Globe February 17, 2020

HOLY CROW! Former Cosby kid RAVEN-SYMONÉ had dropped 70 pounds — but still has a weigh to go BOTTLE BLONDE CHRISTIE BRINKLEY is a real corker — the supermodel brings her own booze to a TV appearance THE PORKER Joker star JOAQUIN PHOENIX has plumped up since playing the Crown Prince of Crime PARTY ANIMAL KISS frontman GENE SIMMONS looks ready to Rock and Roll All Nite PLEASED TO MEAT YOU! Happy ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER hefts a string of sausages at a festival in Austria POWER PLAY Tennis ace SERENA WILLIAMS makes a racket during a match Down Under THE BEST CELEB PHOTOS EVERY WEEK!…

GIDDY bride-to-be Hoda Kotb is happily planning her wedding to longtime love Joel Schiffman — but her old pal Kathie Lee Gifford is nursing a case of heartache after being iced out of her former bestie’s bridal party, sources tell GLOBE. “Kathie Lee fully expected Hoda to ask her to be her maid of honor, or bridesmaid at the very least — but the call hasn’t come,” snitches an insider. “She knows they’ve had their differences, but she never thought Hoda would be so mean. She feels snubbed and heartbroken, like she’s lost her best friend. “After all the fun times they had on the Today show, sipping wine and chatting non-stop, this has come as a cruel blow.” The bubbly co-hosts were paired up for 11 years on Today…

AGING sexpot Pamela Anderson has hit the jackpot — her moneybags new hubby plans to use his $300 million fortune to treat her like a princess, sources tell GLOBE! The Baywatch beauty, 52, tied the knot with old pal Jon Peters, 74, on Jan. 20 — marking her fifth trip down the aisle. And according to a tipster, the movie producer and former celebrity hairdresser loves to spoil the blond bombshell and wants her to have the best of the best! “That means the finest in jewels, round-the-clock assistants waiting on her hand and foot, fancy sports cars and private jet travel — even a live-in cook and personal trainer,” spills the source. “He trusts Pam with all his heart and has told her whatever is his is hers.” The picky former…

YOU go, Dawg! Former American Idol judge Randy Jackson confesses to using “pretty drastic measures” to maintain a staggering 114-pound weight loss. The 63-year-old had gastric bypass surgery in 2003 after being fat-shamed by contestants during Idol’s second season. “You come in and they go, ‘Yeah dawg, you’re telling me I’m terrible but you’re fat!’ ” he recalls. “And I would go, ‘I am. I have mirrors in my house. I know!’ ” The snarky comments, plus an emergency room visit, led to Randy being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and changing his attitude to food. “You have to almost have a complete divorce breakup — and start back bit by bit and find out the things that work with your body,” he says. After the surgery, Randy worked with…

CURVY Kim Kardashian plans to protect her bottom line — by insuring her prized posterior for $100 million, sources tell GLOBE. Though her rep denies it, insiders say the bubble-butt reality TV star has reevaluated her ample assets, which have as her businesses have boomed. “Her brand is literally worth billions,” spills a spy. “But Kim’s never going to forget what’s gotten her to where she’s at now.“ In addition to appearing on Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kim has expanded her empire to include shapewear, cosmetics and fragrances. “She just wants to make sure she’s covered — in the practical sense — in case anything happens like damage, scarring or injury.” Adds the snitch: “Kim takes credit for starting the booty craze, and she’d like to supplement lost income in case…

JOAN Van Ark’s plastic surgery fixation has backfired — and now the once-gorgeous Knots Landing siren’s face is a tragic disaster, insiders tell GLOBE. Jaws dropped when the 76-year-old actress, who played sweet Val Ewing on the hit CBS prime-time soap from 1979 to 1993, showed up at the drama’s 40th anniversary bash on Jan. 18. Compared to her still-stunning co-stars Donna Mills, 79, and Michele Lee, 77, Joan’s face looked like it had “melted,” a witness tells GLOBE. “It’s just sad to see Joan now,” blurts another insider. “She should have left well enough alone 20 surgeries ago.” Instead of aging gracefully and doing minimal cosmetic enhancements, like her Knots co-stars, “Joan has gone and wrecked her face … The Botox, the endless rounds fillers and face-lifts and peels…