Alan Cumming claims that his ex-wife Hilary Lyon initially expressed disbelief when he revealed he was a victim of childhood abuse.
Cumming, 60, detailed his difficult past in his 2014 memoir Not My Father’s Son, where he described being emotionally and physically abused by his dad, Alex Cumming.
The Traitors host spoke about his relationship with Alex on the Tuesday, February 25 episode of the podcast “Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky.”
“In that situation, you’re so worried about being believed. … And some people didn’t,” Cumming said.
When host Monica Lewinsky asked who’d doubted him, he replied: “My ex-wife.”
Without using Lyon’s name, Cumming added that he thought “she did, eventually” believe him. “But she told me that I used it as an excuse to get out of the marriage,” he said, noting that “she was angry” at the time.
“You’re so tender and you’re so raw that … you can’t be around people who don’t believe you,” Cumming told Lewinsky, 51. “It’s just too much. You can hardly believe it.”
Cumming and the actress were married from 1985 to 1993. In 2007, he and artist Grant Shaffer tied the knot in a London civil ceremony. The couple later remarried in New York on their fifth wedding anniversary.
“I’d had a lot of bad failed relationships, and I was ready to not have a bad one,” Cumming told People earlier this month. “There’s certain things that happened in my life that have made me who I am and made me understand myself so much better.”
He explained, “By the time I met Grant — we started going out with each other when we were nearly 40 — all those things had sort of come out and I had done a lot of therapy. I was ready to be honest and open about what I could bring to the table and what I felt I wasn’t capable of. We started our relationship just being very honest with each other.”
Cumming revealed in his People interview that he’d married Lyon partly out of a need to achieve stability in his life.
“That’s not a great thing to do,” Cumming said. “I wouldn’t recommend that. I was 21 when I got married the first time. I knew I was bisexual when I was married the first time, as did my wife.”
The Good Wife actor has been open about his sexuality for quite some time, telling Oasis magazine circa 2007, “For me, bisexual is a good thing, because it’s in the middle. Even now that I have a husband, who’s a man, I still find lots of people attractive.”
Cumming celebrated his milestone 60th birthday on January 27.
“I don’t want to conform or follow the pack or ‘act my age’ because that means allowing other people’s opinions to dictate my existence, and I have always found the more I stick to my guns and am prepared to be vulnerable and authentic and true to myself the more successful and happy I am.”
The Scottish Tony-and-Emmy winner has a long Hollywood resume that includes his role as political operator Eli Gold in the former CBS series The Good Wife as well as his appearances in the films Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion and Eyes Wide Shut. Since 2023, he’s hosted the hit Peacock show The Traitors, a mafia-style game with a prize of up to $250,000 and an eclectic group of celeb competitors.
Kim Kardashian and Khloé Kardashianhad an unfiltered conversation about their sex lives that was censored by Hulu with various animal noises
During the Thursday, February 27, episode of The Kardashians, Henry Winkler’s daughter, Zoe, told Kim she has ever “tasted [meow] before” because she would “throw up.” This surprised Kim, 44, who told Khloé, 40, the details, saying, “Zoe said she has never tasted [bark] before.”
Based on context clues, the group was discussing their experience with oral sex.
“I probably did but then I would [caw] it out. I have never like [baa] anyone’s. Ew, no,” Zoe noted, to which Khloé replied, “[I] don’t think you are missing anything in life.”
Khloé added: “I think they just want you to make them [quack] and they don’t really care what you do with it but it is not the most attractive to spit it out.”
While most of their sentences weren’t bleeped out, a startling confession from Kim caused most of her words to get censored. “Do you guys know that [monkey howling] by [crowing]?” she asked before Hulu added sounds of “dolphins chittering” and “horses neighing.”
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Despite Kim’s unfiltered commentary about her sex life, she doesn’t usually share such NSFW details. The reality star was previously married to producer Damon Thomas, whom she divorced before her debut on Keeping Up With the Kardashians. The duo, who had a 10-year age difference, were married for three years until they called it quits in 2003.
Nearly one decade later, Kim got engaged to Kris Humphriesin 2011 following a whirlwind romance. Kim and Humphries tied the knot in 2011 but split after 72 days of marriage. Their divorce was finalized in April 2013 following a lengthy court battle.
Kim moved on from Humphries with longtime friend Kanye West. One year after welcoming daughter North, the couple got married in 2014. They later welcomed son Saint in 2015, daughter Chicago in 2018 and son Psalm in 2019. In February 2021, Kim filed for divorce after nearly seven years of marriage.
Kim has since been linked to Pete Davidson and Odell Beckham Jr. In an earlier episode of her reality show, Kim discussed how her preferences in the bedroom have changed since she’s returned to the dating scene.
“I pretty much have the lights off now,” she shared in 2023. “It is so weird. But then, I can walk out in a thong of a photoshoot with 100 people working on set. But if it’s like you’re there with me I am like, ‘Wait don’t look at me. Turn the lights off.'”
Kim later offered more details on what she’s looking for in a potential suitor.
“I do [have a list]. But I’m also not so delusional to know that someone will check every single box,” she noted on SiriusXM’s “This Life of Mine With James Corden” podcast in 2024 . “[I’m looking for someone who is] accountable for actions. Takes accountability, [has] good teeth, can hold their own and I don’t have to babysit [them] all the time. Just a good, genuine person that’s driven and has their own motivations in life.”
Kim said that her list is “so long” that she struggled to share only a handful of the characteristics. She wasn’t sure, however, if her attempt to find The One could result in a wedding.
“I don’t know. I really don’t. There’ll be moods where I’m just like, ‘You know what? I understand my life is really big, and I understand it takes a really, really, really special, unique person to want to deal with that,'” she continued at the time. “I think my life is really fun and whoever comes into my life will have a really good time, but it’s a lot. I’m not lonely, so I’m good. I have my kids, I have work, I have my family, but it would be nice to share your life with someone, but when you do, it’s such a big … I don’t take that lightly.”
New episodes of TheKardashiansair on Hulu every Thursday.
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Scott Disick faced those Mounjaro rumors head on when he admitted to using the weight loss drug.
During the Thursday, February 27, episode of The Kardashians, Khloé Kardashian called Scott, 41, when an episode of the show went viral. The clip from a previous season gained traction when viewers questioned whether there was a weight loss drug in a scene where Scott opened his fridge.
“It shows the Mounjaro? You’re lying!” Scott told Khloé, 40, when she called with the news. “Oh, f— me running. By the way, I am not embarrassed that I took it! Everyone that has a problem with Mounjaro can suck my d—. And by the way, they can see it now because for a minute, you couldn’t!”
Scott noted that it was “tough living that large,” to which Khloé replied, “You shouldn’t be [embarrassed]! When I was fat, I would have drank that s—. I don’t get the shame in it. You don’t get it because you don’t have these problems but when I was thicker, I took laxatives. I would take anything that anyone was pushing.”
Before getting in shape, Scott’s appearance became a cause for concern with his loved ones. Season 4 of The Kardashians featured many mentions from Khloé and others about how Scott’s body went through some changes following his 2022 car accident.
“I gained a lot of weight here because of my back,” he said during an October 2023 episode. “Ever since that car accident, [my back pain] got worse over time.”
Khloé, meanwhile, admitted she was worried about Scott. “I think Scott maybe needs a little pep talk because this is probably the unhealthiest I’ve seen him. He’s barely mobile and it is all from his back,” she mentioned on a 2023 episode of The Kardashians. “That wouldn’t make anyone feel good. I think Scott needs to realize these things are fixable. You can’t let it get you down.”
