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Princess Kate Middleton announced that she is officially in remission while sharing an update on her cancer journey. In a statement shared via Instagram on Tuesday, January 14, the 43-year-old thanked the staff of The Royal Marsden in the U.K. for their help throughout her treatment. “My heartfelt thanks goes to all those who have quietly walked alongside William and me as we have navigated everything. We couldn’t have asked for more. The care and advice we have received throughout my time as a patient has been exceptional,” she wrote. Kate initially revealed in March 2024 that she was diagnosed with a form of cancer after undergoing abdominal surgery. By September 2024, she had completed her chemotherapy treatments. Kate noted on Tuesday that it’s “a relief” to be in remission, adding, “As anyone who has experienced a cancer diagnosis will know, it takes time to adjust to a new normal.” Keep reading for more of Us Weekly’s top stories:
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Southern Charm’s Madison LeCroy is always sharing her tips and tricks when it comes to her diet and fitness routines.
LeCroy began her wellness journey by completing the 75 Soft Challenge in summer 2024 and before transitioning into 75 Hard for 2025. Both 75 Soft and 75 Hard are fitness challenges created by author and entrepreneur Andy Frisella. The programs encourage participants to stick to six strict lifestyle rules for 75 days straight.
As part of the respective 75 challenges, LeCroy has done Pilates workout sessions, cold plunges, sauna sweats and other exercises. While LeCroy has done her fair share of classes in a gym, she also has a state-of-the-art home gym where she does a majority of her training.
In addition to the fitness aspect, LeCroy has also implemented healthy recipes into her diet, including her go-to big breakfast salad. Most of the reality star’s creations are alternatives to classic junk food options.
Keep scrolling to see some of LeCroy’s best advice during her health and wellness journey:
New Year Motivation
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As LeCroy jumped into her new year’s fitness resolution, she shared some motivating words of encouragement for those who were struggling.
“It’s that first week of January where we were all like, ‘Alright I’m over this, I’m over Dry January, I’m over eating healthy and working out every day.’ But we’re going to keep going,” she declared in a January 2024 TikTok video. “We’re gonna be strong, we’re gonna be healthy — that’s the main key for all of this.”
LeCroy then shared what her workout of the day entailed: stretching, a treadmill run, a 45-minute sauna session and a three-minute cold plunge.
Off the Wagon
The Bravo personality took to TikTok to open up about how she strayed away from her diet.
“Can I tell you what I ate today? So I worked out, sat in the sauna, lost some more weight. Then I ate a big-ass Philly cheesesteak foot-long sub with a side of six wings medium-well or hot, with blue cheese. Literally, I stuck a straw in the blue cheese and drank that s—,” she recalled in a January 2024 TikTok. “Last night, I had a tuna sandwich with both bread and Mountain Dew.”
In the video caption, LeCroy added she wanted to grieve in “peace.”
Team Cottage Cheese
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LeCroy introduced her followers to one of her go-to snacks, which she likes to make with vegetables and cottage cheese.
“If you don’t like cottage cheese, swipe up and grow up,” LeCroy joked in an April 2024 TikTok. “I heard somebody else say that and I was like, ‘Valid.’ So normally what I would do is cottage cheese and then I will end up adding red pepper flakes, truffle salt — which I’m obsessed with. I add a few veggies. If you actually want to add more protein to this, you could do a hard-boiled egg.”
While LeCroy didn’t want to spend the time boiling an egg, she did add everything bagel seasoning to give her dish some crunch.
Beauty Sleep Prep
In addition to diet and exercise, LeCroy also makes getting a restful slumber a priority. In an April 2024 TikTok, she showed off her recipe for a drink she likes to indulge in before bed.
“Doing my sleepy girl mocktail. Tart cherry juice, this is the one I like,” she said while holding up the drink bottle to the camera. “Y’all know I’ve been doing this since January. Went a little heavy … on the magnesium.”
LeCroy added that adding some cherries gives the beverage more of a cocktail feel.
Baking Mishaps
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LeCroy showed off to her followers in a May 2024 TikTok that she was going to make a cake using a boxed mix from the grocery store.
“Alright, we’re making a cake, yellow with chocolate icing. There’s nothing skinny about this,” she teased before being joined by husband Brett Randle. “Fun fact, Brett is a baker … so he despises that I actually do [from a box] vs. from scratch.”
While preparing the cake mix, LeCroy realized she didn’t have enough eggs and had to send Randle out to borrow some from a neighbor. After securing the eggs, LeCroy and Randle found themselves in another baking catastrophe as the cake started to crumble while they were frosting it.
“This looks like the cake from Matilda. It was going well last time,” she said. “It’s all about how it tastes, it’s a lava cake!”
Rocky Start
As LeCroy began her journey with 75 Soft, she faced some struggles as she began the new lifestyle transition.
“I am day two on 75 Soft, I know you’ve heard of 75 Hard, but let’s be honest. I’m not gonna go 75 days through the summer and on vacation and not have a pina colada,” LeCroy said in a June 2024 TikTok video. “So my problem with this is the water intake. I did my size and height and I’m supposed to take in 96 ounces of water a day, which is six pounds. I feel like I’m f—ing drowning.”
LeCroy joked that she felt like she was being “poisoned” by drinking so much liquid. While the reality star shared her frustration with the task, she admitted she knew she’d be “happy” once she started seeing results.
Getting Salty
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LeCroy got candid about why she’s not afraid to add a healthy amount of salt and other seasonings to her meals.
“I kind of put the salt everywhere,” she said in a June 2024 TikTok. “I know that people are like, ‘It’s bad for you.’ But I think if you’re sweating and you’re doing sauna and all that kind of stuff, you can get away with having a little salt. It’s not gonna kill you.”
Giving Things Another Try
LeCroy was making another healthy snack recipe and wanted to include an ingredient she’s not usually fond of.
“I’m going to be completely honest with you guys. I am not a plain yogurt fan,” she admitted in an August 2024 TikTok. “It tastes like sour cream to me, but I’m trying to get better at it.”
