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Meanwhile, Talisa Soto, who's expecting her first child early next year with husband Benjamin Bratt, is having—count 'em—three separate baby showers. The first took place on Sept. 17 as 25 of her best L.A. friends held a dinner in her honor at Il Cielo restaurant in Beverly Hills. Lucy Liu, who costars with Soto in Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, was supposed to attend the three-hour fete but got caught working late on Charlie's Angels 2. Liu did manage to send over a gift of baby clothes. Showers are also in the forecast for New York City and San Francisco, where the couple maintain homes.
Chef Emeril Lagasse also has a bun in the oven. That is to say, his wife, Alden, is expecting their first child in March. Ironically, ever since she got pregnant, Alden has been unable to stomach any of her hubby's cooking. "She can't even look at food," says Emeril, who adds that she has given up such favorites as smothered pork chops. Emeril's other production, a weeklong Food Network special on America's regional cuisine, starts Sept. 29.
Kim Basinger looked decidedly unglamorous on Sept. 21 when she showed up for the black-tie Farm Sanctuary Gala at the Beverly Hills Hotel wearing denim overalls. Basinger had to forgo evening wear because she had surgery five weeks ago to treat a chronic back problem. As part of her post-op recovery, she has to wear a back brace—not the standard accessory for a form-fitting gown. Actually, given that she was at the banquet to accept an award for helping rescue farm animals from slaughter, her outfit wasn't all that inappropriate.
