Dieter Thomas Kuhn, 58, musician, buys his hair toupee by the meter. So he can provide supplies when female fans snatch the legendary hair dummy from him at concerts on stage. “I cut off a piece of it every evening. What’s gone is gone,” Kuhn told the German Press Agency. Iron followers guarded their booty made of real hair like a treasure. “There are really fans who come by with bags and say proudly: ‘Look, I got that 25 years ago as a trophy,'” said the trained masseur and medical lifeguard from Tübingen. Kuhn has been on stage with his band for 30 years, often in garish suits with flared trousers and platform shoes. Now he is about to embark on his first major tour in three and a half years.
Tim Shaddock, 51, shipwreck survivor, separates. The Australian sailor, who was rescued after three months at sea along with his dog Bella, leaves the animal in Mexico. The street dog ran up to him before he set sail, Shaddock said at a press conference in the port city of Manzanillo after his rescue. “She’s amazing, this dog is special,” Shaddock said. “She’s a lot braver than me, that’s for sure.” According to media reports, instead of taking Bella home to Australia, he left her with a crew member on the tuna boat that rescued him. Bella was reportedly not allowed to leave the lifeboat in Manzanilla Harbor until after Shaddock had already left. The reason for the separation is not known, Australia’s strict entry requirements for animals from other countries probably played a role.
Jamie Lynn Spears, 32, actress, did not believe in the success of vampires. Many years ago, she auditioned for a role in the first “Twilight” film, but had serious doubts about the script. “I remember reading it and thinking, who’s going to watch these vampires?” singer Britney Spears’ younger sister told the industry magazine Variety. “Now we love to see stories about vampires, but I was like, ‘Vampires? Are you kidding me?'” Spears said. “Boy, what was I wrong.” “Twilight – Biss zum Dawn” became a hit in cinemas in 2008, and other films and series followed.
Greta Gerwig, 39, director (“Barbie”) and actress, gives herself sleepless nights. In British ellmagazine, she told her second son, who was born about four months ago, is “a smart little baby. The little one sleeps through the night.” Still, she wakes up every hour or two and looks at her child. “You just want to see the baby over and over again, so I’m in a bit of a twilight state.” It is the second child of Gerwig and director Noah Baumbach, 53, who already have a four-year-old son.