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| | George & Amal Clooney arrived in Venice, Amal wore Balmain (update) | | Added 2 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I have this weird thing where I always think the Venice Film Festival starts in early August, and I?m like ?why aren?t celebrities in Italy yet??? And then by the time Venice starts in late August, it catches me off guard. So, obviously, the Venice Film Festival started today. A bunch of American stars have films premiering in Italy this year. Including George Clooney, who arrived in Venice on Tuesday with his wife in tow. He?s going to premiere Jay Kelly, which is supposedly some Oscar-bait whatever. I doubt it will turn out to be a contender, mostly because I believe George is still getting a lot of well-deserved sh-t from his activities and statements last year. But hey, Amal looked nice in a butter yellow (which is straight out of the 80s, and yet it suits her) and Prada shoes. Update: This dress is a customized Balmain!
What else? Julia Roberts is in town for the premiere of Luca Guadagnino?s After the Hunt. Apparently, she had a cardigan sweater made with Guadagnino?s face printed all over. It?s sort of cute, but I wouldn?t have known that it was supposed to be Luca unless someone else pointed it out. I thought, ?Is that Curly from the Three Stooges??? I?m also including a photo of Cate Blanchett?s arrival she will premiere Jim Jarmusch?s Father Mother Sister Brother. She?s also there (I?m assuming) as part of her Armani Beauty contract, since Armani is one of the big sponsors of this festival.
Between Amal, Cate and Julia, I certainly hope we get some interesting fashion to talk about in the coming days.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
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| | Katy Perry testified in her long-running legal drama over a Montecito home | | Added 3 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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In the 2010s, Katy Perry was involved in a pretty significant real estate dispute over a former convent in Los Angeles. I won?t get into the years-long saga of it all, but the basic gist was that the LA archdiocese sold the property to Katy, much to the dismay of a couple of elderly nuns who lived in the convent and didn?t like Katy?s provocative music and vibe. One of the nuns literally collapsed and died in court during the lawsuit. Some believe those nuns put a curse on Katy. I sort of believe that, because Katy?s real estate woes continue to this day. Years ago, Katy and Orlando moved full time to Montecito, where Katy began investing in several properties. In 2020, she bought a $15 million home from Carl Westcott, who then tried to rescind the contract. So they?re in court still, and Katy testified in the years-long legal issue this week.
Katy Perry appeared in court to testify in the ongoing legal battle over the purchase of her $15 million mansion in Montecito, Calif. The singer appeared in Los Angeles court via Zoom on Tuesday, Aug. 26, and was questioned about the 2020 purchase of the California estate.
Perry, 40, and Orlando Bloom purchased the 1930s Montecito mansion from entrepreneur Carl Westcott for $15 million, according to court documents previously obtained by PEOPLE. However, Westcott ? who was diagnosed with Huntington?s Disease, a genetic brain disorder, in 2015 ? sought to rescind the contract after claiming he lacked capacity to sign the transaction. In the years since, Westcott, who is the founder of 1-800-Flowers, filed suit against Perry?s business manager Bernie Gudvi in August 2020.
After a years-long legal battle, Perry prevailed at a prior trial on the issue of liability, and in May 2024, Perry gained ownership of the Santa Barbara County property under the LLC DDoveB, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing property records. A judge ruled that ?Westcott presented no persuasive evidence that he lacked capacity to enter into a real estate contract?? He also ruled that there was significant evidence to demonstrate Westcott knowingly signed the contract, noting he seemed to be ?coherent, engaged, lucid, and rational.?
The judge has since bifurcated the case. The singer is now seeking more than $5 million in damages, alleging $3 million will cover her loss of rental income. On Tuesday, Westcott?s attorney, Andrew J. Thomas, questioned Perry about what she has to gain from the litigation.
?Justice,? she simply replied. But Thomas asked, ?How about money??
?I stand to lose money if it doesn?t work in my favor,? she said.
She was also asked if she has ?a financial stake of any kind in the outcome of this lawsuit.? Perry confirmed she does, explaining that the financial stake for her, could be lost money, lawyers fees, lost income for rental.?
