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• Rich or Rehab: Whatever Happened to Keisha Castle-Hughes?

  Plenty of kids have been nominated for Academy Awards. In fact, a couple of them -- including Justin Henry and Haley Joel Osment -- have been covered right here in Rich or Rehab. With this year's Oscars just a few days away, it seemed natural to track down yet another young former Oscar nominee for your reading pleasure. Which brings us to today's R or R subject: Keisha Castle-Hughes, who, at age 13, became the youngest Best Actress nominee in Oscar history when she earned a nod in 2004 for her role in "Whale Rider." In this weeks running up to the Academy Awards, she became something of a media darling, praised for her moving performance as a Maori girl attempting to buck tradition and become the leader of her tribe. She even got to meet one of her idols, Johnny Depp, in a live, televised moment that -- through no fault of Keisha's -- was totally awkward. (Let me put it this way: Billy Bush insisted on introducing her to Depp during the pre-Oscar show. I'll leave the rest to your imagination.) So what happened to this Australian talent in the years after she basked in Oscar's glow? Read More... Posted Feb 17 2009, 10:32 AM by Jen Chaney with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: keisha castle-hughes, academy awards, oscars, Child Stars, hollywood, rich or rehab, whale rider, Jen Chaney, Vintner's Luck

• Keisha Castle-Hughes on Teen Pregnancy: "I Felt Like I Had to Hide It"

  Seventeen-year-old actress Keisha Castle-Hughes, who won an Oscar nomination for her role in the film Whale Rider at age 13, made headlines last year when she announced her first pregnancy.  The New Zealand native recently opened up on New Zealand's Sunday show about her pregnancy, and how the international media made her feel bad about her decision to become a mom. "It hurts because in a time where it's usually a huge celebration...Instead of feeling, 'Wow, I'm having a baby and this is amazing,' I felt like I had to hide it, and I felt like it was bad for me to be happy about it." But she says she feels she's as well prepared as anyone else might be for the job, because "I don't see it as a matter of how old you are... if it wasn't meant to happen now, it wouldn't have happened now." Read More... Posted Apr 23 2007, 04:02 PM by Alisyn with | with no comments Filed under: Celebrities, keisha castle-hughes, teen pregnancy

• Pregnant 16-Year-Old Actress Just Following Script?

  Sixteen-year-old Australian actress Keisha Castle-Hughes announced last week that she is expecting her first baby, with her 19-year-old boyfriend. Perhaps life is imitating art:  Castle-Hughes recently portrayed Mary in “The Nativity Story,” a new film chronicling Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus.  Looks like she took her role as an unmarried teenage mother a little too seriously… Now, I don’t believe that one has to be married, or a legal adult, to be a good mother.  But I do believe that being legally able to consume alcohol after a hard day of caring for a newborn is extremely important.  It may also be helpful to be legally able to drive – like, say to the pediatrician’s office, or to the grocery store.  As a 16-year-old, Castle-Hughes will have a hard time doing any of this - the legal drinking and driving ages in Australia are 17 and 18, respectively.   As a successful film star (and the youngest Best Actress Oscar nominee in history, for “Whale Rider”), it is probably fair to assume that Castle-Hughes is far more mature than the average teenager.  She’s seen a bit of the world, had a taste of fame, and even given birth Hollywood-style. So, why not go for the real thing?  Beats the hell out of going to high school, that’s for sure.  At the very least, she’s got more money than the knocked-up fry cook down at McDonald’s – so she’s got that going for her.   Posted Dec 10 2006, 05:04 PM by Alisyn with | with no comments Filed under: celebrity, Movies, pregnancy, keisha castle-hughes