On Tuesday, Prince William was out for the second day in a row. That man has barely been able to scrape together one event a week for most of the year, so it’s always notable when he’s out of the palace/castle for two days in a row. He was in Salisbury Plain, visiting the Welsh Guards, one of his relatively new military patronages. Last year, Buckingham Palace finally got around to doing a switcheroo – Charles, as Prince of Wales, had all of the Welsh-related patronages, and now Charles is trying to force William into taking all of them. William has refused for the most part, but he did take this one.

Anyway, William wore a Welsh Guards uniform and played with a drone, and watched some other military exercises. The beret helped cover up William’s tragic hair situation (the wispy combover is a catastrophe) but the beard remains. In some of these photos, you can even see that Peg is really trying to cosplay his brother too. What I don’t get is why William thinks this particular beard version (trimmed to look patchy) is his best look. It ages him terribly.

Meanwhile, Kensington Palace lackeys must has screamed at the rota, because several stories popped up about William’s appearance at this engagement. The Daily Express swore that people have been “sent into a frenzy” over “His Royal Hotness.” The Mirror devoted a story to a body language expert who swore that William’s beard and informality indicate “a growing confidence.” Still nothing about his horrible posture, his constant crotch-clasping and his noticeable weight loss, huh?

Photos courtesy of Cover Images.

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Cher undoubtedly has lived a life worth documenting, and luckily she’s done that for us. In two parts. Cher: The Memoir, Part One was released last week, and the stories recounted in that volume have been every bit as juicy as we’ve wished for and more. Perhaps craziest of them all is the time Cher, Sonny Bono, and Francis Ford Coppola walked into a bar. Only it wasn’t a bar, it was the St. Regis Hotel in NYC, and the trio accidentally ended up at a soiree hosted by Salvador Dalí. Dalí invited them to dinner at his studio the next night, only when they got there, Cher sussed out pretty quickly that they were walking into the tail end of an orgy. I’ll let Cher take it from here, in her own inimitable, vivid voice:

When staying at the St. Regis Hotel in N.Y. while visiting a friend, Cher and Bono ran into Francis Ford Coppola who was filming a movie. They also bumped into the prolific surrealist artist, who invited them to a party that evening he was hosting with his wife, Gala.

Cher said that everyone in their suite “was either beautiful or bizarre and all of them looked as if they were high,” calling the experience “like stepping into a bad Fellini movie.”

Despite detecting her discomfort, Dalí invited Cher and Bono back for dinner the following evening. Upon arriving at Dalí’s studio, Cher realized that an orgy had just taken place. She recalled a “large room where people were naked or in various states of undress.”

“One bra-less chick came out wearing a see-through blouse” that she likened to cellophane wrap. The “Believe” hitmaker attempted to look unbothered while Bono and Coppola, 85, were “sissies,” huddled together on the other side of the room.

Cher then realized she had sat on something, and pulled out a “gorgeous painted rubber fish” from beneath her that had a moving tail. She assumed it was a child’s toy but Dalí told her it was actually a vibrating sex toy.

She immediately dropped the fish and Bono and Coppola doubled over laughing. She kept her composure, but “inside, however, I was — how can I put this? — screaming.”

The group, including the “bizarre orgy people” and Cher, Bono and Coppola, went out to dinner. Several minutes into the meal, Dalí said they had a “previous engagement” and relocated to a table a few feet away. Cher, Bono and Coppola were beyond relieved and couldn’t stop laughing.

“I’m sure Dalí thought we were all cretins, but by then we were beyond caring,” she concluded.

