Hey gang! It's your ol' pal Jay. I woke up in a cold sweat after a nightmare about a failed audition from like 20 years ago, so I decided to spread that anxiety 'round the world! See, back in them days, you couldn't just send a self-tape all willy nilly. You had to physically bike on down to some building in a shady part of town, wipe the sweat from your brow, and perform for a little panel of directors and producers.
I don't want to brag, but I got a callback for a Taco Bell commercial. The director asked me to deliver this one line in different ways but still convey that this imaginary burrito was yummy. After a few runs of not getting it right, he seemed to be getting a little perturbed. I rifled off a couple more nervous ones until he stopped me and said, "No. You have to pretend that you're thoroughly enjoying the food. You know… Like an actor."
The room went silent as I shrunk to microscopic proportions. I didn't get the part obviously, but I had a good run back then! Booked some commercials for KFC, Pepsi, Nabob Coffee, and Tetley Tea, so… Ya. I haven't acted in a long time, but don't worry. I still take harsh criticisms on an almost daily basis! If you love cringey audition stories like that, just wait till you see these ones from A-listers. Cringey stuff here, folks. Enjoy.
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Hay bales, bunnies, and big smiles set the scene as Brittany and Patrick Mahomes' kids welcomed autumn, engaged in outdoor activities, farm fun, and festive surprises. The family photos featuring their three little ones capture sweet moments enjoyed by the children.
Brittany Mahomes took to Instagram to share a carousel of her family in a fall mood. Her caption was simple: "It's fall y'all," followed by a leaf emoji. The pictures point to the family enjoying the outdoors at a pumpkin patch with farm animals and autumn décor. The couple shares three kids: Sterling, 5, Bronze, 3, and Golden Raye, 1.
The family of five also visited Kansas City's Power and Light District, which is a "walkable neighborhood featuring world-class restaurants, modern living," and premier entertainment facilities, according to the district's Instagram page.
The opening photo of the carousel sets the tone for the outing. Patrick carries Sterling on his shoulders and holds Golden in one arm, while Bronze stands close by. Brittany smiles beside them in a Chiefs tee, sunglasses, and black rain boots.
Later frames show the quieter moments. Bronze and Golden hold hands on a hay bale in front of a wall of autumn leaves, with the name of the farm, "Johnson Farms," behind them. In other photos, Sterling grins while cradling a spotted rabbit, and at lunch, she hides behind a flatbread mask with eyeholes.

#brittany #sterling #golden

The line-up for one of a city's biggest Christmas pantomimes has been announced.
Craig Revel Horwood, Andy Ford and BBC Radio Bristol's Joe Sims are all joining the cast for a rendition of Sleeping Beauty at the Bristol Hippodrome for the month of December.
Strictly Come Dancing judge Revel Horwood has been cast as this year's pantomime villain, Sleeping Beauty's wicked aunt Carabosse and is relishing the prospect.
"She's a wicked fairy, which is totally unlike me darling," said Revel Horwood.
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#christmas #craig

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Holly Marie Combs built a career spanning more than 30 years in Hollywood, anchoring hit series like Charmed and Pretty Little Liars. But in recent years, the actress has largely stepped out of the spotlight. Now she's opening up about what pushed her to step back.
Aside from appearing on friend and former Charmed costar the late Shannen Doherty's podcast and popping up as herself in Pretty Little Wine Moms Re-Watch, Combs, 52, hasn't taken an acting job since a guest spot on Grey's Anatomy back in 2019.
On Tuesday, August 25, Scout Taylor-Compton, who played Thistle on Charmed, joined Combs and her cohost, Brian Krause for an episode of their podcast, House of Halliwell. Like Combs, she grew up in the industry. During the conversation, Combs traced her exit from acting back to the pandemic.
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"It was three teenagers and a pre-teen in the house, and it was just mayhem and chaos," she said, describing the chaos of raising kids through lockdown.

