Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem make a rare public appearance together in Madrid

They keep their private life under wraps at the best of times, normally only pictured together in more candid situations.

So it was an unusual sight to see Penelope Cruz and husband Javier Bardem in public together.

The Spanish couple ventured out together in Madrid to attend the unveiling of their stars on the city's Walk Of Fame, called Street Of Stars

Penelope opted for one of her favourite colours, bright red, for the ceremony wearing a sassy one-shoulder dress with a matching pair of Christian Louboutin heels in a strange material.

The 37-year-old wore a huge grin on her face as she posed next her star.

Husband Javier Bardem was also honoured at the Spanish capital's new tourist attraction, the hunky actor cut a dash in a blue shirt, black jeans and shoes.

It was the second time Penelope received a star this year, in April she became the very first Spanish actress to have her name immortalised on Hollywood's famous walk of fame.

Penelope and Javier joined their good friend, director Pedro Almodovar, to watch their stars unveiled on the busy Calle Martín de los Heros.

The tribute to Spain's celebrities included a total of 25 inaugural stars - with each receiving a sidewalk plaque made of granite, marble and steel.

Actor Antonio Banderas, singer Julio Iglesias and tenor Placido Domingo were also among those receiving the accolade, with plans to add one to two new stars each year.

The couple have a baby son, Leo, who was not present at the event.

The actress recently revealed that her son has helped her stop being such a workaholic, saying she no longer feels guilty about taking time out to switch off from her career.

She said: 'I think we all change every day but after years of being a workaholic and always being tired, I’ve changed rhythm and found a more happy equilibrium.

'I don’t feel guilty when I don’t work now. Before, when I went home to Spain from America, I’d forgotten how to holiday properly — how to lie on the beach and relax.

'I’d go and lock myself in the bathroom with my Blackberry and check for work emails. My family knew about this and always tried to hide my phone.'

Penelope also admitted she feels very lucky to be a successful actress and the opportunities it has given her.

She said: 'I feel I have won the biggest lottery.

'I’m doing what I love as my job and I am so grateful for the things that I have.

'I never forget that to have a house and food on your plate is not normal for so many people.'

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EastEnders star Samantha Womack glammed up for her shoot in this week's issue of Hello!

She's been at the centre of the most controversial storylines that EastEnders has ever known - and now Samantha Womack has revealed more about why she decided to quit as baby swap baddie Ronnie Branning.

She revealed that she found filming the final scenes in the plot so harrowing, she even banned her own children from watching them.

The 38-year-old actress described the controversial baby swap storyline as 'draining emotionally and physically' and said she chopped off her long blonde hair and dyed it as soon as she finished playing the part to symbolically sever ties with the role.

The storyline, which saw Ronnie lose baby James to cot death on New Year's Eve before swapping him with Kat Moon's live newborn Tommy, is the most complained about in the show's history.

Almost 9,000 people complained, prompting bosses to bring the story to an early end in response to the audience reaction.

Womack told this week's issue of Hello! magazine: 'I did find the storyline very, very difficult to play. It was draining emotionally and physically and by the end I was shattered.

'I worked out I'd been crying or screaming at work every day for six days a week for over two years. Can you imagine how exhausting and tiring that is?

'You're crying, weeping and telling your brain something awful has happened, so of course that is going to affect you and your body. My brain may know I am acting, but my body was doing a different thing.

'I needed to stop and find peace, a bit like Ronnie.'

Womack, who first appeared in the soap in 2007, said it was 'liberating' to lose her character's distinctive blonde locks.

She said: 'I wanted to look different, I had my hair cut shorter and went red. It felt liberating especially walking down the street afterwards as nobody recognised me.'

Her final scenes will be broadcast next week, but her 10-year-old son and six-year-old daughter will not be watching.

She said earlier scenes, where her on-screen daughter Danielle died, had upset her son when he watched them, adding: 'He saw it through a child's perspective so I learnt my lesson then.'

Meanwhile, in those final scenes to be broadcast next week, Ronnie is seen having one last moment with baby Tommy.

Ronnie apparently sees the baby alone and crying in his pram in the playground near the garages, and rushes to pick him up and try and comfort him.

However, his parents Kat and Alfie Moon are nearby - and are seen looking on in horror.

Apparently, deluded Ronnie begs them to believe that Michael has set her up and she didnÌt take Tommy, but they are not interested in listening to her.

Later, Ronnie is in the dock awaiting her sentencing - but in typical EastEnders' 'doof doof' fashion, there will be a cliffhanger as to whether or not she goes to prison.

Ronnie's swansong will be screened next week on BBC1 on 7 July at 7.30pm. 

