Month: May 2007

Janet appears on the cover of this week’s Us Weekly magazine. In an accompanying interview, Janet talks about how she managed to remain slim after losing the pounds about a year ago. The issue is on news stands in the US now.

On keeping the weight off: “I have a great support system to keep me on track… But I still don’t like working out. It’s hard for me. I have to push myself to want to do it.”

On the fear of packing on the pounds again:“I have moments—I crave chocolate, or just want to eat. One thing that helps is getting my clothes altered to fit so I can tell when I gain or lose. I used to wear overalls all the time, and my mom said, ‘Baby, don’t do that or you won’t know how much you lose.’”

On how you can look like her: “If I can do it, anybody can do it. Eating light and clean helps, but you really shouldn’t think of it as a diet, otherwise you feel like you’re depriving yourself. If you crave something, you should have a little bit of it, then let it go and move on. Do a little exercise so you’re back on track.”

On eating right: “It’s about control and it’s a balanced diet. Of course I have cheat days! Especially with my dancers, who love to eat. And after a hard day of work, they want to unwind and grab a drink, and alcohol is not good for my diet with all the extra calories. I try to have a glass of wine, but then somebody comes with a lemon drop and it’s so good. You feel like you’re drinking cough syrup or candy, and before you know it, the next day comes and you feel it. I make up for it with a few more reps when I lift weights.”

Janet’s brother Michael has this evening jetted into London’s Heathrow. It is believed to be one of the first times that both Jackson siblings have been in the British capital at the same time. Michael is believed to be meeting record execs and good friend David Gest. It is unknown whether he and Janet will see each other.

Meanwhile, Janet was pictured out and about in Central London again today. Wearing a green hooded top this time and some bizarre white shoes, Janet left her hotel by the trade entrance.

Last night Janet dined at Mayfair eatery Nobu in London. Accompanied by boyfriend Jermaine Dupri, upon leaving Janet was whisked into a Bentley and driven a matter of a few hundred yards to her hotel, The Dorchester. She went back into the hotel through the trade entrance to avoid the accompanying paparazzi. She then went on to the Kabaret Club on Beak Street in Soho where she was pictured in the first of the set below. According to thelondonpaper, “the DJ [at the club] played her songs, dedicated a number of tracks to her and Jermaine and a star-struck England cricket star Kevin Pietersen went up and meekly asked for an introduction. But while her friends were knocking back Dom Perignon and dancing in the pumping club, Janet just sipped her cocktail in the corner.”

Janet spent much of yesterday shopping at her favourite shops in Central London. Dressed in a Superdry Real Athletics hooded top (a UK brand), a bandanna, Chanel sunglasses and a black tracksuit, Janet visited Harvey Nichols and splashed her cash.

New photos from Janet’s birthday party in the Bahamas have been released to Janet Love. Taken at the Aura Nightclub on Paradise Island, Janet was accompanied by boyfriend Jermaine, sister La Toya and music star Usher – all pictured in the photos. Photos show a cake which Janet was presented to mark her birthday which read “Happy Birthday to our superstar Janet“.

Janet is currently in the UK and attended the launch of an exclusive perfume at the Dorchester Hotel in Mayfair, London on Friday evening. Janet, accompanied by her boyfriend Jermaine Dupri, arrived in a white ball gown. The perfume is reported to cost thousands of pounds per bottle. The event organisers went to the trouble of hiring a group of general photographers to snap Janet as she arrived but they were made to sign a disclaimer saying they would not sell any images.

After the event, Janet returned to her hotel in Mayfair where she changed and went clubbing until the early hours of the morning.

It is not known whether Janet will attend any more events whilst in London or how long she plans to stay.