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10 Jewelry Gifts Perfect for Valentine's Day — All Under $100

Whether you celebrate the holiday with your significant other, best friends or yourself, Valentine’s Day is a sweet excuse for showing everyone some love. Now is the best time to gather Valentine’s Day gift ideas, and we’re big fans of gifting jewelry this time of year (even to yourself!).

I know I know — isn’t jewelry for Valentine’s Day a little stereotypical? It may sound cliche, but let’s be real — who wouldn’t want the gift of jewelry? You don’t have to gift diamonds just to show you care. There are plenty of affordable jewelry gifts from Kendra Scott, Baublebar and Pandora for under $100.

From pink heart rings to affordable tennis bracelets (yes, really), we rounded up thoughtful jewelry gifts that won’t break the bank. Scroll on for our top jewelry gift recommendations this Valentine’s Day.

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10 Jewelry Pieces That Make Beautiful Valentine’s Day Gifts

Kendra Scott Ari Heart Gold Delicate Chain Bracelet

Kendra Scott Ari Heart Gold Delicate Chain Bracelet
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Anyone who’s always wearing a bracelet stack will be ecstatic to receive this Kendra Scott Ari Heart Gold Bracelet. It features a dainty chain that showcases a pretty red heart in the center. Talk about the perfect gift for all of your gals!

Gorjana Lou Heart Ring

Gorjana Lou Heart Ring
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Even though this heart ring serves as an excellent Valentine’s Day gift, it makes a stunning everyday accessory, too. The 18k gold-plated brass ring can be worn with a stack of rings or on its own.

Ana Luisa Lev Puffed Heart Necklace

Ana Luisa Lev Puffed Heart Necklace
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Some heart necklaces are bulky and big, but that’s not the case with this perfectly sized pendant from Ana Luisa. Available in gold or silver, the necklace makes an adorable layering piece when paired with other dainty necklaces.

Ben Amun 24k Gold Electroplate Chain Necklace with Heart Locket

Ben Amun 24k Gold Electroplate Chain Necklace with Heart Locket Pendant
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Looking for something sentimental to gift this Valentine’s Day? Go for Ben Amun’s 24k Gold Electroplate Locket. Featuring intricate details around the heart, the locket opens to reveal a photo of your choosing. How sweet!

Anthropologie Mixed Metal Heart Earrings

Anthropologie Mixed Metal Heart Earrings
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For those who are always mixing metals, these earrings are the best gift. The asymmetrical heart earrings feature gold- and silver-plated zinc.

A New Day Valentine’s Day 14K Gold Dipped Pave Pearl Heart Pendant

A New Day Valentine's Day 14K Gold Dipped Pave Pearl Open Heart Pendant Necklace
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A memorable Valentine’s Day gift doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Take this open heart pearl pendant necklace — it’s just $20 but looks so much more expensive. This jewelry gift is perfect for daughters, grandkids or girlfriends.

Gem Stone King 925 Sapphire Necklace and Bracelet Jewelry Set

Gem Stone King 925 Sterling Silver Blue Created Sapphire Necklace and Bracelet Jewelry Set
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Looking to splurge a little? This sapphire jewelry gift set is just under $100 and comes with a heart pendant necklace and matching bracelet. Talk about a sweet deal!

Pandora Pink Chakra Heart Ring

Pandora Pink Chakra Heart Ring
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Embodying the spirit of love, this Pandora Pink Chakra Heart Ring is anything but ordinary. It’s perfect for anyone who prefers thoughtful yet dainty jewelry, and it’s extra sentimental considering it’s coming from someone they love — aka you!

Baublebar Metallic Custom Woven Friendship Bracelet

Baublebar Metallic Custom Woven Friendship Bracelet
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If you’re looking for a customizable jewlery gift, head to Baublebar. The brand offers fun pieces for any style and budget. Our pick? The Metallic Custom Woven Friendship Bracelet. It’s available in multiple colors and can be customized with a name, initials or sweet phrase.

Baublebar Kali Tennis Bracelet

Baublebar Kali Tennis Bracelet
Baublebar

This heart-shaped tennis bracelet is affordable and stunning. Choose from five colors including clear, gold and a too cute to pass up pink.

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Scott Wolf Reveals His Favorite ‘Party of Five’ Episode and Celebrity Crush

Out of the 142 episodes he shot for Party of Five, Scott Wolf says one episode in particular stands out to him.

