“Aruba was a dream come true,” Howey, 32, exclusively told Us Weekly about her special trip while discussing her partnership with the Aruba Honeymoon First Sweepstakes. “We had a private sailing experience, we did paddle boards, snorkeling, jet skis and we ate out every night. It was just truly magical and so romantic. Neither one of us had been there, so it’s always fun to explore somewhere new together. It was really, really lovely.”

The pair, who tied the knot in July, also explored the relaxing options that came with staying in Aruba.

“Aruba is actually the oldest producer of aloe, so they incorporate a lot of aloe treatments. The beaches are the most calming thing ever,” the Exorcist alum noted to Us. “The sand is actually so white and the waters are so blue. There’s these beautiful trade winds that are going so you can actually sit in the sun without feeling like you’re melting.”

The Ginny & Georgia star found the honeymoon to be a one of a kind trip that isn’t only for couples looking to get away.

“I think it’s the most ideal honeymoon location for young couples, especially. I mean it is incredibly family-friendly,” Howey shared. “So getting to kind of pick up and go and explore and be active, but also, [have] a glass of wine watching these incredible orange sunsets is really spectacular. I’m definitely going to be zooming in on all of these pictures I took while I am sitting in Toronto all winter [filming season 2 of Ginny & Georgia].”

The Batwoman star added that she “can’t wait when the time comes” for her to expand her family, but for now she is enjoying newlywed life.

“It’s been really nice,” she revealed. “I was a little bit skeptical that it [wouldn’t] actually feel that different and it really does. It’s really nice.”

For Howey and Ziering, who previously had to postpone their wedding because of COVID-19, getting to have a wedding ceremony inspired the actress to partner up with Aruba Honeymoon First Sweepstakes where others can win the same honeymoon experience.

“Matt and I were super fortunate. We were able to get married this year, but because of the pandemic, almost like a million couples in the U.S. have had to postpone their weddings,” she told Us. “So if you are one of those couples, you qualify to win a free honeymoon trip to Aruba where you go on your honeymoon first, and then you worry about the stress of wedding planning.”

From now through Monday, November 15, couples can enter to win a honeymoon trip to Aruba!

With reporting by Sarah Hearon

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Where is Rob Valleta when you need him? After fans watched Brock Davies hang a TV for Charli Burnett in only five minutes, the SUR waitress clarified that it wasn’t as successful as expected.

“Update on the TV Brock hung up lmao it literally fell at like 4 am we thought someone was breaking in 😭😭 #PumpRules,” Charli tweeted on Tuesday, November 9.

Viewers, who saw Brock, 30, be put to the challenge in a new episode of Vanderpump Rules, took to the comments section, with one writing, “I love it. Oh no u better call ROB.”

Scheana Shay defended her fiancé’s hard work, replying, “And you knew y’all didn’t have the proper tools or anchors for him to do it that day. He got it up quickly and did all the steps for the vlog. It was never secure.”

Charli, for her part, laughed off the issue, responding, “Oh god scheana it’s a joooookkeee did you sit all night mad about this and we did 😭😭 but legit its funny! Not that deep boo.”

The Vanderpump Rules newcomer also included a video of Teresa Giudice, from a Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion, explaining that she was making a joke.

Brock’s attempt to hang a TV in under seven minutes was a callback to fans who saw Scheana’s relationship with Rob, 39, play out on season 6 of Vanderpump Rules. The singer, 36, who reconnected with Rob after her divorce from Mike Shay, would always praise her then-boyfriend for his handyman skills.

After the exes called it quits in 2017, Scheana opened up about having to watch herself be so committed to the TV host on the Bravo show.

“Obviously, you can’t see every minute of every conversation … I know I look really stupid, and you know what? I was coming off a divorce,” the “Good as Gold” performer explained to her costar Ariana Madix on an episode of her podcast, “Scheananigans,” in March 2018. “I got back with someone who I felt was my soulmate and was the one … You can’t fault me for being happy and being in love.”

Later that year, Scheana exclusively told Us Weekly that she didn’t want to see red flags when it came to her first relationship post-marriage.

“With Rob, there was so many times that things didn’t really [seem] right, but I ignored it. I ignored signs, I ignored other opinions,” Scheana explained to Us in November 2018. “I was just like, ‘No, no, no, this is perfect,’ because I couldn’t admit that me jumping into a relationship a month after a divorce was a bad idea. I couldn’t admit that things weren’t perfect. I just wanted everyone to think, ‘Oh wow, this is her fairy tale ending, she got divorced and met the love of her life. And everyone lived happily ever after.’ And that was not the case.”

The reality star found love with the rugby player in 2019 and Us confirmed in July that the pair got engaged. Scheana and Brock, who share daughter Summer Moon, 7 months, previously discussed her relationship with Rob.

During a December 2019 episode of her podcast, Brock joked, “Seven minutes, thanks, mate. We can touch that one later,” before adding, “It’s a soft subject for me, for sure.”

For the Australia native, it was annoying to hear about Rob’s TV hanging accomplishment.

“The f–king asshole makes me put up a TV in under 7 minutes, that’s all I have to say about him,” Brock said. “But he’s a good guy.”

Scheana, for her part, clarified that she gave her ex a little more credit than he might have deserved.

“To be clear, the framework was already drilled in the wall,” she noted. “He simply took it out of the box, put it on, plugged it in, turned it on in under 7 minutes.”

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Clearing up rumors. After Jared Leto‘s costars discussed the strange gifts that they received from the actor while he was in character for Suicide Squad, he is setting the record straight.

“I’m playing a guy called the Joker, it’s okay to play some jokes,” Leto, 49, explained to Entertainment Weekly on Tuesday, November 9. “Nothing ever crossed any lines, and it’s not up to other people on the internet to create those lines. I’m an artist at the end of the day. If I do something risky and you don’t like it, basically, you can kiss my ass.”

Although the House of Gucci star explained that some of the gifts that fans claimed he sent were “bulls–t,” he doesn’t deny that it happened.

“Any of the very few gifts that were ever given were given with a spirit of fun and adventure and received with laughter, fun and adventure,” he noted, adding that the exchange was supposedly “filmed” and was meant to be him “just having a goof.”

Leto confirmed that Margot Robbie received cupcakes and a mouse from him, while the guys on set received items that “you’d get as a joke at a party.”

The Dallas Buyers Club star’s comments come after Viola Davis recalled receiving “horrific gifts” when Leto channeled his character in the 2016 film.

“The Joker, he did some bad things,” Davis, 56, detailed to Vanity Fair in February 2016. “He had a henchman who would come into the rehearsal room and the henchman came in with a dead pig and plopped it on the table and then walked out, and that was our introduction into Jared Leto.”

