Demna is smiling. It’s early December, and the 42-year-old artistic director of Balenciaga is in Los Angeles on the day before the house’s Pre-Fall 2024 presentation, the location of which—on a beatific street in L.A.’s glitzy Hancock Park neighborhood, with a dead-center horizon view of the Hollywood Sign—will remain a fiercely guarded secret right up until showtime. In advance of my interview with the mononymous designer, who dropped his surname a few years ago, I’d decided to stop by Erewhon—the internet-famous celebrity-haunt L.A. grocery store known for its immaculate assortment of organic produce and prepared foods, Sea Moss Gel wellness elixirs, and a Hailey Bieber–formulated smoothie. I went, I saw, and I consumed one of Bieber’s Strawberry Glaze Skin beverages (which, it turns out, has more calories than a large Starbucks…

BEHIND THE SCENES “That sexual tension was there, it reads,” Barton said. “Even when you’re looking at the scenes on the ferris wheel. “I think we kind of hated each other at that point, but there was still this intense kind of tension there.” Mischa Barton has never shied away from discussing the struggles that stemmed from her status as a child star. Along the way she’s suffered a breakdown, being estranged from her parents and a revengeporn court case –but now the Neighbours star has dished secret details of her romance with a co-star, and it’s got everyone talking. The 38-year-old has revealed she had a real-life relationship with her on-screen boyfriend in the hit show The O.C., Ben McKenzie, as a teen. On anew episode of the controversial…

After her beloved dad died, Morgan pledged to make him proud and get healthy Morgan Woodruff, 33 SIZE XS At the drive through window, I placed my order as the Macca’s server tapped it into the till. ‘Two Double Quarter Pounders, a McChicken, large fries, a milkshake and a Coke, right?’ they repeated. ‘Yes please,’ I replied. Moments later the food was served and, sitting in my car alone, I’d soon devoured my entire order. It was 2020 and, about to turn 30, I loved fast food. I’d often have McDonald’s for breakfast and inhale two Sausage McMuffins, Muffin a couple of hash browns, a coffee and a large orange juice. Then during the day I’d fill up on fried chicken, pizza, lollies and ice cream – any fast food…

GLOBAL PORN ICON ROCCO SIFFREDI THAT AFTER MAKING ROUGHLY 1,400 HARDCORE FILMS — WITH TITLES LIKE “THE ASS COLLECTOR” AND “ROCCO’S PERFECT SLAVES” — OVER THE PAST FOUR DECADES, HE HAS FINALLY FOUND “THE PEACE OF HIS SENSES.” “I could crack a bad joke and say I can’t get it up anymore,” says Siffredi, 59, speaking on a video call from the Budapest office of his Rocco Siffredi Production company, which houses the Siffredi Hard Academy, touted as the world’s first “university of porn.” “But that’s not the case. Quite the contrary,” the hardworking “Italian Stallion” hastens to add. I’ve asked Siffredi about being — or having notoriously been — a sex addict. And the many times he’s announced his retirement as a porn performer, only to make another comeback. “I have to…

She was there to cheer him on at 13 of his games — including the biggest one of the season, the Super Bowl in Las Vegas on Feb. 11. “Thank you for the support, thank you for coming, thank you for making it halfway across the world,” Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce gushed to his girlfriend Taylor Swift, who’d flown in following four back-to-back concerts in Tokyo, as he embraced her on the field while celebrating his third Super Bowl win. “You’re the best, baby.” Now it’s his turn to return the favor. Following a rowdy night of partying in Sin City and a few days of recovery, Travis — who admitted after the big game that he felt “like I got in a trainwreck”— jetted off to Australia,…

JACKIE & ADAM Reasons to Smile For Adam Sandler and his wife, Jackie, 2023 was a year to remember. The couple celebrated two decades of marriage and costarred with their daughters, Sadie, 17, and Sunny, 15, in the Netflix film You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah. An insider tells Us that Adam, 57, and Jackie, 49, “feel so blessed that they’ve been able to maintain a happy and successful marriage in Hollywood. They’re best friends and know what they have is very special. Plus, to be able to work together with their kids is a dream come true.” INES & BRAD Key to His Heart Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon are taking their relationship to the next level. “They moved in together a few weeks ago,” a source tells Us, noting…