“‘The Intervention’ [season 3, episode 20] — where the family confronts Bailey about his drinking — is my favorite Party of Five episode,” Wolf, 56, reveals exclusively in his 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me feature in the latest issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now. “It was the most demanding and gratifying. It was written perfectly and the culmination of Bailey’s experience up until that point.”

Party of Five, which aired on Fox from 1994 to 2000, follows five siblings navigating young adulthood together after the loss of their parents. Matthew Fox, Neve Campbell, Lacey Chabert and Jennifer Love Hewitt costarred along with Wolf. The siblings face various struggles throughout the series, including Wolf’s character Bailey’s struggle with alcoholism.

While the show dealt with some difficult subject matter, Wolf says his latest series, Doc, has been his most challenging project thus far: “Dr. Richard Miller is an incredibly complex character,” he told Us.

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Doc — which airs on Fox on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET — follows the fictional Westside Hospital in Minneapolis, where the chief of internal medicine attempts to resume her medical career after a car accident, with the help of her colleagues, including Wolf as Miller.

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For more fun facts from Wolf — including his first celebrity crush — keep scrolling:

1. My first car was a 1978 Volkswagen Dasher Wagon. My friends called it The Family Truckster from the Vacation movies. I had just gotten my license and was so eager to drive anything that I bought that piece of crap car and it was almost the end of me. I learned how to be a quasi-auto mechanic because it needed fixing all the time. It was a disaster, [but] I like to think it built character.

2. My favorite book I’ve ever read is One Hundred Years of Solitude. It really felt like you traveled through time with those characters.

3. Math was my best subject in school. I have a decent mind for math. I never loved it, but it came easier to me than most other subjects.

4. My favorite comfort meal is my wife’s chicken noodle soup. It’s homemade, delicious and arrives when you need it most.

5. “The Intervention” [season 3, episode 20] — where the family confronts Bailey about his drinking — is my favorite Party of Five episode. It was the most demanding and gratifying. It was written perfectly and the culmination of Bailey’s experience up until that point.

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6. Doc is the most challenging project I’ve been a part of. Dr. Richard Miller is an incredibly complex character.

7. The trend I miss the most from the ’90s is boy bands.

8. My wedding ring is my most valuable possession — though I can’t find it. My wife knows I take it on and off for work. Anytime I’ve played a married character, I’ve worn it, and then invariably I’ll wear it on the set and someone’s like, “Go get Scott’s ring,” and it’s in someone’s pocket. So I can’t find it, but it’s 100 percent invaluable.

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9. I play drums and guitar.

10. I’m really good at those puzzle books where you have to find the hidden objects.

11. My most starstruck moment was when Paul Newman came to see a play I was in at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Thank God nobody told me he was there when we did the show, but in the dressing room after, someone tapped me on the shoulder and said, “Paul Newman would like to say hello,” and I don’t remember the next few seconds. He and his wife, Joanne Woodward, were there and they were the most lovely, gracious humans and said how much they enjoyed the play and my performance, and I couldn’t put real words together. He was that kind of genius human who just didn’t want you to feel uncomfortable or starstruck, even though everyone that ever said hello to him probably was.

12. I make a mean French toast.

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13. My go-to takeout order is a McDonald’s Big Mac meal [with] large fries and a Coke.

14. I love every place I’ve gone to in Mexico. I love the food, the people and the beaches.

15. My first job was as a busboy at a pizza restaurant in my hometown. People would put their cigarettes out [on] the plates and I was picking those up. I lasted one night. Thankfully, other jobs have lasted longer.

16. I’m from New Jersey, and my reality-TV guilty pleasure show is The Real Housewives of New Jersey. It’s like going to a reunion.

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17. I collect objects from places I’ve gone with my family. I love having a bowl of random shells, stones and things that you may not remember where they’re from, but they tell a story.

18. One of the most meaningful moments in my career was winning the Golden Globe [for Best Television Series — Drama] with the Party
of Five cast. I was so proud to be part of that special group of people and getting that honor was really meaningful.

19. My bucket list isn’t about outside things — it’s become about being more present.

20. To unwind, I have a glass of bourbon and find someone in the house to laugh with.

21. I really looked up to Johnny Carson growing up. He was quick-witted and funny, but also heartfelt. He seemed like the consummate entertainer.

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22. My first celebrity crush was Marcia Brady [Maureen McCormick]. I met her and told her that, and she was lovely and kind.

