Kathy Hilton, Paris’ mom, to appear on show

Los Angeles – Paris Hilton’s mom has a new gig.

Kathy Hilton will play herself on the May 13 episode of the CBS soap opera “The Young and the Restless.” She finds a magazine cover model for her friend Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman), but takes over the photo shoot, infuriating magazine staffers, in the episode taped this week.

Hilton starred in her own NBC reality show in 2005, “I Want to Be a Hilton,” in which contestants competed for a chance to live like a socialite for a year.

She made headlines last May at daughter Paris’ probation-violation hearing by laughing when a city prosecutor argued that Paris deserved jail time.

Wayne Brady divorce final after separation

Los Angeles – Wayne Brady is officially single again.

The 35-year-old comedian has been living separately from his wife, Mandie, for four years, but the couple’s divorce was just finalized this week.

According to papers filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, the pair married in April 1999 and officially separated in April 2006, citing irreconcilable differences. They have one daughter, 5-year-old Maile Brady.

“Mandie is my best friend. We still love each other, and we are raising our beautiful daughter Maile together as a team,” Brady said in a statement issued by his publicist.

The couple used a mediator to arrive at a final divorce settlement. Details about their child custody, child support and property-division arrangements were not made public.

Brady recently guest-starred on TV’s “Everybody Hates Chris” and “How I Met Your Mother.”

Streisand gives $5M to fight heart disease

Los Angeles – Barbra Streisand has put her money where her heart is.

The 66-year-old singer-actress has donated $5 million to endow a research and education program on women’s heart disease at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

The hospital this week announced the new Barbra Streisand Women’s Cardiovascular Research Education Program.

Dr. Eduardo Marban, who directs the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, said cardiovascular disease is the nation’s leading killer of women – responsible for nearly 500,000 deaths a year – but most research on heart disease revolves around men.

Streisand said women must get involved in reducing risks for heart disease. The new program will conduct trials on new drugs for women, try to identify the role of gender in heart disease, and work on other ways of reducing risks.

Hasselhoff to pay $25K monthly in settlement

Los Angeles – David Hasselhoff has agreed to pay $25,000 a month to support his ex-wife and children.

Court documents released Thursday show the former “Baywatch” star’s divorce settlement calls for him to pay $21,000 a month to ex-wife Pamela Bach and another $4,000 to support their daughters, 17-year-old Taylor and 15-year-old Hayley.

Hasselhoff and Bach have joint custody of the children.

The couple also agreed to joint ownership of their San Fernando valley home and will divide the family’s cars, bank accounts and Hasselhoff’s pensions from acting and directing guilds.

Bach and Hasselhoff divorced in 2006 after more than 16 years of marriage.