#hayley atwell my beloved

[sincerethoughtsblog]

The best thing that the mcu has done is cast Hayley Atwell

[mlady-magnolia]

Get you a woman who can do both: be an infamous global pickpocket/thief and also the most pathetic wet cat driver you’ve ever seen (Grace, my beloved)

[sotwk]

Hello! I see you are doing an ask game! How fun :)

🌀Post the fic summary for a fic you haven't written/published yet. It can be hypothetical or something you really plan on releasing...

So I received (*counts*) FOUR requests for Elendil fics during my Sleepover event. I'm determined to deliver on those, since clearly quite a few of my beloved Moots are Elendil stans! 😂

My strategy for fulfilling the four requests is to write a miniseries of fluffy ficlets that tell a very condensed story of how Elendil met and fell in love with his wife.

Elendil and Ëarina

In the SotWK AU, I've decided that Elendil's wife, named Ëarina ("of the sea"), was a sea nymph under the service of Uinen. Their love story is very similar to that of "The Little Mermaid", (she mysteriously rescues him, falls in love, gives up her immortality to become human and have a life with him) but Ëarina's tragic fate follows the interpretation of Rings of Power... somewhat.

When young Isildur drowned, he actually died, and the way Ëarina saved him was by trading her mortal existence for his. This was done by the power of Ulmo himself, who answered her cries. Although it is told that she drowned at sea, pulling Isildur out, her body was never recovered, which led Elendil to suspect she was still out there and simply could not return. But for the sake of his sons, Elendil let them believe that their mother perished; he also never revealed the truth of her origins to them.

"The sea is always right." This expression took on a new and more bitter meaning for Elendil, as he eventually accepted he cannot fight the will of Ulmo and his vassals, whom he believes took his beloved Ëarina back.

Thank you for the Ask, @lady-of-imladris! 🤎 I really hope I can around to writing those ficlets!

Btw: you can bet I'm keeping Lloyd Owen as my personal cast for Elendil!

Eärwen from Rings of Power does not exist in the SotWK AU, but I did notice my choice of fancast for Elendil and Anárion's mother (Hayley Atwell) looks a little bit like Ema Horvath!

[illuminussy]

The writers did the love of my life Ilsa Faust so dirty and I will NOT forgive and forget this!!! How dare you!!! Deadass!!!

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Her death could have been valid-- but the unceremonious final fight scene? The unceremonious lack of reflection and/or emotional response from the other leads? The fact that they just replace her with Hayley Atwell's character in the squad 2 seconds after she's dead, even making room from Atwell's character to do that before she's even dead? Asking Ethan to choose between Ilsa and Grace when he's known Grace for like 1 day, and Ilsa is a beloved character and the only person who comes close to being his female equivalent in the series, like that's a reasonable question? And carrying on the horrible Boy's Club of spy movies in which female characters are replaceable going from film to film in a franchise (Bond notoriously does this, and now Mission fell back into that pattern as well)???!!! Ugh! Disgust! Sadness! This makes me unhinged. Ilsa was that bitch. Wifey. GIVE HER THE LOVE AND RESPECT AND CEREMONY SHE DESERVES!!!

[rudikawhy]

Just some thoughts after watching Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Part 1 tonight...

***SPOILERS***

Okay, first of all: I absolutely LOVED it! Like the whole movie and I know that I will watch it multiple times in the cinema. I mean, yes, it was exciting, of course, it's M:I, but also really funny. My friend and I had to try so hard sometimes not to laugh out too loud. The car race? Amazing. Probably because I love car races in movies in general (even though I am always sorry for all the innocent cars and other things that get destroyed), there are always many funny one-liners, this time no exception.

But let me come to the point that is the reason why I'm writing this. Ilsa. My beloved. I have so many questions (Why the eye patch in the beginning?, for example) but first: No, you can't tell me you're really FUCKING dead!! There were a lot of reasons why I wasn't really, really sad when she "died". One was because so many things were happening immediately after that, there was no time to be sad, even for the audience. Another is; I don't really believe she's dead. I was always half expecting she'd appear in the next second. Like Paris. Apparently, she's not really dead either. And now I have one year, in which I can keep on believing she's still alive.

