Gisele Bündchen, 43, model, sometimes found her life as a supermodel hard to bear. She told CBS television that it felt like she was “in a tunnel.” “I couldn’t breathe, I felt like I was suffocating,” said the Brazilian. “I lived on the 9th floor at the time and had to go up the stairs because I was afraid of getting stuck in the elevator and hyperventilating.” As a model she felt like a mute actress, but now she no longer wants to pretend. “I don’t have to play a role anymore. I can be me and that’s liberating.”
Lena Meyer-Landrut, 32, singer, has started a new training course. She’s currently learning how to tattoo, she said in a SWR podcast. She is currently still at Needle Customer. But she will also practice with the right tattoo machine. “However, today people no longer practice with pig skin, but rather with synthetic skin or with fruit, for example bananas. Or with people who don’t care.” But she doesn’t want to give up music. “I’m more of a hobby girl,” said Meyer-Landrut, who herself has a large tattoo on her arm. “I like having hobbies and then I think it’s cool that I can tattoo.”
Taylor Swift, 33, singer, watched football – and thus fueled the rumor mill. The singer wore a jacket in the colors of the Kansas City Chiefs and stood next to the mother of NFL player Travis Kelce, 33. In videos, Swift can be seen cheering on the players. Since Kelce made his interest in Swift public in July, fans have been speculating about the couple’s relationship status. Kelce said on his podcast at the time that he would have liked to give the singer his number at her concert. “I was disappointed that she doesn’t talk before or after her performances because she has to protect her voice for her 44 songs.”
Johann Lafer, 65, TV chef, celebrates his 66th birthday with pizza. “For health reasons, I avoid sweets as much as possible, which is why there won’t be a classic birthday cake,” he told the German Press Agency. “But as an early birthday present, I bought myself a pizza oven that’s in our garden. We’ll bake a wonderful birthday pizza in it. Candles won’t last on it, though.” Lafer won’t commit much to the number of schnapps. “Last year I celebrated big and with lots of lovely people. This year we’re celebrating with the closest family.”
Sophia Loren, 89, actress, underwent hip surgery after a fall. She fell at her home in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sunday, her management said on Facebook. She suffered fractures to her hip. The Italian now has to go through a “short recovery process” followed by a phase of rehabilitation. The actress only celebrated her 89th birthday on Wednesday.