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Rita Wilson just shocked the Internet by revealing her massive back and arm tattoos.

The actress and singer, 69, is known for her lively spirit and marriage to Tom Hanks. But in a new series of Instagram photos, the star showed off a huge back tattoo of a cross, which was complemented by an arm tattoo. Standing topless with her hair up in a bun, the beauty showed off the ink. While we’re not sure if the tattoos are permanent, the fans were going wild in the comments section and praising her adventurous mentality.

“STRANGER WITH AGE? Who? Me? I’m lovin’ it! Who else is stranger with age? STRANGER WITH AGE song is out everywhere.

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The post was a tease to her new song, “Stranger With Age,” which is off of her album, Sound Of A Woman (Deluxe). Check out the official visualizer below:

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Wilson is a Veteran of the Music Business

While Wilson is known for acting roles in films Now and Then and It’s Complicated, as well as a producer for the runaway hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding, she’s also a seasoned vet of the music industry. Back in 2012, Wilson released her own version of the legendary Motown track “Come See About Me” by The Supremes, which originally dropped in 1964. But in December, Wilson took to social media to reminisce about the recording and shared the sweet music video she filmed for the cover of the song.

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If there’s one person Wilson always has in her corner, it’s her husband, Tom Hanks. Last October, Hanks took to Instagram to celebrate her birthday by sharing a stunning photo of his smiling wife as she ascended out of the water after enjoying a swim on vacation.

“This beautiful woman celebrates her birthday TODAY.  She is beloved by her husband. Happy Birthday, @ritawilson!” Hanks wrote. Now that’s a love story for the ages!

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Allergies and asthma are extremely common, and if you feel like yours are worse these days—or you know more people with allergies—it’s not in your head.

The Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America reports that 106 million people in the U.S. have one or both conditions and shifts in weather patterns, like warmer temperatures, intense rainstorms and drought, are making pollen seasons worse and longer. Though we often think of seasonal allergies as “just a spring thing,” they can be pretty awful in the summer and fall, too. If you’re an allergy sufferer, chances are you take a medication. But it’s vital to know how to take these medications.

 Dr. Mike Sevilla, MD, a family physician, points out that antihistamine pills are the most common class of allergy medications. These medications include brand-name options like Benadryl, Claritin, Zyrtec and Allegra.

“This class of medicine blocks histamine receptors to stop sneezing, runny nose and itching,” Dr. Sevilla tells Parade. “Decongestants constrict blood vessels in the nose to relieve stuffiness, and an example of this type of medication is called Sudafed. There are other medications that you can spray in your nose to help allergy symptoms, like Flonase.”

However, Dr. Uma Darji, MD, a family medicine doctor, emphasizes that over-the-counter does not mean risk-free.

“Many allergy medicines can cause drowsiness, confusion, dizziness, a rapid heartbeat or other side effects,” Dr. Darji warns. “They may also interact with sleep aids, anxiety medications and other medications.”

Doctors add that another substance can cause dangerous interactions with allergy medications, even if you take it several hours later. For this reason, doctors are begging people to stop taking allergy medicine in one specific way.

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Doctors Are Begging People To Stop Taking Allergy Medicine This Way

Doctors warn against drinking alcohol when taking allergy medication. Alcohol can worsen common allergy side effects, including drowsiness, dizziness and balance issues.

“Alcohol and many antihistamines both slow activity in the brain,” Dr. Darji states. “When combined, their sedating effects can add together and sometimes feel stronger than a person expects. This can make driving, cooking, swimming or supervising children unsafe.”

Dr. David Cutler, MD, a board-certified family medicine physician at Providence Saint John’s Health Center, adds that research suggests that combining first-generation antihistamines with alcohol is the most problematic. He says first-generation antihistamines include:

• Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
• Chlorpheniramine
• Brompheniramine
• Doxylamine
• Hydroxyzine

“Alcohol can substantially increase [symptoms like] dizziness, impaired coordination, slowed reaction time, and confusion,” Dr. Cutler adds. “In older adults, this can translate into a significantly higher risk of falls, fractures and accidents.”

Plus, Dr. Sevilla says some allergy medications can strain the liver.

“Alcohol and some allergy medications are processed in the liver, and can increase the chance of liver toxicity and increase blood markers like liver enzymes and the potential for liver damage,” he notes.

Dr. Darji reports that allergy medicines with acetaminophen are most likely to affect the liver when combined with alcohol and urges people to check the active ingredients. But acetaminophen isn’t the only ingredient, other than antihistamines, to look for on a label.

