People December 16, 2024

‘I’ve got a really nice bottle of Patrón, and we’re gonna get a little drunk’—JOEY GRAZIADEI, upon winning Dancing With the Stars season 33, to People ‘He’s a master at the tuna fish salad’—CAMILA MCCONAUGHEY, on Matthew’s culinary skills, to People ‘Probably in a bath with a candle and a book, or having a cocktail with my husband in the evening—just one!’—HELEN MIRREN, on when she feels like her best self, to People ‘He’s got his naughty side. He keeps it interesting’—SCARLETT JOHANSSON, on husband Colin Jost, on Live With Kelly and Mark ‘The old bones are creaking as I move’—WHOOPI GOLDBERG, on feeling “rusty” ahead of her return to theater, to People ‘Never say no to any kind of food. Whatever you want to try, I’ll try it. Just…

The End of All the Endings? After 21 months and 152 concerts in 54 cities across five continents, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is coming to a close. The Greatest Show on Earth, as one critic called it, launched a blockbuster movie and a commemorative behind-the-scenes book (via her own publishing imprint); bolstered small businesses (more than $3 million in sales on Etsy in one five-month stretch) and the entire U.S. economy (by more than $5 billion); made friendship bracelets hip for girls and adults; and had even the biggest A-listers pulling strings for tickets. The shows could spark so much joy that psychiatrists were forced to explain that “postconcert amnesia” was a normal reaction to the emotional overload. It’s a fascinating cultural moment, one that future academics and music lovers…

TEXAS HOLD’EM! Matthew McConaughey celebrated the University of Texas’s 17-7 win over longtime rival Texas A&M on Nov. 30 at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. The Oscar winner showed his support for his alma mater, which earned a spot in the SEC championship game, with the Longhorns’ famous “Hook ’em” hand signal. Texas native McConaughey, a “minister of culture” for the university, moved back to the Lone Star State from L.A. with his wife, Camila, and their three children in 2014. REUNITED & GIVING BACK Thirty years after costarring in True Lies (below), Tom Arnold and Arnold Schwarzenegger pitched in at the Miracle on 1st Street Turkey Giveaway and Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Hollenbeck Youth Center in L.A. on Nov. 26. MARCHING ORDERS Prince William, who serves…

Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen are closing out 2024 with some exciting news: They’ll soon be saying “I do.” The Dickinson star, 28, and the Buffalo Bills quarterback, 28, announced their engagement on Nov. 29 by sharing a romantic photo on Instagram and the date Allen popped the question, Nov. 22, sandwiched between infinity symbols. In the shot Allen can be seen kneeling before Steinfeld with a ring box in his hand as they’re surrounded by candles and an elaborate arch of pink and red roses. A source close to the couple tells People that their families are excited about the engagement news. “They’ve been head over heels from the start,” the source says. “Their families are thrilled.” Steinfeld and Allen were first linked in May 2023, shortly after rumors…

Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence are about to become family! Eddie’s son Eric Murphy and Martin’s daughter Jasmin Lawrence shared their engagement news on Nov. 30 with a joyful video in which Eric, 35, gets down on one knee and proposes to Jasmin, 28, in a room filled with candles and white roses. They captioned the joint Instagram post: “11.27.2024. We’re engaged!! God truly blessed us with a love that feels like destiny. We couldn’t be more excited for this next chapter.” After the children of two comedy legends first went public with their relationship in 2021, Martin joked about their potential wedding during a 2022 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!: “I’m gonna try to get Eddie to pay for it.” Retorted Eddie: “That’s not how it goes.”…

Since welcoming her first child, a baby boy, in L.A. in October, Margot Robbie has largely remained out of the spotlight—but a source says the actress-producer and her filmmaker husband, Tom Ackerley, are keeping busy “settling into being parents.” Robbie and Ackerley, both 34, “waited a long time to get pregnant, so it was almost unbelievable when the baby actually arrived,” the source adds of the couple, who got married in 2016 and have yet to reveal their son’s name. “They’re homebodies, so it’s been lovely to spend the time just them, at home with him.” ‘[MARGOT] WANTS TO REST NOW AND SPEND TIME WITH THE BABY’—AN INSIDER Though Robbie has “several projects lined up” for the new year, including the film A Big Bold Beautiful Journey with Colin…