One season later, Kris Jenner praised Scott for his hard work, saying in a 2024 episode, “Wow somebody has lost a lot of weight. You look great.”
She continued: “Scott looks great. I know he has really struggled the last year or so,” she told the cameras. “I felt like he was not in the best place and it made me really sad.”
The praise was ultimately overshadowed by viewers who claimed they spotted boxes of Mounjaro in a scene where Scott opened up his fridge. At the time, Scott remained tight-lipped about potentially using the medication, which is used to help diabetes patients with weight management.
“Honestly, I had no idea how horrible it was — what I was doing at night,” he revealed on The Kardashians in 2024. “Eating those little bread things. The Hawaiian rolls. I was pounding a whole box of them at night. I loved them. But I didn’t realize what I was doing.”
Scott told Khloé and Kris that he had to press pause on his love of ginger ale, adding,. “And then I also didn’t know the whole thing about ginger ale being the same thing as a soda. I know! It just seemed like it was a soothing drink. … All day I would be drinking gingers. I was going through 20 gingers a day.”
New episodes of The Kardashians air on Hulu every Thursday.
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Amanda de Cadenet says Michelle Trachtenberg called her from a “hospital bed” before her death at age 39.
The podcaster, 52, took to Instagram on Wednesday, February 26, to post a photo she’d taken of Trachtenberg when she was younger and mourn the loss of her longtime friend.
“What sad news this morning to wake up to,” de Cadenet wrote in a caption. “It feels weird and awful to be posting this, but I want to acknowledge your death because I cared about you. I will always remember you as the young vivacious woman I met when I took this photo of you … and seeing your face from the hospital bed when we FaceTimed recently, even though you did not look like you, your sweetness and humor were still alive. I’m so sad for you that the outcome was not a better one. Wishing you a peaceful transition sweet friend and may your spirit finally rest.”
Police sources confirmed to Us Weekly earlier on Wednesday that Trachtenberg was found unconscious inside her New York City apartment. No cause of death has been reported, and the incident is not believed to be suspicious.
Trachtenberg’s representative later addressed the news in a statement, telling Us on Wednesday, “It is with great sadness to confirm that Michelle Trachtenberg has passed away. The family requests privacy for their loss. There are no further details at this time.”
The tragedy sparked an outpouring of tributes from the actress’ famous friends and loyal fans.
“She was electricity,” Blake Lively, who costarred with Trachtenberg on Gossip Girl, stated via Instagram on Wednesday. “You knew when she entered a room because the vibration changed. Everything she did, she did 200%. She laughed the fullest at someone’s joke, she faced authority head on when she felt something was wrong, she cared deeply about her work, she was proud to be a part of this community and industry as painful as it could be sometimes, she was fiercely loyal to her friends and brave for those she loved, she was big and bold and distinctly herself.”
Prior to appearing on The CW series, Trachtenberg played Dawn Summers on the last two seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
“My heart is heavy today. We have lost a beautiful soul,” James Marsters, who portrayed Spike on the series, wrote via Instagram. “Michelle was fiercely intelligent, howlingly funny and a very talented person. She died much too young, and leaves behind scores of people who knew and loved her. … Godspeed Michelle. You are missed.”
“Michelle was one of a kind,” Chace Crawford, who played Nate Archibald, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, February 26. “I remember her coming on set for the first time and just absolutely owning it. She was a force of nature and just so so unapologetically funny and magnetic.”
The actor, 39, included two selfies with Trachtenberg as well a snap that appeared to show them on the set of Gossip Girl, which aired from 2007 to 2012 on The CW.
Police sources confirmed to Us Weekly earlier on Wednesday that Trachtenberg was found unconscious inside her New York City apartment. No cause of death has been reported, and the incident is not believed to be suspicious.
Trachtenberg’s representative later addressed the news in a statement, telling Us on Wednesday, “It is with great sadness to confirm that Michelle Trachtenberg has passed away. The family requests privacy for their loss. There are no further details at this time.”
Multiple sources told Us that the Ice Princess actress had a liver transplant prior to her death.
Trachtenberg broke out as a child star in the 1996 film Harriet the Spy, which was based on Louise Fitzhugh’s 1964 novel of the same name. She later appeared in shows including The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Six Feet Under.
In 2008, she made her debut in season 1 of Gossip Girl as Georgina Sparks, a villainous former friend of Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively). Trachtenberg appeared in 28 episodes of the original series and later returned for two episodes of the Max sequel, which debuted in 2021.
In February 2020, Trachtenberg praised her former costars for their post–Gossip Girl achievements and said she’d recently seen Leighton Meester, who played Blair Waldorf.
“Leighton and I actually had dinner not too long ago, and she’s also a mother,” Trachtenberg exclusively told Us at the time. “I think it’s just amazing what they’ve all accomplished.”
She noted that she hadn’t yet seen Penn Badgley’s then-new show You, but she’d heard about the memes joking that Georgina could ruin his character, Joe.
“[It] says that I would be the one to take him down, and I was like, ‘I don’t know what this means,’” she joked. “And then my friends were like, ‘Well … ’ I go to all of my friends for the content to understand what’s cool with the kids these days.”
Keep scrolling for more tributes to Trachtenberg from the Gossip Girl cast and crew:
Chace Crawford
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“Michelle was one of a kind,” Crawford wrote via Instagram. “I remember her coming on set for the first time and just absolutely owning it. She was a force of nature and just so so unapologetically funny and magnetic.. remembering those years with a big smile. Just a terrible loss. Love you .”
“So sad to hear of the passing of @michelletrachtenberg,” Westwick, 37, wrote via his Instagram Story alongside a throwback photo of Trachtenberg from the series. “Sending prayers.” (The actor played Chuck Bass on the teen drama.)
The Gossip Girl cocreator, 48, paid tribute to Trachtenberg via his Instagram Story, writing, “RIP Michelle. Thank you for Georgina. You will be missed but not forgotten.”
He also commented on Crawford’s post, writing, “Well said. Love these photos. .”
“What a loss. Michelle was tough and a force,” wrote Zegers, 40, who played Damian Dalgaard, via Instagram. “Just a kid, so sad.”
Joshua Safran
The Gossip Girl writer penned a touching social media tribute for Trachtenberg on Wednesday sharing it was “an honor and joy” to create her character.
“Georgina unlocked something in me in which writing her was the easiest thing I’d done. It was partially the character: devious, delicious, direct — the most fun to write,” he reflected. “But it was also Michelle. She had such a clear voice as an actor. You heard her as you typed.”
Safran continued: “You knew she’d make each line rougher, more real, much funnier — and that made the writing better. She was an inspiration and an icon. There’s many reasons GG1 caught fire when we came back from the strike, but one of the biggest was the intro of her arc. The injection of *her.* Long live Georgina Sparks, and the brilliant woman who gave her the fire. You will be forever missed. Xoxo.”
Blake Lively
attends the 2009 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 15, 2009 in New York City.Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage
“This is the first day I met Michelle. She was electricity. You knew when she entered a room because the vibration changed,” Lively, 38, wrote via Instagram alongside a photo of the duo filming Gossip Girl. “Everything she did, she did 200%. She laughed the fullest at someone’s joke, she faced authority head on when she felt something was wrong, she cared deeply about her work, she was proud to be a part of this community and industry as painful as it could be sometimes, she was fiercely loyal to her friends and brave for those she loved, she was big and bold and distinctly herself.”
Calling her “king through and through,” Lively continued, “Time passes. You take for granted that you get the chance to see an old friend. To paraphrase, the real tragedies in life are the ones that blindside you on an idle Tuesday. Hold those you love and have loved dear. The world lost a deeply sensitive and good person in Michelle. May her work and her huge heart be remembered by those who were lucky enough to experience her fire.”