The How to Get Away With Murder alum jokingly reflected on her first impression of Leto, adding, “Now I’m terrified, just as a person, thinking, ’Is he crazy?’ but the second part was, ‘Oh, s–t! I’ve got to have my stuff together. Talk about commitment!”

The Emmy winner shared that Robbie, 31, who played Leto’s onscreen love interest, was sent a black rat at the time.

“It was still alive in a box,” Davis said. “She screamed and then she kept it.”

During the Suicide Squad premiere in August 2016, Leto also revealed to E! News that he sent “used condoms” and “anal beads” to his costars during filming.

“I did a lot of things to create a dynamic, to create an element of surprise, of spontaneity, and to really break down any kind of walls that may be there,” he detailed on the red carpet at the time. “The Joker is somebody who doesn’t really respect things like personal space or boundaries.”

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Emily Ratajkowski didn’t hold back about her experience working with Robin Thicke in her new book, My Body, but the pair haven’t had much contact since.

“I actually haven’t [spoken to him],” Ratajkowski, 30, revealed during an interview on the Tuesday, November 9, episode of “Call Her Daddy” podcast, noting that she has been blocked by Thicke, 44, on social media since their time on the “Blurred Lines” music video set.

The model made headlines last month a chapter in her memoir, which alleged that the performer groped her in 2013, was leaked online.

“Suddenly, out of nowhere, I felt the coolness and foreignness of a stranger’s hands cupping my bare breasts from behind,” the Gone Girl actress claimed in the excerpt. “I instinctively moved away, looking back at Robin Thicke. … He smiled a goofy grin and stumbled backward, his eyes concealed behind his sunglasses. My head turned to the darkness beyond the set.”

Ratajkowski chose not to say anything that day on set, writing, “I didn’t react — not really, not like I should have. Neither did any of the other women. Despite how many of us were there and how safe I’d felt in their presence, we were in no position to hold Robin Thicke accountable on the set of his music video. We were working for him, after all. We paused awkwardly, and then we continued shooting.”

Over the years, Ratajkowski found herself getting “defensive” of her participation on the project, which featured her and two other models cozying up to Thicke in a bed. (When the video was released, Thicke was still married to now-ex Paula Patton.)

“I was also ashamed — of the fun that, despite myself, I’d had dancing around naked,” she continued in the chapter. “How powerful I felt, how in control. I wondered: What if I had yelled in Robin Thicke’s face and made a scene? Stopped the shoot? Maybe my big break never would’ve happened.”

After coming forward with her story, the iCarly alum clarified on Tuesday that she wasn’t trying to end Thicke’s career — and that she could only speak for her own experience with him.

“I don’t believe in canceling someone, I’m sure that Robin Thicke has a lot of wonderful things about him,” Ratajkowski said on the podcast. “I don’t believe in good guys and bad guys. I think that our world needs to understand that we live in a culture that allows for men to feel like they can behave a certain way. It doesn’t mean that just because this person did this one thing or didn’t do that one thing, they’re good or bad.”

The I Feel Pretty star, who shares 8-month-old son Sylvester with husband Sebastian Bear-McClard, admitted that the “Blurred Lines” chapter ended up taking “the longest to write” because she wasn’t sure if she wanted to bring it up at all.

“I feel like I’ve spent my entire career trying not to be the girl from that video. So, to just open up that can of worms and be like, ‘Let’s talk about it,’ went against, like, every instinct that I had,” she added. “Even talking about it right now I’m like, ‘OK, no I’m glad that we’re bringing it up.'”

Thicke, for his part, has yet to publicly address the allegations, but previously expressed regret over the NSFW content.

“I’d lost the intention, you know what I mean? I needed to regain my perspective and my positive intention of what my music was for — and what my life was for,” the “Lost Without U” artist shared during an interview with The New York Post in February. “Obviously, I was dealing with some bad habits. I was dealing with some personal issues on the inside that therapy and self-realization helped me get to and to get through.”

He continued: “It doesn’t matter what your intentions were when you wrote the song … [if] people were being negatively affected by it. And I think now, obviously, culture, society has moved into a completely different place.”

If you or anyone you know has been sexually abused, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). A trained staff member will provide confidential, judgment-free support as well as local resources to assist in healing and recovering and more.

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Not holding back. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s move to the U.S. had some people divided, and the Duke of Sussex is now speaking out about the responses that targeted his wife.

“Maybe people know this and maybe they don’t, but the term Megxit was or is a misogynistic term, and it was created by a troll, amplified by royal correspondents, and it grew and grew and grew into mainstream media,” Harry, 37, explained while on a panel at Wired‘s Re:Wired Conference on Tuesday, November 9, according to Vanity Fair. “But it began with a troll.”

The U.K. native pointed out the harm that comes from misinformation being spread online.

“This problem did not originate on social media, and you don’t have to be online to be affected by it,” he noted. “I learned from an early age that the incentives of publishing are not aligned with the incentives of truth.”

Harry and Meghan, 40, who tied the knot in 2018, made headlines two years later when they announced plans to step back from their senior royal duties. They confirmed that the decision was made permanent in February. At the time, some referred to the move as “Megxit,” a reference to the Suits alum’s exit.

One month later, the California native opened up about how much she struggled with the British press tearing her apart.

“I just didn’t see a solution. I would sit up at night, and I was just, like, I don’t understand how all of this is being churned out,” Meghan said in their CBS tell-all interview in March. “I realized that it was all happening just because I was breathing. I was really ashamed to say it at the time and ashamed to have to admit it to Harry, especially, because I know how much loss he’s suffered. But I knew that if I didn’t say it, that I would do it. I just didn’t want to be alive anymore. And that was a very clear and real and frightening constant thought.”

While reflecting on the situation, Harry mentioned his late mother, Princess Diana, who died in a car accident after being chased by the U.K. press in 1997.

“I know the story all too well. I lost my mother to this self-manufactured rabidness, and I don’t want to lose the mother of my children to the same thing,” Harry added on Tuesday, referring to his wife with whom he shares son Archie, 2, and daughter Lilibet, 5 months.

Harry backed up his point with a recent Bot Sentinel study that examined how the pair were targets of a coordinated social media campaign.

“More than 70 percent of the hate speech about my wife was driven by fewer than 50 accounts, and perhaps the most disturbing part of this was the number of British journalists who were interacting with them and amplifying the lies,” he revealed. “But they regurgitate these lies as truth.”

Late last month, the report detailed how fake social media accounts were created in order to spread hate about Harry and Meghan on a larger scale.