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"Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder has come to the defense of Mark Ruffalo after Paramount accused him of invoking "antisemitic tropes" when criticizing the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.
It all kicked off on Friday, when Ruffalo shared a clip on Instagram of Paramount board member Safra Catz outlining "really profoundly scary technologies" that Oracle — the tech giant co-founded by Larry Ellison, father of Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, who is involved in the merger's financing — used to help the Israeli military after the Oct. 7 terror attack. Ruffalo likened Larry Ellison to a "classic oligarch" and warned of the consequences if Paramount and Warner Bros. are allowed to merge, alleging that the Ellisons "are crushing workers and consolidating the wealth of the world for their own power and concentrated dominance." Of Catz, he said: "Look how she revels in what we now have come to see as a genocide, which was built on an apartheid system of oppression powered by Oracle."
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Adam Scott is spilling the tea on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's star-studded New York City wedding nearly two months after the couple said "I do."
Appearing Monday on the "Today" show, Scott shared what happened during the ceremony that left a lasting impression on him.
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"It was incredible. I mean, it was really terrific. You know, I think the thing we walked away with, the impression we had more than anything, was that it was a real wedding. You had the sense that these are just people who love each other," he said.
Scott continued, "It was kind of on a grand scale — there were more people than were at my wedding — but at its core, it just felt like a regular wedding with two people coming [together]."

#people #swift

Phoebe Dynevor celebrated her bachelorette party in London with a glamorous dinner at Nina in Marylebone
The Bridgerton alum's sister, Hattie Dynevor, posted photos from the celebration on Instagram, writing, "Fuller love for Phoebe"
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Phoebe Dynevor's wedding festivities are underway!
The bride-to-be, 31, previously hinted to British Vogue that her wedding is sometime in 2026. Ahead of her nuptials, Phoebe appeared to have a bachelorette party (also known as a hen do in the U.K.) in her home city, London.

#london #party #nina

GREENVILLE — Hayden Panettiere would have turned 37 today. Instead of celebrating, the focus remains on determining how the actress suddenly died over the weekend while visiting Greenville.
As the coroner's office still works to determine her cause of death, agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration have reportedly joined the Greenville Police Department's investigation, several news outlets have reported. The Post and Courier emailed the agency Aug. 21 and received an automated response that said "non-urgent press queries may take up to 48 hours."
The New York Times noted that the DEA has become involved in investigations after other famous people have died suddenly, including the overdose death of Matthew Perry in 2023.
"There's nothing to be shared at this time as the investigation is ongoing, but we are hopeful that justice will be served," a representative of the late actress said in a statement shared with ABC News.
First responders arrived at Judson Mills Lofts in Greenville just before 2 p.m. Aug. 16 for a report of a woman in cardiac arrest inside an apartment. After attempting to resuscitate Panettiere, she was ****** ounced dead at the scene at 2:34 p.m.

#actress #investigation #hayden

Multiple outlets have reported that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are planning to move back to the UK. Now, a media expert is calling for a reset in their public strategy. The couple has built a portfolio of high-profile projects since leaving royal life, including major Netflix productions and other commercial ventures.
However, some of those efforts have ended sooner than expected. With a potential UK move on the horizon, the expert believes a less controlled and more authentic approach could work in their favor.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are allegedly set to spend an "extended period" in Britain with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. The family is expected to establish a private home in the UK while keeping their properties in California and Portugal. They are also reportedly set to remain non-working royals, meaning the move does not signal a return to official royal duties.
Amid the reported move, media expert Sam McAlister has offered the couple some advice. She is known for securing ex-Prince Andrew's BBC Newsnight interview and later working on the Netflix film "Scoop." Now, she believes Harry and Markle could benefit from changing the way they approach their media projects.
Her biggest suggestion is to make their appearances feel less controlled. McAlister told The Royal Observer that audiences increasingly value authenticity. In her view, some of the couple's previous appearances have seemed too carefully arranged. She suggested that more relaxed interviews could help them connect with viewers.

#markle #mcalister

Newlywed life, it turns out, looks a lot like the life Georgina Rodríguez and Cristiano Ronaldo already had — just with rings on their fingers now.
Rodriguez and Ronaldo recently celebrated their wedding (@ FilmMagic)
The couple, who've been together for a decade, exchanged wedding vows on August 11 in an intimate ceremony at their new residence in Cascais, Portugal, with only their five children and four witnesses in attendance. The date was no accident: it marked exactly one year since Ronaldo's proposal on the same day in 2025, when Rodríguez announced their engagement with the words: "Yes, I do. In this life and all my others."
Now, with their first week of marriage behind them, the two have picked right back up with the routines of their everyday life in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where Ronaldo continues to play for Al-Nassr F.C.
Rodríguez, ever willing to let her followers in, posted a video from their striking Riyadh home showing just how little has actually shifted since the wedding. The footage captures Ronaldo doing what he does most mornings: swimming laps in the pool, cooling off, and training before the day has properly begun. The ritual has become a pattern for Ronaldo, who beats Riyadh's brutal heat this way.

