Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: the work of Michelle Obama Michelle Obama’s book, Becoming, is the bestselling hardcover of 2018 – and it was only released a month ago. Probably many of you have asked for it for Christmas and you’ll be reading it over the holidays. Perfect. Read it and then listen to this episode because while it’ By Lainey • Dec 19, 2018 11:59 am
Royals Christmas Lunch with the Cambridges and Sussexes The Queen hosted her annual Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace today. This is when the extended family is invited before the closer, senior royals head to Sandringham. As expected, Prince William and Catherine were there, along with Big G, in the backseat, and Charlotte. Big G looks like he’s By Lainey • Dec 19, 2018 11:41 am
Jamie Foxx Katie’s 40th birthday Katie Holmes turned 40 yesterday and celebrated over dinner at Serendipity in New York with Jamie Foxx and her mother, Kathleen. Both Katie and Jamie were photographed but, as usual, they arrived and left separately so as to not give up any shots together. It’s now been five years By Lainey • Dec 19, 2018 10:27 am
John Krasinski Intro for December 19, 2018 Dear Gossips, There’s a lot to unpack in Emily Blunt and John Krasinski’s joint interview with The Hollywood Reporter, beyond the fact that they are irresistibly ADORABLE together. And that shot of them where they’re walking on a rooftop somewhere in New York, his arm around her By Lainey • Dec 19, 2018 09:35 am
What Else What Else? I am not someone who would take this lightly. And by this I mean someone who has a lock of my hair and may or may not use to set a hex against me. We learned about this growing up through Chinese kung fu and mythology lessons. My childhood favourite By Lainey • Dec 18, 2018 04:32 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Cruise and another moustache Remember all the drama over Henry Cavill’s moustache in Mission: Impossible – Fallout? Two studios were fighting over that moustache which resulted in his moustache looking super weird in Justice League. Sarah’s theory, hilariously, about the moustache and why it even needed to happen at all in Mission: Impossible By Lainey • Dec 18, 2018 04:12 pm
Style Hailee’s good buzz Back in June, when the first trailer for Bumblebee was released, Sarah wrote that she didn’t hate it. In fact, she was charmed and surprised by its sweetness because the story is about Hailee Steinfeld and her new friend, Bumblebee, the alien. Not unlike Elliott and E.T. So, By Lainey • Dec 18, 2018 03:41 pm
Award Season Campaigning Oprah for Black Panther As we’ve seen over the last few weeks, many of Hollywood’s biggest names have been rallying around their friends in the Oscar race. It happens every year – celebrities campaigning for each other, hosting screenings and dinners, posing for photos, making sure Academy members know who’s the most By Lainey • Dec 18, 2018 01:01 pm
Equality Issues Idris Elba’s very simple answer Back in July, when he was promoting Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Henry Cavill told GQ Australia that he was worried about the #MeToo movement making it harder for him to flirt and that he had concerns about flirting and then being called a rapist. Seriously. As I said at the time, By Lainey • Dec 18, 2018 11:24 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Royal Meghan shrugs it off Thomas Markle was putting himself back in the headlines again yesterday morning on Good Morning Britain. Today Piers Morgan bragged about the ratings – apparently Monday’s episode of GMB was the most watched in the show’s history in part due to Meghan Markle’s father. Thanks, dad! That blowhard By Lainey • Dec 18, 2018 10:07 am
Shout-Outs December 18, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs Rebekah – you’re right. I can’t believe you forgot to send this until this morning. It IS tradition. Good to hear that this year has been an improvement. I’m looking forward to even better next year, especially since you are working on what to do with the “no” By Lainey • Dec 18, 2018 09:17 am
John Legend Intro for December 18. 2018 Dear Gossips, It’s December 18 and the Academy has yet to announce a host or hosts for the Oscars. Last night though, some movement, perhaps. According to The Hollywood Reporter, John Legend could do it. And not alone either. Is it possible that John AND Chrissy Teigen will host By Lainey • Dec 18, 2018 09:06 am
What Else What Else? Here’s a slightly controversial question about parties and, sometimes, even weddings: is it a good party if… no drama goes down? Like, you don’t want to be that person who starts the drama or gets messy, but when something dramatic goes down, or something messy happens, like this By Lainey • Dec 17, 2018 04:12 pm
Music Miley always shows up for SNL Miley Cyrus may not be your favourite. She’s done a lot of sh-t worth side-eying that Kathleen’s recapped over the last couple of years. What’s also true about Miley though is that she always shows up for Saturday Night Live. If she’s hosting, she never half-asses By Lainey • Dec 17, 2018 12:58 pm
Break Ups Offset’s public “apology” Cardi B broke up with Offset a couple of weeks ago. Afterwards he made it clear that missed her and wanted her back and has evidently turned getting her back into a crusade, stepping up his mission this weekend in the most public way. It started with this, on Friday: By Lainey • Dec 17, 2018 11:12 am
Douchebags Royal Meghan’s first patronage The Times reported this weekend that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were invited for tea with the Queen at Buckingham Palace last week to discuss Meghan’s first royal patronage. The Queen will be passing on one of her patronages to Royal Meghan and this is expected to be announced By Lainey • Dec 17, 2018 10:26 am