“Our research revealed these accounts were brazenly coordinating on the platform, and at least one account was openly recruiting people to join their hate initiative on Twitter,” the study detailed. “Our research found that a relatively small number of single-purpose anti-Meghan and Harry accounts created and disseminated most of the hateful content on Twitter.”

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The sneak peek look includes Chrishell Stause, Christine Quinn, Mary Fitzgerald, Heather Rae Young, Maya Vander, Amanza Smith and Brett and Jason Oppenheim. Newbies Emma Hernan and Vanessa Villela also make their onscreen debut, and one of them already seems to have a history with Christine, 33.

“I’m here to work and hopefully all this high school drama that I’ve dealt with for years can stay like Christine, out of mind,” Emma, 29, reveals in the trailer released on Wednesday, November 10.

According to Christine, the newcomer, who joined the Oppenheim Group in order to help with some her listings, was engaged to the Texas native’s ex-boyfriend “two months after we broke up.”

Christine, for her part, welcomed her first child with husband Christian Richard in May, which fans will get a glimpse of during the season. Ahead of the reality show’s return, Chrishell, 40, opened up to Us Weekly exclusively about welcoming Emma and Vanessa, 43, into the group.

“They are in different stages in their real estate [careers] and obviously, it definitely stirs the pot a little bit. But I will say they’re really lovely,” the actress told Us in June. “You never know what people’s reactions are going to be, but I’ve really enjoyed working with them. It’s Selling Sunset, so I can’t say that’s been the case with everyone, or we wouldn’t have a show. But they are really great.”

The former Dancing With the Stars contestant, who makes it clear in the trailer that she “hold[s] people accountable,” is not the only OG who may continue to be at odds with Christine. Heather, 34, is also seen questioning her coworker, asking, “Why does she even care? She’s married with a baby.”

Fans originally noted that Christine was not present at several events alongside her Selling Sunset costars, including Heather’s bridal shower in August. At the time, the former model explained that the duo haven’t had a “close friendship for over a year now.”

“The older I get, my group of friends just get smaller because loyalty to me is the most important thing and very important to Tarek [El Moussa] as well,” Heather shared with Us in September, one month before tying the knot with the HGTV star, 40. “We have incredible friends that I trust with my life. And if I don’t trust someone a hundred percent, I just am choosing to not have them in my life. So [Christine] is there as a coworker, but as far as the friendship, it’s just not there.”

In the season 4 trailer, the How to Be a Boss Bitch author addresses someone’s issues with her, saying, “I’m not really sure what I’ve done wrong.” Offscreen, Christine recently clapped back at speculation that she wouldn’t be as present on Selling Sunset.

“I’m SOOOOO tired of addressing this,” the Netflix personality tweeted late last month. “I am in every single episode of season 4 and 5 of selling sunset. The girls intentionally leave me out of photos. I have real work to do besides sit on my phone and prove 24/7 that I’m filming a TV show. Yall going to see me.”

Christine posted a photo of herself in the office while her coworkers are huddled together away from her, adding, “I am in every single episode of the show.”

Selling Sunset season 4 returns to Netflix on Wednesday, November 24.

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Adding more to the conversation. After opening up about his decision to get “immunized” instead of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination, Aaron Rodgers is elaborating on his comments following major backlashand giving an update on how he’s feeling.

“I’m feeling really good. I’m definitely fortunate to have the type of care that I’ve been able to have. I know it’s special and it’s helped me get through this better. I also know that it hasn’t been like that for everybody,” Rodgers, 37, said during the Tuesday, November 9, episode of “The Pat McAfee Show” on YouTube. “I know this is a difficult time for so many people dealing with COVID. It’s been a tough two years for a lot of people. This has definitely been a time of a lot of reflection. I’ve had time to think about a lot of things.”

Despite the negative response, the NFL star added that he stands by his comments. “I don’t only talk to ‘Yes’ people or people who allow me to live in an echo chamber of my own thoughts and beliefs. I’m a lifelong student,” he said. “I love learning and acquiring information and talking to people with different views than I have. … That’s how you grow.”

The athlete originally addressed his one-game suspension from the Green Bay Packers after testing positive for COVID-19 by claiming that he “didn’t lie” about his vaccination status.

“The league was fully aware of it upon my return to the Packers,” he explained on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Friday, November 5. “It wasn’t some sort of ruse or lie, it was the truth.”

The quarterback noted that his decision was never a secret.

“Had there been a follow-up to my statement that I’d been immunized, I would have responded with this. I would have said, ‘Look, I’m not some sort of anti-vax-flat-Earther. I’m somebody who’s a critical thinker,'” Rodgers added on Friday. “I march to the beat of my own drum. I believe strongly in bodily autonomy, [in the] ability to make choices for your body, not to have to acquiesce to some woke culture or crazed group of individuals who say you have to do something.”

For the NFL player, an allergy to an ingredient in the Pfizer and Moderna shots cemented his decision not to get vaccinated.

“On the CDC’s own website, it says should you have an allergy to any of these ingredients, you should not get one of the mRNA vaccines,” he detailed, adding that he didn’t want the Johnson & Johnson alternative because he was concerned about “some really difficult times and physical abnormalities” that he heard was a side effect for certain patients.

On Tuesday, the former Jeopardy host recognized that he may be “a role model” to many people. “I want to start off the show by acknowledging that I made some comments that people might have felt were misleading,” the athlete continued. “To anybody who may have felt misled by those comments, I take full responsibility for those comments. I’m excited about feeling better, I’m excited about moving forward.”

Rodgers also shot down the claims that he was in Los Angeles, California, as some photos alleged, noting that he’s been quarantined in his home in Green Bay.

Following his controversial statements, Rodgers received both support and criticism from fellow athletes. Mike Fisher spoke out about his similar views when it comes to having “the freedom to choose what we put in our bodies and the freedom of conscience.”

“I agree with [Aaron] in that the science clearly shows the vaccinated spread covid at basically the same rate as the unvaccinated. The @nhl @nfl and other leagues are ignoring the science and choosing to coerce and punish unvaccinated players with these restrictions,” Fisher, 41, who is married to Carrie Underwood, shared via Instagram on Sunday, November 7. (The country singer liked the comment.) “If they really cared about people’s health they would have daily testing for all. But these past 2 years has clearly shown us that this is not about our health, it’s about control over our lives. I won’t stand for that. It’s time to fight for our medical freedom and I feel for those that have been fired for choosing medical freedom. People losing their jobs over a medical choice is un-American and unacceptable. We need to stand up now before it’s too late!! #medicalfreedom #istandwithaaronrodgers.”

Meanwhile, Terry Bradshaw hit back that Rodgers was not being “honest” about his vaccination decision.