I mean, I finally get a few (very few) beautiful Ilsa/Ethan moments (this hug, when she realised it's Ethan in the dessert!! was my favorite because unexpected, because not in the trailer, iirc; but also the little looks they give each other), and then this happens!! AHHH. I'm sorry, I just can't handle this Ilsa-loss

Even though it meant less Ilsa, I was positively surprised by Grace. When the movie was promoted and Hayley Atwell seemed more important than Rebecca Ferguson, I was seriously disappointed, partly upset. But Ilsa aside, was Grace actually a really good character. She made me laugh, I didn't want her to die (nor Ilsa), and I the end in the train I wasn't just concerned about Ethan but also about her.

What I did realize was that Grace is kind of like Ilsa was in the beginning. Or at least similar. I realized it when Grace wanted to leave the party, was attacked by two men, and Ethan came to help her. The moment she was free and the men fought with Ethan, she left the scene instead of now helping Ethan. I feel like this is something Rogue-Nation-Ilsa would have done too.

I'm glad that Benji had his bomb defusing scene. When he's under pressure he often has funny lines, and while I know that Benji isn't just there for the funny lines, I appreciate and love them. Also I love that we had multiple (at least two??) times when Benji gave Ethan directions while Ethan ran/drove. My immediate comparison was "like in MI3", one of Benjis first actions, but then I realized that he also does it in Fallout, and it's even more iconic there.

I was seriously confused by Paris. It's probably due to something I missed at one point, but like, what does she even do (aside from having too much fun when driving a car that is too big through streets that are too small, with the intention of apparently killing two people in a yellow Fiat 500, while looking like a maniac)?? I really didn't get it.

Okay, I would love to say more about Ilsa but also about everyone and everything else, maybe another time, I need to sleep...

[fallofcyber]

Eighth Doctor Reviews: The Eighth Doctor Adventures; Series One

In honor of me re-listening to the first series of the 8DAs and it being rereleased as a box set I'm going to be giving a little review.

I mostly listen to this at work, and jot down notes and the like pretty quickly.

Also if you are interested in this series it is one of the few that is free on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/704B1LamEbU2wNPDmfwLQ8

Doctor: The Eighth Doctor

Companion: Lucie Miller

#1&2: Blood of the Daleks

Blood of the Daleks is an absolutely amazing start to this range. Quickly introducing a new companion, showing the state that 8 is in and giving us one of the best Dalek stories that Big Finish have ever done.

Lets talk about Lucie Miller, I absolutely love Lucie Miller. She instantly endears herself to the listener, and her 'antagonistic' relationship with 8 is, "Chef's Kiss". She has that Rose Tyler energy but without the melodrama of season 2. In short Lucie kicks ass.

This is a great jumping on point for anyone at all interested in the 8th doctor and has seen the new series. This was made for people who were watching Doctor Who in the RTD era.

This story has that super interesting contrast between two factions of Daleks that I loved in Remembrance of the Daleks. Also Hayley Atwell (Yes Agent Carter) plays the villain in this and is just killing it.

I really recommend this story, It's free and just one of the most amazing places to start.

fun quotes:

"More Beans please" - The Eighth Doctor

"FISH AND CHIPS FOR ALL!" - The Eighth Doctor

Rating 9/10

#3: The Horror of Glam Rock

A just fine adventure set in the 70s. The name is a cool play off the Horror of Fang Rock. I love the Glam Rock/Bowie vibes of the music. Bernard Cribbins plays an asshole music agent, and it is super weird to hear Wilf shit talk people. We get to meet Lucie's aunt Pat who seems super cool. I love that even though we can't meet Lucie's family in the modern day we get to understand her more through her connections.

The monster in this one is kind of lame, and the constant whining of Tommy Tomorrow is exhausting

Rating 7.5/10

#4: Immortal Beloved

Now this one is super interesting, an extremely Shakespearian story. It's very obviously taking a lot from Romeo and Juliet. I'm not sure why but this one really spoke to me, I love the fusion of Greek mythology and future technology. The whole twist of the piece is also super engaging from a moral standpoint. Also the guy who played Winston Churchill in NewWho plays the antagonist Zeus and is delightfully evil, like really despicable.

Rating 8.5/10

#5: Phobos

This listen through is actually my first time listening to Phobos, I skipped it on my first listen through of the 8DAs season one. I just hate this story and it's the only one I might actually call bad. It's the least fun kind of goofy and follows a far too Scooby Doo type plot for Doctor Who. I do like the idea of this world being a travel destination for thrill seekers to visit, that was a cool bit of world building.

