Selena Li to consider Kenneth Ma

Recently, the cast of TVB's period drama "Cold Mountain, Hidden Dragon" had a costume fitting, which led the media to ask about the romance between the two leads, played by Kenneth Ma and Selena Li.

According to Jayne Stars, Kenneth revealed that he asked for intimate bed and kissing scenes with the two of them to be in the drama in order to better display the couple's loving relationship. However, as he is afraid that Selena will reject the idea, Kenneth said that he will do his best to 'court' and persuade her to trust him.

When asked about what she thought of Kenneth, Selena replied that she finds him to be a gentleman and that if she is still single five years later; she will consider Kenneth as a potential love interest.

Aside from the two, the costume fitting was also attended by Lin Xiawei and Power Chan. Xiawei is replacing actress Aimee Chan in the role of a martial arts master as the latter has to fly to Canada to visit her ailing mother.

Last week, Xiawei, Raymond Lam, and Karena Ng flew to the United States to attend the graduation ceremony of Raymond's younger brother at the University of Southern California. Apparently, Raymond's full attention was only on Karena during the trip, to which Xiawei laughed and joked that she preferred to carry her own luggage anyway. (Source)

Mandy Wong doesn't want to kiss Benjamin

Fans of "The Hippocratic Crush" will be excited to know that Mandy Wong and Benjamin Yuen just recently filmed a proposal scene for the sequel, "The Hippocratic Crush 2", but it seems that Mandy is not excited about kissing her co-star.

According to Jayne Stars, the scene filmed in Wan Chai saw Benjamin's character trying to propose to Mandy's character in the presence of a large group of friends. After loud cheers from the crowd, he was to hug Mandy and kiss her.

However, Mandy looked very stiff and held her lips together tightly. Her reluctance to participate in the intimate act made Benjamin awkward, but the two had to continue anyway as the camera was still rolling. After a number of outtakes, the director decided to accept the scene instead of wasting time and took a few more shots of the roaring crowd instead.

Mandy's reluctance led many to speculate that she was shy, but two days later, she shot a bikini commercial and appeared very natural and friendly in front of the dozen cameras.

Currently, the TVB actress is filming for "The Hippocratic Crush 2" and "Always And Ever" at the same time while next month she will begin shooting for "Tiger Cubs 2". (Source)

Soo Wincci's RM 1 million loan

Malaysian singer Soo Wincci reveals that she borrowed a loan of RM 1 million (SGD 420,000) to boost her singing career despite coming from a wealthy family. Her confession came after an interview by Taiwanese well-known host Chang Hsiao-yen.

Soo, in a televised programme, explained that there are some misunderstandings about her due to her affluent background. She explained that as an independent woman, she decided to take up a bank loan instead of relying on her tycoon dad, who owns an authorised supplier of Disney clothing in Malaysia. The Miss Malaysia 2008 winner, who is now a singer, said she faced strong objection from her family members for venturing into showbiz, but has no regrets doing so.

Commenting about her latest single "Happiness", which successfully took a spot in Taiwan's KKBOX chart, she felt grateful for what she had achieved by herself.

"I feel warmed and touching after viewing the feedback left by the Netizens. I believe it's a wise decision to buy a chance with RM 1 million. I'm fearless and tireless. I will continue to sing even if there's only one listener", she speaks fervently. (Source)

Cara Delevingne 'too cool for DiCaprio'

Cara Delevingne reportedly turned down Leonardo DiCaprio's advances as he's "just not cool enough" to date her.

The Hollywood heartthrob allegedly pursued the 20-year-old beauty at The Great Gatsby party in Cannes earlier this month.

She is said to have ignored Leonardo's flirty ways at the star-studded film festival which has reportedly encouraged him to try harder.

"He's 18 years older than her - that's old enough to be her dad. She loves young, fun, sexy rocker types like her former flame Jake Bugg. She thought Leo looked like a bit of an idiot dancing in clubs, wearing a flat cap. Maybe he'd suit one of her older sisters, but she thinks he's just not cool enough for her," a source told British magazine Heat.

"Leo does not take rejection well and the fact that she shot him down just makes him want her more. Cara makes him feel young and cool again and she's just his type. His ex-girlfriend Blake Lively said no at first but he just kept texting and calling her until he wore her down. If he thinks a girl is worth it, he'll keep chasing her - that's what he'll do with Cara."

Although the pair are said to have exchanged contact details, Cara allegedly refused to leave the bash with the hunk.

“They spoke and he was pretty forward inviting her to a party back at his suite,” a source revealed last week. "They swapped numbers but that was it. He tried every trick in the book and apparently kept lunging for her but she kept dodging them.”

Apparently friends of the catwalk star are shocked she rejected the movie favourite.

Leonardo has gained somewhat of a lothario reputation after dating a string of high-profile models. He has enjoyed romances with some of the world's most beautiful women including Gisele Bündchen, Bar Refaeli and Erin Heatherton. (Source)

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart 'worked hard at romance'

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart apparently "couldn't have tried harder" to make their romance work.

The pair are believed to have split earlier this month, with Robert moving his things out of their shared home. According to reports, the Twilight stars struggled to move on after Kristen was unfaithful last year with married director Rupert Sanders.

"The truth is they couldn't have tried harder to make it work. There is genuine sadness - a really deep disappointment - that it didn't work out. But in the end I think they just ran out of steam. You can only keep banging your head against a brick wall for so long before the pain just isn't worth it," a source told British magazine Grazia. "They've never been able to get back to where they were before Kristen did what she did with Rupert. No matter what steps they took, that was always in the background. And every time they argued it was like falling on a bruise. Robert's had enough. He's that little bit older and wiser than Kristen, so in the end he was the one who had to take responsibility and do the right thing."

It has been reported that Robert lost his cool when he spotted new text messages from Rupert on Kristen's cell phone. According to celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, the 27-year-old British hunk saw a message from Rupert flash up on Kristen's phone on his birthday, so he "got straight up and left".

There is also speculation that Kristen became frustrated with Robert's friendship with singer Katy Perry. They have been spending more time together in recent months, and even reportedly crashed a wedding rehearsal together in California over the weekend.

Katy is said to be helping Robert through the recent break-up.

"Kristen has always been jealous of their friendship and the couple have had rows over it in the past - most recently just last month at Coachella when Rob joined Katy for drinks and Kristen was left with their pals at the hotel," a source added. "Rob and Katy have known each other for a while and have an incredible chemistry."

While Robert has seemingly turned to Katy as he battles his heartache, Taylor Swift has proved a shoulder for Kristen to cry on. The country pop star has been offering support to Kristen in recent weeks, as the split takes its toll on the 23-year-old brunette.

"She's in a very hard spot right now; she's absolutely devastated over Rob. She's broken, but she's also really angry with him. Kristen is hopelessly in love with him." (Source)