Shakira ready to start her own family
Published Monday July 6th, 2009
Colombian pop star Shakira says after her latest album is born she plans to undertake a new labour: multiple children.
The 32-year-old Grammy winner known for her seductive dance moves says that she plans to focus on a family after October, which is when her as-yet-unnamed album is to be released.
Shakira spoke with the El Tiempo newspaper at her home in the Bahamas, where she says she goes barefoot all day.
Shakira says she wants two kids, while boyfriend Antonio de la Rua would like three.
For now, Shakira's baby is her new single, Loba -- Spanish for "She-Wolf," which she released this week.
The album is her first in four years since Oral Fixation.
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James Frey is writing for young people and Hollywood has signed on.
Frey, a former screenwriter best known for his discredited memoir "A Million Little Pieces," is collaborating on a four-book series of teen science fiction novels that HarperCollins will publish.
Screen rights for the first novel, "I Am Number Four," have been acquired by DreamWorks and "Transformers" director Michael Bay.
Frey's co-author is Jobie Hughes, a recent graduate from the creative writing program at Columbia University.
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