Katie Holmes was swept off her feet "in an instant" by Tom Cruise, but that was just the beginning of a family life that grows richer by the day.

So the actress says in the new InStyle.

"It happened quickly, but I was certain it was what I wanted," Holmes said. "I never felt overwhelmed. I thought, Okay, good. Here we go."

Katie Holmes, who will be 29 on December 18, may not have been overwhelmed by Tom Cruise, 43, but she was certainly thrown for a loop.

"It happened in an instant. I still get like that, 'Whew.' When you fall in love, it's as though time stops. It's all-encompassing."

That love only blossomed during the next two years, she says - through the birth of daughter Suri Cruise in April 2006, the lavish wedding in Italy that November, and the everyday moments of family life since then.

"I try every day to let him know how much I love him," Holmes says of her husband. "It gets better and better. It has made my life."

Holmes admits she'd love to have another child. "But I'm in no particular rush," she adds, perhaps because she has her hands full with Suri.

"She loves coloring and creating," Katie Holmes says of Suri Cruise. "She's a great mimic and dancer. She came to the photo shoot yesterday and was into all the shoes. I'm mostly shocked at how quickly she grows."

After taking a break professionally, Katie Holmes is returning to acting, starring in the upcoming Mad Money. But she now looks at life now through a wider lens.

"I want to go to sleep knowing I made my family happy, I made myself happy, and I worked hard in all aspects of life," she says. "It's really pretty simple."

That's Rupert Friend, people! Her boyfriend! Of, like, a long time! While the rest of you poor saps are hankering for a five-second glimpse of Keira Knightley naked in Atonement, this dude is seeing the real deal every day! All 80 pounds of it!

Keira Knightley stays bundled up and walks in step with boyfriend Rupert Friend during a chilly afternoon comprised of running errands in London on Wednesday.

In the estimation of The Hollywood Gossip staff, Rupert Friend is certainly among the least interesting celebrity boyfriends out there. All they do is walk around! Oooh.

There was a time when Cash Warren fit that bill, as all he and Jessica Alba did was show up at the occasional NBA game. But then he got her pregnant! Go Cash! What are you waiting for, Rupert Friend? Give us something to gossip about man.

Tony Parker is a championship basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs.

But is he also a world class cheater on wife Eva Longoria?

Alexandra Paressant certainly says so, as the model claims she met the basketball star as his July wedding to the actress and then began to exchange sexually explicit text messages and phone calls when he was in Paris in September.

They slept together, she alleges, and continued seeing each other night after night in Paris until he left to San Antonio a short time later.

"We had room service. He said that Eva, sexually speaking, does not want to do certain things," she said. "She does not want to make love in front of a mirror, does not like [a] certain position and thinks that sperm gives acne."

Raise your hand if you actually believe Alexandra Paressant had an affair with Tony Parker. Thank you. Neither do we.

Look, even if those accusations are true, Parker still gets to see Eva Longoria nude. That would be enough to keep any man loyal.

Despite the attention Paressant has received for her remarks, the Desperate Housewives star stands by her man: "Tony has been nothing short of the perfect husband," she said in a statement released through her rep.

The attention-seeking model won't shut up, however, saying Parker has told her he wasn't want kids and replied to her question about the public finding out about their affair with: "People can think whatever they want."

In the end, we'd still like to believe Longoria's rep, Liza Anderson. She said:

"These allegations are completely, 100% false and untrue. All high profile couples fall victim to these sorts of things in the course of their relationships. It appears that this is not the first time this woman has used an athlete to gain public notoriety."

It's true. Paressant has also dated soccer star Ronaldinho. She's so busted!

We hadn't heard of Alli Spencer until recently.

But once we came across the girlfriend of professional golfer Will MacKenzie, well, we couldn't look away.

As Spencer opens up below to FHM about walking around naked (along with some other stuff we forgot about once we read that part), Elin Nordegren better look out. She has serious competition for PGA hottie...

We hear that you like to walk around your house naked. Let's talk a whole lot about that.
Yes, I do. I live with Will in south Florida and, I don't know, I just don't like clothes. I don't like underwear - I never wear them. The townhouse is pretty close quarters, but most people that live around us are old, so we don't have any peeping toms - that we know of!

Say hello to Alli Spencer. You might wanna wipe that drool off first.

