Globe April 22, 2019

GOING TO POT The Conners’ JOHN GOODMAN had lost more than 100 pounds — but the gutsy sitcom star appears to be regaining his rotund shape! OH, MAMA! Younger’s HILARY DUFF welcomed a baby girl in October — but it looks like she’s still eating for two! CATCHING FLIES Slack-jawed ELLIOTT GOULD grabs lunch with pals in L.A., but the 80-year-old actor’s thoughts seem miles away THE GREAT COVER-UP Fading sexpot PAMELA ANDERSON is buttoned up for once as the former Baywatch bombshell leaves a Paris hotel CHIN-CREDIBLE! Chubby celebrity chef RACHAEL RAY has a noticeably rounder face — and a few extra chins! OLDFELLA Stooped-over RAY LIOTTA clutches a handful of pill bottles as the Goodfellas tough guy leaves a medical facility in L.A.…

TOP GUN superstar Tom Cruise is worshipped as a god with superpowers by Scientology’s true believers — and the space alien cult’s members even use sneaky tricks to insure the screen hunk’s flicks are a hit at the box office! King of Queens star Leah Remini, a former Scientologist who has exposed the church’s intimidation and mind control tactics in two A&E series, insists Tom is worshipped as the “messiah” by followers of the religion, which teaches Earth is the site of a 75 million-year-old interstellar genocide orchestrated by the cruel dictator Xenu. Church dogma claims today’s humans are infected with the spirits of the slain aliens, which must be cleared from people’s consciousness. Scientologists are convinced Cruise is now “single-handedly changing the planet because that is what the church…

PEEVED Kelly Ripa is squaring off with Rosie O’Donnell as a vicious feud flares between the two talk show stars, who are at each other’s throats — and hurling catty slurs and insults! Surprisingly, American Idol legend Clay Aiken is caught in the middle of the wild war of words between the women! Insiders say Kelly is still smarting and carrying a grudge against motor-mouthed Rosie — who is a lesbian — for labeling her a “homophobe” more than a decade ago, in a comment that Ripa calls “downright outrageous.” “Kelly seethes whenever she hears Rosie’s name and makes sure to let anyone who’s interested know what she really thinks of her!” spills a source close to the daytime diva. The singer was guest hosting on Live with Kelly in…

THE Rolling Stones have stalled their North American tour due to frontman Mick Jagger’s “mystery illness” — but that’s NO surprise to GLOBE readers. GLOBE reported on Feb. 11 the musician has been clobbered by a serious illness that left him terrified he’ll die — now his health issues have been confirmed! In a release about postponing the tour’s Apr. 20 start, the band says, “Mick has been advised by doctors that he cannot go on tour at this time, as he needs medical treatment.” The rail-thin 75-year-old was scheduled to have a stent placed in his ticker, as well as heart valve replacement surgery. Ailing Mick says he’s “devastated” about letting his fans down but expects to be back on stage this summer.…

UNLUCKY-in-love Jim Carrey is grinning ear-to-ear again — thanks to his new live-in girlfriend, Ginger Gonzaga! The 34-year-old brunette, who co-stars with the funnyman in his Showtime series, Kidding, has moved into the 57-year-old Dumb and Dumber comic’s L.A. pad. “It’s nice to see Jim smiling and happy in love again!” says an insider. Carrey went through emotional hell after his former lover, Cathriona White, 30, overdosed on pills and her mom sued him for wrongful death, claiming he gave White STDs. The suit was dismissed and he was exonerated, but Carrey was still down in the dumps — and publicly whined about his lonely bachelor life. Finally, his friendship with Ginger, who had a longtime crush on him, blossomed into romance after he produced her previous series, I’m Dying Up…

LONELY widow Kathie Lee Gifford has fallen hard for her disgraced former Today show costar Matt Lauer — and sources dish the surprising new couple is huddling up far away from prying eyes! Matt, 61, “usually visits at her house in Connecticut, where they can have all the privacy they want,” a source says. “They’ve been friends for the longest time, which makes this so perfect. “They are both keen on taking this to the next level. Kathie Lee could see herself marrying Matt!” Certainly, the gabby TV queen, who just left Today after 11 years as Hoda Kotb’s sidekick, has been candid about her search for love after the surprising 2015 death of her football legend hubby, Frank Gifford, 84. Kathie Lee also confessed she suffered from empty nest…