“Learn not to lie because that’s what you did, Aaron. You lied to everyone. I understand ‘immunized.’ What you were doing is taking stuff that would keep you from getting COVID-19,” Bradshaw, 72, said while at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, on November 7. “You got COVID-19. Ivermectin is a cattle dewormer. Sorry, folks, that’s what it is. We are a divided nation politically. We are a divided nation on the COVID-19, whether or not to take the vaccine. And unfortunately, we’ve got players that pretty much think only about themselves, and I’m extremely disappointed in the actions of Aaron Rodgers.”

When it comes to the remarks made, Rodgers noted that he can “understand” where some people are coming from. “I respect everybody’s opinion,” he shared on Tuesday. “I’m human, stuff can definitely hurt your feelings. I shared an opinion that is polarizing. … In the end, I have to stay true to who I am and what I’m about and I stand behind the things that I said.”

There have also been conversations that the scandal will take him out of the running for MVP in the future, to which he responded, “That’s a legitimate statement.”

For now, however, he’s focused on getting healthy enough to play on Sunday. “I’m an athlete, I’m not an activist,” Rodgers added, noting there is a “possibility” he won’t play if his body isn’t physically ready. “So I’m going to get back to doing what I do best, and that is playing ball.”

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The Bad Boys for Life star, 53, set the scene by recalling the connection that he felt as soon as he started dating Jada Pinkett Smith.

“We fit together so naturally, and our energies combined exponentially in a way that felt like old friends more than new lovers,” Will wrote in the book. “We had an unspoken language, and everything we focused on flourished.”

The rapper and the Red Table Talk cohost, 50, originally met when she auditioned to play his girlfriend on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Jada ended up not getting the role, but the pair started seeing one another not long after.

At the time, Will noted that he was still technically married to Sheree Zampino, which affected his new romance. The exes tied the knot in 1992 and their divorce was finalized in 1995. They share son Trey, who arrived in 1992.

“My divorce from Sheree wasn’t yet final, so Jada and I decided it would be prudent if we kept our relationship under wraps. (We were both pretty famous, and we felt it just wouldn’t have been a great look.),” he revealed. “The blessed yet unintended consequence was that we spent every single moment together, just us. The first three or four months were as wild a romantic whirlwind as our bodies could have possibly handled.”

As Will and Jada’s relationship got more serious, the Ali star explained how the couple found themselves with different views about taking the next step.

“Jada didn’t believe in a conventional marriage, and despised the traditional ceremony. She also had questions about the viability of monogamy as a framework for successful long-term relationships,” Will continued. “Jada wanted to look into my eyes, devote her undying love before God, and then get on with the difficult business of building a live together.”

Will and Jada got married in December 1997, which, according to the Suicide Squad star, was not easy.

“Jada held her ground as long as she could, but pretty soon, the ‘wedding pressure’ became too much. She was in her second trimester, she was tired and uncomfortable, and she didn’t want to argue,” Will explained about his now-wife, with whom he welcomed son Jaden in 1998 and daughter Willow in 2000. “She also couldn’t bear the thought of breaking her mother’s heart, and deep down inside — even though I wasn’t saying it — she knew I wanted a wedding too.”

Through the years, the Oscar nominee and the Girls Trip actress didn’t always see eye to eye which led to a fight that almost ended their marriage. Looking back at those obstacles, Will admitted that communication continues to strengthen their marriage.

“But the heart and soul of our union was then, and is still today, intense, luminescent conversation. Even to the writing of this very sentence, if Jada and I begin a conversation, it is a minimum two-hour endeavor. And it is not uncommon that we talk for five or six hours at a stretch,” he recalled in the memoir. “Our joy of pondering and pursuing the mysteries of the universe, through the mirror of each other’s experience, is unbridled ecstasy. Even in the depths of disagreement, there is nothing in this world that either of us more cherishes or enjoys than the opportunity to grow and learn from each other through passionate communication.”

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And … action! As the Kardashian family continues to film their upcoming Hulu series, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly that Scott Disick will appear after getting offered “an outrageous amount of money.”

The insider notes to Us that Disick, 38, was only going to participate if he “got paid a lot” and he subsequently has been “following the rules” so far. The reality series, which the famous family announced after the end of Keeping Up With the Kardashians earlier this year, will explore Kim Kardashian‘s law career, Kourtney Kardashian‘s relationship with fiancé Travis Barker and more.

The Flip It Like Disick star, who shares Mason, 11, Penelope, 9, and Reign, 6, with Kourtney, 42, previously made headlines for his comments about the twosome after Younes Bendjima leaked messages from the Talentless cofounder.

“Yo is this chick ok!????? Brooo like what is this. In the middle of Italy,” Disick wrote to the model, 28, alongside a photo of the Poosh founder and the musician, 45, kissing in August. In the screenshots, Bendjima replied, writing, “Don’t matter to me as long as she’s happy. PS: i aint your bro.”

The comments came two months after Disick, who dated Kourtney from 2006 to 2015, said that he supported his ex-girlfriend’s new romance.

“I think if you really love somebody, right, you want them to be happy no matter what. So I do give her a blessing to be happy,” the New York native, who has since split from Amelia Gray Hamlin, told Andy Cohen during the Keeping Up With the Kardashians reunion in June.

Following the DMs scandal, another source told Us that Disick’s relationship with the reality star is “more strained than ever.”

“What’s really got him riled up is the effect Travis and Kourtney’s relationship is having on his relationship with Kourtney,” the insider added at the time.

Two months later, Barker and Kourtney confirmed that they were taking the next step in their relationship.

“I woke up all night thinking it was a dream,” Kourtney captioned a photo from the drummer’s proposal to her at the Rosewood Miramar Beach Hotel in Santa Barbara, California. As the couple, who went public with their romance less than one year prior, celebrated their engagement, a third source revealed that Disick’s relationship with the Kardashian brood has suffered in recent months.

“The Kardashians adore Scott and tell him he’s part of the family no matter what, but he feels very distant and feels like an outcast more than ever,” the separate insider told Us. “He avoids family get-togethers that Travis is at, and he has refused to be in the same room with him at times.”

As Disick focuses on coming back to film with the Kardashians, the first insider shares that “the only one [Scott’s] been having problems with is with Kourtney.”

“He’s always been close to Kris [Jenner]. He truly thinks of her as a second mom,” the source continues. “He’s also very close to Khloé [Kardashian]. The Kardashians will always be family to him.”

With reporting by Diana Cooper

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A happier ending off screen? Victoria Pedretti and Dylan Arnold were spotted running errands together in Los Angeles amid speculation that the duo are more than just former costars.