While LeCroy was not a fan of the yogurt’s smell, she decided to make a parfait with honey, granola and berries. After taking a bite, LeCroy was pleasantly surprised by how good it tasted.
Fasting Cleanse
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In August 2024, LeCroy participated in the five-day program from Prolon which mimicked a fasting diet and gave her followers updates on how it was going.
“I’ve been doing these probably three times a year. I’m going out of town so I need to lean out the fluff,” she said in a TikTok while preparing one of Prolon’s soups. “You get crackers [with the meal], so I like to break them up and I’ll split it since I only get soup for dinner.”
In a follow-up video, LeCroy shared that she typically does not do intense workouts while on the cleanse but will do her typical cold plunge sessions. For day three, LeCroy confessed that this was the “hardest day” of the program and she made a “mistake” by weighing herself.
“I was only down, like, a pound and a half, and you don’t see that weight until you wake up on the sixth day because it’s only five days,” she reflected in a TikTok. “The reason why day three is pretty hard is because you’re kind of limited … you don’t get the olives and instead of snacks you just get tea.”
“Abs are checked in. Thank goodness,” she said in a clip while showing off her toned stomach. “Now I can go get bloated on vacation and enjoy all the food and drinks that I possibly can consume.”
Comfort Food Dupes
LeCroy always has a few recipes up her sleeve that mimic some of her favorite dishes, one being mac and cheese.
“So I am going to make something that is not healthy but it is better than macaroni and cheese as far as health goes,” she said in August 2024 TikTok. “It’s still got a lot of cream and cheese and all the Southern things every casserole and their mama has. It’s a squash casserole.”
The TV personality noted that she typically cuts up six squash before boiling them and then combining them with cream, cheese and seasonings. Once the meal was ready, LeCroy paired the dish with a salad.
Guilt-Free Snacks
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LeCroy got a hankering for something to nosh on after dinner.
“I’ll do the kale. Now don’t swipe up yet, because I promise you this is [good],” she said in September 2024 TikTok as she filled up a bowl with kale. “It does dehydrate ’cause we’re going to use the air fryer. You could use an oven, but this is just the easy way.”
Before popping the leafy green into the air fryer, LeCroy sprayed the kale with olive oil cooking spray, salt and ranch seasoning. LeCroy gushed that she finds this recipe to be “better than popcorn” and tastes like a “cool ranch Dorito.”
Her Kitchen Essentials
In January 2025, LeCroy took to her Instagram Story to share that she was starting the 75 Hard challenge and wanted to give fans a glimpse of what her meal planning entailed.
“Nothing fancy! The meals I’m sharing are exactly what they look like. If you see a turkey patty, it’s straight from the store — no secret recipes, no homemade sauces and definitely no lettuce fresh from my garden (because I don’t have one!),” she wrote at the time. “I simply make foods and meals I enjoy, especially when I’m working on a program like 75 Hard. I’m happy y’all are excited about it!”
Jessica Simpson.Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for W Magazine
Jessica Simpson’s Los Angeles home is back on the market amid the ongoing wildfires and her split from her estranged husband, Eric Johnson.
Simpson’s house is currently for sale at an asking price of $17.9 million — over $4 million less than her original $22 million price point, Us Weekly can confirm. Simpson purchased the property from Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne for $11.5 million in 2013 and later put it up for sale in September 2023. After initially taking it off the market in August 2024, Simpson relisted the home on Saturday, January 11.
According to Zillow, the home features seven bedrooms, 13 bathrooms and sits on 2.25 acres in the “highly sought-after guard-gated community of Hidden Hills.” Built in 2001, the property also features a formal dining room, a spiral staircase, floor-to-ceiling windows, a state-of-the-art kitchen, a family room with “beamed vaulted ceilings” and a master bedroom with walk-in closets and a stone fireplace.
In addition to “a guest house complete with a kitchenette, and an intricately paneled study featuring a warm fireplace,” the home’s other amenities include a pool and spa, a “BBQ island” and an outdoor shower and bathroom
Simpson’s real estate listing was reactivated just days after Santa Ana winds caused wildfires to spread across the greater Los Angeles area, destroying homes, schools, businesses and forcing thousands to evacuate. The singer seemingly announced that she and her family fled from their home in a Thursday, January 9, Instagram Story. “We stayed as long as we could ,” she wrote alongside a since-expired snap of smoke approaching her house.
News of Simpson relisting her home also comes shortly after she and Johnson, 45, announced their split after 10 years of marriage. “Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage,” Simpson said in a statement to Us Weekly on Monday, January 13. “Our children come first, and we are focusing on what is best for them. We are grateful for all of the love and support that has been coming our way, and appreciate privacy right now as we work through this as a family.” (The pair share kids Maxwell, 12, Ace, 11, and Birdie, 5.)
Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson.Ella Hovsepian/Getty Images
The exes, who wed in 2014, sparked split rumors in November 2024 after Simpson teased via Instagram that her upcoming music comeback was “personal,” writing, “It’s an apology to myself for putting up with everything I did not deserve.”
That same month, a source exclusively confirmed to Us that Simpson and Johnson were “living separately,” while another added that they were “trying to figure out a separation without disrupting their kids’ lives as much as possible.”
Despite going their separate ways, a different source later told Us that the estranged spouses planned to spend the holidays together with their kids. “It’s all about the kids and family,” the insider explained in November 2024. “They don’t hate each other.”
The actors began working together during season 6 of the Hallmark Channel series playing Nathan Grant and Fiona Miller, respectively. While their characters aren’t romantically involved, McGarry and Wallace sparked a real-life relationship off camera.
McGarry confirmed they were dating via social media in November 2020. Less than two years later, the couple starred in their first rom-com for the network, Feeling Butterflies, which aired in March 2022.
The twosome teamed up for Hallmark’s Christmas in July film My Grown-Up Christmas List. In the movie, Wallace portrayed Taylor Nichols, while McGarry played Luke Malone.
