Brian Austin Green Takes Son Noah Out in New York City (Photo)

03/30/2013 at 05:15 PM EDT

Brian Austin Green and son Noah in N.Y.C.

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Baby's day out!

Megan Fox and hubby Brian Austin Green's son Noah made a rare public appearance Friday afternoon during a stroll through New York's SoHo neighborhood.

Green, 39, was photographed pushing Noah in a red stroller. Fox was not spotted with him.

Fox gave birth to Noah in September 2012, and managed to keep her baby news private for several weeks before publicly announcing it.

Since his birth, the actress has maintained a relatively low public profile, only making her first official red carpet appearance in December. In February, she and her husband were spotted on vacation in Brazil.

She's subsequently called motherhood "exhausting" but said in December, “You can't – until you have kids – imagine how much you could possibly love a human being. It's really intense and really overwhelming and amazing."

How to Make Andrew Zimmern's Ramen Noodles

03/30/2013 at 05:00 PM EDT

Andrew Purcell; Inset: Getty

Award-winning chef Andrew Zimmern shares an easy way to spice up the low-cost, super-trendy Japanese noodle dish. His show, Bizarre Foods America, airs Mondays at 9 p.m. on the Travel Channel.

Ramen Soup

Makes 1 to 2 servings

• 1 (3-oz.) package

• ramen noodles

• 2 cups chicken broth

• 1½ tbsp. soy sauce

• 1 tbsp. ketchup

• 1 tsp. sugar

• 1 tsp. sesame oil

• 1 tsp. Sriracha

• ½ cup matchstick carrots

• 1 egg, lightly beaten

• 1½ tsp. fresh lime juice

• ¼ cup chopped

• green onions

1. Cook noodles in 2 cups of boiling water for 2 minutes; drain well. Rinse in cold water; drain and set aside.

2. Return saucepan to stove-top. Bring broth to boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and whisk in soy sauce and next 4 ingredients. Add carrots; cook 1 minute.

3. Slowly whisk egg into broth. Add noodles to broth; cook 30 seconds. Remove from heat; stir in lime juice and onions. Serve immediately.

Snooki Offers Kim Kardashian Tips for a Fashionable Delivery

By Andrea Billups

03/30/2013 at 02:00 PM EDT

Snooki (left) and Kim Kardashian

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Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi became a mom last August and she has some humorous tell-it-like-it-is words advice for Kim Kardashian.

Speaking as MTV's celebrity baby correspondent, Polizzi, 25, offered the expectant and (ahem) fashion-forward Kardashian video tips on looking glam when bringing her baby into the world.

While waiting to dilate, there's plenty of time to apply makeup, Polizzi advises. "I waited 27 hours and the whole time I just put on makeup and watched cartoons," she said. But hospitals are "boring" with blank white walls so a nice pink or red lip is key to looking your best. Advises the reality star: "Stay away from the nudes."

"Remember to bring an extra pair of eyelashes in your purse in case you are not at home when your water breaks," the petite Jersey Shore star says. "Just do like I did and bring a whole box."

Dressing right for delivery is also essential. "Hospital gowns are ugly," so bring your own, Polizzi tells Kardashian, suggesting something leopard print and Dolce & Gabbana to spice up her birthing look. Hoop earrings, she adds, get caught in hair extensions so a nice pair of diamond studs are a must to help her "look really cute," Polizzi adds.

A scarf is key to hiding a puffy face. "Trust me, you are going to be bloated and you're going to have like a million double chins to you are gonna wanna cover that s––t up," Polizzi urges. Pedicures are also key. "You don't want any gross calluses because your feet are literally in the air for everyone to see."

More of Polizzi's wit and wisdom for looking fab whatever bodily function occurs can be watched on Celebuzz.

This Week's Best Dressed Star Was a Real Cinderella Story

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03/30/2013 at 09:00 AM ET

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Until late Friday afternoon, it looked like Jennifer Hudson (in her skintight white dress) was going to earn the top style spot, but then Nicole Kidman just barely edged her out.

Hudson shouldn’t feel too bad, though. After all, it’s tough to beat out an Oscar de la Renta gown like the one Kidman wore to an Omega gala in Vienna, Austria. The dress, which nabbed over 20,000 votes and counting, is a black-and-nude creation with floral embroidery.

PHOTOS: See the other outfits that made the 10 Most Loved Looks of the Week.