[From People]

I mean, the scene is every inch the cornucopia of disparate items crashing together that I’d expect from the gravitational impact of Cher’s life intersecting with Dalí’s. Things I’m delighting over, in no particular order: of course a bash hosted by surrealist Salvador was “like stepping into a bad Fellini movie.” I love Cher calling Sonny and Francis “sissies,” and totally believe her account of them in that situation. (Sidenote: what is it with Coppola randomly dropping into Cher’s anecdotes? First we learned he saw her in Vegas and told her to start acting, and now this revelation!) I did find it a bit rich, though, for Cher — CHER! — to seemingly deride a woman at the orgy for going braless under a see through blouse. And at this moment, may I remind us all of her iconic 1980s Bob Mackie Oscar ensembles, not to mention the “naked” dress of his that she wore to the 1974 Met Gala. So it’s a touch the pot calling the kettle scantily clad, is all I’m saying. And finally “Salvador Dalí gorgeous painted rubber fish sex toy” needs to start trending on social media after this.

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Zara & Mike Tindall attended the 2024 Beauty Awards in London last night. Her dress is Self Portrait, it looks like a “Kate dress.” [Tatler]
Elle Fanning’s Bottega Veneta suit is not great, but she looks comfortable. [RCFA]
Wait, the two Wicked movies cost $300 million to make? [Hollywood Life]
Hugh Grant’s speech at the Governors Awards was hilarious. [LaineyGossip]
Riley Keough reflects on the Presley family curse. [OMG Blog]
The latest from the Texas hellscape. [Jezebel]
The first Gladiator was better, apparently. [Pajiba]
Women share relationship last straws. [Buzzfeed]
Bethenny Frankel has a new boyfriend. [JustJared]
Mark Consuelos is such a nice-looking guy. [Socialite Life]
The Dear Santa trailer, starring Jack Black. [Seriously OMG]

Here are more photos of King Charles at Friday evening’s Royal Variety show. He was supposed to attend with Queen Camilla, but she pulled out at the last minute, citing a lingering chest infection. Some people have theorized that she has covid, but honestly, she’s had covid before and she had no issue with admitting it? But maybe they don’t want to say that this time, who knows. In any case, Charles looked like he was in pretty poor health at the Royal Variety show – his pallor is definitely off, and in certain light, you can see his pink-rimmed eyes and general clammy vibe. Well, we heard before that Charles apparently loved his little mini-tour of Australia and Samoa, and he’s hellbent on traveling more in 2025. Apparently, he’s not prioritizing visits to British realms (Canada, New Zealand, Belize), but he’s hellbent on visiting India, Pakistan and Bangladesh next year. Oh lord.

King Charles is reportedly planning a trip to the Indian subcontinent in what would be a major boost to the monarch’s health as he continues his recovery from cancer. His plans to visit India, Pakistan and Bangladesh had to be abandoned after the Queen’s death in September 2022. However, Number 10 is understood to be keen in Charles and Camilla reorganising the trip as Britain looks to establish important economic links in post-Brexit times.

A source told the Mirror said: ‘It’s hugely encouraging to be able to make such plans for the King and Queen given the year the monarch has had, but it’s very much full steam ahead. A tour of the Indian subcontinent is in the offing, which will be of huge political and cultural significance for Britain on the world stage. The King and Queen are the perfect ambassadors at such a time.’

The go-ahead has reportedly been given to Foreign Office officials to begin talks with potential host nations for royal visits. It is said that proposals for tours of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh have started to be drafted. Following the cancellation of the trip in 2022, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is believed to have expressed his desire to host the King and Queen Camilla.

There are concerns however about the trip due to Modi’s closeness with Russian president Vladimir Putin. After the pair met met at the BRICS summit of world leaders last month, Putin acknowledged Russia’s ‘strategic partnership’ with India on Tuesday. Earlier this year, the pair hugged when they met as Putin hosted Mr Modi at his Novo-Ogaryovo palace outside Moscow. However, Modi has insisted that India supports ‘dialogue and diplomacy for restoration of peace and stability as soon as possible.’