Pedretti, 26, and Arnold, 27, were photographed on Sunday, November 7, shopping for home essentials, according to photos obtained by Page Six. In the pics, the twosome grabbed coffee and were seen together later that day in different outfits.

The You costars previously sparked romance rumors after fans started to wonder if their onscreen connection brought the pair closer offscreen​​​.

Viewers originally saw Pedretti’s character, Love Quinn, and Arnold’s character, Theo Engler, form a bond over their shared trauma during season 3 of the hit Netflix show. Although the fictional couple weren’t able to make things work, the Halloween star did find the relationship necessary for Theo.

“I think for Theo, his family life is not very stable, he doesn’t really have a support system,” Arnold explained to Teen Vogue in October. “There’s this really interesting balance between him seeing her as a support system and in a weird way, almost a mother figure, but not totally like that, of course. He’s trying to find someone that he can love, and that can love him back.”

Even though Theo attempted to offer Love a way out of her marriage to husband Joe (Penn Badgley), Arnold noted that it wasn’t meant to be.

“I think he’s blinded by love, in more ways than one. He’s so head over heels that he found this person he really connects with,” the After We Collided star added. “It almost feels like toward the end a little like Romeo and Juliet, where’s he swept up in this romantic idea of running away together and saving her. He’s desperate for connection, desperate to find some comfort, stability.”

That same month, the Haunting of Bly Manor alum shared how meaningful it was to explore Love’s romance with Theo.

“But I think we saw it as the unique relationship that they’re kind of forging within the context of their town and both of their lived experiences,” she told Elle in October. “And their trauma and whatnot. It is really interesting though, how that forges.”

For Pedretti, the hope of a brighter future with Theo kept Love going ahead of her death in the season 3 finale.

“I see them at the end when he’s like ‘run away with me’ and I think about it when she’s talking to Marienne,” the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star said at the time. “She does get a glimpse of how maybe she ought to be treated, where somebody is really concerned about her well-being in a way that her parents don’t really show a regard for, and her husband doesn’t show much regard for, her brother didn’t show much regard for.”

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Making progress. After Katie Thurston and Blake Moynes announced their decision to part ways, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly that the former Bachelorette has “gotten clarity” and now “knows what she wants in a husband.”

According to an insider, Thurston, 30, is still “trying to get through the breakup,” which made headlines on October 25.

“She’s been spending time with close friends who have been cheering her up. She just needs a lot of love and support right now,” the source notes. “She’s a strong person and will get through this.”

The former bank marketing manager originally fell in love with Moynes, 31, during season 17 of The Bachelorette, which ended with the duo getting engaged. After the August finale, Thurston gushed about how she walked away from the ABC reality series with her first choice.

“I think everyone can agree that this is exactly who I was supposed to be with,” she said during the After the Final Rose special. “He fought to be here for me and chose to stay even when I’m telling him to his face that I considered leaving. That he was confident enough to hold both of us till the end, I’m just so lucky. I love him so much.”

After their journey on reality television, the couple focused on getting to know each other more while figuring out a long-distance relationship. Days before announcing their split, Thurston explained how they were dealing with so much time spent apart.

“The short version is we’re figuring it out,” the Washington native told Us late last month. “We don’t know. This is very new to us still. I’m just focusing on myself. He’s focusing on him, and if we work doing that, great.”

Shortly after, the twosome confirmed that they had called it quits.

“It is with mutual love and respect that we have decided to go our separate ways. We are so grateful for the moments we shared together and the entire journey that has unfolded this year, but we ultimately have concluded that we are not compatible as life partners, and it is the most caring choice for both of us to move forward independently,” Thurston and Moynes captioned their individual posts via Instagram in October. “We ask for kindness and privacy as we both navigate this transition. Both of us will forever want the best for one another and ask you to please support us in our decision.”

Although Thurston has gotten messages from guys interested in her, the source says that “she’s not rushing to jump into another relationship right away.”

“She’s still hopeful on finding love but wants to make sure her head is in the right space,” the insider adds. “Right now, she’s just figuring out what she wants to do in life. In her mind, her future was with Blake, so now she just has to start fresh and figure out her next steps.”

With reporting by Diana Cooper

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Standing her ground. Meri Brown‘s partnership with LuLaRoe has been called into question by her fans after the company was accused of being a pyramid scheme.

The reality star, 50, showed her support for LuLaRoe on Thursday, November 4, writing via Instagram, “Two weeks ago, I was in Florida for LuLaRoe Leadership training. I had the privilege of rubbing shoulders with these two amazing humans, feeling their spirit and seeing first hand the love and compassion they have for their family of retailers.”

Brown expressed her appreciation for LuLaRoe founders DeAnne Brady and Mark Stidham, who were recently the subjects of Amazon’s documentary LuLaRich.

“@deannelularoe and her husband Mark are literally a couple of the most giving people I know. They want success for me and my business for ME, not for them. The reason they got into this business was to help others,” the Sister Wives star continued. “That was their point back then, that is their purpose now. To know these people, to really know their hearts, is to love them.”

The California native explained that being part of the clothing company’s supportive network gave her a sense of purpose.

“The community they have created, this family of friends and retailers, this community of people lifting each other and wanting the best for others, that’s where it’s at, y’all. We have each other’s backs. We support each other. We watch each other grow and cheer each other on,” she added on Thursday. “This business isn’t just about selling clothes. It’s about service, gratitude, and joy. It’s about compassion and friendship. It’s about you and it’s about me. I’m loud and proud LuLaRoe!”

Brown’s social media post was met with mixed reactions. One fan praised the TLC personality, replying, “When you have a good heart yourself you tend to be honored to be in the presence of other amazing souls. Love your inspiration 💜.”

Meanwhile, another social media user asked, “Why is anyone still purchasing and filling these people’s pockets?! There is nothing inspirational about any of this!” A third commentator questioned whether Brown was aware of the recent controversy, responding, “Didn’t you watch the documentary about this? They ruined so many people.”

LuLaRoe’s empire was explored in Amazon’s September miniseries LuLaRich. The doc interviewed Brady, 62, and Stidham, who initially started the company in 2012. Throughout the four-episode series, former consultants and employees alleged that LuLaRoe was a pyramid scheme that led some followers to bankruptcy — but the founders stood by the brand.

Brady and Stidham denied the claims and noted that LuLaRoe was still in business amid its legal issues.

Sister Wives fans have also wondered whether Christine Brown, who recently split from Kody Brown, is still involved with the company. Kody, 52, is currently married to both Meri and Robyn Brown, but he and Christine, 49, announced their separation earlier this month.