The sophisticated design is certainly the right choice for such a sophisticated star, but we have to wonder if Kidman still would have earned all those endorsements if voters had seen the back of the gown. While we love the deep-V cut, we’re still confused by the scarf-like swath of sheer fabric that ties at the neck and falls down the back of the dress.

RELATED: Vote on more daring fashion choices like Selena Gomez’s sheer cutout.

Nevertheless, the gown put Hudson’s white dress in the number two spot with just under 20,000 votes, and Salma Hayek in the number three spot with 19,000 votes. Hayek wore a double-breasted black coat with gold buttons over a red dress to fight the chill in London.

Do you think Nicole Kidman deserves to be this week’s best dressed star? Or should the title have gone to Jennifer Hudson?

–Zoë Ruderman

Justin Bieber's Monkey Quarantined in Germany

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By Michael Anhalt

03/30/2013 at 11:15 AM EDT

Justin Bieber

Courtesy of Justin Bieber

They weren't monkeying around!

German customs officials seized a capuchin monkey from Justin Bieber last Thursday after the singer apparently attempted to bring it into the country without official permission.

"Justin Bieber brought his monkey to Germany, but had no official paperwork with him," Thomas Meister, spokesman for the customs office at the Franz Josef Strauss Airport in Munich, tells PEOPLE. "We were forced to confiscate the animal."

When customs in Munich found the monkey had been brought into the country on Bieber's private plane, they detained the star and quarantined the monkey in their facilities at the airport. Bieber will reportedly be charged with a fine, and he will have to pay the costs of the quarantine.

The singer, who's currently in the midst of his very eventful Believe tour in Europe, is set to perform in Austria on Saturday night, and then continue on for a series of shows in Germany. The European leg of the tour is expected to wind down at the end of April.

In between his concerts, he flew from Poland (where he went shirtless through the airport) to Los Angeles where he briefly reunited with his ex Selena Gomez at her home on Wednesday.

Kate: A Princess's Guide to Pregnancy

03/30/2013 at 10:45 AM EDT

She cheerfully models a "Baby on board!" button for the Queen while visiting the London tube ("I'll make sure I wear this at home," joked Kate), exchanges loving glances with Will while comforting the bereaved, rhapsodizes about cupcakes in a class full of school kids – those storied second-trimester hormones must be kicking in.

As Kate's plans for baby kick into high gear (she's shopping for her nursery in Kensington Palace with a move-in date set for early fall), the ever more radiant princess, 31, "feels she's thriving," says family friend Julia Samuel. Founder of the charity Child Bereavement U.K., Samuel spent time with Kate and Will there on March 19.

"It was like they showered starlight on everybody," she says, "because everybody who met them was left with a glow." Prince William, get out your sunglasses: It'll only get brighter from here.

Beverley Mitchell Shares Pregnancy Portraits

With Michael at 39 weeks – Rita Earl Photography

Thanks for welcoming our newest celebrity blogger, Beverley Mitchell !

Best known for her role as Lucy Camden on the long-running drama 7th Heaven, the actress most recently played Kaitlin O’Malley on The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

Mitchell, 32, and husband Michael Cameron have announced that they’re expecting their first child — a daughter! — in April.

You can find her on Facebook, WhoSay and Twitter @beverleymitchel.

In her latest blog, a 39-weeks-pregnant Mitchell writes that she hopes for just a bit more time to finish the nursery — and shares her maternity portraits.

It is truly remarkable how quickly 39 weeks can fly by! At the beginning, it felt like this whole pregnancy thing was going to take forever but here I am, wishing for just a little more time.

We are so excited to meet this little miracle but I can’t help but hope for a few things to be done before she gets here. I know — she won’t know the difference and the only thing she really needs is her parents, but the perfectionist in me wants the house to be just right; the nursery done to the nines.

Michael and I have been busting our buns to complete our home renovation, and it was no small feat considering we repainted every surface of the house, put in new carpet, new tile, new fireplaces, all new furniture, new wallpaper, brand-new windows, all new lighting and re-insulated the whole house.

We really took this house project to a whole new level — I guess when I nest, I really nest!

Lounging in the sun – Rita Earl Photography

It’s funny, you’d think that this large of a project would be incredibly hard on a relationship — teamed with being pregnant, it could be a disaster! — but to our credit, it only made us stronger.

We enjoyed the process, though I will not lie — there were times where it became stressful. Especially when it came to windows — who would ever think windows would be such a big deal?! Let me tell you, they are no joke.

