Today’s celebrity rundown (17 photos)

Kelly Ripa finally has a new co-host. Retired New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan made his ‘Live!’ debut. He had a confetti filled welcome from the audience.

“It’s so nice to have a co-host who can literally sweep you off your feet.”

Jillian Michaels is coming back to NBC’s ‘The Biggest Loser.’ The new season will focus on childhood obesity. Contestants between 13 to 17 will be added alongside with adult contestants. -source

Michael Clarke Duncan passed away on Labor Day at age 54. He died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was being treated for a heart attack. Duncan “suffered a myocardial infarction on July 13 and never fully recovered,” the statement said. (source) He is best known for the Oscar-nominated role in ‘The Green Mile.’ He also had roles in ‘Armageddon,’ ”Planet of the Apes’ and ‘Kung Fu Panda.’ Our prayers go out to his family and friends.

Blake Lively attended the Gucci fragrance premiere in Venice, Italy.

Promoting her newest movie ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower,’ Emma Watson had a shoot for Glamour UK. She had an honest response about girls feeling pressure over their weight.

“It makes me sad to hear girls constantly putting themselves down. We have these unbelievably high expectations of ourselves, when actually we’re human beings and out bodies have a function. We say that the pressure is coming from men but actually it’s from each other. I think women feel so much pressure these days and it can turn us against each other. But we really damage our own confidence when we put ourselves down, so I try not to.”

She also took over the Glamour US issue.

Hayden Panettiere was spotted on set of her new show ‘Nashville.’

Jamie Lee Curtis scored the cover of Good Housekeeping Magazine. She had an interesting story about doing the bravest thing she has ever done.

“Getting sober [13 years ago] was the single bravest thing I’ve ever done and will ever do in my life. Not [running] a 5K — facing an addiction. Being courageous enough to acknowledge it privately with my family and friends. Working really hard at solidifying it, getting support around it, and being healthy. And then talking about it publicly. That is the single greatest accomplishment of my life.”

‘Twilight Saga’ actress Kristen Stewart covers the October 2012 issue of British Vogue. During her interview she talked about how she struggles to play it cool.

“I know if you haven’t thought about how you want to present a very packaged idea of yourself then it can seem like you lack ambition. But, dude, honestly? I can’t. People expect it to be easy because there you are, out there, doing the thing that you want and making lots of money out of it. But, you know, I’m not that smooth. I can get clumsy around certain people. Like if I were to sit down and think, ‘OK, I’m really famous, how am I going to conduct myself in public?’ I wouldn’t know who that person would be! It would be a lot easier if I could, but I can’t.”

Sarah Hyland is growing up quickly. She posed for the NYLON September 2012 edition to promote her fall show ‘Modern Family.’

Adele showed off her baby bump with her boyfriend Simon Konecki in London.

Michael Phelps celebrated his retirement in Las Vegas. Not a bad way to celebrate.

Marc Anthony is reportedly a mentor for Simon Cowell’s X Factor.

Pierce Brosnan still has it. He has been in Venice promoting his new film ‘Love Is All You Need.’ The 59-year-old looks great.