Taylor Momsen
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The actress-turned-rocker took to social media to share her “shock” over Trachtenberg’s death, writing via Instagram, “When I met this girl 15 years ago I knew we’d be friends..she was smart and sassy, bold and sensitive, funny as f— and filled with fire. She was simply awesome. I’ll miss our late night calls that no one should ever hear but us. She was always in my corner and there to support me whether I was right or wrong.”
Momsen then took a moment to address Trachtenberg directly. “I will miss you everyday my love..I think we truly understood each other and I am so grateful to have had a friend like you in my life for so long..You were a true friend to me which is a rarity in this world and I can’t believe I won’t hear your voice again,” she wrote. “I hope you’re f—-ing up heaven for both of us..I love you so much Michelle, my heart is on the floor.”
She concluded the post — which featured a black and white slideshow of the costars over the years — by sharing that she “needed to honor” her longtime friend, noting that she “deserves more than this.”
“I grieve with all her fans around the world, and my heart is with her family and loved ones,” Momsen added. “I have so much to say, but she’s the only one I’d want to say it to, my love to you all xxt.”
Once you reach your 30s, your skincare priorities start to shift. Suddenly, it’s not just about hydration. It’s about firming areas prone to sagging and stopping fine lines before they settle in. And for the first time, you realize your neck needs just as much attention as your face.
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“Now I’ve gotten to the point where you f—d with my best friend. Now you’re f—ing with my boyfriend [Craig],” Paige, 32, said about Kyle, 42, during the Wednesday, February 26, episode of the Bravo series. “You disrespect me. Think you can text me anything you want. F— you!”
Paige’s comments came after she revealed earlier in the episode that she received a “bit of rage texting” from Kyle that week about her “best friend” Hannah Berner and her then-boyfriend Craig Conover. (Paige and Craig, 36, called it quits in November 2024 after three years.)
Paige told the cameras that the text allegedly attacked Craig because Kyle was “mad because [Craig] signed a deal to do some ad with another drink company.”
According to a screenshot of the exchange, Kyle wrote he was “beyond discouraged” with Craig, claiming that the Southern Charm star’s choice to partner with Spritz Society in spring 2024 didn’t sit well with him. (Kyle owns the alcohol company Loverboy, which he claimed Craig knew had a spritz collection but still invested in the rival company.)
“This wouldn’t be a topic today if it wasn’t for him and about a dozen lies,” Kyle allegedly texted Paige regarding Craig.
Craig Conover.Kate Green/Getty Images
Paige then noted that Kyle’s negative remarks about Hannah, who he feuded with for years before her Summer House exit, were “because she was on a podcast just being Hannah.” (Hannah, 33, claimed on a 2024 podcast that Kyle attributed to her getting fired from the Bravo show.)
Paige was taken aback by the whole ordeal, saying, “I’m just getting yelled at.” She then shared the text thread with pal Ciara Miller and started to fume while reliving it.
“What the f—? You have both of their numbers,” Paige said of Kyle, telling Ciara, 29, that he should “be an adult” and text the person he is actually mad at.
Paige explained that Kyle “trying to put me in the middle of it” is “absolutely insane.” Ciara was firmly team Paige, telling her, “The other thing that’s annoying to me is Kyle’s thinking that everyone has to have this allegiance to him.”
Paige then went off about Kyle, claiming that he has never “supported a single thing” that she’s done, while she has been very loyal to him.
“I’ve drank your drink for seven f—ing years. I’ve come to your dumbass f—ing events,” Paige quipped. “The only reason I came here tonight is so that someone kept his wife company while he pretends to be Diplo, like, please.” (Kyle is married to Amanda Batula.)
When Paige and Ciara reunited in the Hamptons for another weekend, Paige said that Kyle did text her about his rage message. “He just goes, ‘Sorry about all those texts earlier.’ I was just like, ‘Alright,’” Paige alleged.
Paige then confessed that Craig did “not want” to be Kyle’s friend amid his accusations. “He feels uncomfortable even coming to the house,” Paige said of her then-boyfriend.
“You crossed a f—ing line,” she said of Kyle, noting he shouldn’t have called her to “vent” about Amanda, 33, and then “three weeks later think you can text me whatever the f— you want.”
Paige later compared Kyle to a “dad” who was reprimanding his daughter for the sins of her friends.
“[He was] like, ‘If those are your friends and they’re doing bad things then so are you.’ And it’s like, ‘Dad, I don’t smoke weed. I didn’t do it,’” she said in confessional, pointing out, “I didn’t go on a podcast and talk about you. I didn’t join a spritz company and post about it.”
Paige questioned, “Why and I getting yelled at on a Thursday morning at 9:30 [a.m.]? I already don’t want to be awake.”
She told Ciara that Kyle is “lucky he’s married to the woman he’s married to,” adding that her friendship with Amanda is the “only reason I don’t go up one f—ing side of him and down the other.”
Summer House airs on Bravo Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET.
Octomom Nadya Suleman’s 14 children have a lot to say in the new trailer for the upcoming docuseries Confessions of Octomom.
“At the time my mom was getting a lot of death threats,” one of Suleman’s daughters claimed to the cameras in the Wednesday, February 26, trailer for the upcoming Lifetime series which premieres on Monday, March 10.
Later in the teaser, one of Suleman’s sons also could be seen sitting down with producers, and shared what it’s been like when his classmates approach him about his mother’s past experience in the adult entertainment industry. (Suleman previously worked as a stripper in men’s clubs and did an adult film.)
“When someone comes up to you at school and asks you, ‘Is your mom a stripper?’ You don’t know what to say,” the son reflected.
At one point in the trailer, all of Suleman’s children gathered on a couch to reveal what their mom had told them about what she went through to welcome them all.
“Our mom talks often about the story, how it all started,” her kids say, all chiming in. “It wasn’t how everyone thinks it was. My mom did everything in her power to protect her kids.”
They continued: “The main reason why we’re doing all this is to get the truth out there.”
Suleman rose to fame in 2009 after she got pregnant with octuplets with IVF. She welcomed Noah, Maliyah, Isaiah, Nariyah, Jonah, Makai, Josiah and Jeremiah that same year. Suleman is also the mother of six older children: Elijah (born in 2001), Amerah (born in 2002), Joshua (born in 2003), Aiden (born in 2005) and fraternal twins Calyssa and Caleb (born in 2006.)
In addition to her children speaking out, Suleman is also coming forward to share her side of the story.
“I’d love to explain what happened and why I became Octomom. I’ve always wanted to be a mom. I wanted a big family,” she said. “When I set my mind to achieving a goal, you know, I achieve that goal. I think I may have overachieved with being a mom, though, a little too much there.”
Two years after giving birth, the California Medical Board learned that Suleman’s fertility doctor had allegedly transferred 12 embryos into her uterus instead of the six she reportedly requested. The professional’s medical license was revoked in 2011.
Suleman shared that she met the medical professional while seeking treatment for endometriosis. At one point in the trailer, a person claimed that Suleman was aware of how many embryos the doctor transferred. The camera then flashed to Suleman as an interviewer asked if she did know. As Suleman prepared to answer the question, the scene cut.
In addition to testimony from Suleman and her children, the sperm donor for the eight children will also come forward in the documentary after remaining anonymous after all these years.
Confessions of Octomom premieres on Lifetime Monday, March 10.
The Barstool Sports personality recently claimed that the country singer offered her $12 million to sign an NDA, ensuring that she would never publicly speak about their past relationship. (Us Weekly has reached out to Bryan’s team multiple times for comment.)
