A look back at the big arts and culture stories of 2008

Kate Beckinsale’s daughter fear
Kate Beckinsale wanted to ban her nine-year-old daughter Lily from going for a movie audition in case she was “a disaster”.

Toni Braxton’s tumour scare
Singer Toni Braxton has revealed she had a benign tumour removed from her breast earlier this year.

Cruise ‘Lucky’ to Be Married to Holmes
Tom Cruise is loving marriage to Katie Holmes - admitting he feels “lucky” to have the actress as his wife. The pair wed in Bracciano, Italy in November 2006 following a whirlwind romance, and have a two year old daughter, Suri. And Cruise is happier than ever with the Batman Begins star - admitting s he brings out his romantic side.