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‘The Challenge’ Alums Kaycee Clark, Nany González Call Off Engagement

26 January 2025 at 07:50
Kaycee Clark and Nany González
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The Challenge alums Kaycee Clark and Nany González have called it quits more than a year after announcing their engagement.

“After a lot of reflection, Kaycee and I have decided to go our separate ways,” the couple wrote in a joint statement shared to Instagram Stories on Wednesday, January 25.

“This definitely wasn’t an easy decision, but it’s what’s best for the both of us,” they wrote.

It continued: “Thank you to everyone who supported us along the way — we’re both moving forward with love and kindness in our hearts & we ask that you respect our need for privacy at this time.”

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Clark, 37, and González, 36, met while filming season 35 of The Challenge: Total Madness in 2019. The pair weren’t linked romantically until two years later, when they started posting photos with one another on Instagram.

During an interview with Us Weekly in August 2022, Clark and González revealed they were “super excited” about their future and said they had discussed the possibility of marriage and kids.

“We have talked about it a lot. The next step, obviously, would be marriage,” González told Us at the time.

“And then, of course, after that would be children and that, obviously, would, you know, come with IVF and all of that. So that’s definitely something that we’re going to look into eventually and we’re super excited about just our future together,” she added.

The former couple announced their engagement in a video posted to Instagram on September 17, 2023.

In the clip, which appears to have since been deleted, the pair could be seen walking, dancing, and embracing on a beach on Thailand’s Phi Phi Islands. The video ended with González getting down on one knee next to a sign lit up in a fire that read, “Will U Marry Me.”

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“From the moment I met this woman, I knew that she was someone special,” the caption read.

“Our paths crossed in the most unexpected way, and I am forever grateful for that chance encounter. My heart is full of love and gratitude for the joy you have brought into my life, Kaycee Noelle.”

'The Challenge' Alums Jenna and Zach Are Expecting Baby No. 4

26 January 2025 at 07:45
Jenna Compono and Zach Nichols Are Expecting Baby No. 4 'Because 3 Kids Wasn't Chaotic Enough'
Zach Nichols and Jenna Compono Courtesy of Jenna Compono/Instagram

The Challenge alums Jenna Compono and Zach Nichols are getting ready to welcome their fourth baby.

“Because 3 kids wasn’t chaotic enough 🤣,” Compono, 32, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, January 25. “Baby #4 coming August 2025 👶🏻♥.”

Compono uploaded a portrait of kids Anthony, 3, Liliana, 2, and Carmella, 11 months, sitting in order of their ages below balloons that read “1,” “2” or “3.” Below a “4” balloon was a framed sonogram photo with the words “Coming Soon.”

Nichols, 37, reshared the announcement via his own Instagram Story later that day.

Several of the couple’s Challenge costars shared their excitement in the Instagram comments.

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“Congrats 😍😍😍,” Tori Deal replied, while Kailah Casillas asked, “When ya buying the school bus? 😛 so happy for you 🤍🤍🤍.”

Compono and Nichols met while filming The Challenge: Battle of the Exes 2 in 2015, going on to date on and off. Nichols ultimately proposed in December 2019 before they said “I do” two years later in March 2021. Compono found out she was pregnant with son Anthony one month before their nuptials. He was born in September 2021.

“Zach got to see him before me while he held my leg and watched him come out,” she exclusively told Us Weekly at the time. “But when he was put on my chest and we both got to see him, it was amazing. We made this adorable little life. It’s truly the best feeling ever. We haven’t put him down once yet; we are completely obsessed.”

Jenna Compono and Zach Nichols Are Expecting Baby No. 4 'Because 3 Kids Wasn't Chaotic Enough'
Zach Nichols and Jenna Compono Courtesy of Jenna Compono/Instagram

Compono added, “We are looking forward to bringing Anthony home and just having fun being parents. Zach is super hands-on and I can honestly say I haven’t changed one diaper yet. He continues to impress me every day, and you can easily see that being a dad came so naturally for him.”

Compono and Nichols welcomed their second child, daughter Liliana, in December 2022. Carmella followed in February 2024.

“The greatest gift we ever gave you was each other,” Compono gushed via Instagram in November 2024, sharing footage of the three siblings.

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While the reality TV alums have their hands full with almost four kids, they might not be done expanding their brood. In 2020, Compono ruled out another Challenge stint because of their family plans.

“We want six kids,” she said in an Instagram Story Q&A at the time. 

‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Then vs. Now: How Cast Looked Pre-Hulu Show

26 January 2025 at 07:30

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives fans have watched the cast change on and off screen before the series even debuted.