[From The Daily Mail]

Yeah, Modi is playing all sides – he has normal relations with Putin and Russia, and he also has good relationships with the US, UK, France and EU. I doubt there will be any diplomatic concerns when it comes to that. The real concern is whether Charles and Camilla actually have the energy to do any of this. Camilla is still mad that she had to do the Australian tour. She doesn’t want to travel whatsoever. And Charles is delusional if he really believes that he’ll have the energy and capacity to do what sounds like a two or three-week multi-country tour. That being said, it’s been years since anyone in that family has done a tour of India or Pakistan. It definitely is on the agenda, but no one wants to send William and Kate, I guess.

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images.

The Telegraph is promoting a new poll, and as someone who has always questioned the methodology of British polling, it’s fascinating. This is not one of those weird YouGov polls of “what Americans think of Prince Harry and Meghan.” This one was done by Ipsos, and they polled British people about what they think, in general terms, the Windsors should be focused on. At no point were people polled on specific royals, and it doesn’t look like anyone specified “Harry and Meghan left this island five years ago so obviously they’re not part of the ‘royals’ we’re talking about, right?” Apparently, British people want the Windsors to stop talking about themselves and their personal issues, and they want the Windsors to focus more on real issues. So why is the Telegraph’s header photo of Harry & Meghan again??

The Royal family should do fewer interviews about their personal lives and talk more about the “challenges facing the country”, a poll of the public has suggested. An Ipsos poll, conducted for The Telegraph, found that a quarter of British adults want the Royal family to drop media appearances about their personal lives, preferring more focus on charity work and current affairs.

Nine in 10 people want the monarchy to do more or “about the same” amount of talking about “social issues and challenges facing the country”; 43 per cent want more and another 33 per cent believe they already get it right. On the subject of promoting “charitable causes”, 43 per cent said the Royal family should do more, while 40 per cent thought it should continue to do “about the same”.

The result may be a surprise to some traditionalists, who have cautioned against the King and his family veering too far into current affairs in favour of concentrating on the volume of engagements and patronages in line with the late Queen and Prince Philip’s approach to working royalty. The survey was conducted by Ipsos UK online, questioning 1,089 British adults aged 18-75 between November 8 and 11.

Three-quarters of the general public would like to see members of the Royal family conduct more or the same number of interviews focused on their work. A quarter said they wanted the Royal family to do fewer interviews about their personal lives, compared with 21 per cent who wanted them to do more. Some 35 per cent said they were content with the amount they currently do.

The most high-profile recent personal interview was from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who spoke to Oprah Winfrey about why they left the working Royal family.

[From The Telegraph]

The Oprah interview was in 2021, and it was one of the most-watched interviews globally in many years. Harry & Meghan’s Netflix show was also an enormous success, as was Harry’s memoir. So… people actually are interested when Harry & Meghan speak or write about their personal lives and the numbers show that. What’s funny is that every time William or Kate open their mouths, people groan. In just the past three months, we’ve gotten a “short film” from Kate which was shot like a prescription-drug commercial, all to announce that she had completed chemotherapy and she was now “cancer-free.” People in the British media absolutely HATED it. In recent months, William has done a naval-gazing two-part documentary in which he centered himself in the issue of homelessness. He then went to South Africa where he gave several personal interviews about his life, all of which were poorly received back home. Seems to me that the British people were actually talking about William and Kate’s laziness and their narcissism more than the family who moved away five years ago.

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Brie Larson has had such an odd career. She’s an eccentric person, and I would guess that she’s mostly going on vibes when she chooses projects. She went from smaller roles in TV shows and movies, usually comedies, then dramatically won an Oscar for Room. After her Best Actress Oscar, she tried to do the indie-princess thing, but ended up appearing in King Kong and then, several years later, signed a Marvel contract (to much dismay from the fanboys). Her most recent big project was Lessons in Chemistry for AppleTV+ (she got an Emmy nom). Now she’s going to the stage. She won the lead in a London production of Elektra, the Greek tragedy. She decided to dramatically cut her hair for the role – this pixie cut really transforms her face. Suddenly she looks like a young Olivia Colman???