On Tuesday, February 25, TMZ approached LaPaglia, 25, at Los Angeles International Airport and asked whether she regretted not signing the document — and taking the money.
“No, no, no, no,” she told the outlet. “That’s, like, devil’s money. I don’t want someone else’s money.”
When a TMZ reporter said that $12 million was a lot of money, she replied, “Yeah, I know, but that’s OK. I’ll make my own money. Twelve million’s kind of excessive. What am I gonna do with that?”
LaPaglia was also asked about her current dating situation.
“I don’t really have time for a boyfriend,” she said, noting that she’s “too busy” to date.
She said she’d like to meet someone who’s “hardworking” and “just nice” — but he can’t be a musician, as she’ll “never” date another. When the TMZ reporter asked whether she’d consider “someone who works at Burger King,” she responded, “I’m not opposed to it. I’m not opposed to anybody at this point!”
Last month, LaPaglia was hooked up to a lie detector test during an episode of her “BFFs” podcast when cohost Josh Richards questioned her about Bryan.
“Do you know if Zach’s exes signed NDAs?” Richards, 23, asked. LaPaglia replied, “Yes.”
Richards followed up by asking whether LaPaglia knew “which exes” signed the paperwork.
“I know two exes signed NDAs,” she replied, ending the conversation without naming names.
Prior to LaPaglia, Bryan was in two semi-public relationships. He married Rose Madden in 2020 but filed for divorce the following year. Bryan went public with Deb Peifer that same year. He announced their breakup in May 2023 and moved on with LaPaglia shortly afterward.
LaPaglia revealed in November 2024 that she and Madden had FaceTimed.
“I f—ing love her. I’ve never felt more seen and validated in my life,” LaPaglia said on the “BFFs” podcast at the time. “Oh, my gosh. She’s a great person.”
The Gossip Girl and Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum was found unconscious inside of her Midtown West apartment in New York City, police sources confirmed to Us Weekly on Wednesday, February 26. She was 39 years old.
“It is with great sadness to confirm that Michelle Trachtenberg has passed away,” the actress’ rep told Us Weekly in a statement. “The family requests privacy for their loss. There are no further details at this time.”
While the cause of her death is not yet apparent, the incident is not believed to be suspicious. (The New York Post was first to report the news.)
The news comes one year after the actress responded to users’ comments questioning her appearance in recent social media posts. “Explain to me how I look sick,” she wrote in response to one follower in January 2024. “Did you lose a calendar and not realize I’m not 14. I’m 38. How sad for you to leave such a comment.”
In a separate Instagram post that month, Trachtenberg wrote, “I’ve received several comments recently about my appearance. I have never had plastic surgery I am happy and healthy. Check yourself haters.”
Trachtenberg first rose to fame as a child star in the 1996 movie Harriet the Spy. Her Hollywood career continued when she joined Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Sarah Michelle Gellar’s sister, Dawn. She also became a fan-favorite guest star on Gossip Girl as Georgina Sparks.
Keep reading to see how Hollywood stars are paying tribute to and remembering Trachtenberg:
“Heartbreaking,” she said in a statement to Us when honoring her Harriet the Spy costar. “I loved her very much. She struggled the last few years. I wish I could have helped.”
“Oh Michy…and we lived so close to one another,” the actress wrote via Instagram when paying tribute to her costar from the 1996 film A Holiday for Love. “My heart aches for your family and all those who loved you so… @michelletrachtenberg #ripsweetgirl.”
Ed Westwick
“So sad to hear of the passing of @MichelleTrachtenberg,” the Gossip Girl actor wrote via his Instagram Story alongside a photo of his costar. “Sending prayers.”
David Boreanaz
“So very sad… horrible news,” the Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor wrote via his Instagram Story. “R.I.P. and prayers to her and her family.”
Kim Cattrall
“Rest in peace sweet Michelle ,” the actress wrote via Instagram with a photo from their experience filming the 2005 Disney movie, Ice Princess.
“I’m heartbroken to hear of the passing of@michelletrachtenberg!!” the actress wrote via Instagram. “So young, so talented and so sweet! Here is a fun scene from when she was on #ClarissaExplainsItAll. I think this was about 1992 and the episode was an idea I had about babysitting a total nightmare. But Michelle was nothing like her character and even this young, we got along wonderfully.#gonetoosoon #RIP #GodBlesstheFunnyPeople.”
James Marsters
“My heart is heavy today. We have lost a beautiful soul,” the Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor wrote via Instagram. “Michelle was fiercely intelligent, howlingly funny, and a very talented person. She died much too young, and leaves behind scores of people who knew and loved her.My heart goes out to her family who are good people, and are suffering the greatest loss anyone could bear. I hope everyone can give them space to heal in this most difficult time. Godspeed Michelle. You are missed.”
Kenan Thompson
“Our first Nick movie star has departed us!!” the Saturday Night Live star wrote via Instagram with a throwback clip from the 1999 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. “She was my friend and now she rests!! Check on your people!!!
Chace Crawford
Chace Crawford and Michelle TrachtenbergCourtesy of Chace Crawford/Instagram
“Michelle was one of a kind,” the Gossip Girl star, who played Nate Archibald, wrote via Instagram. “I remember her coming on set for the first time and just absolutely owning it. She was a force of nature and just so so unapologetically funny and magnetic.. remembering those years with a big smile. Just a terrible loss. Love you .”
Kimberly J. Brown
The Halloweentown alum expressed her sadness over Trachtenberg’s death by sharing a throwback photo of the actress with a broken heart emoji.
Iris Apatow
“I watched her through every stage of my life,” the actress wrote via her Instagram Story. “She brought me a lot of joy when things were hard — I’m so heartbroken. Rest in peace.”
“Incredibly sad to hear about Michelle’s passing,” The Rookie star wrote via Instagram about his ex-girlfriend. “She was an incredible person and I will always remember the years we spent together fondly. She was loving, quirky and would never pass up a Law and Order SVU marathon:) My condolences to her mother Lana and sister Irene! This is an incredible loss!”
Chris Colfer
“Michelle was the absolute sweetest and one of the most supportive people I knew,” the Glee star wrote via Instagram. “I’m so lucky I got to be her friend. ”
Matt McGorry
Michelle Trachtenberg and Matt McGorryCourtesy of Matt McGorry/Instagram
“She had a fierceness but also a deep caring and softness with those she trusted,” the How to Get Away With Murder actor wrote via Instagram about his friend. “She always stood up for her friends, was incredibly talented and had the darkest sense of humor. She had the spirit of a true New Yorker. Michelle and I were really close but lost touch for quite a while. I was always sure that we’d cross paths again and I was looking forward to meeting as the people we’d grown to become. You will be missed by so many. Love you, Michelle. ”
Gregory Arlt
“She was, indeed, but a tween when my makeup brushes first touched her face. It was the beginning of relationship laced with creativity, endless laugh, and the quest for the perfect pale foundation (we figured that last one out!),” the celebrity makeup artist shared via Instagram when discussing his friend and client, Trachtenberg. “ Oh, Michelle… I cannot imagine a world — my world — without your acerbic wit, fierce intellect, doe-eyed beauty and great talent.”
He continued, “Please save a seat at the makeup counter for me, my friend. @michelletrachtenberg .”
“I’m so sorry your bright light died so young,” the Buffy the Vampire Slayer star wrote via her Instagram Story. “Our Buffy family lost a little sister today…Rest in peace lovely Mist Mist. You were loved.”
J. August Richards
“Just heard about the passing of Michelle Trachtenberg… My heart goes out to her family, friends and the many people who loved her,” the Angel star wrote via X. “39 is far too young… Rest In Peace, dear one…”
Beanie Feldstein
“I’m so beyond heartbroken,” the actress wrote via her Instagram Story with three broken heart emojis. “Her Harriet raised all of us little girls wanted to BE something.”