Season 1 of hit reality series, which follows a group of Mormon mom influencers, debuted on Hulu in September 2024 following star Taylor Frankie Paul‘s “soft swinging” sex scandal.

“We’re not all swingers,” Whitney Leavitt exclusively told Us Weekly at the time despite the scandal not affecting her “all all” in the months after the drama. “I think it’d be different if I was actually involved in it, but I wasn’t, so I just took the clout from it.”

Mayci Neely had the same takeaway, sharing with Us, “We’re not all swingers. You can be Mormon and wear a crop top and leggings as well. You don’t have to be perfect. You don’t have to be the stereotypical Mormon that people think we’re all supposed to be.”

In June 2022, Taylor revealed via TikTok that her marriage to husband Tate Paul in the aftermath of the drama.

“I guess I’m pretty much known from my headlines of Swinger Mom,” Taylor exclusively told Us. “For the show, I really wanted them to see me and more of me and my personality and a deeper level. I feel like I come off so different online than I actually am in a conversation. So I felt like this was my chance to tell my story and get a deeper look into who I am.”

Layla Taylor, meanwhile, showed sympathy for Taylor’s situation.

“It was just having to remember that we’re all human and that we make mistakes,”she shared with Us. “It was a very difficult situation and it’s so public what she had to go through, and I think she handled it the best way that she could. I just forgive her because she handled it the way that she could at that moment.”

During an interview with Us, Mikayla Matthews slapped the “general” misunderstanding about MomTok.

“We’re not all just this perfect united front,” she told Us. “I feel like on social media, everyone’s like, ‘Oh, there’s these eight faces on the screen and they’re all dressed in the same outfit. They look unified, they look put together,’ and our show really kind of cuts back on all of that, all the perception. We’re normal, I guess.”

Keep scrolling to see the cast before the show came out — and what they look like now:

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In addition to questioning whether Jen's husband, Zac Affleck, has any connection to actor Ben Affleck, the reality star also sparked split rumors since production wrapped on season 1. The couple — and their two kids — moved to New York after Jen left MomTok.
 

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Season 1 thrust Demi into the spotlight after her costars discussed her sex life with husband Bret Engemann. The pair, who have a 16-year age gap, have been married since April 2021 and each share children with past partners.
 

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Before being seen by some fans as a villain on the show, Whitney welcomed daughter Sedona in November 2019 and son Liam in December 2021 with husband Connor Leavitt. The couple weathered infidelity claims but remained a united front and their third child — son Billy — was born in October 2024.
 

© Courtesy of Mikayla Matthews/Instagram; Disney

The TV personality, who shares three kids with husband Jace Terry, opened up on screen about having a chronic illness that caused red splotches on her skin. Mikayla didn't have any answers about her health struggles before starting to film season 2. 
 

© Courtesy of Mayci Neeley/Instagram; Disney

The first season ended on a cliffhanger after Mayci called a woman who claimed she hooked up with Taylor's then-boyfriend Dakota. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has yet to explore Mayci's home life with husband Jacob Neeley. She shares daughter Harlow with Jacob and has her son, Hudson, from her previous relationship with Arik Mack.

© Courtesy of Jessi Ngatikaura/Instagram; Disney

Jessi, who is a mom to kids Jagger, Peyton, and Jovi, was married to ex Zach before she tied the knot with current husband Jordan Ngatikaura. 
 

© Courtesy of Layla Taylor/Instagram; Disney

After welcoming two kids in her 20s, Layla candidly discussed her attempts to get back into dating. Season 2 is expected to continue to document Layla's personal life following her split from ex-husband Clayton Wessel.

Sutton Foster Supports Hugh Jackman Opening Night of His Radio City NYC Show

26 January 2025 at 07:27

Sutton Foster was all smiles as she supported boyfriend Hugh Jackman at opening night of his Radio City Music Hall Show From New York, With Love.

Foster, 49, attended the first night of Jackman’s concert on Friday, January 24, in a black sequined dress and matching coat — as seen in photos obtained by People. The Broadway icon was joined at the show by Jackman’s pals: Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds, who also made a surprise appearance in the crowd for an impromptu “Hugh & A” session.

Reynolds, 48, raved about Jackman, 56, telling the crowd, “I wanted to actually just say, I love this man, I care about this man. He is genuinely the best human being I know. And I have 4 children!”

He added that Jackman was “my gotcha for life,” even though, Reynolds claimed, “I’m his second-best friend.”

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Perhaps his first best friend is Foster, who has also praised Jackman in the past after the duo starred together in Broadway’s revival of The Music Man in 2022, portraying Professor Harold Hill and Marian Paroo, respectively.