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Rihanna falls flat on her face as she takes embarrassing stage tumble

Rihanna may have quite justifiably asked 'What's My Name?' after face-planting floor in this embarrassing stage fall.

The Barbadian singer was appropriately singing the hit song as she took a tumble in front of thousands of fans.

The 23-year-old star was entertaining a 16,000-strong crowd in Edmonton, Canada, on her Loud world tour when she lost her footing.

However, ever the professional, the racy singer quickly sprung back into action as she tottered on dangerously high heels.

The incident happened last Wednesday on the fourth night of Rihanna's six-date stop in Canada.

The Love The Way You Lie singer returned to Los Angeles yesterday, just in time to make it for the BET Awards after party.

However she arrived only to face more embarrassment, after it emerged an trophy at the show which had initially been awarded to her was actually given in error and should have gone to ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.

The farce started when television personality Tiffany Greene, along with 106 & Park hosts Terrence J. and Rocsi took to the stage to present the Viewers' Choice Award.

Greene look confused as she proclaimed the winner to be Chris Brown for his song Look At Me Now.

But then Terrence quickly stepped in an said: 'I'm sorry, it's Rihanna for What's My Name... this is awkward.'

Rapper Drake, who collaborated on the track with Rihanna, then came to the stage to accept the award.

He said: 'This is awkward,' before making a short acceptance speech and leaving the stage.

However around 30 minutes later, at the end of the show, the main host Kevin Hart clarified the matter by saying Chris Brown was in fact the winner.

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Fergie displays her daughter's faces on her handbag as she promotes her new book in New York

She's currently across the Pond promoting her new book to her American fans.

And although Sarah Ferguson is thousands of miles away from her beloved daughters, it would appear that they with her at all times.

The Duchess of York was snapped in New York carrying a handbag that had the faces of Eugenie and Beatrice on.

She proudly displayed the £225 bespoke Anya Hindmarch bag as she arrived at a TV studio for a guest appearance on The Gayle King Show.

Sarah is promoting her new book, Finding Sarah, and her TV show of the same name.

King is best friends with chat show queen Oprah Winfrey, who is also a friend of Fergie's.

So much so that the Duchess's TV show is broadcast on OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, which airs in the US.

The six-part series documents her emotional struggle to rebuild her life and in the last episode she was seen ‘offloading her issues’ with a witch doctor in Arizona.

She is reportedly being paid £200,000 to bare her soul on the show, due to be broadcast in Britain later this year.

In an earlier interview for the show Fergie insisted she had managed to pay off the staggering £2million she owes creditors after a string of failed business deals but said her money worries were far from over.

‘I’m not just emotionally bankrupt, I’m continually on the verge of financial bankruptcy,’ she confessed during the first of a six-part series.

During the introduction the Duchess admits she has ‘little’ understanding of money because of her gilded life after marrying the Prince.

She said: ‘I went to Buckingham Palace and lived on the second floor and suddenly you have to remember to tell someone if you’re leaving, then you have to order your food in time because the kitchen is two miles away, you have to not open your curtains, you have to have so many restrictions. I got to a point where I didn’t know what to do.

‘When we got divorced I just had to get on with it but ... I didn’t understand things about money, probably because I never had to.’

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Nicole Kidman's daughter Faith shows off her bright red hair as actress arrives in Australia for family reunion

Nicole Kidman is arguably one of the most famous redheads in the world.

And it seems her daughter Faith it taking after her mother, as the five-month-old showed off her bright red hair yesterday while arriving in Australia for the first time.

Faith was carried by her famous mother as the family arrived at Sydney airport and were met by her sister Antonia with son Nicholas.

It was something of a family reunion for the Kidmans, as TV presenter Antonia now lives in Singapore while Nicole is based in Nashville with husband Keith Urban.

Nicole kept a firm grip on little Faith who, like Antonia's adorable son Nicholas, was born last December.

And Nicole also clutched eldest daughter Sunday as they arrived Down Under after a long flight from the U.S.

Urban was not on the trip, and Antonia's husband, banker Craig Marran was also absent.

It was clearly a time for these devoted siblings to catch up alone, and to enjoy the miracle of their latest children who were born so close together.

Antonia, home from Singapore, also brought the four children from her first marriage for the family reunion.

It is believed to be the first time all of the cousins have met six-month-old Faith who is on her first visit to Australia, according to the Herald Sun.

There is set to be a week of celebrations and family parties.

Nicole turned 44 last Monday and will celebrate her fifth wedding anniversary on Saturday. Meanwhile, it is also Sunday's third birthday on July 7.

Grandparents Anthony and Janelle Kidman also joined the group at Nicole's Milson's Point apartment.

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