#ronaldo

Further details are beginning to surface regarding the death of actress Hayden Panettiere, who passed away on Sunday, August 16, inside her home in Greenville, South Carolina. She was just 36 years old.
Immediately after news of her death was reported, there were few details announced. However, we are now learning more.
TMZ released dispatch audio following a 911 call, which came around 1:51 p.m. ET. Panettiere was found "unresponsive" and in "cardiac arrest."
In the call, you can hear responders reporting to her address to "perform CPR on someone who overdosed."
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#call #august #greenville

Kellan Lutz has spoken about the mental toll of ending the Twilight franchise and unsuccessfully auditioning for other films.
Lutz, 41, played Emmett Cullen across all five Twilight films, and despite the $3.3 billion success of the vampire franchise, the actor struggled to land other franchise roles, some of which were for Marvel Studios.
The entertainer appeared on the Tuesday (August 11) episode of podcast Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum and discussed the aftermath of Twilight along with his succeeding auditions. The Twilight run ended in 2012 with the fifth installment Breaking Dawn - Part 2.
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Around the 44-minute mark of the video above, Lutz shared that he received advice from his Stick It costar Jeff Bridges to "make your life outside of the industry" rather than let the business "chew you up and spit you out."

#franchise #emmett #studios

Lucy has revealed she has incurable stage four breast cancer.
The actor, who is best known for playing Dawn Tinsley in The Office, shared that she was diagnosed a year and a half ago when the disease had already metastasised to her bones, making it too late for chemotherapy.
Davis wrote on Instagram on Tuesday, "As of now, I'm trying to live out whatever might be left of my life in as fun a way as I possibly can.
"I always like to find the teachable moments in anything negative that happens. And cancer has not disappointed in that regard; there's a lot I have learned from it, and I'm grateful for that.
"As some of you will know, the pain can really be something else. Standing and walking for too long a time can be hard, and I need to use a wheelchair sometimes (so if you see me toddling around in one, feel free to give me a push!)."
Davis, the daughter of the comedian Jasper Carrott, noted that humour was one of the things that had helped.

#office

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Catalina White is determined to keep her eyes on the prize as her divorce from Chris "CT" Tamburello, star of the reality TV shows, makes its way through the courts.
White filed for divorce on January 9, 2026, just over a year after the couple secretly married. In an interview with Where Is The Buzz, White declined to comment on the reasons for her decision.
"I genuinely wish Chris nothing but the best," White said. "Out of respect for the legal process and for everyone involved, I'm not going to discuss the details of our relationship or the divorce."
She stressed that she has already built her own career that allows her to sustain herself.
"What I will say is that I'm grateful to have built my own career and to be able to support myself independently," White said. "I've worked incredibly hard for what I have, and I'm proud of that. This has never been about money for me. My focus is simply on moving forward, continuing to build my business, being there for my family, and embracing the next chapter of my life with positivity."

#divorce #Career #january

Albeit likely the most recognizable, Carly Simon is certainly not the only famous, or talented, person in her family.
The "You're So Vain" singer is the daughter of Richard L. Simon — the "Simon" in legacy publisher Simon & Schuster, which he co-founded with M. Lincoln Shuster in 1924 — and Andrea Heinemann, a civil rights activist and singer. She followed in her mother's musical footsteps in the early 1960s, starting a music group with her sister Lucy Simon as the Simon Sisters, and now, so have her children gone on to follow in her own.
In July 2026, the singer-songwriter, 83, in a statement to **** O!, revealed that she had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, as well as and basal cell carcinoma, over the past few years. "So many people have written to me, kindly wondering about my relative silence, asking how I am and what I have been doing," she began. "The truth is, I've been learning how to live with Parkinson's disease."
Learn all about Carly's two kids below, but first, her relationship with their father, fellow musician James Taylor.
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