“After more than 25 years together, Kody and I have grown apart and I have made the difficult decision to leave,” she wrote via Instagram on November 2. “We will continue to be a strong presence in each other’s lives as we parent our beautiful children and support our wonderful family. At this time, we ask for your grace and kindness as we navigate through this stage within our family.”

Following Kody and Christine’s split, a source exclusively told Us Weekly that Meri “has become very independent” in her marriage after more than 30 years.

“She and Kody have had zero relationship — it’s all fake,” the insider shared at the time. “They’re together for TV, essentially.”

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Bumpy road to a better place. Caitlyn Jenner got honest about her relationship with ex-wife Kris Jenner, and the Olympic winner isn’t thrilled with where their friendship stands at the moment.

“From my standpoint, our relationship is not as good as it should be,” Caitlyn, 72, shared during an episode of Big Brother VIP on Monday, November 8, according to a clip from the Daily Mail. “I don’t have any hard feelings towards her. We did a great job and this and that. Yeah, I wish it was closer, but it’s not.”

The former athlete agreed that the distance might be due to “misgivings” that Kris, 66, has when it comes to Caitlyn, adding, “I think that’s an understatement.”

Caitlyn and Kris originally tied the knot in 1991, before announcing their separation 22 years later. Two years after parting ways, the I am Cait alum publicly came out as transgender in 2015. The exes, who share daughters Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner, have had ups and downs since the split.

Late last year, Caitlyn discussed what led to the twosome ending their marriage.

“After 23 years, Kris and I went our separate directions. My identity … it was not a big part of us separating,” she detailed during an episode of Rob Lowe‘s “Literally!” podcast in September 2020. “There was so many other bigger issues out there.”

During the interview, the New York native revealed how her frustration with herself amid her gender identity journey caused a rift between the former couple at the time.

“Then all of a sudden, we didn’t have any issues. You know, we just, you know, it was calm,” Caitlyn added, noting how Kris had been a huge help to her during her move to Malibu.

“She even found the place, she decorated the place, she did everything in Malibu,” Caitlyn detailed. “And she said, ‘I want you to feel comfortable.’ And that was it, you know?”

Since then, Caitlyn admitted that there is still room for improvement when it comes to coparenting with Kris.

“But yeah, I mean, our relationship is okay. But it’s not — I think it could be better, just because of the kids,” she explained during Monday’s clip. “That’s always the way when you have that. It’s all about how the mother and father get along together. Is it easy, is it good when they see each other? Is there any tension?”

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“I would say that they were just like any married couples,” Floyd told Us. “They were just like any married couple who seemed to just love being very happy in each other’s company. It was that straightforward.”

William, 39, and Kate, also 39, who tied the knot in 2011 after eight years of dating, effortlessly led the photo session as they reflected on their years of marriage.

“I just said, ‘Look, this is your 10th anniversary, just be the couple that you are with each other and forget that I’m here. ‘And just forget about me,” Floyd detailed of the April shoot that honored the duo’s relationship milestone. “They don’t need me to tell them how to be with each other.”

For the professional photographer, getting to capture the twosome in their home allowed for the final photos to be a representation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

“It was their home and I was made to feel welcome in their home. … I have to say like by the time I left that day I felt like I’d known them for years. It was just a real whirlwind of a day,” he noted. “The day itself was kind of just like a normal shoot day. It was like going to anyone else’s … I mean it’s not like anyone else’s house, but it was the same as going to someone else’s house. It was just a slightly grander version of most houses.”

The pair, who share Prince George, 8, Princess Charlotte, 6, and Prince Louis, 3, shared the highlights of that day with two portraits and a family video.

“Thank you to everyone for the kind messages on our wedding anniversary. We are enormously grateful for the 10 years of support we have received in our lives as a family. W&C,” their official Instagram read in April, alongside a video which followed the parents with their little ones as they roasted s’mores.

One month later, William and Kate returned to the place where they originally met during their royal tour of Scotland.

“It was here in Scotland — 20 years ago this year — that I first met Catherine,” William gushed during an appearance at The Church of Scotland in May. “Needless to say, the town where you meet your future wife holds a very special place in your heart.”

While reflecting on the very memorable job with the royals, Floyd is also looking forward to photographing people arriving in the U.K. for the first time since the travel ban for British Airways.

“If I’m not crying by lunchtime, it will be a really disappointing day. That’s what I’ll say. It’s supposed to be emotional. I want it to be emotional,” he told Us, referencing the career opportunity. “It’s been a perfect career for someone who kind of likes to know a little bit about a lot of things.”

Floyd detailed his interest in getting to see people reuniting in real life.

“We’ve got lots of people on that flight who has some kind of connection with someone in New York. Well, the states generally. But I think probably New York specifically,” he shared. “It’s definitely people just wanting to see people that they missed and I think that’s the exciting thing.”

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“I didn’t think that this was going to happen between [Katie] and I. I didn’t think that I was going to go on and absolutely fall in love with the person,” Greg, 28, admitted during an episode of the “Kait Coaching” podcast on Sunday, November 7. “I think the odds of that are very slim to none. I think only a select few are able to feel and really build something with the person that’s there.”

The twosome originally formed a bond that took a turn when Greg told Katie, 30, how much he cared for her during hometown dates. When the former Bachelorette wasn’t able to say “I love you” back, Greg decided he didn’t want to stay on the ABC series.

“I was just telling you that you filled a hole in my heart,” he said during the August episode. “I’ve never given up on you. I’ve fought so hard for you here … As much as it hurts me, I’ve reached my breaking point with this. I gave you everything. I really hope you find something.”

Following his bombshell departure, Katie accused the account manager of “gaslighting” during the season 17 reunion special. That same month, Greg apologized for his behavior toward Katie.

“I was confused after I initially left after AFR because I really wanted to end it off on a good note between us,” the New Jersey native said on the “Viall Files” podcast in August. “But I saw how hurt she was and so I really tried to watch back the second time from her lense. And yeah, I mean, I was ashamed about how I reacted in those moments. She didn’t deserve it plain and simple. It wasn’t fair to her.”

Meanwhile, Katie credited the After the Rose special for allowing the duo to find closure.

“And that’s what people need to remember is After the Final Rose is about kind of speaking your own truth and getting it out there for that final closure. And really that’s what Greg and I both were able to do,” she exclusively told Us Weekly at the time. “And we’re ready to just close that door forever and move forward. You can be happy and in love in your relationship, but still be upset with how someone treated you in the past and you want to speak on it.”

Looking back at it now, Greg recalled the lessons he learned after developing such a personal connection with Katie.

