Table of contents for May 27, 2024 in People

‘It fires me up a bit more. I try to impress her’—KEITH URBAN, on wife Nicole Kidman attending his concerts, to People ‘I’m not a great liar. It’s too much guilt.… Oh, the lies, the tangled web that we weave!’—CHRISSY METZ, on having to fib to her friends until she was revealed on The Masked Singer, to People ‘You know, when you’re married to somebody, you have to be invested in how they’re feeling.… I am not’—WHOOPI GOLDBERG, on whether she’d get married again, on Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? ‘It’s only moments before they discover The O.C., and they’re like, “Mom, what was that hair?”’—OLIVIA WILDE, on her kids watching her past work, to People ‘Could not have hated it any more. I was not a people person’—CHRIS PINE,…

Babies On May 3 Lizzie McGuire alum Hilary Duff, 36, welcomed her fourth child, daughter Townes Meadow Bair, her third with musician husband Matthew Koma, 36. The couple also share daughters Mae James, 3, and Banks Violet, 5, while Duff shares son Luca Cruz, 12, with ex-husband Mike Comrie. Kings of Leon bassist Jared Followill, 37, and his wife, Martha, 33, welcomed daughter Charlotte Ann, on May 3. The couple also share 4-year-old daughter Adeline James. Splits Creed frontman Scott Stapp, 50, and model Jaclyn Stapp, 43, are divorcing after 18 years of marriage, a rep confirmed to People on May 10. Jaclyn first filed in June 2022, but the filing was later withdrawn. Then Scott filed in May 2023. “Scott and Jaclyn had determined the marriage was over but continued…

On Nov. 14, 1974, Barbara Mabee Abel was a 31-year-old single mother in West Palm Beach, Fla., working to support her 6-year-old son Dale and her twin sister, Beverly, who had cerebral palsy, when she was kidnapped by a killer. Dubbed the Casanova Killer for his good looks, Paul John Knowles was eventually linked to 18 murders. In her own words, Abel—who appears on a new episode of People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer on ID—tells how she escaped becoming his next victim. When I got to work that morning, I had an eerie feeling. I didn’t know what, but something was wrong. I called Beverly, who always answered because she was always at home. But there was no answer. I left around 5 p.m. and picked up Dale…

Natalie Portman Honors Her Roots In Lady in the Lake, the Oscar winner, 42, plays a 1960s housewife in Baltimore who becomes a journalist to help solve a murder. This is your first TV series! Why was that appealing? It’s been such an exciting format for storytelling and feels like such an opportunity to get to explore a character in detail. Why this story? A few things: My grandmother was from Baltimore, so there was a lot of imagination for me about what that time was like. Another thing that was interesting to me was exploring how someone who’s oppressed can also be an oppressor. Did you ever get chills thinking about your grandmother being in the same place—and dressed similarly? We did a scene in a department store that…

If Michael McDonald lives by one rule, it’s to trust the “randomness of life.” “My life experience has taught me to have a healthy fear of missing out on the one opportunity that’s there, even though it may not be the [one] I planned on,” McDonald, 72, says. That strategy has served him well, from first stepping up to a mic as a child through collaborations with greats like Ray Charles and Patti LaBelle. And now the longtime Doobie Brothers member is laying out that lived experience in a new memoir, What a Fool Believes, cowritten by his longtime friend, actor Paul Reiser, who persuaded him to tell his story. Born into an Irish American Catholic family in St. Louis, McDonald first fell in love with music while tagging along…

Last Time I Danced With some friends the week before last. It was a pretty pedestrian hang. It’s New York. You’re never far away from a dance opportunity. Last Moment of Self-care I’m a big proponent of a bubble bath, and I have the Jessica Alba Honest Baby Bubble Bath that is meant for infants, but it works on me, a grown man. It’s my Sunday ritual. Last Curse Word I Used The F-word really does cover all bases. If you’re happy, frustrated, you need an extra syllable or two to really get your point across … as long as it’s not poisonous and directed at someone. Last Thing I Discovered About Myself I really enjoy cooking. On a Sunday I’ll just pop a chicken in the oven and roast…

