Table of contents for January 25, 2021 in People

‘It’s like, “Blake, why couldn’t you have done it before?”’—GWEN STEFANI, on fiancé Blake Shelton proposing during the pandemic, on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ‘I had the fear that I would be edited out of the movie. And just all my lines would be cut out and I would just be an extra rushing around in a G-string’—JAMES MARSDEN, on why he turned down a part in Magic Mike, on The Late Late Show with James Corden ‘My daughter once asked me if I would ever marry again, and I said, “never”’—IMAN, on life after the death of her husband, David Bowie (inset), to Harper’s Bazaar UK ‘A cricket team! … as many as I can have’—PRIYANKA CHOPRA JONAS, joking about the number of kids she hopes…

As Olivia Wilde continues to spend time with new beau Harry Styles, sources say her ex-fiancé Jason Sudeikis is feeling wronged. While one insider maintains the actress-director, 36, and Saturday Night Live alum, 45, split in early 2020, another source argues that isn’t so. “Jason feels that the timeline that Olivia and Harry would like people to believe—that she and Jason split ages ago, long before she became involved with Harry—is simply not accurate,” says the source. “Olivia and Jason were very much together as recently as this fall.” A month after Wilde began filming her upcoming horror film Don’t Worry Darling with Styles, 26, Sudeikis “began to get the impression that Olivia wanted out” of their seven-year relationship, claims the source. By November they had announced their split. “That’s how…

Emilia Clarke’s Game of Thrones character may have been loyal to House Targaryen, but the actress has offloaded her own home for $4.4 million after listing it with Juliette Hohnen of Douglas Elliman. The Emmy-nominated star, 34, sold her 2,817-sq.-ft. house in Venice, the famed beach neighborhood in Los Angeles. Clarke—who has been spending time in her native England—reportedly bought the property in 2016 before listing it to rent for $25,000 per month. sold for $4.4 MILLION…

As a father of four sons, I think it’s imperative that we teach our kids to handle whatever life throws at them with a strong moral code. I teamed up with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America because I feel they do just that. The national organization, which has local chapters all over, gives kids a place where they can feel supported. They provide tutoring, meals and educational supplies and offer programs in areas such as sports, arts and wellness. Right now people can help raise funds through the #DriveHope4Kids campaign, which helps support the lives of 10,000 kids across the country. Donations raised will fund a STEM camp, provide meals for families in need and award college scholarships to deserving students. You can also go to WinANewBronco.com,…

Nearly 35 years ago, as the world was facing a new and deadly virus, a group of activists set out to put a human face on the disease by creating a patchwork quilt with each panel honoring a life lost to AIDS. Last spring, as seventh-grader Madeleine Fugate was mulling over what to do for a school project about living in a COVID-19 world, her mother, Katherine, 55, told her the story of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, which she helped put together in 1987. “We were in so much pain when we made it, but it made the people real to us. It brought them back,” Katherine says. “The quilt was magical.” A light bulb went off for Madeleine. “Why don’t we do it again?” she said. ‘Our goal is…

On any given night in the late ’70s at the legendary New York City nightclub Studio 54, chances are someone was wearing designs by Norma Kamali. Grace Jones, Bianca Jagger, even the bouncers—who wore her now-famous sleeping-bag coats—dressed in her creations. Kamali herself, however, stayed home. “The shock is I never went to Studio 54,” the designer says over Zoom. “My clothes were at Studio 54.” She didn’t have time for nightlife—she had work to do. “I was sewing every night,” she says. “I was trying to get the clothes done and stay in business.” That unwavering discipline is at the heart of everything Kamali, 75, does, whether it’s growing her company or following a strict diet and fitness routine that she credits for feeling—and looking—her best ever. Now she’s…

