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Rafael Nadal shares cooking tips in new TV ad

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

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Wimbledon champ Rafael Nadal is sharing his cooking tips in a new ad that is running on US TV.

The 24-year-old Spanish tennis player joins Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Venus and Serena Williams in a series of commercials promoting the upcoming US Tennis Open.

In his 31-second segment, Nadal shares his recipe for Pasta Y Gambas, which is pasta and shrimp.

At the same time the Spaniard does his bit to promote Spanish food like olive oil and paprika.

He says: “I love Pasta Y Gambas. Heat up some olive oil – Spanish olive oil.

“After that you add some pepper, some paprika – Spanish paprika – and you add some gambas there in the pan too.

“And later you put everything on the pasta.

“Easy, very easy to make.

“Making a great tennis player? That’s a little bit more difficult, yeah.”

Source: Splash News

Kim Kardashian and family auctioned off as boxing contestants

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

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Kim Kardashian and her family are being auctioned off as boxing contestants to raise money for charity.

Kim, 29, recently revealed that she and her sister Khloe, brother Rob, step-dad Bruce and sister Kourtney’s boyfriend Scott are putting themselves up for aution and whoever wins gets to fight one of them in a charity boxing match.

She said on her blog: “This is probably one of the oddest but most fun things we’ve ever done for charity! On November 3 Khloe, Rob, Bruce, Scott and I are being auctioned off for charity!

“The winning bidder gets to step into the boxing ring and fight against one of us in the Kardashian Charity Knock Out at the Commerce Casino, presented by Chet Koerner’s TKO Boxing Promotions and PR Entertainment, Inc.

“I warn you, bidders, I have been practising my boxing moves! You may have seen me in Facebreaker! Hahaha!”

She added: “Proceeds will benefit our family’s favourite charity, The Dream Foundation, which makes dreams come true for terminally ill adults.”

Source: Splash News

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