It’s over: Divorce final for Locklear, Sambora

Los Angeles – Heather Locklear and Richie Sambora are officially divorced.

The pair’s split was finalized Wednesday in documents filed in Superior Court.

Actress Locklear, 45, filed for divorce from Bon Jovi guitarist Sambora, 47, in February 2006 after 11 years of marriage. She cited irreconcilable differences.

Custody of the pair’s daughter, Ava, visitation rights and spousal support will be ordered in a proposed judgment, according to the divorce papers. The judgment is being kept private.

In court papers filed in March 2006, Sambora asked for joint physical and legal custody of Ava, and that the court give up its right to order him to pay spousal support to Locklear. He also asked that the duo’s premarital agreement be enforced.

America Ferrera pays no heed to Hollywood waif pressures

New York – She may drop a few pounds here and there, but “Ugly Betty” star America Ferrera says she’ll never become a Hollywood waif.

“There are times when I go to the gym and really try, and there are times when I just don’t,” the actress, who turns 23 on Wednesday, tells W magazine in its May issue. “I gain a pound; I lose a pound. But I think I’ve developed a really good sense of when I’m doing something for myself as opposed to when I’m doing something because of other people’s expectations of me.

“And honestly, even if I wanted to be anorexic, I just don’t have what it takes,” she continues. “After four hours of being anorexic, I’d be like, ‘It’s been four whole hours! Feed me!'”

‘Ginger Spice’ Halliwell now writes for children

London – Ex-Spice Girl Geri Halliwell is writing a series of children’s books for release next year, and has returned to the studio to record the series’ theme song.

The former Ginger Spice said Thursday she has landed a six-book publishing deal with Macmillan to chronicle the animated adventures of Ugenia Lavender, a bold and assertive 9-year-old girl who balances everyday school life with solving mysteries and working her way out of fantastic situations.

Halliwell, 34, who named C.S. Lewis and Enid Blyton as her favorite childhood authors, characterized one of the unfinished stories she is working on as being a little like “‘Alice in Wonderland’ meets ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark.”‘

Halliwell said Ugenia is “a very well-rounded human being. She’s flawed. She’s demanding. She can be a bit obnoxious, but equally she cares about the world she lives in.”

Halliwell said writing books has been a perfect fit for her lifestyle since she gave birth to daughter Bluebell Madonna in May. The books will be released at a rate of one a month from May to October next year.