Songbird Gloria Estefan never has to watch the news on TV to find out about the weather. She always knows whether to expect sun or showers. Gloria has two titanium rods in her back, which were inserted after her near-fatal bus crash in 1990. They help her predict the weather. She can tell when it’s going to rain.

Helen Hunt, who emceed a fund-raiser to help the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation at NY’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, nearly broke her neck 10 years ago. She dove into three-feet of water head-first and whacked her head, but, miraculously, survived.

If you’ve got $2-mil, baby, you can live next to Richard Gere in the Hamptons. He and galpal Carey Lowell have backed out of buying the 1.2-acre property next door.

Ice-T has a competitive streak. He heard Nicholas Cage had a shark in a tank at home, so he got a bigger tank (1,000-gallon) and a bigger shark for his house.

CNN’s Paula Zahn is an accomplished pianist.

Former “Showgirls” beauty Elizabeth Berkley has one brown eye and one green eye.

Ricky Martin asks for orange tints in the stage lighting to highlight his suntan.

British-born “Frazier” star Jane Leeves was nicknamed “Rubber Lips” in school because of her quirky ability to do accents.

Holly Hunter is a distant cousin of Thomas Jefferson.

Nicole Kidman, reportedly, makes more than $10-million per picture. Prior to her divorce settlement, she was personally worth about $125-million.

Bill Clinton’s former press secretary, Dee Dee Myers, is a paid consultant for the popular “West Wing” television series. Allison Janey’s character, C.J. Cregg, is patterned after her.

Before she became a star in the TV series “Alias,” Jennifer Garner struggled, waiting tables at trendy Isabella’s, where she’d greet and seat the likes of Cindy Crawford, Bruce Willis and Steve Martin.

Rosemary Clooney has a street named after her in her birthplace of Maysville, Ky.

Oscar winner Denzel Washington was named for his father, who was named after the physician who delivered him, a Dr. Denzel.

Drew Barrymore wears only costume jewelry.

Mariah Carey is so germaphobic, she always brings her own cutlery to restaurants.

Calista Flockhart was a cheerleader at Shawnee High School in Medford, N.J.

Julia Roberts once tried out for a part on “All My Children” but was turned down.

In addition to never taking showers, “Psycho” victim Janet Leigh also fears the dark. She keeps floodlights on outside her Beverly Hills home all night long.

Heather Graham’s father is a former FBI agent.

“All My Children” hunk Cameron Mathison still has the pony tail he cut off five years ago.

Robin Williams is taking his comedy act back on the road again, for the first time in 15 years. His first stop, the Chicago Lyric Theater, sold out in 15 minutes.

Daryl Hannah stays in shape pole dancing, which inspired the owners of Silk, a men’s club in Manhattan, to offer her a free lifetime membership to drop by anytime and work out with the poles – plus free training sessions with their staff of dancers.

According to a recent Internet poll by film fans, Nicole Kidman has the best legs in Hollywood, followed by Elizabeth Hurley, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julia Roberts, Sharon Stone, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sandra Bullock, Halle Berry and Angelina Jolie.

Brad Pitt’s nickname for Jennifer Aniston is “Golden.”