Actress Paula Patton has revealed that her R&B singer husband Robin Thicke is thrilled he got her pregnant so soon after she came off the Pill.

The 34-year-old Precious star said: ‘He’s so proud of himself, it’s ridiculous.’

But Patton, who plays teacher Ms Rain in the award-winning movie, admitted that there are some pros to being an expectant mother – like being able to cut back on her gym sessions.

She said: ‘A year ago, I started doing Ashtanga yoga five or six days a week… [But] I’ve cut back during my pregnancy. I told my trainer I don’t want to see the inside of a gym.’

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Here’s an article from People.com who Robin recently spoke to about Ms. Paula and he discusses their name choices for the baby and we learn when she’s due.

As Robin Thicke gets ready to become a father, he can check one item off his to-do list: the baby’s name.

“We like Julian if it’s a boy and Isabella if it’s a girl,” he told PEOPLE Saturday while hosting at The Bank nightclub in Las Vegas.

Thicke’s wife, Paula Patton, is due with their first child in May.

“My wife is good,” he said, “I’m just trying to make her as comfortable as possible and hopefully nature will take care of the rest and give us a healthy baby.” [Source]

To read a little more from Robin click on Source to be taken directly to People.com.

The L.A. Times Blog posted news recently about Ms. Patton and it was just lovely.

The Oscar buzz continues to mount for Lee Daniels’ “Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire,” as both the film and one of its stars, Paula Patton, took top honors at the 31st Aspen Filmfest, which ran from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4. “Precious” was named Audience Favorite Feature, while Patton, who attended the fest with her husband, singer Robin Thicke, won Artist to Watch.

Other Aspen winners included director Jason Reitman, who earned the New Directions Award for “Up in the Air,” itself a major contender for the 2010 Oscars, who introduced his father, producer-director Ivan Reitman, before an on-stage chat moderated by Times contributor Mark Olsen. Veteran actor-director Stanley Tucci received the Independent by Nature award and was feted by his “Lovely Bones” director Peter Jackson via video. Greg Barker’s “Sergio,” about the convoluted life of U.N. diplomat Sergio Viera de Mello, was named Audience Favorite Documentary.

“Precious” opens in limited release on Nov. 6, while “Air” is slated for Dec. 25. [Source]

It was looking a little grim there for the 2009 Sundance award winning film Push who for a couple of weeks now had not acquired a distributor; but now thanks to a wonderful trio the film will be released. As per Variety:

Lionsgate has acquired Sundance Film Festival winner Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire. Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry will team up to help promote the film.

Directed by Lee Daniels from an adapted script by Damien Paul, Push became only the third film in Sundance history to win the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Awards in the U.S. Dramatic Competition last month. Film stars newcomer Gabourey “Gabby” Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz.

Project reteams Lionsgate and Daniels for the first time since Monster’s Ball.

Push revolves around an overweight, illiterate African-American teen in Harlem who is about to give birth to her second child when she is accepted into an alternative school.

“I’ve never seen anything like it. The moment I saw Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire, I knew I wanted to do whatever I could to encourage other people to see this movie. The film is so raw and powerful–it split me open,” Winfrey said.

Winfrey and Perry will promote Push through their respective film companies, Harpo Films and 34th Street Films.

Lionsgate prexy of acquisitions and co-productions Jason Constantine announced the deal.

Source: Source

Congratulations to Ms. Paula & The stellar cast and crew! Also, make sure you check back for a hi-res still of Paula as Ms. Rain.

Paula is now in Utah for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival! She made an appearance at the kick off party with her hubby last night. Push premieres tonight so hopefully there will be more pictures then.




Also be sure to view London screencaps, added a few days ago by our lovely Qua! Paula has a super brief scene, but looks gorgeous as always!

I know I’m jumping around here, but I want to go back and talk about
 working with some of the actors and crew I loved. Lenny Kravitz is
 like a brother to me. He plays a nurse; what a rock star! And I
 don’t mean that literally. Mo’Nique, she gave me her soul and then some. Paula Patton rolled up her sleeves and dove right in. Gabby, what a find! What a miracle! The group of
 girls Precious befriends when she enrolls into her new school were my 
puppets on a string that made magic happen. I’m sure I’m forgetting 
other actors, but I’ll say these actors made my life happy and my
 heart smile. It was an honor to work with them.

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Blackvoices.com has blogged about the first look of Paula’s new film ‘Push‘ where she stars as Ms. Rain. ‘Push’ will premiere January 15 – 25 at The 2009 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. We will definitely have photo coverage of Ms. Patton.

You can read what she has to say about her character as well as Gabby’s Clareece ‘Precious’ Jones. Please be aware that this can contain SPOILERS.

Patton, who’s making a name for herself as one of Black Hollywood’s rising stars, talked candidly and in-depth about her role during a recent interview.

“I play the schoolteacher, Ms. Rain. The story revolves around a young girl that grew up in Harlem that has faced unimaginable abuse and she is severely overweight and has a second child coming on the way; and the world has forgotten her. She’s been left behind. Somehow she got through the eighth grade and still doesn’t know how to read. She’s befriended by this schoolteacher and together we forge a friendship.”

“I push her to keep her will to live and tell her that she can be the best that she can be, and she can do more than anyone thought she can do,” she continued. “Although she can’t read right now, she can go to college. She then pushes me because at one point I was in a sad case with my family because I’m a lesbian and my mom has rejected me. The love that I get from her is replacing that from my mother. It’s a really beautiful friendship.” [Source]

So definitely click on the source to see images from the film. I’m really excited for this; I’ve seen this book countless times upon reshelving it when I worked at the library but never read it… I’m still jazzed either way. We hope you are and hopefully ‘Push’ will make its way to a theatre near you.

The ever alluring Paula Patton and her husband, R&B crooner Robin Thicke made Essence Magazine’s Best Dressed Couples of 2008 List. The dazzling red carpet couple came in at No. 9. To view the full list and photos click here.

Here is what Essence had to say about the pair:

R&B crooner Robin Thicke and his wife, actress Paula Patton, are “Something Else.” These lovers never seem out of tune with their street-smart approach to fashion.

32-year old Paula Patton is making quite a splash in Hollywood these days. Apart from playing an ambitious journalist who has an impact on the life of Kevin Costner in the wry comedy Swing Vote, the actress will also be seen opposite Kiefer Sutherland in the horror film Mirrors, due out later this year.

Her family lived across the street from the 20th Century Fox lot when she was growing up and she was a fan of films from her earliest years. Her mother, who also appreciated good films, was a schoolteacher, and her father was a lawyer. Paula claims that as a girl she would escape by “pretending to be someone else” so it was not a surprise that she acted in high school plays at Hamilton Magnet Arts High School. Her favorite role was that of “Abigail” in The Crucible.

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