Innholdsfortegnelse for December 11, 2017 i Us Weekly

VITA FEDE CASSIO EARRINGS These modular 24-karat gold earrings feature four interlocking pieces that detach to create a slew of custom combinations. Celebs such as Anne Hathaway and Viola Davis wear them as single hoops or linked together as statement danglers. Buy It! Italian-made gold e earrings, $490, vitafede.com/usweekly…

Ashley Johnson is always on her game. Inside her Patagonia backpack is “a Nintendo Switch that I’m obsessed with,” says the star of NBC’s Blindspot (Fridays, 8 p.m.). “I play Zelda and, obviously, Mario Kart. I have matches with my friends. It’s a fun way to stay connected!” The bicoastal actress, 34, challenges Us with more. SUPER READS “Right now, I have the Saga, Punisher and Bitch Planet comics. I still have comics at my store in L.A. The stack is usually hefty because I don’t get to pick them up.” MUSIC TO HER EARS “Audrey Esparza, who’s also on the show, got me Master & Dynamic headphones as a gift. They’re so cool and retro-looking, and the sound is great.” BAND OF BLING “I carry little gold, stackable rings from…

Home is where the heart is. And for Ben Affleck, that’s with girlfriend of seven months Lindsay Shookus. The pair, spotted looking at L.A. homes in October, “are fully living together,” reveals a source. But their new pad isn’t on the West Coast. The source reveals NYCbased Saturday Night Live producer Shookus, 37, and the 45-year-old Justice League star “recently” snapped up an apartment in the city’s Upper West Side neighborhood. Whenever Affleck is in town, explains the source, “he’ll be living there with Lindsay.” DAD DUTY But his kids keep him firmly rooted in L.A. The actor spent Thanksgiving at ex-wife Jennifer Garner’s California spread with kids Violet, 11, Seraphina, 8, and Samuel, 5. “My mom’s coming out, and my brother will come over,” he said of fellow actor…

• Courtney Love (above, right) and daughter Francis Bean Cobain dishing out turkey and mashed potatoes to homeless youth at the Covenant House of California in L.A. • Christina Aguilera buying candy for 9-year-old son Max at the Beverly Glen Pharmacy in L.A. • Emma Roberts doing karaoke to the Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way” for a crowd that included boyfriend Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson and Ryan Murphy at Governor Bradford in Provincetown, Massachusetts. • Hailey Baldwin celebrating her 21st birthday with friends Kendall Jenner and Justine Skye in a private room at Zuma in NYC. • Jaden Smith and pal Moises Arias giving a standing ovation after a screening of Murder on the Orient Express at the Calabasas Commons in L.A. • Jim Parsons and his family…

“This is our peak season, actually. The peak season [for] death is from Halloween to around Valentine’s Day.”On her mortuary business, PHAEDRA PARKS “I am thankful for Us Weekly...I am [also] thankful for my son, who was born a couple weeks ago.”On Thanksgiving, JASON BIGGS “Had surgery on my wrist yesterday and all went well...even though I’ll be setting off airport metal detectors from now on...”On her recent injury, CARRIE UNDERWOOD “Everyone is texting us like, ‘Your wedding is so pretty! Wish you were here!’”On missing her wedding festivities with Justin Verlander when he made it to World Series game 7, KATE UPTON “This was the actual original shirt that I found in the garage. And you ask what was I doing in the garage? I was ‘shopping’ slash ‘stealing!’”On wearing mom Diana’s shirt…

In the parenting game, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard prefer to play man-to-man defense against daughters Lincoln, 4, and Delta, 2. “We switch kids a lot,” the star of A Bad Moms Christmas, 37, tells Us of their strategy. “I’ll just be like, ‘I don’t want to talk to this kid anymore.’” This “tag team” approach also keeps mom and dad fresh, “because [kids] will manipulate you around every corner.” Bell revealed more at the Alliance of Moms’ Raising Baby event. Q: Why does swapping kids work? You don’t want to be reactive to your kids. It’s not about perfection, but it is about being thoughtful. Q: What’s the hardest part about motherhood? The lack of sleep. If I had had a full night’s rest, I would be able to…

Lady Gaga has left her mark on fiancé Christian Carino. A source confirms the CAA talent agent, 48, has a tattoo of his future bride just under his shoulder. “It’s real,” says the insider. As is the pair’s connection. Dating nearly a year, Carino and the six-time Grammy winner quietly got engaged this summer, sources reveal. Says one insider of the 31-year-old, currently battling chronic pain disorder fibromyalgia, “She fell fast for him and was smitten from the get-go.”…

1 “ O HOLY NIGHT” “It’s just always been one of my favorites.” 2 “ SEASON OF LOVE” “It’s the single off our album. I’m obviously biased, but it’s also a great song.” 3 “ MARY, DID YOU KNOW?” “It’s one of my favorite Christmas songs. I insisted it was on our new record — I love it!” 4 “ ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU” “Mariah Carey’s whole album is a classic!” NICK LACHEY’S BOURBON EGGNOG The bourbon-laced potable is “my holiday drink of choice,” says the singer, 44, set to cohost The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration on ABC November 30. To keep it simple, he uses store-bought eggnog and adds a healthy slug of the Kentucky-made booze.…

