People January 1, 2018

‘I think they’re trying…. I don’t think we should pat anybody on the back for [doing] something they should’ve done 30 years ago.’ —DANIELLE BROOKS, on designers beginning to make clothes for curvy women, to Vogue ‘He had almost a superstition about it…. I’d be like, “Good morning,” and he’d say, “Save it for the air!” ’ —KELLY RIPA, admitting Live cohost Regis Philbin refused to speak to her on-set, to The New York Times ‘We had the read-through a while ago, and at the end of it we were all on our feet, applauding and crying.’ —SOPHIE TURNER, on reading the Game of Thrones finale script, to Entertainment Weekly ‘I almost need my mom to come and hold me to sleep cause I’m so stressed.’ —SERENA WILLIAMS, on her…

You play Owen Wilson’s brother. Did you become friends? Right away. We had an easy rapport. He’s such an intelligent, curious person and so fun to talk to. Your characters go on a long road trip. Have you ever taken one in real life? I toured briefly with my band the Lonesome Trio, and we went on this awesome two-week adventure bouncing around playing music venues. Do you have any family holiday traditions? We are pretty traditional. We get the Christmas tree and open presents. I tend to drink a lot of hot apple cider and usually spike it with a little whiskey. That, on a cold night, surrounded by family, is like heaven. What was the best part of filming in your hometown of Atlanta? My mom would come…

HOLIDAY CARDS! The Royal Holiday Portrait! Prince William and Princess Kate released their Christmas-card portrait with Prince George, 4, and Princess Charlotte, 2, as they announced that their daughter will start attending Willcocks Nursery School, London, in January. William and Kate, both 35, “thought it would be an ideal first step for Charlotte’s education,” a royal source tells People. Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott, with their five kids, Finn, 5, Stella, 9, Liam, 10, Hattie, 6, and Beau, 9 months, posed outside for a rustic holiday portrait. Kim Kardashian West, Kanye West and their kids North, 4, and Saint, 2, posted a sweet snap on Instagram for Kim’s 25-day Christmas-card countdown. “It took four lactation cookies, three bottles, two dog treats and the promise of a date night to get…

Property Brothers Drew and Jonathan Scott hammed it up at the Toronto premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi on Dec. 13. John Boyega felt the love at the European premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in London on Dec. 12. Jean-Claude Van Damme had fans seeing double at a Munich photo call for his new Amazon show Jean-Claude Van Johnson, where he posed with a statue of himself doing the splits on Dec. 14. It’s a Mickey Mouse Christmas! Mila Kunis got into the holiday spirit on Dec. 16 before a performance of Disney on Ice: Follow Your Heart at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace and Will Smith snapped a selfie at the London premiere of their Netflix film Bright on Dec. 15.…

Rapper Future with his sons Prince Wilburn, 4 (left), and Future Zahir, 3, on Dec. 15 at the 5th annual Free Wishes Foundation Winter Wishland in Atlanta. Ayesha Curry received the No Kid Hungry Champion Award on Dec. 9 in San Francisco with husband Stephen Curry and daughters Riley, 5, and Ryan, 2. Katie Holmes and Suri, 11, had a mother-daughter date night at the New York Knicks game Dec. 16. Kelly Ripa posed with daughter Lola, 16, in New York City at the Dec. 17 CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute event. On Dec. 8 model Karolina Kurkova enjoyed a sweet afternoon with son Tobin, 8, at the Museum of Ice Cream in Miami.…

Model Chanel Iman and her NFL star fiancé Sterling Shepard repped his team at the Dec. 12 launch of New Era’s Macy’s collection in New York City. Warren Beatty and Annette Bening attended the Dec. 13 Museum of the Moving Image Gala Salute in New York City, where Bening was honored. Maggie Gyllenhaal stayed close to husband Peter Sarsgaard at the Dec. 12 premiere of his miniseries Wormwood in New York City. Portia de Rossi and wife Ellen DeGeneres looked cool in their shades while shopping in Los Angeles on Dec. 15.…