[From People]
You guys know I?m loath to give Katy the benefit of the doubt on most things, but I?m actually fine with all of this? Katy has every right to sue this guy, and she entered into the contract in good faith. I don?t think it?s weird or bad for her to acknowledge that Carl Westcott tried to screw her over and break a legal contract, and that the years of legal wrangling cost her. Yes, she?s a millionaire and she doesn?t ?need? the money, but it?s the principle of the thing. I honestly felt sorry for her with the nuns too Katy believed she was purchasing that LA property in good faith as well.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Backgrid.
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| | Did Taylor Swift mean to step on Meghan's news cycle with her engagement post' | | Added 4 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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There?s been gossip for several years about Taylor Swift and the Duchess of Sussex. The gossip: ?is there a beef between the two women?? I remember years ago, when ?sources? claimed that Meghan invited Taylor to appear on her Archetypes podcast and Taylor turned her down. This year, the rumor got reheated into ?Meghan invited Taylor on Confessions of a Female Founder, but Taylor said no.? I have no idea if those stories were true, but Taylor obviously avoided any and all pod interviews until recently, when she made her pod debut on New Heights. There?s another layer to the beef rumors: Taylor has made a point of cozying up to Prince William a few times over the years, including last year, when William took Charlotte and George to one of Taylor?s Eras concerts in London. Now, there were also rumors that Meghan went to an Eras concert in 2023 (but there were no photos, and I?ve never been sure about that story).
Just a few weeks ago, there was some buzz about a new undercover back-and-forth between Meghan and Taylor. Taylor announced her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, on August 12. The day before, the Sussexes made the splashy announcement that they had signed a new deal with Netflix. There were rumors that Meghan was ?mad? that Taylor?s album news overshadowed the contract news. But again, I didn?t really believe it, so I didn?t cover it or really want to engage with the rumor. Which brings me to this week? on Tuesday, Meghan?s WLM Season 2 dropped, as did a new product launch for As Ever. Hours later, Taylor announced her engagement. Coincidence or conspiracy??
Here?s the thing? when I first saw the Taylor news, I did think ?wow, Taylor really stole Meghan?s thunder, huh?? It?s not like August 26th a Tuesday, for the love of God is even some high holy day in Swift World, right? We dont know when Travis proposed (his dad said it happened around two weeks ago), so its possible that theres no hidden agenda as to the timing of the announcement, and Taylor truly has no reason to care about stepping on anyone elses newscycle. But stillTaylor could have announced this at any time? why in the middle of a Tuesday in the last week of August? It?s so random, and we?re so used to decoding Swiftian Easter eggs. What if the biggest Easter egg is that Taylor hates Meghan?s guts??? LMAO.
Anyway, on a pleasant note, Meghan did ?like? Taylor?s engagement Instagram post. So did the Prince and Princess of Wales. The Daily Mail noted that Taylor announced this on Meghan?s big day too, and they also made a point of noting that Taylor wore Ralph Lauren in the engagement photos. You know, Ralph Lauren is famously one of Meghan?s favorite labels. *adjusts Swiftian conspiracist tinfoil hat*
Meghan liked Taylor Swifts engagement announcement pic.twitter.com/eJfwQrlWgu
Anne Duchess Of Success (@TheDuchessZone) August 26, 2025
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| | Are King Charles & Camilla behind 'royal butler' Grant Harrold's book' | | Added 4 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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In recent weeks, former ?royal butler? Grant Harrold has been shilling his book all over the British media. Some American outlets have run stories about Harrold and his book as well, presenting him as a royal expert because he worked at Highgrove between 2004-2011. While his book is ?new,? his commentary is not he?s been a paid commentator for years, and it?s his lucrative, post-butler career now. As I said previously, Harrold is very much regurgitating the palace?s talking points and he?s not adding much of anything to the larger narratives. He?s claimed that Prince Harry and then-Kate Middleton got along really well and were constantly ?off doing stuff together.? He claimed that Harry got along really well with Camilla, and he claimed (in so many words) that Meghan is ?the reason? for Harry and William?s estrangement. Well, now Shuter Scoop claims, shockingly, that King Charles is behind all of Harrold?s BS.
You may or may not have noticed a lot of headlines featuring the words royal butler lately, and thatd be because former royal butler Grant Harrold has dropped a book literally called The Royal Butler. And its full of behind-the-scenes details about the family.
