Superstar actor and general nutbar Tom Cruise made a recent public appearance. That fact, in and of itself, certainly isn't news, but what caught the eyes of reporters was the fact that Cruise is looking slimmer than he has in the past few years. Weight Takes Years Off His Appearance, proclaims The Daily Mail and while scary skinny is never a good thing, in Tom's case, I have to agree.

So how has Tom trimmed down? With help from a friend, a very famously-fit friend. According to Healthy Hollywood, David Beckham has been helping Tom shape up in his home gym, and Tom's been sticking to strict diet of 1,200 calories a day, leading to a 10-pound weight loss in six weeks. No wonder -- 1,200 calories is not very much food.

Working out with David Beckham? Yes, please -- where do I sign up?

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It's been a busy week in the world of celebrity fitness. But then again, when is it not? You know you love to get the scoop on what workouts and diets are transforming the stars, and this is just the place to peek at all the hot bodies from the past week! Click on the famous faces above to see which ones are making headlines.

David Beckham might have mad skills on the soccer field and good looks on the red carpet, but he's also a dad, and he knows how difficult it is to get children to eat healthfully, which is why he has agreed to be the face of a new line of frozen meals by Goldenballs.

The GO3 line of frozen ready-cook meals includes noodles, chicken wraps, and fish fingers, all packed full of vital nutrients like Omega-3 oils. And, according to Beckham's sons, they're full of flavor, too -- all three are fans of the food.

Becks wanted to create the types of food kids like to eat, but in a healthier way, in the hopes that his healthy and yummy meals will give obese kids a better option than fast food. He says: "... I think the range is a great way to help families take some small steps to be fit and healthy at affordable prices."

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The Jonas Brothers are one of the hottest acts around, with a huge amount of influence on teens and tweens, which is why the fact that they're actively talking about diabetes is such a big deal. Nick Jonas was diagnosed a couple of years ago, and instead of letting him get down about it, the brothers have used it as a platform to help others. That rocks!

Kate Hudson tends to look fabulous in whatever she wears -- haute couture, jeans and a tee, or a bikini. She doesn't just rely on genetics to keep her looking hot, though -- she incorporates all kinds of workouts into her fitness routine to stay in shape.

Everyone needs a way to get rid of their stress, and Raven-Symone is no different. The actress relies on boxing to keep her self-proclaimed "anger issues" at bay.

Soccer great David Beckham, at age 13 was told: "You'll never play for England, because you're too small and not strong enough." This from another young player who obviously had no idea just how big and strong Becks would become.

Now, all these years later, the superstar says the soccer field is one of his favorite places. It's where he escapes it all.

"There is this madness around me, around my family," says Beckham. "Without a doubt, out on the field is where I'm most comfortable, where I'm happiest, because I know what I'm doing, and I know I can do it."

I know how he feels, in my own small-world kind of way. Whenever madness of any sort descends on me, I run. How about you? Does your sport help you wind down?

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If you had what you considered to be a pretty perfect body, would you -- or do you -- flaunt it, show it off, maybe even allow it to be photographed for all to see? David Beckham would. And he did, when he posed in his underwear for Emporio Armani billboards in December.

People everywhere cheered upon seeing Beckham's bod. But not mom.

"When the photos came out, she was the first one to call me and say, 'What are you doing?'" say's the 32-year-old. "I had to try and explain it to her and it didn't go down that well."

So would you do it? Would your mom approve?

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That's hard to believe isn't it? After all, this is the man that had a whole movie named after his famed curved free kicks. But the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer star feels that, though he's been training, he's not fit for a match right now. Becks, also a member of England's National team, is jonesing for his 100th England Cap. But his fitness level could keep him on the bench as it did during this month's match against Switzerland. On his blog, Beckham stated that he respected the manager's opinion to sit him out of that match. He's racing against time in hopes to be "match ready" by the March 26th soccer duel between France and England. He could become the first player to earn 100 England Caps.

Beckham is used to breaking records. He was the first England player to score in three world cups. He's one of only five players (including Pele... that's some great company there) in World Cup history to score twice from a direct free kick. And he's captained England's team 58 times -- one of the most in history.

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Martha recently noted that Victoria Beckham was spotted with the somewhat controversial book Skinny Bitch, leading people to believe that the former Spice Girl has gone vegan. Now Beckham and her soccer star husband, David, are pairing up with famous Chef Gordon Ramsey to open a vegetarian-friendly restaurant in L.A. As Joanne at Slashfood pointed out, finding a restaurant that serves vegetarian dishes in L.A. is not hard to do, but seeing as the Beckham's are the new "it" couple in town, I'm guessing their restaurant will be -- at least initially -- a success.

Check out GoVeg.com's latest poll and vote for the World's Sexiest Vegetarian.

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