Count winter 2009 as an “on” moment in the on-again, off-again relationship between Tudors star Jonathan Rhys Meyers and his beauty-industry mogul girlfriend, Reena Hammer.

While rumors swirled that Hammer dropped Jonny Boy after his rough patch with drinking (and the arrest that followed), Reena recently said she’s standing by her man — and has been for some time.

“We have been together through everything in the past five years,” she told The Telegraph.

In fact, Hammer, who at 23 years old runs the creative arm of Urban Retreat, the beauty company founded by her father, said she’s considered getting hitched to her Irish bad boy.

“Marriage has come up a few times as we have been together for so long: it would be lovely,” she said. “I am still young and there is no rush, but you never know.”

While that doesn’t sound too serious, consider this: The couple, shown here kanoodling on the red carpet at the Rome Film Festival in 2007, will be entertaining both of their families this Christmas at their London home.

“I will be cooking for 10 people, which is quite scary,” Hammer joked.

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Has anyone else noticed that with her promotion for her new album, Lady Gaga’s style has gotten a wee-bit normal? Not that that’s a bad thing, as her huge eyes and platinum blond hair actually remind me of a more intense Gwen Stefani.

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At Sunday night’s American Music Awards, Gaga performed a slow song while playing piano and we got to see her face for once. This remained throughout the night, even after a costume change. At a recent Best Buy in-store appearance, she also went “normal,” wearing a bold red lip, big sunglasses and loose hair. I love wild fashion and stars who are willing to experiment with it, but for once it’s refreshing to see this slight make-under, so we’re able to see the lady behind the music.

What do you think of Lady Gaga toning down her look?

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Demian Bichir, who we’ve come to love/hate as Mexican politico and drug boss Esteban Reyes on Weeds, has two film projects in the works. One would cast him as a Mexican revolutionary, the other as an American involved in organized crime.

Bichir recently started shooting the Mexican film Hidalgo-Moliere, about the father of the Mexican independence movement. He’s also in talks for a lead role in an as-yet-untitled drama about South Florida gang leader Leona Sanchez, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The movie follows the rise of a young Colombian woman who becomes the leader of a South Florida gang, Los Curramberos.

In the Sanchez film, Bichir would likely play Pedro, the gang leader who takes Leona as his girlfriend without realizing that her aspirations may outstrip his own.

Ernest Dickerson, whose credits include HBO’s The Wire, is set to direct. Shooting could begin in early 2010 in Alicante, Spain.

Along with his recurring role on Weeds, Bichir, shown here at the opening night of the 13th Annual Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, played a young Fidel Castro in Steven Soderbergh’s Che. He’s also set to appear in the the indie film The Runway, which is currently in post-production.

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As The Tudors readies for its fourth and final season, star Jonathan Rhys Meyers has filled his slate with plenty of other projects.

The Irishman is getting ready for the premiere of From Paris with Love, a thriller set in France in which he co-stars with John Travolta.

The spy drama drops Feb. 5, according to Irish Central.

JRM also will begin production on another film with a Hollywood veteran attached. He’s set to appear opposite Kevin Bacon in Whole Lotta Sole.

In the comedy, he’ll play a thief who tries to rob a fish market and ends up taking Bacon’s character hostage, according to Entertainment Tonight. Sole will be shot in Belfast, keeping JRM on his home turf for a while.

That’s good news for his on-again, off-again romance with girlfriend Reena Hammer. As you can see from this photo, the couple was spotted looking happy(ish) together last week at the annual Rainforest Project event, hosted by Prince Charles in London.

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His cute mug keeps getting Weeds star Hunter Parrish noticed on the newsstand.

The 22-year-old actor was featured in a photo spread in People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” issue this week, earning him the distinction of being one of the “110 of the hottest guys on the planet.” (Nurse Jackie fans will be happy to note that Peter Facinelli also got a shout-out in the issue, as “hottest dad.”)

In Parrish’s photo feature, set on the Las Vegas strip, he shared his craziest memory from a night in Vegas and explained why he gets high on life when he’s there:

Wildest Night in Vegas: I was with my parents for my 21st birthday. I went to a couple of clubs and walked past them on the way to my room at 4:30 a.m. They were still gambling.

The Big O: I like the oxygen they pump into Vegas hotels. You feel a little loopy — and revitalized. I fell like I’m doing a bad drug, then I realize it’s a basic need.

While the People piece listed the young star is “single,” playing the field might be more accurate. He showed up this week at the GQ Men of the Year Party at Chateau Marmont with actress Danielle Panabaker (Friday the 13th, Shark, Mr. Brooks).

GQ named Parrish a big man off campus this summer, and indeed, his clean-cut good look have attracted plenty of attention in young Hollywood. While Parrish claims to love older women, he’s also recently been spotted with Amanda “A.J.” Michalka of 78Violet, whose acting credits include Six Feet Under and The Lovely Bones.

