Table of contents for September 27, 2021 in People

‘She packed my lunch today in my little Detroit Tiger lunch box’—JEFF DANIELS, on his wife of 42 years, Kathleen, making his lunch every day, on Live With Kelly and Ryan ‘That was bizarre. I could not believe that, actually. Like, really? That’s my brother!’—JENNIFER ANISTON, on rumors of a romance between her and Friends costar David Schwimmer, to Entertainment Tonight ‘I don’t look like I did at 20, so what?’—CLINT EASTWOOD, on aging, to the Los Angeles Times ‘I’m just gonna watch these Golden Girls reruns because they always make me feel good’—REGINA KING, on sometimes preferring lighter alternatives to the news, to Vanity Fair ‘You can never have enough makeup, just like you can never have enough music’—ARIANA GRANDE, on launching her own beauty line, to Allure…

What do you enjoy most about working on your farm in Oklahoma? I love the overalls, my red boots and my tractor. My mom grew up on this farm. When I was little, we would visit, and my cousin would give me rides on the tractor. They even had a cow named after me, which I was very proud of. Where did the idea for Once Upon a Farm’s new A Million Meals initiative come from? Our purpose for Once Upon a Farm has always been to make sure all kids have access to great nutrition, and I’ve worked with Save the Children for 15 years. I thought, “If you really want to connect my heart and soul, you connect the two.” So that’s what we did. This initiative is…

In her new book of essays You Got Anything Stronger? Gabrielle Union addresses everything from marriage and family (she and husband Dwyane Wade are parents of five) to depression and private pain. “Writing this felt like pure unadulterated freedom,” says Union, 48. The actress and producer opens up about the racism she faces every day in both her personal and professional life. ‘MY WHOLE BOOK IS ABOUT FACING YOURSELF. STOP SHAPE-SHIFTING. BE EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE.’—GABRIELLE UNION Where do you see the strongest evidence of inequities in Hollywood? We’re still talking about the first Black this, the first Latina this, the first Asian this—that is not progress. Why are we still having firsts? That should be something that shames us all. On the list of the top 10 highest paid…

A Rescue Cat Climbs Every Big Mountain in Her Home State NORTH CONWAY, N.H. When Mel Elam decided to get back into hiking last fall, she wanted to get a pet to join her. “But I knew I was too busy with work and the kids to have a dog,” says the 36-year-old surgical technologist and mother of four. Instead Elam adopted a 4-month-old kitten from a local shelter. “Floki made it clear from the beginning that she was not like any cat I had ever met,” says Elam. “So I thought, ‘Well, let’s see what happens if I take her out.’ And she loved it!” Over the summer Elam and Floki (who either walks on a leash or rides in Elam’s backpack) completed a goal of scaling all 48…

In mid-July 2019 Ally Kostial was a month away from starting the fall term at the University of Mississippi when her parents made the 350-mile trip from their home in St. Louis to Oxford, Miss., to help get her off-campus apartment ready. It was going to be a busy senior year for Ally, 21, who presided over the student golf and running clubs she had founded and also taught yoga and Pilates classes—all while working toward her business degree with a major in marketing. “She had her whole life ahead of her,” Ally’s mom, Cindy, wrote of those summer days when she and her husband, Keith, were having so much fun with their daughter and the mundane chores of setting up house that they lingered an extra day, until July…

Lindsey Buckingham has always been a loner, which helped make adjusting to lockdown life a cinch when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March of last year. “I can’t say it was so hard for me,” the former Fleetwood Mac singer and guitarist says over Zoom from his hotel room in Pittsburgh during a stop on his current world tour. “I have a pretty well-developed inner life, so I relied on that.” But just months after stepping away from the stage and recording studio, Buckingham, 71, had to confront deep cracks in his marriage. “A lot of people’s relationships were tested by the lockdown. I think my wife had a bit of a harder time with it,” he says of Kristen Messner, 51, an interior designer and photographer he married in…