Brie Larson’s bold new haircut is electric. The Captain Marvel star looked almost unrecognizable after she debuted the tightly cropped pixie cut. In a Nov. 25 Instagram post, Brie wrote, “Elektra is here.”

The 35-year-old is playing the mythological character of Elektra in an upcoming stage production of the same name for a limited run in Brighton, England’s Theatre Royal Jan. 13 through 18 and London’s Duke of York Theater, Jan. 24 through April 12.

The production will be based off classicist Anne Carson’s translation of the Sophocles-written Greek tragedy. The synopsis for the play reads: “Elektra, haunted by her father’s assassination, is consumed by grief; a need for survival; and a thirst for vengeance. When her long lost brother Orestes at last returns, she urges him to a savage and terrifying conclusion but at what cost?”

Brie will be joined on stage by actors Stockard Channing, Marième Diouf, Greg Hicks, and Patrick Vaill in the play directed by Daniel Fish.

[From E! News]

It’s been years since I read Sophocles, because I was reading the Wiki page for Elektra like “what??” Maybe I never studied this play. Greek mythology, man. So much fun, such great roles for actors. This sounds like a really interesting career choice for Brie, and I’m sure she’ll enjoy being out of America in the coming months. As for the haircut… as I said, I would not have recognized her whatsoever. I had no idea that she looks so similar to Olivia Colman! It’s not just the haircut – the dye job makes Brie look radically different too.

Photos courtesy of Brie’s Instagram. Additional long-hair photos courtesy of Avalon Red and Backgrid.

This whole time, I’ve assumed that Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet have little American accents. Lili was born in California, and Archie moved to California before his first birthday. Kids sound like their classmates and friends, not their parents. They can’t “inherit” Prince Harry’s British accent. But what if Harry’s accent is becoming more “American” the longer he lives in California? People are apparently obsessively watching Harry’s Invictus video with Jelly Roll, and they think his accent is changing:

I still hear his normal British accent, but his speech patterns have changed a bit – he does say “man” instead of “mate,” he uses more American phrasing than British phrasing. But the Daily Mail has been stalking the Sussex Squad accounts, so they made a story about it. So did the Telegraph.

It has been more than four years since Prince Harry stepped down as a senior working royal and bid farewell to London in favour of sunnier days in Montecito with his wife, Meghan Markle. Although he was educated at Eton and was taught to speak the King’s English, it appears he is now losing his original accent.

The Duke of Sussex, 40, has previously expressed his joy at living in the States with his children Archie, five and Lilibet, three, describing his life in America as ‘amazing’. He even admitted that he ‘loves every single day’, adding that he has thought about becoming a US citizen, in an interview with Good Morning America in February. The Duchess of Sussex, 43, is a Californian and has remained in the state just an hour and a half’s drive from where she was born in Los Angeles.

Fans now believe that Harry has adopted Meghan’s American accent and sayings, after a video emerged of him getting a fake tattoo earlier this week. The two-minute long skit with musician Jelly Roll, filmed at New York tattoo parlour East Side Ink, saw people pointing out that he has now gone Cali cool.

One wrote: ‘He totally has an American accent now,’ while another penned: ‘Prince Harry’s British accent sounds more diluted to make way for the American accent.’ Another said: ‘It sounds like Prince Harry is losing his British accent.’

The clip – which was filmed to promote The Invictus Games – sees the Duke say the American term ‘Screw it, let’s do it,’ to Jelly Roll. He then used several American mannerisms, calling the tattoo artist ‘dude’ and saying ‘That [tattoo] feels big man.’

The royal then exclaimed: ‘You put your name on my neck,’ raising his voice at the end of the sentence, which is commonly what US speakers tend to do. He also appeared to say that the ink could be put on his ‘ass’, rather than using the English saying, which is ‘arse’.

