Is that Katy Perry on the cover of Elle? The magazine's March issue claims to feature the pop princess, but... but... she's wearing pants. PANTS! What is this brave new world?!

But no, really, that's Katy—decked out in high-waisted purple trousers and an emerald jacket and featured inside as the star of a vaudeville-circus-inspired photo shoot. Where, of course, she sports a series of leotards and looks every inch the over-the-top diva we've come to know and love. But Katy wants people to know that despite her glamor queen status, on the inside, she's really just a regular girl.

"It’s important to be relatable and normal," she said. "And I think that what helps with that, for me, is that I had the rug pulled out from underneath my feet so many times. It was like, ‘Listen up, bitch, you’re not going to get served this on a silver platter—you’ve got to work for it!’ I don’t feel like I can act like an entitled bitch yet! I still have so much to prove."

She's referring, of course, to her previous life as a high-school kid and Christian pop singer—an early entry into the music business that didn't pan out.

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So. Many. Pretty. People. For its 17th annual Hollywood Issue, Vanity Fair went back to basics; in the magazine's own words: "no teenagers, no penguins [though baby tigers seem to meet muster], no (full-on) nudity, just the most exciting actors and actresses of the moment." And it's quite a compilation indeed. The three-panel spread shot by Norman Jean Roy includes (from left to right): Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, James Franco, Jennifer Lawrence, Anthony Mackie, Olivia Wilde, Jesse Eisenberg, Mila Kunis, Robert Duvall, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Andrew Garfield, Rashida Jones, Garrett Hedlund and Noomi Rapace.

Yet, despite the impressive credentials represented here, I can't help but lament one glaring omission: Ryan Gosling. If "the most exciting actors and actresses of the moment" was truly the litmus test for landing a spot on the cover, Vanity Fair gets a big scowly face from me for not including the 30-year-old.

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by Haley Murphy

Ashley Greene wasn't named one of our 11 stars to watch in 2011 for nothin'. Girl has got it goin' on! In between vampire-ing it up to film "Breaking Dawn" and starring in her new movie "Skateland" alongside almost-Edward Cullen Shiloh Fernandez, Ashely somehow found time to open up to Teen Vogue about her love life (Joe Jonas!) and working with Miley Cyrus.

With all the "Twilight" success, you'd think the 23-year-old would want a break from the craziness. Not true! Ashley told Teen Vogue, "I’m a bit of a workaholic, When I feel like I’m not doing something it drives me insane. This industry never stops. Right now I’m in this amazing place, and there are open doors. I think it would be foolish to take a month off. So many people would kill to be in my shoes that it’s just bad karma!"

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Robert Pattinson who? Sure, it's hard to imagine anyone else in the role of our favorite sexy "Twilight" vamp, but looking at these steamy photos of almost-Edward Cullen Shiloh Fernandez, it's hard not to wonder what if. The 25-year-old "Skateland" star is featured in the upcoming issue of VMAN magazine on stands February 10, and he dished all about the "Twilight" role that got away.

"No one had any idea what 'Twilight' would become," Shiloh explained. "At the time, it was just another audition. I didn't realize I was missing out on stardom and giant paychecks." Yet, the actor is self-aware enough to admit that starring in one of the world's biggest phenomenons may not have suited him. "Now, looking back on it, I certainly wouldn't have been mentally stable enough to deal with all that," he said. "Lucky for me, not getting that part led to other work that was a much better fit for me."

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Guess what, everyone! Sometimes Leighton Meester gets fat. Yep, that's what she admitted in the February issue of Nylon magazine. The "Gossip Girl"/"Country Strong"/"The Roommate" star revealed that if she's being an "a--hole" (her word, not ours) she'd like to be told, but if she's looking heavier than usual (which we doubt ever really happens...have you seen her?), she'd prefer you keep your lips zipped. Why? Because it happens to everyone.

"I like to be judged by my family and friends because they know me. If they think I'm being an a--hole I'd like them to tell me, but if I'm fat or something I'm like, 'Well, so? OK? Great!'" she explained in the fashion magazine. "It doesn't even matter; it's like, 'What if I am fat? Does it matter?' I'm a grown woman and sometimes, I might be a little fat, you know! Am I alone there? Not really!"