“It definitely brings up emotions and for me, for instance, canceling out pretty much all the physical stuff right off the bat and getting deep with the person right away,” he noted on Sunday. “Getting that deep with someone that quickly and letting someone into my life where they were meeting my most important people in my life without even doing anything physical, it was really eye-opening to me honestly and that’s what I really appreciated about the whole process.”

The Washington native, for her part, left season 17 engaged to Blake Moynes before calling it quits two months after their journey aired on The Bachelorette.

“It is with mutual love and respect that we have decided to go our separate ways. We are so grateful for the moments we shared together and the entire journey that has unfolded this year, but we ultimately have concluded that we are not compatible as life partners, and it is the most caring choice for both of us to move forward independently,” Katie and Blake, 31, captioned their individual posts via Instagram late last month. “We ask for kindness and privacy as we both navigate this transition. Both of us will forever want the best for one another and ask you to please support us in our decision.”

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Ahead of the show’s debut, the official trailer showcased the star-studded cast that will be diving into the origin story of the Dutton ranch and how it came to exist in Montana.

“I heard a thousand stories, but no one could describe this place. The road west is filled with failures,” the narrator said in the prequel trailer on November 7. “It was a dream, and the dream was coming true. We are the land of no mercy now.”

The video offered viewers a glimpse at the highly anticipated series with scenes of migrating settlers and dangerous fights for land. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were also seen in their roles as Dutton ancestors in 1883. The duo, who will be playing husband and wife in the prequel, have previously opened up about their excitement with the project.

“Finally the day has come when I get to share some exciting news with you!” Hill wrote alongside an Instagram video showcasing the 1883 script in August. “I will be playing Margaret Dutton, the original matriarch of the Dutton family in the Yellowstone prequel 1883. Just wait, you have never seen anything like this!”

McGraw, for his part, also shared a video via Instagram where he said, “We’re pretty excited about it. Faith and I get to star alongside Sam Elliott. I mean, goodness gracious.”

Ahead of the period drama’s premiere, the record producer detailed his experience making 1883 a reality in Texas.

“It’s super dusty and super hot. There’s no way around it,” McGraw explained to Entertainment Weekly in November. “At the same time, it’s like every kid’s fantasy to do something like this, to put your chaps on, your cowboy hat, and your gun holsters every day. Then you get on a horse and try to survive this journey.”

His wife revealed that the filming process came with its own set of complications.

“Although it looks amazing, it’s terrible. I think I have a few ribs floating around in my body,” Hill noted to EW. “This is real work. I was raised by Edna Earl and Ted Perry, and they believed the best way to teach a child was to get your hands in the dirt. That’s basically this in a nutshell. I think so many actors are drawn to [cocreator] Taylor [Sheridan]‘s writing because he is portraying the story in a way that was lived. I gained so much respect for cowboys.”

For Sheridan, his approach to introducing the Duttons was all realistic storytelling.

“I don’t build a world with visual effects,” Sheridan added. “I go shoot these corners of the world that people haven’t seen. The audience today is so experienced. They’ve seen so much, so to move the audience becomes more and more difficult. It’s incredibly expensive and very difficult. But we can do it as John Ford did it. When you need 50 wagons, you’re going to see 50 [real] wagons.”

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Read between the lines. As Aaron Rodgers faces backlash after revealing that he didn’t get the COVID-19 vaccine, his fiancée, Shailene Woodley, seemingly had her own thoughts on the matter.

Woodley, 29, shared a since-deleted quote via Instagram on Friday, November 5, that read, “Calm seas may bring you peace, but storms are where you’ll find your power,” according to Page Six.

The Big Little Lies alum’s alleged social media post comes amid Rodgers, 37, claiming that he “didn’t lie” about his vaccination status after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this month.

“The league was fully aware of it upon my return to the Packers,” the quarterback explained during an episode of “The Pat McAfee Show” on Friday while addressing his one-game suspension.

Rodgers, who clarified that he is not “some sort of anti-vax, flat-Earther,” said he provided the NFL with “over 500 pages of research” to backup his decision not to get the vaccine. One of the reasons that stopped the football player from complying with the vaccination policy included an allergy to an ingredient in the shot.

“On the CDC’s own website, it says should you have an allergy to any of these ingredients, you should not get one of the mRNA vaccines,” he noted, adding that his only option was the Johnson & Johnson shot, which he was concerned about because of “some really difficult times and physical abnormalities” that he heard some patients experienced.

Rodgers, who announced in February that he was engaged to Woodley, referenced fatherhood as another reason why he couldn’t commit to getting the vaccine.

“The next great chapter of my life, I believe, is being a father and it’s something that I care about a lot,” he shared on Friday. “And to my knowledge, there’s been zero long-term studies around sterility or fertility issues around the vaccine, so that was definitely something that I was worried about and it went through my mind.”

The couple initially sparked romance rumors in July 2020. Us Weekly confirmed that the pair were dating in February.

“They started off as friends, but things have turned romantic,” a source told Us at the time.

Days later, Rodgers revealed that they had reached a new milestone in their relationship.

“I got engaged and played some of the best football of my career,” he announced while accepting an award for the 2020 NFL football season.

Four months later, the Divergent star discussed the speed with which their romance progressed because of the virus.

“Starting a relationship where you immediately move in with someone — because it’s a pandemic and you can’t just get on a plane and go back and forth on weekends — taught us a lot about each other very quickly,” Woodley explained to Shape Magazine in June. “We jumped in headfirst and got some of the sticky bits out of the way early.”

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Leaning on her man. As Delilah Belle Hamlin deals with her recent health struggles, the model has been relying on her family and boyfriend Eyal Booker.

“[Eyal]’s been super supportive all along,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly about the couple, noting that “it’s been hard on him too but he’s 100 percent there for her.”

The couple, who started dating in 2019, have had to adjust to a long-distance relationship amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“Delilah and Eyal have been together this entire time. They were apart for a bit when he was in Europe, but they always come back to each other,” the insider reveals. “He can’t stay here in the U.S. for long periods of time and she can’t spend too long in London, mainly because of the COVID-19 travel restrictions.”

Hamlin, 23, has found Booker, 26, to be “her rock” as she attempts to get answers about her health issues. The California native opened up about her “scary” journey in an emotional video earlier this month.

“Basically, in the beginning of the year, I want to say February and March, is when I got my COVID-19 vaccine,” she explained on Tuesday, November 2. “And after the second vaccine, I was sick for, like, 36 hours. I felt like my bones were breaking but, like, whatever. … That’s when everything kind of started.”

Hamlin clarified that she wasn’t against the vaccine, but that her second dose “triggered certain autoimmune diseases” that she didn’t know she was dealing with at the time.

