Paige DeSorbo is kicking off her single girl era with incredible style.
DeSorbo, 32, took to Instagram on Tuesday, January 14, to show off a statuesque look while posing in her “office” a.k.a. The Plaza in New York City. For her impromptu photo shoot, the Summer House star — who split from boyfriend Craig Conover late last year — looked angelic in a corset peplum top embellished with a pleated bottom and a matching fitted skirt with a bubble skirt at her shins.
In true Paige DeSorbo style, no outfit is complete without accessories! She added a pop of color to her ensemble with a circular gold gift box that she fashioned into a purse. DeSorbo completed the fit with the perfect amount of sparkle thanks to her dangling diamond earrings and glittery sandals.
DeSorbo opted for a voluminous blowout while posing in the hotel, donning a deep side part with her curtain bangs swept across her forehead. She also donned a full beat, including soft eyeshadow, rosy and bronzed cheeks and lined nude lips.
Elsewhere on social media, DeSorbo shared part of the process of her getting her hair done by Michael Silva. In the reel, the hairstylist zhuzhed up her roots while tossing her ends up for more volume.
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This isn’t the first time DeSorbo has made headlines this week. When she was spotted at a Philadelphia Eagles game on Sunday, January 12, fans noticed she was sitting next to mystery man and wondered if she was on a date. (DeSorbo announced her break up with Craig Conover last month after three years of dating.)
After lots of chatter via social media, DeSorbo chimed into the conversation and wrote, “Ima be outside a lot get used to it.”
For the game, she looked effortlessly stylish in an embroidered jacket from Kristin Juszczyk’s brand, Off Season. The jacket featured black shoulders, a forest green body and “Eagles” sewn into the waist and back in large white letters.
DeSorbo teamed the jacket with a black baseball cap, dark pants and a rectangular purse.
Melissa Roxburgh is going to be on our screens once again in NBC’s crime drama The Hunting Party, about a prison break from a secret facility housing the most dangerous killers in the country.
The Hunting Party, which premieres on Sunday, January 19, is a crime procedural about investigators who are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers in the country. The twist? The criminals escaped from a top-secret prison that’s not supposed to exist.
Roxburgh is playing Rebecca “Bex” Henderson who is an ex-FBI agent recruited to the task force due to her reputation as a profiler who caught the world’s most dangerous serial killers. The Hunting Party marks Roxburgh’s return to NBC after she previously starred on Manifest.
“When I showed up for Manifest, it was just easy. I walked in, it was right, everyone was like, ‘Yeah, that’s the girl,'” Roxburgh told Elle in 2023. “Young me would have looked at where I am now and been like, ‘That’s where I want to go, and that’s what’s going to make me happy.'”
She continued: “There are so many beautiful positives that come with being in the position that Manifest has given me.”
Keep scrolling for everything to know about NBC’s The Hunting Party — including its early debut:
What Is the Synopsis of ‘The Hunting Party’?
Patrick Sabongui as Jacob Hassani, Melissa Roxburgh as Rebecca Henderson.David Astorga/NBC
The Hunting Party is a “high-concept crime procedural” about a group of investigators tasked with tracking down and capturing “the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen.” After a seemingly planned prison escape from a facility called The Pit, Bex and her coworkers must track down the criminals without drawing attention to themselves or the mission related to a top-secret prison that’s not supposed to exist.
When Will ‘The Hunting Party’ Premiere on NBC?
Patrick Sabongui as Ryan Hassani, Melissa Roxburgh as Rebecca ‘Bex’ Henderson, Josh McKenzie as Shane Florence.David Astorga/NBC
After originally being scheduled for a February release, NBC moved the premiere date up to Sunday, January 19, at 7 p.m. ET. An encore episode of the premiere is slated for the original premiere time slot on Monday, February 3, at 10 p.m. ET before new episodes originally start airing Monday, February 10, and streaming on Peacock the next day.
In addition to Roxburgh, Nick Wechsler, Patrick Sabongui, Josh McKenzie and Sara Garcia make up the rest of the cast.
What Does This Mean for Melissa’s Role on ‘Tracker’?
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Roxburgh’s lead role on The Hunting Party comes amid her ongoing arc on Tracker as Dory a.k.a Justin Hartley‘s onscreen sister. Executive producer Elwood Reid teased Roxburgh’s status on the show in July 2024, telling TVLine, “We’ll unpeel some more stuff with his sister.”
After the show debuted in September 2022, fans quickly started to question if Grace Van Patten and Jackson White, who portrayed Lucy and Stephen, were dating after playing love interests. The couple continued to fuel rumors with several red carpet appearances together while promoting the series.
At the time, White praised his scene partner for her dedication to their show. “Stephen is so intense, so manipulative, so crazy at times that I had a hard time being that guy,” he detailed in an interview with E! News in October 2022. “Then when they cut, I would have to be myself and that was really hard for me. Grace was so good about compartmentalizing the character and herself and I just tried to follow that. She’s the best.”
“Our lives are built in together. It’s crazy, we have so much to do together,” he said on the “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast. “She is the f—king coolest, most grounded, amazing person IRL that you’ll ever meet. She was the fearless leader on our show. She’s 25 years old and runs a set like she’s been doing this for 30 years. She’s so consistent and good at this.”
The New York native, for her part, didn’t rule out a potential offscreen romance, telling Entertainment Tonight at the time, “[The speculation] doesn’t bother me at all. It’s fun. It’s fun like any other discussion about the show. It’s engaging and it’s hilarious. I love it.”
“I was waiting to go on to do the [Deadly Class] panel and my manager was talking to her and said, ‘Ben, come over here and meet Stella’ and then it was up from there,” he told Page Six in May 2019. “She kept making eye contact with me too so I decided to go over and talk.”
Wadsworth previously clapped back at trolls who called out their 10-year age gap, writing via Instagram, “Yeah but my dog, you don’t know me. You don’t know my relationship. I’m living a great life. Now I get to live it forever with my beautiful fiancée.”
The pair got engaged in 2019 and welcomed their daughter the following year.
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Cook hasn't shared much about his love life on social media. Instead, he has used the platform to post photos from his other TV projects such as Chicago P.D.
Like several of her costars, Crowder has chosen not to share much about her dating life online. Instead, she has offered a glimpse at her time on the Tell Me Lies set.
Sally Struthers knows how beloved Betty White was in Hollywood, but her experience with the late actress was anything but golden.
“Now that she’s gone, I’m going to talk about Betty White for a moment,” Struthers, 77, said during the Monday, January 13, episode of the “Let’s Talk About That! With Larry Saperstein and Jacob Bellotti” podcast. “I know everybody loves her. They loved her so much.”
