Baby and Bump Obsession Pregnancy Fashion, by Rihanna Like there was any chance Rihanna, now pregnant, would change up her routine – that routine being going out to the places she loves... in style. Rihanna’s pregnancy announcement in and of itself was all style, a whole new style of celebrity pregnancy announcement, pivoting away from the Instagram reveal By Lainey • Feb 10, 2022 10:36 am
Top Reads Angelina speaks emotionally for VAWA It was announced yesterday in Washington, DC that a deal had been reached to reauthorise the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) after a bipartisan team of lawmakers and activists worked together for years to modernise the landmark legislation. Angelina Jolie, who has been a part of that effort, was invited By Lainey • Feb 10, 2022 09:57 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for February 10, 2022 Dear Gossips, On Tuesday Will Smith received his third and fourth Oscar nominations for his performance in King Richard and for being one of the producers. On Wednesday he was promoting the new Fresh Prince reboot series BEL-AIR. Will, Jada, and Jaden were at the premiere last night. It’s By Lainey • Feb 10, 2022 09:12 am
What Else What Else? This is a nice sparkly dress on Olivia Rodrigo at the BRIT Awards. Fits her well, a safe silhouette. And this has generally been her red carpet approach. I actually find her street style, her outfit choices OFF the red carpet much more adventurous and creative, and I wonder what By Lainey • Feb 09, 2022 04:01 pm
TV Updates The Last Killing Eve Season three of Killing Eve concluded in May 2020, almost two years ago. The fourth and final season is scheduled to premiere at the end of this month, and Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer were in LA last night to begin promotion. It’s Eve and Villanelle's last By Lainey • Feb 09, 2022 12:42 pm
Top Reads Bennifer’s First 2022 Red Carpet I’d been wondering about it for weeks – would Ben Affleck show up on the Marry Me red carpet with Jennifer Lopez the way she showed up for him on The Last Duel and The Tender Bar red carpets? The answer is yes. He didn’t just show up, they By Lainey • Feb 09, 2022 11:10 am
Music Adele: Comeback and a Ring Over the last few weeks, Adele’s been in the headlines for whatever it is that led to the postponement (and possible cancellation) of her Las Vegas residency. The rumours have ranged from COVID outbreaks to production setbacks to creative disputes behind the scenes to romantic drama compromising Adele’s By Lainey • Feb 09, 2022 09:37 am
Award Season Campaigning Intro for February 9, 2022 Dear Gossips, Beyoncé was nominated for an Oscar yesterday for the first time. Her song “Be Alive” is contending in the Best Original Song category alongside Billie Eilish and Finneas (“No Time To Die”), Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Dos Oruguitas” from Encanto), Van Morrison (“Down to Joy” from Belfast), and Diane Warren By Lainey • Feb 09, 2022 09:02 am
What Else What Else? Ava DuVernay looks so f-cking amazing on the cover of InStyle and I love everything about this shot. Mostly it’s that the styling isn’t basic – this look is a choice, with the gloves and the shape of the sleeve and the pose and how all of that creates By Lainey • Feb 08, 2022 04:03 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Holland: No Oscar, but Uncharted One of the sidebar conversations ahead of the Oscar nominations today was whether or not Spider-Man: No Way Home would make the cut, particularly in the Best Picture category. The movie did receive one nomination for special effects, but they put a significant budget into getting a nomination in the By Lainey • Feb 08, 2022 02:28 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Bradley Cooper, Nominee As Sarah just wrote in the previous post about today’s Oscar nominations, Bradley Cooper did not make the cut in the Best Actor or Best Supporting Actor categories for his performances in Nightmare Alley and Licorice Pizza. It was his part in Licorice Pizza that was the highest possibly By Lainey • Feb 08, 2022 12:27 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Best Actress Nominations Sarah will be posting an overview of this morning’s Oscar nominations later but we’ll start with what’s trending: Lady Gaga. Because she was not nominated for her performance as Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci. This is considered a snub because Gaga has so far this award By Lainey • Feb 08, 2022 10:30 am
Award Season Campaigning Intro for February 8, 2022 Dear Gossips, Oscar nominations are happening today – announced by Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan, an inspired and adorable combination. This post was written before the livestream, and we’ll be covering the Academy’s final list later on. But as I wrote to Sarah yesterday, for some reason I’ By Lainey • Feb 08, 2022 08:46 am
What Else What Else? Rachel Brosnahan’s promotional wardrobe for the new season of Mrs Maisel is strong. My favourite is the Valentino pyjama-ish set with the mary-janes but this monochrome mustard look is excellent too. I do agree with the Fug Girls though about the boots. I don’t mind the colour – the By Lainey • Feb 07, 2022 04:00 pm
Style Lewis Hamilton: Return of the King Last time I posted about Lewis Hamilton it was just about a couple of weeks ago when he was seen in LA after weeks and weeks of growing speculation – and angst – over his silence. Lewis went off the grid after the controversy of the last race of the 2021 season By Lainey • Feb 07, 2022 02:41 pm
Faux Gossip Did Zendaya and Tom buy a house? Zendaya and Tom Holland might be the internet’s favourite couple – or at least one of the internet’s favourite couples. Favourite as in there might be other couples who generate all kinds of talk and debate, but Zendaya and Tom generally aren’t polarising. There may be those who By Lainey • Feb 07, 2022 02:03 pm