What’s Trending: Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
#OliviaWilde
o The internet went crazy yesterday over the Olivia and her special salad dressing recipe.
o If you didn’t hear the story yesterday, her former nanny dropped a bombshell report about her and Jason Sudeikis’ relationship and how things changed when she met Harry Styles.
o One of the claims was that at the beginning of her relationship with Harry, she made him a salad with “special dressing,” which allegedly upset Jason.
o The nanny claims that Jason said “She made this salad and she made her special dressing and she’s leaving with her salad to have dinner with him [Harry]…she has a special salad dressing she makes for us and she’s taken it to have it with him now.”
o It appears that the internet found THE RECIPE!
o It comes from the Food Network on a recipe that is credited to Wilde.
o It’s ed wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, honey, salt, garlic and olive oil.
Specifically, in the instructions, it says to “Add the red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, honey, salt and garlic to a small bowl and mix to combine. In a slow steady stream, add 2 to 4 tablespoons olive oil, stirring as you go to emulsify.”
o It’s important to note that Olivia and Jason released a joint statement claiming all of the nanny’s allegations are false.
#Gas
o It is the hottest new app with teens right now.
o Gas is an app that asks nice questions about people in their school and as of Friday, it was the most popular free iPhone app and the No. 1 social-networking download in the App Store.
o The app’s questions are postitive and urge teens to compliment each other or “gas each other up.”
o If you are selected in the polls, you get “flames,” or notifications that you were chosen.
o Voting is anonymous, with users only finding out the gender and grade of those who voted for them.
o You can make in-app purchases to find out their admirers’ names or keep your own name hidden.
o The app creators say, “To us, being at No. 1 is a vote of confidence that we’re doing something right for teens.”
#TacoBell
o They announced the much-anticipated return of the brand’s Steal a Base, Steal a Taco event for the 2022 World Series in partnership with Major League Baseball.
o Once the first base is stolen in this year’s World Series, Taco Bell will celebrate America’s Taco Hero and offer a free Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos for everyone in America.
o You used to have to wait up to a week for redemption day but now Taco Bell Rewards members will now be able to access the offer on the same night the base is stolen only on the Taco Bell app.
o And new this year, Rewards members can guess who is the next Taco Hero to win a special upgrade.
o Fans can submit their Taco Hero prediction until 11:59 p.m. on October 27 (the night before the first World Series game), and those who predict correctly will receive an upgraded reward of a medium fountain drink with their free Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos.
o The World Series begins Friday, October 28, 2022 live on FOX.