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Canadian men:
GET ’EM WHILE THEY’RE HOT
Afew years ago it was The Barenaked Ladies, before that it was
Roots. But if you wanna know what the hottest Canadian export is
these days, look no further than the arms of some of celebritydom’s
charter members. It’s younger men.
Elton John was the first star to scoop up a young Canuck mate —
Scarborough, Ontario, born and bred David Furnish is 16 years his
junior. But the two are now married, and therefore old news.
Sultry Kim Cattrall, 49, who played Samantha on Sex and the City,
is dating chef Alan Wyse, 28, who hails from Toronto and is a dead
ringer for Smith Jerrod, Samantha’s boyfriend on
the last season of Sex. They met while she was in
Toronto shooting Ice Princess a couple of years ago.
And 39-year-old Halle Berry hooked up with
30-year-old Montreal model Gabriel Aubry (who’s
done print for Calvin Klein and Hugo Boss, and
walked the runway for Ralph Lauren and Gucci) on
the set of a Versace ad campaign last November.
So if you happen to be an established celebrity in
the market for a hot, young, Canadian man (Sharon
Stone, we’re looking at you) we humbly suggest
27-year-old Luke Kirby, the Hamilton-born star of
Mambo Italiano; 26-year-old Montreal actor/director
Jacob Tierney (directed Twist, appeared in Blood);
or 22-year-old Montrealer Marc André Grondin,
nominated for a Genie this year for C.R.A.Z.Y.
We have no idea whether they’re single, but
they’re cute and could use the publicity. —MW
Alan Wyse and
Kim Cattrall at
Fashion Rocks
HOME OF THE (NOT SO)FREE
As usual, this year’s Oscar
nominees were inundated
Here in Canada, at last month’s
Genie Awards, Canadian celebs
with gift bags and baskets, were also presented with goodies
including one from M&M’s that backstage. Inside the Genies gift
contained personalized candies bags items such as Fossil watches
— the nominee’s name and a and spa getaways were up for
congratulatory message were grabs. But do Canadian stars
printed right onto the shells. have to pay the taxman?
Puh-lease.
“We cannot provide information
So it’s with a sense of poetic on specific cases,” says Canada
justice that we report American Revenue Agency spokesman
celebs have to claim their swag Sam Papadopoulos. “However,
to the IRS, which treats the gifts in general, if gifts are provided as
as taxable items. Yes, the stars a form of compensation, then
have to pay tax on their loot, they are considered to be
which could turn out to be a taxable.”
sizeable sum.
In other words, the tax folks
In fact, the official gift baskets aren’t quite sure what to make of
given out to Oscar-night presenters the gift bag phenemenon. It took
were worth about $100,000, and them a few days of digging
included a $7,000 Victoria’s around just to come up with their
Secret outfit and a coupon for maybe/maybe not answer, which
laser eye surgery. That translates may make last month’s Genie
to about $30,000 in taxes. celebs a wee bit nervous. —IR
famous 10 | april 2006
Halle Berry and
Gabriel Aubry on a day
of shopping in Soho
KIM CATTRALL PHOTO BY DAN HERRICK/KEYSTONE; HALLE BERRY PHOTO BY BRIAN PAHL/SPLASH-KEYSTONE
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