Though she grew up knowing racism was real, it wasn’t until Amber Ruffin was a teenager in Nebraska that she felt its effects firsthand. “I took this job at a sandwich place in West Omaha, where all the white people lived,” recalls the 42-year-old comedian. “Mom and Dad were like, ‘Do not go work there. You will be the only Black person, and they’re going to say all kinds of stuff to you.’ And I was like, ‘It is not 1960! Everything is fine! This is the ’90s, and you’ve got to get with it.’” It turned out her parents were right. “I got fired for having braids!” she says. Humbled and shocked, she told her mother and father, “I don’t have a job because the lady said my hair…

3 cups water1 cup uncooked farro1½ tsp. kosher salt, divided1 Tbsp. grated lemon zest, plus 2 Tbsp. fresh juice (from 1 lemon)¼ tsp. smoked paprika6 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided1 medium-size red bell pepper6 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed1 (10-oz.) bag chopped kale or 1 large bunch lacinato kale, stemmed and chopped (about 10 cups chopped)2 oz. feta cheese, crumbled (about ½ cup)¼ cup chopped almonds, lightly toasted½ tsp. ground black pepper 1. Bring water, farro and 1 teaspoon of the salt to a boil in a medium-size saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium low, and simmer, covered, until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain farro, and transfer to a large bowl. Stir in lemon zest, lemon juice, paprika and 2 tablespoons of the oil. Let cool to room…

As Zac Efron sang in his breakout High School Musical role, “This could be the start of something new.” The 33-year-old actor, who has been living in Byron Bay, Australia, and filming the thriller Gold in Adelaide, spent Christmas and New Year’s Down Under with his model girlfriend Vanessa Valladares. “They are not engaged but seem very happy,” says a source. Efron—who met Valladares in June—continues to put down roots. “He keeps looking at properties,” the source adds of Efron, who was spotted getting dinner with pals, including his girlfriend, on Jan. 8. “It seems he plans to keep living in Australia.” The actor relocated last year and put his L.A. home on the market in December. “As of now, he has no plans to live permanently in L.A. again,”…

How have you been staying active during the pandemic? I don’t have my trainer Eve Overland with me every day like I would on the road, so it’s been a lot of working out at home with dumbbells and body weight, trying to keep my sanity. What are you looking forward to in 2021? I recorded an album of uplifting hymns, which will be out just in time for Easter. Whether it’s making music or trying to get people healthier, I just want to do positive things. Your husband, Mike Fisher, got you two cows for Christmas. How are they doing? Brownie and Oreo have settled in nicely. I can’t hug them yet, but we’re working on it!…

When Hailee Steinfeld scored an Oscar nomination for True Grit, her very first movie, at age 14, people warned her of big changes ahead. But 10 years later she says they were wrong: “Nothing in my life, in fact, has changed—other than my schedule!” That schedule has been impressively jam-packed. Steinfeld, 24, has appeared in megahits (the Pitch Perfect sequels) and indie darlings (The Edge of Seventeen) alike—and launched a pop music career with hits like “Love Myself” and “Starving.” Now she’s starring in season 2 of the Apple TV+ series Dickinson and Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ series Hawkeye. When the coronavirus pandemic shut down the entertainment industry last year, she was able to press pause and look inward after years at a breakneck pace. “I’ve learned to appreciate being still,…

In the early hours of Dec. 11, 1964, three shots rang out at the seedy Hacienda Motel in Los Angeles. When police arrived, they found a man lying dead in the manager’s office, clad only in a sport coat. It was Sam Cooke, the heavenly voiced soul pioneer and civil rights activist whose hits include “You Send Me,” “Another Saturday Night” and “A Change is Gonna Come.” A hotel manager claimed she’d shot him in self-defense after he attacked her. But nearly 60 years later, questions about Cooke’s mysterious death at 33 linger, while his classic songs are as alive as ever. The new film One Night in Miami, which stars Hamilton’s Leslie Odom Jr. as Cooke, chronicles the role he and his music played in the civil rights movement.…

