National Enquirer December 6, 2021

RYAN SEACREST has been piling on the love pounds while romancing new galpal Aubrey Paige — and it’s gone straight to his man boobs! The mortified TV personality is no longer the lean mean machine known to pump iron at Dogpound, his exclusive gym in New York. “He’s spent so many years with never an inch to pinch, but middle age has caught up to him,” spilled an insider. “Now he’s looking way more like an average Joe with love handles and flabby chest. He doesn’t know how it happened, but it did.” Apparently, the pandemic has thrown his eating habits out of whack, and a penchant for chugging beer has also taken a toll. In fact, the insider revealed that Ryan, 46, now has a bona fide beer gut! “This is a guy…

LOVESTRUCK Britney Spears has gone gaga for hunky fiancé Sam Asghari — but friends fear the aspiring actor is a manipulative money-grubber who’ll bleed the “Toxic” pop tart dry, sources snitched. On Nov. 12, Britney, 40, was finally freed from the constrictive conservatorship that saw her dad, Jamie, controlling her life and finances for 13 years. However, an hour after the court-ordered oversight was axed by Judge Brenda Penny, personal trainer Sam, 27, was spotted cashing a check at a West Hollywood bank — and leaving with a wad of dough! Since then, sources expressed worry the former backup dancer could waltz away with his generous galpal’s $60 million fortune! An insider spilled, “Britney has been unequivocal that Sam is her right hand and what’s hers is his. “He can charge all his expenses to…

BEAT-UP Brad Pitt looked skeletal and washed out during a rare night on the town — and friends confirmed to The National ENQUIRER the battle for his kids is ruining his health. The Hollywood heartthrob, 57, is suffering the fallout of his hostile five-year custody battle with ex-wife Angelina Jolie — with whom he shares kids Maddox, 20, Pax, 17, Zahara, 16, Shiloh, 15, and 13-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox — and sources snitched the battle is taking a major toll on his health. “Brad has been pushing himself so hard and he’s really not taking good care of himself these days,” spilled an insider. “His clothes are hanging off him, he’s washed out and exhausted the whole time and looks like a ghost. It’s like this ordeal with Angelina is killing…

HOTEL heir-head Paris Hilton finally tied the knot in a lavish fairy-tale wedding last month, but the beaming bride’s hubby, Carter Reum, came with extra baggage — a nine-year-old love child! Insiders dished the young girl lives in California with her mother — “Secrets of Aspen” reality star Laura Bellizzi, who once dated Mel Gibson. Source claimed biz whiz Carter, who’s said to be worth a whopping $40 million, has only seen the child once, though he acknowledged he was her dad in legal documents. His spokesperson admitted the venture capitalist “does not have a traditional father-daughter relationship” with the child but insisted he has and will continue to provide for her. The public bombshell comes on the heels of Paris gushing over her and Carter’s plans to start a family!…

+ DIRECTOR Ridley Scott has blasted superhero movies, saying he thinks they’re “boring as s**t.” The 83-year-old behind “Alien,” “Gladiator” and “Blade Runner” blamed the scripts, saying the blockbusters aren’t character driven. + KENDRA WILKINSON wants to get married again. She’s embarked on a real estate career and revived her reality TV ambitions, but doesn’t want to date, saying: “Meeting a bunch of random people? Ew. I just want to get married and call it a day.” + “THE Simpsons” may finally end where it all began, after showrunner Al Jean said he wanted to tie it up with the cartoon family preparing to leave for the Christmas pageant that started the first-ever episode, which aired on Dec. 17, 1989. + THE husband of former “Teen Mom” star Jenelle Evans, David Eason, was…

SCRAWNY Angelina Jolie fears her sex appeal has fallen flat — and plans to plump up her profile by boosting her caboose, tipsters told The National ENQUIRER. The “Maleficent” movie witch, 46, has already binged on Botox and fillers, but now she’s raring to repair her rear for her next pick-me-up, sources squealed. “She’s looking great right now — with the exception of her emaciated butt,” spilled an insider. “She’s never liked her backside and always had a paranoia about it. It’s sagging and flat, which of course is largely down to the fact she never exercises and eats like a bird.” But instead of putting a personal trainer on speed dial, Brad Pitt’s bitter ex is calling her surgeon, tattled the insider. “She figures this is fixable and is getting ideas on enhancements, which…