Rating 6/10

#6: No More Lies

When I first listened to this one I thought I had skipped something because of the fact that it starts en media res, but it really works in this story. Zimmerman is a really interesting character. I'm always happy to see a time loop when they pop up. The vortisaurs from Storm Warning reappear and are always a lovely bit of world building for 8. Also the song sung in Hungarian is just wonderfully haunting,

Rating 8/10

#7&8 Human Resources

We finally get some resolution to the mystery of Lucie set up in Blood of the Daleks. The concept of what the company they work at is so fucking cool, like absolutely *chef's kiss*. I always love when the Doctor is thrown into a mundane situation and him roleplaying as a big shot office worker is so fun. Lucie and Karen also have a very funny dynamic. We also get the full introduction of the character of the Headhunter who has been trying to track Lucie down through the whole season. I always love when the Cybermen are handled well and this one does some great things with them. There are so many twists and turns in this one that I simply cannot spoil, but I am in love with this story. Also fuck Straxus, all my homies hate Straxus.

Rating 9/10

Overall this season struggles in some places, but for the low low price of free on Spotify I cannot recommend it enough. Lucie and 8 have an electric dynamic, and this season is tailor made to get NewWho fans into both the 8th Doctor and Big Finish in general, and the two two parters that feature the Cybermen and the Daleks present themselves as real standouts of the whole set.

[rebeccalouisaferguson]

Editor’s note: The following interview was conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike began on July 14, 2023.]

Rebecca Ferguson is ready for a break. She’s finished her A.D.R. (additional dialogue) on “Dune: Part Two,” the promotion chores on “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” (her third in the series), and is on her way home to hang with her 16-year-old son and still-friendly first husband in Sweden.

She was prepared to go back to England’s Hoddesdon Studios to shoot the second season of “Silo,” the most popular series on AppleTV+, returning her to the lead role of Sheriff. Not necessary, as the day after we spoke, July 13, SAG-AFTRA announced they were going on strike. “The percentage of people fortunate enough to have a good life as actors have to fight for the other percentage,” she said on the phone.

The 39-year-old actress, who grew up in Stockholm, attended a bilingual English school, and trained as a dancer, has steadily built herself into a major star. Who else goes toe-to-toe with Tom Cruise and returns to do it again, twice, without simply being a romantic appendage? It makes perfect sense that her best friend on the set of “Dune” was Charlotte Rampling. “She’s absolutely exquisite,” she said. “I look up to and admire her ridiculously.”

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The actress rejects the notion of ever “going up against” Tom Cruise, who wanted her for Ilsa after seeing her in the “War of the Roses” mini-series “The White Queen.” “It’s not a battle,” she said. “You go in with the mission of trying to survive. It is written by the incredible Christopher McQuarrie, and Tom is part of that journey. They want phenomenal characters. It merged beautifully, the character [Ilsa] with me: the time, the place, the relationship with Tom all worked with well. The trajectory of this character is so complex and interesting to work with. I asked for a continuation. The story writes itself.”

The actress does not even try to keep up with Cruise. For one thing, she doesn’t perform all her own stunts. If she has to fall out of a speeding car, she leaves that to her beloved stunt double Lucy Cork.

Ferguson did, however, handle the climactic “Dead Reckoning” fight on the bridge herself, she said. “I tend to be running far behind, but I try. Tom is the movie. He represents ‘Mission,’ everything that’s good, and thankfully nothing bad has come from it. You are offered a palette of knowledge: you learn it and do it and embrace it. You also can choose to say ‘no.’ They will find a solution around it, you’re never forced to do it.”

She gamely tried to master riding a motorcycle, and had to earn a license. “You have to learn quickly,” she said. “I had to be ready to shoot soon. It was a 760 Triumph, a big motorbike. I am very strong, but being on one of these on a road in England going fast — the trainer said I was going too slow. ‘I need to get off; it’s not safe. I don’t trust myself.’ No worries! They had other options: Jennie [Tinmouth], the best motorcycle bike rider in the world.”

This “Mission: Impossible” installment boasts more women than usual including Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Pom Klementieff, and Hayley Atwell. “‘Mission’ is probably the one franchise that knows how to write storylines for women,” said Ferguson, who takes the scripts as they come. “They break things down; there’s not a lot of going into detail about what happened. You do not talk about it. There’s always reasons why arcs go a certain way,” she said. I control my own destiny [as Ilsa], there are reasons why things happen.” (A very compelling notation, given what happens to Ilsa in the latest film.)

