Closer Weekly

She was one of the world’s most beloved and glamorous public figures. This summer, Julien’s Auctions will celebrate Princess Diana’s enduring legacy with a special event featuring three of the late royal’s iconic dresses. On Aug. 26 and 27, fans and fashionistas alike can bid on a showstopping red silk Bruce Oldfield gown worn by Diana at the London premiere of Hot Shots! in 1991. Also for sale are two gowns created by Diana’s favorite designer, famed British couturier Catherine Walker. The first has a fitted black bodice with off-the-shoulder short sleeves and a jade silk skirt. It’s estimated to bring in $100,000 to $200,000. If you’re bargain-shopping, there’s also a strapless Catherine Walker gown made of white silk crepe and bands of black silk velvet that will set you…

THE CAST OF AMERICAN IDOL In Their Happy Place “I go from one exciting story to another exciting story,” enthused Lionel Richie, who performed at King Charles’ coronation before hitting Disneyland with fellow judges Katy Perry and Luke Bryan for Idol’s Disney Night. WEIRD AL YANKOVIC Come What Mayhem “Like any rational human, I’ve dreamed my entire life of working with the Muppets,” shared Al as he touted his turn in the new series The Muppet Mayhem. Yet his role wasn’t planned. “Things tend to drop into my lap,” he admitted. “That’s kind of the way it happens, which is why I can’t plan two or three years in advance. Because I don’t know where my life is gonna take me!” SUZANNE SOMERS Fruits of Labor While she’s worn it “at least 500 times,” Suzanne wanted to see…

Robert Redford recalls observing Mary Tyler Moore alone on a Malibu beach on a cold, windy winter morning. “I saw this lonely figure all wrapped up and walking slowly,” he said. “The figure looked sad.” For a time, Mary seemed to have it all. For seven seasons, she “turned the world on with her smile” as Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Despite her success, the unguarded moment on the beach gave Redford a hint of the darkness that haunted the actress. “The sadness hit me and stuck with me when I began casting [Ordinary People],” he said. Plucky career woman Mary Richards has inspired millions, but Mary’s real-life story is even more worthy of admiration. A new documentary, Being Mary Tyler Moore, which debuts May 26 on HBO Max,…

Are you sick and tired of constantly needing to be aware if there’s gluten in the food you’re eating? You had to do it yesterday. You have to do it today. You’ll have to do it tomorrow. That routine probably got old a while ago. And if you aren’t constantly aware of what you’re eating, you could accidently eat some gluten and then—bad things happen! Gas, bloating, diarrhea, constipation… Maybe fatigue, maybe nausea. It’s going to be a while before you feel good again. If you could get off the glutenfree merry-go-round-would you take it? One out of three people are now on a gluten free diet. That’s a lot of people having to ask the waiter at the restaurant what their gluten -free options are or asking the person behind the baking…

ZSAZSA GABOR “There’s no better money to spend than your own,” Zsa Zsa once explained, which is why she would find doing adverts for Smirnoff vodka back in 1968 just dah-ling. DORIS DAY It’s really no surprise that Hollywood’s girl next door would do an ad for International Harvester’s “De Luxe” road rollercompactor while promoting her 1949 pic It’s a Great Feeling. After all, the actress once confessed, “I was a tomboy growing up.” NANCY WALKER Starting in 1970, Nancy would spend 20 years talking up Bounty paper towels. Yet her approach to pitching “the quicker picker-upper” as waitress Rosie was the same as for any role. “The only difference is you’re there to sell a product, not yourself.” RICARDO MONTALBAN Visiting Detroit on a tour of a George Bernard Shaw play, Ricardo caught the attention of…