“The trick to my treat. It’s like being in a loving caring, magical relationship with the house that gives full size chocolate bars!” the Christmas Scavenger Hunt actor wrote via Instagram in a tribute to his love. “Happy Birthday Darling xx @imkaylawallace.”
Wallace showed McGarry support ahead of the premiere of his holiday film, Checkin’ It Twice, which premiered on Hallmark October 20. She reposted the movie’s poster via her Instagram Story, adding a red heart emoji alongside a tag with his name.
McGarry confirmed at the annual Hearties Family Reunion fan event that he and Wallace had tied the knot. “That ring on your finger, I hope it’s not a prop,” a panel host asked him in an Instagram clip from the event. McGarry responded, “No, it’s not a prop,” before flashing his wedding band for attendees. He did not share additional details about their nuptials at the time.
“Her smile is my favorite thing. I’m so happy I get to look at it for the rest of my life,” McGarry gushed about Wallace via Instagram. “Happy Kayla-ween to my beautiful wife. Xo 🎃 Happy birthday 🎈.”
The following month, McGarry sang his wife’s praises while supporting her debut on the Paramount+ series Landman. “So incredibly proud of my beautiful, movie star wife! Xo @landmanpplus premieres Nov 17th on @paramountplus,” he captioned a series of social media photos of Wallace on the red carpet.
“A story about the people and families that work the oil patch to supply America with its largest export!” McGarry added. “An exceptionally talented team of writers, actors, and crew create a story that’s suspenseful, horrific, exciting, but above all heartbreakingly human. Can’t wait for the world to see it, Darlin.”
Wallace exclusively told Us Weekly about her and McGarry’s dynamic, revealing how they coordinate working apart. “Kevin and I have been really lucky that our schedules have kind of flip-flopped,” she said. “We've just been incredibly lucky with timing.”
The actress noted that they “hope” they can continue to “be in the same city with each other as the other person's filming” but acknowledged that it’s a “struggle” at times.
“There's travel involved in this career, so we've just been super lucky so far that we've been able to be together in both cities,” she added.
Wallace also teased that fans could see them reunite for future When Calls the Heart episodes. “I can say that there’s a chance that I will return,” she said.
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Royal heirlooms stand the test of time, and the tradition of passing down precious jewels has spanned many a monarchy, from Queen Elizabeth II to Princess Diana and beyond.
Meghan Markle is the proud owner of several of Diana’s jewels and other royal heirlooms – a dazzling collection she’s been building for decades – after the former Princess of Wales left a letter prior to her death with her accessory wishes: “I would like you to allocate all my jewelry to the share to be held by my sons, so that their wives may, in due course, have it or use it.”
Just as Prince Harry’s mom did for her children, now Markle, 46, is following in Diana’s well-heeled footsteps, by reserving one particularly special piece for her daughter, Lilibet, 3, who will inherit the luxury piece when she’s 18. The item in question is a two-tone Cartier Tank watch, which Markle purchased for herself in 2015 when Suits was green-lit for a third season.
Meghan Markle wears Princess Diana’s Cartier watch in 2022.Chris Jackson/Getty Images for the Invictus Games Foundation
“I’ve always coveted the Cartier French Tank watch,” she told Hello! at the time. “When I found out Suits had been picked up for our third season… [it] felt like such a milestone — I totally splurged and bought the two-tone version.”
Markle continued: “I had it engraved on the back, ‘To M.M. From M.M.’ and I plan to give it to my daughter one day. That’s what makes pieces special, the connection you have to them.”
Meghan Markle wears the two-tone Cartier French Tank watch in September 2013.Ray Tamarra/Getty Images
In fact, at that point, Markle hadn’t even met Prince Harry when she purchased the precious watch, which currently retails for just under $9,000. While she had yet to enter her motherhood era, Markle was already set on passing on the timeless watch to her future daughter.
Harry, 40 gifted her with a second style seven years later: none other than Princess Diana’s Cartier Tank Watch, which is among the most items in Markle’s coffer. In fact, she rarely takes it off.
Princess Diana wears the Cartier Tank watch in April 1997.Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images
The Archwell Foundation cofounder was first spotted wearing the iconic wristwatch in 2022 when she and Harry attended a reception for the Invictus Games.
Markle and her daughter’s coordinating Cartier Tank watches will be a heartfelt link between the late Princess Diana, the Duchess of Sussex and Lilibet — the wee Windsor royal in training.
90 Day Fiancéis full of surprises and season 11 promises to be no different.
On Tuesday, January 14, TLC shared the first trailer for a history-making season that will include the franchise’s first-ever throuple.
“I love being married to Matt,” Amani — who identifies as bisexual — says in a sneak preview. “I love being a mom, but we have a third in our relationship.”
According to TLC, Matt and Amani have been married for 10 years and are raising two daughters in a beautiful San Diego, California, neighborhood. Beneath the surface, the couple has explored being in a polyamorous relationship to keep their marriage in balance.
After falling in love with Any — a single mother and exotic dancer from Tijuana, Mexico — the couple is faced with the challenge of figuring out their next steps.
“Fiancé visa, how does that work when you guys are already married?” someone asks in the trailer. Matt replies, “We were thinking about separating.”
Before changing their relationship status, however, Matt and Amani will travel to Mexico to spend quality time with Any’s family and friends to confirm they are making the right decision.
While Matt, Amani and Any are new to the franchise — along with three other couples — season 11 of 90 Day Fiancé will also feature a few familiar faces.
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way stars Shekinah and Sarper are back together in Los Angeles. Before things get very serious, however, Sarper must win the approval of Shekinah’s family, including her daughter, Sofie.
Discovery
Season 11 will also feature two couples from 90 Day Fiancé: Love in Paradise, including Shawn and Alliya, who continue to struggle with their 30-year age gap. In addition, Shawn has kept much of his relationship with Alliya a secret from his friends and family.
As for Jessica and Juan, trouble mounts for the couple as they struggle adapting to their new living situation in America. Jessica’s doubts about Juan’s ability to embrace a major role shift — from a carefree cruise ship bartender to full-time dad — causes some emotional moments for the couple, all captured by TLC cameras.
