Before summer vacation officially kicks into high gear, many stars who grew up on the MTV reality TV franchise are celebrating the end of the school year by going to prom.

“Prom 2026 🖤 Thank you so much mother for making this prom such an amazing, fun experience,” Farrah Abraham’s daughter, Sophia Abraham, wrote via Instagram on April 13. “I’m so grateful for my beautiful, caring friends for making this very memorable night so fun 🖤. I had a blast, although as a homeschooled person I did expect prom to be a little more than just people watching with a side of dance floor 🤗.”

While it may feel like yesterday when stars like Maci Bookout, Leah Messer and Amber Portwood were giving birth on 16 and Pregnant, so much has changed for the stars of the Teen Mom franchise.

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Us Weekly is keeping track of all the kids who celebrated their prom. Keep reading to learn more about their high school experience:

Leah Shirley

Amber Portwood and Gary Shirley’s daughter, Leah, documented her high school prom experience via Instagram.

“Prom 2026!! 🤩 #prom,” she wrote on May 5 while showcasing her red dress worn at the dance.

Gary replied in the comments, “Leah you are so beautiful, I love being your dad. :).”

Bentley Edwards

Maci Bookout and Ryan Edwards’ son, Bentley, was able to attend high school prom with his friend Maddie Gowan.

“Best night with my favorite people💓💓,” Maddie wrote via Instagram when sharing photos from the dance.

Bentley’s grandma, Jen Edwards, commented, “These are stunning !!!! 😍.”

Aleeah Simms

Leah Messer and Corey Simms’ daughter, Aleeah, celebrated prom with her supportive mom on the sidelines.

“First Prom & This girl is glowing! 💫❤️ @aleeahsimms,” Leah wrote via Instagram on May 4.

Sophia Abraham

Farrah Abraham pulled out all the stops for daughter Sophia’s prom.

“The journey of being a present parent for @sophialabraham 2026 Prom was fun! Unexpected since she’s home schooled & much different than my prom ( in my book 📕 ),” Farrah wrote via Instagram on April 13. “I’m very proud of Sophia & the ladies in her group 😅( no new friends & no broke boys) 👑just being the Queens of value you are! Being you is enough.”

Farrah treated Sophia and her friends to dress shopping, nails, a limo and “the best prom slumber party” in a suite.

“Cheers and excited for young adulthood. It’s here LFG 🥳,” Farrah proclaimed. “GOD MADE THE WAY – STAY BLESSED & UNBOTHERED.”

Lively recalled in her January deposition that Baldoni visited her office to discuss script revisions in April 2023, which is when she brought up that she was “aware” of an “upsetting” conversation he had about her weight. Lively told Baldoni that the discussion “felt invasive and inappropriate.”

According to the actress, Reynolds “briefly” joined in on the conversation, as he was also working in the office at the time. She recalled Hugh Jackman stopping by and shaking Baldoni’s hand before leaving with Reynolds.

Despite previous claims that Taylor Swift witnessed the conversation as well, Lively clarified in her deposition that “no one but Baldoni, myself and Reynolds was anywhere in our office” during the discussion.

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Nearly two years after the pair’s legal battle began, a settlement was reached before their scheduled trial date in May.

Lively sued Baldoni for sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and lost wages in December 2024. Baldoni has denied all of Lively’s allegations — and countersued in January, though his suit was later dismissed.

As part of her lawsuit, Lively alleged that Baldoni found “back-channel ways of criticizing her body and weight” while filming It Ends With Us.

“Lively was humiliated to learn that Mr. Baldoni secretly called her fitness trainer without her knowledge or permission, and implied that he wanted her to lose weight in two weeks,” the actress’s attorneys alleged in her lawsuit.

Baldoni’s lawyers later countered that he’d only reached out to Lively’s trainer because he’d have to lift her in an It Ends With Us scene — and he was allegedly worried about aggravating a longstanding back injury.

Meanwhile, Swift has repeatedly tried to distance herself from the case. Baldoni’s lawyers previously released a text message from the filmmaker to Lively, which referenced Swift in connection with It Ends With Us’ infamous rooftop scene.

“Was working on rooftop scene today, I really love what you did. It really does hep [sic] a lot,” he purportedly wrote. “Makes it so much more fun and interesting. (And I would have felt that way without Ryan and Taylor). You really are a talent across the board. Really excited nd [sic] grateful to do this together.”

When Swift was formally subpoenaed by Baldoni’s attorneys, her spokesperson insisted the singer “never set foot on the set of” It Ends With Us, nor did she make “casting or creative decisions,” beyond allowing her song “My Tears Ricochet” to be used in the film.

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“She did not score the film, she never saw an edit or made any notes on the film,” her rep told Us in May 2025. “She did not even see It Ends With Us until weeks after its public release, and was traveling around the globe during 2023 and 2024 headlining the biggest tour in history.”

Her spokesperson added, “Given that her involvement was licensing a song for the film, which 19 other artists also did, this document subpoena is designed to use Taylor Swift’s name to draw public interest by creating tabloid clickbait instead of focusing on the facts of the case.”

During the discovery process of Lively’s suit, Judge Lewis J. Liman struck down Team Baldoni’s attempt to depose Swift because it would fall outside the timeline allotted.

Us learned in November 2025 that both Swift and Jackman were on a list of names submitted by Lively’s lawyers for potential testimony at trial. Emily Blunt, Scooter Braun and Gigi Hadid were also named as people “likely to have discoverable information” about the It Ends With Us dispute.

“The FBI has worked closely since the day that this happened with the local law enforcement,” Blanche, 51, told NewsNation’s Ali Bradley in an interview published on Thursday, May 7. “And there have been reports of friction. I’ve seen those reports. We are here to help. And the FBI, President Trump, authorized and directed us to do everything we can to help in that investigation.”

