Table of contents for February 22, 2016 in Us Weekly

1. I once swam with sharks. 2. My favorite candle is Mystic Sunrise — the name I used to dance under. 3. A perfect night is staying in and cuddling with my one true love: Larry King. 4. My alarm clock is Regis Philbin saying, “Hello!” 5. I’ve been a vegan for almost three years. 6. My favorite founding father is John Adams. 7. The key to my heart is telling me I don’t sound like Shrek. 8. My robot skeleton sidekick from The Late Late Show sits in my office. 9. I have perfect vision, so I can tell you that your butt looks great in those jeans. 10. A cat found me, and I take care of it now. 11. When I tour, my preferred mode of transportation…

AMAL & GEORGE Settling in England! Sworn bachelor George Clooney reconsidered marriage only six months after meeting wife Amal. “We just hit it off,” the Hail, Caesar! star, 54, told Ellen DeGeneres February 4 of the 38-year-old British lawyer. “We felt like we were going to be together.” Now the pair, who currently split their time between L.A. and London, are looking forward to moving into their newly renovated Sonning, England, home. “They’ve been fantasizing about spending time there,” says an insider. “When they talk about the future, they talk about it being in the U.K.” TED & HEIDI Play It Again When Ted Cruz feels pressure on the campaign trail, he turns to his wife of 14 years, Heidi. “He often calls to sing the [Stevie Wonder] song ‘I…

● Olivia Culpo (above left) and Disney Channel star Peyton List celebrating the launch of Clinique’s new Pep-Start Eye Cream at NYC’s Space Ibiza. ● Emmy Rossum and Olivia Palermo sweating it out together at a FlyBarre class at Flywheel’s Flatiron location in NYC. ● Mel B greeting drag queens dressed as the Spice Girls at the Sugar Factory opening at the Hotel Victor near Miami. ● Selena Gomez pulling up to 1 Oak blasting her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber’s song “Boyfriend” in L.A. ● Anthony Mackie waving to fans while dressed as Bacchus XLVIII in New Orleans’ Mardi Gras parade. ● David Beckham spinning at SoulCycle in West Hollywood and again at its Hollywood studio later the same day. ● Rachel McAdams sharing oysters with a friend at the Atlantic…

Seems Higgins wasn’t sending secret signals after all! Overconfident Olivia Caridi — who famously boasted that the Bachelor would squeeze her knee or hand to silently indicate he favored her — was eliminated during the two-on-one date that aired February 8. After she declared her love, Higgins told the 23-year-old Austin news anchor: “I don’t think I can reciprocate those feelings.” Now a show source says the resident villain (she compared single mother Amanda Stanton to a Teen Mom) hopes to have it out with her frenemies on the March 7 Women Tell All special: “She can’t wait to confront the other girls.”…

Kim Kardashian’s Instagram feed is littered with selfies and close-up shots of her famous rear end. But on February 7, it was a mundane photo of the scenery near her 3-acre spread in Hidden Hills, California, that garnered attention. At the edge of the photo was a portion of Lamar Odom’s arm as he hiked along the dirt path. The caption: “Super Soul Sunday time before Super Bowl Sunday time with Khloé & Lamar.” Says a source close to Khloé Kardashian of the stroll, “It’s a nice trail with horses. It’s gorgeous and supereasy.” Yet to Kim and Khloé, the walk trumped any athletic feats on the football field. When the 36-year-old ex–NBA star was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel October 13, the family was told he had four…

Supergirl’s Melissa Benoist gets a rush from being a role model. “People were really ready to see a strong female heroine,” the 27-year-old says of playing the bus-lifting, bullet-stopping DC Comics character in CBS’s show (Mondays, 8 p.m.). When awestruck little girls visit the set, she says, “I see the true effect of what we’re doing here. It’s kind of indescribable.” Wed to costar (and fellow Glee alum) Blake Jenner, 23, the fresh-faced actress impresses Us. Q:Were you nervous about taking on such a beloved comic-book character? The show was advertised everywhere and that was the only moment I felt trepidation, like, “Oh, my God, this is going to be embarrassing if no one likes it.” But I knew most everyone would be able to take something away from it.…

OUT NOW Rihanna Anti Anti-climactic is more like it. Arriving after three years of delays, RiRi’s eighth album is mostly a slog of languid filler tracks. There’s a flicker of hope when she gives a ravishing vocal performance on the torchy “Love on the Brain” — but it’s dashed when she screeches throughout the jagged “Higher.” It’s cool that she wants to create an intimate, late-night vibe. She just needs to do it with better material. MY TOP VALENTINE’S DAY TRACKS! Wynonna, 51 — her selftitled CD with the Big Noise is out now — opens her heart LOVE ME TENDER / ELVIS PRESLEY “My pop sang with Elvis, so I’ve always had a deep connection to it.” BABY LOVE / THE SUPREMES “It sounds like what you feel when…