23. I was lucky enough to work with Jeff Bridges on White Squall, and he was as cool, funny and generous as anybody I’ve ever worked with. I would work with him again every day.

24. My alternate profession would be a lawyer or politician. I love a good argument and I suppose I have a bit of a justice bent in me. Something about the law has always intrigued me.

25. The one movie I could watch for the rest of my life is The Matrix. It feels like an experience more than a movie. It’s like a sensory world. Everytime I see it anywhere, I watch it to the end.

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‘Hot Bench’ Judges Share Secrets Behind TV’s Juiciest Courtroom Show

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To stay the No. 1 syndicated court show, the Hot Bench judges know that everyone has to keep it real.

“These are real cases filed across the country in real courthouses,” Judge Yodit Tewolde exclusively shared with Us Weekly while celebrating the 2,000th episode of Hot Bench. “It’s so unbelievable these cases that we get that I don’t blame [people] for thinking it’s scripted, but these are real people with these real issues.”

Whether it’s litigants asking the court to resolve their drama surrounding rent, car accidents or even a $5 latte, Tewolde along with Michael Corriero and Rachel Juarez are determined to rule fairly and justly.

“The uniqueness about the show is that it’s just not one judge rendering a verdict,” Corriero explained to Us. “You’re getting to hear why we come to a conclusion and whether we can have a consensus together. …It gives us an opportunity perhaps to educate and test our views with each other and entertain.

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As Hot Bench continues to air weekdays — check your local listings onlineUs asked the judges to answer some burning questions about the show:

What Are the ‘Hot Bench’ Judges Favorite Cases to Try

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Juarez loves when a car accident case approaches her docket. “I like piecing them together,” she said. “I like when the three of us get to put on our detective hats and say, ‘Well, wait a second! Why isn’t there any white paint if he hit you in the back?’ I feel like it’s a way to kind of be a mini detective — but within only 20 minutes.”

While Tewolde doesn’t love a case involving kids who are bullied, Corriero tries to use it as a learning opportunity.

“We can try to remedy the situation,” he explained to Us. “A kid’s bully? We try to deal with that and demonstrate that the person who did the bullying was wrong and why. I like when we have very young people who come in as witnesses for their parents or the elders because it gives us an opportunity to talk to them, to reach them and to show them what a real courtroom is about, what justice is about.”

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Corriero never likes it when plaintiffs or defendants have “inconsistencies” within their case.

Juarez raises her eyebrows when people start overexplaining their actions. “If you just come out defensively, like, ‘I had dinner at 7 but the reason I had dinner…’” she said. “The minute you start overexplaining and defending, we’re kind of like [hmmm.]”

It’s also important to come prepared with your evidence. “They’re always losing the cell phone with the text message proof,” Tewolde joked. “That is notorious.”

What Do the Judges Wear Below Their Robes?

The cameras showcase the judges in their signature black robes, but some prefer to get a little more casual with their footwear.

“We’re always wearing sneakers because under the robe, why do you care?” Tewolde joked before showcasing her Nikes.

While Juarez sometimes shows up to work in tracksuits, Corriero always comes dressed. “Ever since high school, I had to wear a suit,” he said. “I don’t feel dressed unless I’m in a suit.”

How Many Cases Do the ‘Hot Bench’ Judges Cover Every Day?

According to Juarez, Hot Bench is able to tape two or three days a week. Each day of filming includes six or seven cases.

“We have a lot of time to prepare,” she assured Us. “We really get to dive into each case, dig into the evidence for each case and then by the time that we’re actually there hearing them, we’ve seen almost everything.”

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While some viewers may assume the Hot Bench judges already know their ruling within minutes of meeting the plaintiff and defendant, Tewolde said it’s not always the case.

“Sometimes it’s fairly obvious,” she told Us. “A lot are not and we just have to wait and see what the litigants testify to and the evidence.”

Juarez added, “We often will read it and think one thing and then the people will present so differently before us. Nothing this person says makes sense or this person is clearly not credible and it completely changes.”

Taylor Swift Made a ‘Sentimental’ Gift for Patrick, Brittany Mahomes’ Baby

Taylor Swift Made a Gift for Patrick Mahomes and Wife Brittanys Baby Girl Golden
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Taylor Swift put her creative skills to work in celebration of Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Mahomes’ newest addition to the family, Us Weekly can confirm.