Thank goodness for my friends at Westside Windows and Doors for pulling through in a big way and getting our Marvin windows just in time to be installed and cased before baby girl gets here. Now she has a beautiful big window and it makes all the difference in the room. It is amazing.

And I must say after living in the house for nine years, seeing the changes we have made have truly brought new life into the home. We feel like grown-ups — it’s pretty incredible. Especially all the new furniture — our friends at Arhaus, Dominic to be specific, truly did the most incredible job. I told Dominic that I needed help thinking outside of the box and to get me out of what was familiar.

Love my husband – Rita Earl Photography

It was awesome — I absolutely love the feel of our home now. Sometimes you just need a new set of eyes to see something differently. Especially if you have lived somewhere for a long time and it has always been the same way, it’s challenging to see the potential.

In my next blog I’ll show you before and after photos — I am not quite finished, so you’ll have to wait but I promise it will be worth it! Plus I want to share the nursery and I haven’t gotten that far yet…

I am not going to lie, there were many nights where we just threw our mattress on the ground and slept in our library. It was fun — a little bit of a tight fit! — but it worked.

Living in a construction zone definitely had its challenges. I really don’t care to see Ram Board on the floors anymore and as much as I love all our contractors, seeing them every morning at 7 a.m. is something I will not miss!

With my pups – Rita Earl Photography

We did escape for a few days to the incredible Four Seasons in Westlake and definitely sprung for the most amazing massage that was so needed. The pregnancy pillow was truly the best thing ever and I am so bummed I didn’t indulge more often during my pregnancy. So often I was trying to be the tough girl and didn’t think I needed the pampering, but now here I am at 39 weeks realizing I should have taken advantage.

You don’t get any badges or awards for doing without, so soak it up. Get those massages, get the manicures and pedicures, take care and allow yourself the little luxuries — you deserve it for carrying life. I wish I would have taken a little more time out for myself to relax and kick my feet up.

Another small regret I’m having as I reach the end of this pregnancy is that I didn’t take as many photos as I’m now wishing I did — I wasn’t always the best at documenting the whole experience. Looking back, I don’t know why I fought it and should have had a little more fun with the changes.

However, I did take a moment to do a belly shoot, thanks to an awesome mommy friend who insisted, gifting me with an incredible session.

The baby bump – Rita Earl Photography

I am so glad Michael and I did it. We shot the images at just about my 39th week so I am ready to pop! Honestly, I was a little hesitant and didn’t know how the photos would turn out, but am blown away and so incredibly grateful to have them as we embark on this next great adventure.

There is something I noticed about the shoot that I definitely see reflected in the pictures — I have never been so calm and comfortable in my body. It’s quite remarkable given that I am so awkward, unstable and borderline uncomfortable as I head towards the finish line.

It is still so mind-blowing to me that in just days we will meet the little one who has been tumbling, kicking and rolling around in my belly. I have just finally gotten used to all these little movements and I have fallen in love with them — it’s so crazy to think that they will stop! I just got good at being pregnant and soon I won’t be — it’s a bit of a trip.

I have to end this entry by saying that throughout this entire process, I have fallen more deeply in love with my husband. Michael has not only been my rock, my champion, my hero, he has also been the most incredible man I could have ever asked for.

The whole family – Rita Earl Photography

He has worked so hard in getting this house right for our family. The poor guy has moved everything from room to room at least 100 times — and that is not an exaggeration! — while prepping for paint and all the other work we were doing.

He has been a rock star and there is nothing more precious than hearing him talk to my belly and seeing his clear excitement in response to her movements. It truly melts my heart. I can’t even imagine what the moment will be like when I see him meet our baby girl for the first time.

This is all such a surreal experience but I am so grateful to have Michael along for the ride — the man of my dreams, the love of my life.

So off to the next adventure! Next time I write, I will have a brand-new house and a beautiful little girl. Wish me luck! I am honored to be sharing this incredible experience with all of you.

Can’t wait to meet her – Rita Earl Photography

Thank you for the love,

– Beverley Mitchell

More from Beverley’s PEOPLE.com blog series:

• GALLERY: Beverley Mitchell’s Chic & Cheery Baby Shower


• Beverley Mitchell’s Blog: Is There Anything Better than Belly Watching?


• Beverley Mitchell’s Blog: I’m Having a Baby Girl!