'Morning Quickie': Christina Aguilera opens up on podcast, & Easter day fun facts

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Christina Aguilera opens up about her private life as she sat down for her first ever podcast interview on what’s called “Call Her Daddy”, and she did not hold back as she opened up in detail to host Alex Cooper. She talked about never dating another celebrity, and her sex life. Christina went on to mention how she is a long-time member of the mile-high club.

And a new report from WalletHub reveals the best places to celebrate Easter in the U.S., and the city of Cleveland ranked at number 20.

They ranked the 100 biggest cities in 12 areas related to an ideal Easter celebration, including egg hunts per capita, candy and chocolate stores and the city’s Christian population.

Based on their research, they’ve named Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the best place to celebrate Easter.

2023’s Top 10 Best Places to Celebrate Easter

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Buffalo, New York

El Paso, Texas

New Orleans, Louisiana

Birmingham, Alabama

Orlando, Florida

Miami, Florida

Las Vegas, Nevada

Albuquerque, New Mexico

St. Louis, Missouri

Cincinnati ranked at number 13

Cleveland at number 20

Money spent on Easter:

Americans are expected to spend $24-billion on Easter this year, according to the National Retail Federation.

Their research finds that 81% of Americans will celebrate the holiday, spending an average of $192.01.

The top things people will be spending their money on for the holiday include candy ($3.3-billion), gifts ($3.8-billion) and food ($7.3-billion).

The top 10 Easter candies sold via Instacart:

Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs

Kinder Chocolate Candy Egg (With surprise toy inside)

Starburst Easter Jellybeans

Lindt Hollow Milk Chocolate Bunny

Cadbury Creme Egg

Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Candy Eggs

Hershey’s Kisses Milk Chocolate

Peeps Yellow Marshmallow Chicks

M&M’s Easter Milk Chocolate Candy

Brach’s Jelly Bird Eggs

17 flavors of marshmallow Peeps are available this year. 1.5 billion Peeps are consumed each Easter. And, how do Americans eat their chocolate bunnies? 78% say ears first, 17% say feet first, 5% say tail first.

Easter potato hunt anyone?:

The potato industry is suggesting an alternative to Easter traditions because of the high price of eggs: Easter potatoes. It started as a meme back in January, but now Potatoes USA, the national marketing and promotion for U.S. growers and importers, is getting in on the trend. Eggs are up 55.4% in February compared to a year earlier, while potato prices only went up 13.52% year over year. Now Potatoes USA is sharing tips on painting spuds and asking those who try it to use the hashtag #easterpotatoes on social media. Well, dyeing the potatoes would make for some really pretty potato salad or mashed potatoes!

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