According to a source, the Grammy winner made the Mahomes’ new baby girl, Golden, a blanket following her birth on January 12. (The couple, both 29, also share daughter Sterling, 3, and son Bronze, 2.)

“She makes a lot of things for the people she loves and cares about,” the source exclusively tells Us of Swift, 35. “She makes sentimental gifts that are more of value to her than expensive gifts.”

The source notes Swift loves to create one-of-a-kind keepsakes behind the scenes.

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“She has always been someone who makes arts and crafts. She makes a lot of personal things herself,” the source continues, noting that Swift is “always thinking about her friends and values those gifts more than anything expensive.”

Taylor Swift Made a Gift for Patrick Mahomes and Wife Brittanys Baby Girl Golden
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The homemade presents from Swift “have more meaning,” the insider says, adding that even when it comes to buying a present the pop star will “hunt for something special, personal and meaningful for people.” The source says, “She’s not the type to have her assistant just buy something.”

Gigi Hadid previously revealed in September 2020 that “auntie” Swift made her and ex Zayn Malik’s 4-year-old daughter, Khai, a pink blanket after she was born.

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Chiefs WAG Chariah Gordon told Glamour in November 2024 that Swift sent her and Mecole Hardman Jr.’s baby girl a gift as well — even while she was still on tour. “It’s so freaking cute and so thoughtful,” Chariah said at the time.

Swift initially became friends with Patrick and Brittany once she started dating Kansa City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in summer 2023. After the singer attended her first Chiefs game in September 2023, she soon became a fixture at Arrowhead Stadium, often cheering alongside Brittany from one of the suites.

“Brittany is thrilled to be building a genuine friendship with Taylor. They’ve hung out a couple of times and have grown fairly close in a short period of time,” a source exclusively told Us in October 2023. “Brittany thinks Taylor is so sweet, and down to earth, and they get along really great.”

The following month, Brittany joined Swift for a girls’ night out in New York City alongside the musician’s famous pals Selena Gomez, Sophie Turner and Hadid, 29.

The girls’ friendship continued to grow throughout 2024. In September of that year, the Mahomes were spotted hanging out with Swift and Kelce, 35, at the US Open in New York. (Patrick has played on the Chiefs with Kelce since 2017.)

The Mahomes were also on hand in December 2024 to celebrate the end of Swift’s Eras Tour with a concert-themed bash. “My people,” Brittany captioned a series of photos from the soiree, posing with Swift and fellow Chiefs WAG Lyndsay Bell.

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Earlier this month, Swift showed her subtle support for Brittany and Patrick when they announced the arrival of their third baby.

“•Golden Raye Mahomes• 1/12/25🎀✨,” the couple wrote via Instagram on January 13, sharing a black-and-white photo of their daughter’s feet as they held onto her.

Swift dropped a “like” on the social media post. Less than a week later both Brittany and Swift were spotted cheering on the Chiefs during the divisional playoff against the Houston Texans. The Chiefs won, advancing to the NFL Conference Championship game on Sunday, January 26.

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This Shampoo Delivers Gentle Care for Frazzled Strands — On Sale for 20% Off

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There’s no denying it, hair maintenance days can be tedious. From cleansing and conditioning to protein treatments and hair masks, there are so many things to do, before you even think about styling your strands. Starting out with a solid shampoo will help reduce the time spent and the effort it takes to wrangle your mane. Products like the Blu Atlas Natural Shampoo for All Hair Types deliver impressive results, which you need when you’re in a time crunch.

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Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie Both Love This Luxe French Lip Gloss

My love for the French beauty line Chantecaille goes way back. When a glamorous Angelina Jolie was snapped applying the brand’s lip gloss at the 2011 Golden Globes awards, I had to make it mine. While we don’t all have the actress’ legendary pout, the sheer, sultry gloss (which she applied without a mirror) was that covetable. So, it was unsurprising that Gwyneth Paltrow also regularly rocks the same beautiful gloss on the red carpet — it’s a beauty insider hero! Not one to gatekeep, I’m sharing my long-time beauty love affair. Even better, the gloss is available at Nordstrom!

Chantecaille’s bestselling Brilliant Lip Gloss has an ultra-hydrating, high-shine formula. It’s that elusive non-sticky gloss that makes lips sensual and plump without any sting. Available in a range of wearable shades, it’s perfect over lipstick and magical on its own. Jolie has worn Love, a baby pink, and the nude hue Charm in the movie Salt.