“Silo” has turned out to be the happiest experience of Ferguson’s career, partly because she is an executive producer, but mostly, she said, because showrunner-creator Graham Yost (“Speed”) runs a non-hierarchical set. “I don’t like it when people are more important than others,” she said. “A happy set becomes creative and a safe set becomes a safe space.”

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What’s most important with each character for Ferguson, besides building up the right physique, is to “create a silhouette,” she said. “Then you’ve nailed a memorable figure, say, Cruella de Vil, through movement.” Working with movement coach Alexandra Reynolds (“The Theory of Everything”) she expressed the trauma Juliette stores in her body. “She carries a lot of internal grief and internally, and is socially uncomfortable, and is walking away when people touch her. She’s tactile with her own tools and her own world,” Ferguson said. “I often take on powerful characters and portray regal princesses and countesses and concubines, so my agenda was to completely break down and find in myself the capacity to do something else with Juliette.”

At first when the mechanic is named sheriff, she wants to solve the mystery of her lover’s death. “I find Juliette selfish in the beginning, she’s a broken heroine who gradually realizes there are things bigger than herself,” she said. “I love where we are going to in Season 2. She definitely learns new tricks and things get very wet.”

Next up: “Dune: Part Two” (November 3, Warner Bros.) is in the hands of the editors and composer Hans Zimmer. Assuming the strikes are resolved by October, Ferguson will be back on the promo trail.

Returning to Lady Jessica offered a character in transition. “She starts as a powerful, knowledgeable, magical mother and protector on a quest and a journey to make Paul into the leader,” she said. “She’s on a path to see the creation she has made and how is this new Jessica in relation to what her son has become? He’s more forceful, what does she do? She’s a significantly important person to the Fremen.”

[hayleylovesjessica]

My partner and I saw the new Mission Impossible last month. Since I'm still on vacation, I saw it again. It definitely holds up to a second viewing. Also, Hayley Atwell...my sweet beloved, how I love you! Also, Vanessa Kirby...mmmm, ma'am...I want you to do things to me...

[mlady-magnolia]

YEAHH!! RAMBLING ABOUT TV SHOWS!

1. Doctor Who - I’ve been a Doctor Who fan for years now. 11 was my first doctor <3 and by god I love all the companions so much. I’M SO FREAKING HYPED FOR THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY AND 15!!!!

2. Agent Carter - Best MARVEL show ever!! I love Peggy so much. I love Hayley Atwell. I love DOTTIE (and Bridget Regan!)!!!! It’s so gay (we’re ignoring season 2.) And Carterwood <3

3. The Boys - I needed a superhero show after the MCU/Secret Invasion disappointed me to fucking hell LMAO. I picked up The Boys because I thought it looked fun and HOLY FUCK ITS SO GOOD. I was not expecting the gore but DAMN POP OFF. Also, it’s got a genuinely insane story and brilliant characters. 10/10 would recommend if you’re not turned off by gratuitous sex and violence (Queen Maeve my favourite bicon <3)

4. House of the Dragon - I’m a huge GoT fan (Team Dany!) so when I heard they were making a Targaryen prequel (with Matt Smith) I was on board. And then I watched the show and FUCK y’all it genuinely is one of the best things I’ve ever watched. The acting, the effects, the writing?? Peak. Also, it gave me Rhaenicent. Hyped for season 2 and for the DRAGON BATTLES! Go Team Black <3 (alicent im sorry but youre still my fav character in all of got)

5. Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist - guys it such a stupid heartfelt show. They didn’t have to go so hard on the season 1 finale. I was in tears. They took a silly goofy concept (Zoey can hear people’s thoughts in the form of songs/musical numbers) and made such a beautiful show out of it. And the characters?? God my HEART

6. Peaky Blinders - What can I say, I’m a sucker for serious, gritty period dramas. Helen McCrory my beloved. God, this was such a good show.

7. Ever After High - I was fucking obsessed with this show. This was my big phase in middle/high school after MLP. Like holy hell it’s so good. Why are kid shows so good?? I will forever be pissed off that EAH got cancelled because of fucking Descendants. BRING BACK EAH.

8. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners - It’s definitely not in my top 8 tv shows of all time, but fuck it I will never not recommend this show. Stunning animation and I will be honest I cried by the end. Mwah. The gore was amazing too hehe

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RULES: list 8 tv shows to get to know me better!

