London’s Mirror reports that the ruler of Dubai offered Victoria Beckham $40 million to help design a luxury hotel.

Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum personally wrote Beckham an email explaining his offer, the story says.

He reportedly asked her to put her name on the hotel and consult on the choice of room design and furnishings.

German actress Diane Kruger has been signed to beauty giant L’Oréal amid a trend of Hollywood stars representing leading beauty brands.

The move comes after a series of announcements including Lancôme signing Julia Roberts and Helena Rubinstein tapping Demi Moore as the faces for their beauty ads.

L’Oréal previously appointed Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto as one of its global brand ambassadors, an evident move towards more ethnic diversity.

While more and more Hollywood actresses are starring in fashion commercials, it has become common practice to put celebrities of equally high caliber behind the cameras.

All the campaigns and the photos after the jump

Italian millionaire Flavio Briatore is on holiday with his pregnant wife, model Elisabetta Gregoraci in Malindi, Kenya.

Even heavily pregnant, Elisabetta Gregoraci, Italian model and showgirl, looks sexy and shows her beautiful big belly (as Flavio does, too).

The ex former Formula One manager and chairman of Queen’s Park Rangers F.C. needs relax after the stressful year he’s suffered.

According to Italian daily Corriere della Sera, Veronica Lario, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s wife, is seeking 3.5 million euros per month during divorce proceedings.

Berlusconi had rebuffed her demand, and offered a more reasonable 200,000 euros a month (he is ready to go as high as 300,000).

He is also prepared to let her keep her the stunning villa Belvedere at Macherio near Milan where she lives with two of their three children Luigi, 21, and Eleonora, 22, while Barbara, 25, lives in Switzerland.

Madonna has joined forces with Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana to showcase their spring/summer 2010 collection in the brand’s forthcoming ad campaign.

The adverts will be Sicilian-themed and were shot in Brooklyn, New York, by renowned fashion photographer Stephen Klein.

“To have Madonna in our campaign is a dream come true,” Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana said in a statement.