Michelle Trachtenberg.Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for The Art of Elysium
Alyson Hannigan
“I am deeply saddened by the news of Michelle’s passing,” the actress wrote via Instagram. “She brought a loving energy to the set of Buffy. My thoughts are with Michelle’s family and friends.”
Kevin Zegers
“What a loss,” the Gossip Girl alum wrote via Instagram. “Michelle was tough and a force. Just a kid, so sad.”
“I’m very sad to hear about the passing of @MichelleTrachtenberg,” the Twin Peaks actress wrote via her Instagram Story. “I knew her when we were young and working in New York. Sending love to her family.”
Clare Kramer
“Michelle and I worked very closely during my time on Buffy,” the actress, who played Glory on Buffy the Vampire Slayer told Us in a statement. “It was my first television series, and even though I was 10 years her senior, she taught me so much about filming and set life. She was an exceptional actress and a consummate professional. I was also really touched that at such a young age, she had such generosity — not only in her art, but also in her personal life. I’m keeping her mom, family and those who loved her close to my heart on this sad day. She will be missed.”
“Peace out little one. ,” Kramer also wrote via Instagram. “A talented & kind soul gone way too soon!You’re free to fly now… .”
Danny Tamberelli
Tamberelli, who starred with Trachtenberg on Nickelodeon’s The Adventures of Pete & Pete, paid tribute to his late costar via Instagram. “We grew up learning how to make people laugh together,” he wrote. “More importantly, we learned to make each other laugh and pull pranks on everyone. We were doing improv when it was still called playing pretend to get laughs. She was a master of the clothespin game, tagging any and everyone she could. She once got upset when I got my 1st bass on set because I wouldn’t hang out during lunch. She hid the cable so I couldn’t play through the amp. I got the message. She was a bright light, firecracker and caring person who spent a lot of time and effort advocating for people who needed a louder voice. Michelle was someone to look up to in this business and to the general world at large. She will be missed. All my love, sympathy and compassion to Lana, Irene and the rest of her family and friends.
Kate Beckinsale
“What a terrible shock and loss, my God,” Beckinsale wrote via her Instagram Story alongside a snap of her and Trachtenberg out on the town. “My heart aches for your mama. Fly safe little bird.”
Blake Lively
Lively, who starred alongside Trachtenberg on Gossip Girl, honored her former colleague via Instagram. “This is the first day I met Michelle. She was electricity. You knew when she entered a room because the vibration changed,” the It Ends With Us actress wrote alongside a photo of the duo on set of The CW series. “Everything she did, she did 200%. She laughed the fullest at someone’s joke, she faced authority head on when she felt something was wrong, she cared deeply about her work, she was proud to be a part of this community and industry as painful as it could be sometimes, she was fiercely loyal to her friends and brave for those she loved, she was big and bold and distinctly herself.”
Lively continued, “You take for granted that you get the chance to see an old friend. To paraphrase, the real tragedies in life are the ones that blindside you on an idle Tuesday. Hold those you love and have loved dear. The world lost a deeply sensitive and good person in Michelle. May her work and her huge heart be remembered by those who were lucky enough to experience her fire.”
Trachtenberg’s childhood boyfriend, also a former kid actor, mourned Trachtenberg in a statement shared via Instagram. “I just heard the news about Michelle and I’m in shock,” he wrote, noting that he met the late actress when they starred together on a ’90s sitcom called Dave’s World. “I was so nervous to meet her, and the second she stepped on set my feelings for her grew tenfold…also, even though my Mom somehow pulled out the most classic of Mom moves – showing literal baby photos of me to Michelle’s mother (of course Michelle walked up WHILE THIS HUMILIATION WAS OCCURRING) – she and I developed a truly deep and special connection. Within a few weeks, we were boyfriend and girlfriend (I know, I still can’t believe it either).”
He went on to describe Trachtenberg as his “first love,” adding, “For her birthday a few months later, my Dad helped me record a version of the Beatles’ ‘Michelle’ which we played over the loudspeakers at her birthday party at The Oakwoods. She ran out of the party half-embarrassed-half-smitten (as kids do) but later revealed how much that meant to her.”
Carney noted that he’d last spoken to her in late 2024, writing, “There’s no other way to say it other than that she was my first love (and I may have been hers, as well…) I loved her brain, her wit, her seemingly unlimited energy, her effortless beauty, her loyalty and how every room she entered became precisely *infinity percent* more fun, just because she was in it. So many others have much more to say, but I just wanted to share how much I adored Michelle and how sad I am to know that I won’t be able to laugh or reminisce with her anymore. She was such a unique treasure of a soul and she will be unbelievably missed by the Carney/Heil household. We love you forever Michelle and our hearts go out to the entire Trachtenberg family .”
“I am shook,” Bryant, 54, said during her Gizelle 21 Shady Questions Live at City Winery event on Wednesday, February 26. “This just happened today. I do not have her wigs. I am concerned. In all seriousness, I am concerned for her safety. Karen ain’t cut out for jail.”
She added, “I pray that she’s OK and that the Lord is with her.”
Earlier on Wednesday, Huger was sentenced to two years in jail with one year suspended, meaning she will spend one year behind bars. She was ordered to report directly to police custody.
The Bravo personality had been charged with a DUI, a DWI and reckless driving after a March 2024 car accident. She was found guilty on nearly all charges — except the count of driving recklessly — in December 2024.
“Although we are disappointed in the jury’s verdict, we of course respect their decision and appreciate their time hearing our case,” Huger’s lawyer A. Scott Bolden said in a statement at the time. “We continue to reserve Mrs. Huger’s right to an appeal and intend to fully pursue justice on her behalf. We appreciate your support and prayers for Mrs. Huger and her family at this time.”
During Wednesday’s hearing, Huger’s attorney further claimed that the “overuse of prescription medicine” had caused the traffic incident.
Following the trial, Huger opted to skip the RHOP reunion in January in order to seek help at an in-treatment recovery program.
“She was fully supported in this choice,” Huger’s rep said in a statement. “We stand behind Karen as she embarks on this meaningful journey and are proud of her for taking such a significant step forward in her personal growth.”
The Bravo star also recorded a message that aired during the reunion, in which she took accountability for her actions.
“No, I’m not an alcoholic, let’s be clear,” Huger said in the pretaped footage. “This is very frightening, but I accept full responsibility for everything that went on with my car accident. I don’t care about me right now. I care about my children, I care about my family. They are so hurt.”
Huger had maintained her innocence throughout the incident. Shortly after the accident, she called the ordeal “very frightening.”
“Thank you all for your prayers and well wishes during this very frightening experience. I am still in shock from last nights incident, but grateful to be alive today,” Huger wrote in a March 2024 statement. “With the passing of my Beloved Mother, Grief comes and goes in waves, and with Mothers Day approaching it has felt more like a tsunami. Last night I met a girlfriend for dinner, we talked and brought up some very emotionally sensitive topics. I was crying on my way home and saw a car heading right for me.”
She added at the time, “I swerved to avoid the head-on collision, hit the divider and then a tree. I’m hurt, bruised up a bit, but so grateful I am alive! I did receive citations, one of which was unrelated to the incident which is understandable, but what was most surprising is that the car that almost hit me just drove away.”
Christina Haack was free to say whatever she wanted about estranged husband Josh Hall after his exit from The Flip Off.
Before the HGTV series premiered, Christina got her start on Flip or Flop with then-husband Tarek El Moussa. The former couple worked on the show during their marriage — which lasted from 2009 to 2018 — and after their divorce was finalized.
