Congrats to Patriots quarterback TOM BRADY and his supermodel wife, GISELE BUNDCHEN, welcomed their second child Wednesday night, a bouncing baby girl named Vivian. This marks the third child for Brady, who has a 2-year-old son, Benjamin, with Gisele, and a 5-year-old son, John, with actress BRIDGET MOYNAHAN.

LINDSAY LOHAN has risen to super-groupie status -- and must be involved with MAX GEORGE -- because TMZ has learned she hit the road with The Wanted ... on their tour bus!

Sources close to Max say Lindsay was in Boston with The Wanted for their show and she got there riding first class on board the group's luxury bus as Max's guest.

TMZ is also reporting Max is now 'fessing up he did invite LiLo backstage for the Philly Jingle Ball concert.

BROOKE BURKE-CHARVET is giving her fans an intimate look at the struggles of facing and fighting cancer.

The “Dancing with the Stars” host underwent thyroid surgery on Wednesday and has been sharing the experience in very candid posts online. “Made it through my surgery,” the 41-year-old mother of four tweeted Thursday after her operation. “Thank God! So far, so good. I'm recovering, I'm strong, I'm grateful for my brilliant doctors.” Although it wasn’t painless. “Feels like I got hit by a car,” she noted.

BURKE-CHARVET felt well enough for visitors after the procedure (“Nothing better than family,” she tweeted) and to waste a little time on social media sites (“I'm online, that’s a good sign”).  

ANNE HATHAWAY and HUGH JACKMAN see nothing wrong with suffering for their art.

In the Dec. 14 issue of The Hollywood Reporter, Hathaway opens up about how she lost 10 pounds before Les Miserables shooting began -- and then, during a two-week break from filming, dropped another 15 pounds.

"I just had to stop eating," the newlywed explains, "all for a total of 13 days' shooting."

Similarly, Jackman was asked to drop 15 pounds to play a gaunt convict. As shooting progressed -- he added 30 more pounds.

The film -- which also stars RUSSELL CROWE, HELENA BONHAM CARTER and SACHA BARON COHEN -- is in theaters Dec. 25.