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Gladys joins the celeb lingerie ranks

This just in from South Florida's Sun Sentinel: soul star Gladys Knight has just launched her own line of fuller figure underwear called Knightwear (geddit?).

Relax with Katie

Delighted to read in this week's OK that Katie Price and Peter Andre are expecting another baby. There's nothing like a bit of supersoft comfy loungewear when you're pregnant, so here's the mother-to-be relaxing in a pima cotton tunic by Skin.

This year's soap, plus celebs sell bras

In today's lingerie news:

• We already know and love German brand Bruno Banani's not-for-the-shy underwear; now the good citizens of China are about to discover it, says dw-world.
• Good news for all those of you still missing the classic so-bad-it's-wonderful soap Sunset Beach. This year's guilty viewing pleasure launched last week, following the exploits of two families - one American, one Mexican - as they conquer the lingerie industry. We're already hooked, naturally. Visit http://www.alamoheightssa.com/home/ to catch up with this made-for-internet melodramedy cybernovela, as its creators are dubbing it.
• Famous faces sell lingerie, says The Telegraph. Well, duh.
• Men's underwear label Aussiebum has produced a pair of pants designed to do for a man what the Wonderbra does for a woman - show off his package to its best advantage. And guess what - it's mainly women who are buying the so-called Wonderjock, reports news.com.au. You won't find it on figleaves.com - our customers have no need of such enhancements.

Bjorn Borg's Next Top Model

   

above left: Borg in his heyday (Rex), right: Bjorn Borg underwear

In the late Seventies, women everywhere were completely ga-ga about Bjorn Borg: an international sex symbol, he was also one of the all time greats of the game, racking up five Wimbledon titles in a row and pulling off the French Open/Wimbledon double (a feat not to be underestimated – nobody has managed it since) for three of those years.

After hanging up his famous wooden raquet, Borg turned his attention to the Bjorn Borg clothing line (for a very entertaining account of his career, visit http://www.bjornborg.net/ and click on The Saga). To celebrate the arrival of Bjorn Borg underwear on figleaves.com, we nabbed a quick q&a with the legend himself. Here’s what he had to say about lucky pants, his final match against John McEnroe, and the star he’d like to see modelling his clothing (clue: it’s not Federer). Read our exclusive interview after the click.

above: Bjorn Borg pictured last year (wireimage)