90 Day Fiancé became one of the highest-rated unscripted cable series of 2024 after cameras captured the riveting journeys of intercultural couples — Americans and their foreign fiancés — as they navigate the thrilling complexities of love, cultural differences and societal pressures.
With just 90 days to wed before their K1 visas expire, these couples need to overcome significant hurdles or face the heartbreaking reality of separation.
90 Day Fiancé returns to TLC Sunday, February 16, at 8 p.m. ET.
Rachel Platten basked in positive vibes after her recent national anthem performance was met with mixed reviews.
Platten, 43, performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the NFL Wild Card playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings on Monday, January 13.
The moment was undeniably poignant, given that the game had been moved to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, due to the ongoing wildfires in southern California. In commemoration of the tragedy, the stadium was adorned with signs reading “Thank You Firefighters and First Responders.”
Platten’s actual performance, however, proved to be quite divisive on social media.
“What in the world was that national anthem performance? ,” one viewer wrote via X. Another said, “Aye brah after everything going on in LA, you couldn’t get a better singer for the national anthem?”
Platten also performed her 2015 hit “Fight Song” before the playoff game. While she sang, a 200-foot “L.A. Together” banner appeared on the sideline as a backdrop prior to player introductions for the teams.
Via her Instagram Story, Platten chose to focus on the positive reviews of her performance and reposted supportive comments from her fans and followers.
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One viewer said Platten’s performance gave her “chills.”
“The hardest things in life can bring people together in a beautiful way sometimes,” the post continued. “Go Rams tonight .”
Platten also reposted a video of a young boy in a Steph Curry jersey watching Platten’s national anthem intently.
“Our little patriot loves his country so much,” the post read. “Everytime he hears the National Anthem he claps with excitement, stands at attention with his hand over his heart and makes sure we all do as well .”
Prior to kickoff, Prime Video analyst and former Los Angeles Ram Andrew Whitworth addressed the crowd inside the stadium and the millions of viewers watching at home.
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“For the past week, our Los Angeles region has been ravaged by catastrophic wildfires,” Whitworth, 43, said. “Over 150,000 people have been evacuated. Our friends and our neighbors have lost homes and entire communities have been devastated, and there’s still more work to do. The courage and bravery of our firefighters and first responders prove that real-life heroes live among us.”
Whitworth added, “But I believe in the people of Los Angeles. We are strong! We will not be defined by this devastation. We will rebuild L.A. — hand in hand, together. For as long as it takes and whatever it takes, we will build it together.”
The Rams emerged victorious 27-9 against the Vikings, earning them a trip to take on the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL Divisional playoff round on Sunday, January 19.
“You know what I have words for? F—ing people who are saying that it’s good, ‘It’s Hollywood, and those stupid Hollywood people,’ like you’ve got to be kidding me,” Applegate, 53, said during the Tuesday, January 14 episode of her “Messy” podcast. “I think that people that don’t live here just feel like just celebrities are just walking around, running everything.”
She said that celebrities make up just “a small portion” of the city’s population.
Her cohost Jamie Lynn Sigler added, “Do you know what makes up L.A.? The most diverse group of people you have ever seen in one place.”
“This is a city of people that are working their asses off at fast food chains or, you know, f—ing builders and painters and it’s myriad groups of humans here,” Applegate continued. “So to say good riddance is real sick and I’m not liking that whatsoever.”
Sigler, 43, said that the citizens of L.A. are “there for big dreams” and “work their f—ing asses off” to achieve their personal and professional goals.
Wildfire smoke and burned houses from the Palisades Fire are seen at dawn on January 10, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.Apu Gomes/Getty Images
“Is there a group of people that have been affected that will have the ability to rebuild their lives? I wouldn’t say easily, but soon, yes,” Sigler added. “And are there thousands of other people that literally have no idea where they will begin? Yes. And we have to hold both of them in our hearts.”
On January 7, an extreme wind storm caused by Santa Ana gusts sparked brush fires that have since burned more than 40,000 acres and killed 24 people thus far. Several celebrities, including Mandy Moore and Paris Hilton, have spoken publicly about losing their homes.
Applegate told listeners during Tuesday’s podcast episode that she was able to return home after spending two nights in a hotel last week.
Christina ApplegateEmma McIntyre/Getty Images for Netflix
“We have our go bags. We actually evacuated last week for a couple of days, and then we came home,” Applegate said. “I just have, like, a backpack and a thing of important things. The important papers and things that mean something to you.”
The Dead to Me star said that she gets updates about the fires through an app on her phone.
“We’re just kind of on this constant alert,” she continued. “Right now, we’re OK. Just giving our thoughts out to anyone who’s lost homes, people that I’ve known who have lost their homes and are displaced.”
It’s that time of year . . . Amazon is starting to put major discounts on their winter fashion pieces to make way for spring fashion! With at least three months of winter still to come, you can now take advantage of these deals for this year and save the pieces for next year as well. Make their losses your gain with these 17 cozy fashion deals from Amazon’s Winter Closeout Sale — up to 66% off!
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After several of Boss’ loved ones made the claim, TMZ obtained the document on Monday, January 13, reporting that family members are financially blocked from “collecting any money from a memoir about their relationship and his death.” According to the outlet, Boss’ family and others who signed the paperwork agreed to give Holker any money they received from press opportunities and books about him.
A source exclusively told Us Weekly that when Boss was alive, he “asked his family to sign his NDAs, when there were things involving his kids, like birthdays, which is commonplace for celebrities to do.”
The insider added that 100 percent of the proceeds from Holker’s upcoming memoir, This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light, are going to mental health charities. “She is making no money off this book,” the source claimed. (Holker previously shared that she planned to give the profits from the book to the foundation she set up in Boss’ memory.)
In an excerpt from Holker’s memoir obtained by Us, the dancer wrote that there was “conflict” over how Boss’ body would be displayed at the service. Holker, 36, claimed his family “insisted” on an open casket because of an African American tradition.