Hilary Duff is officially divorced. And she celebrated by taking a trip to Maui — with her ex-husband. On February 4, Duff, 28, and former NHL star Mike Comrie, 35, jetted to the Hawaiian island with their 3-year-old son, Luca, for a planned eight-day stay. “The vacation is for Hilary to get away, and Mike helps with Luca,” a pal tells Us. “They’ve established a great family dynamic.” Indeed, the source tells Us there’s no bad blood between the Younger actress and Comrie, who finalized their divorce January 28. “They’ve been able to stay friends,” says the insider. “They want to stay close for their son.” MOVING ON The pair, separated since January 2014, will continue to share custody of Luca, and Duff paid Comrie $2.4 million to keep their…

Who needs labels? “There’s no tag on my bag,” admits Maggie Grace, who stars in the latest Nicholas Sparks romance flick, The Choice (out now). “It’s a legit hippie bag. Honestly, it’s about being light!” The single actress, who splits time between L.A. and NYC, does a clean sweep of her purse for Us. ON THE SLY “I have a combo phone case and wallet from BookBook. It looks like a little novel. People think you’re reading Keats poetry when you’re texting.” TONED DOWN “I’ve stopped wearing lipstick unless it’s a special occasion, so I bring rose Burt’s Bees balm to work. It doesn’t look too ‘done’; it’s basically your natural lip tone, but better.” IT’S ALL RIPE “Right now I have an avocado in my bag. It’s not exactly…

Mommy Dearest Goldie Hawn, 70, who hasn’t appeared in a movie since 2002, is in talks to play the mom of Amy Schumer, 34, in a road-trip comedy. Ready to Wed The Real Housewives of New York City star LuAnn de Lesseps, 50, accepted an 8-carat, canary yellow diamond from businessman Thomas D’Agostino Jr., her rep confirmed. Let Him Entertain You The Late Late Show’s James Corden, 37, will host the Tony Awards live on CBS June 12. Casting a Spell Elizabeth Banks, 42, will star as villain Rita Repulsa, an alien witch seeking to conquer Earth, in 2017’s Power Rangers reboot. It’s Over Rose McGowan, 42, filed for divorce from artist Davey Detail, 39, after two years of marriage. High Ambition Wiz Khalifa, 28, teamed up with a Colorado-…

Max’s Balancing Act Max Greenfield is, well, maxed out. “I’m dropping balls all over the place!” the actor, 35, jokes about juggling family life with roles on New Girl and the just completed American Horror Story: Hotel. Time off the clock is all about the kids. Daughter Lily, 6, and son Ozzie, 5 months, with his wife, casting director Tess Sanchez, “are the best thing to wake up to and come home to at night.” He chats with Us. Q: How do you like having a son? It’s awesome. He’s cool. Boys are cool. Now the set is complete. I really emphasize the word complete. Q: Do the kids visit you at work? The little boy’s too tiny right now, but I took Lily to the American Horror Story set…

“I would not be married to my husband if it weren’t for this show. We went to a weekly viewing party . . . like a big group date. . . . It was how we met up.” ALLISON WILLIAMS, ON BACHELOR LIVE Ben, you are the sweetest Bachelor ever. Some of those girls are insane, and you are so nice.” KALEY CUOCO, ON BACHELOR LIVE “If I were on The Bachelor, I’d step out of that limo wearing nothing but white socks and like, 312 candy necklaces.” RYAN REYNOLDS, ON TWITTER “Ben, when will you wake up and see that Lauren B. is The One? Look at her! She’s made of pure light.” STEPHEN COLBERT, ON THE LATE SHOW “You guys. I met the Bachelor Ben. Pretty big deal!” SARAH HYLAND, ON TWITTER…

SUNDAY 2/14 The Walking Dead Anticipation for the zombie drama’s return has felt more like a hunger. And the latest travails of Rick (Andrew Lincoln), Daryl (Norman Reedus) and their fellow survivors do satisfy . . . eventually. As walkers overrun the haven of Alexandria, focus turns to the duller characters, in perfunctory panic mode. More than one human becomes zombie grub before the creepfest finds its footing midway. Tragedy befalls a beloved character, forcing the group to try an exhilarating new tactic: offense. (Let’s not quibble about the episode’s overuse of help coming in the nick of time!) Lincoln one-ups himself to show the anguish of living in a world of horror. As ever, there’s no shaking Dead’s grip. (AMC, 9 P.M.) MONDAY 2/15 11.22.63 Stephen King’s time-travel novel…