Struthers acknowledged that White’s fans successfully “signed petitions to get her to guest host Saturday Night Live” but confessed, “I didn’t have such a great experience with her.” (White died in December 2021 at the age of 99.)
The Gilmore Girls alum called White a “very passive-aggressive woman” and recalled an awkward encounter at White’s home decades earlier.
Struthers explained that she once went to fellow sitcom star White’s home in Los Angeles to work on a pilot for a new game show. While there, White asked her housekeeper to bring the group a snack.
“Then the plate was set in the middle, and it was cookies, I think,” she recalled. “So I reached for a cookie and she said in front of everyone, ‘Oh, I wouldn’t do that if I were you dear, you don’t need a cookie.’”
Struthers claimed that White “totally fat-shamed me in front of the rest of the people in the room. And I thought, ‘Gosh, that’s not nice.’”
While Struthers didn’t have the fondest memories of White, she was close with the actress’ Golden Girls costar Bea Arthur. (White played ditzy Rose on the comedy from 1985 to 1992 opposite Arthur’s sardonic Dorothy. Arthur died in December 2019 at the age of 86.)
“She was a force of nature,” Struthers said of Arthur — whom she met when Arthur guest starred as Maude on All in the Family in 1971. “Bea Arthur was filthier than a drunken sailor on purpose.”
Struthers, who played Gloria on All in the Family, remembered running into Arthur at the grocery store in Brentwood, California, after she moved to the area for the spinoff, Maude, years before Golden Girls’ debut.
Sally Struthers with the cast of ‘All in the Family’: Rob Reiner, Carroll O’Connor, Mike Evans and Jean Stapleton.Getty Images
“She would trash everyone we ever knew,” Struthers said with a laugh. “I loved how filthy she was. She was a big deal. I loved her.”
The actress also remembered Rue McClanahan, who played saucy Blanche on Golden Girls, being a “sweetheart.” McClanahan died in June 2010 at the age of 76.
While Struthers’ encounter with White wasn’t the norm — White was one of the most loved actresses of her time and an American treasure — she wasn’t the only one who didn’t instantly connect with White.
Arthur and White butted heads on the Golden Girls despite playing best friends alongside McClanahan and Estelle Getty, who played Dorothy’s wise-cracking mom Sophia.
“During our time on set, I never felt tension between the two,” Golden Girls writer Stan Zimmerman wrote in The Girls: From Golden to Gilmore, which came out last year. “I only heard stories and recently learned, from producer Marsha Posner Williams on a podcast, that Bea thought Betty was two-faced.”
Zimmerman noted that “Bea liked real people,” writing, “I had the sense that Betty was more like Sue Ann Nivens, the character she played on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, than she was like Rose. More conniving than the innocent airhead from St. Olaf.”
Pro golfer John Daly is on the mend after undergoing an unexpected surgery.
“Emergency hand surgery,” the PGA star, 58, wrote via his Instagram Story on Tuesday, January 14, along with a photo of the golfer laid up in a hospital bed. “Thankful [it] went great.”
In the picture, Daly wore a nasal cannula and was wrapped in a hospital blanket as he sat back in his bed. While his hand was wrapped in a bandage, Daly attempted to give a thumbs up.
Daly gave a shout out to his doctor, thanking the medical professional for “taking care” of him and promising fans he would return to the fairway soon.
Daly also shared the same photo on his Instagram feed and thanked everyone for their support. Multiple athletes, including Johnny Damon, Doug Flutie and Pat McAfee, took to the comments to wish Daly well.
“ GOD SPEED LEGEND,” McAfee responded, while Flutie replied, “Love ya big John!!!”
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The official X account for the PGA Tour Champions shared their support for Daly as well, writing, “Wishing John Daly a speedy recovery!” alongside a screenshot of Daly’s initial post.
This isn’t Daly’s first public health battle. In 2020, the athlete — who famously loves Diet Coke and cigarettes — was diagnosed with bladder cancer. While he underwent surgery to remove the cancer, Daly admitted there was a chance the disease could return.
“Luckily for me they caught it early, but bladder cancer is something that I don’t know all the details,” he said during an interview on the Golf Channel per NBC News. “But it doesn’t look like it may go away. We will just see what happens. Maybe there’s a miracle.”
John DalyMike Mulholland/Getty Images
Daly has been a fixture in the PGA since he joined the organization in 1991. Over his impressive golf career, Daly has won five tournaments including the 1991 PGA Championship and the 1995 Open Championship. His last solo win was at the Buick Invitational in 2004.
Three decades after joining the PGA, Daly won the 2021 PNC “Father and Son” Championship with his son, John Daly II, who followed in his dad’s footsteps as a pro golfer.
Last month, Daly and Daly II hit the golf course together for the PNC Championship in Orlando. While the pair lost to father-son duo Bernhard Langer and Jason Langer, Daly II shared how happy he was to spend quality time with his dad.
“Thankful for another @pncchampionship. By far the best week of the year,” Daly II wrote via Instagram in December 2024 alongside a photo of him and his dad. “@pga_johndaly we will get em next year!!”
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Love Island UK’s Tommy Fury is setting the record straight on what went wrong in his relationship with Molly-Mae Hague.
“With my breakup with Molly, there’s been so much s— in the papers every single day for the past six months, but if it’s not come from my mouth or Molly’s mouth, it’s complete and utter bulls—,” Fury, 25, told Men’s Health UK in an interview published Wednesday, January 15. “All I’ve been seeing for the past six months is, ‘Cheater!’ ‘He slept with me!’ ‘He slept with this girl, he slept with that girl!’ Complete and utter bollocks.”
Instead, Fury explained that his mental health began to suffer after he sustained a boxing injury. As a way to cope, he self-medicated with alcohol.
“We broke up because I had a problem with alcohol and I couldn’t be the partner that I wanted to be anymore,” he shared. “It kills me to say it, but I couldn’t. I loved a pint of beer, loved to drink.”
Fury made it clear that cheating “was never a thing.” Instead, the issues in his relationship “was the drink, and the drink is not a good thing.”
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“You need to get a grip of it,” he shared. “If you’re in the same spot as me, where you just think that it’s going to cure all your problems, it doesn’t. You wake up even worse and you want to drink more to try and feel happy again. That’s the cycle of it.”
Fury and Hague, 25, fell in love while appearing on season 5 of Love Island UK in 2019. They got engaged in 2023, months after welcoming their daughter Bambi.
“Never in a million years did I think I’d ever have to write this,” Hauge wrote via her Instagram Story at the time. “After five years of being together, I never imagined our story would end, especially not this way. I am extremely upset to announce that mine and Tommy’s relationship has come to an end.”
Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae HagueDavid M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for PrettyLittleThing
In his latest interview, Fury said he wished more viewers questioned if more was going on in his life after the split instead of jumping to conclusions.
“Not once did anyone ask how I was. I checked my inbox. Millions of messages in there, all negative,” he said. “I’m not looking for sympathy. Whether I do the right thing or do the wrong thing, people are still going to hate me. As long as my family loves me. I just want to do my fights, earn my money and look after my daughter.”
As Hague prepares for the release of her new documentary series, Molly-Mae: Behind It All, on Friday, January 17, Fury is focused on getting back in the ring and doing what he loves so much.
“2025,” he shared. “Positivity breeds positivity.”
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
Jinger Duggarand her husband, Jeremy Vuolo, do not plan on having 19 children like her famous parents — but the jury’s still out for the rest of the Duggar siblings.
“We’re not having 19, so I don’t know,” Jinger, 31, said on the Wednesday, January 15, episode of the “Unplanned” podcast, when asked how many Duggar grandchildren there would be if she and each of her siblings had the same number of kids as their parents. “So, we gotta cut that out.”
Jinger then admitted that “it’s possible” some of her siblings might follow in parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s footsteps.
“It’s very possible,” she said. “So, get this: One of my brothers [Jedidiah Duggar] is a twin, OK? He and his wife [Katey Duggar] they’re pregnant with twins and their twins are going to be born before their oldest turns 3, so they’re going to have four under the age of 2, so it’s possible [to get up to 19].”
Jedidiah and Katey, both 26, welcomed twins Elsie and Emma earlier this month. They already share son Truett, 2, and daughter Nora, 19 months. With the twins’ additions, there are now 35 Duggar grandchildren. The next generation will continue to grow as Hannah Duggar, who is married to Jeremiah Duggar, and Jinger are both currently pregnant with baby No. 3.
Jinger, for her part, and Vuolo, 37, are already parents to daughters Felicity, 6, and Evangeline, 4. They are expecting a baby boy.
“We weren’t sure [if we were going to have another baby]. I was so comfortable with where we were with our girls,” Jinger added on Wednesday. “I was starting to really feel, like, we’ve hit a rhythm and I wasn’t wanting to, like, just jump into having a third kid immediately, so that’s why there’s a four-year age gap now.”
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Jinger and Vuolo, who got married in 2016, live in Los Angeles with their daughters while most of her family resides in her native Arkansas. While they all communicate frequently via texts and FaceTime calls, it can be difficult for the toddlers to connect with their relatives.
“I was talking about one of my siblings or something and [Felicity was] like, ‘Wait you have a sibling with that name?’” Jinger recalled. “It just happens. That’s her aunt, you know, it’s because there’s so many. She knows them [and] she’s met all of them, hangs out with them. There are younger ones she will know some of them, but their names [are] hard to keep up … since we don’t see them all the time.”
According to Jinger, her kids are “even better” with the names of their first cousins than “all the aunts and uncles who can’t travel all the time by themselves.” (Jinger’s youngest sibling, sister Josie, is 15.)
“They can’t travel by themselves, and so if they’re not all out to visit all the time, it’s easy to forget,” Jinger said. “Like, she can’t remember the name Johannah … but it’s just because there are so many and that happens.”
Whether you’re looking to refresh your intimates drawer with new bra styles or want to replace old-looking panties, don’t put it off for too long. Right now is the best time to grab updated options, since January sales have gifted us with multiple deals to browse on wardrobe staples. Walmart is joining the lineup and offering significant savings on intimates for shoppers, which features impressive rollbacks and the best bras and underwear to add to your collection.
Walmart’s Semi-Annual Intimates Savings Event features deals on panties, bras, socks and more with savings of up to 50%. You can browse hundreds of items from name brands like Hanes, Reebok and Shapermint, to name a few — all of which are known for their durable, quality items that last for multiple seasons. Keep reading to shop our favorite picks from the sale.
Best Seamless Underwear Deal: The Finetoo 10-Pack Seamless Underwear is one of the most affordable bundles we’ve seen at Walmart. Each low-rise pair of underwear is seamless, making them best for wearing under leggings and form-fitting dresses — $20 (originally $50) at Walmart!
A Supportive Wireless Bra: A good bra typically costs over $40, but the Daystry Smooth Wireless Bra is under $20 right now at Walmart! It features a full-coverage cup design that extends to the side along with removable push-up padding that provides a natural lift — $18 (originally $37) at Walmart!
Rip-Resistant Shapewear: Shapermint is a leader in the shapewear and intimates category for good reason: Its products are made from durable materials, especially if we’re talking about this pair of shaping tights. The shorts style is made from long-lasting yarn, ensuring they’re virtually indestructible, while the built-in tummy control smooths the midsection and adds light compression, minimizing unwanted lumps and bumps — $15 (originally $37) at Walmart!
Best Shaping Bra:Hanes’ Shape & Support Wirefree Bra includes the brand’s SmoothTec band, which gives you comfortable support minus the wires. Shoppers say the bra’s cooling technology keeps them from overheating and we’re big fans of the no-show look, which keeps our undergarments hidden under form-fitting tops and T-shirts — $12 (originally $14) at Walmart!
Best Shapewear Underwear: These high-waisted panties provide tummy control and a natural butt lift thanks to their nylon, spandex, and cotton composition. In addition to being an everyday go-to, you can wear underwear after surgeries since they cause “minimal irritation to the skin and incision scars,” according to the brand — $20 (originally $40) at Walmart!
Durable Socks: Socks count as part of the immediate sale, too! Stock up your drawers by adding Reebok’s Target Cushion No Show Liner Socks to your cart. The breathable compression and cushioned footbed provide optimal comfort and each pack includes six different pairs — $7 (originally $10) at Walmart!
Comfortable Thongs: Thongs are notorious for being uncomfortable, especially when you wear them to work out — so let Us guide you to the perfect pick! Try this pack from Hanes before you next put on your favorite leggings. Crafted with soft and breathable cotton, this option leaves behind a seamless look that’s smooth all over — $11 (originally $17) at Walmart!
Best Front Closure Bra: Front-closure bras are helpful for those who experience mobility issues or are recovering from various breast surgeries. This full coverage option from Walmart is wire-free without padding and the X-shaped back helps to correct posture — $20 (originally $24) at Walmart!
The series, which aired from 2005 until 2008, focused on the lives of Zoey Brooks (Jamie Lynn Spears) and her brother, Dustin (Paul Butcher), as they attended the fictional boarding school and made friends along the way. Shortly after its debut, the teen drama found success and went on to win several awards, even earning an Emmy nod for Outstanding Children’s Program in 2005.
