Table of contents for 1/2/2017 in People

For January 2, 2017 'I like being under her spell. I don't want to break that spell.' —MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY, on why he's very faithful to his wife, Camila Alves, to Playboy 'We deserve to be seen!' —DANIELLE BROOKS, calling out America's Next Top Model for not featuring plus-size contestants, on Instagram 'She should come up, introduce herself to me, say, "Here's my opinion. What do you think about it?" That's how you handle s---.' —MARIAH CAREY, sounding off on Demi Lovato's past comments calling the singer "nasty," on Watch What Happens Live 'You feel like you need to hurry up. And it was actually emotional, because I couldn't lose the weight. Anybody who's had that moment in their life, it just sucks.' —KATE HUDSON, on the pressure to shed her…

BABIES Nearly three months after announcing their engagement, Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, 32, and Kayla Rae Reid, 25, revealed they are expecting their first child. • Today meteorologist Dylan Dreyer, 35, and her husband, NBC Nightly News cameraman Brian Fichera, welcomed their first child, son Calvin Bradley, on Dec. 17. • Hacksaw Ridge actress Teresa Palmer, 30, and her husband, actor Mark Webber, 36, welcomed their second son together on Dec. 12. Forest Sage joins the couple's son Bodhi Rain, 2, and Webber's son Isaac, 8. ENGAGED Actor Robb Derringer, 49, proposed to Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba, 48, on Dec. 10 at the site of their first date along the California coast. • Glee's Dean Geyer, 30, proposed to his girlfriend of six years, Code Black…

During a recent Sunday-afternoon screening of her new animated film Sing, in which she plays a pig named Rosita with a gift for melody, Reese Witherspoon did what she does best—multitasked. Before the film even began, the actress, 40, managed to hold a meet and greet with fans, keep tabs on two of her kids running around, fit in a quick catch-up session with good friend Jennifer Garner and pose for a selfie with a group of young women from the charity Girls Inc., all while wearing a smile and an adorable outfit from her own southern lifestyle line Draper James. "I honestly believe she could fly a jumbo jet should the need arise," Sing director Garth Jennings says of Reese's unstoppable spirit. "She can do anything, and with great…

THE DETAILS • 21-year-old Tracey Neilson was murdered on Jan. 5, 1981 • No one has been arrested in connection with her death • Police want the public's help in solving the case THE APARTMENT WAS eerily quiet when Jeff Neilson returned from a day of classes at the University of Oklahoma's medical school on Jan. 5, 1981, clutching a bottle of perfume—a last-minute 21st-birthday gift for his wife, Tracey. When he got to the bedroom, he found Tracey lying lifeless on their bed, dead from multiple stab wounds to the chest and neck. The horror of that day—and the fact that Tracey's murder remains unsolved—continues to haunt Jeff. "She was beautiful, smart and funny," recalls Jeff, 56, an orthopedic surgeon in Paris, Texas. "The pain has never gone away."…

Last time I danced Nick [Offerman, her husband]and I do stupid dances for each other all the time. Sometimes we just enter a room with a move to make each other laugh. Nick has got some hip-hop moves that are pretty rad. Last guilty pleasure Last night I had two Snickers bars and a giant bag of Kettle chips. For dinner. I'd been eating really carefully, and then it was like, "Well, I can't eat a salad for dinner tonight, turns out." You have to honor a craving like that. If you don't, then there's going to be a blowout where you do it every day for like 75 days. Last time I sang out loud Today. I have a band, Nancy and Beth, and a record coming out in…

The actor, 53, stars in the new Netflix series Travelers Did you do any research for your role as an FBI special agent? These characters are travelers from the future infiltrating the lives of people in 2016. I'm a stowaway in his body, so it's what I don't know that creates the tension. What has been the most challenging part? Keeping all of the time-travel details clear. Sci-fi fans will nail you if your logic is faulty! Were you surprised by how much people loved the recent Will & Grace reunion? It was nice to see how reassured folks are by those characters—and that we're still a welcome part of their lives. What best keeps you grounded in Hollywood? My wife and son. When I'm not time-traveling or being a…

TREND REPORT Stars and Stripes BRIGHT HUES AND BOLD SILHOUETTES MAKE THIS SPORTSWEAR-INSPIRED LOOK RED CARPET-WORTHY Sienna Miller In a Proenza Schouler dress with black sandals. Zoë Saldana In a Monse dress and pants with Gianvito Rossi ankle-strap heels. Taraji P. Henson In an Opening Ceremony dress with Tom Ford booties. FUN FACT! EDUN, THE LABEL BEHIND ROWLAND'S LOOK, WAS FOUNDED BY BONO AND HIS WIFE, ALI HEWSON. Kelly Rowland In an Edun top and matching pants with black heels. Hailee Steinfeld In a Mary Katrantzou dress with Christian Louboutin pumps.…