Holker ultimately agreed that a “small group” of people could view the open casket before it was closed for the rest of the wake. However, Holker didn’t want there to be any photographs taken during the casket viewing, which she thought would be an “obvious” choice.
“I couldn’t risk any photo getting leaked to the press or splashed across social media platforms and becoming the lasting image that people would have of him. My children absolutely, positively could not stumble upon such a photograph at some later date,” she wrote. “At the advice of my lawyers, I insisted that everybody who viewed the open casket sign a nondisclosure agreement to protect Stephen’s privacy, a requirement that exasperated his family. ‘If we have to sign NDAs,’ they said, ‘then everybody has to sign NDAs.’ ‘No problem,’ I replied.”
Boss died by suicide at age 40 in December 2022. More than two years later, Holker received backlash from fans, fellow So You Think You Can Dance alums and Boss’ family for sharing personal details about his life in her upcoming memoir. Holker’s eldest daughter defended her earlier this month — and explained why the NDAs were necessary at Boss’ service.
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“Y’all love to argue about the NDAs,” Weslie, 16, said in a Friday, January 10, Instagram video. (Weslie is Holker’s daughter from a previous relationship. Holker and Boss shared son Maddox, 8, and daughter Zaia, 5.)
She continued, “But in one day, we had an open casket viewing for Stephen. We had a funeral, and then we had a week, and my mom asked for NDAs to be signed when we were seeing Stephen’s body because God forbid somebody that went to that took a photo of Stephen and put it on the internet or shared it with somebody else. That’s the type of thing that NDAs are for. It’s not so you can never talk about Stephen.”
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Between his time in the NFL and playing minor league baseball and his stint as a sports broadcaster on ESPN, Tim Tebowhas really done it all.
The athlete started out as a star football player at the University of Florida, where he played under coach Urban Meyer. After a successful collegiate career, Tebow was selected by the Denver Broncos in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played as the team’s starting quarterback for two years.
In 2016, after nearly seven years in the NFL, Tebow declared his passion for baseball and signed with the New York Mets’ minor league team, where he played until 2021.
Aside from sports, Tebow is also a successful ESPN football analyst. “I want to do a good job [at broadcasting],” Tebow said in a 2014 interview with USA Today. “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might. I’m a believer in that. I want to be the best at this that I can be.”
Keep scrolling to learn more about Tebow’s life and career:
Tebow was born in Makati, Philippines, in 1987 but was raised in Jacksonville, Florida. After being pegged as Florida’s Player of the Year in high school, Tebow went on to attend the University of Florida in 2006 where he played for the Florida Gators. Throughout his collegiate career, he received numerous accolades including becoming the first underclassman to win the Heisman Trophy in 2007 and winning Florida’s MVP Award three years in a row.
After all his success at the University of Florida, Tebow was selected by the Denver Broncos in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Nearly one year after being drafted, the football superstar was named as the team’s starting quarterback in 2011, leading the Broncos to its first division title and playoff victory since 2005.
Two years after playing for the Broncos, Tebow was traded to several other teams for short stints including the New York Jets from 2012 to 2013, the New England Patriots from 2013 to 2015 and the Philadelphia Eagles in 2015.
Tebow began his career as a broadcaster in 2013 when he was hired by ESPN as a football analyst. He now appears on the ESPN talk show First Take alongside Stephen A. Smith, which he joined in 2021.
After only playing football for several years, Tebow signed a minor league contract with the baseball’s New York Mets in 2016. The athlete remained on the team for five years before announcing his retirement from the sport in February 2021.
“I want to thank the Mets, [team president Sandy] Alderson, the fans and all my teammates for the chance to be a part of such a great organization,” Tebow said in a statement released by the organization at the time. “I loved every minute of the journey, but at this time I feel called in other directions. I never want to be partially in on anything. I always want to be 100 percent in on whatever I choose. Thank you again for everyone’s support of this awesome in baseball, I’ll always cherish my time.”
Following a six year break from football, Tebow signed on as a tight end under a one-year contract for the Jacksonville Jaguars. The coach for the Jaguars was also Tebow’s former college coach Meyers. Three months after starting, Tebow was released from the team following the first preseason game.
"Thankful for the highs and even the lows, the opportunities, and the setbacks. I've never wanted to make decisions out of fear of failure and I'm grateful for the chance to have pursued a dream,” Tebow wrote via Instagram at the time. “Thank you to the @jaguars organization and everyone who has supported me in this journey.”
Tebow announced via Instagram in January that he and wife Demi-Leigh are expecting their first baby. The couple revealed that their little one is due summer 2025.
Jessica Simpson’s famous family has been making headlines through the years.
After Jessica rose to stardom in 1999 with the release of her debut album Sweet Kisses, her younger sister, Ashlee Simpson, served as one of her back-up dancers before embarking on her own career in the music industry.
While continuing to pursue her music career, Jessica wed Nick Lachey in 2002 and became the star of the MTV reality series Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica. After the couple’s divorce in 2005, Johnson met Eric Johnson in 2010.
Six months later, Johnson popped the question to Jessica. The pair said “I do” in 2014 and went on to welcome daughter Maxwell, son Ace and daughter Birdie in 2012, 2013, 2019, respectively.
“Being a mother is the best opportunity and challenge I’ve ever been blessed with in life,” Jessica told UsWeekly in May 2018. “Right now, my kids are in this amazing stage where I’m really listening to them without judgment and they’re teaching me so much. These little innocent kids teach me so much about life.”
Jessica’s mom and dad, Joe Simpson, got divorced in 2012. Years later, Jessica reflected on how their separation impacted her life.
“I think when your parents are divorced when you’re older, it’s so bizarre,” Jessica exclusively told Us in March 2021. “I wouldn’t change that, although I feel like it made it harder for me to accept other people in their lives. … I didn’t really know what to do with it. I didn’t know what was friendship, what wasn’t. I didn’t know if they still were what they taught me and waited to have sex until they got married.”
