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| | Jessica Alba announced the end of her marriage & 'a new chapter of growth' | | Added 32 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Jessica Alba?s divorce is starting to freak me out a little bit. It?s just so? un-Hollywood. In Hollywood, even the most generous and warm divorces have some spice and drama. I mean, a marriage is ending, clearly two people have fought about something, whether it?s infidelity, money, careers, kids. Even if two celebrities manage to be completely mature and loving in their divorce, there?s still drama over divorce lawyers or assets or PR! But not Jessica Alba and Cash Warren. At least not yet. I don?t even get the sense that Alba and Warren are making an effort to position themselves in any kind of way, and neither party seems particularly concerned about their image or their assets. Even TMZ?s announcement about their separation last week didn?t feel one-sided or dramatic. And now this Jessica Alba has announced on Instagram that her marriage is over. This is what she posted:
?I?ve been on a journey of self realization and transformation for years ? both as an individual and in partnership with Cash.?
?I?m proud of how we?ve grown in our marriage over the last 20 years and it?s now time for us to embark on a new chapter of growth and evolution as individuals.
?We are moving forward with love, kindness and respect for each other and will forever be a family. Our children remain our highest priority and we request privacy at this time.?
[From Alba?s IG]
Hilariously, she didn?t even pin that IG, at least she hadn?t pinned it as of this writing. She just tossed it off like it was a random announcement about some minor gig. So, I have a small theory about this I think Alba and Warren?s marriage was obviously more like a loose partnership in recent years, and they were basically just staying together for the kids. Maybe they also had a trial separation, or they agreed to spend more time apart. I think Alba is the one who decided to pull the plug, and she expects Cash to not put up much of a fight about anything. Maybe she?s fine with everything she?s built being part of the community property of their marriage too.
Also: People Mag reported exclusively that Alba hired a divorce lawyer. Us Weekly says that Cash and Jessica plan to file for divorce soon and Cash is moving out, but things have slowed down because of the Southern California fires. Hm.
Photos courtesy of Alba?s IG and Avalon Red.
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| | Florence Pugh: 'It's always been fashionable to tell a woman how she should live her life' | | Added 32 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Florence Pugh recently chatted with the Times to promote We Live In Time, her weepy drama with Andrew Garfield. I still haven?t seen it and I don?t want to I dislike those kinds of manipulative grief-p0rny films. But I do support Florence, who apparently had a big life change because of the movie. After filming it, she broke up with Zach Braff and took a real break from her career for the first time in a decade. She speaks about that and (what else?) body image and standing up for herself online:
Her father wants her to stay ?100 per cent Flo Pugh?. ?And so I always prodded at things. I?m not nasty ? I hope people think I?m kind. But there are fine lines women have to stay within, otherwise they are called a diva, demanding, problematic. And I don?t want to fit into stereotypes made by others. It is really exhausting for a young woman to just be in this industry, and actually other industries. But I?ve always been encouraged to have a voice.?
How ?We Live in Time? changed her life: ?When I finished filming my life changed,? Pugh explains. She broke up with her long-term boyfriend, the actor Zach Braff, in 2022 and has dated a few people, none famous, since. ?Relationships came and went, and I had this opportunity to look at my life away from my work. And I realised, OK, I need to wake the f*** up. I had to look away from my career, from movies, from wanting to be this kind of actor, that kind of actor. Or how many awards I would love to get before I pass away. That?s been my focus for ten years, but I want to make sure that the things I need to do, whether children, family, change, change in relationships ? well, I realised I need to make changes now. Because I?m a worker bee and that is why I?ve never wanted a break. Everything was just, wow! What?s next? And it is only ten years in that I can now go, oh, I need to do a bit of my life.?
The sniping criticism of her body: ?Look, not everybody has legs that go on for days. I remember watching this industry and feeling that I wasn?t represented. I remember godawful headlines about how Keira Knightley isn?t thin any more, or watching women getting torn apart despite being talented and beautiful. The only thing people want to talk about is some useless crap about how they look. And so I didn?t care to abide by those rules. I?ve loved challenging ideas I don?t like.?
Challenging men?s BS: ?I wanted to challenge how women were perceived, how we are supposed to look? Actually I wasn?t trying to challenge. I just wanted to be there, to make space for a version of a person that isn?t all the things they used to have to be. I?m proud I?ve stuck by myself and look the way I look ? I?m really interested in people who are still angry with me for not losing more weight, or who just hate my nose ring. I am not going to be able to just change the way that things are ? but I can certainly help young women coming into this industry by making conversations happen where they weren?t before.? Recently she revealed that she has had her eggs frozen after a diagnosis of endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.