Oppenheimer Their Roles of a Lifetime Murphy is physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the so-called “father of the atomic bomb.” Blunt plays his wife, Kitty. Downey is Lewis Strauss, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. How They Learned They Were Nominated “I was in Cork [Ireland] with my parents and my wife having a cup of tea, and people started calling,” says Murphy, 47. “My mom brought out a sponge cake.” Downey, 58, was woken from a strange dream by his wife, producer Susan Downey. “I was having this nightmare that the kittens [Willow and Winifred] had taken one of my Nicorette wrappers, and I was going to get in trouble.” Enjoying the Ride “I feel lighter than air the last couple of weeks,” says Blunt, 41. “I’m just happy we have each other. I feel like…

“Barbenheimer” may be the gift that keeps on giving. After Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” ignited the summer box office, the blockbusters with twin release dates are bringing populist energy to the Oscars. Yet the one-two punch of “Barbie” ($1.445 billion globally) and “Oppenheimer” ($957 million), along with a valiant assist from Martin Scorsese’s crime epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” ($156 million), can’t compete with the box office power of last year’s contenders. Led by “Avatar: The Way of Water” ($2.3 billion) and “Top Gun: Maverick” ($1.5 billion), the 10 films up for best picture in 2023 were collectively the highest grossing in more than a decade, racking up $4.4 billion worldwide. This year’s candidates for the top prize were still widely seen, with a combined $2.7 billion globally to…

They both posted tons of smiling selfies. Over two family getaways in January — first to Montana, then Japan — Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky made it clear they were enjoying themselves. “The kids had summer vacation in Australia, so they were able to take a few fun vacations,” says a source. “They all had a great time!” The trips were just what they needed. “They’ve been together for 14 years and have been open about how maintaining a relationship for that long can be difficult,” a source says of the pair, who’ve dealt with trust issues, his superstar career and lots of time apart (see sidebar) since tying the knot in 2010. “The past few years have been especially trying, but they’ve managed to save their marriage.” ROLLER-COASTER ROMANCE They’ve never been…

Tom Brady deflected the question like a pro. “I don’t know about that,” he demurred after a reporter asked at a Super Bowl party on Feb. 11 how it feels to be the world’s most eligible bachelor. “With all the businesses I have, how am I supposed to get out and do anything? I have my kids, and I’ve got some work stuff, so I’m doing good.” And he finally means it. “Tom had a bumpy start navigating the single life after his divorce, but he’s doing great now,” a source says of the G.O.A.T., whose 13-year marriage to Gisele Bündchen officially ended in October 2022. “The past year has made a world of difference. He’s embraced co-parenting, dating here and there, and he’s even made peace with Gisele.” NASTY SPLIT They were…

She's a three-time Oscar winner with one of the most enviable — and enduring — careers in Hollywood, but Meryl Streep is ready for some new adventures. Since splitting with Don Gummer, the father of her four children, she feels free to put herself first. “There's a playfulness that comes with being single at her age. She feels like she's able to let loose a little more,” says a friend. “Before, it was always ‘Meryl and Don,’ but now it's “The Meryl Show.” She gets glammed more before red carpets. She's saying yes to parties, to dinners with friends, to things outside her comfort zone.” The actress still keeps in touch with Don, whom she married in 1978, but “they're not going to get back together,” says the friend. “Being…

Hilary Swank is opening up about life as a mother. The Ordinary Angels actress, 49, revealed the names of her 10-month-old twins, daughter Aya and son Ohm, on Instagram on Feb. 14. “My two little loves,” she wrote. The two-time Oscar winner later shared the first photo of their faces as she announced a partnership with the baby-care brand HealthyBaby. “The sleepless nights are hard,” Swank told People. “But I know this is also a season, and it too will pass.” She said on the Today show that she and her husband, entrepreneur Philip Schneider, named Aya after a Syrian refugee they had met in Lebanon. As for their son, “Ohm is considered the first universal sound and unites all people.” JOHN NACION/GETTY IMAGES; CHRIS SOJKA/HEALTHYBABY; JOHN NACION/GETTY IMAGES…