Christina subsequently moved on with Ant Anstead, which led to them collaborating on Christina on the Coast before their relationship fizzled out. After her divorce from Ant, Christina moved on with Josh. She filed for divorce in July 2024 and has since been dating Christopher LaRocca. In her professional life, Christina remained on The Flip Offafter Josh exited the show.
“It’s much easier to film with someone when you don’t have to go home with them. It’s not usually a good idea to film with a spouse,” Christina exclusively told Us Weekly in January 2025 about working with Tarek and his wife, Heather El Moussa. “Josh was very hard to film with. He didn’t get it.”
She continued: “He’d always get upset with me, like, ‘Oh, my gosh, you did this’ or ‘You did that.’ And I’m like, ‘I’m making a TV show.’ Ultimately, it was better that he left after episode one because the show would’ve sucked.”
“This isn’t Josh’s show. No one’s going to miss that he’s not in it,” she continued. “Josh is not a TV host, he’s not a house flipper, he’s not a designer. He was just my husband in it. With Tarek, we built everything together, and I still have respect for him. I have no respect for Josh.”
Josh addressed his departure with an Instagram Story post in January 2025, which read, “TFW you can’t get enough ratings with celebrity designers so you manufactured drama with me, a nobody. @hgtv, you’ve changed.”
In response, Christina replied via her own Instagram Story, “Manufactured?! Pretty sure no one at Hgtv told you to be rude to me. … That was all natural.”
Keep scrolling for the shade Christina has thrown at Josh:
“When I met Josh, my name was still Christina El Moussa on everything,” Christina, who was married to Tarek from 2009 to 2018, recalled in January 2025. “Josh did not like that and he was all about me becoming a Hall.”
Before Josh left the show, his tense relationship with Christina was featured on screen. The duo broke up before the premiere came to an end.
Pulling Back the Curtain
Courtesy of Josh Hall/Instagram
During the January 2025 premiere, Christina got real about what was taking place behind closed doors, telling Tarek, “Everything since 2016 has been so hard and so horrible. There are so many good things but there are so many bad things. It has really taken a bad toll on me and I feel like I try to hide it and pretend I am not affected. But then I do more stupid things to make myself feel better and I keep getting into things too fast that I know aren’t right.”
Christina told Tarek that she and Josh had officially split following a huge “blow up.”
“The kids literally asked me to leave,” she said about her and Tarek’s two children, daughter Taylor and son Brayden. “They told me he’s not nice to me. Why would I stick around?”
Christina was thrilled to not have a partner on The Flip Off, saying during a February 2025 episode, “I never said I had a partner from the start. Well, I had one. But he doesn’t count.”
Trying to Move On
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“While construction is happening at my flip, I have to deal with some real life stuff. I own a home in Tennessee and for the past couple of years, Josh and I had spent a lot of time there,” she explained in a February 2025 episode. “With everything that is going on and the fact that I am not spending any time there anymore, I decided it was time to get all of my stuff out of the house.”
Christina was surprised at the turn her divorce proceedings took, adding, “It is crazy. He wants to retire off me. If I would have understood the repercussions of all of this, I would have gotten a prenup or I would have never married him.”
“He thinks all of this is his even though I bought this before our marriage. He is just going to steal it all,” she claimed. “He will make me these offers. He just made me another one and it is so confusing for me why someone would want to do that to me. Especially someone who didn’t have to work for a few years taking this much advantage of me. Literally the last offer he made I thought was asinine — the next one is worse.
During the Wednesday, February 26, episode of the hit HGTV series, Christina, 41, was “feeling fabulous” about coming out on top in the last challenge.
“That is what happens when you rig games,” Tarek, 43, said, to which Christina fired back, “I didn’t rig. I can’t control what [Ant] does.”
Heather, 37, suggested that Christina and Ant, 45, were “flirting.” Tarek had a different take on the situation, adding, “I think he is just trying to win you back.”
Christina disagreed with both of them. “No. I think he is just jealous of our relationship [and] that he got taken off the group texts,” she quipped.
Ant threw viewers — and Us — for a loop when he appeared as a guest judge on The Flip Off. The reunion between him and Christina came more than three years after their divorce was finalized. Initially, Ant appeared to be impartial but by the end of the episode, he made it clear that he was always going to choose Christina.
“You and I will be connected forever because we have a child so ultimately I have to stand by the mother of my kid,” Ant, who shares 5-year-old son Hudson with Christina, explained earlier this month. “It is not going to be something you want to hear but unfortunately it puts Christina and me on the same team forever. Because of that, this judge is swayed and she’s on my team and you guys lose.”
Christina and Ant found love after her divorce from Tarek. The pair got married in 2018 and welcomed their son, Hudson, one year later. But in 2020, the duo called it quits, finalizing their divorce the following year and going through a legal battle over their son.
“Ant and I split up when Hudson was 1 and now he is 5. Between the time of his first birthday and fifth, we did not communicate a lot,” Christina explained. While she moved on with Josh Hall, Ant started dating the Zellweger, 55.
Christina credited her 2024 split from Josh, 44, for helping her reconnect with Ant.
“After Josh and I split up, I went over to his house to pick up Hudson and he gave me a huge hug. We hadn’t hugged in years and he said, ‘I am so sorry for everything you are going through and I am here for you no matter what you need,'” she explained. “It was a very nice moment and we had a very long talk after. We decided to put all the BS aside and be good coparents.”
Later in Wednesday’s episode, Christina opened up about her difficult split from Josh, saying, “While construction is happening at my flip, I have to deal with some real life stuff. I own a home in Tennessee and for the past couple of years, Josh and I had spent a lot of time there. With everything that is going on and the fact that I am not spending any time there anymore, I decided it was time to get all of my stuff out of the house.”
“It is crazy. He wants to retire off me,” she claimed while speaking to a friend on the show. “If I would have understood the repercussions of all of this, I would have gotten a prenup or I would have never married him.”
Christina noted that she couldn’t wait for the divorce to be done. “He thinks all of this is his even though I bought this before our marriage,” she added. “He is just going to steal it all.”
She continued: “He will make me these offers. He just made me another one and it is so confusing for me why someone would want to do that to me. Especially someone who didn’t have to work for a few years taking this much advantage of me. Literally the last offer he made I thought was asinine — the next one is worse.
Josh previously slammed mentions of him on the show after he left one episode in. “TFW you can’t get enough ratings with celebrity designers so you manufactured drama with me, a nobody. @hgtv, you’ve changed,” he wrote via Instagram in January, to which Christina replied via her own Story, “Manufactured?! Pretty sure no one at Hgtv told you to be rude to me. … That was all natural.”
The Flip Off airs on HGTV Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET and is available to stream the same day on Max and Discovery+.
“This is the first day I met Michelle. She was electricity. You knew when she entered a room because the vibration changed,” Lively, 38, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, February 26, alongside a photo of the duo on set of The CW series. “Everything she did, she did 200%. She laughed the fullest at someone’s joke, she faced authority head on when she felt something was wrong, she cared deeply about her work, she was proud to be a part of this community and industry as painful as it could be sometimes, she was fiercely loyal to her friends and brave for those she loved, she was big and bold and distinctly herself.”
Looking back at her time with Trachtenberg, Lively recalled that her costar would “always” have “yummy caramel smelling lipgloss on because she didn’t just want to sparkle on camera, she liked creating a nice experience for anyone who was in her orbit, even down to the subtle smell of her lipgloss because she cared about the sweet details.”
