Dakota Fanning shows off a range of hairstyles in August's Marie Claire US. She's riding high on the release of Eclipse, after she joined her costars for the latest Twilight film's big LA premiere. Dakota spoke to the magazine about her past as a child star, playing a vampire and even the kiss she shared with Kristen Stewart in The Runaways. She said:
On locking lips with Kristen Stewart in The Runaways: "It's out of the way, and it was with my friend and a girl—no pressure. It was not something Cherie [Currie] and Joan [Jett] ever really spoke about, and that's how it was filmed—as not that big of a deal."
On hiding her famous baby blues in the Twilight films: "It's something that's always been there for me, that I have huge blue eyes—it's been something that people have always talked about. But I enjoyed the red. You're automatically transformed into a creature when you put those red eyes in."
On moving past her child star status: "When you start out young, people get really attached to who you are at 6 years old. I hope that The Runaways was kind of a moment to be like, 'You know, I'm not that young little girl anymore, but I'm still not all grown up, either.'"
On her future as an actress: "As you get older, there's so much more that you can do in films. I've never wanted to rush that; I've always wanted to do what's right for my age, but as you approach 18, a whole new world opens up to you as an actor, and I really look forward to that."
Taylor Swift is looking gorgeous on the cover of July's Marie Claire US. The singer is in the midst of touring Stateside and prepping for an upcoming marathon 13-hour meet and greet. It's all in a month's work for the star, who opened up to the magazine about being a planner, as well as a natural writer and singer. She said:
On working things out through writing: "Everyone in my life knows whenever something happens, the only way it's going to be over and finished and put to bed is if it's written about."
On being a planner: "I think about my next move 10 steps ahead. I'm always planning three awards shows ahead. For me, planning is a productive way of stressing out about your life."
On being a born singer "I have been singing randomly, obsessively, obnoxiously for as long as I can remember. . . My parents have videos of me on the beach at, like, 3 going up to people and singing Lion King songs for them. I was literally going from towel to towel, saying, 'Hi, I'm Taylor. I'm going to sing "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" for you now.'"
Sarah Jessica Parker is pure gold on the cover of Marie Claire's June issue. She was joined inside the magazine by herSex and the City 2 costars Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon and Kim Cattrall. SJP and Kristin were also together earlier in the week for the Met Costume Institute Gala, which even brought out Chris Noth. The four women weighed in on their wild ride through the series and movies, with SJP touching on style and their long workdays, while Kim and Kristin discuss their rumoured conflicts and pasts. Here's more:
SJP on the demands of working on the film: "When you're on set, you're working 90-hour weeks, you're never home, you're exhausted. There are times when all of us have been sensitive and sometimes feelings get hurt. But I don't have any regrets about how I've treated people."
Kristin on how they used to let loose: "When we first started, we would all drive out to the Hamptons together at 4 a.m. on a Friday night after shooting ended and see the sunrise as we arrived. I love those memories."
SJP on being influenced by Carrie's style: "I've never revealed as much or been so daring or made quite as many triumphant mistakes as Carrie. But I'm now bolder than I would have been had I never played this part."
Kim on the rumoured infighting between the ladies: "The press has to put women in these boxes, rather than show them as the movie portrays them: working together and being powerful. Things just have to be explosive for no other reason then for people's imaginations."
Jessica Simpson went without makeup or photo retouching for the May cover of US Marie Claire. She's all about being natural after travelling the world for The Price of Beauty, and Jess is also using her newfound knowledge to help others—she's launching a new program called "A Beautiful Me," which is designed to help other women learn to love themselves. Jessica even serves as a guest beauty editor in the magazine's issue, and she joined Ken Paves to dole out a little advice. She touched on her own hair preferences and washing schedule, which is about as lax as her tooth-brushing regimen. Jessica said:
On her newfound confidence: "I don't have anything to prove anymore. What other people think of me is not my business."
On her preferred hairstyles: "If I'm in a mood to go out and feel hot and sexy, I want long hair that I can feel on my back. But I also like bed head."
On her hair regimen: "I'll usually wash my hair and let it air-dry wavy, but if I'm just in a hang-out mood, I won't even wash it. I'll wait until it smells."
Diane Kruger is looking stunning as always on the front cover of the new issue of UK Marie Claire, starring in a gorgeous photo shoot inside the magazine. She opens up about her childhood, the effect her family had on her, her man Joshua Jackson and why she doesn't think she'll get married again. Take a peek behind the scenes of her cover shoot and check out some excerpts from her fascinating interview:
On Dawson’s Creek: "I have never seen one episode of Dawson’s Creek. I must be the only person on this planet. I went to a Women in Hollywood event two months ago and Katie Holmes was being honoured. And all of her clips of Dawson’s Creek were with Josh and it was so weird. He was all pimply and had a bloated face [laughs]. I had to call him and he was like, ‘Don’t watch it! Don’t watch it!’ Very funny."
On how Inglourious Basterds has changed people’s perceptions of her: "I’m European, I’m small, dainty, but I don’t perceive myself as that at all. I actually consider myself more of a tomboy. But I’ve not been allowed to play those parts in America and I think it just changed the way people and film-makers think of me."
On her upbringing: "My home was a little difficult. My father was ill. He was... is an alcoholic, so he wasn’t really around. My mum, Maria-Theresa, worked in a bank, so I grew up mostly with my grandparents. We always had jobs. Between the ages of eight and 12, I was a professional griever. I’m not joking! I went to Catholic school and they would have young girls with a candle stand in front of the coffins. It was the worst job anyone could think of. You would stand there, with people crying and weeping, and walk in front of the coffin. Once they were buried, the priest would come up to you and hand you five Deutschmarks."