In June 2011, seven months before turning 90, Betty White appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman to share her secrets for a long and happy life. Among them: “Make a nightly appointment with Dr. Johnnie Walker.” And more succinctly: “Try not to die.” Now, with her 99th birthday on Jan. 17, no one is more cheerily optimistic than Betty Marion White. Born in 1922 in Oak Park, Ill., she first dreamed of becoming a forest ranger, a profession that didn’t allow women at the time. The Forest Service’s loss was Hollywood’s gain, as White turned to radio and television, launching a career that has spanned eight decades. A year shy of the century mark, White offers the following sage advice: “Don’t take yourself too seriously,” she says. “You…

2½ cups shredded cooked chicken breasts¼ tsp. kosher salt¼ tsp. garlic powder¼ tsp. onion powder⅛ tsp. black pepper1 cup refried beans (black beans or pinto beans, from one 16-oz. can), warmed12 corn tostadas2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce1 avocado, sliced1 tomato, chopped2 oz. queso fresco (fresh Mexican cheese), crumbled (about ½ cup)Mexican crema or sour creamSalsa of your choicePickled jalapeño chiles and carrots 1. Toss together shredded chicken, salt, garlic powder, onion powder and black pepper in a medium bowl. 2. Spread 1 heaping tablespoon refried beans onto each tostada. Top evenly with chicken mixture, lettuce, avocado, tomato and queso fresco. Drizzle with Mexican crema. Serve with salsa and pickled jalapeño chiles and carrots. Serves: 6 Active time: 10 minutes Total time: 10 minutes 3 Ways to Great Tostada Shells! Bigger,…

STARS’ BEST FRIENDS COZY COUPLE New York City, Jan. 10 Katie Holmes and boyfriend Emilio Vitolo Jr. kept close during a chilly walk. A COUNTRY STAR (AND HOLLYWOOD LEGACY) SAYS ‘I DO’ Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., Jan. 9 After a two-week engagement Jennifer Wayne of the country trio Runaway June married singer-songwriter Austin Moody, 29. “We couldn’t wait a second longer,” the bride, 38, says of their small ceremony on the sand. For her “something borrowed,” Wayne wore a vintage engagement ring—her grandmother Pilar Pallete’s from her grandfather, late film icon John Wayne—for the oceanfront vows. “I got to marry my favorite person in the world,” Wayne added. “My forever now.” J.LO’S FUN IN THE SUN Turks & Caicos, Jan. 6 Jennifer Lopez wore a a cheeky black swimsuit to…

People’s reigning Sexiest Man Alive is single no more! On Jan. 10 Michael B. Jordan and his new girlfriend Lori Harvey took their relationship to the next level when they posted photos together on Instagram. “They have dated for a few months and spent all the major holidays together in November and December,” a source says of the actor, 33, and 24-year-old Harvey, a model and daughter of Family Feud host Steve Harvey, who adopted her and her two siblings after his 2007 marriage to her mother, Marjorie Bridges. “Lori seems very happy.” Indeed, in one of the photos Jordan posted, the new couple smiled at each other in a close embrace, while they continued the PDA in a Polaroid that Harvey shared. Harvey—who was previously engaged to Dutch…

Babies Actress Emma Roberts, 29, welcomed a child, son Rhodes, with boyfriend Garrett Hedlund, 36, nearly two years since they started dating in March 2019. This is the first child for both actors. • Dancing with the Stars pro Witney Carson, 27, welcomed her first child, son Kevin Leo, with husband Carson McAllister, 27. “We’ve been soaking up every moment with our perfect angel boy,” she wrote on Instagram after the birth. • 9-1-1 actor Ryan Guzman, 33, and his fiancée, Chrysti Ane, 27, welcomed their second child together, daughter Genevieve “Gigi” Valentina. The couple, who also share son Mateo, 2, kept the pregnancy under wraps before her birth. Weddings Sean McEnroe, 32, the artist son of actress Tatum O’Neal and tennis icon John McEnroe, revealed he married wife…

