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Sterling and teal

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Sterling and teal

Matching your outfit to the background doesn’t work out for everyone… but it’s working for Sterling K Brown, in teal last night at the premiere of Paradise season two, streaming on February 23. I mean, it looks like teal to me, you might call it something else. But

By Lainey • Feb 19, 2026 04:02 pm

Intro for February 19, 2026

Intro for February 19, 2026

Dear Gossips, It’s truly a clash of the titans tonight at the Olympics. The gold medal game in hockey, Canada vs the United States. This is the date many of us had circled on the calendar going in, the marquee matchup in the sport. Or, as Hailey Salvian noted

By • Feb 19, 2026 10:13 am

Connor and Hudson: booked and booked

Connor Storrie

Connor and Hudson: booked and booked

Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams have both confirmed their next projects after the smash hit success of Heated Rivalry season one – and in the same week. Connor’s announcement was first, he’s joined the cast of the upcoming A24 comedy, Peaked, about two mean girls at their high school

By Lainey • Feb 19, 2026 03:32 pm

Michelle Yeoh: An Empress gets her star

Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh: An Empress gets her star

So much of my curiosity about Chinese culture and symbolism started when I was a kid growing up in Canada watching Chinese dramas with my elders. Chinese people love costume dramas, throwing it back to the mysticism of the ancient martial arts masters or to the dynastic times, with royal

By Lainey • Feb 19, 2026 01:17 pm

Give us the mugshot!

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Give us the mugshot!

Biggest headline of the day for royal watchers and pop culture gossips – months after dropping his royal title, Just Andrew has been arrested in England. And he doesn’t even get a name anymore as the police confirmed that, "…we have today (19/2) arrested a man in his

By Lainey • Feb 19, 2026 11:28 am

Amanda Seyfried: layering and producing

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Amanda Seyfried: layering and producing

Let’s start with Amanda Seyfried’s outfit yesterday in Paris for the premiere of The Testament of Ann Lee and I’m so obsessed with how it’s all been layered. The crop jacket over the long flared shirt over cigarette pants is suuuuchhhh good styling, credit to Elizabeth

By Lainey • Feb 18, 2026 04:14 pm

Nicole Kidman: was single, is single, and an airport coat

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman: was single, is single, and an airport coat

The leading candidate for nothingburger story of the year so far goes to TMZ with their report earlier this week that there’s a wealthy man who wants to date Nicole Kidman. I’m sure there are many rich dudes who want to date Nicole Kidman, how is this news?

By Lainey • Feb 18, 2026 02:19 pm

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So BTS: Return of the Kings

So BTS: Return of the Kings

It’s been reported that ahead of their live comeback show in Seoul on March 21, one day after the release of ARIRANG, their highly anticipated comeback album, BTS will make their way to the stage via what’s called the King’s Road, a historic path that was used

By Lainey • Feb 13, 2026 12:35 pm

Kim and Lewis: Week 2

Kim and Lewis: Week 2

Exactly a week ago it was a brand new gossip story – Kim Kardashian in the Cotswolds with Lewis Hamilton, a potential new celebrity romance. And then they showed up in Paris together, amid all the speculation, which pretty much convinced the internet that this is definitely a thing. Neither one

By Lainey • Feb 09, 2026 12:50 pm

JFK Jr and Carolyn’s Love Story

JFK Jr and Carolyn’s Love Story

We watched on tenterhooks as the latest installment in Ryan Murphy’s “American Story” franchise was filmed in New York last year, and now we have an official trailer by which to judge the renamed Love Story, centered on the ill-fated romance and marriage of John F. Kennedy, Jr. and

By Sarah • Feb 03, 2026 11:22 am

Kim & Lewis: Friends to Lovers?

Kim & Lewis: Friends to Lovers?

Interrupting Grammys coverage for a moment because, if this is true, it’s major gossip: Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton dating…? The UK Sun had the world exclusive yesterday, not usually a reliable source, especially with Hollywood celebrities, but they can get a good scoop from time to time when

By Lainey • Feb 02, 2026 12:31 pm

Lainey’s trip to Ottawa ft. Hudson Williams

Lainey’s trip to Ottawa ft. Hudson Williams

The reason I edited the site yesterday is because Lainey had to go to Ottawa…to moderate a panel at Prime Time 2026, hosted by the Canadian Media Producers Association. She was on the red carpet with PM Mark Carney and Hudson Williams: Where Hudson gifted PM Carney THE Team