Blanche added that Nancy’s missing persons case is “at its heart, a local investigation” because of the “nature of this type of potential crime.”

Nancy, 84, was reported missing on February 1 after she was last seen by family the night before. She is believed to have been abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona, in the early hours of the morning.

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“The FBI remains exactly where we’ve been, which is, we’re ready, willing and able to help as much as we can,” Blanche continued as the case nears its 100 day mark. “We don’t like interagency squabbles. Nobody likes that. That doesn’t help the investigation. But we are in a complete cooperative mode with the local law enforcement.”

Blanche also weighed in on whether or not he believes the FBI should take over the investigation.

“Well, I don’t think or not think that. I think that any investigation like this should be done by a coordinated approach, right?” he said. “There’s tools that the local law enforcement has that the FBI doesn’t have. So, in any investigation like this, it’s not somebody taking over or taking a back seat. It’s working together to solve the crime.”

Blanche’s comments come two days after FBI director Kash Patel claimed that local authorities initially sidelined his agency, preventing them from investigating Nancy’s disappearance.

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“They did,” Patel, 46, claimed on the Tuesday, May 5, episode of Fox News Media’s “Hang Out With Sean Hannity” podcast. “It is a state matter. It’s a state and local law enforcement matter. What we, the FBI, do is say, ‘Hey, we’re here to help. What do you need? What can we do?’ And for four days, we were kept out of the investigation.”

The Pima County Sheriff in Arizona refuted the claim in a statement to Us Weekly on Wednesday, April 6.

“Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is aware of FBI Director Kash Patel’s recent interview and statement,” a spokesperson for the police force said. “Sheriff Nanos responded to the scene the night of the incident, providing immediate local leadership and oversight.”

The statement continued, “A member of the FBI Task Force was also notified and present at that scene working alongside our personnel. The FBI was promptly notified by both our department and the Guthrie family. While the FBI Director was not on scene, coordination with the Bureau began without delay.”

“I have no plans to speak to him ever again,” Eklund, 29, told TMZ on Wednesday, May 6, while in Los Angeles for work. “We just aren’t speaking. There’s nothing else to say.”

The model claimed that she “tried to encourage” McBee, 33, to “get help a while ago” for his anger issues “and he declined.”

Eklund noted that she is “happy that he’s seeking it out now,” referring to The McBee Dynasty star’s recent voluntary stay at a trauma retreat following their explosive breakup in April. (Eklund denied the allegations of cheating after McBee accused her of getting cozy with a man at the music festival the moment he flew home. The man also denied the claims.)

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When it comes to her own mental health, Eklund told the outlet on Wednesday, “I’ve had better days for sure, but I’m hanging in there.”

The influencer shared that she’s been “spending a lot of time with my family and my support system, so I’m very thankful for them.”

Eklund then teased that “what’s next” for her was “a martini” as she was in West Hollywood for a birthday dinner.

“A martini is what’s next for me. Maybe a couple martinis,” she said with a laugh.

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Eklund’s decision to cut McBee out of her life completely comes just weeks after the rancher publicly accused her of cheating at Stagecoach, which took place from April 24 through April 26.

“I still don’t know exactly what happened,” McBee said in a since-deleted Instagram video posted on April 27. “I just know there was hand holding, grinding, dancing, drunken stupor at an afterparty.”

McBee claimed in a series of Instagram Stories that after he left California for Missouri, he got “two calls” about Eklund’s alleged infidelity. He also alleged he had video proof that she was getting cozy with “one person at the gym” and being “drunk and cheating at an afterparty.”

Eklund, who started dating McBee in fall 2025, denied the allegations in her own Instagram Story statement on April 27.

“Posting everything online before we talked is extremely disheartening and extremely unfair, considering l’ve protected Steven many times during the course of our relationship,” she claimed. “I chose not to respond to [Steven] immediately because he has a history of verbally abusing me while he’s in a heightened emotional state, and I felt it was more appropriate to have a private, level-headed conversation once emotions had settled.”

Eklund then shared a series of alleged text messages McBee sent to her in a his fit of anger, including one calling her a “f***ing hooker.”

McBee accused Eklund of taking her “tits out for literally everyone at Stagecoach” and called her “slutty” before allegedly texting her to come pick up her stuff from his place.

Eklund, for her part, noted in her Instagram Story that despite McBee’s actions, she just wanted to move forward and leave the relationship in the past.

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“I’m not looking to escalate things any further. I’d like this to end here,” Eklund concluded. “I’ve said what feels necessary in response to his actions and I plan on taking time to process and move forward.”

The next day, a source exclusively told Us Weekly that although McBee and Eklund had “only been dating for about seven months,” the pair had talked about “getting engaged this year.”

The insider noted they were “very serious” before the Stagecoach scandal.

McBee, meanwhile, issued another statement on April 29 apologizing for the “cruel and degrading” text messages he sent Eklund. “No level of personal hurt and betrayal justifies the language I used and I am ashamed of those messages,” he wrote.

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McBee exclusively told Us on Friday, May 1, that he’d checked himself into a trauma retreat and was taking responsibility for his regretful actions toward Eklund.

“I am embarrassed, humiliated for myself, my family,” McBee said. “I handled it poorly, without a doubt.”

The Bravo personality admitted that he does have “an anger problem,” and the six-day retreat would hopefully help him break the “family cycle of trauma” he carries with him.

“The anger, the high-intensity emotions that I have, it’s something that I’ve experienced growing up. I hate to say it’s genetic or passed down, but I saw it growing up,” McBee explained. And I don’t want to say it became the norm because I know that’s not OK. But it’s harder to break the cycle than I thought.”