During a three-day trip to Canada to mark the official one-year countdown to the 2025 Invictus Games, Prince Harry took a moment to discuss the whirlwind half-hour reunion he had with his father following the King’s cancer diagnosis a week earlier. “I love my family,” Harry told Good Morning America. “The fact that I was able to get on a plane and go and see him, and spend any time with him, I’m grateful for that.” Following a few years where Harry hasn’t been afraid to dish all about his relationship with the Windsors or the secret inner workings of The Firm, he was unusually reserved this time around. When asked about his outlook on his dad’s diagnosis, Harry responded, “That stays between me and him.” But the 39-year-old prince…

10 HOT WHEN JENNIFER ANISTON Stepped On to the red carpet at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles for last Saturday’s Screen Actors Guild awards, it soon became clear that there was something different about her. It wasn’t her newly chopped long bob (courtesy of longtime hairdresser Chris McMillan), nor the fact she’d eschewed her faithful, strapless little black dress look in favour of a silver, sequinned Celine gown with a thigh-high split. Although neither of those things went unnoticed (of course, when Aniston makes a style switch-up, it matters), what really made headline news was the fact that the 55-year-old actor was wearing a ring on the fourth finger of her left hand. ‘Jennifer Aniston sparks engagement rumours after wearing HUGE diamond ring,’ said one newspaper, while another simply…

With a spring in your step, inject a little extra colour into your home with this easy-to-make tulip wreath. This craft by Jo Boland on the Hobbycraft Hub will add a floral pop to any room in the house, or maybe even your front door. And the best part is – the tulips last forever, too! YOU WILL NEED: □ A spring tulip wreath from Hobbycraft□ 4 white tulip bouquets□ Natural jute fabric roll□ Oasis flower tape□ Wire cutters METHOD: 1. Gather your tools and materials together. 2. Using wire cutters, carefully cut each tulip stem from the wired tulip bouquets. 3. Remove the foliage from each tulip stem, keeping only the wide tulip leaves on a third of them. Leave the rest of them bare. 4. Hold three tulip…

Taking a breather from a busy few weeks promoting her latest film, Madame Web, Dakota Johnson was pictured last week soaking up the sun in a white one-piece in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, with her boyfriend of six years, singer Chris Martin. Dakota, 34, and Coldplay frontman Chris, 46, were first linked in 2017 when they were spotted on a dinner date, and seem to have gone from strength to strength ever since. Despite the pair being notoriously private, Dakota shared an insight into their dating life in 2021, saying, “We've been together for quite a while, and we go out sometimes, but we both work so much that it's nice to be at home and be cosy and private.” Luckily, Dakota gets on well with Chris’ ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow – with whom he…

“With the football season over, their relationship will be put to the test.”— a friend tells Star MOMENTS after Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in overtime at Super Bowl LVIII Feb. 11, Taylor Swift rushed to the field to congratulate her boyfriend. Naturally, the NFL featured the exchange between the tight end and the team’s most famous fan — who’d traveled from Japan to Las Vegas to see the game — on its “Mic’d Up” segment on Inside the NFL. “Thank you for making it halfway across the world,” Travis said, giving Tay a smooch. “You’re the best, baby, absolutely the best.” The pair went on to party the night away with both sets of parents at Zouk nightclub, at one point singing along to…

After hosting the Oscars three times, Jimmy Kimmel knows the pregame drill. Spend months spitballing jokes and try to spin timely material into comedy gold right up until the show begins. Watch many, many films (he’s seen all 53 of this year’s nominees). And, perhaps most taxing, get in tux-ready shape. So, as he preps to host Hollywood’s biggest night on March 10, the Emmy-winning comedian has upped his gym game. “I need to start working on my ‘explosiveness,’ ” he notes dryly before allowing that he’s living on “sad salads and a lot of pathetic boxed meals that are delivered to my home.” In other words, he’s in peak form. “We work very hard to make the show as good as it possibly can be,” says Kimmel, 56, who also…

