JoJo Siwa is getting press for her transition from child star to early-20s rebel and we’ve seen this, multiple times. It’s a painful part of celebrity and there’s no right way to do it. If they lean into sexuality, they disappoint fans. If they stay “innocent,” they are incessantly questioned about their personal life.
It’s not enough they have to go through puberty publicly, they have to make this jump too.
Chrissy Teigen made a tradwife spoof but also realized she does a lot of tradwife activities – this is meta.
Speaking of tradwives, Nara Smith is currently the internet’s tradwife-du-jour (or target-du-jour, depending on your algorithm). It’s interesting to watch a new generation dissect this type of domesticity because those of us who lived through the early-aughts saw it when so many famous women turned into home chefs/cookbook authors/wellness experts. There’s certainly a cyclical feeling about it.
@naraazizasmith no baby yet so we’re back in the kitchen 🫶🽠#easyrecipes #homecooking #fromscratch #breakfast #englishmuffins #sausage #fypシ #marriage
♬ Nice and Easy - Louis Adrien
But before there were the roast chickens of 2008 and the tradwives of today, there were women like Ina Garten and Martha Stewart (who both had interesting pre-fame careers; Ina owned a posh home goods store and Martha was a stockbroker). Turning domestic skills into a career isn’t new territory, but it does look different with each generation.
Lainey has written about the Ivanka Trump image rehab at The Squawk and you know who else is trying to get back in the public eye? Matt Lauer. He was at Don Lemon’s wedding and he’s probably going to work the Hamptons set this summer. And while there have been several celebrity bad men that have been outed since Lauer, that doesn’t make him less bad.
But not only does Matt want comeback, he wants an apology.
There’s been rumours about the Jessica Simpson marriage because of rings and a lack of social media photos, but they are on a family vacation right now. Maybe there is something there but as much as Jessica markets her brand, she has not leaned on her marriage or her kids for publicity. I’m more concerned about the health of her business because while the shoes still seem to get some traction, the line has swimwear, jewelry, denim – it’s a whole department store of options. Retail isn’t exactly bursting right now so I’m curious about sales numbers.
Curb Your Enthusiasm nailed the ending, it was clever. And what I love about it is that at 76, Larry David didn’t lose what made him funny. Most comedians, particularly stand-ups, get rich and crusty and “get off my lawn.” But maybe because Larry started as a “get off my lawn” person, he got better at it.