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Bristowe, 40, took to Instagram on Wednesday, May 6, to support Clark’s Release Foundation Gala, which was honoring Carl Radke after he was given the Keep Going Community Hero Award in April.

“Let’s freakin go @carlradke,” the former Bachelorette captioned the post, which featured Radke’s face on a screen. “Inspirational people making an impact without knowing it 🙏,” she added. “We love a humble king.”

The Summer House star, 41, has been candid about his struggles with addiction throughout the years. On April 20, Clarke’s foundation announced that Radke was given the award via Instagram.

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“We are thrilled to honor Carl Radke with the Keep Going Community Hero Award at our annual Release Foundation Gala on May 6,” the official foundation captioned a photo of Radke posing in front of his non-alcoholic cafe, Soft Bar.

The post continued, “You may recognize Carl from Summer House, but his impact extends far beyond the screen. As the founder of @softbarcafe, a non-alcoholic bar, café, and community-driven space that reimagines socializing without alcohol and offers thoughtfully curated beverages and a welcoming environment for connection, Carl is helping shift the culture around how we gather.”

Bristowe and Clark, 42, who founded the Release Recovery Foundation in 2019 with Matt Rinkin, sparked romance rumors in January 2024 when they were spotted celebrating New Year’s Eve together at her Nashville home.

The following month, Clark and the Dancing With the Stars alum got cozy during an outing in New York City. In the video, shared by BachelorNation.Scoop, Bristowe held Clark’s hand and danced with him. They were also seen pulling each other in for an embrace.

Bristowe previously attended Clark’s Release Foundation Gala in May 2024.

That same month, she cheered him on as he ran the New York City Marathon. The duo have also attended NFL games together, as well as shared silly posts for each other to celebrate their respective birthdays.

Bristowe was previously engaged to Shawn Booth from 2015 through 2018, and later Jason Tartick from 2019 through 2023. Clark, for his part, got down on one knee and proposed to Tayshia Adams in 2020 during her season 16 of The Bachelorette. Adams and Clark called off their engagement in November 2021, less than one year after the show’s finale aired.

“Let’s be clear, this is a win and total victory for the Wayfarer parties,” Bryan Freedman said in a statement to Us Weekly on Thursday, May 7. “The court had already dismissed 10 of Ms. Lively’s 13 claims, including every sexual harassment claim, every defamation claim, and all claims against the individual defendants.”

Freedman continued, “Ms. Lively voluntarily dismissed the rest. In our view, they settled because they knew they were going to lose in court. All that remains is a pending request for fees based on a very narrow issue that has been with the court since September 2025.”

News broke on Monday, May 4, that Lively, 38, and Baldoni, 42, settled their lawsuit after nearly two years, shortly before the pair were set to begin trial. Lively accused her It Ends With Us costar and director of sexual harassment, creating a hostile work environment and creating a smear campaign against her. Baldoni vehemently denied the allegations and countersued the actress. His lawsuit was dismissed in June 2025.

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“The end product — the movie It Ends With Us — is a source of pride to all of us who worked to bring it to life. Raising awareness, and making a meaningful impact in the lives of domestic violence survivors — and all survivors — is a goal that we stand behind,” Lively and Baldoni said in a joint statement to Us via their attorneys on Monday. “We acknowledge the process presented challenges and recognize concerns raised by Ms. Lively deserved to be heard.”

The statement continued, “We remain firmly committed to workplaces free of improprieties and unproductive environments. It is our sincere hope that this brings closure and allows all involved to move forward constructively and in peace, including a respectful environment online.”

Judge Lewis J. Liman previously recommended that both parties consider settling outside of court rather than going to trial. The duo were set to kick off court proceedings on May 18.

Lively subsequently filed a notice of settlement, according to docs obtained by Us on Thursday. In the filing, Lively requested damages to cover her attorneys’ fees and costs, as well as compensatory and punitive damages. She claimed that she is “entitled” to receive damages because of the “harm” she suffered as a result of Baldoni’s “retaliatory defamation action.”

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Lively’s attorneys Michael Gottlieb and Esra Hudson issued a statement following the new motion.

“This settlement is a resounding victory for Blake Lively,” they told Us on Thursday. “By agreeing to this settlement, and waiving their right to appeal, Justin Baldoni and every individual defendant now face personal liability for abusing the legal system to silence and intimidate Ms. Lively. And by admitting that Ms. Lively’s concerns ‘deserved to be heard,’ the defendants have ended once and for all the fiction that Ms. Lively ‘fabricated’ claims of sexual harassment and retaliation.”

The lawyers continued, “From day one, Blake Lively’s mission was clear: expose and hold accountable those who weaponize smear campaigns and retaliatory lawsuits to intimidate and silence survivors. That mission continues.”

While it appeared that the contentious dispute between the two exes came to an end when their divorce was finalized in 2023, Burton and Gustin continue to make headlines. Their custody battle over youngest daughter Brooklyn reignited in May 2026, when Burton alleged Gustin was manipulating him over custody.

Burton and Gustin announced in 2022 that they had split after 28 years of marriage. Along with Brooklyn, they are also parents to two adult children, Makena and Jack. Keep scrolling for a breakdown of their ongoing drama:

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In May 2022, Burton shocked fans with an Instagram Story statement offering an update on his personal life.

“I wanted to clear something up. Sheree and I are separated. She recently announced that she’s expecting her 4th child. The child is not mine,” he wrote at the time.

Burton filed for divorce that July in Orange County, California, citing “irreconcilable differences” and listing March 1, 2022, as their separation date.

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Burton and Gustin finalized their divorce in December 2023, agreeing to share joint legal and physical custody of their minor children. Per settlement details, Burton agreed to pay Gustin $12,500 per month in child support through April 2024, after which payments dropped to $10,000 monthly.