Now, a palace insider tells Rob Shuters Shuter Scoop that King Charles is using the book to counterattack Harry. This is Charles hitting back,? they explain. Harrold?s book is a direct counterattack on Harry. It?s basically saying: don?t believe him, believe me.
A friend of Harrys adds He knows it?s a takedown. This is the King using loyal old staff to trash his story and make him look bitter and dishonest.
Meanwhile, Charles gardener Jack Stooks has also been singing the praises of his former employer, and another insider claims They?re a united front. Harrold and Stooks are shaping a narrative where Charles is dignified, Camilla adored, and Harry the unreliable son rewriting history for profit.
[From Cosmopolitan]
Do I believe that King Charles is, what, sending emails to his former butler and directing Harrold on what to say? Of course not. The reality is even bleaker than that Harrold is doing all of this of his own accord, because he knows he can sell it to a domestic audience. As I also said previously, these ?commentators? don?t understand that there?s an even more lucrative market out there for the truth, and a narrative beyond the palace?s ham-fisted fantasies and talking points. Charles has spent a fortune over the course of decades to force the public to accept Camilla, and it?s still not happening. The British press is basically in revolt against William and Kate this month. And with each passing year, Harry and Meghan look better and smarter for getting the hell away from that sh-tshow.
'I think Meghan maybe went in thinking she could do things the way she wanted'@CamillaTominey and @timothy_stanley are joined by Grant Harrold (@TheRoyalButler) who suggests when things ?started to go wrong? between Meghan and the Royal Family
Listen from 5 ? pic.twitter.com/N0xjsurzeW
The Daily T (@DailyTPodcast) August 22, 2025
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| | George & Amal Clooney arrived in Venice, Amal wore an '80s-looking dress | | Added 4 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I have this weird thing where I always think the Venice Film Festival starts in early August, and I?m like ?why aren?t celebrities in Italy yet??? And then by the time Venice starts in late August, it catches me off guard. So, obviously, the Venice Film Festival started today. A bunch of American stars have films premiering in Italy this year. Including George Clooney, who arrived in Venice on Tuesday with his wife in tow. He?s going to premiere Jay Kelly, which is supposedly some Oscar-bait whatever. I doubt it will turn out to be a contender, mostly because I believe George is still getting a lot of well-deserved sh-t from his activities and statements last year. But hey, Amal looked nice in a butter yellow (which is straight out of the 80s, and yet it suits her) and Prada shoes. They got married in Venice in 2014.
What else? Julia Roberts is in town for the premiere of Luca Guadagnino?s After the Hunt. Apparently, she had a cardigan sweater made with Guadagnino?s face printed all over. It?s sort of cute, but I wouldn?t have known that it was supposed to be Luca unless someone else pointed it out. I thought, ?Is that Curly from the Three Stooges??? I?m also including a photo of Cate Blanchett?s arrival she will premiere Jim Jarmusch?s Father Mother Sister Brother. She?s also there (I?m assuming) as part of her Armani Beauty contract, since Armani is one of the big sponsors of this festival.
Between Amal, Cate and Julia, I certainly hope we get some interesting fashion to talk about in the coming days.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
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| | Travis Kelce's dad reveals that Travis proposed to Taylor Swift two weeks ago | | Added 6 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Taylor Swift really is America?s princess, because it seems like every major demographic is obsessed with her engagement to Travis Kelce. Political reporters were breaking the news live outside the White House, tennis commentators broke the news in the middle of Jannik Sinner?s match, and everyone?s obsessing over the engagement news online. Interestingly enough, Travis?s father Ed Kelce ended up spilling some major tea about the proposal. Is this an unauthorized leak???
Ed Kelce is sharing the details of his son Travis Kelces romantic proposal to Taylor Swift. In an interview with News 5s John Kosich, Ed revealed that the proposal took place maybe two weeks, not quite two weeks ago at Kelces home.
He was going to put it off till this week. I think she was getting maybe a little antsy, but he was going to put her off till this week, to, you know, make some grand thing, to make it a big special event, Ed said. And I told him repeatedly, you know, you could do it on the side of the road, do it any place that makes it a special event when you get down on one knee and ask her to marry you?.He got her out there, they were about to go out to dinner, and he said, Lets go out and have a glass of wine they got out there, and thats when he asked her, and it was beautiful.