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Jessica shared in her 2020 memoir, Open Book, that Joe told her about his separation from Tina when she was in the hospital giving birth to her daughter Maxwell. Jessica took her mother’s side in the divorce, which led to a strain between her and her dad.
“They had been married for thirty-four years, and I had a hard time being around them together since they’d stopped loving each other,” she wrote. “I was blindsided by this news, which triggered his natural salesmanship. He pitched it to me as a positive thing, ‘You gave me the confidence … You gave me the way out.’ Great, I thought to myself, ‘I broke my own heart.”
Jessica ultimately mended her relationship with her dad.
Ashlee Simpson
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Ashlee’s younger sister went on to welcome kids who are close in age to Jessica’s children. Ashlee, who welcomed son Bronx in 2008 with ex-husband Pete Wentz, told Us in 2012 that Jessica needed a little guidance when it came to being a parent.
“I am so proud of her!” she said. “There were small things here and there [I advised her on] that you ask your friends and other mothers [about] but other than that, she’s great.”
After splitting from Wentz, Ashlee tied the knot with Evan Ross in 2014. The couple welcomed Jagger in 2015 and Ziggy in 2020.
Eric Johnson
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Following his divorce with Keri D’Angelo, Johnson met Jessica in 2010 and proposed six months later. The pair tied the knot in 2014 and welcomed Maxwell, Ace and Birdie.
In January 2025, Jessica shared that she and Johnson went their separate ways. “Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage,” she said in a statement to Us. “Our children come first, and we are focusing on what is best for them. We are grateful for all of the love and support that has been coming our way, and appreciate privacy right now as we work through this as a family.”
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Johnson and Jessica welcomed daughter Maxwell in 2012.
Ace
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The twosome welcomed son Ace in 2013.
Birdie
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Johnson and Jessica welcomed daughter Birdie in 2019.
Fans hoping for a crossover between The Rookieand 9-1-1 are likely to be disappointed.
The Rookie showrunner Alexi Hawleyshut down the idea of their show sharing scenes with fellow ABC series 9-1-1, telling TV Line on Monday, January 13, “No, we haven’t really talked about that. To me, that’s a hard crossover.”
Hawley clarified the reason why there haven’t been attempts to combine the two shows.
“Just because you have an expectation that you’re going to see [9-1-1 characters] all the time,” Hawley noted about how a crossover would open the door for more. “If we’re both in the same universe in Los Angeles, how are we not stumbling over them all the time?”
In 2018, Fox premiered 9-1-1 and introduced viewers to the professional and personal lives of Los Angeles first responders. The show, which starred Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Oliver Stark, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ryan Guzman and Kenneth Choi, remained on the network until 2023.
After Fox canceled 9-1-1, ABC swooped in and renewed the show for a seventh season and has continued to find success on the network. It’s first spinoff, 9-1-1: Lone Star, however, hasn’t had the same luck.
9-1-1: Lone Star followed a New York firefighter (played by Rob Lowe) who relocated to Texas while trying to balance his job alongside his personal issues. Ronen Rubinstein, Sierra McClain, Jim Parrack, Natacha Karam, Brian Michael Smith, Rafael L. Silva, Julian Works and Gina Torres made up the rest of the cast.
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By 2023, 9-1-1: Lone Star was renewed for its fifth and final season on Fox. The franchise, however, has continued to grow, and cocreators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear hinting at another location and a possible new spinoff.
The Rookie, meanwhile, debuted in 2018 and followed police offers from a precinct in Los Angeles. The universe is reportedly expanding with a spinoff written by Hawley, set in Washington state and following a male cop entering a new chapter of his life. The premise parallels the idea of the OG series, which centers around Nathan Fillion’s character John Nolan switching careers.
This would be the second spinoff after The Rookie: Feds in 2022. The show was canceled by ABC after one season.
The Rookie airs on ABC Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET. 9-1-1 returns Thursday, March 6, at 8 p.m. ET.
Tim Tebow and wife Demi-Leigh Tebow are expecting their first baby.
“Baby Tebow ,” the couple captioned an Instagram Reel on Tuesday, January 14, announcing Demi-Leigh’s pregnancy. The twosome revealed that their little one is due this summer.
In the video, the former NFL quarterback, 37, gave his wife a kiss before unveiling a sonogram of their baby to the camera. Demi-Leigh, who is 16 weeks pregnant, glowed in the maternity photo shoot, wearing a form-fitting white dress that showed off her growing baby bump.
“We are just so excited and so over the moon to be having a baby together,” Demi-Leigh, 29, told People on Tuesday. “I feel like every time I say, ‘Tim’s going to be a dad!’ it feels so surreal.”
Tim, meanwhile, said he is “honored for the privilege of getting the responsibility and the joy of being mom and dad.”
The couple shared their pregnancy news ahead of their five-year wedding anniversary. Tim and Demi-Leigh tied the knot in Cape Town, South Africa, on January 20, 2020, after a yearlong engagement.
The retired football player met his now-wife in 2018 at the Tim Tebow Foundation’s annual event Night to Shine, which is a prom for people with special needs.
“Demi had a little sister with severe special needs. [She] was kind of our matchmaker,” Tim exclusively told Us Weekly in August 2024 of Demi-Leigh’s sister Franje, who had cerebellar agenesis and died in May 2019. “Demi and her family were invited [to Night of Shine], but unfortunately her sister was too sick to go. But through that, we connected and never stopped talking.”
While the pair felt an instant connection, Demi-Leigh confessed to Us in August 2024 that there was a “language barrier” when they began dating.
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“Loving in a second language is different,” Demi-Leigh explained, asking her husband, “Remember the first time after our first date, I told you, ‘Keep well,’ and you thought I was dismissing you?”
Tim recalled the moment, telling Us, “Her first language is Afrikaans, not English,” since Demi-Leigh is from South Africa.
“I was like, ‘Keep well? … I don’t know if I’m going to see you again!’” he laughed of their initial exchanges.