“He’s one of the greatest guys ever, an incredible costar,” she told People last year. “And yeah, I think everyone already knows that, though.”

Sources previously told Us Weekly that Foster and Jackman’s friendship blossomed into a romantic relationship during their The Music Man run — and while they were still married to other people. Jackman and his wife of 27 years, Deborra-lee Furness, announced their split in September 2023, while; Foster filed for divorce from screenwriter Ted Griffin in October 2024 after 10 years of marriage.

“Sutton and Hugh’s relationship is the reason Hugh and Deb got divorced,” a source close to Foster told Us in November 2024. “A lot of people on Broadway knew, and we kept it quiet because both of them are so nice and great people. Everyone respected their privacy. But there was an affair and overlap.”

According to the source, Jackman and Foster “are really happy now.”

Sutton Foster Spotted at Hugh Jackman's NYC Show
Hugh Jackman during his From New York, With Love show Kevin Mazur/Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

The pair were spotted kissing inside a car at an In-N-Out restaurant in the San Fernando Valley earlier this month, and were also photographed out on a date night in Santa Monica. Now, the duo is seemingly back at their home base on the East Coast as Jackman is set to perform seven more weekends at Radio City in 2025 and Foster will appear in Trisha PaytasBig Broadway Dream one-night-only show at the St. James Theatre on Monday, February 3, alongside the likes of Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler.

No word yet on if Jackman will support his latest love at the event, but he did cheer Foster on during a performance of Once Upon a Mattress in Los Angeles on January 4.

In 2022, Foster told Vogue that Jackman had become one of her closest friends thanks to The Music Man — and noted that they even had family get-togethers. (Jackman and Furness, 69, adopted son Oscar, 24, in 2000 and daughter Ava, 19, in 2005; Foster and Griffin are parents to Emily, 7, who they adopted in 2017.)

“You usually go into these things thinking, ‘Well, I hope we get along,’ ” she explained, “but we just spent Memorial Day with our families.”

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Foster also revealed that she and Jackman used to sit on the floor of her dressing room and chat before each show. “It’s such a wonderful thing,” Foster said during an appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan. “We just talk and catch up on our day. That’s been one of the best parts of the whole thing,” she added, “that I’ve made this wonderful new friend.”

Jackman raved about their friendship in a December 2021 Instagram post, writing of Foster, “You’re an exceptional talent and friend. Your joy brings the entire company of @musicmanbway to life. I can’t wait for the world to see you as Marian. They are in for an explosion of awesome.”

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Celebs Who've Been Host and Musical Guest on the Same 'SNL' Episode

26 January 2025 at 07:05

Being asked to host or perform on an episode of Saturday Night Live is a big deal in and of itself — but even more so when a star gets the chance to do both in one night.

Harry Styles joined the impressive club in November 2019, making fans laugh in several sketches before crooning his hit songs “Lights Up” and “Watermelon Sugar” for the Studio 8H crowd.

“It is so great to be here hosting Saturday Night Live for the first time. I’m so excited to be here as more than just a musical guest, [it] feels amazing,” Styles — who previously performed on the NBC show four times — gushed in his monologue. “It feels like when you find out someone likes you as more than just a friend. Saturday Night Live and I have taken things to the next level and just like all my serious relationships, we’re all gonna spend one incredible night together, and then we’ll never see each other again.”

While Styles insisted that music was his No. 1 priority, he still had room for busting out his comedy chops, spending time with loved ones and having great hair. “I love being here at SNL. It has so much history,” Styles gushed.

Scroll below for a look back at which stars have been both the SNL host and musical guest during the same episode:

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“Oh, it really is great to be here in New York. I always have a good time here," the “9 to 5” songstress said in her April 1989 monologue. "But I have to be honest with you, though, I was a little nervous and a little worried about coming here. You know, it's Saturday Night Live and all, and you hear all kinds of things, but ... don't you folks believe that for a minute! These folks have gone out of their way to make me feel like one of the family.”

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The Crossroads star became the youngest SNL host to pull double duty at the time when she made her show debut in May 2000.

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Lopez became the first Latinx star to be both the host and musical guest more than once upon her 2010 stint.

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In addition to being the host and musical guest three times, Timberlake is also a member of the coveted “Five Timers” hosting club.

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The Fast and Furious actor rapped his hits “Money Maker” and “Runaway Love” when he hosted the show in November 2006.
 