Lively called Trachtenberg “kind, through and through” before reflecting on facing unexpected loss. “Time passes,” she wrote. “You take for granted that you get the chance to see an old friend. To paraphrase, the real tragedies in life are the ones that blindside you on an idle Tuesday. Hold those you love and have loved dear. The world lost a deeply sensitive and good person in Michelle. May her work and her huge heart be remembered by those who were lucky enough to experience her fire.”
Lively starred as Serena van der Woodsen on all six seasons of Gossip Girl from 2007 to 2012. Trachtenberg, who had a successful career as a child actor in projects like Ice Princess, Harriet the Spy and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, joined the cast as the deliciously menacing Georgina Sparks midway through the first season and remained a recurring guest star until the series wrapped.
Police sources confirmed to Us Weekly earlier on Wednesday that Trachtenberg was found unconscious inside her New York City apartment. No cause of death has been reported, and the incident is not believed to be suspicious.
Trachtenberg’s representative later addressed the news in a statement, telling Us on Wednesday, “It is with great sadness to confirm that Michelle Trachtenberg has passed away. The family requests privacy for their loss. There are no further details at this time.”
Shifting Gears found a unique way to nod at Jenna Elfman‘s career — but did you catch that Easter egg?
During the Wednesday, February 26, episode of the hit ABC sitcom, Elfman’s character Eve is introduced as a choreographer, who owns a dance studio across from the classic car restoration shop run by Tim Allen‘s Matt. Eve is seen practicing her dancing skills when Matt storms in to confront her about an issue in their shared alleyway, which was inspired by Elfman, 53.
“I loved having the chance to get to dance in the episode. Dance was my first professional accomplishment [where I learned about] getting really good at something,” Elfman exclusively told Us Weekly. “I was a professional dancer [in the past], and it felt so cool to come back into a multi-cam with so many familiar faces and dance.”
Elfman called it “a full bucket of joy” that Shifting Gearsfound a way to incorporate her personal interests, adding, “Now that you say that, I’m realizing how much they nod to things with Tim regularly and with some special guest stars coming up too. That’s really fun. You don’t see that in sitcoms very often.”
She continued: “You don’t see Easter eggs [often], and I just feel like they’re pushing the limits of a sitcom. They are bringing in [new] elements — while maintaining what works in a sitcom — and just expanding it within our current culture and humor. It just works. It’s so great.”
While reflecting on her recurring arc, Elfman had nothing but praise for Shifting Gears, saying, “We all love a good sitcom, but it has felt hard to do in terms of streaming and social media and the great sitcoms were before all of that. I really love the format. So I’ve been interested in doing one, but I didn’t feel hopeful that it could be done well or fresh or new.”
“I’ve worked with Tim before on a film, so I know he’s lovely. He’s so good at what he does. It’s like you don’t even see it happening and then all of a sudden it’s just brilliant. But Michelle Nader and I had a phone conversation, and she was walking me through what her plan is in terms of the sitcom and making it feel fresh, which is so hard,” she recalled. “So Michelle — and the rest of the cast and crew — are just kicking ass. It’s so good. She just wanted to have a fresh take on what a strong woman looks like. Everything she said resonated with me. It felt like home for me.”
Elfman expressed excitement at reprising the role of Eve later in the season, adding, “I loved her take on how to approach the family at the center of the series and the generational divides culturally, politically and emotionally. It’s a sitcom, but it’s grounded with talent who knows how to act and who knows how to deliver comedy. At the same time, the writing really supports that as well. Everything felt right for me to come play, and I’m so glad I did because I had a very good time. We just finished filming the final episode last night and it’s so good.”
Shifting Gears airs on ABC Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET before streaming the next day on Hulu.
Michael Bolton spent some quality time with his kids and grandchildren in honor of his 72nd birthday.
“Spending my birthday filled with love and gratitude,” the singer wrote via Facebook on Wednesday, February 26. “Wishing you all the same, today & everyday!”
In addition to the sweet message, Bolton included a photo of him with two of his daughters, Holly and Taryn. Three of Bolton’s granddaughters were also present for the family snap. The girls gathered around their grandpa and smiled for the camera. Bolton’s third daughter, Isa, was not featured in the pic. (Bolton shares his children with ex-wife Maureen McGuire.)
In the snap, the room was decked out with gold decorations including a banner that read “Happy Birthday” and balloons were scattered across the room. As Bolton sat at the head of the table, a plate of what appeared to be vanilla cake with white icing was placed in front of him.
Bolton’s birthday celebration comes weeks after announcing that he had to cancel his performance in London, which was scheduled for this summer. The musician shared that the cancellation was due to his recovery from emergency surgery for a brain tumor.
“You all know how much I was looking forward to this show but I am continuing to heal from surgery,” he announced via his Instagram Story earlier this month. “Thank you for all your love and positive energy over this past year. I am so grateful to have the most supportive fans in the world.”
Michael Bolton, Holly Bolton, Taryn Bolton, and grandkids Amelia, Olivia and RiverCourtesy of Michael Bolton/Facebook
“I want to start by wishing everyone a very happy and healthy new year! I also want to share that 2023 ended up presenting me with some very unexpected challenges,” Bolton wrote via Facebook on Friday, January 5. “Just before the holidays, it was discovered that I had a brain tumor, which required immediate surgery. Thanks to my incredible medical team, the surgery was a success.”
As he focused on his recovery, the “When a Man Loves a Woman” singer shared that he would be taking a break from performing as he focused on his health.
“For the next couple of months, I will be devoting my time and energy to my recovery which means I’ll have to take a temporary break from touring,” he explained. “It is always the hardest thing for me to ever disappoint my fans or postpone a show, but have no doubt I am working hard to accelerate my recovery and get back to performing soon.”
While Bolton has been taking it easy physically, his family has been by his side. He spent quality time with his daughters and grandkids during the 2024 holiday season.
“Sending warm wishes for a holiday season filled with peace, love, and joy. May the New Year bring health, happiness, and countless moments to cherish,” Bolton shared via Facebook in December 2024 alongside a photo of him and his family in matching Christmas pajamas. “Here’s to fresh starts and beautiful moments in 2025!”
During season 3 of Netflix’s Full Swing, which premiered on Tuesday, February 25, McIlroy, 35, spoke with Martin Kaymer after competing in the 2024 U.S. Open. At the time, McIlroy said that Stoll, 37, wasn’t a fan of the Florida heat after living there as part of his golf training.
“If it was up to her, she wouldn’t move to England straightaway, but she definitely wants to spend more time there,” McIlroy said on the show.
McIlroy’s comments about a possible relocation came shortly after he and Stoll called off their divorce. (The U.S. Open was the first tournament he played in after they got back together.)
Us Weekly confirmed in May 2024 that the Irish golfer filed for divorce from Stoll after seven years of marriage.
“Rory McIlroy’s communications team confirmed today that a divorce has been filed,” a spokeswoman for McIlroy told the Irish Star that same month. “They stressed Rory’s desire to ensure this difficult time is as respectful and amicable as possible. He will not be making any further comment.”
A source exclusively told Usat the time that Stoll was “lonely in their marriage,” claiming, “Rory was a hard person to be married to.”
The insider explained in May 2024 that after Stoll and McIlroy welcomed their daughter, Poppy, in August 2020, she no longer wanted to be consistently on the road for his career. “Erica was usually absent for most of his tournaments and was really focused on Poppy” prior to their split, the source added.
Despite their marriage troubles, McIlroy and Stoll rekindled their romance in June 2024. The athlete negated their divorce proceedings by filing a notice of voluntary dismissal and told The Guardian that same month, “We have resolved our differences and look forward to a new beginning.”