Despite their communication barriers, the duo said “I do” in 2020 and were quickly asked when they planned to expand their family.
“I don’t know if we’re running the four-minute offense or we’re playing defense,” Tim told Extra in November 2020. “We’re trying to figure out what’s next for us.”
Tim noted that both he and the former Miss Universe “definitely want” children and were “excited for when it’s just the right time” to become parents.
Can you believe it? We’re already gearing up for Valentine’s Day. After ranting and raving over stylish Valentine’s Day sweaters that we can start wearing now, we’re on the hunt for gifting ideas. It should come as no surprise, but the first thing on our list is Valentine’s Day chocolates.
A tried-and-true Valentine’s Day staple, you can’t go wrong by celebrating love with a tasty treat. Are you looking to splurge? Perhaps you want to find affordable snacks for big groups. Either way, you’re in luck. We rounded up a delicious assortment of Valentine’s Day chocolates. Check out our top picks ahead!
2. Biggest Splurge: Looking to spend a pretty penny this Valentine’s Day? Your valentine won’t be able to thank you enough after unboxing this luxurious La Maison du Chocolate Heart Gift Box!
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5. Tasty Hazlenut: Everybody knows somebody who’s super specific about the type of chocolate they prefer. If your valentine is partial to milk chocolate hazelnut, you can’t go wrong with Ferrero Rocher’s Gourmet Chocolate Gift Box!
6. The More, The Merrier: Want to take your sweet treat to the next level? Try these strawberries from Shari’s Berries. They’re dipped and drizzled in festive pink chocolate!
8. Chic Packaging: Sometimes the packaging is just as important as what’s wrapped underneath. This chocolate heart set from Anthropologie features a Boho-chic style packaging perfect for eclectic valentines!
10. Parisian Treat: Macarons are a tasty treat many of Us love. The Sugarfina Parisian Chocolate Macarons are a festive way to indulge in the delicious dessert!
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The actress called out the reality star for her excessive water use after Kardashian, 40, slammed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ response to the ongoing wildfires destroying Los Angeles neighborhoods.
“This is from 2022 when Los Angeles was in the midst of a drought,” Brown, 53, wrote via Instagram on Monday, January 13. “Every citizen was asked to conserve for the good of everyone else. Y’know because of fires? This is how some citizens responded to the ask. Is THIS a joke @khloekardashian?”
The Community star also shared a screenshot of a Rolling Stone article with a headline that read: “Kardashians Among L.A.’s Worst Water Wasters.”
The publication, which cited public data obtained by the Los Angeles Times, said Kardashian’s Calabasas home used roughly 101,000 gallons of water over the allotted limit in one month. (The Kardashians never publicly commented on the report.)
Brown’s comments come after Kardashian expressed her support for Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin M. Crowley after watching a recent interview in which she discussed the department’s budget.
“We are screaming to be properly funded, to make sure that our firefighters can do their jobs so that we can serve the community that we took an oath,” Crowley told KTTV.
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In response to the interview, Kardashian said she stood by Chief Crowley.
“You spoke the truth and you had tears in your eyes because I can tell you didn’t even want to say that but it was THE TRUTH!!!!!” she wrote via her Instagram Story on Friday, January 10. “Thank you for being honest @LosAngelesFireDepartment Chief Crowley. Mayor Bass you are a joke!!!!”
Us has reached out to Kardashian’s rep for comment.
During a press conference on Saturday, January 11, Bass, 71, said she and Crowley are “focused” on putting out the multiple fires surrounding Los Angeles County and “any differences that we might have will be worked out in private.”
Many celebrities have been directly impacted by the Southern California fires. Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, Anna Faris, Paris Hilton, Ricki Lake and Melissa Rivers were just some of the stars who lost their homes in the Palisades Fire.
As of Tuesday, January 14, the fire has burned more than 23,000 acres and was 17 percent contained. According to the Los Angeles Times, roughly 92,000 people remain under evacuation orders, and 89,000 others are in areas where evacuation warnings have been issued.
Simone Biles knows exactly how to mix high fashion with off-duty clothes.
Biles, 27, took to Instagram on Monday, January 13, to show off her New York City date night outfit with husband Jonathan Owens, where she proved any outfit goes well with a Hermès Kelly bag. For her night out on the town, Biles paired a black Kelly hardback featuring silver hardware — which retails for $30,000 — with charcoal jeans equipped with tiers of fringe. Mixing elegance with comfort, she wore a white zip-up hoodie and white pointed-toe boots.
For glam, Biles kept her look chic with filled-in eyebrows, soft eyeshadow and long lashes. She completed her look with hoop earrings, a “JO” ring, honoring her hubby’s initials, and a cheetah print phone case.
Owens, 29, for his part, sported a black bomber jacket, dark pants and a graphic T-shirt. He teamed the getup with a silver chain necklace, a chunky ring and a stylish watch.
Biles later showed off a closeup of her Kelly, which might be the purse she rewarded herself with after she became the most decorated Olympic gymnast at the 2024 summer games.
In a separate social media snap, Biles teased a second Hermès purchase. She snapped a pic of her orange shopping bag alongside the caption: “.”
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While the Olympian has not yet shared what her splurge was, Biles did indeed show off another date night ensemble with her “bae.”
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Biles teamed a fitted black top with pleated bottoms and dainty jewelry. Owens adorably wrapped his arm around her hips in a gray suit, which he elevated with a black turtleneck top.
Owens and Biles met on a dating app in 2020. The Chicago Bears safety later got on one knee and popped the question in February 2022. The following year, the couple tied the knot in a Houston courthouse and celebrated their love a few weeks later in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
We made it to the new year — hooray! If some of your goals include saving money, building healthy habits and making time for relaxation, Sephora’s skincare sale will make your dreams come true. From now until January 17, you can score 50% off top skincare brands like Origins, Kiehl’s, Fenty Beauty and so many more. In other words, you can stock up to elevate your skincare routine all year long!