Following the proposal, They started FaceTiming me and their mother and her folks to make sure everybody knew. So, to see them together is great. I got a FaceTime call from them, and as soon as I saw the FaceTime, I saw it was Travis, and then I saw Taylor there with him, I knew what they were going to say, he said, and they, you know, let us know.
Ed revealed that on Sunday, he supported Kelce at ESPNs premiere of The Kingdom, telling the outlet, his mother and I went with him back to his house for dinner, where Taylor made dinner, and we had a wonderful dinner with them outside on the patio and to just watch the two of them, just crazy about each other, he said.
[From People]
Y?all know Tree Paine is going to have a sit-down conversation with Travis?s father, right? ?You cannot call into a local Cleveland station and spill details about your son?s proposal.? But it?s sweet, and it adds to the ?America?s princess? vibe for royal engagements, the parents always issue statements too. Ed Kelce?s son won the heart of the princess! And I agree with him about ?you could do it on the side of the road, do it any place that makes it a special event when you get down on one knee and ask her to marry you.? There was a Twitter thread/conversation months ago about women accidentally messing up their man?s proposals, and it was so funny. Story after story about ?he wanted to go see some beautiful garden and I refused because I didn?t want to walk that far, so he proposed in the kitchen.? The proposal is what makes it special, not the location! Still, Travis knows Taylor well enough to know that he needed to go all out.
Photos courtesy of Taylor & Travis?s Instagram.
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| | Duchess Meghan's pantyhose comment is causing a lot of royalist tantrums | | Added 6 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The Duchess of Sussex gave people a lot to consume this week. The new season of With Love, Meghan came out on Tuesday, as did a new As Ever product drop. A new interview with Meghan also came out on Tuesday: a great piece with Bloomberg?s The Circuit with Emily Chang. Meghan came across really well (imo) and she seemed pretty loose as she chatted and joked around. At one point, Chang asked Meghan about relatability, and Meghan?s answer has caused a lot of fury in the British press. I can?t help it, I?m laughing my ass off at everyone over there freaking out because Meghan basically rolled her eyes at royal pantyhose protocols! From The Sun:
Meghan Markle has made yet another dig at the Royal Family as she claimed she couldnt be as vocal when in the UK. The Duchess of Sussex, 44, opened up about how her life felt inauthenticseveral years ago in an interview with Bloomberg Originals.
The mum-of-two, who lives in a 12million Montecito mansion and spends her evenings learning French on Duo Lingo, was asked if its hard to appear relatable.
She replied: No, Im just being myself. I think it was probably different several years ago where I couldnt be as vocal and I had to wear nude pantyhose all the time. Lets be honest, thats not very myself, I hadnt seen pantyhose since movies in the eighties when they came in that little egg. That felt a little bit inauthentic, but thats a silly example, but it is an example of when youre able to dress the way you wanna dress and youre able to say the things that are true and youre able to show up in the space really organically thats being comfortable in your own skin.
[From The Sun]
The Sun?s Matt Wilkinson referred to this as a ?veiled dig.? It?s the pantyhose story which brought down the British empire! Meghan?s pantyhose is a slap in the face to the dead queen! Queen Elizabeth told all of her friends how furious she was about Meghan?s pantyhose!! Would you like to see someone else freak out about the pantyhose story? Behold, Tom Sykes? Royalist Substack, where he threw a full-on tantrum about Meghan DARING to mention the royal pantyhose protocol!
Meghan Markle promoted the second season of her Netflix lifestyle series today by accusing the British royal family of making her wear ?nude pantyhose? in yet another retread of her signature theme of portraying palace life as an unbearable system of micro-aggression and control.
Instead of taking a prime sofa on Today or GMA, which she could book with a text message, she chose Bloomberg Originals? The Circuit. The interview dropped this morning on Bloomberg?s YouTube lineup and, at last check, had drawn 14,000 views?a respectable tally for a business-news franchise but hardly the roar of mainstream morning television. The Circuit, to be fair, is no minnow. Emmy-nominated, running across Bloomberg?s many platforms, and with the company touting 62 million monthly video viewers in 2024, it carries weight in financial circles. But it is still not network TV. That feels deliberate. Meghan long ago stopped doing the obvious media rounds, preferring niche settings where the conversation can be guided gently around anything inconvenient.
