"We look at you and see ourselves," said the self-styled Jenny from the block, dressed in a 1950s-style grey dress and black hat. "This is overwhelming. I remember being in school, being on stage, and dreaming of great things."

"There’s nothing in the world, no Grammy, no Oscar, that can make me feel more warm than today," said an equally teary-eyed Marc, who recently released the soundtrack to El Cantante, a biopic of salsa legend Hector Lavoe.

J-Lo said that on the tour -- her first -- she will perform songs from her recent album Como Ama Una Mujer (How a Woman Loves).

Part of the proceeds from the 19-concert tour, which kicks off on Friday in Atlantic City, will go to schools with programmes promoting physical education and a healthy lifestyle.


J-Lo pregnant with first child? - Sept 19 2007
It’s a rumour that has been doing the rounds for a while - but now it seems friends of Jennifer Lopez have confirmed she is expecting her first child with husband Marc Anthony.

The 38-year-old singer-actress had an ultrasound on September 12 and is to give birth in the spring after visiting Beverly Hills fertility specialist Dr Robert Katz.

"The test calculated that she was about 12 weeks pregnant," a source told In Touch magazine.

The couple have reportedly been trying to get pregnant for the past two years, and eventually turned to IVF in an attempt to create a family.

Some close pals said the baby news could be a double blessing as doctors think she could be expecting twins.

The duo wed in June 2004 and Marc is Jen’s third husband. Marc, 39, already has three children from previous relationships.

They are set to go on tour in November.


J-Lo unveils ’fantasy’ fashion line - Sept 13 2007
Jennifer Lopez has unveiled her new young contemporary line of clothes at New York Fashion Week.

The actress and singer said her new range was "fantasy - classic inspiration but with a new, kind of funky spin" as she turned her JustSweet show into a fairytale.

Models pranced down a silver sparkling runway wearing colours called pixie dust, magic mint and pirate pink. The clothes were sparkling, too, ranging from a sweater dress with twinkling diagonal stripes to denim shorts teamed with a sparkling brown hoodie.

Her outfits alternated between sophisticated - featuring lots of minidresses - and casual. J-Lo incorporated her signature one-shoulder look along with bell sleeves and cropped jackets.

The star, 37, said she developed JustSweet to fill the void between J-Lo, her denim and T-shirt urban wear line, and Sweetface, a high fashion, higher priced line. She wanted to do something in the middle.

She also said she designed the line for the young at heart.

"Girls who are young who are going to wear it are going to feel sophisticated in it because it does have a chic kind of feeling to it," she said.

"But people who are older who wear it are going to feel young, flirty and fun. It really has a nice mix."

J-Lo said she’s not worried about whether she’s taken seriously as a designer.

"I’m not looking for the credibility," she said. "I’m looking to make clothes that every woman can wear."


J-Lo’s husband knows who’s boss - Aug 1 2007
There’s no question who is in charge in the Lopez-Anthony household - it is, of course, Jennifer Lopez, according her husband Marc Anthony.