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Gypsy Rose Blanchard and boyfriend Ken Urker welcome baby girl

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard – who was released from prison in December 2023 after serving eight years for the second-degree murder of her mother – welcomed her first child, a daughter named Aurora Raina Urker, with boyfriend Ken Urker.In an Instagram post on Wednesday (January 1), Urker shared the happy news with a photo of Blanchard cradling their newborn in a hospital bed. In the image, the couple is seen gazing lovingly at their baby girl, dressed in a pink hat.“Welcoming 2025 with the greatest gift...
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Bravo star defends ‘monetizing’ her pregnancy after earning $100k on social media

Lindsay Hubbard is unapologetic about her decision to turn her pregnancy announcement into a paid partnership. The Summer House reality star, who welcomed her first child, Gemma Britt Kufe, earlier this month, reflected on the mixed reactions to her July Instagram announcement, which was posted in partnership with Clearblue pregnancy tests.The post, shared with her 700,000 Instagram followers, featured Hubbard posing with a Clearblue Digital Early Pregnancy Test, which she confirmed was the same...
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Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson’s family reveals star’s diagnosis with Alzheimer’s

The family of Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson has revealed he’s been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease.On the Friday (December 6) episode of the Unashamed with the Robertson Family podcast, the 78-year-old’s sons Jase and Al announced his diagnosis, stating that it comes alongside a long-standing blood disease that has worsened in recent years.“I think I spoke on the 1000th podcast, we were trying to figure out the diagnosis, but according to the doctors, he has some sort of blood disease...
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Too Hot to Handle star Harry Jowsey honors late father in heartfelt announcement

Too Hot to Handle star Harry Jowsey shared a heartfelt message on social media announcing his late father’s passing.In an Instagram post shared on Wednesday (December 4), the 27-year-old Perfect Match alum shared the heartbreaking news with his 4.4 million followers. The reality star uploaded a carousel of nostalgic photos celebrating his dad’s memory, accompanied by a heartfelt caption.“I love you Dad, I miss you,” Jowsey wrote. “I’ll catch you on the other side.”The photo series began with a s...
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Nikki Garcia reflects on ‘really tough’ divorce from Artem Chigvintsev

Nikki Garcia has spoken out about her difficult divorce from Artem Chigvintsev for the first time. After a three-month hiatus, the 41-year-old retired WWE star returned to her podcast, The Nikki & Brie Show, on Monday (December 2) following her ex-husband’s arrest in August for corporal injury to a spouse. Their divorce was finalized through private mediation on November 21.Throughout the episode, Garcia reflected on her relationship with the 42-year-old Dancing with the Stars pro. The former co...
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Love Island’s Arabella Chi reveals she’s pregnant with first child

Love Island UK star Arabella Chi has surprised fans by announcing she’s pregnant. On Monday (December 2), the 33-year-old reality TV star shared that she and her boyfriend Billy Henty — a co-founder of a regenerative medicine company — were expecting their first child. In a video posted to Instagram, Chi was seen posing on a beach while holding a sonogram and a positive pregnancy test. Set to the classic tune “Baby Love” by The Supremes, Chi captioned the heartfelt post: “Dreams do come true.”“B...
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Travis Kelce’s ex cries on reality TV recalling her break-up with Chiefs player

Kayla Nicole is opening up about her “public breakup” with Travis Kelce in the upcoming season of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test. The 32-year-old influencer and sports commentator reflects on what she’s faced since their split, including the harsh scrutiny that followed Kelce’s high-profile relationship with Taylor Swift. During one moment on the show, another contestant asks Nicole who her ex is, and she quietly confirms Kelce’s name. In a preview for Season 3, Nicole appears emotional,...
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Are the Golden Bachelorette’s Joan Vassos and Chock Chapple still together?

