MADONNA HELPS PAL STELLA MCCARTNEY

Stella McCartney Has Many Talents

Stella McCartney has been offered the chance to make her own album - by her good friend Madonna.The fashion designer, the daughter of Beatles legend Sir Paul, recently gave the 'Hung Up' singer advice for her new fashion label and now Madonna wants to return the favor. Madonna said: "I asked her for fashion advice and I told her, if she ever wanted to do a record, I'd gladly help out."Meanwhile, Stella's father Paul has signed a deal with the new Starbucks record label.The legendary musician is the first artist to be signed by the coffee giant's new music venture, Hear Music. Sir Paul, 64, is leaving Capitol Records who he has worked with on and off for 43 years, to join the new label. In a statement, Sir Paul said of Hear Music: "For me, the great thing is the commitment and the passion and the love of music, which as an artist is good to see. It's a new world now and people are thinking of new ways to reach the people, and for me that's always been my aim."

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GWYNETH PALTROW HAS GET-TOGETHERS WITH MADONNA AND STELLA MCCARTNEY

Good Mother Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow loves getting together with fellow celebrity-mothers so their children can play together.The American actress is good friends with Madonna and fashion designer Stella McCartney and all three love their children getting together for playdates. Gwyneth, 34, told Spain's Vogue magazine: "I have friends like Stella McCartney or Madonna, and very often our children get together to play."Although we usually leave them in bed and stay to drink a glass of wine!"Gwyneth and her husband, Coldplay singer Chris Martin, have two children -Apple, who turns three in May, and Moses, who turns one next month. Madonna and her husband Guy Ritchie are parents to Lourdes, 10, and Rocco,six. They are also in the process of adopting David, 17 months, who Madonna found in a Malawian orphanage. British designer Stella - the daughter of former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney -and her publisher husband Alasdhair Willis have a son, Miller, two, and a three-month-old daughter, Bailey. Gwyneth recently said being a housewife and mother was "amazing" and"definitely the hardest job in the world". The star, who took time off from her busy career to stay at home with her family, has just announced she is to start work on two new movies - 'Iron Man' and 'Dirty Tricks'.

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