So here she was with Emily Chang, whose opening order of an oatmeal chai latte set the tone for what followed: a string of friendly prompts that allowed Meghan to sketch, once again, her favored self-portrait?conscious founder, authentic businesswoman, victim of stifling royal dress codes. Chang?s best question?whether there?s a tension between being relatable and being a duchess?produced the line that has gone viral: ?No, I don?t find? I?m just being myself. So I think, probably, it was different several years ago where I couldn?t be as vocal? I had to wear nude pantyhose all the time? That felt a little bit inauthentic.?
I can?t be alone in finding Meghan?s habit of painting the British royal family as an oppressive straitjacket deeply hypocritical, when every ounce of her fame, wealth, and celebrity springs from her membership of it. Without ?Duchess of Sussex? stitched into her bio, there would be no Netflix deal, no glossy ros launch, and certainly no Bloomberg chair. The very institution she dismisses as repressive is the foundation of her brand!
This hosiery detail is a retread of her biggest selling product to date: grievance.
It would be incredibly refreshing if, just once, Meghan could simply acknowledge the obvious. She was not well known before she married Prince Harry, and that marriage made her world-famous. She could also do herself a favor and clarify afresh that Queen Elizabeth, whatever Meghan?s personal disagreements with the institution she ran, embodied duty and service in a way that commanded global respect.
Meghan does not have to endorse everything the monarchy did to concede that the late Queen was an extraordinary example of showing up in the world and doing good work. Instead, she continues to present herself as if the family spent all its energy controlling her passport, her wardrobe, and now her underwear. The claims feel unconvincing and aimed at reheating the grievance cycle that keeps her in the headlines.
[From The Royalist]
It would be incredibly refreshing if, just once, these royalists would acknowledge that they?re going to throw screeching tantrums about every single little thing Meghan says, does, sells, wears and cooks. She was, at the time, a Californian in her 30s who was not used to wearing pantyhose, but she did it because there was a whole-ass royal pantyhose protocol about it. Now, years later, she can use the pantyhose protocol as an example of how asinine and controlling those people are. ?Instead, she continues to present herself as if the family spent all its energy controlling her passport, her wardrobe, and now her underwear.? The family actually DID spend a lot of energy controlling her, smearing her, defaming her, and abusing her. Don?t just shrug off the fact that those fkers TOOK HER PASSPORT. Don?t shrug off the fact that they refused to allow her to access mental health counseling. Don?t shrug off the fact that to this very day, Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace still brief royal reporters on the Sussexes? activities, even when those activities have nothing to do with the left-behinds.
Also: all of the bitching about Meghan not going on network TV is bizarre? She was literally on the Drew Barrymore Show this spring. If Meghan went on the Today Show, Sykes (and all of the royal reporters) would have thrown hissy fits about that too.
Screengrabs courtesy of Bloomberg?s The Circuit.
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| | Vanity Fair's staff are in revolt at the suggestion of a Melania Trump cover | | Added 6 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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During Donald Trump?s first term, there was a lot of chatter about how none of the major American magazines would put Melania Trump on their cover. You have to understand, the Obama era was the golden age of ?political spouses engaging with print media and pop culture.? Michelle Obama was on all of the magazine covers, from Vogue to InStyle to Essence to Good Housekeeping. MO also regularly appeared on talk shows. Melania Trump was not and is not welcome in those spaces at all. It felt like such a small thing, but I?m grateful for it all the same, that magazine editors around the country all said ?absolutely not? when it came to whitewashing or glorifying the Trumps. Well, in Trump?s second term, there is once again chatter about Melania appearing on various magazine covers. Well, Vanity Fair?s new global editorial director has apparently suggested giving Melania a VF cover. Only VF?s staffers are in revolt.
