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"Real Housewives of Orange County" star Meghan King celebrated her 38th birthday with a little plastic surgery, specifically, she said, "I've gotten my nose upgraded and my chest upgraded after 10 years." She posted pics on Instagram, including some of the recovery, definitely not trying to hide it. Meghan explained, "Ten years ago … I got implants. I had just gotten divorced from my first husband and sold my engagement ring for $5,000. … I decided I could more than afford a fresh new chest for $5k-ish." Meghan, who recently split from Joe Biden's nephew, Cuffe Owens, added, "Now I'm 37, single af, and with another used engagement ring on my hands, so time to upgrade."
A struggling bookstore in England was shocked by a large cash donation from "Gladiator" star Russell Crowe. Bookbugs and Dragon Tales bookstore in Norwich needed to raise some money to help them get back on solid footing after a challenging first few years in business. They had only been open a year when Covid lockdowns started. Shopkeepers Leanne and Dan Fridd turned to social media to raise funds, and within hours, they were shocked to see a $5,500 donation from actor Russell Crowe. Apparently, Russell is a friend of a friend of the Fridds and has a history of supporting causes he sees as making a difference, especially those involving education and children. The Fridds were blown away by the actor's generosity, saying, "It's going to have a huge impact."
Angela Lansbury died on Tuesday at the age of 96, peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles, just five days shy of her 97th birthday, according to her family. Angela won five Tony Awards during her career and also received the Dame Commander of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth II in 2014. Angela was probably best known for her hit show "Murder, She Wrote," and she was Mrs. Potts in Disney's animated "Beauty & The Beast."
Sam Smith recently got a pretty unique present from Ed Sheeran, of which he shared details on "The Kelly Clarkson Show." Sam said, "It's actually wild. I thought it was a joke. It's a six-foot-two marble [member]. It's two tons. I have to get it craned into my house." And apparently, Ed has done this with other friends as well, as Sam said, "I'm not the first." But Sam is excited about the gift, saying, "I want to turn it into a fountain, which I think will be hard to do." Sam and Kelly then came up with a name for the statue, first suggesting Philip or Kevin before settling on Duke of Hastings. I'm sure Rege-Jean Page will feel quite honored.
The coronation of King Charles III has been scheduled, and it's earlier than most expected. Buckingham Palace revealed the date of the coronation, Saturday, May 6th, which is also the birthday of his grandson, Archie. Coincidence?
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Big changes are coming for "The Voice" this spring. While Blake Shelton will be back for what he just announced will be his final season, his wife Gwen Stefani, new judge Camila Cabello, and John Legend won't be returning for season 23. Kelly Clarkson is set to return and will be joined by fist-time coaches Niall Horan of One Direction and Chance the Rapper.
Kaley Cuoco and Tom Pelphrey are going to be parents! "The Big Bang Theory" star and the "Ozark" actor announced on social media yesterday that they are expecting their first child together. "Baby girl Pelphrey coming 2023," she shared on Instagram. The couple met at the "Ozark" premiere in April and were set up by the manager they both share.
Bill Murray and his accuser from the set of "Being Mortal" reportedly reached a $100,000 settlement, according to RadarOnline.com. The incident took place about six months ago and led to production on the film being suddenly shut down while an investigation was launched. At the time, Bill to CNBC, "I did something I thought was funny and it wasn't taken that way" and that "the world is different than it was when I was a little kid." He added, "Things change and the times change. It's important to me to figure it out. And the most important thing is that it's best for the other person." No word on if production on the movie has resumed or if it will. According to Puck News, Bill allegedly straddled his accuser and "started kissing her body" before "he kissed her on the mouth" even though they were reportedly wearing Covid masks at the time. The staffer immediately filed a complaint, which was backed by another staffer who claimed to have witnessed it. The staffer reportedly signed an NDA and agreed to waive "any legal claims she might make against the producers."
Khloe Kardashian was spotted with a face bandage, leading many to believe it was yet another procedure, but on Instagram yesterday, Khloe explained. "After noticing a small bump on my face and assuming it was something as minor as a zit. I decided to get it biopsied 7 months after realizing it was not budging." She added, "A few days later I was told I need to have an immediate operation to remove a tumor from my face" but said that "All the margins are clear and now we are on to the healing process."
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Post Malone meant it when he said he would make it up to his fans in Boston he had to cancel on. You'll remember he had to postpone his Saturday night concert a few weeks ago after getting injured, but he promised Boston fans with tickets he would do right by them. Not only did he show up Monday night for the rescheduled show, he gave a heartfelt apology to the crowd, thanking them for coming out tonight and telling them it meant the "world to me." He then told the crowd his team had some special shirts made up and that everyone was going to get a free shirt on their way out that night. See the video at tmz.com.
Just days after saying a presidential run was off the table, Dwayne Johnson is saying never say never. He told CNN, "I have seriously considered it. You have to. When you start looking at some of these polls, and these numbers creep up into the 46%, 50% of the country would vote for me should I run, and I have been – I've been really moved by that. I mean, truly, it sat me down." As we told you he said earlier this week, he continues to stress that being a dad is his number one priority at this point. But, his answer about running for president isn't a flat-out "no," it seems.
Angela Lansbury, who passed away yesterday at the age of 96, abandoned her career in Hollywood to save her children from falling under the influence of Charles Manson, according to radaronline.com. A family friend said that back in 1970, her son and daughter got into drugs, with her son Anthony ending up in a coma from an overdose and her daughter Deirdre falling in with Charles Manson. That's when Angela told her husband, late producer Peter Shaw, they needed to leave. So, they moved the family to Ireland, where the kids got clean. Anthony ended up becoming a TV director, eventually working on 68 episodes of his mom's hit series, "Murder, She Wrote." Deirdre grew up to be a successful model, painter, and restaurateur. Giving up work throughout the 70s - even turning down the role of Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was worth it because Angela knew that what she did saved her children's lives.
Jodie Comer, 29, from "Killing Eve" and "The White Princess" has been named the most beautiful woman in the world, according to science. Her facial features scored 94.52% accuracy of the ancient Greek Golden Ratio of Beauty, Phi, which measures physical perfection. According to Yahoo, her eyes, eyebrows, nose, lips, chin, jaw and facial shape were measured and came closest to the ancient Greeks' notion of perfectly proportioned attributes closest to Phi, which is 1.618. According to the measurements, the ten most beautiful women in the world are;
1. Jodie Comer - 94.52%
2. Zendaya - 94.37%
3. Bella Hadid - 94.35%
4. Beyoncé - 92.44%
5. Ariana Grande - 91.81%
6. Taylor Swift - 91.64%
7. Jourdan Dunn - 91.39%
8. Kim Kardashian - 91.28%
9. Deepika Padukone - 91.22%
10. HoYeon Jung - 89.63%
As far as individual attributes go, here's whose features were at the top of the top;
Nose - Jodie Comer 98.7%
Eyes - Bella Hadid 97.7%
Lips - Zendaya 99.5%
Eyebrows - Deepika Padukone 95.2%
Chin - Bella Hadid 99.7%
Forehead - Zendaya 98%
Face Shape - Beyoncé 99.6%
For the rest of us, we can just love who we are as we are, or that's what online makeup tutorials are for.
