People March 13, 2023

‘My children caught underwear. Underwear!’—HODA KOTB, on daughter Haley, 6, once snagging a pair of green satin underwear from a float at a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, to Southern Living‘Who knows, they might see something sooner than you think’—SIMU LIU, teasing a Marvel superhero team-up involving his character Shang-Chi, to People‘I’m 30. I’m too old for this’—SELENA GOMEZ, on taking a break from social media, on TikTok‘It’s the ticket. That was my one duty from my wife’—ELI MANNING, on trying (and failing) to score tickets to see Taylor Swift, to People‘I remember telling my mom … “Do you think I’ll ever be famous enough to meet the Jonas Brothers?” It’s genuinely a dream come true’—HALEY LU RICHARDSON, on appearing in the Jonas Brothers’ “Wings” music video, to Entertainment…

1 Lil Nas X adopts feline friends The Grammy winner isn’t kitten around: He’s now the proud dad of two cats, Desani and Zephard. “I’m not their stepfather, I’m the father who stepped up!” he wrote while sharing the new additions to his family on social media. 2 A superstar singing summit Kim Kardashian and Mariah Carey joined daughters North and Monroe for the ultimate TikTok, set to Carey’s “It’s a Wrap.” As the girls danced, the moms playfully sang into hairbrushes. 3 Katy Perry and Peeps kick off a new collab Katy Perry Collections teamed with the candy brand to create a sweet Easter Bunny-inspired jelly sandal. “I had to hop to it!” the singer said. “What better way to celebrate spring?” 4 Succession nears its end The Roy family will fight its final battle in…

Celebrate Your Multiverse I have a confession to make: The first time I watched Everything Everywhere All at Once I dozed off—late nights can be a hazard of this job. I wanted to find the time to get back to it but wondered: After Spider-Man and Doctor Who, how many multiverses do we really need? Most days I feel like I can’t keep up with the ’verse I’m in! But my love for Michelle Yeoh, who has captivated me since Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon—and some serious prodding from my People colleagues—made me give the film another go. And like the hot dog fingers viral meme, the movie wormed its way into my brain and my heart. What stayed with me was Yeoh’s role as a mother to her troubled daughter Joy. As…

SAG AWARDS Inside a Glam Night! HOLLYWOOD’S BIGGEST & BUZZIEST STARS CELEBRATED THEIR PEERS AT THE 29TH ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS IN L.A. ON FEB. 26 CAPTURING THE MOMENT Everything Everywhere All at Once star Ke Huy Quan—whose Outstanding Supporting Actor win made him the first Asian man to take the category—snapped a selfie with John Krasinski and The English actress Emily Blunt, who was up for Outstanding Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries. TOP OF THE CLASS Abbott Elementary stars (clockwise from left) Tyler James Williams, Quinta Brunson, Janelle James, William Stanford Davis, Chris Perfetti and Lisa Ann Walter stopped by the portrait studio at People’s party after taking home the award for Outstanding Comedy Ensemble. PARTY TIME! INSIDE PEOPLE’S AFTERPARTY SAG AWARDS FASHION Bold & Beautiful! STARS MADE A STATEMENT WITH BRIGHT HUES AND DRAMATIC DETAILS ANGELA…

Ant Anstead and Renée Zellweger could be ready to take their relationship to the next level. “Ant is very happy with Renée. He really loves her,” an entertainment source says of the British Celebrity IOU: Joyride host, 43, and the Oscar-winning actress, 53. The source adds that they may even be heading toward a proposal, “but Ant doesn’t want to rush things.” The couple met in June 2021 on the set of Anstead’s Discovery+ series—where he helps A-listers surprise friends and family members with the car of their dreams—and made their first public appearance together that August. By October 2021, an insider told People, the relationship was “serious.” They’re now living together in Laguna Beach, Calif., where they spend time with Anstead’s 3-year-old son Hudson, whom he shares with ex-wife Christina Hall.…

Kelsea Ballerini is getting candid about coming back from heartbreak. Three months after finalizing her divorce from fellow country star Morgan Evans, the “Heartfirst” singer, 29, confirmed her new romance with Outer Banks actor Chase Stokes, 30, on the Feb. 21 episode of Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast. She also discussed the breakdown of her marriage, which she said “took work for a long time,” adding that she spent “many a night” sleeping on the couch amid separations and couples therapy. She revealed that she and Evans, 37—who claimed on Instagram that Ballerini was “saying things that aren’t reality”—were on different pages about starting a family. “I can’t … give you something that I’m not ready for,” she recalled saying to Evans. While Ballerini and Stokes have begun going more…