Danes and husband expecting first baby
Claire Danes has some busy months ahead: Not only is her hit TV series “Homeland” returning for its second season in September, but she’s pregnant as well.
Danes’ rep, Jodi Gottlieb, confirms the actress is expecting her first child with husband Hugh Dancy.
The news was first reported on People.com.
The 33-year-old Danes and 37-year-old Dancy met on the set of the film “Evening” and were married in 2009 in France.
The actress first became famous as a teenager on the television drama “My So Called Life,” where she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Emmy. The show was canceled after its first season but developed a cult following.
Dancy will star in the upcoming NBC series “Hannibal,” adapted from the novel “Red Dragon” by Thomas Harris.
Princess Caroline’s son gets engaged
Monaco’s Princess Caroline said her son, Andrea Casiraghi, is getting married.
Caroline said in a statement issued Wednesday by the Monaco Palace that he will marry Tatiana Santo Domingo. French media reports say Santo Domingo is a Colombian heiress.
Andrea Casiraghi is the nephew of Monaco’s ruling sovereign, Prince Albert II. Albert, the son of late American film star Grace Kelly, ended decades of bachelorhood last year when he married South African Olympic swimming champion Charlene Wittstock.
Hot dog king ties personal best
Joey Chestnut ate his way to a sixth-straight win at the Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island in New York on Wednesday, tying his personal best in a sweaty, gag-inducing spectacle.
The 28-year-old San Jose, Calif., man nicknamed “Jaws” scarfed down 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes in the sweltering summer heat to take home $10,000 and the mustard yellow belt. He bested his main rival by 16 dogs.
“I feel good; it was a great win,” Chestnut said after the contest, adding he wished he could have eaten a record number of hot dogs for the audience. “I tried my best. I’m looking forward to next year already.”
The birthday bunch
Actress Katherine Helmond (“Who’s the Boss”) is 83. Actress Shirley Knight is 76. Musician Robbie Robertson is 69. Singer Huey Lewis is 62. Country keyboardist Charles Ventre (River Road) is 60. Singer Marc Cohn is 53. Actress Edie Falco is 49. Actress Kathryn Erbe is 47. Rapper RZA is 43. Singer Joe is 39. Drummer Bengt Lagerberg (The Cardigans) is 39. Rapper Bizarre (D12) is 36. Singer Jason Wade (Lifehouse) is 32. Musician Dave Haywood (Lady Antebellum) is 30.