Joan Vassos, the first-ever Golden Bachelorette, has officially found her fairytale ending with insurance executive Chock Chapple. In the season finale of the ABC series, which aired November 13, the 61-year-old private school administrator chose Chapple, 60, sending runner-up Guy Gansert packing after a heartfelt family meeting in Bora Bora. “It actually happened,” Vassos told the cameras. “I know where my heart is at and I know what I have to do.”As he was waiting for her on a picturesque beac...
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Celebrity chef Rachel Ray says she was ‘bashed’ for deciding not to have kids

Rachael Ray said she was “bashed” in the past for her decision to not have children. The celebrity chef, 56, got candid with trainer and former Biggest Loser judge Bob Harper on the Tuesday (November 12) episode of her I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead podcast. Both Ray and Harper opened up about their decision to stay child-free, and how their pets have become their family. “I chose to never have children,” Harper told Ray. “God love all the people that have kids.”“Me too,” Ray replied, noting that it w...
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard shares paternity test results to reveal baby’s father

Gypsy Rose Blanchard has revealed the results of her paternity test. The 33-year-old – who was released from prison in December 2023 after serving eight years for the second-degree murder of her mother – revealed the official results of her unborn baby’s DNA test on Instagram. “There’s been a lot of chatter around the paternity of our baby and while we’ve known for sure from the beginning, I feel that it’s finally time to put all these theories to rest,” she wrote in her post on Tuesday (Novembe...
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90 Day Fiancé star Big Ed calls off ‘impulsive’ 24-hour engagement a week after

90 Day Fiancé star Big Ed called off 24-hour engagement a week after proposing. After proposing to 29-year-old Porscha Raemond just 24 hours after meeting her at a fan event, the TLC star confirmed that their engagement had ended a week later. In a video posted on his Instagram on 23 September, he revealed that he’d proposed to Raemond. “Love is a crazy thing... I did something that was impulsive, I asked this girl to marry me and after considering... It’s too soon and it’s not really what I wan...
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‘Octomom’ Natalie Suleman announces arrival of first grandchild

“Octomom” Natalie (formerly Nadya) Suleman shared that she had recently become a grandmother. On Instagram, the 49-year-old media personality posted a photo showing a baby girl’s tiny foot peeking from underneath a pink blanket. Without revealing which of her 10 sons the daughter belonged to, Suleman gushed over the latest addition to her huge family.“Thank you my son and my lovely daughter in law for giving us this beautiful gift!” the mother of 14 wrote in the caption. “We are so blessed that...
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Lala Kent reveals she encapsulated her placenta in pill form after second baby

Lala Kent reveals she had her placenta encapsulated in pill form after giving birth to her second baby. In a recent post to her Instagram Stories, the 34-year-old Vanderpump Rules star shared a photo of a pill bottle, informing her followers that each capsule contained her placenta. In the image’s overlaid text, she explained why she opted to have her placenta in pill form. “I’ve spoken about encapsulating my placenta after I gave birth to Ocean,” Kent referenced her 3-year-old daughter. “I felt...
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Maria Georgas clears air after Jenn Tran reveals ex Devin Strader’s Instagram follow

Maria Georgas defended herself after The Bachelorette’s Jenn Tran revealed her ex-fiance Devin Strader followed Georgas on Instagram. After a bombshell Bachelorette finale in which Tran – this season’s lead – revealed that her ex-fiancé not only ended their engagement over the phone but also followed the former contestant she was compared to all season, viewers flooded Georgas’ comment section in droves. With comments ranging from accusing Georgas of being a homewrecker to others defending her h...
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From prison bars to ‘Dancing with the Stars’: Anna Delvey joins season 33 cast

Anna Delvey is swapping prison for the dance floor as she is set to join the cast of season 33 of Dancing with the Stars.Delvey was infamously jailed in 2019 after posing as a German heiress, conning businesses, banks, and friends out of more than $250,000. According to Page Six, the 33-year-old con artist turned fashion publicist will now join the reality TV competition’s cast for the next season. This isn’t Delvey’s first brush with TV stardom, with the hit Netflix drama Inventing Anna being b...
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Tommy Fury responds to Molly-Mae Hague cheating allegations

Tommy Fury has responded to infidelity allegations after the boxer split ways with Molly-Mae Hague. In an Instagram post shared on August 28, the 25-year-old Love Island alum addressed the “horrendous” cheating allegations circulating on social media concerning his recent breakup with the influencer, 25. The pair were together for five years and welcomed a one-year-old daughter, Bambi, before he and Hague publicly announced their separation. “These last few weeks have been heartbreaking,” the pr...
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‘Love Island USA’ star Kordell Beckham scores a Cheez-It sponsorship of his dreams

