Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Triathlon Training Hi Hayley! A little back story first... I have lived with anxiety my whole life and exercise has been transformation for me. I had a bad breakup last year and 2018 I have designated as the "Year of My Best Body”. My fitness regime has helped bring back the By Hayley • Mar 09, 2018 12:59 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Daisy in blue velvet This might be one of the best colours of velvet, right? It just looks so rich, luxurious, and she’s wearing the sh-t out of this dress. I love the sleeves. I’m not mad at the ruching on the skirt – it reminds me of a theatre curtain. I would By Lainey • Mar 09, 2018 12:40 pm
Cheating Loins Colin & Livia: an affair and a stalker Another reminder of how complicated relationships can be. This was one of the celebrity relationships that was supposed to be drama-free, right? So much drama. Colin Firth and Livia Giuggioli have been married since 1997, over 20 years. She filed a report that a journalist, Marco Brancaccia was stalking her. By Lainey • Mar 09, 2018 12:10 pm
Relationship Assumption Alex & Alexa back together Alexander Skarsgard has had a pretty good year. He played Perry in Big Little Lies. Like Nicole Kidman, he swept the Emmys, Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice, and the SAGS, winning Best Supporting Actor, the greatest acclaim he’s ever had in his career. It should be noted that he did By Lainey • Mar 09, 2018 11:40 am
Music Taylor & Joe go hiking A few times the last couple of weeks there have been articles from multiple entertainment outlets like E! and Grazia about how undercover Taylor Swift has been with Joe Alwyn and the lengths they’ll go to to keep their relationship private. Then, yesterday, new photos were released of Taylor By Lainey • Mar 09, 2018 10:42 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Grinch Cumberbatch Everyone loves How the Grinch Stole Christmas, both the original Dr. Seuss book, and the 1966 animated Christmas special that re-runs every year on television. Everyone knows the song, and everyone recognizes the Grinch’s sneering green face, which is why Hollywood will insist on trying to recreate that 1966 By Sarah • Mar 09, 2018 10:10 am
Royals Hugging Meghan Markle Have you seen this video of Meghan Markle hugging 10-year-old Sophie Richards yesterday in Birmingham? Sophie said it was “a dream come true” and that she “will never forget this day”. See the sweet moment Meghan Markle hugs a 10-year-old girl who told Prince Harry she wants to be an By Lainey • Mar 09, 2018 09:35 am
Intro for March 9, 2018 Dear Gossips, Duana and I podcasted Show Your Work early this week, on Wednesday night. The episode will be posted as usual on Monday. Of course we spent some time talking about what Frances McDormand referred to during her Oscar acceptance speech: the Inclusion Rider. And at the end of By Lainey • Mar 09, 2018 08:30 am
What Else What Else? Do you think Harvey Weinstein watched the Oscars? I do. Totally. I haven’t had a chance to screen the Oscars again yet but I’m sure there are at least several of his films shown in those montages. There were a LOT of montages. Like, at least Shakespeare In By Lainey • Mar 08, 2018 03:24 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time A Wrinkle in Time is an ambitious movie and its scope outstrips its narrative ability, resulting in an uneven but occasionally enthralling fantasy. Meg (Storm Reid, terrific) is introduced helping her father, Alex Murry (Chris Pine, terrific) in his lab. He’s doing an experiment with sand and frequencies, and By Sarah • Mar 08, 2018 03:12 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Chris Hemsworth reporting for duty Here are some photos of Chris Hemsworth at the airport in Vancouver, returning to work on Bad Times at the El Royal. That’s the movie I name-checked previously as an interesting project Hemsworth is working on, reuniting with his Cabin in the Woods director, Drew Goddard. I can’t By Sarah • Mar 08, 2018 02:14 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, March 8, 2018 OK my Beyoncé guess was wrong – Gwyneth’s first podcast guest is Oprah. Major, for sure. A-list, absolutely. But – and we can start fighting if you want – it’s not a jaw-dropping scoop. Oprah is, among many other things, an orator. She enjoys speaking as much as we enjoy listening By Maria • Mar 08, 2018 01:37 pm
Royals Meghan Markle on International Women’s Day Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – in pants! again! but with extra deliberateness today! – were in Birmingham today, International Women’s Day, visiting with students and future changemakers, and they also spent time with Stemettes, encouraging girls and women to pursue careers in STEM. The Kensington Palace Twitter account has several By Lainey • Mar 08, 2018 12:53 pm
Break Ups Usher’s crush on Tessa Thompson Usher is getting a divorce. He and his estranged wife, Grace Miguel, confirmed this week that they are ending their marriage. Now Page Six is reporting that Usher’s been over it for a while. And that he’s ready to move on… with Tessa Thompson? Usher and his second By Lainey • Mar 08, 2018 11:36 am
Equality Issues MOST BAE Jordan I can only assume Kathleen has fallen down a well and is incapacitated at the moment because Lainey assigned me a Michael B. Jordan story in which her Forever Bae MBJ is being the MOST BAE. Remember Frances McDormand’s Oscar speech in which she shouted out inclusion riders and By Sarah • Mar 08, 2018 11:01 am
Music Mimi, the songwriter Mimi covers the new issue of V Magazine. It’s a great shoot. The shoot wardrobe is basically underwear. Which means she’s feeling herself, feeling herself so good, especially since every shot is taken from her extra skinniest angles. This interview is making headlines because Mimi talks about winning By Lainey • Mar 08, 2018 10:24 am