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i took the assignment seriously. to really know these are the shows you need to know

1. the haunting of hill house

2. the haunting of bly manor

3. one day at a time

4. yellowjackets

5. the good place

6. warrior nun

7. penguin town

8. the l word

okay way let me explain

i am so serious about some of these. like. i took it seriously. this isn't even recommendations it's literally the shows you need to understand me. hill house and bly manor are everything to me, spooky emotional gay. odaat is very important, sometimes it's scarily relatable. yellowjackets bc it's taken over my life like few other things ever have. tgp i've actually only watched once but it's my favorite way to explain where i live. warrior nun for me being gay and only vaguely catholic. penguin town bc listen i had to include penguins otherwise it's not me. and the l word i know it's not good but you need to know i don't care about that!! to know me better you need to know that!! i'm not here to watch high quality stuff and that includes facing things that are just a mess!

[whimsicalpeaches]

MOM SPOILERS! (this is about Multiverse of Madness, not Mother’s Day)

not to freak out, but we got a live-action Captain Carter?? hell yeah!!

[sincerethoughtsblog]

My little angel 🫶🏾

[mlady-magnolia]

Tell us your top 5 fav mission impossible characters

Ooh!!

1. Alanna Mitsopolis/White Widow; Obviously. She is my beloved <3

2. Ilsa Faust; also obviously, she is Alanna’s beloved <3

3. Grace; Hayley Atwell was the reason I got into this franchise so I blame her for everything. Anyway, I love Grace, she’s so pathetic, she’s perfect

4. William Brandt; Yeah, I love Brandt okay? Jeremy Renner <3 He’s just there and he’s so concerned. I love him.

5. Ethan Hunt; he’s just cool. He’s so cool. Look at him run!! Look at him fight!! Look at him!!!

Honourable mention goes to Paris (she’s so fun to draw and she is feral), Julia Meade (my sweet beloved), and Sabine Moreau (for getting kicked out a fucking window)

[witcherislovewitcherislife]

Newly released photo of Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter on the set of Captain America: The First Avenger! She looks so cute!! 😭😍😭😍😭

[whoiwanttoday]

So What If started yesterday and that was nice to have cause it brought us back our beloved Hayley Atwell and equally beloved Peggy Carter. It was nice to have her voice back as well as an approximation of her smiling face. For me, I just really love the character, which is such a testimate to Atwell. It's hard to remember now but Peggy Carter wasn't even a character before the MCU, she was a plot device that came up sometimes but rarely. She existed as an idea more than anything else because she was a retcon. She was the big sister and then aunt of Sharron Carter and existed only in flashbacks and early on was more just, "A girl Cap knew once," than she was, "Steve Roger's one true love". That all changed about a decade ago though and I have to think a big part of that was Hayley Atwell's boundless charisma. If we didn't love her playing the character so much I very much doubt she would have continued being such an important part of the MCU by her very absence. So it was nice to have her back. The episode was fun, it was essentially like every What If story I read as a kid, in that it was fun but not life changing. What Ifs and Elseworlds tales were always some of my favorites but it is a very small, special few that rise above just being fine. This is because most of them take a concept and tell a simple story and spend most of their time going, "Remember this bit? Well, what if it it was different!" Which is what this one did and is always fun but boy I bet it will blur together in my head wtih all the others later. No one asked, but the truly transcendent alternate reality stuff isn't about how strange stuff is but instead tells us core things about a character by changing the situations and telling us what remains the same. And in this we learned that Peggy and Steve are both forthright, upstanding people with the souls of heroes. Which is great but.. I feel like I already knew that. Still, I am posting Hayley cause I had fun and I was so glad to see her back. Today I want to fuck Hayley Atwell.

[agentem]

“What If...?” Captain Carter.

You would probably think that as someone who owns the Agent Carter makeup (from Besamé, Latina-owned business, check it out) and who posts about Peggy and Sharon all the time, that I would’ve been a lot more excited for this episode.

Instead, I was looking at it as something to get through before next week’s sob fest that will be Chadwick Boseman’s big final episode. (ETA: he appears in four but the others are smaller roles done over Zoom and the main episode was done in studio.)

I have been thinking about it this morning. Like when I was watching, I was nitpicking continuity (“oh the Nexus event is her deciding to stay and not Hydra blowing up Steve instead of just shooting Erskine? Weird.”)

Why couldn’t I get into it?

