FLOTUS Hits the Gym Before POTUS. Well, color me impressed. First Lady Michelle Obama recently talked about her workout routine, which includes getting up at (the ungodly hour of) 4:30 or 5 a.m. every day to hit the White House gym, where she watches SportsCenter while she sweats. Hubby/President Barack Obama joins her (eventually) to get in his workout, too. [The Cut]
Rosie O’Donnell Has Heart Attack, Writes Poem About It. Yes, Rosie O’Donnell suffered a heart attack last week after helping an “enormous woman” (her words, not mine) get out of her car in a parking lot last week. And then she took to her blog to write a poem about the episode. My favorite lyric: “i took some bayer aspirin / thank god / saved by a tv commercial.” [Fox News]
LC Rides a Bike. Lauren Conrad! Where’s your helmet?! [People.com]
Matthew McConaughey Drops Serious Weight to Play HIV Patient. Five ounces—that’s how much McConaughey is reportedly eating to slim down for a role in the upcoming film The Dallas Buyer’s Club. He’s playing an HIV-positive patient and wants his body to look the part. As for workouts, he’s sticking to the cardio machines only. [Us Weekly]
Mayim Bialik and Marc Summers in Car Accidents. But not together. Bialik, the former Blossom star who’s now on The Big Bang Theory, was in a car wreck last week in which she injured her right thumb. Summers wasn’t quite so lucky: His car accident, which happened here in Philly in a taxi cab over the weekend, “wiped out” the left side of his face, leaving him with a face full of titanium and screws. His doctor says he’ll make a full recovery. [People.com]
