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For Paltrow, celeb makeup artist Georgie Eisdell uses a full face of Chantecaille on the Iron Man actress for events like the Golden Globes and premieres. After prepping her skin with the complexion-perfecting Rose de Mai Face Oil and creating a smokey eye with my favorite Luster Glide eyeliner, the finishing touch is Brilliant Lip Gloss in Modern, a subtle beige. It’s a universally flattering shade that works with any makeup, and Eisdell has also created bronzed beauty looks for Paltrow using the same color.

A-listers are hardly the only ones infatuated with the long-wearing gloss — shoppers give it lots of love, too. Chock full of antioxidants, reviews say things like, “I wasn’t sure it would be worth the price but I was pleasantly surprised. This is now my favorite lip gloss and I am buying other colors. I usually use Laura Mercier but it’s a little sticky. This isn’t sticky at all! It is perfect! The color Charm is basically just a little tint — looks like clear gloss on me and I love it.”

Over the years, Chantecaille’s luxe skincare products have also become my must-have staples, including the anti-aging Bio Lift mask, which shoppers say makes your skin look like a “baby’s behind!” Additionally, the clean, cruelty-free French beauty brand supports environmental and endangered animal causes. So, with every purchase, you give to charities as well — a win-win if there ever was one.

Shop the French cool-girl brand yourself — and gloss on like a star!

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Parvati Shallow Thought She Was Having a Heart Attack When She Got Book Deal

Fans may think they know Parvati Shallow, but the Survivor legend is preparing some surprises in her upcoming book, Nice Girls Don’t Win.

“It covers my whole life up until very recently — coming back from Deal or No Deal Island, that’s the epilogue,” Shallow, 42, exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting season 2 of the NBC competition show. “It’s a journey of going from a really naive [place], like, ‘Oh I don’t know, I just wanna be liked’ and wanting people to think I’m great, to ‘I really know who I am.’ I’m [now] able to make these decisions and create a life that I really love that is so authentic to me.”

Shallow said when she got the call from Random House about the book deal, she lost it. “They’re like, ‘We want this.’ I thought I was having a heart attack,” she told Us. “I was like, ‘I’m dying. I think I need to check myself into urgent care.’”

Shallow believes her body “was having a reaction to knowing that I was gonna have to follow through and really put these stories out into the world.” She added, “It was terrifying.”

Shallow confirmed that her stints on several reality shows as well as her personal life will be explored in the book, which is expected on July 8.

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“I share stories about getting cast on Survivor, going out and playing, [and] what that was like for me. Traitors is in there. My marriage, having a baby, my divorce, and then getting into a queer relationship for the first time in my life,” she said. “It covers the whole range and it’s pretty vulnerable and very intimate and stories that I’ve never shared.”

Parvati Shallow Thought She Was Having a Heart Attack After Locking in Book Deal
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Shallow shares 6-year-old daughter Ama with ex-husband John Fincher, with whom she had a messy divorce in 2021. She started dating comedian Mae Martin in 2023, recently telling People that their status is “an in-flux situation.”

“[Writing the memoir] was the hardest thing I’ve ever done — and I have birthed a baby and I’ve played five seasons of Survivor,” she continued to Us. “I’m a different person because I wrote the book. I have really reclaimed my power in my voice. I am a chronic oversharer in my life, I think, but it hasn’t been public in this way.”

Shallow reiterated that nothing is off limits.

“Some of the stories are really vulnerable. I wrote about the death of my brother and what that was like. So with my parents reading it, I’m like, ‘I’m sorry. I ask for forgiveness instead of permission,’” she explained. ”And then with my dating life, there’s some of that in there that I’m, like, ‘Hopefully is fine!’”

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The title wasn’t as hard to settle on — despite her daughter’s disapproval.

Sandra [Diaz-Twine] and I had that feud [which included me saying], ‘nice girls don’t win Survivor or build lives they love.’ I really believe that,” Shallow told Us. “I think that when I talk about being nice, it’s different from being kind. I think I’m a kind person. Be kind. I want everyone to be kind. But being nice has this stickiness to it that is like, ‘I’m gonna be nice to you so you like me so you want to give me the things that I want from you.’ So really it’s about stop trying to be liked and start living your life authentically for you. And then you will find a way to win whatever it is that you’re doing in your life.”