Alan Thicke loved being a father. Whether he was playing generation X's iconic sitcom dad on Growing Pains or at home with his own three sons, Brennan, Robin and Carter, "being a dad is all about prioritizing your kids," the actor told People in 2014. So despite their grief after the 69-year-old died following a heart attack Dec. 13, those close to him aren't surprised by how he spent his final hours: playing hockey with 19-year-old Carter at a skating rink in Burbank. "I can't imagine there's any sweeter way for a Canadian man to leave this earth than to be playing hockey with his son," says his first wife, former Days of Our Lives star Gloria Loring, 70. "It's just so Alan." Born in Kirkland Lake, Ont., "Alan was…

In the new movie Hidden Figures, Octavia Spencer plays Dorothy Vaughan, one of a group of African-American female mathematicians at NASA whose behind-the-scenes talents helped launch astronaut John Glenn into orbit in 1962. In real life Spencer, 46, worked long and hard for her own stellar success. Born in Alabama, Spencer lost her beloved mom when she was 18. After years of small movie and TV roles, she broke out in 2011's The Help, winning an Oscar—and she could repeat the feat this year after already earning Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations for Hidden Figures. In the latest episode of The Jess Cagle Interview, she talks to People and Entertainment Weekly's editorial director about her journey. "Don't see boundaries," she says."You have to see the sky as the…

SPOTLIGHT Tracee Ellis Ross WHEN IT COMES TO FASHION, THE GOLDEN GLOBE-NOMINATED STAR OF BLACK-ISH PLAYS BY HER OWN SET OF RULES What's your approach to style right now? For me, it's about owning what works for you and what makes you feel good. I love to put a look together from head to toe. I go to work in the morning at 5 a.m., and I put on a whole outfit. It's just who I am. Are you into trends? It's not that I purposely don't follow trends. I remember when low-rise jeans happened and I was like, "Well, they only cover a portion of my rear end!" That's inappropriate. But I dress for my body type, and the things that look good on me have been pretty consistent,…

Baked Egg & Potato Hash 'THE WHOLE DISH IS WONDERFULLY UNDEMANDING THOUGH IRREFUTABLY REWARDING,' SAYS THE CHEF AND SIMPLY NIGELLA AUTHOR 1½ lb. Yukon Gold potatoes, sliced and quartered 2 red bell peppers, cut into 1-in. pieces 1 red onion, diced 3 tbsp. olive oil 2 tsp. ground cumin 2 tsp. dry mustard 2 tsp. flaky sea salt 6 large eggs 1 tbsp. fresh thyme leaves Hot sauce, salsa or chopped red chilies 1. Preheat oven to 425º. Toss together potatoes, bell peppers, onion, oil, cumin, dry mustard and salt in a large bowl. Spread evenly on a greased rimmed baking sheet or in 2 large cast-iron skillets. Bake in oven until vegetables are cooked through and potatoes are beginning to crisp, 45 to 50 minutes. 2. Remove baking sheet…

On the Cover 48 REESE WITHERSPOON 21 THE PROPERTY BROTHERS 24 JILL DUGGAR DILLARD 54 ALAN THICKE 57 THE CROWN DAVID LIVINGSTON/GETTY IMAGES 19 Style Tracks Kelly Rowland, Zoe Saldana and more bring bright bold stripes to life. COURTESY DRAPER JAMES 48 THE MOVIE STAR, MOGUL AND MOM DISCUSSES HOW SHE BALANCES IT ALL AND HOW SHE'LL BE SPENDING THE HOLIDAYS. 21 SCOOP All the details on Property Brothers' Drew Scott's engagement. Plus: Jill Duggar Dillard is pregnant! 36 HOW YOU CAN HELP Ways you can make a difference in the heartbreaking crisis in Aleppo 54 ALAN THICKE The actor's TV and real-life families remember him 63 PEOPLE COLD CASE INVESTIGATION Police are asking for the public's help in solving the murder of 21-year-old Tracey Neilson in Moore, Okla., 36…

ALL THE NEWS & BUZZ FROM HOLLYWOOD DREW SCOTT'S ENGAGEMENT! THIS PROPERTY BROTHER IS OFF THE MARKET THE PROPERTY Brothers are getting a sister (in-law!). On Dec. 13, after six years of dating, Property Brothers' Drew Scott, 38, popped the question to Linda Phan, 31, his longtime girlfriend and the creative director of his production company. Scott, who serves as the real estate agent on the hit HGTV show he shares with his twin brother, Jonathan (who fills the role of contractor), orchestrated a proposal as elaborate as any of his televised home renovations, inviting all of the couple's friends and family over for a surprise gathering and playing a recording of himself singing Train's "Marry Me" as he got down on one knee. "The biggest shock was seeing all…