Ever watch a truly god-awful movie and muse, “How in the world did this ever get made?” James Franco had that thought about the 2003 horror oddity The Room. Now the actor-director has turned his fascination into a surprisingly joyful inside-Hollywood treat. He plays Tommy Wiseau, an aspiring actor who kinda resembles an Eastern European vampire. He and his only friend, the baby-faced Greg (Dave Franco), uproot to L.A. in the late ’90s to strike it big. After a series of rejections, they decide to hatch their own project, experience and talent be damned! It’s easy to snicker at Tommy and Greg’s face palm–inducing mistakes. But Franco also holds up Wiseau — who wrote, financed, starred in and directed the flick — as a sympathetic cult figure. The result is…

For the holidays, the cast of NBC’s This Is Us present each other a reason to cry — happy tears. Together, “we go and get everyone a gift,”explains Justin Hartley, whose character Kevin struggles with a painkiller addiction on the Emmy-winning drama (Tuesdays, 9 p.m.). “We have a lot to celebrate.” The 40-year-old, wed to Chrishell Stause, shares more. Q: Hardest story line? The thing about our show is none of it is easy. But right now, Kevin’s. Trying to tackle that alone is a recipe for disaster. We show the real, dangerous place he’s in. It’s somewhere people go. To me, that’s impactful. Q: How do you lighten the mood in between takes? What keeps us going is a laugh. Milo [Ventimiglia] and Sterling [K. Brown] make me laugh…

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JOHN & CHRISSY With Luna, 19 months, learning to talk, John Legend, 38, and Chrissy Teigen, 31, are learning to watch their words. “We have to think about it now!” he tells Us. “The key is also to talk as much as we can around her. We try to be as verbal as possible.” AYESHA & STEPHEN Ayesha Curry’s husband, Stephen, 29 (in L.A. July 12), has great taste. “He hands-down loves my chicken parm and cilantro lime rice,” says the cookbook author, 28, who recently partnered with Glad and No Kid Hungry. “Those are his frequent requests!” ELIZABETH & ARMIE There’s something fishy about Elizabeth Chambers, 35, and 31-year- yearold Armie Hammer’s plans. “We do a sushi old date every week,” the actress (in NYC Novem- November 16) says.…

KAILYN LOWRY She found love in a comfortable place. After a year of friendship, Kailyn’s union with Dominique Potter (in a photo from her Instagram, above) “kind of just turned into” romance, the 25-year-old mom of three noted on Lindsie Chrisley’s podcast November 15. “It’s not like she was trying to wine and dine me.” CATELYNN LOWELL Taking time to count her blessings: After considering “every way possible to commit suicide” November 17, the mom of Nova, 2, told Us she was once again seeking treatment for anxiety and depression. “I will get better,” the 25-year-old, wed to Tyler Baltierra, vowed. “This won’t last forever.” RYAN EDWARDS Six months after his spontaneous pre-rehab vows to love Mackenzie Standifer, the Teen Mom OG dad, 29, recommitted November 18. The church ceremony…

Shortly after Thanksgiving, Meghan Markle felt the need to count her proverbial blessings. With speculation about her engagement to boyfriend of 16 months, Prince Harry, reaching a fever pitch, she and the royal quietly slipped away from their Kensington Palace home November 24 to enjoy a weekend away. “They went off to the countryside,” a source says of the pair’s decision to take a few days to celebrate their new betrothed status alone. Noted a source close to Harry, “It’s understandable he would want a bit of private time. It will be madness when the news breaks!” The first hint of hysteria came at 10 a.m. local time November 27. Soon after the duo returned to London, Harry, fifth in line to the British throne, informed palace officials that he…

HONEYWATER How sweet! Drake sips the Canadian honey-flavored H2O, which donates a portion of proceeds to initiatives that help save bees. ($3, honeywater.com) ACCOMPANY BAGS A fine print: Drew Barrymore stores products in this small tote handcrafted by artisans in Jaipur, India, using a centuries-old stampdye process. ($29, accompanyus.com) FAITH FORWARD FUTURE Pastor Chad Veach (followers include Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez) pontificates on positivity and moving past destructive thinking. ($11, amazon.com) BENJAMIN PRIME Fresh meat. The steakhouse’s newest site recently played host to Taraji P. Henson. Her order: filet mignon with black truffle créme fraîche. (benjaminsteakhouse.com) SPENCER LUDWIG Bringing the funk back. Chance the Rapper has shown love for this new artist who mixes his trumpet skills with dance-pop sounds. (spencerludwig.com)…

4:00 A.M. BUMPING UP In her NYC home November 13, pregnant Ginger Zee, 36, wakes up to kicks in her belly. “This baby will not let me sleep!” jokes Zee, due with a boy in February. Out of bed, she checks on her son Adrian, 2. Suddenly, “it’s 4:45 and I have to leave!” 5:00 A.M. EARLY START A quick ride brings her to Good Morning America in Times Square. “People are done with their night, and I’m starting my day.” With two fellow meteorologists, she maps out the day’s show. “For planning purposes, I usually forecast at night.” 8:00 A.M. CHILL IN THE AIR After filming promos and Facebook Live, she makes her way to the main studio clad in her Dancing With the Stars satin robe. “I’m cold!…

The American Express Blue Cash Preferred partner stars on NBC’s This Is Us, Tuesdays, 9 p.m. 1. I love salmon. I can keep it in the fridge and snack on it throughout the week. 2. I’m not a really proficient person i in the kitchen. I keep telling myself I haven’t been in the right kitchen yet. 3. I haven’t ever had a traditional job. I started in the industry when I was 15. 4. I’m binge-watching Mindhunter on Netflix right now. 5. I don’t watch reality TV — unless you count the news! 6. My This Is Us audition was doing a scene from the pilot. So I had to waddle around with a belly full of triplets and do a faux sexy dance. It was awkward but not…