Like millions of Americans, Sofía Vergara watched Super Bowl LVIII at a pal’s party. But as seen in pics the Modern Family star, 51, shared on Instagram, the shindig she attended looked particularly epic. In a massive, carpeted tent, there were myriad giant screens, lounge seating, and a snack spread that seemed to go on for miles. Perhaps what got fans talking the most, however, was something — well someone — Sofía brought with her: new beau Justin Saliman. Sofía posted a photo of herself posing alongside the orthopedic surgeon on Feb. 12 — just three days after it was revealed that her split from Joe Manganiello had been finalized. “Sofía didn’t want a divorce, it broke her heart, but she says that’s life,” shares an insider. “She’s done her best…

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s recent trip to Canada to promote next year’s Invictus Games should have been a triumph for the couple. After all, Invictus arguably continues to be their most respected and enduring project. But when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attended a wheelchair curling event in Whistler on February 16, onlookers noticed the couple shared a very tense exchange, oblivious to the public – and media – who were on hand to view it. “Harry looked fed up,” a witness told New Idea. “He seemed uninterested in whatever Meghan was saying to him.” It’s hardly a surprise that more cracks are showing between Harry, 39, and Meghan, 42. Royal experts claim that, since Harry dropped everything and dashed back to London to visit King Charles following…

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IT WASN’T what anyone expected – a show of love and warmth for his family in the UK and a promise to spend more time with them. Was this the same Harry who’d spent the better part of the past four years lobbing one salvo after the next at his family and lambasting the institution he’d been reared in? It sure was. Harry, pink-cheeked and smiling in the snow in Whistler, Canada, seemed to be extending a rather long olive branch to his once nearest and dearest. The reason for his apparent softening? His father’s cancer diagnosis. After King Charles called his younger son to inform him of his illness, Harry embarked on a whistle-stop visit to see his “Pa” in London before heading back to California. Some critics questioned why Harry had even…

As a presenter on Fair Go, Pippa Wetzell is used to being on the right side of justice and there’s one oft-maligned group of society that she’s very passionate about sticking up for – teenagers. Her eldest two children, daughters Brodie, 17, and Cameron, 14, are both smackbang in their teen years and Pippa is here to tell you that the bad press that age group gets is very unfair. “I just think teenage girls are the most awesome people on the planet,” she enthuses. “They’re so on to it. They have so much coming at them, but they’re clever, creative and sociable. I know it’s not the same experience for everyone, but I’m loving these teenage years.” There’s a heightened sense of appreciation to this time, partly because it’s…

NORMAL Law & ordering Coffee break! Bridget Moynahan stopped by a street cart on the New York City set of Blue Bloods. NOT In-pasta syndrome Saltburn’s Barry Keoghan planted his face into a plate of spaghetti while being honored as Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ Man of the Year at Harvard University. NORMAL A walk to remember Pink took a sweet stroll with her daughter, Willow, 12, and son, Jameson, 7, during a vacation visit to Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. NOT Getting a head of himself Here’s looking at me! Cole Sprouse cozied up to a bust of his character at the L.A. premiere of his horror comedy, Lisa Frankenstein. NOT Roof-raiser Pulling a couple of strings! Charlie Cox reached new heights as he performed a stunt for the Disney+ revival series Daredevil: Born Again. NOT Angry bird Backed by people in chicken costumes, John Travolta looked confused…

Eating your cereal in front of cartoons packed with superheroes is a rite of passage for young children. Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, the Incredible Hulk … Kids are glued to the set watching the action unfold over breakfast. But three-year-old Robert Irwin’s favourite superhero was far closer to home. Bounding out of bed each morning, he would beg his mum, Terri, to put on an episode of his own favourite show – to “play a daddy doco”. “That was with breakfast, every morning,” he says now, aged 20 and about to start a new chapter in his life. “I remember studying it and watching everything he did. Mum made sure he was in the living room. Dad was part of everything.” Steve Irwin looms large in our conversation today at Australia…