However things took a turn when Spears announced in December 2007 that she was expecting her first child at the age of 16. Although Spears’ pregnancy wasn’t the reason Zoey 101 came to an end, the show aired its final episode in May 2008.
In January 2023, Spears confirmed a follow-up movie titled Zoey 102. Spears, Erin Sanders (Quinn Pensky), Sean Flynn (Chase Matthews), Matthew Underwood (Logan Reese), Christopher Massey (Michael Barret), Abby Wilde (Stacy Dilsen) and Jack Salvatore (Mark Del Figalo) all reunited for the Paramount+ film, which aired that July.
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Ahead of Zoey 101's last season, Spears confirmed that she was expecting her first child with Casey Aldridge. The singer gave birth to daughter Maddie in June 2008. The now-exes dated on and off for two years before calling it quits in 2010.
Spears later married Jamie Watson in 2014. Four years later, the pair welcomed daughter Ivey.
The "Follow Me" performer found her personal life in the spotlight after her older sister, Britney Spears, called out the rest of her family for their involvement in her conservatorship, which officially ended in November 2021.
Jamie Lynn's 2022 memoir, Things I Should Have Said, continued to stir up issues with the pop star, despite the Netflix personality's claims that she tried to help Britney amid her struggles.
Spears competed on several reality shows in 2023, placing 13th on Dancing With the Stars and voluntarily leaving both I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! and Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.
After his days at PCA, Flynn worked on projects including Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood, The Last of Robin Hood, The Grail, Devious Maids and Withering High School.
The Georgia native has since become a producer at an entertainment company. In December 2020, Flynn announced his engagement to Lyndsey Monconduit.
Sanders appeared on a variety of TV shows — including Big Time Rush, CSI: Miami, Melissa & Joey, Guilty at 17, Six Degrees of Separation and The Call — after playing Quinn Pensky on the Nick series.
She's currently dating Adam Johan.
Although Underwood moved behind the camera after starring on the teen drama, fans can still catch him in The Unicorn Sisters, The Alien, Time Hoppers, The Golden Stars and The Magic Studio.
In March 2024, Underood revealed via Instagram that he'd been "sexually harassed and then assaulted" by his then-agent when he was 19, which led him to "move away from LA and [end] my pursuit of acting.”
The Eye Candy star joined Zoey 101 in season 2. After the Nickelodeon series wrapped in 2008, Justice starred in her own show on the network titled Victorious! Since then, the performer has showed off her acting and singing range in projects including The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again, Trust, Bigger, Summer Night and The Outcasts.
In October 2022, Justice unveiled her romance with TikTok star Evan Berger when the couple attended Las Vegas' RiSE festival together.
Massey went on to star in several TV shows, including Switched at Birth, All That, That's So Raven and The Parkers.
He shares daughter Mariah with Cassalei Jackson, and welcomed daughter Bella and son Carter with Bria Miller.
Butcher followed up his Zoey 101 role with appearances in Avatar: The Last Airbender, King of the Hill, MyMusic and Destiny 7.
He later pursued a career in music, releasing the single “Freaky (Tus Manos)” in 2020. He gained a major following on TikTok during the coronavirus pandemic.
Nikolas' time on Zoey 101 came with its ups and downs. Following her 2006 exit from the show, the actress appeared on Cold Case, Supernatural, Criminal Minds, Lie to Me, The Walking Dead and Mad Men. Her last on-screen role was in 2013.
Nikolas was married to Mike Milosh from 2012 to 2016. After their split, she accused Milosh of grooming and sexual abuse — allegations which he has since denied. She later married Michael Gray in July 2021. The pair share daughter Nova, born in 2020, and a second child, born in 2023.
In August 2022, Nikolas led a protest outside Nickelodeon’s headquarters over the alleged abuse she suffered while working for the network as a kid. She expanded on her experience during the 2024 docuseries Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.
“I wasn’t happy. I actually couldn’t show up to set anymore without crying,” she said of her time on Zoey 101. “A lot of my self-worth was deeply damaged from that set experience. Me as a person was altered for life.”
After briefly starring on Zoey 101 in 2005, the actress went on to take roles on General Hospital and Without a Trace. In 2020, she reunited with her former Nick costars on All That.
In 2016, Herrera announced that she was engaged to Daniel Novak. The couple broke up before rekindling their romance in 2020. One year later, the ER alum confirmed that she was expecting her first child.
After winning over fans on Zoey 101, Butler continued to appear on television with roles in Switched at Birth, The Carrie Diaries, Arrow and The Shannara Chronicles and Masters of Air. He won a Golden Globe award and was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s 2022 biopic, Elvis.
Butler dated Vanessa Hudgens for almost a decade before they called it quits in 2020. He dated Kaia Gerber from 2021 to 2025.
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Contract negotiations are a hot topic, especially when Barstool Sports personalities are involved.
The “Bussin’ With the Boys” podcast hosts Will Compton and Taylor Lewan are in the middle of negotiating a new deal with the media company and while it might have hurt their chances to win Surviving Barstool season 4, it also raised questions about the former NFL stars’ future at Barstool.
“Right now, the ‘Bussin’ With the Boys’ crew is in a negotiation for a bag on the next contract,” Compton shared during his Surviving Barstool confessional in January 2025. “You gotta think, if you’re Dave [Portnoy] and Dan [“Big Cat” Katz], you can’t have the ‘Bussin With the Boys’ guys running wild, winning $250K.”
The former football player, who won season 3 in 2024, was voted off the show shortly after his cohost, Lewan.
“Winning a quarter of a million dollars and then potentially throwing the deuces to us at the end of the year,” Compton continued. “So, my hat goes off. Tip of the cap. Dave, Big Cat, great game boys.”
Keep scrolling for more details about the ‘Bussin With the Boys’ podcast:
Who Are the ‘Bussin’ With the Boys’ Hosts?
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Compton, a former NFL linebacker, signed with the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He joined the Tennessee Titans in 2018 for one year before signing with the New Orleans Saints in 2019 and later the Las Vegas Raiders. He went back to the Titans for a second stint in 2020 before returning to the Raiders in late 2021. By September 2023, Compton announced his retirement from professional football.
Lewan, meanwhile, was drafted as a tackle for the Titans in 2014 and remained with the organization for the duration of his career, which came to an end in 2023 after being out for the 2022 season with a knee injury.
When Did ‘Bussin’ With the Boys’ Join Barstool?
Compton and Lewan launched the podcast with the Barstool Sports network in 2019.
How Much Money Do the ‘Bussin’ With the Boys’ Podcast Hosts Make?
Compton spoke about the deals he and Lewan made with Barstool during an April 2024 episode of the “Next Up With Adam” podcast.