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“I like glitter and sparkly dresses, but I'm not gonna talk about that in my monologue,” the “All Too Well” songstress sang in her November 2009 musical monologue. “I like writing songs about douchebags who cheat on me, but I'm not gonna say that in my monologue. I like writing their names into songs so that they're ashamed to go in public, but I'm not gonna say that in my monologue. … This is my musical monologue!”

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The “Rocketman” crooner pulled double duty in April 2011, nearly 29 years after his musical guest debut in April 1982.

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The Grammy winner belted out “Locked out of Heaven” and “Young Girls” on the show in October 2012 after completing a range of funny sketches.

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“I love hosting this show because it’s live, so my parents know where I’m at for at least 90 minutes,” the Hannah Montana alum joked in her October 2015 monologue. “Tonight I am on a seven-second delay — not a television delay, it’s just when you smoke as much as I do you’re always on a seven-second delay. And while I’m excited to be here, I’m also kind of sad because it feels like the summer of 2015 has officially come to an end.”

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While the House of Gucci star sang on the SNL stage three separate times, she landed a coveted hosting gig in November 2013.

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The Canada native tackled double duty in January 2014 and May 2016.

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The “Positions” singer met her ex-fiancé, Pete Davidson, during her double duty stint in March 2016. 

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The Community alum starred in a variety of sketches during his May 2018 debut before crooning “Saturday” and “This Is America” under his Childish Gambino moniker.

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Styles previously served as the show’s musical guest four times: twice as a member of One Direction and twice as a solo artist.

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“A dream come true. Let’s get it,” the Jonas Brothers performer gushed via Instagram in February 2021, weeks before his double duty gig.

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“It’s so special to be hosting in December, not only do I love Christmas — and oh, my God, it’s so beautiful here at Christmas — but my birthday is one week from today,” the “Bad Guy” musician gushed in her December 2021 monologue during the annual holiday episode. “I am turning 20, or as the internet likes to call that: middle-aged. I’m actually really excited to get older because I’m, just now, starting to understand who I actually am as a person.”

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While hosting in April 2022, the “Juice” singer introduced her own musical performance.
“I know it’s shocking that I’m nervous because I’m the one who said, ‘I just took a DNA test, turns out I’m 100 percent that bitch,’” Lizzo said in her monologue. “Well, to be completely honest, I’m really like 50 percent ‘that bitch,’ 10 percent ‘boss bitch’ and 40 percent ‘flute playing, band nerd bitch.’ But I’m thrilled to be hosting this particular episode, especially because I do love tonight’s musical guest: Me!”

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“I can’t tell you all how excited I am to be here,” the rapper gushed during her October 2022 monologue. “Most of you know me as Megan Thee Stallion, but if you know me then you know I go by many names. Let’s see, we got Tina Snow, the Hot Girl Coach, the H-Town Hottie and if you are one of my many, many haters: I’m probably, ‘Ugh, that bitch.’”

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The “First Class” rapper made his hosting debut during the October 29, 2022, episode of SNL, in which he was also the musical guest.

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The rapper made his SNL hosting debut during season 49 in October 2023, where he used his opening monologue to discuss his excitement.
“My name is Benito and I’m so excited to be here on sábado, sorry SNL,” Bad Bunny quipped. “People [are] wondering if I can host this show because English is not my first language. I don’t know if they know, [but] I do whatever I want. So, I can host this show in English, I can order McDonald’s in English [and] I can have sex in English, but I prefer sex in Spanish because it’s better. I just prefer Spanish.”
Bad Bunny then enlisted surprise guest Pedro Pascal to help him “translate” the remainder of his opening remarks.
Bad Bunny later performed as the episode’s musical guest, and Lady Gaga even provided the introduction.

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The pop star made her SNL hosting debut in May 2024.
“I’m here, I’m hosting [and] I’m performing,” she concluded her monologue, referring to the viral meme of herself with a seemingly open schedule. “I’m making the wigs, I’m dealing Adderall to the writers. I’m doing it all. So tonight, I promise you I’m going to give you everything.”
As the musical guest, Lipa performed “Illusion” and “Happy for You.”

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The British singer hosted and sang during the November 16, 2024, episode of SNL.
“My name is Charli XCX. For those of you who may recognize me, you might know me from my album Brat, but don’t worry if you don’t,” she quipped in her monologue. “There is nothing wrong with being straight.”
Charli added, “I’ve come a long way, and today I consider myself to be a triple threat, which in England means I sing, I drink and I smoke.”

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Chalamet hosted the January 25, 2025, episode of SNL, where he also performed a selection of his “personal favorite” Bob Dylan songs as musical guest. (He was promoting his role in the Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, for which he earned both a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination.)
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