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Natascha McElhone Shows Off Baby Boy for First Time

Karl Erikson — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:38:00 GMT

Actress Natascha McElhone, most recently seen in the series "Californication," lost her husband recently after a sudden death from heart attack. And she was pregnant at the time. Since then, she's had the baby, Rex, who was born in October.

Natascha showed up to her latest movie premiere - "Heaven and Earth" - with Rex in tow and showed him off to the press for the first time. She brought her other sons, too - Theo, 8, and Otis, 5.

Cute family, yeah? I really enjoy Natascha's films, ever since "Ronin." Sad, losing her husband when he was only 42. Wish her all the best.

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New Baby for Widow Natascha McElhone

Karl Erikson — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:01:00 GMT

Actress Natascha McElhone, star of movie "Solaris" and TV show "Californication," has given birth to her third child five months after her husband died unexpectedly of a hereditary heart condition. Husband Martin Kelly was a plastic surgeon at the same London hospital where she gave birth.

Natascha, 36, had the baby 2 weeks early at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. The baby's sex hasn't yet been revealed. Natascha already has sons Theo, 8, and Otis, 5. Of her late husband, she said, "He was the love of my life."

Congratulations, Natascha. Wonderful news in the face of such tragedy.

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Natascha McElhone Pushes on For Her Children

Karl Erikson — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:02:00 GMT

Actress Natascha McElhone, known for roles in "The Truman Show," "Solaris," and "The Other Boleyn Girl," is expecting her third child and is due in just weeks. But it'll have to be without her husband, Martin Kelly, who died of a surprise heart attack in May. The couple already had a pair of sons - Theo, 8, and Otis, 5, and it's been because of them that Natascha has been able to push on through life. She hasn't had any time to be "self-indulgent." With children depending on you, there's no room for that.

McElhone, 36, was working on Showtime's "Californication" and got a voicemail from her husband just 13 minutes before his death in London. Her sons were with her in Los Angeles at the time of their father's death. The couple were planning on celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary the next week, along with the 20-week ultrasound for the baby.

"He left me this message, full of the joys...he couldnt wait to come out, he was so excited about the scan, so excited about the baby," she tells the Times Online. "Thank God, a lovely last message."

It was a family friend who called hours later to give Natascha the horrible news. "I dropped the phone and my knees sort of buckled under me." And telling the boys, who were just across the street playing?

"I thought of trying to suspend time or wait and not tell them for a day but I couldn’t bear the idea of other people knowing and them not. I remember looking out of the window and seeing them chasing after each other with huge squeals of delight and thinking, 'I’m about to shatter their world.' They came in and they were like little boys are, full of energy and excitement, and I told them what had happened. And then the clouds descended...it was awful."

Since then she has made memory boxes for all three children, filling them with lots of Martin's favorite music, letter written by friends, and other keepsakes so that the kids will have a better grasp on who their father was. The kids seem to be responding well.

Natascha's third child is due in about a month. We wish her all the best.

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Spider-Man No Workey Without Family Time

Karl Erikson — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:31:00 GMT

Tobey Maguire will once again reprise his biggest role as Spder-Man in the fourth and fifth films, which will be filmed back-to-back over 6 months next year. He'll get paid a record $50 million to do so AND he's got a "family clause" written into his contract. This means he'll be granted early mornings and evenings off to spend with his 22-month-old daughter Ruby Sweetheart.

Sony studios realized that without this family clause, Maguire would very likely not return to their much-needed role. In fact, the Sony chairman, Amy Pascal (a mother herself), came in to grant the request, saying 6 months with no family time just isn't right. This worried Sony. They don't want to set a precedent in future contracts.

But money talks, as they say. After all, the first 3 Spider-Man movies racked up over $1.5 BILLION worldwide. There's also a Broadway musical in the works, which Bono is penning songs for. I can't imagine how awful THAT'S going to be. They've already cast Jim Sturgess ("The Other Boleyn Girl" and "Across the Universe") as Peter Parker and Evan Rachel Wood ("Once and Again" and "Bronte") as Mary Jane.

We should know in the next few days whether or not Kirsten Dunst will come back to the films as Mary Jane Watson. She's said to be melting down with some kind of diva'ish depression of late. Some say she's just a bitch, but I don't see that depression and bitchdom are mutually exclusive.

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