Both parties waived spousal support, though Steve was ordered to pay Sheree a one-time $50,000 sum at $2,500 per month. He also retained three investment properties in Tennessee.

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Gustin welcomed daughter Izabella with new partner Jason Amador in February 2023, followed by another daughter, Addy. Sheree and Amador tied the knot in February 2025.

Burton, meanwhile, married Michelle Lundstrom in May 2025.

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According to Burton’s filings, Gustin convinced him to move to Tennessee post-divorce, then relocated back to California herself. He followed to be near Brooklyn and claimed Gustin refused to coordinate a coparenting schedule.

In a May 2025 filing, Burton alleged Gustin was “gatekeeping” Brooklyn because of his relationship with Lundstrom. “

Early on in my relationship with Michelle, Sheree began to refuse to call Michelle by her name and instead referred to her as ‘the girl’ in an effort to downplay her role in my life,” he wrote. “Sheree has seemingly forgotten how our family ended up in this situation. It was Sheree who had an extramarital affair, became pregnant with another man’s child and immediately moved him into her home after our separation, without informing me she would be doing so.”

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Gustin alleged that Burton had been “harassing” her in a separate filing.

“Steve maintains that Sheree’s allegations are categorically false,” his attorney said in a statement at the time. “He has, and will continue to, act in the best interests of the parties’ daughter, Brooklyn, which includes ensuring there is frequent and continuing contact with both parents.”

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In August 2025, an Orange County judge resolved the dispute, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly. Steve scored custody of Brooklyn on alternating weekends and one weekday, with Sheree keeping custody otherwise.

However, court documents obtained by Us in May 2026 reveal that they amended the agreement that January. Burton claimed that Gustin is not following the new arrangement. He further alleged Gustin of manipulation in a series of texts discussing the situation.

“You signed an order two months ago and now you’re going against it. and then you try to put it on me and Brooklyn,” the texts read, in part. “We will not be in California. And please stop telling Brooklyn her life is here. It’s gonna be in both places .. and you can choose to be supportive for Brooklyn.”

This story was compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.

“I feel like, even though I have lupus and I feel really bad a lot — my children, I just want them to be proud of me. I want them to see that no matter what I’m going through, I’m still pushing and I’m still fighting like my mom does,” Dudley exclusively told Us Weekly during Lupus Awareness Month, sharing that her mother was also diagnosed with lupus. “It makes me want to try harder as a mother, to be honest.”

Kay, who welcomed her second child with husband Tay Dudley in 2025, shared that it took her six years to receive a lupus diagnosis. During that time, Kay began documenting all of my symptoms for her doctors — and shared with her 6.5 million followers on Instagram earlier this month. (Kay is also mom to 13-year-old daughter Kinsley, whom she welcomed in a previous relationship.)

“I never expected to share those,” she admitted to Us. “I didn’t even like sharing with my doctor, to be honest. It was very vulnerable and uncomfortable pictures of myself. But May is Lupus Awareness Month and up until now, every time we mentioned it casually in [an Instagram] Story or a Reel, I felt like people didn’t understand what lupus was. Like, everybody would say, ‘Well, what is lupus? I don’t know what that is.’ I just felt there was not enough conversation about it.”

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She continued, “The biggest misconception with autoimmune — not just lupus, but autoimmune in general — is that you look fine on the outside, so you must feel fine. And that’s so not true.”

Kay shared that she’s hoping to make lupus “more visible” this month and in the future, when she will participate in walks this fall. In Kay’s eyes, it feels like an “honor” to use her platform to spread awareness.

“I feel like, if I’m going to have lupus, the most positive way I can look at it is, I have lupus because there was a purpose,” she said. “I was meant to talk about this, and so I’m just going to use my platform to make others feel not alone.”

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While navigating her diagnosis, Kay has also made an effort to “be careful” with what she eats — which has led her to develop her own protein bar, HeyNu.

“I wanted a bar that was so inclusive to everyone — like moms, grandparents, children — really just anybody that wants a healthy, better for you bar. Just something to snack on in the school pickup line or on the airplane or whatever,” she explained. “To make it inclusive, I wanted it to be dairy free, gluten free, vegan, free of the top nine allergens so that anybody can enjoy it, because I think that’s really hard to find these days.”

“Not a fun puzzle post to share. My husband passed away two weeks ago,” Grace, known as “Grace Puzzles” online, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, May 6. “It still doesn’t feel real. … I am so grateful for the time we had but it’s really hard processing that it is already over. I love you, Zach, and I am so proud of how hard you fought ❤️❤️❤️.”

Grace further revealed that Zach died on April 22, which was their “one and half year anniversary.”

Grace and Zach got married in October 2024, weeks after he was diagnosed with cancer.

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“It makes me happy and sad looking at pictures before he was diagnosed. Everything was going so well,” the influencer wrote on Wednesday. “I wish we had more time like this.”

The couple planned to move to Hawaii, where he received a job offer, before Zach’s diagnosis.

“We even started renting an apartment in Honolulu last summer because the doctors were telling us he was about to go into remission,” Grace recalled. “That never happened, instead, we ended up going to Indiana for a last ‘curable’ treatment consisting of two stem cell transplants and high-dose chemo.”

The treatment did not shrink Zach’s tumors, and the couple relocated to their native Colorado in October 2025.

“Once we got back, Zach decided to start living and enjoying life because it was looking like time was limited,” she explained on Wednesday. “From November to February, we went on two cruises, two Vegas trips and to Japan. I’m sad he didn’t get to do more, but he definitely made the most of the time he had.”

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Grace continued, “I’m very grateful to all of his and our friends that came along and spent time and made some of this stuff happen. It’s unbearably sad [that] our story ended this soon, but I will cherish the memories forever.”

As Zach battled cancer, Grace started sharing Instagram videos of her attempt at completing an 18,000-piece puzzle.