It’s only been six months since Katy Perry, then weeks away from giving birth, braved the California summer heat for a glamorous People cover shoot outdoors. “Everything has changed!” she exclaims now over the phone. “How amazing!” In August the pop star, 36, and her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, 44, announced the birth of their first child together, a daughter named Daisy Dove, who arrived just days before the release of Perry’s sixth studio album, Smile. After six weeks of maternity leave, the singer returned to American Idol in a custom Christian Siriano head-to-toe cow-print costume. “MUTHA MILKS is back to werk,” she quipped on Instagram. “Not pictured: my pumping breaks.” Now, out of the dizzying newborn months, Perry—who’s collaborating with Pokémon on a music program in celebration of its 25th…

George Shaw served with distinction for 28 years in the U.S. Air Force, a decorated veteran of the Korean and Vietnam war eras whose example inspired his daughter Linda to enlist in the Air Force and serve 22 years herself. As a military retiree, he served his fellow veterans at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, W.Va., putting in eight years there as a mail room supervisor. It was a place he knew well, a place where he felt safe and found community, according to Linda, 58, and her mother, Norma, 80, George’s wife of 59 years. “We knew everybody there, knew the doctors, the nurses,” says Norma, “and he always got the very best of care.” So when George, 81, began experiencing weakness and trouble breathing…

Like many working actors, Paul Bettany found himself in limbo while sheltering at home in Brooklyn last year during the pandemic. The actor, 49, had just begun shooting the highly anticipated Disney+ Avengers spinoff series WandaVision, in which he resurrects his role as the android hero Vision, when production was halted and he returned home to his family, including wife Jennifer Connelly, 50, sons Kai, 23, and Stellan, 17, and daughter Agnes, 9. “I kept thinking that I was going back, and so I had to kind of stay in shape,” he says of maintaining Vision’s superhero physique. “So while the rest of the world seemed to be eating banana bread and making their own sourdough starters, I was having to resist it. C’mon, I’m an old man; I just…

The No. 1 question Lopez gets asked? “‘What do you use on your skin?’” the star, 51, tells People. “So it was almost like an obligation. I had to put out a skin-care line.” It took two years to nail the formulas, which feature what she calls “nature’s secret ingredient”: olive oil. “I Iearned about it from my mom and aunt,” she says. The eight-piece collection (available at jlobeauty.com) ranges from a cleanser to a tinted “complexion booster” that makes skin look J.Lo-level radiant. Below, a few standouts. 3 More Celeb Skin-Care Brands Alicia Keys’s Keys Soulcare With a focus on self-care, her line has a face cream, face roller, candle and more. Pharrell Williams’s Humanrace His all-gender collection—a cleanser, exfoliator and face cream—comes in refillable packaging that features braille…

Across 1 Fashion designer Posen 4 2010 Angelina Jolie thriller whose title is also a seasoning 8 Nike slogan “Just ___” (2 wds.) 12 Jingle ___ the Way 13 The ___ of Souls (natural feature in Avatar) 14 French fashion magazine 15 Coach and executive producer of The Face (2 wds.) 18 Bruce Lee in ___ the Dragon 19 Typical PGA score 20 Fashion initials 22 Iconic Vietnam vet role for Stallone 26 “___ in U.S.A.” (label phrase) 29 Assist, as in a crime 32 Superlong time 33 Flagship edition of an international fashion magazine (2 wds.) 36 Actress Thurman 37 Repair, as pants 38 Sajak and Morita 39 ___ & Gabbana (fashion house) 41 14 Across, in English 43 Actor McKellen 45 Leibovitz who has photographed 15 Across 49 Donatella’s fashion…

Last Moment of Nostalgia This morning I was singing “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is,” and it put me right into 1973. I was 8 years old, listening to that on someone’s radio on the streets of New York, eating a slice of pizza. I remember that vividly. Last Time I Said ‘I Love You’ I just got off the phone with someone and told her. Things are happening with such intensity, I just don’t think we can take for granted that we’re going to see each other again. Last Thing I Cooked Right now I’m making the best black bean soup. Usually I follow recipes, and Kevin [Bacon, her husband] wings it. His is pretty much always amazing—and irritating. Last Fashion Disaster There’s this great picture…