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"That was by far the gayest thing that has ever been on TV, period." That's how Chris Colfer described the fan favorite scene between he and Darren Criss singing "Baby, It's Cold Outside" in the Christmas episode of "Glee" in this week's Entertainment Weekly.

Chris, who recently snagged a Golden Globe for his performance as the bullied, yet defiant Kurt, appears on the cover of EW with his "Glee" co-star Darren for a story about the recent trend of gay characters on network television.

The issue, which hits newsstands today, chronicles the history of gay teenagers on TV from classics like "My So-Called Life," "Dawson's Creek" and "Degrassi" to current ground breakers like "Glee" and "Pretty Little Liars" (both of which were nominated for GLAAD Media Awards this week).

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"Twilight" fans, be forewarned: the hair-tugging, lip-biting, shrinking violet version of Kristen Stewart who you know from the vampire saga is nowhere to be found in this month's Vogue. Instead, the actress sports blond hair and sculpted brows, looking straight at the camera with a very adult mix of vulnerability and confidence. And in her interview with the magazine, it's clear that we're getting a glimpse of what's coming for Kristen once she wraps filming on "Breaking Dawn" and leaves Bella Swan behind.

After years of playing the world's most famous vampire bride, Kristen has seen some big changes—including the total eradication of her private life, probably forever.

"There’s no way to eloquently put this," she said. "I just can’t go to the mall. It bothers me that I can’t be outside very often. And also to not ever be just 'some girl' again. Just being some chick at some place, that’s gone."

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This kicks those fuzzy paparazzi shots in the teeth. Four months after images emerged of actress Rooney Mara partially done-up as "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" hacker-heroine Lisbeth Salander, we're finally getting our first bona fide look at the pierced, tatted titular character on the cover of W magazine. And it's signature Salander all the way—blood-drenched fingertips, closely cropped raven locks and enough inky black leather to upholster a love seat. In the mag's inaugural movie issue, the "Social Network" star talks about landing the much-talked-about role and the extreme measures she took to embody the tough-as-nails Lisbeth.

Rooney's history with "Dragon Tattoo" helmer David Fincher is no secret—David directed Rooney in the critically acclaimed "Social Network" in which she delivered arguably the most memorable movie kiss-off ever as Mark Zuckerberg's love interest Erica Albright. Despite their previous working relationship, David—who considered everyone from Scarlett Johansson to Die Antwoord lead singer Yo-Landi Vi$$er for the part—didn't cut Rooney any slack during the audition process. "I wanted her from the beginning," David said. "Rooney may be a trust-fund baby from football royalty, but she’s levelheaded and hardworking. It’s so odd how who people are comes out in auditions. We didn’t make it easy for Rooney, and there was no way to dissuade her."

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When it comes to fashion, "Vampire Diaries" star Nina Dobrev has long been a staple of our best dressed lists, so we were all kinds of excited to see her glammed up for the February issue of Canada's Flare magazine.

Nina graces the cover in an eye-catching gold-sequin L'Wren Scott number (not unlike Kristen Stewart's dress at the People's Choice Awards!), and inside, she dished about her dual roles of Elena and Katherine, her dating life and her dream co-star.

"The two characters appeal to different parts of me and feed different parts of my soul," Nina said of her two "Vampire Diaries" alter egos, confessing that she relates more closely to Elena (considering E's not a killer at heart, we get that). Of course, Katherine's got her high points as well.

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It's not too much of a stretch to say 2011 will be the year of Andrew Garfield. He's nominated for a Golden Globe, the BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award and likely an Oscar for his role in "The Social Network," and is filming the part that will likely make or break his career in Marc Webb's "Spider-Man" reboot. It also helps that he was the dreamiest new Brit we met in 2010. Oh, and did we mention he and his "Spider-Man" costar Emma Stone are the two actors we were most thankful for last year?

So it's no surprise Andrew covers the February issue of Details magazine, which tries to get to the bottom of what all the fuss is about. Apparently, Andrew is trying to figure it out too. Or at least he doesn't want it to change.

"I hope this period doesn't end," he told Details. "I hope I never blow up. I hope that I have to audition for every single job I want. I hope that I'm always struggling, really. You develop when you're struggling. When you're struggling, you get stronger."

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