“Originally, [Barstool said] we’ll go 50/50, you guys get the IP. We said no, but we’ll go 60/40 and the minute we eclipse $1 million it goes up to 70/30 [in] our favor,” the former athlete explained. “They were on board with it, then I was like, ‘F—, I think we f—ing played ourselves.’”
Their “second deal” with the company was considered a “competitive offer,” meaning they couldn’t shop their show around. Compton said he and Lewan have since made a “beneficial” partnership with Barstool.
“Me, personally, I wanted to resign with Barstool. I think they are the best brand for us at this point in time,” Compton said. “We end up settling on a $3 million m.g. per year. We have the upside with that, every dollar made after $3 million.”
Is ‘Bussin’ With The Boys’ Renewing Their Barstool Sports Contract?
After Compton expressed that the “Bussin’ With the Boys” cohosts were in the middle of contract negotiations on Surviving Barstool, Big Cat confirmed the former NFL star’s speculation.
“Dave and I didn’t want Taylor or Will to win $250,000 cash on Barstool’s networks and then be, like, ‘Oh, by the way we’re leaving for a competitor,’ two seconds later,” Big Cat said during a January 2025 episode of the competition series.
“During the time of filming [Surviving Barstool] I thought we were going to resign them, but going in, I knew that they were evaluating,” the Barstool Sports founder noted. “They had an offer. They were like, ‘We’re going to look at the world, see what it is.’”
Portnoy “did not want” to hand one of them $250,000 from the game win and have them leave the company. When asked during the same podcast episode if Compton and Lewan were leaving the company, Portnoy played coy.
“I’m gonna let them handle it how they want to handle it,” he said. As of now, “Bussin’ With the Boys” podcast episodes are still being released under the Barstool name.
“I had to tell a version of the story I thought I could write to for not just one episode but for many,” Harris told The Hollywood Reporter in 2013. “We debated a lot about whether or not to include anything about Carrie’s family backstory in [Sex and the City] and we mentioned once [on SATC] that the father had left. It didn’t feel like the right version to me, because the story felt more complicated than a parent leaving, and Candace’s version [with Carrie’s mom dying] in the book really spoke to me, the idea that she has a good relationship with her father, which is why she’s looking for a certain type of man.”
After bringing the titular role of Carrie to life, Robb appeared on Mercy Street, The Act, Little Fires Everywhere and Dr. Death. She also booked movie roles including Freak Show, Down a Dark Hall, Words on Bathroom Walls, Lansky and Rebel Ridge.
Robb announced her engagement to Trevor Paul in September 2021 and they exchanged vows one year later.
Following his time playing Sebastian on The Carries Diaries, Butler continued to appear on television with roles on Arrow and The Shannara Chronicles. He is set to star in the upcoming miniseries Masters of Air, which will premiere in 2023.
Butler became a household name after booking roles in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Baz Luhrmann's 2022 Elvis Presley biopic. For his performance as the music legend, Butler received an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe win.
In his personal life, Butler dated Vanessa Hudgens for almost a decade before they called it quits in 2020. He has since been in a relationship with Kaia Gerber but Us confirmed in January 2025 that they were done.
Since portraying Mouse, Wong scored roles on Dark Matter and GLOW. She will voice the role of Knives Chau in the upcoming Scott Pilgrim Takes Off series after originating the character in the film. Wong has also booked movies including The Void, The Circle, Best Sellers and The Christmas Setup.
Findlay has appeared on How to Get Away with Murder, The Magicians, Nancy Drew, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist and Walker: Independence since playing Maggie. On the big screen, Findlay appeared in Jem and The Holograms and Straight Up.
Following her time playing Dorrit, Owen had roles on Chance, I'm Dying Up Here, Messiah, The Wilds and Sweet Tooth. She also booked movie roles including Krampus, All We Had, The Cat and the Moon and Don't Make Me Go.
Since his time as Walt, Dooling made appearances on TV shows such as Chicago P.D., Bull and Gone. He also scored movie roles in Demolition, Loserville and No Alternative.
Bridges, who brought Donna to life, has booked TV projects including Pretty Little Liars, Faking It, Insatiable, Charmed and The Rookie. On the big screen, Bridges has starred in The Final Girls, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Little Bitches and Browse.
After meeting on set in 2014, Bridges and Adam DeVine started dating one year later. They announced their engagement after four years of dating and tied the knot in 2021.
Agyeman portrayed Larissa on The Carrie Diaries before finding success on Sense8, New Amsterdam and Dreamland. She has also been cast in movies such as Eat Locals and The Matrix Resurrections.
After playing Carrie's dad, Letscher remained at The CW with roles on The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow. He has also appeared in Narcos: Mexico and The Rookie.
Matt shares two kids with his wife, Jennifer Letscher.
Gort played Samantha on The Carrie Diaries before moving on to shows such as Impastor, Lucifer, All Rise and Station 19. She has appeared in TV movies as well including Urban Cowboy, Best Intentions and Love is a Piece of Cake.
In 2015, Gort married her longtime boyfriend Beau Laughlin.
After playing Adam, Wood stayed at The CW and scored the role of Kai on The Vampire Diaries. He was also a lead on Containment, Supergirl and Masters of the Universe: Revelation. On the big screen, Wood has been in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot and Clerks 3.
Wood started dating Melissa Benoist in 2017 after they met on the set of Supergirl. They announced their engagement in 2019 and tied the knot later that year. Wood and Benoist became parents when they welcomed a son in September 2020.
As much as we might want to, most of Us don’t have hours to spend in the gym working on our glutes, nor do we have the money for a BBL. But thankfully there are options out there to get the same result that are way time and cost effective. One of those solutions are these 15 booty-lifting jeans that look totally high end and are even comfy too.
We all need good jeans in our wardrobe, so if you’re needing a new pair you might as well get one of these that are going to flatter your bum too. Scrolling down, you’ll find all kinds of different styles, whether you’re someone who gravitates more toward wide leg styles, high waisted versions or the trendy baggy boyfriend styles. We also made sure to include options for specific body types like plus size and petite as well. Even more, they also don’t need to break your budget — they start at just $15.
15 Booty-Lifting Jeans That Look High-End but Feel Totally Comfy
1. Our Absolute Favorite: No matter what size or shape you might be, these high rise jeans have been said by several five-star reviewers that they have bum-contouring capabilities.
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10. Distressed Details: Word on the fashion street is distressed denim is back and this Levi’s flare style will have your booty looking fire as well!
11. Wide Leg Wonder: On top of being a flattering style for the bum, these Spanx wide leg jeans also include their signature shapewear effect as well!