In a video taken during the People photo shoot, Parrish revealed that sexy to him means a girl who looks hot without trying: If she can look great in PJs with her hair pulled back, he’s happy. And only he can tell whether his latest love interests make the grade…

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Cast members from two much-beloved — and, sadly, now cancelled — Showtime series will make a go of it on USA Networks, if their new pilot gets picked up.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ethan Embry, who played Caffee family cousin Declan Giggs on Brotherhood, has been cast as a stay-at-home dad who serves as confidant to his lawyer sister in the pilot, called Facing Kate. Said sister will be played by L Word alumna Sarah Shahi, who will play Kate, a divorced San Francisco woman who leaves her job as at a law firm to become a mediator.

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Dexter’s Julie Benz recently sat down for an awesome chat with Backstage, which interviewed her and three other stars from TV shows that have a strong following:  Ty Burrell from Modern Family, Jim Parsons from Big Bang Theory and Lea Michele from Glee.

The actors were singled out for creating indelible characters on the small screen, and the piece is very revealing of their different processes for earning a role and making it their own. It’s worth a read, but we’ve distilled the best of Benz’ comments here.

On Dexter, Benz’s Rita has recovered from abuse by her first husband’s hand, found love again with Dexter, seen their relationship threatened by his demons and come out the other side.

It’s hard to imagine her playing any other character on the show, but Benz said she initially auditioned for both Deb and Rita — and she wanted to play Deb because she liked the idea of cursing a blue streak on TV. The producers felt she’d be better suited to the role of Rita, but they worried that Benz’s beauty would come off as too glamorous to play the single mom.

“I had to come in with no makeup on and in sweats,” she recalled. “And then I took it a step further because they wanted me to look really downtrodden, so I actually drank wine so I was hung over and I put mascara in my hair to give myself really bad roots.”

Her dedication paid off with the role she’s brought to life for four seasons by channelling herself at her most fragile, Benz said.

“I don’t have her tragic background,” she said of Rita, “but what we do share is our vulnerabilities are very much the same. I probably have a stronger veneer than she does, but when you take away the mask and I’m at my most vulnerable, that’s Rita.”

The Dexter cast members are extremely close with one another, she said, which is one reason the actors can dig deep. “We shot our pilot on location in Miami, when the hurricanes were going through. And for some reason, spending those three weeks together really made us close. I usually say it’s the kiss of death when you all get along because I’ve been on numerous shows where we got along and we were canceled. When work is too much fun to go to, it doesn’t last. But this one has lasted.”

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If you’re a Showtime and CBS viewer, you probably got an unexpected treat this Sunday and Monday: Back-to-back viewings of actress Eva Amurri.

On Californication, Amurri’s character is a self-actualized stripper/college student who’s unwilling to let Professor Hank Moody end their relationship. This week her antics with her coworkers brought much hilarity (and much nudity) to the series.

On CBS’ How I Met Your Mother, Amurri’s guest appearance was much more demure.

She played Shelly, a teacher and co-worker of Lily’s who was about to be set up with the perennially single Ted (a blind date three years in the making). She instead fell for a fictional alter ego of Barney’s as part of his elaborate scam to meet women sleep with women.

The HIMYM folks kept much of Amurri’s va-va-voom under wraps, dressing her in conservative sweaters and jackets, but she still had great on-screen chemistry.

In fact, she left at least one critic hoping for repeat appearances (we’ll second that motion!).

So would Amurri, according to her Twitter page. Before the episode aired, she told a follower: “Just 1 ep on HIMYM but I had a blast! Would love to do another in the future.”

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Zac Efron’s longtime girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens made an appearance at the Neutrogena Fresh Faces Music Event benefitting The VH1 Save The Music Foundation. The event was held at the Jim Henson Studios in Hollywood, California

Vanessa was joined by her fellow Neutrogena spokesperson Hayden Panettiere, and the two posed for pictures and mingled during the day’s events.

Vanessa has been with Neutrogena for several years, doing both print and television commercial advertising.

She’s currently spending a lot of time in Vancouver, British Columbia filming Sucker Punch, which is about a girl who tries to escape the mental institution she was placed in by her abusive stepfather, and ultimately descends into an alternative reality. It co-stars Jena Malone and Abbie Cornish, and is slated for a 2011 release.

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It looks like Tim Gunn is being sent back into the field to do some press for Project Runway. Tonight, Tim will be on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien to discuss the new season of PR and where we are so far.

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Frankly, I’m bored with Project Runway. I’m not sure if it’s the boring “characters,” the lack of design risks, or the dull challenges, but each and every episode seems to run hours and hours long. By the end of the episode, I find myself muttering, “Oh, just get rid of someone already!”

What are your feelings on the latest season of Project Runway? Yay or nay?

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