“My husband got me this puzzle when we were at the Mayo Clinic last month for a clinical trial,” Grace wrote in an April social media post. “When we were at the store, I wanted the 3,000-piece puzzle. He told me that was lame and he was getting me the 18,000-piece one. He told me he wanted me to stay busy for a long time. I knew what this meant. He wants me to stay busy when he’s gone.”

Zach encouraged Grace to document her puzzling progress via Instagram. Her account now has more than 42,000 followers.

Days before Zach’s death, one of the couple’s loved ones launched a GoFundMe campaign to help cover medical bills and living expenses that also would give Grace “a small sense of security as she begins to rebuild her life.” More than $8,000 has been raised out of a $9K goal at the time of publication.

“My person’s day, today and always,” she captioned a PDA photo of the couple via Instagram on Thursday, May 7, marking his first birthday as a father after Brown, 22, and Bongiovi welcomed their first child in the summer of 2025. “I love you!!!!!!!”

In the photo, the Stranger Things actress and her beau posed in front of a beach sunset while embracing. She rocked a polka top and matching pants while her bob was pulled back into a half-up hairdo, which was secured with a claw clip. Bongiovi, for his part, wrapped his arm around Brown’s lower back and pulled her in tight. He wore a striped polo shirt and khaki shorts.

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Her fans were quick to praise the couple in the comments section. “So cute!! 🥹🥹,” one wrote. A second added, “My favourite couple ❤️.” A third fan gushed, “Your love is the best! Happy birthday🎂🫶🏼.”

Brown and Bongiovi sparked romance rumors in June 2021 when they posted together on Instagram. The following November, they went public with their relationship.

The couple took another big step in March 2022 when they hit the red carpet together for the first time at the BAFTA Film Awards.

Brown and Bongiovi announced their engagement in April 2023 via Instagram. “I’ve loved you three summers now, honey, I want ’em all,” Brown captioned a black-and-white pic of Bongiovi hugging her from behind. She held onto his arms while debiting her engagement ring, featuring a cushion-cut diamond set with a halo.

In May 2024, they first tied the knot with a small and intimate ceremony. The couple later held a larger, more formal wedding in Italy.

Brown and Bongiovi expanded their family in August 2025, when they announced that they had adopted a baby. “This summer, we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption,” the duo wrote in a joint post. “We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy.”

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“And then there were 3,” they added. “Love, Mille and Jake Bongiovi.”

Brown later opened up about motherhood during an interview with British Vogue.

“For me, it’s really important to protect her and her story until she’s old enough to potentially one day share it herself,” Brown explained in November 2025. “It’s not my place to purposefully put her in the spotlight unwillingly. If she chooses to share her personality one day with the world, like I did when I was young, that’s something we’d support. But right now, as she’s so little.”

She also gushed about feeling “endless joy” from her little one, adding, “The smaller things in life are so much more precious. Our days are filled with lots of cuddles and laughter and love.”

“I wasn’t sure that I would ever remarry,” Tucci, 65, said in an October 2024 conversation with Jenna Bush Hager, which aired during the Thursday, May 7, episode of her “Open Book With Jenna” podcast.

The Devil Wears Prada star was married to first wife Kate Tucci from 1995 until her death at age 47 following a breast cancer battle in 2009. Before she died, the couple welcomed twins Isabel and Nicolo, 26, and daughter Camilla, 24.

In 2006, Stanley met his Devil Wears Prada costar Emily Blunt’s sister, Felicity, 45. The pair later reconnected in 2010 at Emily’s wedding to fellow actor John Krasinski. Stanley and Felicity tied the knot in 2012, going on to welcome son Matteo, 11, and daughter Emilia, 8.

“I never thought I would have children again,” Stanley said on Thursday’s podcast episode. “And when I met [Felicity], it just sort of made sense, even though there is this age gap of 21 years. And obviously, I knew her family … her sister was one of my best friends. And we just hit it off. We had a lot in common, even though we had nothing in common.”

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Stanley added that Felicity “changed [his] life” by giving him and his children “a sense of security.”

“And she’s fun. Like she’s fun to hang out with,” he continued of his wife, who works as a literary agent. “And she’s incredibly positive, which I am not always. She’s absolutely, I mean, her mind is incredible. Her capacity to take in information, not just from a book, but from the world and process it, and turn it into something else is just extraordinary. She’s pretty cool.”

Stanley also opened up about his age gap with Felicity during a September 2025 interview with The Times of London.

“I am sad that I won’t see her get old and that I won’t be able to look after her if she needs looking after,” he said at the time while acknowledging that he wasn’t bothered by being older than his spouse. “I think there’s something really beautiful about people aging together. And unless there’s some miracle, that can’t happen.”

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Elsewhere on Thursday’s podcast episode, Stanley admitted that he is “terrified” of death and aging after experiencing Kate’s death.

“When you lose somebody that you really love, and when I lost my wife, and you see that awful struggle, and you see the effect it has on your children, on family, on yourself, it never goes away. And it does steal you,” he explained. “It does give you strength. You have to allow it to give you strength. But I guess there’s always a fear of death, but maybe even more so, because you know what it’s like. You know what it can be like. And that’s kind of a scary thing.”

“I want to thank everyone that I’ve heard from, near and far, since everything’s happened,” Jake, 34, began the Wednesday, May 6, episode of his Dodgers fan podcast. “I’ve tried to get back to every one of you, and I will continue to try to respond to people, but just know I’ve seen all the love, all the support out there.”

He continued, “It has been so nice to see how wonderful, not only my friends and family, but the Dodgers Twitter community or X community. I really feel the love. I couldn’t appreciate that more. I felt it was time to come back to the podcast. I was thinking about it for a really long time, been talking to Kevin [Klein, my cohost] about it for a while. I told him I wanted to write this essay or op-ed piece first.”