12. Best White: Elevate both your bum and your closet with these GRLFRND Karolina jeans in white that are great for more upscale occasions like bridal showers or brunches!
13. Cute and Cropped: A great way to show off your chic shoe collection is with this pair of cropped high rise jeans from Quince that also are made with a contouring fabric as well!
14. Hourglass-Enhancing: Made just for you curvy figures are these Everlane hourglass jeans that fit the waist and make the bum stand out.
15. Everyday Ease: The perfect everyday jeans are this 90s high waisted style from AGOLDE that can be elevated with a blazer or toned down with a t-shirt!
TikTok star Deborah Finckdied at age 57 after battling a rare form of cancer.
The Nanny 911 alum’s daughter Katerina announced her death on social media. (Katerina is one of Finck’s six children, whom she had in three sets of twins.)
“To my mommy, my best friend, my sunshine — thank you for everything you’ve done for me,” Katerina wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, January 14. “You were the most beautiful mother and the best mommy anyone could ever ask for. You taught me strength, courage, bravery, and what it means to truly love and never give up. You believed in me, stood by me, and showed me the meaning of unconditional love.”
She continued, “You will always be remembered, never replaced. You were the sunshine of my life, and every time I see a sunflower, I will know you are here with me. .”
Alongside the message, Katerina shared a carousel of photos featuring her and Finck through the years. “Thank you to everyone who loved my mommy and showed her kindness. Your support means the world to us,” she wrote.
Katerina noted that fans could donate to the Ronald McDonald House in Finck’s honor and in lieu of sending flowers. “I love you, mommy, forever and always. ,” Katerina concluded.
Deborah, who was married to Paul Finck, was diagnosed with a rare soft tissue cancer called leiomyosarcoma five years ago. Following Deborah’s death, Paul shared a tribute for his late wife.
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“Today, my heart is shattered as I share the news that my beloved wife, Deborah, has passed away. After a brave and relentless five-year battle with cancer, she left this world peacefully, surrounded by love,” he wrote via Instagram on Tuesday. “Deborah was my partner in every sense of the word—my confidant, my rock, the love of my life, and my eternal soul mate. Together, we built a life filled with love, laughter, and countless memories I will cherish forever.”
Paul noted that “one of Deborah’s greatest gifts” was her “incredible devotion” as a mother to their six children: Amanda, Alexandra, Stephen, Katerina, David and Daniel.
“She poured her heart and soul into raising them, instilling in them her values of kindness, integrity, and resilience,” Paul wrote. “She was their greatest cheerleader, their guiding light, and their constant source of unconditional love. Her impact on their lives is immeasurable, and her legacy will live on through them.”
Paul continued, “Deborah’s strength was extraordinary, her courage boundless, and her love unconditional. She brought light into every room she entered and touched the lives of everyone she met with her warmth, compassion, and unwavering grace.”
Paul noted that his “world feels emptier without her,” but added that he knows “Deborah’s spirit will forever live on in the lives of those she touched.” He added, “She gave so much of herself to this world, leaving behind a legacy of love, selflessness, and the most beautiful family I could ever hope for.”
Paul shared a throwback snap of him and Deborah smiling as they embraced beside a Christmas tree.
“Deborah, my love, you were my everything, and losing you is a pain I cannot put into words. But I will carry you with me in every step I take, every decision I make, and every moment I live,” he wrote. “Rest now, my love. Your battle is over, and you are free. Until we meet again, you will always be in my heart.”
Paul signed the message, “With all my love, Always and Forever.”
Before her death, Deborah publicly shared videos she made saying goodbye to Paul and their kids. In December 2024, she gushed over her husband and thanked him for their marriage.
“My husband always tucks me in bed at night,” she said via TikTok. “Even before I got sick, it was a thing where he stayed up late nights working, and he would always tuck me in bed and kiss me. But I was just brushing my teeth, and he was hugging me while I was brushing my teeth, and he said to me, ‘I just want to hug you forever.'”
“Starting to hype up my girl Leighton Meester and help her family recover from the fire,” the musician, 65, captioned a TikTok video of himself dancing to Meester and Robin Thicke’s 2009 single “Somebody to Love” on Tuesday, January 14.
Flav encouraged fans to show their support for the actress in the post’s caption, writing, “Stream @LeightonMeester Somebody to Love and use the song in yo TikTok’s .”
Meester, 38, and her husband, Adam Brody, are reportedly among many celebrities who have lost their homes due to the L.A. wildfires, which started last week and have forced thousands to evacuate the area. The couple, who wed in 2014 and share two kids, have not publicly commented on their home’s destruction.
Meester released her debut single, “Somebody to Love,” during her time starring on the hit series Gossip Girl, which ran for six seasons from 2007 to 2012. She went on to release a cover of “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” and the single “Your Love’s A Drug” in 2009 and 2010, respectively, before releasing her solo album, Heartstrings, in 2014.
Meester’s music credits also include singing in the 2010 film Country Strong and being featured on Cobra Starship’s hit 2009 track “Good Girls Go Bad.”
In addition to helping Meester, Flav announced in a Saturday, January 11, TikTok upload that he has “donated to GoFundMe programs and also to numerous nonprofit organization programs.” He added: “I would like everybody to join in with your boy Flavor Flav and help donate to all of these families right now that’s in need because they need us right now.”
One of the families Flav is helping out via social media is Montag, 38, and her husband, Spencer Pratt. He helped Montag’s 2010 album, Superficial, reach No. 1 on the iTunes charts by using her song “I’ll Do It” in several TikTok posts. (Pratt started the trend when fans were rallying behind the couple and looking to help them secure funds to rebuild.)
“Doing my part to get Heidi Montag to #1,” he wrote alongside a clip of him dancing with Montag’s song playing on top. “Wishing y’all a speedy recovery and stay safe, !! ,” Flav added in the caption, along with tagging Montag and Pratt’s TikTok handles.
Spencer’s sister, Stephanie Pratt, first confirmed that the couple and their sons, Gunner, 6, and Ryker, 13 months, lost their home to the fires via Instagram on January 7. The two have continued to share updates with fans on social media, with Spencer tearfully thanking fans for supporting his wife’s music in a TikTok video.
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“We spent all of our money on this album, Superficial, 15 years ago. … Every dollar we made from The Hills, we put into this album, Superficial,” he explained on Sunday, January 12. “And for it to finally get No. 1 in America, 15 years after. … Do you know how many times we’ve cried and how much regret we’ve had about spending all of our money and investing it and believing in Heidi’s music?
Montag, for her part, shared a TikTok clip of herself shopping at Marshalls for new clothes on Sunday. “It sounds silly but it’s really making me miss my stuff,” she stated. “[But] this place has some real treasure in here.”