By Sarah • Jan 30, 2026 10:22 am

Hudson Williams: Wonderland with Sophie

Hudson Williams: Wonderland with Sophie

I’m sorry, I know I already posted about Heated Rivalry today, but this is just how it is now. Every few hours there’s another update because the show is so BIG and Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie are experiencing the kind of instant stardom that doesn’t seem

By Lainey • Jan 28, 2026 03:11 pm

Victoria Beckham: A Lady and a Knight

Victoria Beckham: A Lady and a Knight

Brooklyn Beckham may be unhappy with his mother, but a vocal part of the internet has rallied around MOTHER. The Beckham show of force reinforces what Brooklyn said: this family is highly coordinated. But … people online are too gagged by throwback Vicky B. to care. People on social media have

By Maria • Jan 27, 2026 01:20 pm

The Beckhams keep it moving

The Beckhams keep it moving

The Beckham family scandal has been the biggest gossip of the year so far after Brooklyn Peltz-Beckham called out his parents on Instagram stories on Monday. It was a gift to the British tabloids and the entire gossip ecosystem because this story has everything: two legacy celebrities, two nepo-babies, wedding

By Lainey • Jan 22, 2026 11:10 am

The Beckham sideshow is in full swing

The Beckham sideshow is in full swing

Since Brooklyn Beckham decided to tell his parents to kick rocks earlier this week, there’s been no official or even unofficial statement from all the other family members. Nicola Peltz-Beckham hasn’t posted, Victoria and David haven’t (obviously) and neither have Cruz or Romeo, not even “subtly.” It

By Maria • Jan 21, 2026 12:25 pm

The Beckhams: One Battle After Another

The Beckhams: One Battle After Another

The Cold War between the Beckhams and Peltz-Beckhams is now a full-blown, boots-on-the-ground battle. If you’ve followed me on this site at all, you know I’m a Beckham stan, I make no excuses there. I’m trying to be as unbiased as possible because whatever the nuts and

By Maria • Jan 20, 2026 10:19 am

Nicole Kidman: was single, is single, and an airport coat

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman: was single, is single, and an airport coat

The leading candidate for nothingburger story of the year so far goes to TMZ with their report earlier this week that there’s a wealthy man who wants to date Nicole Kidman. I’m sure there are many rich dudes who want to date Nicole Kidman, how is this news?

By Lainey • Feb 18, 2026 02:19 pm

Lewis Hamilton: Supportive, confident, and teased

Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton: Supportive, confident, and teased

Formula 1 is in Bahrain for pre-season testing this week and we’ll get back to that in a minute but first let’s talk about Lewis Hamilton and his most recent social media activity. It was sports related, but not his own sport. Instead Lewis’s mind was on

By Lainey • Feb 18, 2026 12:19 pm

Bridgerton now and next

Bridgerton

Bridgerton now and next

Part two of season four of Bridgerton premieres on Netflix next Thursday 26 February so the cast has pretty much just been on a non-stop press tour for a month. Last night there was a masquerade ball in Madrid and it was also Seollal (Korean Lunar New Year) so, naturally,

By Lainey • Feb 18, 2026 11:14 am

The Mandalorian and Grogu puts spectacle before character

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The Mandalorian and Grogu puts spectacle before character

Rather than debut a new trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu, Disney/Lucasfilm’s great hope for summer 2026, during the Super Bowl, Disney opted to do a riff on Budweiser commercials, which did not move the needle at all. Now, though, they have dropped the official trailer, giving us

By Sarah • Feb 18, 2026 10:05 am

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Intro for February 18, 2026

Stephen Colbert

Intro for February 18, 2026

Dear Gossips, I believe Stephen Colbert when he said last night that “I really don’t want an adversarial relationship with the network. I’ve never had one”. Stephen was addressing the situation over his interview with James Talarico from earlier this week, posted on The Late Show’s YouTube

By Lainey • Feb 18, 2026 09:32 am

Zendaya and Rob are not The Drama

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Zendaya and Rob are not The Drama

Zendaya and Robert Pattinson will appear in three films together this year: The Drama, The Odyssey, and Dune 3. The Drama opens on April 3 and they’ve just done their first interview together to promote the film, covering the new issue of Interview. The accompanying photo shoot for the

By Lainey • Feb 17, 2026 01:58 pm

MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: It’s Bebe’s Turn

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MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: It’s Bebe’s Turn

It’s been a long journey for Bebe Rexha. She’s gone from songwriter behind the scenes, to charting hits as a main act. Through it all, however, she’s never gotten the success that she is due. It’s always felt like her hits are more famous than she

By MC • Feb 17, 2026 10:41 am

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