SHOWBIZ STYLE ICON Rezwana Choudhury Bannya

Everyone knows Rezwana Choudhury Bannya as one of the icons of Rabindra Sangeet all over the world. She also has her own style which is immensely well recognized by her audience, such as her glasses, her attire etc. She is also incredibly adaptable as she decided to change her outlook for us here at Star Showbiz when we covered her recently. Many did object to this new Bannya we portrayed, but there were also those who liked her new presence. Because of her own sense of style as well as her adaptability, she is this week's Showbiz Style Icon.

Published: 12:00 am Saturday, February 21, 2015

No one thought I was attractive: Julianne Moore

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Julianne Moore. Photo: AFP

Actress Julianne Moore wasn't "perceived as pretty" until she swapped her glasses for contact lenses.
The “Still Alice” actress still doesn't understand why her classmates didn't think she was "terribly pretty" until she ditched her specs when she was 16 years old, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
"That's the thing about beauty, it's perceptual, not about what you look like, she said.
"I had glasses and no-one thought I was terribly attractive. Then suddenly, I wore contacts and everyone thought I was pretty. But I was the same person perceived as pretty, she added.
The 54-year-old actress, who has children Cal, 17, and Liv, 12, with husband Bart Freundlich, has also ruled out undergoing cosmetic surgery.
"I don't know why people have work done. It doesn't make them look younger, it just makes them look like they've had work done, she said.
Added Moore: "You're never going to look like you did at 25. What are you going to do about it?"

Lady Gaga gets engaged

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Lady Gaga. Photo: AFP

Pop diva Lady Gaga announced to the world that she is getting married -- to an actor she met making a video, in which she wore her mother's wedding dress.
The 28-year-old superstar, who has become as known for her extravagant outfits as for her music, revealed the engagement by showing a simple, heart-shaped ring that fiancé Taylor Kinney gave her.
"He gave me his heart on Valentine's Day, and I said YES!" Gaga said in a caption to the picture she shared with her 5.5 million followers on Instagram on Monday.
Gaga met Kinney in 2011 when filming the video for "You & I" in the open fields of Nebraska. Despite the romantic title, the video was full of disturbing imagery including simulated torture of Gaga.

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In a foreshadowing of the relationship to come, Gaga revealed that she wore her mother's wedding dress for the video. It also showed Gaga -- clad as a mermaid -- having sex with Kinney.
Kinney popped the question to Gaga, an Italian American whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, over a Valentine's Day dinner at the New York restaurant Joanne Trattoria which is owned by her parents, according to celebrity magazine Us Weekly.
Kinney, 33, has acted in a range of television shows, such as "Chicago Fire," and films.

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He had a recurring role on the television series "The Vampire Diaries" and played a Navy SEAL in "Zero Dark Thirty," Kathryn Bigelow's controversial thriller about the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Gaga started off in the New York underground before her 2008 debut album "The Fame," with its infectious dance sound and her racy persona, became an unexpected global smash hit.
Her success was fueled by the popularity of her song "Poker Face," in which Gaga hints at her bisexuality and boyfriends' struggles to understand it.
Gaga became known for her sexually charged live shows as well as her outrage-inducing attire, including a dress made of raw meat that she wore to the MTV Video Music Awards in 2010.
More recently, Gaga has sought to show herself as more than a sensational persona. She has teamed up with 88-year-old Tony Bennett for an album of jazz standards, "Cheek to Cheek," accompanied by a tour with little of her past on-stage theatrics.