Jake published a Substack essay last month, detailing his grief after Rob and Michele were found dead inside their home in December 2025. They were 78 and 70, respectively. (Rob and Michele are also survived by daughter Romy and son Nick, the latter who was arrested in connection to their murders. Nick pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders and is awaiting trial.)

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“I just felt with everything going on … I wanted to put my words out there and let people in as to the kind of people they were at home for those who really knew and loved them,” Jake said on Wednesday, noting that his podcast return was partially inspired by Rob. “When it comes to the Dodgers, my first love, it’s something I’ve always connected with my dad first and foremost.”

He added, “It’s something I will continue to connect with him for the rest of my life. I felt it was time to come back to the podcast. It’s a good time to talk Dodgers baseball. I didn’t want to jump on the podcast and start talking about the Dodgers’ offensive woes or bullpen woes without addressing some things first.”

Jake further pointed to his Instagram page and his Substack essay for fans who wanted to hear more of his thoughts about Rob and Michele’s deaths.

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“Nothing can prepare you for what it feels like to lose both parents instantly at the same time. It’s too devastating to comprehend,” Jake wrote in his April essay, detailing the moments he learned about his mom and dad’s deaths. “I still wake up every morning having to convince myself that, ‘No, it’s not a dream. This truly is my living nightmare.’”

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner revealed late last year that Rob and Michele died from multiple sharp force injuries.

Jake further noted in his essay, “I can’t even begin to put myself in my parents’ shoes, but one thing I keep coming back to is how frightened they must have been. They were the last people in the world to deserve what happened to them. They deserved to be loved, they deserved to be respected, and above all they deserved to be appreciated for how much they gave to all three of us and to the world.”

According to Jake, he took to Substack to share his “story” and noted that Romy would “tell hers in her own way and in her time.”

The Only Way Is Essex star was found dead in a villa after he appeared to suffer from a fatal head wound, The Sun reported on May 7, 2026. He was 35.

Police suspect he may have smashed his head through a glass door. Several individuals who were staying at the villa have been questioned, but no arrests have been made.

While Hall rose to fame through reality TV, his personal life was a bit more on the private side.

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The entrepreneur shared an 8-year-old daughter, River Bella Hall, with his ex-girlfriend and Ladies of London star Misse Beqiri.

As fans wait for more developments about Hall’s unexpected death, keep reading to learn more about his history with Beqiri:

Who Is Jake Hall?

Hall rose to fame after appearing on seasons 14 through 17 of the British reality series The Only Way Is Essex from 2015 to 2016.

Since then, he created a menswear line, performed in a band called YOURS and launched an art gallery called Son Buga Studios.

In what would be his final Instagram post before his death, Hall shared a video of himself getting artistic with his daughter.

“Life is bollocks sometimes but I’m gonna try remember the good things ✨⚡️,” Hall wrote on May 6, 2026. “Looking through things — I’m just making art — in many forms.”

Who Is Misse Beqiri? 

Reality TV viewers may know Beqiri from her time on Bravo’s Ladies of London: The New Reign. The cast member is described by Bravo as a Swedish-born model who is a single mom “rebuilding her life with fierce independence.”

“Her blunt honesty and refusal to shy away from hard truths place her squarely at the center of the friend-group drama,” the network stated.

She’s currently a model signed to One Management and is also the founder of Gallery by HER, a premium marble furniture company.

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Although Beqiri has yet to publicly speak out about her ex’s death, her rep released a statement.

“At this time, Misse’s focus is on supporting and protecting their child as they come to terms with this,” Beqiri’s rep told The Mirror. “The family are asking for privacy, compassion and respect while they grieve privately.”

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While Beqiri has kept her children off of social media — minus major holidays or celebrations — Hall appeared to be more open about his fatherhood journey.

“Putting this up again — My heart hurts not having you next to me daily but — we will conquer the world kid with good vibes and believing you can do absolutely anything you set your mind to,” Hall wrote via Instagram in February 2025 with photos of his daughter. “NEVER GIVE UP DAD – BOOOOM✨.”

Three days before his death, Hall shared a photo with River, writing, “My world — my world! My world ❤️‍🔥.”

Hugh Jackman — Gwinganna Health Retreat

Hugh Jackman is a co-owner of Gwinganna Health Retreat, located inland from Queensland’s Gold Coast.

Gwinganna, which launched in 2006, focuses on structured wellness experiences. Guests start the day with sunrise qi gong sessions — a practice similar to tai chi — often held outdoors among local wildlife including wallabies. Daily activities include boxing, hiking, water polo and yoga. Meals center on clean eating, with much of the produce sourced from the retreat’s own organic gardens and served on an outdoor dining deck.

Olivia Newton-John — Gaia Retreat & Spa

The late Grease actress co-founded Gaia Retreat & Spa, a 25-acre property near Byron Bay in New South Wales.

Launched in 2005 with Gregg Cave, Ruth Kalnin and Warwick Evans, takes its name from Gaia, the ancient Greek mother goddess of the earth. The property’s design reflects a focus on helping guests reconnect with nature and their spiritual center. Gaia offers personalized wellness packages tailored to guests’ health and fitness goals, with residential-style rooms and villas that look out over the New South Wales countryside. The 25-acre property has become a destination for travelers seeking both privacy and personalized wellness programming.

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Newton-John was effusive about her own retreat’s offerings. “The best breakfast in the world is at Gaia,” she told Forbes in 2020. “I can tell you that. I have eaten all over the world at every fancy restaurant, and the breakfast at Gaia is the best breakfast in the world.”

Robert De Niro — The Greenwich Hotel

Robert De Niro opened The Greenwich Hotel in Manhattan’s TriBeCa neighborhood in 2008.