“I started getting really sick, I started feeling like I had the flu. I was getting migraines, I was having panic attacks — it was like my body was in constant ‘fight or flight’ mode. It was horrible,” she noted. “I just knew in my gut that there was something else wrong.”

The panic attacks became a terrifying time for Hamlin, which her boyfriend tried to help her with.

“It was actually getting really scary to the point where Eyal didn’t know what to do. My boyfriend was taking me to the hospital, calling ambulances, crying,” she recalled. “I don’t know, it was a lot.”

Lisa Rinna‘s daughter attempted to seek treatment with a psychiatrist, who over-prescribed her and that led to a dependency on Xanax.

“I overdosed on this one medication called Propranolol. I took Benadryl with it and, for some reason, I ended up in the hospital,” she revealed in the video. “I had already come down on the Xanax. I wasn’t like a drug addict, but my body was dependent on it because of how much the doctor had prescribed me.”

Although Hamlin visited a treatment center, which she clarified wasn’t a rehab facility, she ended up leaving because her mental health continued to deteriorate.

“Everything seemed to work. I cut down so much on my Xanax [use]. … [But] I’m having seizures left and right,” Hamlin detailed, adding that mentally she is “not great” at the moment. “I’m feeling hopeless since the last place I went to didn’t really work out. I can look perfectly fine and feel perfectly horrible. That’s just that. That’s something I struggle with mentally, is feeling believed.”

Booker praised his girlfriend for her honesty in the comments section of the Instagram post, writing, “I love you & know you will get better. Day by day ❤️,” he wrote. “So proud of you for continuing to fight xxxx.”

According to the source, Delilah continues to lean on her loved ones during this difficult situation.

“Her family is always really supportive. She’s always FaceTiming with her mom when they’re not together. She’s very close with her dad [Harry Hamlin] too of course,” the insider told Us. “Her sister Amelia [Grey Hamlin] is still her best friend – that won’t ever change – and is always there for her whenever she needs to talk.”

If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

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Queens, which premiered last month, also stars Brandy Norwood, Naturi Naughton and Nadine Velazquez. The drama follows four musicians who reunite in an attempt to score back their fame from their ’90s hip-hop careers. With the 42-year-old rapper’s temporary departure, the series will be losing out on a lead character.

According to Deadline, however, Eve filmed enough scenes to make it possible for her to appear in most of the first season’s episodes before she returned to the U.K. The team behind the scenes also left the door open for Eve’s character, Brianna, to return should the series be renewed for a second season.

Eve announced her pregnancy in October, writing via Instagram at the time, “Can you believe it @mrgumball3000 we finally get to tell everyone!!!!! ❤️ You all know how long we’ve been waiting for this blessing!!! We get to meet our lil human February 2022 🥰.”

Cooper, 49, married Eve in June 2014 and shares four children with his ex-wife, Julie Brangstrup. The BET Award winner previously opened up about finding out that she was pregnant before returning to Atlanta to continue filming.

“I hadn’t told anybody, I couldn’t,” Eve told ESSENCE in October. “Also, I was just not ready and I was also like, ‘Oh, my God.’ You know how in life sometimes things all happen at the same time? So I was like, ‘Oh, my God, I’ve gotta leave home and I’m pregnant.’”

The former talk show host recalled her costars looking out for her on set, telling the outlet, “Just being supportive of me and, also, speaking up for me, that was a big deal. Sometimes on set if I was really tired, Naturi would speak up for me and so would Brandy, like, ‘C’mon guys, you know she’s pregnant.”

The Grammy Award winner also gushed about her time working on Queens ahead of its debut on ABC.

“Wow, I can’t believe tonight’s the premiere of @queensabc ! It’s been such an incredible journey, from the first zoom call about the project, to it being on your screens tonight!” Eve wrote via Instagram in last month. “I can’t wait for ya’ll to see it, fall in love with the characters and watch their journeys throughout. I can’t thank the ladies enough @brandy @naturi4real @nadinevelazquez and the whole production team. I hope you enjoy #queens !! 👑👑👑 @abcnetwork.”

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Simu Liu made headlines in 2019 when he was cast as Shang-Chi in Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. At the time, the actor recalled a past tweet of his that predicted the role he would soon get to play.

“Hey Marvel, great job with Cpt America and Thor. Now how about an Asian American hero,” he wrote in July 2014.

Looking back on the instance of social media manifestation, the stuntman said had no clue that a simple thought would lead to the role of a lifetime.

“I had absolutely no idea it was going to happen. It was kind of just a facetious thing that I tweeted,” Liu shared during an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show in September 2021. “What’s happened in these next few years has been pretty incredible and pretty insane. So I am just pinching myself every day, to be honest.”

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige also weighed in on the 2014 post, admitting that he had only seen it after the Kim’s Convenience alum was already chosen.

“Along with our casting director Sarah Finn, [we] scoured the earth looking for Shang-Chi. [Simu] tweeted, which we found out after he was cast, but he had an amazing audition, he had an amazing reel, did some great work up on in Canada,” Feige explained at the movie’s red carpet premiere in September 2021. “And just brought as you will find soon a relatability to it that all Marvel heroes need but he can also achieve, we believe, that sort of iconic status to stand within the pantheon of Marvel heroes.”

Liu isn’t the only superhero who’s managed to manifest success. Dove Cameron was also in for a surprise when she was offered the role of Bubbles in the live-action Powerpuff Girls series.

“The second [the show] was announced on Twitter, I screenshoted it and sent it to [my team]. I was like, ‘Guys, I just need to audition.’ I don’t even care if they don’t see me for the role, I just need to audition,” Cameron revealed to PopSugar in March 2021 about her journey to score the lead role.

At the time, the Descendants star explained that she was excited to bring the animated character to life after falling in love with the cartoon series, which aired from 1998 until 2005.

“As a fan, I was reading the script and I was like, ‘Oh, that would be how these girls would grow up. Oh, that would be psychologically what would happen. Oh, that figures in the relationship with the professor.’ It makes sense,” she noted. “There’s a lot of confusion, but we’re not playing 7-year-olds. It’s not a cartoon. They are real people. This is very much real-life problems and girls with trauma [about] what happens if you grow up in the spotlight and you are international superheroes, but you’re real people.”

Two months later, the CW’s CEO Mark Pedowitz confirmed that the pilot would be reshot. Cameron, who remained attached to the project, admitted that she was looking forward to bringing a different approach to the revamped episode.

“I’m actually very excited at the thought of it because I was texting the girls and we’re like, ‘Oh. Well, now we know what we’re doing. What an amazing thing,'” she told Entertainment Tonight in June 2021. “You never get to do that as an actor, go back and be like, ‘What would I have done differently?'”

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