Shallow explained that Ama “is very upset about the title.”

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“She goes, ‘Mom, that’s not true. Nice girls do win.’ She’s mad about it. I’m like, ‘Yeah, you’re right. Sometimes nice girls do win, but it’s kind of like a cheeky hook,’” she said, revealing that Ama has only seen a little bit of her mom’s time on reality TV. “She watched me poison Ekin-Su [on Traitors] and she’s like, ‘Oh my god Mom, you’re the bad guy.’ She watched one episode of Traitors and then it was too much for her. But she watched Deal No Deal Island. And she loved it.”

Shallow concluded that she has to “ease” her daughter into reality TV “because she’s already very competitive and wants to be famous, so I’m a little nervous.”

Nice Girls Don’t Win: How I Burned It All Down to Claim My Power is available for pre-order now. Its expected release is July 8, 2025.

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Where Do Residual Payments Come From — And How Much Money Do Actors Get?

SAG AFTRA Spokesperson Breaks Down Where Residual Payments Come From And How Much Actors Get
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The topic of residuals has been a hot topic, but where do the payments come from — and how much do actors actually make?

“Producers and distributors [bankroll the residual payments],” a spokesperson for SAG-AFTRA shared in the latest issue of Us Weekly. “Our signatory producers are responsible for residuals when their pictures are distributed and exhibited, but distributors also assume that responsibility and pay residuals as a result of getting the rights to distribute a picture.”

When it comes to the amount, there are “multiple factors” that determine how much a performer will receive.

“The Agreement that the picture is produced under [plays a role]. [Also] the type[s] of exhibition/distribution the picture is having, e.g. network runs on television, sales of DVDs or digital downloads, subscription and free streaming, basic cable, foreign television, etc.,” the spokesperson explained. “The revenue from the types of distribution, e.g. how many units were sold on DVD or digital sell thru, the value of a license to television or new media such as Pay TV or network or basic cable or a streaming service. Also how individual performers were hired, worked and paid.”

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Residuals were a major topic of conversation during the dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023. Many actors shared their pay stubs to show why they were advocating for better pay for union members.

William Stanford Davis, who plays Mr. Johnson on Abbott Elementary, previously took to social media to show his $0.05 paycheck from an undisclosed TV show. Meanwhile, Mandy Moore revealed she received checks for pennies following reruns of her Emmy-nominated drama, This Is Us.

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“Ours is a fickle industry and in my 20+ years of being a performer, my career has ebbed and flowed. I’ve had very lean years where I couldn’t get a job and those are precisely the moments when in years past, actors could rely on residuals from their past work to help them get by,” Moore, 40, wrote via her Instagram in July 2023. “The world and business have changed and I’m hoping we can find a meaningful solution moving forward.”

She added: “The trickle-down effect felt across so many industries is already devastating. I am one person — a tiny part of our guild — and while I am happy to use whatever platform my past jobs have given me to speak to issues affecting my fellow @sagaftra family, I know my experience is my own. Here’s hoping we get a fair contract soon so we can get back to doing the jobs we all love and miss so much.”

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The WGA went on strike in May 2023 before reaching a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers five months later. SAG-AFTRA joined them on the picket line two months later after failing to reach an agreement on contract terms with the AMPTP, which represents networks, studios and streamers like Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney, Discovery-Warner, NBC Universal, Paramount and Sony. A deal was reached in November 2023, and the labor dispute was settled after most TV shows and movies were put on pause.

According to the SAG-AFTRA spokesperson, most residuals are “due quarterly.”

SAG AFTRA Spokesperson Breaks Down Where Residual Payments Come From And How Much Actors Get
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“But some, such as reruns of television programs, can be due one to four months after each rerun,” they noted. “The combination of negotiation and strike actions [brought about residuals]. And getting residuals for the first time also includes a negotiation about how many and to what extent older/previously produced shows will participate in the newly bargained terms.”

The residual agreements have been continually updated in an effort to compensate actors properly.

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“As exhibition patterns and types of distribution change the contracts need to change as well. In addition, the residuals formulas often need to be improved as a media market grows. The first residuals for reruns on television didn’t continue in perpetuity and that improvement was negotiated later,” the rep shared with Us. “Same for residuals for foreign television exhibition of television programs. The same thing is happening for residuals associated with shows on the streaming services now. Those formulas get improved in subsequent negotiations.”

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With reporting by Mariel Turner

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