People February 27, 2023

‘Live more, fear less! For me, this anniversary is about faith and hope. I hope to be a symbol that this too shall pass’—ROBIN ROBERTS, on the 10th anniversary of her return to GMA after receiving a bone marrow transplant, to People‘It’s my last awards show as an actor probably, so it’s kind of a big deal’—CHRISTINA APPLEGATE, on attending the SAG Awards for her Dead to Me nod after her MS diagnosis, to the Los Angeles Times‘The hair and the beard. I think there’s some physical resemblance. He’s very old and wrinkled, and I can relate to that. So I wouldn’t have to wear a lot of makeup’—BRYAN CRANSTON, on wanting to play Willie Nelson in a biopic, to NME‘I was trying to sing, and then she came over…

1 Carrie and Aidan’s kiss “This. Is. Not. A. Drill,” Sarah Jessica Parker captioned an Instagram photo of Carrie Bradshaw and her ex-fiancé, Aidan Shaw (John Corbett), locking lips on the set of And Just Like That … 2 The Queen of Salsa gets a coin Celia Cruz is going to be on the quarter beginning in 2024. The Cuban American singer, who died in 2003, was a salsa-music icon and will be the first Afro Latina to be featured on U.S. currency. 3 A Panera ‘BAGuette’ In honor of New York Fashion Week, Panera released a limited-edition handbag sized to fit its new toasted-baguette sandwiches. It has already sold out. 4 Buzz and Woody are coming back To infinity and beyond! Disney announced that a fifth Toy Story movie is in the works—along with Frozen 3…

THE CHIEFS ARE THE CHAMPS! Glendale, Ariz., Feb. 12 Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (left) and quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrated their team’s second Super Bowl win in four seasons after they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35. “We’re not done yet!” Mahomes said. FAST FRIENDS Los Angeles, Feb. 9 Vin Diesel (left) and Tyrese Gibson shared the trailer for their upcoming action movie Fast X, the 10th installment in the Fast & Furious franchise, due out May 19. THEATER BUFFS New York City, Feb. 6 Meryl Streep and Billy Eichner wore matching bow ties at an event honoring the Tony Award-winning playwright John Guare at the 92nd Street Y. KEYS TO SUCCESS Joshua Tree, Calif., Feb. 7 Elizabeth Olsen (left) and Gabrielle Union (right) celebrated Alicia Keys being named the first female brand ambassador for Hennessy Paradis. HAPPY TO BE NOMINATED Beverly…

Before she hit the field to headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show, Rihanna hinted she’d have a special guest with her onstage. “I’m thinking about bringing someone,” she teased CBS Mornings cohost Nate Burleson ahead of her Feb. 12 set at State Farm Stadium, prompting speculation about which of her A-list collaborators (from Jay-Z to Drake) would join her. But as Rihanna performed a medley of hits atop platforms that ranged from 15 to 60 ft. above the field, the Grammy winner, 35, subtly revealed her second pregnancy as she cradled her growing baby bump in a red Loewe jumpsuit. Her rep confirmed the news to People following the show. Fans were delighted—and surprised, as the singer just welcomed her first child, a son with rapper A$AP Rocky,…

A longtime Dunkin’ devotee, Ben Affleck, 50, made his love for the coffee company official on Feb. 12, starring in its first-ever Super Bowl commercial—which included a cameo from his wife, Jennifer Lopez, 53. Why did you want to star in this commercial? I think people already sort of think that I work for Dunkin’. In Boston it was such a big deal. I became kind of associated with it, and this sounded like a fun opportunity to play with that association and a chance to come back here to shoot it at home in Boston. What’s your go-to coffee order? It’s not all that exciting, really—it’s just iced coffee, milk and two sugars, sometimes Splenda. I do sometimes [use] almond milk, [but] if you really want to know, sometimes I forget. What…

Jennifer Coolidge’s winning streak continues. The White Lotus star, 61—who kicked off 2023 with a Golden Globe, a Critics Choice Award and many memorable memes—just starred in her first Super Bowl commercial. It was for e.l.f. Cosmetics, promoting the new Power Grip Primer. The actress has been into beauty “forever,” even taking a cosmetology course in the ’80s to study special effects and mortuary makeup. “We never had to actually do it on a corpse!” she clarifies. Coolidge even fancies herself a makeup “mixologist” and has one rule: The dewier the better. “I always want to look like there’s moisture on my face,” she says, adding that she uses ice on her skin most mornings to make it appear as if “I just walked up a flight of stairs.” She also…