[From The Daily Mail]

LOL, they’re outraged! I don’t even think it’s that his accent has changed a little bit, it’s that his speech patterns have adapted so that Americans can understand him. He probably doesn’t even know he does it, and most of it isn’t conscious at all. He’s coming up on five years since he moved to California with Meghan and Archie – of course that kind of time away from Britain is going to change his slang and speech patterns.

What’s also funny is that I remember watching Harry’s 60 Minutes interview last year and thinking that it was weird that his accent hasn’t actually changed that much. He still sounds so posh and British in this interview, done about 22 months ago.

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This is Us Weekly’s new cover story: “Inside the power struggle between Charles and William.” Finally! More of a focus on how dysfunctional this relationship is between the king and his heir. I tend to believe Charles and William only agree on one thing: neither of them wants Prince Harry around, and they both know how badly the Sussexit damaged the monarchy long-term. But beyond that, Charles and William are at each other’s throats constantly. Charles and Camilla regularly outmaneuver William, and William absolutely refuses to get off his lazy ass and step up into the kind of “heir work” which Charles did for decades. When he was in Cape Town this month, Prince William gave several interviews about how he’ll do everything differently when he’s king, and those interviews did not go over well anywhere. There’s also been a lot of talk about the real state of Charles’s health, and how quickly William might find himself on the throne. All of that is part of Us Weekly’s cover story – some highlights:

The dynamics between Charles & William have shifted: William, 42, has done an admirable job of keeping calm and carrying on, and Charles, 76, is especially grateful. In many ways, the king and his heir are closer than ever — but their relationship has also become significantly more complicated as tension over William’s approaching succession builds. “The dynamics have shifted,” one source shares in the latest issue of Us Weekly. “Charles has wanted to be the monarch for decades,” adds a second source. “Even though he’s battling cancer, he’s not letting that get in the way of his desire to be successful on the throne or a dynamic leader.” William, meanwhile, “is preparing behind the scenes for when his ascension happens,” continues the second source. “Like his father, he takes being a success in the royal role very seriously.”

There are already plans for Charles’s funeral: “The Palace sprung into action [after Charles’s cancer diagnosis],” the source says, noting that advisors’ plans for William have been discussed with the future king. “William and his team have agreed on what they will focus on at the start of his reign and funeral plans for his father.” The third source agrees there is some tiptoeing around plans for succession directly with Charles. “He does not feel comfortable speaking [about it] at length, so nothing more than is needed is brought up to him,” says the source.

A small-r royalty: According to the third source, William is ready to bring “new, younger energy” to the Crown. Adds the first source: “Modern times call for a modern monarchy, and William has been active in getting that together.” He’ll take on fewer patronages but focus more on the issues most important to him and Kate — like the environment, mental health and homelessness. “The king had a traditional approach to patronages, accumulating over 500 of them,” royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams tells Us. “In contrast, William is determined, as he sees it, to make a real difference and to do this in a way that will give him contemporary appeal. He and [Kate] are attached to far fewer charities but do more for the ones they have links with.”

Jealousy: The second source also claims there’s some jealousy between Charles and William over the younger royal’s popularity. The current Prince of Wales is often compared to his mother, the late Princess Diana, who was famously called “the people’s princess.” When William is publicly hailed for his accomplishments, his beloved mom usually gets the credit. The source says that while Charles and William “are close,” they are “rivals when it comes to work,” noting that Charles’ envy is “similar to how he felt about Diana.” While the first source insists Charles “doesn’t feel sidelined” and is “more proud than anything,” the monarch “does feel the public anticipation for William’s future role.”

William’s musical tastes: Royal expert Robert Hardman, author of the biography Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story, says some of the differences are purely generational. “The king likes sitting there writing his letters with Wagner playing in the background, and Prince William likes AC/DC and the Chemical Brothers,” he tells Us. “There’s just a different way of coming at it.”