So here are some reasons I think the bloom is off the rose:

1. Recent controversy over Captain America twitter account. They still haven’t fixed it. Yet when comic book nerds were grumpy that Peggy might be Captain Britain they issued statements that she was “Captain Carter.” Can someone come out and say, “she’s not Captain America, Sam is” pretty please? It’s not that hard.

2. Per the Legends episode on Peggy, the TV series Agent Carter is not part of continuity anymore. I guess that makes sense because Steve showed up in “Endgame.” But the first season of that was actually my fave Peggy stuff, not “First Avenger.” I’m kind of bitter about that. And yes, technically I should blame “Endgame” for that and not What If...? but I was holding out hope and they crushed it.

3. Sharon. Sharon was the last bit of Peggy’s legacy in the MCU. She was a bright and determined young agent, inspired by her aunt. Now she’s a super villain, I guess? Her other legacy was SHIELD which turned out to be filled with Nazis and I didn’t blame Peggy for that, even though if she was such a super agent why didn’t she know (I have also forgiven Nick Fury for this) but if both SHIELD and Sharon were secretly evil then I am starting to think Peggy just wasn’t as great as we thought. (Also the other female SHIELD agents like Gemma Simmons were also once part of her legacy but they have likewise been erased from continuity so now ALL YOU GET is Sharon.)

I don’t know. Not as excited about Peggy as I once was.

Also? No Col. Chester Philips, my beloved. I realize Tommy Lee Jones probably wouldn’t voice a cartoon but (praise to Stanely Tucci for doing it!) I miss him. The Colonel is a underrated part of “First Avenger”. Part of what makes that movie work is that he’s loveable even though he is skeptical of Steve. This felt like a pale imitation.

I guess this is what I mean by the nitpicking. I was thinking about Tommy Lee Jones and how Bradley Whitford is a really good actor too and why don’t I care about him as much? Then, “well I guess the short “Agent Carter” is still canon maybe since that’s the only thing he was in before.”)

Instead of thinking, “wow cool, Peggy is lifting a truck.”

The writer and producer were saying Hayley Atwell had one of the best voice performances. She was fine but I thought Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark stole the show. I want gifs of all his scenes. I love him.

Those are my initial thoughts. I hope Jeffrey Wright gets to do more as the episodes go on. He’s a great actor and I want to see him get to do stuff.

Didn’t hate it. Will definitely watch episode two. But kind of meh on this one. I liked seeing Howard and Dum Dum again. Wish some of the other Howlers were in it. But, yeah, fine.

[tabloidtoc]

In Touch, May 10

You can buy a brand new copy of this issue without the mailing label for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: Queen Elizabeth begs Duchess Kate to stop Meghan Markle now

Page 1: Contents

Page 2: Take a Hike -- consider this your nature explorer starter kit -- Nina Dobrev

Page 4: Lizzo finally decided to shoot her shot with longtime crush Chris Evans and in a TikTok video, she revealed she slid into his Instagram DMs, saying she knows she not going to marry him, and it hurts her to the core because he's a rare breed -- two days later, Chris responded and Lizzo, who jokingly proposed marriage to Chris in a 2019 tweet, shared her excited reaction to receiving his kissing emoji and message -- Chris wrote no shame in a drunk DM, God knows he's done worse on this app, referencing the NSFW shot of himself he accidentally posted last year -- in the meantime, a new man stepped up: Chet Hanks, who said if it don't work out, he's here, to Lizzo

Page 6: Crib of the Week -- Bryan Cranston's eco-friendly beach house

Page 7: Bad Guest of the Week -- Kyra Sedgwick on cops rushing to Tom Cruise's house after she pressed what turned out to be a panic button during one of his dinner parties, Superfan of the Week -- Kim Kardashian upon learning her corset maker also created an undergarment for her beloved Bridgerton, Number of the Week -- 23 days it took Chrissy Teigen to return to Twitter after quitting in March, Makeover of the Week -- Halsey debuted yellow locks to show off a psychedelic new collection from her About-Face makeup, Winners of the Week -- Downton Abbey fans because a second film based on the hit show and featuring most of the main cast is coming to theaters this Christmas, Loser of the Week -- Prince Andrew after an obsessed fan is arrested after talking her way into his home and wandering around looking for him for 20 minutes