Vanity Fair?s new boss reportedly wants first lady Melania Trump to grace the glossy magazine?s coveted cover ? leaving disgruntled woke staff threatening to ?walk out the motherf?king door? if it goes ahead. The fashion mag?s global editorial director, Mark Guiducci, has floated the possibility of putting President Trump?s wife on the cover of the Conde Nast-owned publication as he tries to make his mark in his newly minted role, Semafor reported. But the mere thought of having the former model as a cover girl sparked fierce backlash from raging lefty staffers.
?I will walk out the motherf?king door, and half my staff will follow me,? one sensitive editor fumed to the Daily Mail. ?We are not going to normalize this despot and his wife; we?re just not going to do it. We?re going to stand for what?s right,? the unidentified staffer whined.
?If I have to work bagging groceries at Trader Joe?s, I?ll do it. If [Guiducci] puts Melania on the cover, half of the editorial staff will walk out, I guarantee it.?
Others, meanwhile, dismissed the outrage ? insisting there?s no way employees would give up such a prestigious job out of protest. ?It?s all talk,? one employee said. ?If they put her on the cover, people will protest and gripe about it, but I don?t see anyone quitting such a prestigious job over that. Honestly, there will be people who push back, but it?s ultimately Mark?s decision. He?s the one who will sink or swim over that choice, not the rest of us,? the employee added.
Melania was notably excluded from Vanity Fair and Conde Nast?s Vogue during Trump?s first administration. That?s in sharp contrast to Michelle Obama, who graced Vogue?s cover three times while she was first lady. Despite the snub, Melania has previously said she has ?no interest? in appearing on the illustrious covers.
?Look, I?ve been there on the covers ? on the cover of Vogue, on the covers of many magazines before ? We have so many other important things to do than to be on the cover of any magazine,? she told Fox News. ?I think that life would not change for anybody if I?m on the cover.?
[From The NY Post]
?We are not going to normalize this despot and his wife.? Exactly. Not to give these people any ideas, but I wonder why there?s such a focus on Conde Nast-owned publications? Is it because Vanity Fair and Vogue are seen as the most prestigious? I honestly don?t think any Conde Nast magazine will give Melania a cover, especially not while Anna Wintour lives and breathes. Wintour despises the Trumps, and while Wintour is out as EIC of Vogue, she still wields enormous power within Conde Nast. If Melania wants a magazine cover so badly, she should go for a non-Conde Nast magazine. But even then, I suspect editors would still say ?absolutely not.?
Photos courtesy of Cover Images.
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| | Elizabeth Hurley's pet name for Billy Ray Cyrus is 'squirrel Man' | | Added 7 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley spent the summer together at her estate in Herefordshire. Liz is a big Instagram user, and from her pictures, it looks like they had a nice summer. They hung out with their kids, Billy gave Liz guitar lessons, and they walked the red carpet for The Inheritance, the Channel 4 reality series that Liz is featured in (she plays ?The Deceased,? the fictional character whose money contestants are fighting over). They also celebrated BRC?s 64th birthday, which was on Monday, August 25. Liz marked the occasion on her Instagram page with a collage of new pictures of the two of them, along with the caption, ?Happy Birthday, Squirrel Man?. Squirrel Man?!
Elizabeth Hurley shared the quirky nickname she calls her boyfriend, country music star Billy Ray Cyrus, when she wished him a happy 64th birthday on Instagram.
Happy Birthday Squirrel Man, the English model and actor, 60, captioned a carousel of images of the couple she posted Aug. 25 along with four red heart emoji.
Hurleys pics include several shots of the couple holding each other closely, including one snap of them posing in front of a portrait of Hurley. She also shared a video that showed the lovebirds laughing before turning to kiss each other.
Hurleys son, 23-year-old model and actor Damian Hurley responded to her post by commenting with a row of red hearts.
[From Today]
Again?Squirrel Man?! I probably should not want to know more, but I can?t help it. I have questions about the origins of this nickname. Is it because he?s furry? Does his bushy hair remind Liz of a squirrel?s tail? Does he like to steal bird seed and run in front of oncoming traffic? Inquiring minds want to know. I won?t rag on the nickname too much, though. I?m terrible at coming up with them, plus, we all have our own silly nicknames for our partners and loved ones. Mr. Rosie gave me a nickname when we first started dating, and I returned the favor by literally calling him a name that rhymed. I, sadly, have no business criticizing someone?s nickname game.