Check the LAFD website for local wildfire alerts and click here for resources on how to help those affected.
Kevin Love, Bonnie BlueArnold Jerocki/Getty Images; Courtesy of Bonnie Blue/Instagram
The Miami Heat lost a tough game to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night, but at least veteran forward Kevin Love has a sense of humor about it.
Love, 36, took to Instagram the morning after his team’s 109-98 loss, lamenting a third quarter in which the Clippers outscored the Heat, 36-20.
“When someone asks me how f—ed our 2nd half was last night…” he captioned the post, under a pic of viral OnlyFans star Bonnie Blue holding up a piece of paper with “1,000” written on it.
Love logged 15 minutes of playtime in the loss, scoring nine points on a trio of made threes.
The photo references the 1,057 men that Blue, 25, allegedly had sex with in the span of 12 hours last weekend. It’s also a nod to the iconic photo of Wilt Chamberlain holding up a piece of paper that said “100” on it after his 100-point game in 1962.
Over the past few years, other NBA players have followed Chamberlain’s lead by posing for similar pictures after delivering milestone scoring performances.
Of course, Love only meant that the Heat’s second half was off-the-charts bad, but his fellow NBA stars found the humor in his post. Kyle Kuzma, CJ McCollum, Baron Davis and Brendan Haywood were among the current or former players to comment on the post with laughing emojis, while another user urged Kevin’s wife, Kate, to take her husband’s phone away.
“Oh my goodness gracious,” his teammate, Josh Richardson, commented.
For her part, Blue seems to have recovered well from her record-setting venture. She thanked her clientele via her Instagram account in a video shared after the escapade.
“I don’t need a wheelchair. I’m fine,” she said. “Just feels like I’ve had a heavy day in the bedroom. Which is exactly what I’ve had.”
In a video via TikTok, Blue recounted the day, explaining how she went about setting her record.
“The room was absolutely full,” she said. “Then we did groups of five. Like, one after the other. … I wanted to give people more time, so then it went down to, like, one on ones. So, like, one person would watch when I was with somebody” and then “it would rotate in a circle like that.”
Blue’s feat comes a month after another OnlyFans influencer, Lily Phillips, slept with 100 people in a span of 24 hours. She later said her January 2025 goal would be to have sex with 1,000 men in a single day.
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Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin is the latest professional athlete whose home was burglarized while away at a game.
The home of Malkin, 38, was robbed on Saturday, January 13, with his three Stanley Cup rings among the stolen items. Malkin won the Cup as a member of the Penguins in 2009, 2016 and 2017.
According to local CBS affiliate KDKA-TV, which first reported the news, Malkin lives in the Pittsburgh suburb of Sewickley Heights, roughly 15 miles away from the Penguins’ home at PPG Paints Arena in downtown Pittsburgh.
A 911 call was made about the break-in “a few hours” after the Penguins hosted the Ottawa Senators at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 11. Malkin did not play in the game due to an upper body injury, but he returned to the Penguin’s lineup on Tuesday, January 14, against the Seattle Kraken.
The Penguins organization released a statement on Tuesday, confirming the incident at Malkin’s home.
“Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin’s home was burglarized this past weekend,” the statement read. “Details of the situation will not be made public as this is an ongoing investigation. We are working closely with local authorities and team security. Malkin has requested that his privacy be respected during this time and we will have no further comment on the matter.”
Evgeni MalkinDerek Cain/Getty Images
According to The Athletic, the FBI is involved in the matter and the investigation remains ongoing.
The robbery at Malkin’s home furthers a trend of pro athletes being burglarized while they are publicly away from their homes.
In December 2024, the Ohio residence of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrowwas robbed while he was in Texas to face the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football.
Burrow’s rumored girlfriend, Olivia Ponton, was at the home at the time of the robbery. Ponton, 22, told authorities a room in the home had been “ransacked” and gave “a non-detailed itemization of what items were possibly missing.”
Kansas City Chiefs teammates Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were robbed in separate incidents less than 48 hours apart in October 2024.
The Belton, Missouri residence of Mahomes and his wife, Brittany Mahomes, was burglarized in the early morning hours of October 6. Police were dispatched to the home on a burglary/breaking and entering call. According to the police report, there were no signs of forced entry.
The following evening, October 7, the Leawood, Kansas home of Kelce was similarly broken into. Police reported that $20,000 was taken and a rear door was broken. At the time of the break-in at Kelce’s home, the Kansas City Chiefs were playing the New Orleans Saints on Sunday Night Football at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium.
In November 2024, a watch belonging to Kelce that was taken during the robbery was found in Providence, Rhode Island.
No arrests have been made in the Burrow, Mahomes or Kelce robberies.
Princess Michael of Kent celebrated her 80th Birthday on Wednesday, January 15.
The royal, born Marie-Christine von Reibnitz, has been married to Queen Elizabeth’s first cousin, Prince Michael of Kent, since 1978. They have two children: Lord Frederick Windsor, 45, and Lady Gabriella Windsor, 43.
In recent years, Princess Michael has faced several controversies, including an uncomfortable encounter with the Duchess of Sussex in December 2018.
The Princess wore a Blackamoor brooch to Queen Elizabeth’s Christmas lunch, which was also attended by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The style of art has previously been denounced as racist by many due to its depiction of enslaved African people.
Prince and Princess Michael of Kent attended the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding in 2018.Chris Radburn - WPA Pool/Getty Images
“The brooch was a gift and had been worn many times before. Princess Michael is very sorry and distressed that it has caused offense,” a spokesperson for the princess said at the time.
The brooch was briefly referenced during the couple’s Harry and Meghan Netflix docuseries which aired in December 2022.
Afua Hirsch, a journalist and author of ‘Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging,’ spoke about the incident on the docuseries, saying she wasn’t “hugely surprised” because it’s common to be “faced with racist imagery” in palaces and stately homes in the UK.
More recently, the Princess mourned the loss of her son-in-law, Thomas Kingston.
Lady Gabriella’s husband died by suicide at the age of 45 in February 2024. Speaking to members of the British press in December, Princess Michael said Kingston was “a lovely man, so kind and thoughtful.”
Here are six things to know about Princess Michael.
1. Princess Michael met Prince Michael when she was married to her first husband.
The Princess’ first marriage was to the late Thomas Troubridge, a banker, in 1971. They divorced after six years together.
According to various reports, the Princess was first introduced to Prince Michael shortly after marrying Troubridge, while visiting her husband’s friend, Prince William of Gloucester, at his Barnwell Manor estate in Northamptonshire.
Prince and Princess of Michael became good friends after her marriage to Troubridge ended, reports said.