The Greenwich Hotel is known for individually designed rooms inspired by locations including Manhattan, Milano and Mumbai. Privacy is a major focus of the property, with guest-only access to the lounge, spa and pool. The hotel also houses Locanda Verde, the well-known restaurant from chef Andrew Carmellini, which offers private dining for guests.

Designer David Rockwell built the project around De Niro’s personal aesthetic, which the actor defines as “masculinity and comfort, executed with meticulous, refined craftsmanship.”

“It was a really good, collaborative project,” Rockwell said, per the hotel’s website. “Bob (De Niro) wanted the hotel to fit into the fabric of TriBeCa, so we started looking at brick treatments, among other elements. Ira thought that we could make a real design statement with the masonry, and really drove that investigation.”

De Niro’s hospitality footprint extends beyond TriBeCa: he is also involved in the Nobu Hospitality hotel brand.

Richard Gere — Bedford Post Inn

Richard Gere co-owns Bedford Post Inn, an eight-room property in Westchester County about an hour from Manhattan.

The inn which he owns alongside ex-wife Carey Lowell and friend Russell Hernandez, sits on wooded grounds with a peaceful pool and a yoga studio. Gere and Lowell discovered the vacant 1762 stone farmhouse by accident on a horseback ride and decided to take on the restoration project together. Rooms were designed by Lowell and decorator Tiffany Vassilakis, featuring muted interiors, fireplaces and claw-foot tubs that lean into the inn’s farmhouse heritage.

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Clint Eastwood — Mission Ranch Hotel & Restaurant

Clint Eastwood purchased Mission Ranch in 1986, the same year he was elected mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea — a post he held until 1988.

The Carmel property is known for its rustic cottages, romantic atmosphere and tennis club. It draws visitors who want a quieter Northern California coastal experience and has remained part of Eastwood’s portfolio for nearly 40 years.

Gloria Estefan — Costa d’Este Beach Resort & Spa

Owned by music icons Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Costa d’Este Beach Resort & Spa is a luxurious, 94-room oceanfront property in Vero Beach, Florida.

The oceanfront resort offers sunrise yoga, cocktails and fresh seafood, with a strong focus on beachfront relaxation and spa experiences. The resort fits the broader category of Florida coastal properties, but with a distinct identity tied to its celebrity owner and her longtime connection to the state’s Atlantic coast.

John Malkovich — Big Sleep

John Malkovich was an investor in Big Sleep, a budget hotel chain in the United Kingdom with properties in Cardiff, Cheltenham and Eastbourne. The hotels emphasized modern décor and affordable rates — a deliberately different approach from the high-end celebrity properties typical of Hollywood star investments. Malkovich helped design the furniture and interior concept for the chain, but eventually sold his stake around 2015, ending his direct involvement in the brand.

A new wave of studies, including the American College of Sports Medicine’s 2026 position paper, has rewritten the rulebook on what it actually takes to keep muscle as you age. The minimum effective dose is small, the tools are accessible and you don’t need a gym membership to use them. One of the most evidence-backed supplements for supporting that effort is creatine, and here’s what the research shows about how it works.

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When Age-Related Muscle Loss Actually Starts

Muscle mass begins declining around age 30, dropping roughly 3-8% per decade and accelerating to 5-10% per decade after 50, according to a 2023 study in BMC Women’s Health. Scientists at Stanford University found that aging accelerates in two distinct bursts, around age 44 and again at 60, making your 30s and 40s a critical intervention window rather than a grace period.

This isn’t an aesthetic concern. Sarcopenia, the clinical term for age-related muscle loss, is linked to higher stroke risk, worse blood sugar control and reduced ability to live independently. A 2025 bibliometric analysis in Frontiers in Nutrition covering 886 publications confirmed two interventions consistently work across 20 years of research: resistance exercise and dietary protein.

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Here’s the headline finding most people miss. The ACSM’s 2026 position paper published in PMC reviewed 137 systematic reviews covering more than 30,000 participants and found that resistance training twice a week with two sets per exercise is enough to arrest muscle loss. Injury risk from resistance training is no higher than the risk from walking or running, per the same paper.

A January 2026 meta-analysis in Frontiers in Public Health of 12 randomized trials involving 518 older adults reinforced the point: resistance training significantly improved grip strength, gait speed, knee extension strength and functional performance. A 2024 RCT in Scientific Reports found that even minimal-dose resistance training built strength without negative cardiovascular effects.

What ‘Not Killing Yourself’ in the Gym Actually Looks Like

Two sessions a week. Twenty to 30 minutes each. That’s the floor.

Bodyweight squats count. Resistance bands count. Light dumbbells count. Chair-based exercises count. The variable that matters most is progressive overload, gradually making the movement slightly harder over time, whether by adding reps, slowing the tempo or stepping up resistance. You don’t need a barbell, a trainer or a six-day split.

What to Eat to Protect Muscle

Protein is the dietary lever that matters most, and most adults over 30 aren’t getting enough of it. A 2025 expert consensus on sarcopenia published in PMC recommends prioritizing high-quality protein from fish, eggs, lean meat and dairy. The general working target is 1.2 to 1.6 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day, meaningfully more than the standard recommended dietary allowance most people anchor to.

Cutting back on ultra-processed food matters too. A 2025 study in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living found higher ultra-processed food intake is significantly associated with accelerated muscle loss in middle-aged adults.

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Supplements That Actually Help

The supplement aisle is mostly noise, but a few have real evidence for muscle preservation. Creatine is among the most consistently supported across age groups and genders, and a 2025 nutrition and sarcopenia review in PMC also points to vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids as useful supporting tools. They work best alongside the protein and the two weekly workouts that do the heavy lifting, not instead of them.

