Celebrity Social Media round-up for December 20, 2018

How many cutting boards do you have? I have 3, but I feel like I need more. Kate Hudson doesn’t have that problem. To promote her new partnership with WW (formerly known as Weight Watchers), she did a standard interview and photo shoot with PEOPLE Magazine. In one of the photos, there were several cutting boards in the background at her home. The Cut counted 18 of them. Obviously we can debate whether or not these are strictly cutting boards or if they are charcuterie and/or pizza boards meant to serve, rather than prepare, food. Whatever is going on, she now has 19.

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A post shared by Kate Hudson (@katehudson) on Dec 19, 2018 at 2:52pm PST

Zayn’s new album Icarus Falls is getting very mixed reviews (Vulture called it “dull” and NME said, “‘Icarus Falls’ is the pop star cementing himself in the echelon of stardom”).

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A post shared by Zayn Malik (@zayn) on Dec 9, 2018 at 5:15pm PST

Usually, parents are impossible to buy for at Christmas. They never want or need anything. Do you think Melanie Griffith’s children bought her Marilyn Monroe’s Golden Globe? Or did she buy it for herself? It’s a very creative gift.

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A post shared by MELANIE (@melaniegriffith) on Dec 19, 2018 at 8:32pm PST

A reader (hi Rachel!) wrote me an email about Aaron Paul’s inactivity on Instagram (one thing that really stuck out is he missed his wife’s birthday earlier this month). I had noticed, but was waiting to see what it meant, if anything. This week, he posted on Twitter that he is taking a break from all of his social media (his Twitter account has been wiped). Many people take social media breaks for the obvious reasons (it’s can be a pit of toxicity) but I wonder what prompted him to post about it. Is this his team reacting to a publication reaching out to them for comment? Did someone on his team notice his fans asking why he’s been so quiet? And what happens when he has to promote his next project?

I have decided to take a break from all things social media. Keeping my head up and phone down for a little while. Need some time to focus on work and family. Can’t thank you all enough for the love and support. Much love to you all.🖤— Aaron Paul (@aaronpaul_8) December 18, 2018

Emily Nussbaum, the TV critic at The New Yorker, has written a couple of very thought-provoking pieces on product integration on our favourite shows http://nymag.com/news/features/51014/. But this – naming a character after a car – is next level. WWDT (what would Duana think)?

As someone who’s had to figure out how to make an integration work to keep a show financially viable (not the case w/big net scripteds) I am still in awe of “Chicago Hope” naming a character “Dr. Lisa Catera” subtly reminding us all that we should “lease a Catera” from Cadillac.— Caissie St.Onge (@Caissie) December 19, 2018

One thing I respect most about Tracee Ellis Ross’ career strategy is how she embraces fashion as a tool, making it a priority on and off the red carpet. She will certainly be on a lot of best dressed lists this year (like Vogue’s), but taking it one step further, she catalogued her own looks in two parts (first, the ones her stylist Karla Welch put together and second, the ones she styled herself).