Prince and Princess Michael were married in 1978, and Prince Michael temporarily lost his place in the line of succession because British royals were not allowed to marry Catholics until 2013, when the law changed.
As of January 2025, Prince Michael is 52nd in line to the British throne.
2. Though not a British royal by birth, Princess Michael has royal heritage.
The Princess is the granddaughter of Princess Hedwig von Windisch-Graetz, and was raised on her Carlsbad estate in Bohemia, which was originally part of the Austrian empire.
The Princess was born on January 15, 1945, eight months before the end of World War II.
The royal’s father, Gunther von Reibnitz, was a major in Hitler’s SS, a military unit within the Nazi party.
Speaking to various outlets in 1985, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said Princess Michael was shocked to learn of her father’s involvement with the SS.
“It came as a total surprise to her when she heard the news,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “And it came as a total shock. There will be no further comment or statement from the princess,” they added.
4. Princess Michael is an author and historian.
She has penned several books, including three novels and three non-fiction books. A Cheetah’s Tale, an autobiographical account of her experience living on her father’s farm in Mozambique, was published in 2017.
When she’s not busy writing or undertaking royal engagements, Princess Michael gives history lectures. Her a
reas of interest include 18th Century Europe, 18th Century Russia, and Monarchy and Motherhood, according to her website.
5. She previously worked as an interior designer.
After studying Fine and Decorative Arts at the Victoria & Albert Museum in the early 70s, the Princess spent five years working as an apprentice to interior designers in London before becoming one herself.
After completing her training, the royal opened her own interior design business, SZAPAR DESIGNS.
6. The Princess is a night owl.
Princess Michael shared her writing routine in an essay for The Huffington Post in 2015, revealing that she is a “night-writer.”
“It is the only time I am undisturbed and often at my laptop until three or four in the morning,” she wrote. “For me, the night feels like an embracing cocoon of black velvet, welcoming and warm; also mysterious — layer upon layer of shifting thoughts allowed to overlap,” she added.
Melora Hardin still has fond memories from her time working on Little House on the Prairie.
“I remember quite a few things because I auditioned with Matthew Labyorteaux when we were 9 to play Young Caroline and young Michael Landon’s character, Charles,” Hardin, 57, said on the Monday, January 13, episode of the “Still Here Hollywood” podcast. “Charles and Caroline had to be dancing together — and Matthew had already been cast. He said that he wanted me to play the part because I didn’t step on his feet and all the other girls did.”
Hardin, who grew up dancing ballet, wasn’t cast for the role of Young Caroline but was called back for another part.
“When the new Nelly was introduced, it was when I was 13 and my character was Belinda,” the actress recalled. “She got locked in the ice house by the new Nelly, who was just as mean as the old Nelly and then I got cast when Matthew’s character was leaving the show because he died of leukemia. I played his love interest.”
Hardin and Labyorteaux, 58, even shared their “first screen kiss together” and have remained friends.
“He’s still a very good friend of mine and the godfather of my second daughter,” the Office alum said on Monday’s episode. “He’s still in my life. And, you know, [my husband Gildart Jackson and I] didn’t let our kids watch much TV at all. We really hand-selected what they could watch and our youngest daughter, Piper, just got obsessed with Little House on the Prairie — and watched all of them over and over again. And so, it was a great, really fun experience.”
Melora Hardin in ‘Little House on the Prairie.’NBC
Looking back at Little House through her daughter’s point of view also reminded Hardin of her time on the set.
“I think, maybe, [it was] my first time working with someone like Michael Landon, who really had that community feeling,” Hardin said. “I also got a real feeling from Clint Eastwood when I did Absolute Power. He’s similar; he has that crew that follows him from movie to movie and he also works very much in the same way that Michael Landon works with TV pace, fast.”
Landon, who died in 1991, played patriarch Charles Ingalls on Little House. (The series was famously based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books of the same name.)
“He was just so warm [and] he was so sweet,” Hardin recalled of Landon. “He just really made all the kids and adults, I think, … feel like he had really chosen you. He just let you do your thing and even when he gave you direction, you never felt admonished by him. He was just lovely [and] he knew how to talk to kids.”
Little House ran for nine seasons starting in 1974 and also starredMelissa Gilbert, Karen Grassle and Melissa Sue Anderson as the rest of the pioneer Ingalls family.
“The big formative years for them, I was really struggling with issues,” Caitlyn — who went by Bruce before coming out as a trans woman in 2015 — said on 20/20that same year. “I didn’t do a good job. And I apologized to my kids for that.”
Caitlyn, who is a former Olympic decathlete and motivational speaker, has six children with three different wives: Burt Jenner and Cassandra Marino with Chrystie Scott, Brandon Jenner and Brody with Linda Thompson and Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner with Kris Jenner.
“There’s no excuse for not being a good parent,” Caitlyn reiterated to ABC in 2017, “no matter how many problems you have.”
Keep reading to see how Brody and Caitlyn’s relationship played out in the spotlight and where they stand today:
Inside Brody’s Childhood
While Caitlyn’s older kids were not regular guests on Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Brody made several appearances when the show first launched on E! in 2007.
In a 2013 episode, the DJ shared a glimpse into being raised by Caitlyn. “I think Bruce is an incredible human being and I think that Bruce is a great father, he just wasn’t a great father to me. I grew up with my stepdad [David Foster],” Brody said. “Bruce was never around. I can’t tell you how many birthdays went by where Bruce wasn’t there. I resent him for that.”
Brody’s Reaction to Caitlyn’s Transition
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Throughout Caitlyn’s transition, Brody was a supportive son and shined a light on what the process meant to him.
“The first thing I thought was just, like, ‘It finally makes sense,'” Brody told ABC News in 2017. “I’ve known Bruce for a long time and I didn’t really get along with Bruce. Caitlyn and I get along a little more, because Caitlyn is actually who she really is and she’s living her life finally now as the person she actually was.”
Where Brody Stands With Caitlyn Today
In October 2024, Brody attended Caitlyn’s 75th birthday party.
“Last night bday dinner in Malibu was so special,” Caitlyn wrote via Instagram at the time. “Family is everything! So many kids and so many of the grandkids, all in one place, at one time. …I love you all so much.”
After welcoming a baby girl with Tia Blanco in July 2023, Brody shared his perspective on parenting.
“I think that what I’m most excited about is doing things differently than my father did,” Brody said in an August 2023 YouTube video. “Growing up I didn’t have the greatest relationship with then-Bruce [now Caitlyn]. [Caitlyn] wasn’t really around for me growing up. So I think that just doing the exact opposite, being the absolute best father I could possibly be and getting ready for the journey and just so very excited.”