“My wife came to town. She’s here. I mean, she’s not here. She’s over there. The other venue,” Shelton, 49, said during his Wednesday, May 6, performance at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. “What kind of a d***head books us on the exact same nights, every single night? I think my manager did that, and he’s here, isn’t he?”

Shelton went on to explain that Stefani, 56, was also in Sin City for the opening night of her band No Doubt’s Las Vegas residency.

“My wife, Gwen Stefani. I like to say it out loud. I know it’s kind of douchey. She’s playing tonight over at the Sphere,” Shelton explained. I’m so glad y’all aren’t there. It’s weird to say, but it’s true.”

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“One of the things that I heard her say on stage was, and I thought to myself, ‘Man, if I ever get to do a residency in Vegas, I’m gonna do that too.’ She got on stage, she goes, ‘We’re in Las Vegas. We can do whatever in the hell we wanna do.’ OK? Don’t tell any authorities that I said that to you … You’re on your own,” he continued. “But I heard Gwen say that, and then she would sing whatever songs she was gonna sing. It would freak people out.”

Shelton and Stefani exchanged vows in July 2021. Shelton was previously married to Kaynette Gern from 2003 to 2006 and then Miranda Lambert from 2011 to 2015, while Stefani was with ex-husband Gavin Rossdale from 2002 to 2016. (Stefani and Rossdale share sons Kingston, 19, Zuma, 17, and Apollo, 12.)

Despite rumors circulating that Shelton and Stefani split, the country singer put the speculation to rest in January.

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“I started noticing these articles popping up about, ‘Blake and Gwen, they’re split up,’” he said while cohosting the Country Countdown USA radio show at the time, adding that he learned not to “believe anything anymore that I see on the internet.”

“[I saw them say] ‘They’re not even seeing each other anymore, they’re going through a divorce.’ And then, a week later, a picture comes out of us walking out of the grocery store,” he continued. “‘Oh, they’re back together again!’ And another week goes by and we’re not seen at the grocery store … ‘They’re divorcing.’”

“I just bought my first house on my own,” Paul, 31, wrote via her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, May 6. “[I had] been renting for years.”

Paul has been navigating a trying time since March. At the end of the month, ABC scrapped her season of The Bachelorette over resurfaced footage from a domestic violence altercation with ex Dakota Mortensen that led to her 2023 arrest. (Paul pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and was put on probation.)

“Taylor is very grateful for ABC’s support as she prioritizes her family’s safety and security,” a rep for the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star told Us Weekly in a statement at the time. “After years of silently suffering extensive mental and physical abuse as well as threats of retaliation, Taylor is finally gaining the strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm.”

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Taylor shares daughter Indy, 8, and son Ocean, 5, ex-husband Tate Paul, as well as son Ever, 2, with Mortensen, 33. The MomTok influencer temporarily lost custody of Ever last month following another alleged incident with Mortensen in February. A judge allowed her weekly supervised visitation until an official ruling can be made. Taylor and Mortensen were also each granted protective orders against one another.

Taylor has since been focused on prioritizing her mental health and well-being.

“I’ll start at [the] surface-level regarding mental health. You can only say ‘I’m fine’ (when you’re not) for so long until your body can no longer do it,” she wrote via Instagram on Wednesday. “The amount of times I kept going as normal and downplayed, didn’t acknowledge, process or speak out severely caught up to me. If you don’t address/process it your body will start to scream for help in some way.”

Taylor continued, “‘Address what?’ is probably the next question … and that answer is different for everyone and where it vastly becomes more complex. This isn’t to convince any one of anything or to be understood. It’s to bring awareness so maybe someone can prevent getting to this point or feel less alone or be encouraged to speak on whatever their struggle is.”

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Taylor further shared a glimpse of the “glimmers” that were getting her through the difficult period.

“My daily drive, bloodwork to check levels of what could be lacking or too much of [and] the amount of support is astonishing,” she wrote via her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, sharing a picture of thank-you cards. “[I have] gratitude to those who helped carry, and above all, Heat. Roller. No. Sleep.”

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support.

Martin, 76, attended the premiere of his Netflix film, Marty, Life is Short, in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 6, wearing a navy suit and a plaid tie. He posed with his sons, Henry Short and Oliver Short, who coordinated in sunglasses.

The premiere marked Martin’s first public appearance since Katherine died at age 42 in February.

At the time, a rep for Martin confirmed her death to Us Weekly, sharing, “It is with profound grief that we confirm the passing of Katherine Hartley Short. The Short family is devastated by this loss and asks for privacy at this time.”

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The statement continued, “Katherine was beloved by all and will be remembered for the light and joy she brought into the world.”

Later that month, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to Us that officers responded to a call of a possible suicide attempt in the Hollywood Hills. LAPD’s public information officer told Us that they responded to “the 2800 block of Westshire Drive” and “found a deceased female at the location.”

TMZ reported that Katherine was found “behind a locked door with a note nearby.” She was located by a friend who called for a welfare check after she hadn’t been heard from for a day.

One of Katherine’s neighbors exclusively told Us in February that she showed “no indication of struggle” before her death. “Depression is often a silent [and] hidden killer,” the neighbor, who lived near Katherine for over 10 years, explained.

The neighbor added, “Katherine was a private person, but that doesn’t mean she wasn’t friendly. She was quite outgoing.” Katherine could also be heard “laughing with friends” on her front porch from time to time.

While Katherine preferred to stay out of the spotlight, she attended a number of events with Martin through the years. In 2003, she was his plus one at an afterparty for The Producers. She also attended the 2011 Vanity Fair Oscar Party with her dad.

Martin adopted Katherine with his late wife, Nancy Dolman, who died in 2011 after a battle with ovarian cancer, along with Oliver, 40, and Henry, 36.