Jada Pinkett Smith says her children - both under 11 - manage their own money. The "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" actress insists her children pay their own way, and she acts as banker to daughter Willow, eight, and son Jaden, 10.

The children are already earning their own money as actors and have both starred alongside their father Will Smith in hit movies.

Kate Beckinsale still hasn't passed her driving test, despite trying for 18 years. The "Nothing But the Truth" actress has vowed to conquer her fear of being behind the wheel, revealing her confidence was boosted after she recently mastered a golf cart.

She said: "I'm looking forward to knowing how to drive because I get those anxiety dreams where I'm suddenly in control of a car on the freeway. I'm assuming those will go once I know how to drive. I drove a golf cart on holiday and did quite admirably with that. That's a start."

Tom Cruise bought wife Katie Holmes an engagement ring after their first date. The "Valkyrie" actor - who has a two-year-old daughter Suri with Katie - knew after their first meeting in 2005 he wanted to spend the rest of his life with the "Dawson's Creek" star.

He said: "I knew I wanted to marry Kate when I met her. When she told me she had dreamed of marrying me as a little girl, I said I wouldn't want to disappoint her. At one point, I thought she was going to ask me to marry her first and I put her off by changing the subject. I wanted to ask her."

Beyonce Knowles says being married to Jay-Z is a "power struggle." The 27-year-old singer - who wed the music mogul in April - admits the relationship can sometimes be tiring, but she wouldn't have it any other way.

She said: "My marriage is a power struggle. But if I didn't respect someone, and they didn't have that strength, then I would be bored. I wouldn't be attracted to them."

A World War I letter from Britain's Edward VIII has been unearthed. The note, which was written by the future king from the British Army HQ at France's St Omer in 1915, bears an uncanny resemblance to the frustrations Princes William and Harry are feeling in their own military careers.

At one point in the letter, which was sent by Edward - who was forbidden from fighting in the front line because of his position in the royal family - to his friend Captain Faussett, he writes: "As you may imagine mine is a most rotten position in wartime.

Simon Cowell is over 11 out of 10 in bed, says his ex-girlfriend. Former pop star Sinitta - who works with the music mogul on his hit U.K. reality TV show "The X Factor" - claims Simon does not disappoint when it comes to sex.

She said: "Sorry boys, it's true, he's rich and good."

Christina Aguilera says "playing board games" helps keep her marriage to Jordan Bratman alive.

The 27-year-old singer - who gave birth to Max, her first child with Jordan, in January - revealed the couple have frequent "date nights," and love competing against each other in a variety of games.

Tom Cruise is planning to take Katie Holmes on a romantic break for her 30th birthday. Tom wants Katie to relax after she finishes her run in Broadway show "All My Sons" and thinks some private time together with their two-year-old daughter Suri will help.

A source close to Tom and Katie, who turns 30 on December 18, said: "Tom realizes that Katie has been working very hard on the show, so when it's over he's planning on taking her on a romantic break with Suri too."