British singer Natasha Bedingfield weds in Malibu

March 23, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

MALIBU, Calif. — British singer Natasha Bedingfield has gotten married in Malibu.

People magazine reports the pop songstress wed California businessman Matthew Robinson in a 30-minute outdoor ceremony overlooking the Pacific Ocean on Saturday. About 150 guests watched Bedingfield walk down the aisle in a Vera Wang dress at the Church Estates Vineyards.

Bedingfield’s albums include “Unwritten,” “N.B.” and “Pocketful of Sunshine.”

‘Real Thing’ for Williams

“Ugly Betty” star Vanessa Williams says her next CD, “The Real Thing,” due out June 2, has touches of jazz, samba, salsa, pop and R&B. “I had been wanting to do a Latin-flavored album since I played a ballroom dancer in the [salsa] movie “Dance With Me,” Williams told USA Today.

Today’s birthdays

Comedian Marty Allen is 87. Singer Ric Ocasek (The Cars) is 60. Singer Chaka Khan is 56. Actress Amanda Plummer is 52. Actress Hope Davis (“About Schmidt”) is 45. Actor Richard Grieco is 44. Country drummer Kevin Griffin of Yankee Grey is 44. Actress Marin Hinkle (“Two and A Half Men”) is 43. Singer-keyboardist Damon Albarn of Blur is 41. Drummer John Humphrey of The Nixons is 39. Actress Keri Russell (“Felicity”) is 33. Actress Nicholle Tom (“The Nanny”) is 31.