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| | Kate Winslet on filming in Pennsylvania: Wawa 'almost felt like a mythical place' | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I briefly lived in Pennsylvania and I still think about a handful of wonderful experiences I had in that state. One, I had the best chicken wraps of my life at a wonderful restaurant in Williamsport. Two, I really enjoyed the Philadelphia Inquirer, it?s a great newspaper. Three, Wawa is great. I love a regional convenience-store chain and Wawas are amazing, definitely one of the best regional chains you?ll find in America. Wawa just has a nice vibe to it, good beverage selections, an excellent deli, fresh food, fair prices and they are incredibly convenient. Because they are all over Pennsylvania. So of course Kate Winslet experienced her first Wawa when she was in Delaware County, Pennsylvania to film Mare of Easttown. Kate has been getting good reviews for her starring role in the limited series, although many Penn natives are in their feelings about her accent work. But her love of Wawa will endear her to Pennsylvanians.
Kate Winslet is gaga for Wawa. The British actress is gushing over the American convenience store that she grew to love as she filmed a HBO series about police investigations in Pennsylvania. The Oscar winner said the store played a key part in her research to prepare to star in ?Mare of Easttown,? as Delaware County, Penn. detective Mare Sheehan.
?So I subscribed to the Delco Times, so I would read this newspaper every day, and there would regularly be some article about Wawa,? Winslet told The Los Angeles Times? ?Envelope? podcast.
?It almost felt like a mythical place, Wawa,? the actor told the outlet. ?And so by the time I got there, I was like, ?Oh, it?s real!? It was like Lapland,? she said, laughing. ?Walking into a Wawa ultimately felt, it was kind of an honor in a funny way because to me, that was the heart of Delco. To finally walk through the door of a Wawa, I felt like, ?Ah, yes, I?m here! I belong! This is where it?s at!? Wawa.?
Winslet said the only thing she bought at the store was coffee, but enjoyed just ?hanging out? in the Mid-Atlantic chain. She got a vicarious taste of American fast food from her co-star, Evan Peters, who she told the podcast would stuff himself with the chain?s seasonal ?Gobbler? hoagie and then pass out in a food coma.
?It was this gigantic sub, basically ? or hoagie ? and it?s like turkey and the stuffing,? Winslet said in the interview. ?It?s basically a Thanksgiving meal in a hoagie.?
[From Page Six]
Americans really do love our regional chains and regional quirks. Wawa is a way of life for Pennsylvanians, much like Massachusetts people associate so strongly with Dunkin Donuts, Georgians love Krystals, etc. I feel like non-Americans tend to view Americans as a monolithic culture and if they took the time, they would see that there are so many of these weird and delightful regional quirks. My point: don?t make fun of Winslet on this! Wawa is great and I like that she was really embracing the research for the role.
People are making fun of Kate Winslet for being awestruck by Wawa, like "Pfft, rich person experiencing a normal convenience store, ha" but having lived in Philly for a few years now, Wawa is not simply a normal convenience store. It's part of the local landscape and culture. pic.twitter.com/McIBQ9RTrM
Leon Thomas (@renegadecut) May 7, 2021
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| | Ben Affleck reached out to J.Lo in February because he thought she 'might be single' | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The impression I have from the first weeks of the Bennifer revival is that Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are spending time together and pretty much ?back together,? but it?s not nearly as all-consuming as we want it to be and the media wants it to be. We thought that they first reconnected at the end of April, which is when Ben Affleck was seen getting picked up by Jennifer?s white Escalade. Then it turned out that Affleck had started writing Jennifer emails full of love and longing back in February, and we all had to adjust our timelines of the revival. Now ?sources? want to readjust everything once again. You know those emails full of longing that Ben was sending J.Lo back in February? Well, he was just reaching out to her as a ?friend.? And he thought she might be single. LOL.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopezs reunion came about organically.
Ben reached out to Jennifer as a friend, a source tells PEOPLE of how the former couple reconnected 17 years after they ended their relationship in 2004.
He was basically checking up on her, says the source. He was single and thought she might be single, too.
At the time, Lopez, 51, was still with then-fianc Alex Rodriguez. The former couple announced they were working through some things in March before officially parting ways in April. In January, Affleck, 48, had split with then-girlfrend Ana De Armas after first being romantically linked in early 2020.
It was in no way disrespectful, because he really thought she wasnt with Alex anymore, the source says of Affleck reaching out to Lopez.
[From People]
Oh my god. Like Ben didn?t know that J-Rod was still happening! I honestly believe that as soon as Ben heard that A-Rod was hitting up women on Instagram, including Madison LeCroy, Ben was like ?how shall I work this? I?m going to break them up.? And he did! It wasn?t even hard. That period really was the beginning of the end for J-Rod, and all Ben did was help her make up her mind, basically.
I?ve said this whole time that we know that Ben historically enjoys the hunt and the pursuit, but he?s not so great at the daily comfort of a real relationship. I?ve been hoping that J.Lo will keep him on his toes and keep him on the edge. But I don?t think she is. I think she?s already all-in.
Looks like Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck may see each other in the near future. While the two have parted ways since bonding in Montana last week, a source close to the singer, 51, tells PEOPLE, [Jennifer] is in touch with Ben every day.
They are making plans to see each other, says the source. Jennifer is still very excited about how things are going with Ben. Meanwhile, Lopez is spending time with her kids in Miami, says the insider, adding, She has been working, too.
[From People]
Stop being so available, Jennifer! Lord, you know how to play these games, so just do it. I need this revival to last through the summer, but J.Lo is going to burn through Ben in a month. That being said, sources told Us Weekly that things were progressing ?slowly? between them, but I?m not sure I even believe that. Escalade rides and Montana vacations don?t say ?slow? to me.
Ben was spotted out with Seraphina this weekend in Brentwood. He wears a mask when he?s out with his kids, which is nice. He seemed to be okay with the paps too.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid, Avalon Red.
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