1 Sydney’s packing a punch Sydney Sweeney is entering the ring. The Anyone but You actress-producer is set to play former professional boxer Christy Martin in a biopic. “Honored to tell Christy’s powerful story,” Sweeney wrote on Instagram. 2 Bradley Cooper’s Talenti ad Bradley Cooper is a gelato guy. The actor stars in cheeky ads where he lurks in Talenti eaters’ homes, describing the flavors in his sexiest voice. 3 American Girl revisits its classics The doll company is looking back into its own past—1986, that is. It’s rereleasing historical characters Josefina Montoya, Addy Walker and Kirsten Larson, who delighted millennial kids. 4 Flava Flav’s Olympics Donation After a member of the U.S. women’s water polo team posted on Instagram asking for donations to help her go to Paris to compete in the…

After seven seasons of The Good Doctor, Freddie Highmore will hang up his scrubs for a final time when the ABC drama airs its series finale on May 21. While the actor, 32, says it’ll be hard to say goodbye to his character, the gifted Dr. Shaun Murphy, parts of him will always remain. “His optimism has worn off on me,” he says. Over the years Highmore—who got married in 2021 but has not shared his wife’s identity—spent many months away from his home in London shooting The Good Doctor in Vancouver. “My one regret is never embracing my full Canadian outdoorsy personality,” he said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on April 9. What’s next? “I honestly have no idea,” says Highmore now. “It probably won’t sink in that it’s…

The CBS Mornings cohost, who turns 70 later this year, says she thought she was “being punked” when she was asked to be in the 60th Anniversary Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, out May 17. “It wasn’t something I dreamed about,” says King, “but it was one of the highlights of all the things I’ve done, because I never thought this would be possible.” How did you prepare for the shoot? The day before, I did have a cheeseburger. It’s one of my favorite things. I did think that I would reduce my eating, but I didn’t even do that, and I exercise on a regular basis anyway—cardio, strength training. What was it like being photographed in Cancun? The photographer, Yu Tsai, made me feel like I was Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez,…

Congratulations on your first Tony nomination! How does it feel? It makes me cry, which is sort of humiliating. But I don’t ever want to lose touch with that person who dreamed about this since I was a child. You and costar Corey Stoll went to high school together. Did you hang out? We didn’t really know each other. I was a senior. He was a junior. I was not popular—I was a theater nerd. Your partner, actress Holland Taylor, has been down this path before. Any advice from her? She’s feeling a lot of pride but also wants me to go slow and drink a lot of water.…

‘I wanted to break down the wall between East and West for our generation—and build a bridge for the next one’—HIROYUKI SANADA ACTOR-PRODUCER HIROYUKI SANADA THE SHŌGUN STAR BRINGS UNFAILING ACCURACY TO THE EPIC SAMURAI DRAMA In 1980, when Hiroyuki Sanada was a 20-year-old in Tokyo, the original Shōgun miniseries debuted, introducing many Americans to Japanese culture and history. This year’s FX adaptation isn’t a retread of the original, starring Richard Chamberlain and Toshiro Mifune—it’s a bold new take on James Clavell’s novel about 17th-century feudal Japan. “With this,” says Sanada, who stars as the embattled Lord Yoshii Toranaga, “we are going our own original way.” After nearly two decades in Hollywood, Sanada, 63, relishes setting that course for others to follow; as a first-time producer, he insisted on total…

When Tiffany Rae and Shanti Hinton found out they were the recipients of a real-life Bridgerton-themed wedding in London, “we were shocked,” recalls Rae. “We looked at each other like, ‘Wait, what?’ We were so happy we started to cry. It felt like destiny.” On March 21 Rae, 28, a professional dancer, and Hinton, 28, a sports coach, tied the knot at the historic Chiswick House and Gardens during a whirlwind destination wedding brimming with Bridgerton-themed details and surprise appearances from the show’s cast members, including Golda Rosheuvel (Queen Charlotte), Adjoa Andoh (Lady Danbury) and Kathryn Drysdale (Genevieve Delacroix). Now, nearly two months after their nuptials, the couple are still on cloud nine. “It was a dream,” says Rae. “Such an amazing experience. We’re really grateful.” Since it premiered in…

