerate it.”

“Here there is no protection,” Cruz continued. “The faces of children can be shown [in the press] and I am against that 100 percent,” she said adding that it “should not be allowed.”

This isn’t the first time the stunning actress made headlines for her disgust with paparazzi snapping photos of her son.

While filming “Venuto al Mondo” in Sarajevoback, Bosnia in September, she had sharp words for a paparazzo, who took a picture of her with her infant son, whom she is trying to shield from the media.

“I know you. You published photos of me with my boy, though the agreement was you wouldn’t do that. You should be ashamed of yourself!” Cruz told the reporter.

Bosnian media reported that the Oscar winner scolded the reporter for having snapped a photo when she was strolling with her husband, actor Javier Bardem, and their son Leo, through Bascarsija, the historical district of the Bosnian capital.

Source: foxnews.com

Penelope Cruz has starred in a wealth of critically acclaimed movies throughout her successful career. Cruz always throws herself into her film roles, but draws the line when her health is compromised.
‘Hmm, I wouldn’t lose too much weight, or gain too much weight, because that would not be healthy. I would not become unhealthy for any character.
But in terms of looking good or bad, I don’t care. I’ve never cared,’ she told Red magazine.
Penélope isn’t concerned about always looking beautiful on screen.
Admired for her exotic beauty, the 38-year-old star would rather leave looking glamorous to red carpet appearances.

source: saudigazette.com.sa