I try to pause each day … I meditate and pray throughout the morning, just to remind myself of where I am. I’m at a point in my life where I’m in my dream job and am experiencing things that I never imagined. It’s easy to get caught up in the show and the scripts and the mechanics of it and forget those moments of gratitude. I’m trying to be more mindful. I look forward to going to work … Work is what I love—and it’s what I’ve been doing for 30 years! That subsequently makes me happier when I go home. Don’t get me wrong, there are frustrations. But when I go home and I’m able to watch the show, it’s exhilarating, and it makes me feel good. I…

Last Thing I Discovered About Myself I realized I’m capable of cutting my own hair with nail scissors. I was working in New Orleans and was like, “This has got to go,” so I took four inches off. It was easy, and it came out good. Last Time I Was Nervous Driving in Pittsburgh. It’s like off-ramps, on-ramps, you get off a bridge onto a highway. They drive so fast and love to tailgate. It’s so anxious-making. Last Moment of Bliss I was having a family vacation, and I was in the ocean with two of my nephews. I love being in the water, and I haven’t gotten to see these kids in a while, so we just had a really fun time. Last Time I Cried We ordered…

Nearly two and a half years after her parents, Full House actress Lori Loughlin and husband Mossimo Giannulli, were arrested in the nationwide college admissions scandal, Olivia Jade Giannulli will compete on season 30 of Dancing With the Stars. While the 21-year-old YouTuber told People (The TV Show!) she’s “nervous” about the gig, she’s eager to “keep evolving as a person.” Both Loughlin, 57, and Mossimo, 58, served short prison sentences after pleading guilty to conspiracy charges. They had been accused of paying Rick Singer, the founder and CEO of the company The Key, $500,000 to falsely designate Olivia and her older sister Isabella Rose, 23, as recruits to the University of Southern California crew team despite their never having participated in the sport. “I’m not proud of the…

When Jordan McGraw says he’s lost track of which city he’s currently in, it’s understandable: The singer, 34, is in the middle of the Jonas Brothers’ Remember This Tour, and he’s also balancing his new roles as husband and dad—with another baby on the way! “I filled [a year of lockdown] pretty well,” he jokes. McGraw (son of Dr. Phil) wed wife Morgan Stewart McGraw, 33, in December before welcoming daughter Row in February. “We’re just treating it as an adventure,” he says of parenting. “We’re not pretending to know exactly what we’re doing.” Luckily for McGraw, tour mates and fellow dads Kevin and Joe Jonas have been helpful sounding boards. “They’re the most supportive friends and husbands and fathers I’ve ever known,” he says. “I’m lucky to get that…

Babies Former Fargo costars Kirsten Dunst, 39, and Jesse Plemons, 33, welcomed son James Robert four months ago, Dunst revealed in an interview with The New York Times. The couple are also parents to 3-year-old son Ennis. • Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, 42, welcomed her third baby, son Aidan James, with her husband, actor Brian Hallisay, 42. The two also share daughter Autumn James, 7, and son Atticus James, 6. • Former E! personality Jason Kennedy, 39, and wife Lauren Scruggs, 32, an author and skin-care entrepreneur, are expecting their first child after fertility struggles and an IVF journey. “It really has brought us even closer together,” Kennedy tells People. “It’s been special supporting each other.” Weddings Country singers Jameson Rodgers, 33, and Sarah Allison Turner, 29, tied the…

‘THEY REALLY ENJOY EACH OTHER. THEY’RE LIKE TWO KIDS IN LOVE!’—A FILM SOURCE Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have officially resumed their reign as the king and queen of the red carpet. On Sept. 10 the couple hit the Venice Film Festival for the premiere of Affleck’s film The Last Duel, which he cowrote and stars in with pal Matt Damon. The event marked Lopez and Affleck’s first public appearance together since they rekindled their romance in April after splitting back in 2004. “Jennifer was excited to be by his side and to support him,” says a Lopez source. At the premiere the smiling couple held hands and kissed in front of cameras. The jet-setting duo’s whirlwind weekend continued Sept. 12 in New York City, where Affleck, 49, accompanied Lopez,…

