People April 18, 2022

‘When I first got divorced and I was in my early 40s, forget about it. I was like the animal let out of the zoo’—FRAN DRESCHER, on doing a lot of dating after her divorce, to E! News ‘I think it’s an elderly gentleman who kind of exudes a certain athleticism, maybe sex appeal’—CHRISTOPHER MELONI, defining “zaddy,” on Late Night With Seth Meyers ‘It was so beautiful and upsetting. That was my physical reaction’—MANDY MOORE, on throwing up after reading the script of the penultimate This Is Us episode, at PaleyFest LA 2022 ‘I’ve gotten Ryan Reynolds, Brad [Pitt], Hemsworth, Matt Damon’—CHRIS PINE, on the stars he’s been mistaken for, on Jimmy Kimmel Live ‘I’m baffled by that. I think I sound like a market trader from Canning Town’—IDRIS…

1 Bridgerton gets a prequel Bow down! Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuval, above) has inspired a spinoff, which will follow the monarch as a young woman (played by India Amarteifio) and focus on her rise to power and marriage to King George. 2 Tom Cruise Hosts the Royals The actor (right) invited Prince William and Princess Kate to a private screening of Top Gun: Maverick in London after learning that William loved the 1986 original. 3 A Tiny Brontë Book Resurfaces Found tucked in an envelope in a private collection, A Book of Ryhmes—a long-lost mini manuscript written by Charlotte Brontë at age 13—will go on sale for $1.25 million at a New York City book fair. 4 Hilarie Burton and Jeffrey Dean Morgan Enter the Booze Biz The married…

MAN OF THE HOUR Musician Jon Batiste, who was the night’s most-nominated artist (11 nods), walked away from the Las Vegas show on April 3 with five wins, including Album of the Year for We Are. “I don’t really do it for the awards, [but] I really am so grateful,” he said backstage. Batiste also revealed on Grammy day that he secretly married author Suleika Jaouad, his longtime girlfriend, in February, shortly after she was diagnosed with leukemia for a second time. “Life has ups and downs. And sometimes the ups and downs occur at the same time,” said Batiste. “It puts it in perspective.” MORE STARS WIN BIG! STARS SHINE BRIGHT TREND ALERT: PINK! From blush to fuchsia, pink was the hottest hue of the night STARS ON-SET SUITE…

In the week after Chris Rock was slapped in the face by Will Smith onstage at the 2022 Oscars over a joke he made about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, Rock was in no rush to discuss the shocking incident. “I’m still processing what happened,” he said during the first of two sold-out stand-up comedy shows in Boston on March 30. “I’ll talk later, and it’ll be serious and everything.” Later he added, “Except for a couple weird things, life is pretty good right now.” During his initial shows, Rock, 57, refused to acknowledge hecklers who repeatedly yelled Smith’s name, until the following night in Boston when one audience member shouted “F--- Will Smith.” He immediately shut down the negativity, shaking his head and saying “No, no, no…” While…

Getting Serious Ryan Seacrest & Aubrey Paige During the April 4 episode of Live With Kelly and Ryan, Seacrest, 47, opened up about the model, 24, for the first time and talked about finally introducing her to cohost Kelly Ripa days earlier. The couple first sparked dating rumors last May. Newlywed Outing Jaymes Vaughan & Jonathan Bennett On April 2 at the 33rd GLAAD Media Awards, Mean Girls star Bennett (right), 40, and actor Vaughan, 38, made their first red carpet appearance since their March wedding. “Married life is great!” Bennett says. Happy Anniversary David Burtka & Neil Patrick Harris The couple celebrated 18 years since their first date on April 1. “I am not about to let you go,” Harris, 48, wrote in an Instagram tribute to Burtka,…

Since suffering the pregnancy loss of their son Jack in September 2020, John Legend, 43, and his wife, Chrissy Teigen, 36, have been open about their path to healing. On April 22 Legend will kick off a new residency in Las Vegas—and his family will be close by. The EGOT winner, whose daughter Luna, 6, and son Miles, 3, were conceived with the help of IVF treatments, spoke with People at his Ashley and Pandora Home on Tour event about the importance of ending the stigma surrounding infertility and embracing a new phase in his career. Chrissy recently spoke about finishing a round of IVF. What advice would you give others who are going through the same process? It’s not easy, but there are a lot of women and families…