Cruel Intentions Annette and Sebastian (Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe, above) had a son?! NBC’s pilot reboots the 1999 film and imagines their teen navigating prep school. Original star Sarah Michelle Gellar tells Us she may reprise her role as evil Kathryn: “Never say never!” 24 The countdown is on: Fox is reviving the 2001–2010 spy series that starred Kiefer Sutherland (above) as a counterterrorism unit agent. On 24: Legacy (the pilot tapes this winter), a military hero (Corey Hawkins) needs the help of CTU, now headed up by Miranda Otto. The Rocky Horror Picture Show Let’s do the Time Warp again! This fall, Fox will stage a remake of the zany 1975 musical horror movie. Slipping into the stilettos of Dr. Frank-N-Furter? Laverne Cox. The original “sweet transvestite” (Tim…

“I wouldn’t make them too small — just enough that I don’t end up looking like an old stripper.” On eventually wanting a breast reduction, SOFÍA VERGARA “No one notices me when I walk in a room. They’re like, ‘Oh, my gosh, she has a stalker.’” On fiancée Olivia Wilde, JASON SUDEIKIS “At first I didn’t care. To me it was: I’m 18, I have a boyfriend, we look cute together, we like that. Then I got my heart broken, and I cared.” On attention surrounding her relationship with ex Justin Bieber, SELENA GOMEZ “Don’t date a guy who is dating other women at the same time.” On her advice for Bachelor contestants, REBEL WILSON “I don’t mind the belly, but these armpits gotta chill.” Tweeting about her pregnancy body, CHRISSY TEIGEN “I think it’s a…

ASHLEY SALTER The quirky Atlanta hairstylist — who dated Bachelor Chris Soules — is expecting a boy with fiancé Austin Brannen (above). According to a source, “Ashley is very far along.” Salter, 25, is all ready for little Brooks’ arrival: On February 2, she Instagrammed a snap of his brand-new nursery ERICA ROSE The L.A.-based alum of Lorenzo Borghese’s season says she’s “excited” to welcome her first child with attorney Galen Gentry (below). Due September 24, the mom-to-be, 32, tells Us: “I just hope this baby is a Libra, since I’m an Aries, and Aries get along really well with Libras!” TENLEY MOLZAHN “I am off the market!” the San Diego–based holistic nutritionist tells Us. Molzahn, 31 (she was the runner-up on Jake Pavelka’s season), has been dating Taylor Leopold,…

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Mýa is used to living on the edge. “Every year, I give myself an extreme challenge,” reveals the “Ghetto Supastar” singer, 36, whose seventh R&B disc, Smoove Jones, was just released. “I’ve tried cliff diving, veganism and celibacy.” The single star has also courted controversy: A viral video of her pole dancing at a Miami strip club last year sparked rumors she’d made a career switch. “I was just performing!” she insists. “It’s the same show I’d do at a slumber party.” CHEAP SPILLS Of course, the Washington, D.C., native (née Mýa Marie Harrison) knows how to tease. In the MTV award–winning video for 2001’s “Lady Marmalade,” she strutted in lingerie with Christina Aguilera, Pink and Lil’ Kim. “None of us had ever been that naked,” she recalls. “Stuff kept…

1 RISE AND DINE Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. In a study of adult men, Harvard researchers found that skipping A.M. eats can lead to a 27 percent higher risk of heart attack. 2 EAT BERRY HEALTHY Having three servings of blueberries — Kristen Bell grows them! — in your weekly diet can reduce the risk of a heart attack 32 percent, per a study of women published in Circulation. 3 GO GREEN The Journal of the American Heart Association notes that those who sip two cups of green tea daily are nearly 15 percent less likely to suffer a stroke. 4 SWEAT 5 HOURS A WEEK A recent University of Texas study found exercising a handful of hours can lower your risk of heart…

SUNDAY 2/14 THE BACHELOR AT 20: A CELEBRATION OF LOVE Not to mention a celebration of “Steamiest Hot Tubs”! Many, many love seekers from the franchise’s 36 editions toast years of roses and rejection. Oh, and Bachelor in Paradise lovebirds Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert swap (taped) vows! (ABC, 8 P.M.) SUNDAY 2/14 ADELE: LIVE IN LONDON The powerhouse sings “Hello” and other 25 hits (in a November concert) — and talks with host Graham Norton about what she calls her “ridiculous” fame. (BBC America, 10 P.M.) MONDAY 2/15 BETTER CALL SAUL Quandary of the week: In season 2 of the Breaking Bad prequel, New Mexico con artist Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk), a.k.a. Saul, weighs a gig at a corporate law firm against a life of crime. Hmm. (AMC, 10 P.M.)…