Whether you’re looking for a limited-edition cleansing set, a firming black tea mask, SPF drops, a retinol moisturizer or acne dots, you’ll find it on sale — but only for three more days! Brands like Herbivore, Elemis and Murad will be running sales this week, so don’t miss out on the fun.
To help you out, we gathered our top sale picks (that likely won’t last for long). If you’re ready to glow this year and beyond, read on!
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Hoda Kotb is spending her first week away from Today exactly how she said she would: spending quality time with her kids.
Kotb, 60, shared adorable snaps of herself dropping her daughters Haley, 8, and Hope, 5, off at school via Instagram on Tuesday, January 14. “School drop!!! Let’s goooo!” she captioned the post, which included individual selfies with each of her girls.
Kotb continued to show love for her Today show family by staying warm in a Today With Hoda & Jenna beanie during the drop-off. Haley, meanwhile, wore a beanie with the word “joy” embroidered on it, while Hope’s winter hat featured her name.
Kotb’s upload also included a clip of her shouting “I love you” and toasting with her coffee thermos as her daughters headed into their school building. As Hope ran to catch up with her big sister, she could be heard yelling in the background, “Hopey, wait!”
Prior to sharing her school drop-off pics, Kotb started the morning on an encouraging note for fans. “Good morning! Happy tuesday — Sometimes just doing a little something … is enough xo,” she captioned another Instagram post.
Kotb gushed about getting to take her kids to school weeks before announcing her Today exit in September 2024. “We went for our first day of school, I carried a coffee and I had sneakers [on], and I walked my kids to school like normal people,” the TV personality, who moved to the suburbs last year, shared on an episode of Hoda & Jenna at the time. “It was awesome.”
Kotb cited wanting to spend more time with her kids, whom she shares with ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman, as one of the main reasons behind her decision to leave Today. “I had my kiddos late in life, and I was thinking they deserve a bigger piece of my time, the pie that I have,” she explained on the NBC morning show while announcing her exit in September 2024. “I feel like we only have a finite amount of time. And so, with all that being said, this is the hardest thing in the world.”
Hoda Kotb on the ‘Today’ show.Nathan Congleton/NBC
Haley and Hope joined their mother on-air during her final Today episode on Friday, January 10. On the show’s second hour, the family of three were surprised by Kermit the Frog, who performed one of their favorite songs, “Rainbow Connection.” Later on Hoda & Jenna, Haley and Hope sat alongside family members and friends in the episode’s live studio audience.
Kotb’s final week at Today was filled with emotional reunions, heartfelt gifts and touching tributes. Celebrities such as Simone Biles, Maria Shriver, Gayle King, Jimmy Fallon, former cohost Kathie Lee Gifford and Walker Hayes stopped by on Kotb’s last day to ring in her milestone career moment.
“I’ve become who I am on this hour of this show, and you were there with me every step of the way,” Kotb read from a letter she wrote to fans in a prerecorded video package on Friday’s Hoda & Jenna. “So, as I sit here today in my final moments on this final day in this chapter of my career, I want to say thank you from the bottom of my very full heart for the ride of a lifetime. I love you.”
In the final moments of Friday’s Hoda & Jenna episode, Kotb drove away from 30 Rockefeller Plaza with her kids in her minivan. Attached to the back of the car were cans and a sign which read “Just Repotted.”
On Monday, January 14, Kotb celebrated her successor, Craig Melvin, during his first day as Savannah Guthrie’s Today new coanchor by writing him a poem that he read on-air.
“Craig! I’m moving forward, so reach back your hand. Grab the baton, your world will expand. The adventures are endless … the people so dear. Great memories await, year after year,” she wrote. “Day One! You are surrounded by love. Your team is the kind you can only dream of. Savannah, Al and Carson are here! With partners like these, your runway is clear. From out on the plaza, to inside 30 Rock. Your fans are so eager, they’re watching the clock. The time has arrived to rise like the sun. I am cheering for you, and a fabulous run! XOXO, Hoda.”
Playoff football can be stomach-churning for everybody, but one of Kelly Stafford’s daughters had more than nerves to worry about during the Rams’ Wild Card game against the Vikings.
After Kelly, the wife of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, revealed she and her daughters had spent time at the hospital on Friday, January 10, Kelly said one of her girls was still battling illness, even vomiting while cheering on her dad at the Monday, January 13, playoff game.
“This girl . In the middle of her pukes in the bathroom, ‘Mommy, are we still winning,’” Kelly wrote alongside a picture of her daughter hugging Matthew after the game. “She couldn’t wait to be in his arms.”
Kelly and Matthew, who have been married since 2015, share four daughters: twins Sawyer and Chandler, 7, Hunter, 6 and Tyler, 4.
Matthew and the Rams defeated the Minnesota Vikings 27-9, earning them a trip to the NFL Divisional Round against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, January 19.
Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams drops back to pass during the first half of an NFC Wild Card game against the Minnesota Vikings, at State Farm Stadium on January 13, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona.Brooke Sutton/Getty Images
The game took place at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, home of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, after it was forced to be relocated from Inglewood, California’s SoFi Stadium due to the raging wildfires impacting the greater Los Angeles area.
Kelly shared another picture from the game, showing her on the ground with her daughter in her arms and a bucket — presumably for the aforementioned puke — nearby.
“Fun to watch my guy, but damn are we glad that game is over,” Kelly wrote.
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Kelly also shared a video from the plane ride back to Los Angeles, with all four of her girls either asleep or watching something on one of their tablets.
Days later, Kelly shared a photo of two of her daughters asleep together in a hospital bed. “Last night was long,” she shared on Saturday, January 11.
However, the troops rallied and made it to Monday night’s game — with a stop at Waffle House on the way.
“Found our happy place in AZ,” Kelly wrote alongside a picture of two of her girls sitting in a restaurant booth. The Georgia native added, “My southern is so happy.”
The Rams will travel to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles on Sunday, January 19, with a spot in the NFC Championship Game on the line. The game kicks off at 3 p.m. ET on NBC.