Elizabeth II was just 25 years old when her father, King George VI, died in his sleep from a blood clot in the heart. On that fateful day, the then-Princess Elizabeth was in Kenya on an official visit with her husband, Prince Philip. "My mother remembered very clearly that when she heard the news, [Elizabeth] paced up and down, up and down with Philip and the ladies-in-waiting," says India Hicks, whose mom, Lady Pamela Hicks, is Philip's first cousin and was present at the time. "The private secretary waited, and finally, when the Queen had gathered herself, she said, 'I'm so sorry. We are going to have to go back to England.' That was so indicative of the Queen, that she would apologize for something like that. They said, 'Don't…

At the age of 98, Katherine Johnson tells People her greatest accomplishment is "just staying alive." But the West Virginia native has much more to be proud of: A brilliant mathematician (played by Taraji P. Henson in Hidden Figures), she was one of a group of pioneering African-American women at NASA and helped launch astronauts Alan Shepard and John Glenn into space during her 33-year career. Johnson, who graduated from high school at 14 and college at 18 with a major in French and math, recalls her early love of reading. "I'd read a book a day. I would stop at the library on the way home in the evening and pick up a book. I finally persuaded them to let me look at two books. I could have read…

Zsa Zsa Gabor died less than two months shy of her 100th birthday, but if the glamorous Hungarian-born socialite had had her way, dah-ling, she would have avoided old age entirely. "You can say I'm full of s---, but do not say I'm old," she once told People. One of the first celebrities famous for being famous, Gabor cultivated a larger-than-life legacy that included nine husbands, countless appearances on TV talk shows and a knack for drama and scandal. When she was arrested in 1989 at age 72 for slapping a police officer who'd pulled her over, Gabor blamed her Hungarian temper. "Why not? We are descendants of Genghis Khan and Attila the Hun," she said. (She was found guilty of battery and sentenced to 72 hours behind bars.) She…

MY BEAUTY RULES Julianne Hough THE STAR, 28, REVEALS HER 'LESS IS MORE' ATTITUDE TOWARD MAKEUP, BRIDAL BEAUTY AND BEYOND 1 | ADD SHINE ALL OVER When you dance, it's so much about your body, so skin is important to me. I like a body lotion called Prtty Peaushun. It's got a little gold tone that gives me a glow but doesn't make me look orange. Plus, it's actually not smelly, and it washes off. It's one of my red carpet go-tos. Giorgio Beverly Hills Glam Eau de Parfum Spray, $72 (for 3.4 oz.); Kohl's stores 2 | FIND A FRAGRANCE YOU ADORE I think scents really set the tone for how you feel. I like Giorgio Beverly Hills because it has a bold richness that gives me confidence but…

ACROSS 1 Young chap 4 Dude, Where's My ___? 7 "___ said there'd be days like this ..." 11 L.A.-to-Vegas direction (abbr.) 12 Ralph Lauren brand 13 Singer Tori 14 ___ Always Sunny in Philadelphia 15 Actor Neeson 16 17 Across's Parks and Recreation castmate Offerman 17 Co-creator and star of Master of None (2 wds.) 20 There are 16 of them in a pound (abbr.) 21 Mrs. Reagan 24 Yogi Bear animators ___-Barbera 27 The ___ of diamonds 28 "Bali ___" (South Pacific song) 30 Ed Sheeran's "___ Fire" (2 wds.) 31 The ___ of Innocence 32 Fender ding 33 Farrow or Wasikowska 34 Letters under 6 on the telephone 35 Starr of the Beatles 36 Soundgarden's "The Day I ___ to Live" 38 Tic-tac-toe crossing 39 17 Across's…

PLAY MORE FUN GAMES AT People.com ICE, ICE BABY Actress Tori Spelling, 43, and her husband, Dean McDermott, 50, and their children (from left to right) Liam, 9, Hattie, 5, Finn, 4, and Stella, 8, hang out with Mickey Mouse at Disney on Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment at Staples Center on Dec. 17 in Los Angeles. Spelling and McDermott, who are expecting their fifth child together this spring, have made the Disney ice performances an annual tradition for their family. 10 CHANGES KEEP SCORE 1. The "W" in worlds on the poster behind Mickey is larger. 2. The "N" in Disney on the poster behind Mickey is backward. 3. The stadium-support beam closest to McDermott is thinner. 4. The stadium-support beam farthest to the right is gone. 5. Stella's…