Celeb Heat Index: Kim creates wave of stories in April
Forget April showers, a downpour of headlines focusing on Kim Kardashian's pregnancy, divorce proceedings and relationship with Kanye West placed the reality TV star at No. 1 on the Celebrity Heat Index, which measures media exposure. Paste BN runs down the top celebrity newsmakers for the month.
Top 10
1. Kim Kardashian (840): Her ex-husband, current love and future baby add up to a tabloid trifecta. Bonus: She ends the month finalizing her divorce from Kris Humphries.
2. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (335): Whoop, there it is! Her baby bump finally makes its royal debut.
3. Angelina Jolie (218): Her visit to the Women in the World Summit is only overshadowed by speculation that she was wearing a wedding band.
4. Khloe Kardashian (200): Pregnancy problems and paternity speculation continue for the reality TV star.
5. Robert Pattinson (190): Are he and Kristen Stewart a couple or aren't they? Tabloids continue to ask.
6. Kristen Stewart (189): See No. 5
7. Sean Lowe (182): The former Bachelor star and current Dancing With the Stars contestant is in the middle of a tabloid-created love triangle.
8. Prince William (145): See No. 2
9. Miranda Lambert (142): Media watches and waits to see if this country music star is singing happy or sad songs about her marriage to Blake Shelton.
10. Jennifer Aniston (135): Babies and a wedding one week with fiancé Justin Theroux, then a wedding and babies the next. Eventually, tabloids will get it right.
CATEGORY LEADERS
Top actress: Angelina Jolie
Runner-up: Kristen Stewart
Jolie travels globally for humanitarian efforts while Stewart stays close to home in Southern California.
Top actor: Robert Pattinson
Runner-up: Brad Pitt
It's the same old Hollywood hunk storyline for these two as they continue supporting roles to their leading ladies.
Top musician: Miranda Lambert
Runner-up: Blake Shelton
This real-life romantic duo is under intense media scrutiny: Will they survive or go solo?
Top reality: Kim Kardashian
Runner-up: Khloe Kardashian
Pregnancy and paternity make these reality sibs tabloid targets.