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

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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

Stepping out for a media appearance, Penelope Cruz was spotted at “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” last night (June 20) in New York City.

Donning a L’Wren Scott Fall 2012 emerald green dress, the “Vanilla Sky” actress shared that when she came to the USA she lived in New York City as her first American home.

“Yes I came here when I was twenty years old for two years to live here on and off, to study English and study ballet. I was working in my country as an actress but I still wanted to dance and I was dancing on Broadway and in school here.”

Penelope continued, “I didn’t speak any English because in school and high school I studied French, so I learned English really late. That’s why it’s so hard for me to get rid of this accent. I don’t want to get rid of it completely, but we keep working on it.”

She also speaks Italian which, when combined with her native Spanish, English, and French, makes her quad-lingual!

source: gossipcenter.com

Penelope Cruz has joined the cast of two new films.

She has been confirmed for a role in Ridley Scott’s The Counselor, reports Deadline.

Cruz is also expected to reteam with Pedro Almodovar on Los Amantes Pasajeros (The Brief Lovers).

The actress had already been rumoured for Scott’s next movie, in which she will appear opposite Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt and her husband Javier Bardem.

The Cormac McCarthy-penned film centres around a southern lawyer (Fassbender) who finds himself embroiled in the drugs trade.

Los Amantes Pasajeros is said to be set around an affair on an airplane.

Cruz has collaborated with Almodovar on numerous films including Broken Embraces, Volver, All About My Mother and Live Flesh.

source: digitalspy.co.uk

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