Stoll and McIlroy put on a united front for the remainder of the 2024 golf season. Stoll was spotted at several tournaments before the end of the year, including the Race to Dubai tournament in November 2024, which she attended with their daughter.
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Earlier this month, McIlroy’s marital problems were thrust back into the spotlight when the Full Swing season 3 trailer dropped.
“I’ve struggled with trying to be the best golfer, the best husband, the best dad,” McIlroy confessed in the trailer. “Sometimes I get overwhelmed and it can be a little too much for me.”
Elsewhere in the video, reporters were captured learning about his divorce sending everyone into a frenzy.
Throughout the season, which was filmed before and after the couple’s reunion, McIlroy continued to talk about his relationship.
“There’s parts of my life that I like to keep as private as possible. Unfortunately, in this line of work, that isn’t always possible,” McIlroy told the cameras during one episode. “I’ve always tried to be protective of my loved ones from people that have ill intentions.”
He reflected on making headlines for his breakup, saying, “I think it was a wake-up call for me to say, ‘Let’s just focus on the golf for a little bit.’”
“I don’t burn people unless I’m hired to do it,” Glaser, 40, explained during the Monday, February 24, episode of the “Armchair Expert” podcast. “Even the Golden Globes wasn’t, like, a burn fest.”
The comedian, who hosted the January awards show noted, “Those people weren’t signing up for a roast. So, it was very gentle.”
Glaser confessed that the “worst thing” she said was to Blanco, 36, revealing, “But, I got his permission.” (Blanco was in attendance on January 5 to support Gomez, 32, who was nominated for two categories.)
During her opening monologue, Glaser said, “Selena Gomez is here with Benny Blanco, her new fiancé, and Benny Blanco is here because of the genie who granted him that wish.” She proceeded to call Blanco a “lucky guy.”
Glaser explained on Monday that she was a little nervous about how the quip would be received so she reached out to Eric Andre, who “put us on a text chat together.”
She recalled sending Blanco a “voice memo of the joke” to make sure he was on board. According to Glaser, the music producer said he was “cool with it,” but wanted to “run it by Selena” first. (Gomez and Blanco announced their engagement in December 2024 after dating more than one year.)
“So I got permission. I would have never had done that joke [otherwise],” Glaser shared, noting that Jimmy Kimmel was the one who gave her that advice.
She remembered Kimmel — who has hosted both the Emmy Awards and the Academy Awards — telling her, “‘Hey, reach out to people if you have a joke that you’re a little bit worried about.’ Because I just wouldn’t have done it otherwise.”
Blanco and Gomez weren’t the only ones who had a positive reaction to Glaser’s Golden Globes jokes. Glen Powell revealed he was cool with being sexualized for the awards show one day after she made a joke about him.
“Glen Powell, what a year you’ve had. Oh my God. Glen, you were in everything,” Glaser said during her speech. “Twisters, Hitman, my head when I’m having sex with my boyfriend. Thank you so much for the assist. I’ll see you tonight.”
Powell, 36, was spotted smiling in the audience and later gave Glaser his stamp of approval via his Instagram Story. “@nikkiglaser CRUSHED,” he captioned a screenshot on January 6 of him laughing, adding a laughing face, flexed biceps and eggplant emoji.
Glaser later revealed that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson made a point to stop by her dressing room to congratulate her on the show.
“I hugged him before [my monologue] and then after [the show] — which he did not need to do,” Glaser shared during the January 7 episode of her “The Nikki Glaser” podcast. “[He] came by after everyone was in the room. We were all kind of celebrating. It was probably, like, 10 minutes after the end of the show, and he came back.”
“Every Invictus Games creates incredible experiences and holds special memories for everyone involved,” the Duke of Sussex, 40, exclusively told Us Weekly during the semi-final volleyball game between Team U.K. and Team Nigeria at the Invictus Games earlier this month. “My wife has been part of this community since shortly after the Orlando Games in 2016 and has loved every minute of it.”
One of the fondest memories Harry has with Meghan, 43, is from the 2018 Invictus Games in Sydney, Australia. The event took place when the Duchess of Sussex, whom he wed in May 2018, was pregnant with Archie, now 5.
“There are so many special memories, but I’ll never forget the bear hug I received from Rob out on Sydney Harbor — and my genuine concern that he might try the same with my wife, who was pregnant at the time!” he recalled. “There truly is no better place to be than among these incredible individuals and their families.”
For this year’s games, Meghan was by Harry’s side for a few events in Vancouver before she returned home to Archie and 3-year-old daughter Lilibet. While Meghan couldn’t be present for the entirety of the games, she showed her support for her husband via her newly-launched social media page.
“The Instagram shoutout was very sweet and much appreciated!” Harry told Us.
Harry launched the Invictus Games back in 2014 as a competition for injured, wounded or sick active military members and veterans. The idea came to him following his own military experience.
“They will continue to have bad days,” Harry said of his fellow vets at the competition, some of whom he served with in Afghanistan. “But for this week, the bad days are very limited … because they realize that they’re not isolated, they’re not alone. Everybody around them is carrying something. Once you put all these guys and girls in the same arena, they start sharing each other’s stories and realize that … there’s nothing wrong with them.”
The next Invictus Games will take place in 2027 across the pond in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
“Birmingham for us, is a very, very emotionally connected place,” Harry explained. “A lot of these guys, they woke up in Birmingham after being blown up in Afghanistan.”
For more on Prince Harry, pick up the latest issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now.
One of our favorite fashion icons, we’re constantly taking style inspiration from Gisele Bündchen. From sneakers to sweaters, she’s always nailing the rich mom aesthetic. Her Chanel tote bag is no different and of course, we had to find a similar version of that on Amazon too.
Though it was a while back, the supermodel was seen with the Chanel Quilted Tote at the same time of year — late February! Anything Chanel, and especially this tote, is forever timeless, which is why we want to revive this style in our collection too.
Her exact pick is not only out of stock, even if we did find it on a resale site, it would literally cost Us a few rent checks. But what doesn’t is this luxe $26 lookalike that is a near-exact replica!
A perfect lookalike for her pick, the HARRELSA PU Leather Tote Bag With Metal Chain Strap will help you to nail Bündchen’s rich mom style. It looks just like her Chanel bag style, featuring a large tote silhouette, quilted outer, gold chain strap and shoulder bag design. It’s made entirely of faux leather, so you know it’ll be super durable too.
Great for using as both a work tote or a travel bag, this tote can fit many of your essentials. From laptops, to makeup and even a book, this tote bag is big enough for them all and has a zip closure to keep everything safe and secure. The best part? Its skinny silhouette means it doesn’t take up too much space, great for airplanes and subway commutes!
Though it doesn’t have too many reviews yet, the ones that are there are solid. In fact, one of those shoppers confirmed our suspicions, saying that it “looks like a Chanel bag and is sturdy and beautiful.”
“I love Chanel but not the price,” they said. “I’ve been looking for a bag similar for some time and this is the best I’ve found.”
The tote bag has a luxe, high end aesthetic but can still be worn with a range of different outfits. We picture it being the perfect work bag, able to be worn with all kinds of trouser and blouse combinations and with blazers too. But it can elevate casual looks too, like when you pair it with your favorite leggings, a trench coat and some Adidas for a coffee run.
Out of all of the fashion inspiration we’ve pulled from Bündchen, this Chanel-looking tote bag has to be one of our favorites. It legit looks almost exactly like her designer version and is somehow still just $26 on Amazon. Get this pretty pick before shoppers catch on and it starts to sell out!
Looking for something else? Explore more from HARRELSA here and more quilted tote bags here! Don’t forget to check out all of Amazon’s Daily Deals for more great finds!
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