Playing characters who were marginalised in the 1800s: ?Well, it?s always been fashionable to tell a woman how she should live her life. Or that the decisions they are making are wrong or too loud. It?s about control, isn?t it? It?s still ultimately about suppressing one sex, and we?re dealing with it all the time.?
What it?s all about: ?I mean, the world is not exactly fun right now. Whether you?re in your teens having to manoeuvre life on your phone, because the internet?s terrifying, or the wars with many people dying. There?s so much crap, but this reminds everyone that the reason we?re here is to love and be loved. There aren?t car chases. Or aliens. But it?s real ? because there is a time frame on our lives and it shouldn?t be something we wait for to happen. Life should be something we?re in control of.?
[From The Times]
?Well, it?s always been fashionable to tell a woman how she should live her life.? Amen. That?s a message I wish more young women and girls understood, that none of this is new, even if it feels new or it feels heightened because of the internet. It?s always been the case that men are in women?s business. It?s always been the case that women?s bodies are policed and controlled. As for what she does online to defend herself and her body/looks? she can do whatever she wants, obviously, and I?m sure her words have helped other women. That being said, I do feel like there?s a razor?s edge to walk between ?defending yourself from trolls? versus ?doing something attention-seeking and attacking people for having an opinion.?
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Princess Kate told a cancer patient that 'she didn't have to have' a cold cap | | Added 32 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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On Tuesday, the Princess of Wales visited the cancer ward at the Royal Marsden Hospital. Kate?s office confirmed that Kate had been treated at the same hospital last year, and that?s where she had been ?smuggled in? to receive chemotherapy treatments. Kate made some strange comments during her visit with cancer patients, but royal reporters quickly swooped in to do damage control and massage the message. The message? Kate is fine, she?s in remission, but her ?new normal? means that she?s still not going back to work in any way, and how dare you question any part of this story. Interestingly, People Magazine has published several exclusives about Kate?s visit, and I suspect that Kensington Palace organized these pieces with palace-selected people and palace-enforced talking points. One woman who met Kate declared that Kate doesn?t have to tell people what kind of cancer she had:
Kate Middletons visit to a London hospital where she had cancer treatment last year made a real impact, but one cancer patient says theres no need for the royal to disclose her diagnosis. Angela Terry met the Princess of Wales during her emotional stop at The Royal Marsden Hospital on Jan. 14, and exclusively tells PEOPLE that Kates presence provided a huge boost.
She was there to say thank you to the people who had looked after her, talk to patients who were in a similar situation, Terry tells PEOPLE. It was a great message of hope because she looked so well. We don?t need to know what cancer she had. We just know she?s been through surgery, she?s been through chemo ? and one year later, my goodness, look, she is here.
Terry, 71, was diagnosed with EGFR-positive lung cancer in 2019 and serves as the non-executive chair of EGFR Positive UK, a charity for mutation driven lung cancer. She was at the Royal Marsden for treatment on Tuesday when she met Princess Kate, who unexpectedly stepped out there to show her gratitude to the incredible team, but also highlight the world leading care and treatment the Marsden provides, a Kensington Palace spokesman said.
[From People]
?It was a great message of hope because she looked so well. We don?t need to know what cancer she had.? Eh. Kate and King Charles have both declined to talk specifics about their cancer diagnoses, but Charles has done a lot more to show that he?s receiving treatment and that his cancer and the treatment has knocked him on his ass. Charles, to me, is more realistic and relatable than the conspiracy of silence around Kate for the past year. Meanwhile, People Mag did another exclusive about Kate telling a cancer patient that she didn?t use the cold cap:
Kate Middletons hair has long been a hallmark of her style, and during a visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital, a cancer patient revealed that the princess shared she didnt have to have cold cap therapy?a treatment that helps reduce the risk of hair loss?during her cancer treatment.
Katherine Field, a patient undergoing cancer treatment who met Princess Kate during her visit, tells PEOPLE that they discussed cold capping ? a scalp cooling system that can help reduce hair loss during chemotherapy, according to the American Cancer Society. Field, who was wearing a cold cap at the time, said the conversation added a personal connection to their encounter.
I hate it, but I think it is working. Today there is a little bit of hair coming out, but I?m just trying to delay it, Field, an art historian and curator, tells PEOPLE. When asked if Princess Kate mentioned using a cold cap, Field shared, She just said that she didn?t have to have it. For her to lose her hair, which is so iconic, would have been awful. Everyone loves her hair!
[From People]
In retrospect, I think one of the craziest parts about Kate?s situation is that she actually looked quite ill in 2023 and her use of wigs was quite noticeable, and then when she ?came back? to public view in June of last year when she was apparently going through chemo she looked worlds better and a lot healthier. She was practically glowing at the Wimbledon men?s final last July. And yes, the situation with her hair is certainly interesting.
Photos courtesy of Cover Images, Avalon Red.
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