Also, I know that time keeps flying by, but it?s only been four months since Billy Ray and Liz went public with their relationship. It feels like they?ve been together for much longer. Like, if someone told me that it was coming up on one year of their going Insta official, I would have accepted it without batting an eye.
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| | Kathy Bates on possibly retiring: 'I would miss being the center of attention' | | Added 7 hours ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I?ve been saying (over and over and over again) how I think at this year?s Emmys, the Best Actress in a Limited Series category is a race between Michelle Williams in Dying for Sex and Cristin Milioti in The Penguin. A nail-biting toss up between two exceptional performances that really can?t be compared. However, when it comes to Best Actress in a Drama, I?m ready to make a bold prediction: Kathy Bates for Matlock, baby! It goes without saying that Kathy?s work is brilliant, and this year I think she also has a huge swell of public favor that will carry her to a win. Kathy is having so much fun with the role of Matty, that it makes it a joy for us to watch. It?s easy to support/vote for an actor having the time of their life like that. Kathy has been candid about how much this show rekindled her fire for the craft of acting, and dug into the subject recently on the LA Times The Envelope podcast. So she?s definitely campaigning, yet also chock full of wisdom. A few highlights:
Listen to this pro?s scene prep: I study a lot. I use an app called Scriptation, which is really helpful. I?m kind of anal about how I choose the colors and how I highlight everything. And then Erica [LeBlanc, her assistant] and I share them. And Jennie [Snyder Urman, ?Matlock? reboot creator] gives us tone meetings. ? But we have the tone notes that I have specifically for each scene where Matty is in her arc, so we print those up and we put them in my script, or I print up other things like photographs that I?m inspired by.
Still striving to ?hit it?: I had moments last season ? there were very few ? but that I felt in tears at times that I wasn?t able to do the scene. There were days when I was just ? I love [the pianist Vladimir Horowitz], and there?s a wonderful recording, they?ve restored it and it?s all in color now, and he?s playing Rachmaninoff, the third piano concerto. And at the beginning of this one that?s been upgraded, he talks about his own work and how he doesn?t always hit it. And to hear someone of that massive talent say that he doesn?t always hit it and that will he do it again that night kind of makes you feel more like one of the club. We?re all artists, and we?re trying to hit it. ? And you?ll see a performance like Daniel Day-Lewis in ?Lincoln,? and he comes in and he is Lincoln, no false note ever. And that?s what you aspire to. I haven?t gotten there. I haven?t gotten there, but that?s wonderful because we keep going, and we?re human beings that are trying to do the best we can do at our career and in our lives.
What she?ll miss when (if!) she retires: You know what, and it?s a strange thing for me to say because I?m really a hermit, I think I?m going to miss walking on those soundstages and hearing people and the cacophony of the voices, or the quietness, the smell of it, the laughter that?s coming from somewhere, walking onstage, seeing people from the day before. When you?re beginning and you?re beginning to form relationships with people, sometimes it?s automatic, sometimes it?s gingerly. And I think it?s taught me how to be a more compassionate person who listens more and watches more. I would miss that. Let?s face it, I would miss being the center of attention.
[From LA Times]
What a difference a year makes! Remember, back around the 2024 Emmys Kathy was scaring the living daylights out of us talking about how Matlock was her last dance,? before loosening up to ?I?ll keep acting as long as Matlock is running,? and then declaring she hoped to make it as far as Betty White. And now? Kathy?s all like, ?I?d miss the attention!? But it?s more than that, and I loved Kathy describing how she?s still trying to ?hit it.? Though it?s somewhat ridiculous she doesn?t see herself on the same level as Daniel Day-Lewis, cause I can?t say I?ve ever seen Kathy deliver a false note either! But the humility is genuine and makes me love her even more. There?s loads more to the interview, including how Kathy says she watches a lot of TV to see what her peers are up to. She gives a great shout-out to The Pitt and Noah Wyle, whom she apparently shares a driver with! Maybe they?ll carpool on September 14, where it?s very likely they?ll both be named best leads in drama. Honestly, the only part of this I?m not looking forward to is that Kathy is probably gonna be wearing those goddamn Sneex!
PS ? Being anal about highlighter color choices in her script? Be still my beating heart!
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