Table of contents for December 18, 2017 in Us Weekly

Us asked 100 people in NYC’s South Street Seaport…

All in the Family! Peta Murgatroyd, Maks and Val Chmerkovskiy are taking America for a spin! Kicking off March 19, their Confidential live tour will hit 49 cities in nine weeks and give fans “a real sense of who the three of us are,” Murgatroyd, 31, tells Us, adding the show will be “about family and love.” In that spirit, her 11-month-old son, Shai (with husband Maks, 37), will be tagging along. “We’re thinking about having a crib built in the bus for him,” she says, “because when the bus is moving, you just fly off a bed!”…

MATT LAUER SHOCKING EXIT! Like a funeral. That’s how one insider describes the November 29 meeting for NBC staffers. As execs talked to the 200 employees gathered about their decision to terminate Matt Lauer’s 20 years of employment, for alleged “inappropriate sexual behavior,” they “treated it as if Matt had died,” says the source. “It was somber.” Deep in mourning: his Today coanchor Savannah Guthrie, tasked with announcing the news on air. “She is devastated,” notes an insider. “They were close.” HOT AIR But even Guthrie was in the dark about Lauer’s alleged actions. In a Variety report, three anonymous women accused Lauer, 59, of sexual harassment, claiming the dad of three (with wife Annette Roque) had once brought a female employee into his office and “dropped his pants,” exposing…

What to get the monarch who has everything? A whoopee cushion will do! Markle would be wise to avoid Princess Diana’s first-year misstep of buying pricey gifts. As the late royal’s former chef McGrady recalls, she once brought cashmere sweaters for Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, “a big faux pas.” Instead, the heirs exchange “novelty gifts,” says McGrady, noting William once brought his grandmother a pair of slippers emblazoned with her face. Markle will want to pick out something good for her future niece and nephew, though. Explains McGrady, “Kids get proper Christmas presents — real gifts and toys.”…

KHIRMA NEW YORK Off the runway, Victoria’s Secret beauties Jourdan Dunn and Martha Hunt model the designer’s 13.25-inch satin-lined crocodile bucket bag. ($2,995, khirma.com) GIGI X STUART WEITZMAN Looking out for others: Proceeds from the Gigi Hadid– designed, evil-eye mules help Pencils of Promise build three schools. (From $498, stuartweitzman.com REINDEER IN HERE Shelf the elf! With this tradition, tots bond with a plush reindeer, who reports back to Santa about what they like and if they belong on the naughty list. ($25, reindeerinhere.com) LEGASEA No need to be, er, shellfish. The seafood dishes at this spot in NYC’s Moxy Times Square hotel (Serena Williams is a fan) come in sharable portions. (taogroup.com) MARAJÓ HAIR CARE Tress tamer: A few pumps of the brand’s shea butter– infused antifrizz serum help…

4:00 A.M. STAY HYDRATED In her L.A. home November 22, Tiffany Haddish wakes up to a full bladder. “Before I go to bed, I drink a bunch of water, so I have to go to the restroom,” says the comedian, 38. “I’m not a morning person, but I watched a YouTube video that said rich people wake up early!” 8:30 A.M. GREEN THUMB Barefoot in the garden, “I let my feet get wet on the grass.” She checks on her strawberries, thyme, rosemary and avocado and papaya trees before plucking collard greens. 9:00 A.M. FAVOR CALL Back inside, she rings her auntie with a task: “I ask if she can get me onions and bell peppers.” After all, she’s cooking a dish for Sean Combs’ Thanksgiving tomorrow. “It’s food galore!”…

1.The South of France, where I lived for eight years, is my favorite place in the world. 2. Good food, good wine, good friends and my family around me make me happiest. 3. I’m very hands-on in most aspects of my life. I don’t have an assistant or a cook. 4. Our philanthropic endeavors at the Vanderpump Dog Foundation have started to make a real difference and I’m proud of that every day. 5. The time in my life I felt most afraid was in the 1994 L.A. earthquake! 6. My biggest dream is to become a Goodwill Ambassador. 7. I loathe people who are economical with the truth and lack generosity. 8. A beautiful pair of high heels is my favorite thing to wear! 9. If I could meet…

“If you’re flying out of DC on Virgin today, check under your seat for a very large mom bra. It’s like a talk show giveaway!” Tweeting about her misplaced undergarment,CHRISSY TEIGEN “Every time a man cheats on you or treats you badly, you need a revenge dress. Every woman knows that.” On taking inspiration from the outfit Princess Diana wore after Prince Charles confessed to adultery,RIHANNA “One Harry got engaged today and now here’s hoping for two?” Sharing her desire to marry Harry Styles after Prince Harry announced his engagement,REBEL WILSON “I was definitely before my time, and the beginning of a whole new era, and it started a new generation and genre of celebrity. I think it was pretty groundbreaking, and I love being a pioneer.” Claiming she paved the way for social…