Separate courts. “William is very stubborn and private. He keeps his movements and calendar away from Charles’ team to such an extent that he won’t listen to anyone or take guidance from [his father] or his team,” says the second source. “He keeps things very locked down and separate.” Fitzwilliams notes that Charles had hoped William would take on some of his prized patronages, “but William is intent on being his own man.”

Queen Camilla wants Charles to hang on as long as possible: The first source says she wants her husband to hold on to the reins for as long as possible. “She loves her responsibilities,” says the source. “Her whole life, she has always wanted to be queen, so she doesn’t want to let it go so fast.” The source notes Camilla is particularly hesitant to pass on her duties to Kate. “They’ve always had a tense relationship.”

Royal promotions & demotions: There have also been whispers that William may promote Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh. The couple have become more visible since Charles’ health issues began. Hardman says Camilla would likely “carry on with a public role but obviously within a different capacity.” Adds the first source: “Camilla’s role in the monarchy may be reevaluated.” As for Prince Harry, 40, who, along with his wife, Meghan Markle, 43, has been estranged from William and Charles since early 2020, the source says that while there’s a “mutual desire” for a reconciliation between him and Charles, “William is less inclined to bring Harry back into the royal fold.”

The change will happen soon: “For the most part, Charles is doing well,” adds the source. “But there are still some concerns, and he knows his reign will be up soon.” William is essentially waiting in the wings. “William and Kate have been preparing for this for many years,” says the third source, with the first source noting that Kate is “realistic and supportive of William’s future.” Adds the third source: “They both feel comfortable stepping into greater roles — and [are confident] William can provide a modern way of ruling that everyone will see as a breath of fresh air.”

[From Us Weekly]

Interesting that someone finally admits that there’s tension between Camilla and Kate. The tension is, Camilla can dog-walk Kate at any moment and Kate knows that. That’s why Kate has seemingly been banned from wearing tiaras, that’s why Kate is seemingly being phased out (although I think that’s more to do with William and Charles). As for the tension between king and heir… two toxic, jealous, short-sighted, petty, problematic men. I do think Charles is doing poorly, but I also think William wants everyone to believe that he’ll be king within the next year. William only wants power to lord it over his brother though – William is absolutely too stupid and lazy to understand any part of how his life will dramatically change.

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images. Cover courtesy of Us Weekly.

Last week, there was a sudden announcement from Buckingham Palace. The day of the palace’s big diplomatic reception – one of the few annual “tiara events” left on the royal calendar – the palace announced that King Charles, Queen Camilla and Prince William would be the only royals in attendance. It was the palace publicly benching Princess Kate. The palace didn’t even offer some excuse why Kate wasn’t attending the reception she’s attended for years. I have my theories, of course. But I suspect that William, Camilla and Charles are all in agreement that Kate is no longer allowed to preen and gurn in a tiara any longer. Speaking of, the palace is preparing for a big state visit next week. The Amir of Qatar will make a state visit starting on Tuesday, December 3. While Kate has been announced for the welcome ceremony, ol’ Waity is not welcome at the state dinner. Yiiiikes.

Kate Middleton’s next royal outing has been revealed, where she’ll join Prince William to kick off the incoming state visit from Qatar. On Nov. 25, Buckingham Palace announced that the Princess of Wales, 42, will join her husband on Tuesday, Dec. 3 to welcome the Amir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and his wife, Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani, on the first official day of their two-day state visit to the U.K.

PEOPLE understands that Princess Kate will participate in the state welcome, which traditionally begins at the visiting guests’ residence, followed by travel to Horse Guards Parade for a Ceremonial Welcome, greeting from King Charles and Queen Camilla, ceremonial presentations and a lunch at Buckingham Palace, where a curated collection of items from the Royal Collection Trust relating to the visiting nation are displayed.

Though the later daytime programming varies, the first day of incoming state visits are traditionally capped with a glam banquet. It’s understood that Princess Kate, who announced in September that she completed chemotherapy treatment, will not be at the palace party.

