Table of contents for January 4, 2016 in Us Weekly

“They’re so different, but so perfect for each other. So I didn’t know, but I felt it.” On predicting Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton’s relationship, BEHATI PRINSLOO “I remember watching that movie and the entire time being like, I wonder who she’s going to date after this?” On seeing now-wife Emily Blunt in The Young Victoria three weeks after they began dating, JOHN KRASINSKI “Even when she’s terrible, you really still like her.” On wife Kristen Bell, DAX SHEPARD “I’ve kind of threatened to come back from the dead and cut anyone who mistreats my daughter.” On writing to her girl Caroline’s future love in Dear Mr. You, MARY-LOUISE PARKER “I spent the entire time going, ‘What?’ He makes me look like the old one.” On her soft-spoken Joy costar Robert De Niro, JENNIFER LAWRENCE…

Kate Drums Up Cheer! By Sarah Grossbart / With reporting by Omid Scobie By Brad Witter / With reporting by Elizabeth Durand Streisand & Megan French Stars THEY’RE JUST LIKE US!…

Fresh Face Gigi Hadid, 20, was named the global brand ambassador for Tommy Hilfiger and will launch her own collection with the label in the fall. New Arrivals Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, 43, and his girlfriend, singer-songwriter Lauren Hashian, welcomed their first child together, a daughter, December 16. . . . Comedian Tom Arnold, 56, and wife of six years Ashley Groussman are parents of Quinn Sophie, born in L.A. December 18. She joins big brother Jax, 2. Good Deed Attorney Amal Clooney, 37, has partnered with global initiative 100 Lives to create a scholarship program that will help send women from her native Lebanon to school in Armenia. On the Mend Martin Sheen, 75, underwent quadruple bypass surgery. His son Emilio Estevez, 53, said on Facebook December 16 that…

OUT NOW Chris Brown Royalty Quick, cover her ears! Even though Chris Brown named his seventh album after 19-month-old daughter Royalty, there’s nothing child-friendly about it. The set of steamy seduction jams is stocked with raunchy lyrics that won’t win him any friends at future PTA meetings. (“Can I f--k you a little bit?” is as clean as it gets.) At least the cutting-edge beats will excite R&B lovers looking for a good time. MY TOP NEW YEAR’S EVE TRACKS! Carly Rae Jepsen, 30, who’ll ring in 2016 at the Venetian Las Vegas, has a ball with Us GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN / CYNDI LAUPER “I wish I’d written it! It’s always a big part of my New Year’s celebrations.” ROLLERCOASTER / BLEACHERS “I danced like a maniac…

MICHELLE DOCKERY DEVASTATING HEARTBREAK More tragedy for Lady Mary. Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery, whose onscreen husband died in season 3, lost her fiancé, John Dineen, to a rare form of cancer December 13. The week before Dineen’s death, the actress, 34, had been promoting the final season of the PBS drama in the U.S., but flew to his native Cork, Ireland, December 10 to be by his side. “She left the minute she could,” says a Downton source. Dineen, diagnosed last spring, “was proud of Michelle and didn’t want her to miss work because of him.” Dockery was introduced to Dineen in 2013 by costar Allen Leech and spent the last three days of the public relations exec’s life watching over him at a hospice. “She slept there day…

Motherhood loves Coco. “I gained 13 pounds my whole pregnancy and now I [weigh] almost back to norm at 137 pounds,” 5-foot-2 Nicole “Coco” Austin posted on Instagram December 7 — nine days after the birth of her daughter, Chanel Nicole. Yet commenters were quick to accuse her of everything from liposuction to faking her pregnancy. The Ice & Coco host, 36, wed to husband of 13 years Ice-T (born Tracy Marrow), 57, tells Us’ Alissa Schulman about her journey. Are you hurt by all the haters? When I look at pictures of myself, I would second-guess that person too! My friends were like, “Wait until the last month: Your bump is really gonna pop!” But then I was nine months, and I looked like I was just six months.…

When it comes to picking a purse, the former Walking Dead star follows instincts, not trends. “I’m not very ‘label’!” says the actress and indie-pop singer. “I don’t even know what brand this is. I like it because it fits a lot!” The member of WhyHunger’s Artists Against Hunger and Poverty lets Us peek inside her Aritzia satchel. TRUE TO YOUR SCHOOL “I only studied theater at NYU for one semester, but I still use this purple key chain for my house keys. I left college when I started getting auditions.” LA VIE EN ROUGE “When I’m performing at a show, I almost always wear a red Nars lip pencil. It stays on, long after I’ve left the stage!” TAKE NOTE “This teal Moleskine notebook is really tiny, so it…

JUSTIN & JESSICA Santa’s Little Helpers Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel had themselves a merry little morning when they took 8-month-old son Silas to meet Santa at the Grove in L.A. December 9. “Justin and Jessica were incredibly sweet with each other and the baby,” says a source. “They chatted with the big guy for quite a bit!” The singer, 34, and actress, 33, really got into the spirit this year. “They want Silas’ first Christmas to be amazing,” says a pal. “They’ve been buying him tons of gifts.” KATIE & JAMIE Staying Hush-Hush Katie Holmes kept a big secret from boyfriend Jamie Foxx. The Ray Donovan actress, 37, joined the Oscar winner’s friends for a surprise birthday party at NYC’s Le Bilboquet restaurant December 12. “Katie was really excited to celebrate with him,”…

MARION’S EVIL DEEDS In Macbeth, Cotillard channels her killer instincts How does Lady Macbeth wash the blood off her hands? “The secret is shaving cream,” reveals Marion Cotillard, who plays the Shakespearean villainess opposite Michael Fassbender in a searing new take on Macbeth (in theaters now). “It’s the only way to get rid of the fake blood stains!” The 40-year-old French star, married to actor Guillaume Canet, 42, sets the scene for Us. Q: Shakespeare is tricky, even for native English speakers. How did you handle it? I was very surprised that they would ask a foreign actress to do Lady Macbeth. I thought if I ever played her, it would be in French! But we had an amazing dialect coach and Shakespeare expert. Q: How was it to play…