Love Island USA star Kordell Beckham has revealed that he recently accomplished one of his “long-term goals” in life.After winning Season 6 of the reality TV dating show alongside Serena Page last month, the 22-year-old younger brother of NFL star Odell Beckham Jr finally scored a dream Cheez-It sponsorship. In a joint Instagram post, the reality TV star and the cracker company announced their first collaboration, dubbed the “Kordeezy Cheezy Couple,” featuring two flavors White Cheddar and Hot &...
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Love Island USA’s Kaylor Martin reveals she and Aaron Evans are not ‘together’

Love Island USA star Kaylor Martin has revealed that she and Aaron Evans are no longer “together.”The season six cast of the Peacock reality dating series reunited on Wednesday, August 14, to film the highly anticipated reunion special. While taping the reunion in New York City, the 22-year-old graduate gave fans an update on her relationship with Evans, 27. In a TikTok video, Martin confirmed to fans and cameras outside: “Aaron and I are not okay.”“We are done, we are not together,” she added....
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Molly-Mae Hague was ‘solo parenting’ daughter before Tommy Fury split

Molly-Mae Hague claimed she was “solo parenting” her daughter Bambi just days before she and Tommy Fury announced their split.On her popular YouTube channel, which has 1.86m subscribers, the 25-year-old Love Island star often gives fans regular updates on her life – from her relationship milestones to the ups and downs of parenting. However, in a video posted to her YouTube channel just last week, Hague admitted that she was alone taking care of her one-year-old daughter, Bambi – who she shares...
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Bethenny Frankel cancels date with man who refused to tell her his last name

Bethenny Frankel has revealed she canceled a planned first date with a man after he refused to share his last name. In a viral TikTok video, the former Real Housewives star shared how she usually tries to figure out a man’s last name on a first date, just so she can do some digging on him. She noted that a man reached out to her, and on paper, he seemed like he had a lot going for him. “He seemed nice and interesting,” Frankel said, adding that she wasn’t planning on being too judgmental. “The m...
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‘Bachelor’ contestant Anna Redman apologizes for Auschwitz outfit inspiration post

Former The Bachelor contestant Anna Redman has apologized for posting an Auschwitz outfit inspiration video. In a post shared on Instagram Stories, the 28-year-old shared what clothes she planned on wearing for each day of her upcoming trip to Poland, including the outfit she was going to wear to the sixteenth stop on her list – the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz, where an estimated 1.1 million people were killed during the Holocaust.She shared with her 114,000 Instagram followers a photo of...
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Bethenny Frankel claims she was a victim of alarming New York City punching trend

Bethenny Frankel has revealed in a TikTok comment that she was a victim of the alarming New York City punching trend.

In a comment on fashion student Mikayla Toninato’s viral TikTok video, the former reality TV star shared her experience. Toninato admitted in the video that she was punched in the face while leaving a class in the city.

“I turned the corner and I was looking down at my phone and texting, and then out of nowhere this man just came up and hit me in the face,” Toninato said in the
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Ina Garten reveals she was separated from her husband for a short period

Ina Garten revealed she had a brief separation period from her husband. In an excerpt from her memoir,Be Ready When Luck Happens, the 76-year-old celebrity chef detailed a difficult time in her marriage in which she “hit the pause button” and separated from her husband Jeffrey. The pair has been regarded as a power couple since she rose to Food Network fame in the early aughts. “There were certain roles that we played, and I found them really annoying,” Ina told People. “I felt that if I just hi...
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The dating dumpster fire of Love Island USA is all too relatable

It’s a summer of love, or rather, of Love Island USA. The sixth season of the hit reality dating series – which airs its finale on Sunday, July 21 – is all anyone can talk about, and rightfully so.For nearly 10 years, Love Island UK has reigned supreme among the franchise’s multiple spin-offs, which includes US, Australia, Love Island Games, and Love Island All Stars. The steady rise in popularity of this season’s American iteration, which debuted on Peacock on June 11, came almost by word of mo...
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