[From People]

“It’s understood that Princess Kate, who announced in September that she completed chemotherapy treatment, will not be at the palace party.” This is similar to last week’s announcement that Kate would not attend the diplomatic reception – the palace is making a point to blank Kate and not give a reason for the public benching on the record. All of the royal reporters got the same information too, that Kate would not attend the state dinner. But she managed to get the consolation prize of going to the daytime welcome ceremony. The last time she participated in a state visit, she hiked up her skirt and flashed the South Korean delegation. What will she do for this welcome ceremony?

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images.

It was a sweet moment when Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth — Broadway’s original Elphaba and Glinda, respectively — walked the red carpet together at the LA premiere of Wicked. But then I fell in love with Kristin even more when I saw that she had showed up earlier at the NY premiere, and posed for photos standing smack between new stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande at a separate NY screening. Do you get it?? They wouldn’t be there without her, LOL!! I’m not even being sarcastic when I say I love Kristin for it; she is the OG, after all, with classically trained pipes that have always been a) seemingly destined to voice Glinda, and b) kind of incomprehensible to come out of such a pint-sized frame. Anyway, I say get it, girl! But Kristin hasn’t only been stalking haunting following the yellow-bricked Wicked promo trail; she also has a new holiday partnership with HomeGoods. She helped the retailer launch their “Deck the Everything Day” on November 1, and just spoke to Us Weekly about her holiday (and other) rituals:

Not normally one to decorate before Thanksgiving, Chenoweth tells Us she made an exception this year. “I want a reason to smile. So, I will be getting out my tree November 1 and start decorating it and make myself feel better and I’m not going to feel bad about it,” she shares. “And I want to encourage [fans], don’t feel guilty. Get out there, go to HomeGoods, get all your crap and come home and decorate.”

Us: When was the last time you did laundry?

Chenoweth: A few days ago… [Laughs] Maybe a couple months ago!

Us: What time do you wake up in the morning?

Chenoweth: I don’t like to get up before 11, and I don’t like to speak before noon. I’m a night owl. I entertain at night.

Us: What’s your favorite song to sing in the shower?

Chenoweth: Bette Midler’s “The Rose.” [Singing] “Some say love, it is a river …” It’s not that challenging. It’s, like, five notes.

Us: What was the last show you streamed?

Chenoweth: Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. I’ve binged the whole thing. I met Chloe [Sevigny] one time. She’s amazing. Javier Bardem is amazing, and the two boys [Cooper Koch and Nicholas Alexander Chavez] are amazing. I don’t even know who they are.

Us: What’s your go-to DoorDash order?

Chenoweth: Olive Garden. Stars are just like us in this instance! I had it two nights ago. I had the endless salad and the spaghetti.

Us: What’s one task that you keep putting off?

Chenoweth: Getting my nails done. I hate it. It’s so time-consuming. But look at these nubs. I got to go.

[From Us Weekly]

Preferring not to wake up before 11am? Oh, bless you Kristin! And #JusticeForNightOwls! Seriously, we night owls can get such a bad rap, but it’s just sliding the hours of operation until later. And of course Kristin adds an extra layer with the not-talking until 12pm. I’m sure she’s arrived at that rule after decades of working as a professional singer (and yes, I am now imagining Kristin in the shower belting out “The Rose.”). It reminds me of Bryan Cranston when he was playing LBJ in All The Way on Broadway; the show was so demanding vocally that he didn’t speak at all on Mondays, his one day off a week. Though I may not be an artist of the vocal arts like Kristin or Bryan, I’m still planning on adopting a practice of not speaking for at least an hour after getting up. But mainly because I’m a night owl operating in an early bird world and am perennially startled/disgruntled/bitter when the alarm goes off in the morning. It’s best for everyone if I refrain from verbalizing any thoughts in those deeply emotional first moments of alertness.

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