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Handing over BBJLo’s Birthday gift to Jennifer in London

Like every single year we do something special for Jennifer’s birthday. This year I was the lucky one handing it over to her.

I bought tickets for her British Summer Time Hyde Park show months ago. The event happened to be exactly 10 days away from her actual birthday so this seemed to be the perfect occasion to present her our special gift.

This year’s gift, as most you know, was a crystal brick with names of the most active BBers on it.

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BeyondBeautifulJLo’s 2014 birthday gift

After hopping on the plane from the Netherlands to London, UK the day before the actual event, things got more and more exciting. On July 14th me and 2 fellow lovers, Lianne and Yvonne, showed up around 10.30 am at Hyde Park’s gates. Waiting for the doors to open at 2 pm wasn’t that bad after all, due to other JLovers present with whom we had some nice chats.

When Stooshe, Jennifer’s support act on the European leg of her Dance Again World Tour, and some other acts finished their performances, things started to heat up on this hot summer day. They were getting the stage ready for Jennifer. JR, her choreographer, was doing some check ups so we knew it wouldn’t be long until Jennifer would make her entrance herself. A loud ‘let’s get it!’ got us all super excited: she opened the show with my personal favorite Get Right. During her 4, all new, costume changes Jennifer performed her wide range of smash hits including: Waiting For Tonight, Love Don’t Cost A Thing, Jenny From The Block, On The Floor, Dance Again and her latest single Live It Up. She delivered yet another amazing concert, showcasing the stage powerhouse she is!

Right after her performance we rushed to the VIP area, where we met up with one of Jennifer’s people who escorted us to the backstage area to present Jennifer our BBJLo Birthday gift. While we waited for her we saw some dancers, choreographer JR, Max & Emme and stylists Mariel and Kelly passing by. Press was present to get some shots of Jennifer. When she was done with that it was BBJLo time! Being the doll she always is, she welcomed me with a hug. After a little chat I presented her our birthday gift. She absolutely loved it and assured me it would get a nice spot just like our gift from last year, which made it to her dressing room as seen on the Katie Show. The video below captures her receiving the gift.

While holding our birthday gift proudly, she posed for the photographers with me right by her side and took some individuals shots with us after. On a personal note, I was able to thank her briefly for the difference she made in my life. My mom got diagnosed with cancer around the time Jenn started her music career and I became a fan the instant I saw her If You Had My Love video on TV for the first time. By playing her music I was able to get some time for myself in order to forget everything around me which I really needed back then. I thanked her for always being there in an unconscious way, and she said to me ‘awww I’m still here!’ and gave me another hug. As you can imagine, a very special moment for me. Mission accomplished!

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I want to thank all the lovers who donated for the gift and for making BBJLo the magical place it is! Special thanks to Mark Young, Yoan, Stefan, Nancy and Gilly for making this happen!

Watch: JLo & Pitbull Perform & JLo Accepts Worldwide Icon Award!

Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull made a splash – literally – at the Premios Juventud Awards in Miami earlier tonight! The duo performed their hits On The Floor, Dance Again, and Live it Up (and Don’t Stop The Party) in a nearly 7-minute long performance. A lucky group of BBers were lucky enough to attend the show and watch it live! Here is Yoan’s video from the show:

You can watch the official performance video at the bottom of this post.

After Jennifer dried off and glammed up again, she picked up her Worldwide Icon Award:

She became very emotional. but despite that she delivered a great speech. I’ve translated what she said because I found it very inspiring!

When I look at all those images and all of your beautiful faces, I feel very lucky to be here tonight. What I’ve always wanted to do with my life is create, sing, dance, act, entertain, and be a good person. I love what I do. I am an artist.

I know that being a role model for my community means being responsible for my actions. I’m a human being, and of course, I make mistakes. But I promise that when I fall, I always get back up. When I’m wrong, I learn my lesson and am ready to face new challenges. To me, that is living your best life – doing your best work while being the best person you can be.

Hopefully, along the way, you can make your family and community proud. If I’ve inspired you or made your life more enjoyable, or helped you dream and realize that you can achieve those dreams, then it was all worth it. I receive this award with a lot of humility and I am very thankful. Thank you for this special award. I love you all very much!

After picking up her award, Jennifer tweeted:

And, just moments ago, Jennifer won the Best Actress/Actress Who Steals The Spotlight award!

Here are tons of pics from the show and her pre-birthday celebration, thanks to our girl, Adriana!

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You can watch the official performance video after the jump!

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JLo Performs At British Summer Time in Hyde Park!!

Jennifer Lopez took the stage in front of 40,000 fans in London’s Hyde Park earlier today! Jennifer performed a one hour and fifteen minute set that included many of her hits, from Let’s Get Loud to Live It Up. After the show, Jennifer took some time to meet up with us so that we could present her with an early birthday present! Here’s a closer look at part 1 & part 2! We hope you love it, Jennifer!

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We’ll post more pics and a full recap soon, so stay tuned!!

Here are photos from the show, thanks to Adriana!

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Here’s the set list:

Get Right
Love Don’t Cost A Thing
I’m Into You
Waiting For Tonight
Goin In
I’m Real
All I Have
Ain’t That Funny
Jenny From The Block
Let’s Get Loud
Papi
On The Floor
Dance Again/Live It Up

Jennifer Covers W Magazine

Jennifer Lopez is on the cover of the August issue of W Magazine. Photographed by Mario Sorrenti and wearing a Gucci gown, Jennifer looks like the ultimate Old Hollywood Movie Star.

Here is an excerpt from her interview:

“I was nervous coming here today,” said Jennifer Lopez, as she turned the corner onto a residential street in the Bronx. It was a cool afternoon in late spring, and Lopez was wearing a loose bright pink jogging suit and sequined platform sneakers. She is a kind of physical wonder: small but strong, narrow everywhere except for her famous perfectly round derriere. “This is the house I grew up in,” she said, stopping in front of a white two-story surrounded by an ornate metal gate. It was set apart from the rest of the houses on the block by an alley in the back and a vacant lot next door. Across the street, in a kind of homage to Lopez, there was a banner for the Rising Stars School. “I didn’t go to that school,” Lopez said, still staring at her former home, where she lived with her parents and two sisters. She pointed at a back window that faced the empty lot. “I would look out that window to see if my boyfriend was coming, and then I’d run out the door,” she said, laughing. “I’m the middle sister. All three of us girls shared a room. I was into sports and dancing. I ran track. I have a lot of stamina.” Lopez laughed again. “I was built for the long run.”

You can read the entire interview on WMagazine. com.

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Stay tuned for the editorial photos. Jennifer went back to her childhood home in the Bronx for this photoshoot, so it should be a great shoot. The issue hits newsstands this month!

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