Actress Matsushima Nanako (30) is expecting her first baby in June. The pregnancy was rumored but denied late last year. Matsushima has not appeared in any TV dramas since last spring but plans to return to work after her maternity break. She married actor Sorimachi Takashi (30) in 2000, making them one of Japan’s bigger showbiz couples.
• Transvestite TV personality Carousel Maki (61) revealed that she has broken up with her 26-year old boyfriend of six months. She was interviewed at the 64th birthday party of friend Dewi Sukarno, who expressed disappointment that she’ll have to wait for Japan’s first same-sex marriage. Maki was arrested for marijuana possession in 2001.