Page 8: Up Close -- Madonna strikes a pose with a big plate of pasta at Hollywood hotspot Craig's, Jennifer Aniston kicking back on The Morning Show set, Jennifer Lopez taking a selfie with Shotgun Wedding co-stars Josh Duhamel and Lenny Kravitz on the last day of shooting

Page 10: Animal Instincts -- Cher with Kaavan the elephant who she helped rescue from a Pakistani zoo, Kaley Cuoco and her baby horse Zee-Yah, shirtless Tyler Cameron and his dog Harley

Page 12: Heidi Klum stuck a toilet plunger on Howie Mandel's head with Sofia Vergara on America's Got Talent, Tom Cruise wearing a large face mask on the set of Mission: Impossible 7 with co-star Hayley Atwell in North Yorkshire in England, Kate Hudson jumping into the pool to celebrate the launch of Fabletics' new active swim line, Liam Hemsworth with tousled hair

Page 14: 93rd Annual Academy Awards -- fashion -- from hot hues to glimmering gowns, it was an evening of star-studded style -- Carey Mulligan, Regina King

Page 15: Zendaya, Margot Robbie, Amanda Seyfried

Page 16: Daniel Kaluuya watched as his Supporting Actor Oscar got engraved, Glenn Close may have lost again but she won Funniest Moment of the Night when she did the Da Butt dance, Yuh-Jung Youn with Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon couldn't resist a selfie in front of a wall of Oscars, Anthony Hopkins' win for Lead Actor was considered a major upset and Chadwick Boseman fans were irate and one industry insider said the whole show was a disaster

Page 20: Caitlyn Jenner has thrown her designer hat into the ring to become the next governor of California, saying she is a proven winner and the only outsider who can put an end to Gavin Newsom's disastrous time as governor, but she has her work cut out for her as her critics immediately pointed out that she sat out two-thirds of the elections she could have voted in since 2000 and not only that, the Olympic champion has never held elected office nor managed a major business and even the LGBTQ community and her former family the Kardashians refuse to get behind her as the LGBTQ community remembers the Republican supported Donald Trump who didn't exactly champion their rights and as for the Kardashians (who lean Democratic), they think Caitlyn just wants to be in the spotlight again and will turn her campaign into her next reality show, but Caitlyn insists she's in it for all the right reasons and plans to focus on the issues, not camera angles, and make California great again

Page 21: Kelly Osbourne got honest with her fans, admitting that she relapsed and she's not proud of it, but she just wants to let them know that she's sober today and will be sober tomorrow -- Kelly, who first encountered drugs at 13 when she took liquid Vicodin after she had her tonsils removed, celebrated three years of sobriety in August 2020, but shortly after, she slid right back into her old ways and it was bad, but she made it back, and this time she says she's really serious about staying sober and her friends fear the worst, because they've heard her say that before and they just pray that she means it

Page 22: Cover Story -- The Plot to Stop Meghan Markle -- desperate to save her family from public ruin, Queen Elizabeth gives Kate Middleton a special mission -- Prince Harry and Meghan have made it clear they're willing to go public with more complaints which worries the queen -- the queen is eternally grateful for Duchess Kate's loyalty and she knows she can trust Kate to be discreet

Page 25: Prince Louis and Archie have gotten so big -- Duchess Kate and Prince William's youngest son Prince Louis just turned 3, while Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's son Archie has just turned 2, and new adorable photos show they've both changed a lot

Page 26: Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones: How They Saved Their Marriage -- Catherine reveals what's kept her and Michael together through thick and thin

Page 28: George Clooney: Fame, Fatherhood and Turning 60 -- as he hits a big milestone, George reflects on choosing family over career and why life has never been better

Page 30: Julia Roberts finally finds happiness -- the actress makes a life-changing decision that saves her sanity and her marriage -- Julia and her husband Danny Moder, who've long been based in Malibu, made a bold move, buying a Victorian Revival-style home in San Francisco last year and Julia is starting over in San Francisco and it's a new and exciting time for her and Danny

Page 32: The Big Interview -- Mike and Maryse Mizanin on their reality show Miz and Mrs: this season is the craziest yet

Page 36: Beauty Buzz -- Shop Her Glam: Andra Day on Oscar night

Page 38: Style Spotlight -- rainy day essentials -- don't let the drizzle dampen your style -- Karlie Kloss

Page 40: Animal Overload -- my cat looks like Leonardo DiCaprio

Page 46: Horoscope -- Taurus George Clooney turned 60 on May 6

Page 48: Last Laughs