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19 March 2008 8:10 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Brian Wilson's singer daughter Carnie is battling with her weight again, eight years after she underwent a gastric bypass operation.

The 39-year-old was told she'd die if she didn't have the 2000 surgery - to help her shed weight - but she has started piling on the pounds again, blaming a slow metabolism and the birth of her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Lola for her latest weight woes.

Speaking out after unflattering images of her appeared online, Wilson says, "I've hit rock bottom with my weight. Everyone can see that I'm bigger, but I cannot hibernate. I've never lied or been dishonest about what's going on in my life.

"Even all these years later, having had such a great weight-loss story, being back in this place is so familiar. And it hurts. I don't want to feel this way anymore. It doesn't feel good when you have to struggle to get your pants on.

"For the past two and a half years, I haven't slept. I am convinced there has to be a link between sleep deprivation and a slower metabolism."

Wilson is desperate to add to her family with musician husband Rob Bonfiglio - but knows she needs to slim down first.

She adds, "I'd like to lose 45 to 50 pounds and then try to get pregnant again. I know I will do it."

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10 March 2008 8:02 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Latin star Julio Iglesias Jr. is embarking on a country music career after beating Carnie Wilson, Sisqo, Bobby Brown and Dee Snider, among others, to win cable TV show Gone Country.

The crooner, who is the brother of pop star Enrique Iglesias, co-wrote The Way I Want You with top country songwriters James Slater and Tammy Hyler as part of the quirky U.S. reality show, and the track is now well on its way to becoming a hit.

The song was produced by Big + Rich star John Rich, who hosted the well-received seven-episode Cmt series.

Thrilled Rich says, "Julio doesn't know a lot about country, as far as modern country, but he knows a lot about old country because of his dad (Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias).

"We have been looking for a bridge to bridge that gap between the Hispanic community and country music for forever... If he wanted to stick with it and take a serious run at it, he could do something."

Ironically, Iglesias' father had one of the biggest crossover country hits ever when he duetted with Willie Nelson on 1984's To All The Girls I've Loved Before.

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