DATE NIGHT Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton On May 10 the rocker, 54, and the country star, 47, stepped out together in Las Vegas for Keep Memory Alive’s annual Power of Love Gala, where Shelton was honored and the couple performed their 2019 duet “Nobody but You.” ENGAGED Phoebe Dynevor & Cameron Fuller After the Bridgerton actress, 29, stepped out at the Met Gala sporting a new diamond on her ring finger, her actor beau, 28, confirmed their engagement on Instagram. The two were first spotted holding hands in early 2023. SPLIT Bethenny Frankel & Paul Bernon The former Real Housewives of New York City star, 53, and the real estate developer/film producer, 46, have split after six years together. Frankel and Bernon met on a dating app in…

Jamie Chung and Bryan Greenberg are no strangers to red carpets, but when it comes to dressing their 2-year-old twins, cute outfits and trendy kicks routinely get subbed for cartoon shirts and joggers. “There is no toddler fashion,” laughs Greenberg, 45. Adds Chung, 41: “They have strong opinions.” Married almost nine years, the People StyleWatch cover stars have recalibrated since welcoming their children in October 2021. “Once we had the kids, it was like, ‘Did I shower today?’” says Chung. “Now that they are a little bit older, and we’re getting solid sleep, I feel like I’m finding myself again.” Greenberg, who recently finished filming the Suits: L.A. pilot for NBC, says he’s done a 180 on expectations of parenthood. “I used to judge people before I had kids.…

It’s always mind-blowing to me that [my dog] Kaia is so intuitive and gives me this unconditional love. It’s a commitment of companionship and safety. Almost 50 percent of survivors delay leaving their abusers because they don’t want to leave their pets, and only 20 percent of shelters allow animals. That’s untenable. Purina and the nonprofit RedRover are supporting shelters and trying to make them pet-friendly so that survivors can heal with their animals. That’s just so beautiful to me, and this stunning piece of art they commissioned is elegant and strong: a powerful woman taking the courageous first step forward with her beloved dog. It’s deeply aligned with what we do at [my foundation] Joyful Heart, supporting survivors [of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse]. Those survivors…

Babies Named Johnny Cash and June Carter Share a Birthday Huntsville, Ala. Moms Sophie Clark and Nicole Davis each gave birth at the same hospital on April 10, with Clark welcoming daughter June Carter at 2:30 p.m. and Davis delivering son Johnny Cash seven hours later. The new moms discovered their many similarities after two family members had a chance meeting in the hospital elevator, leading to an impromptu get-together and now a forever bond cemented by their musically themed May 4 photo shoot. “We plan to keep these babies in touch over their lives,” says Clark, 22. “It’s too big of a coincidence not to.” Widowed Geese Get Second Chance at Love Marshalltown, Iowa Recently widowed, Blossom, the resident goose at Riverside Cemetery, spent hours staring at her own…

After Carolyn Bessette began working in VIP sales for Calvin Klein in 1989, the designer requested that she and her fellow employees in the New York office take daily Polaroids of their outfits and send them up to his office. Before long, her signature looks: black pencil skirts, fisherman sweaters with track pants and Chuck Taylors with a black leather jacket worn as a shirt, were noticed by Klein—and imitated by coworkers. An influencer before there was such a thing, the beguiling beauty with sky blue eyes always did things her own way. One of three sisters, she was born in Westchester, N.Y., before moving to Greenwich, Conn., after her parents, Ann, a teacher, and William Bessette, a civil engineer, divorced, and her mother married Richard Freeman, an orthopedic surgeon.…

When a friend called Breeze Liu one afternoon in April 2020 to say that someone had posted a porn video of her online, she knew it was a fake—”I said, ‘No, this is not happening, you made a mistake.’” But she soon saw the doctored clip, featuring her face, on a widely used adult website, and she fought the urge to vomit.“I was devastated,” she says. “I was so humiliated and felt so alone.” Shaken by what she saw, Liu, then 24, walked up to the roof of her parents’ apartment building and told herself she no longer had any reason to live. “All I could think about,” she recalls, “was that I’d be better off dead.” Liu didn’t jump that day. Instead she called the police in Berkeley, Calif.,…