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All Aboard! Helen Mirren's Big, Big Boat

4/17/2008 at 8:50 AM
Tags: Celeb Travel, Cruises, Helen Mirren (all tags)

Dame Helen Mirren helped christen a boat in Southampton, England yesterday. The Ventura, which carries 3,600 passengers, 11 restaurant and a full theater, is the largest cruise ship in Britain right now, and it took a full team of Royal Marines to, at Mirren's signal, ceremoniously break a giant champagne bottle against its hull.

Mirren returned to England for the event from Reno, where she has been filming "Love Ranch," a movie based on the true story of a married couple who open a legal brothel together. Joe Pesci plays her husband and business partner, but her real-life husband Taylor Hackford is directing.

Ironically, this week is the 96th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, which departed from Southampton on its maiden voyage but would never make it to New York.

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Scarlett Johansson's Southampton Wedding Plans?

7/05/2006 at 8:59 AM
Tags: Celeb Travel (all tags)

While filming The Nanny Diaries in various New York locales recently, Scarlett Johansson shacked up in Southampton for a few days during shooting. Oh, the difficult life of stars!

One would expect Scarlett to rent out a pad with some friends, but nothing doing: She stayed at the Southampton Inn. With 90 rooms boasting "Tempur-Pedic" matressess (you know, you've seen the infomercial), it's just a quick ride from Coopers Beach. We wonder if the Inn's reputation for hosting weddings had anything to do with Scarlett's selection...

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