Considering that golf is full of fat old men wearing too much plaid, Will must be a hot commodity amongst the female fans. Do you have to beat girls away with a 9-iron?
They're usually wearing a dress or skirt and they look cute, but they're way overdressed. A lot of them will lurk around with the kids waiting for autographs after the round. One time, a girl asked Will, "So what are you doing later?" right in front of me! He said, "I don't know, but you can ask my girlfriend." Good answer, buddy!

Hockey calls groupies like that "puck bunnies." What's the preferred golf terminology?
Straight up "pro hos."

In your FHM Online WebTV video, you do a pretty kick-ass Borat impression.
I love Borat, I've seen it six or seven times. I have a sense of humor like a 16-year-old boy - I like Ali G, Borat, Jackass and South Park.

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As 2007 draws to a close, it's time to reflect and pay tribute to the stars who made this a year to remember. On that note, The Hollywood Gossip is announcing its 10 finalists for its first annual Celebrity of the Year award.

They've given us their best, their worst and, in a more than a few cases, their naked pictures. Now it is time for us to give a little something back with this special feature, because without these celebrities, we are nothing.

We previously profiled the unpopular gold digger Tameka Foster at #8. Now, without further delay, we present Celebrity of the Year finalist #7 … Zac Efron!

Anyone that has ever glanced at this High School Musical star barely has to ask why he made the list. Those eyes. That hair. Those biceps... sorry, where were we?

Far more than a brainless dream boat, however, Efron has shown true grit and loyalty in 2007. He stuck by the side of his girlfriend throughout the infamous Vanessa Hudgens nude photo scandal. He didn't bash her to the press, he didn't shrink from the spotlight, and he got to go home and hit that every night.

Way to be, Zac.

Efron also starred in Hairspray this year, earning enough critical praise to land him a feature role opposite Matthew Perry in the upcoming movie Seventeen, along with a significant pay raise for High School Musical 3.

We don't know what the future will hold for Zac Efron, but we do know it will involve the screaming of countless teenage girls. Lord knows, he's earned it.

Look closely, fellas.

While Megan Fox isn't exactly pouring out of her top here - like Jessica Simpson in pretty much every picture - you can spot a nipple if you want to badly enough.

Come on. Peer in. Get a bit closer to your screen. A bit closer. Closer... there it is!

It may not be a Megan Fox naked pic, but a hint of a nipple is worth pointing out.

On a day that has already brought us Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker and Lindsay Lohan with J.R. Rotem, we're still shocked by the pairing below.

Stacy Ferguson (a.k.a Fergie) is a woman who once peed her pants in concert and who used to do mounds of crystal meth. Yet seeing her do lunch with Brandon Davis, a.k.a. Greasy Bear, grosses us out most of all. Yes, it's true. See below ...

Fergie dines with Brandon Davis. Something tells us it was a greasy meal.

Reports say Fergie and Greasy Bear may have dated a few years ago. If so, it must have been during a crystal meth-induced haze. Right? God, we hope so.

Either way, we don't think they're together now. Fergie has been with Josh Duhamel since forever, and Greasy is back with Aussie model Cheyenne Tozzi.

Also known as Koala Bear.

Our favorite actor and his adorable girlfriend were spotted in Rome earlier this week.

George Clooney leads Sarah Larson into an Italian restaurant, as onlookers get a glimpse of a pair that may be in the running for Us Weekly's 2008 Couple of the Year.

Due in court as of 10 a.m. PST / 1 p.m. EST today, Britney Spears has, it appears, elected to defy the legal system and not show up at her deposition.

The reason? There are too many damn people outside her house.

We're serious. A source in direct contact with Britney tells TMZ:

"There's a million people outside of her house. She can see all the other madness. The anxiety is making her sick. It's just too crazy."

This morning, Britney Spears became a fugitive from justice. Sort of.

We don't doubt that's true, but we do doubt that it will fly with a court of law. After all, it doesn't stop Britney Spears from leaving the house to go joyriding around and visiting Starbucks in no underwear every single day, now does it?

According to Kevin Federline's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, who commented on the matter just minutes ago, Britney Spears has some sort of condition or illness that prevented her from showing up to the mandatory deposition.

In other words, she's bonkers! More details as the story develops ...