DANA & JORDIN Model Dana Isaiah, 25, and wife Jordin Sparks, 27, don’t know what to expect while expecting. And that’s OK. “I’m not a big planner,” the American Idol alum, due with a son next spring, tells Us. “I have no idea what I’m doing. That’s part of the fun!” EMILY & KUMAIL The holidays are especially precious for Big Sick writer Emily Gordon, 38, and Kumail Nanjiani, 39. “We watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy extended edition,” she says. It’s a favorite tradition, adds the actor (in NYC November 28): “I’m excited to get started!” BRYAN & RACHEL The Bachelorette’s Bryan Abasolo, 3 7, and Rachel Lindsay, 32, may just run away together. “We could elope tomorrow,” Lindsay (November 30) told Us at her Vow to Be…

• Brody Jenner (above) driving his own sports car to the reveal party for the new Corvette ZR1 in L.A. • Andrew Rannells catching a screening of Call Me by Your Name at NYC’s Paris Theater. • Dolly Parton enjoying a casual meal with a female friend at BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood. • Reese Witherspoon joking with Nicole Kidman at NYC’s 2017 IFP Gotham Awards cosponsored by FIJI water. • Younes Bendjima holding the door for love Kourtney Kardashian as they exited West Hollywood’s Doheny Room. • Jimmy Fallon grabbing dinner at Maialino in NYC. • Lily Tomlin washing down Mexican food with a margarita at Casa Vega in Sherman Oaks, California. • Nina Dobrev settling into a booth for an afternoon meeting at Soho House in West Hollywood.…

Day or night, Scientology — and its 10,000 churches— is there for its devout followers. (The religion claims 4.4 million people sign up every year.) As a member, “the church becomes everything — your mother, your father, your everything,” actress Leah Remini explained in her 2015 memoir, Troublemaker. “You are dependent on the church.” But that support comes at a price. Though Remini, 47, found independence in 2013 after nearly 34 years, very few of the church’s famous members— including Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Laura Prepon and Elisabeth Moss — have followed suit. “Celebrities think they are going up the road to spiritual freedom and that they are saving the world,” former member Steven Mango tells Us. “They don’t see what other people see.” That includes vast manipulation…

Brianna Brown has a knack for acting nutty. As Dynasty’s widow Claudia, she’s fooled the Carrington oil tycoons into believing she has neurological issues. It’s a skill the star of the CW reboot (Wednesdays, 9 p.m.) honed during her days on General Hospital. “My character was taking syringes and infecting people with HIV,” recalls the actress, 38. “I’ve learned how to take the craziest circumstances and have them make sense in the character’s warped brain.” Brown, wed to director Richie Keen, lets Us in. Q: Appeal of playing Claudia? An unapologetic villainess is the most fun! Viewers think she’s this sad woman who’s had terrible things happen to her. But she’s a manipulator. She saw an opening for revenge and really went for it. Q: What’s her next move? There’s…

Squad goals: Law & Order: SVU’s Kelli Giddish keeps her keys clipped to a police badge once gifted to her by an NYPD precinct captain. “It really means something,” says the star, 37, a detective on the NBC series (Wednesdays, 9 p.m.). The mom of son Ludo, 2, with husband Lawrence Faulborn lays out the rest of her stash. SWEET READ “Some people are scared about not having their iPhones charged; I’m scared of not having my Kindle Fire. I’m reading My Brilliant Friend because so many people keep telling me to.” LEARNING LINES “I always have five pens and five pencils. I use them to mark up my scripts. I don’t need five of each, but I have too much stuff in here.” AN EARFUL “My husband got these…

TUNE IN! Unexpected airs on TLC Sundays at 10 P.M. LILLY BENNETT The Riverhead, New York, native and boyfriend James, both 17, are simply seeking respect. “The biggest challenge is not being taken seriously by doctors or other adults,” says the mom of daughter Aaliyah, 2 months. “People think just because I’m young I can’t make good decisions for my child, which is so far from the truth!” LEXUS SCHELLER Though the mom of 7-month-old Scarlett recently split from his dad, Shayden, 17, she has a partner in mother Kelsey, 31. Though the 16-year-old resident of Monticello, Indiana, says it “took a while” for Kelsey — once a teen mom herself — to adjust, “I’m glad that she’s experienced it too.” Still, admits Lexus, “It gets really hard.” MCKAYLA ADKINS…

THE NAME The Korean pop band — RM (formerly Rap Monster), 23, Jin, 24, Suga, 24, J-Hope, 24, V, 21, Jimin, 21, and Jungkook, 20 — debuted in 2013 after nearly two years of auditions. Translated, Bangtan Sonyeondan means Bulletproof Boy Scouts, but they also go by Beyond the Scene. THE FANDOM Thanks to the ARMY (a.k.a Adorable Representative MC for Youth), the Seoul group has over 13 million social media followers and 2017’s Billboard award for Top Social Artist. THE NEXT PHASE An American invasion. Their latest, Wings, is the bestselling K-pop album in the U.S. Ever. And with 2018 concerts booked, they’re primed for stardom, says RM. His plan: “Keeping up what we’re doing and making it bigger.”…