He’s spent nearly four decades in front of and behind the camera, but being on-set still gives Fred Savage a nostalgic rush. “It just immediately takes me back,” says the actor, 45, whose starring role on the coming-of-age comedy series The Wonder Years, which ran from 1988 to 1993, holds an indelible place in TV history. “Every time, I feel like I’m 12 years old again.” Now an executive producer on ABC’s new reboot of The Wonder Years, Savage says he’ll never tire of reminiscing about the show that cemented his career and changed his life. “The fact that I was able to be part of something that endures, at such a young age, is really special to me,” he says. “I have incredible gratitude.” As his career comes full…

THE ICON LADY GAGA The superstar delivered a parade of over-the-top looks this year—without ever setting foot on a red carpet. While promoting the upcoming film House of Gucci and an album with Tony Bennett this summer in New York City (during a heat wave, no less!), the performer, 35, strutted the streets in high-fashion designs, from a sculptural seersucker number to a black lace corseted gown—accessorizing each with elegant updos, sky-high heels and retro shades—like it was no sweat. BEST FOOT FORWARDEven as her style changes, Gaga’s platforms are here to stay, according to her stylists Sandra Amador and Tom Eerebout: “The boots…have become part of her signature [look].” THE JAW-DROPPER ZENDAYA No one delivered more “wow” factor this year than Zendaya, 25. “She’s a woman now, so…

Across 1 Make biased or distorted 5 Donald Sutherland, to Kiefer 8 “I’m so hungry I could ___ horse” (2 wds.) 12 City in central Texas 13 ___ long (soon) 14 43 Across’s ___ Vendetta (ltr. and wd.) 15 Film director Egoyan 16 Actress Tyler of 9-1-1: Lone Star 17 R&B singer James 18 Group of nine vocalists 20 43 Across’s native land 22 First name of 43 Across 25 Daniel Ezra series ___ American 28 The Italian ___ with Mark Wahlberg 29 Houston baseball team member 33 Winnie the ___ 35 Allison Janney sitcom 37 Rabbit’s scut, e.g. 38 ___ salts to relieve fainting 40 Actress Thurman 42 Three Stooges’ Howard 43 With 22 Across, star of Thor and Thor: The Dark World 46 43 Across’s film about Jacqueline Kennedy 49 NFL quarterback…

Married Uzo Aduba & Robert Sweeting After the Orange Is the New Black actress, 40, shared a wedding photo with filmmaker Sweeting, on Sept. 12, People confirmed the pair secretly tied the knot last year. “You’re the best thing that ever happened to me,” Aduba wrote on Instagram. Split Scott Disick & Amelia Hamlin After nearly a year with him, “Amelia broke up with Scott,” a source says of the 20-year-old model (who is the daughter of Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin) and the reality star, 38. Married Lily Collins & Charlie McDowell On Sept. 4 the Emily in Paris actress, 32, wed the director, 38, in Dunton, Colo. “I’ve never wanted to be someone’s someone more than I do yours, and now I get to be your wife,”…

Jennifer Lawrence & Cooke Maroney The Hunger Games actress is gearing up for her next big role: mother! Lawrence, 31, and her husband, 37, are expecting their first child together, a rep for the Oscar winner confirmed exclusively to People on Sept. 8. “Jen wanted a family for a long time,” a film source says of Lawrence, who wedded Maroney, an art gallery director, in October 2019 after more than a year together. As she prepares to become a mom, Lawrence won’t be slowing down. Her dark comedy Don’t Look Up, costarring Leonardo DiCaprio and Meryl Streep, hits Netflix on Dec. 24. “She loves her work, and that will continue. Like other actors, she will balance her career and her life as a wife and mom,” the film source says.…

What do you love most about your character, an ambitious hair-care entrepreneur? The hair. I think me being involved in a project related to hair is a very long time coming—I actually was creating something hair-related during the pandemic. Do any of your TV medical skills from Chicago Med help you in real life? I am not a medical professional, but I speak the language. A number of times I’ve been asked, “Wait, are you a doctor?” What do you enjoy most outside of work? I love travel, because you’re connecting with people.…