“For example, a decongestant may raise heart rate or blood pressure, while alcohol can also affect heart rate, hydration and blood pressure,” Dr. Darji says.

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Can You Drink Alcohol at All When Taking Allergy Medications?

Sometimes, spacing medications and/or supplements can lower or eliminate risk. But can you take an allergy medication in the morning and then have a nightcap later? It’s risky, and doctors don’t recommend it.

“Alcohol and medications can interact even when they are not swallowed at the same time,” Dr. Darji says. “Many second-generation antihistamines are designed to work for approximately 24 hours, so a morning dose is still active at dinner. Even shorter-acting medicines can cause lingering drowsiness, particularly in older adults or people with kidney or liver problems.”

Dr. Cutler says it’s vital to check the medication—no two allergy medicines are alike.

“With Benadryl and other first-generation antihistamines, the safest advice is to avoid alcohol altogether,” Dr. Cutler reports. “For newer antihistamines, the risk is generally lower, but avoiding alcohol is still the safest approach if the medication makes you sleepy.”

What happens if you already drank alcohol after (or with) an allergy medicine?

“Monitor for warning signs like extreme drowsiness, severe dizziness, confusion and any difficulty with breathing,” Dr. Sevilla says. “Definitely do not drive or operate machinery because there could be a decrease in reaction time, motor skills and judgment.”

If symptoms worsen or you feel unsafe, he advises calling for medical help, such as 9-1-1 for emergency services.

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3 Other Mistakes To Avoid When Taking Allergy Medications

Doctors say it’s best to avoid alcohol when you’re taking allergy medications, but there are other best practices to keep in mind. Below, they share a few more allergy medicine mistakes to avoid.

1. Believing all allergy medicines will (or won’t) work for you

You may be a better fit for certain allergy medications, depending on your symptoms and medical history.

“For ongoing nasal congestion, sneezing and postnasal drainage, a steroid nasal spray may be more effective and less sedating than repeatedly taking pills,” Dr. Darji notes. “If you need pills, a second-generation antihistamine is generally preferred for routine allergies.”

She encourages people with high blood pressure or heart disease to speak with their doctor before using oral decongestants.

2. Using nasal sprays for more than 3 days

Dr. Sevilla knows people like how decongestant nasal sprays quickly open up nasal passages, but prolonged use presents risks.

“The body quickly gets used to this medicine and stops working as well in about three days,” he cautions. “At this point, some patients take more sprays of the medicine, and it doesn’t work, and patients become frustrated. So, avoid using products like this for more than three days.”

3. Using an antihistamine as a substitute for epinephrine during anaphylaxis

Dr. Darji reports that antihistamines can help with itching and hives, but they won’t treat swelling, breathing difficulty or dangerously low blood pressure.

“If someone has symptoms of anaphylaxis and has an epinephrine auto-injector, epinephrine should be used immediately, and 911 should be called,” Dr. Darji emphasizes.

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Sources:

• Dr. Mike Sevilla, MD, a family physician
• Dr. Uma Darji, MD, a family medicine doctor
• Dr. David Cutler, MD, a board-certified family medicine physician at Providence Saint John’s Health Center
• Allergy Capitals. Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America.
• Second generation H1 – antihistamines interaction with food and alcohol—A systematic review. Biomedicine & Pharmacy.

Jack Quaid, the son of Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid, just hit the red carpet alongside his famous mom.

Jack, 34, made his acting debut in The Hunger Games and has since found great success as Hugh “Hughie” Campbell in The Boys. Roles in films like Oppenheimer and Novocaine also earned him serious acclaim. But in a red carpet appearance alongside Ryan at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opening night, his legendary genes were on display. One glance at that sweet smile, and it’s clear he’s a Quaid, through and through. Towering over his mom, Quaid smiled happily.

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Doing Improv Comedy With His Mom

While Quaid looks most like his dad, he spoke about doing improv with his legendary mother. During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon back in March, he shared that Ryan rocked the stage while doing comedy.

“It was no surprise, but she got giant laughs,” Quaid shared. “She crushed it.”

Check out the sweet video of Quaid talking about his mom below:

What Has Jack Quaid Said About Growing Up With Two Famous Parents?

When it comes to growing up with two famous parents in Hollywood, Quaid shared that he knows it likely helped him get through the door on the way to success in the entertainment industry.

“I am an immensely privileged person,” he shared in 2024 during a podcast interview with The Daily Beast. Quaid added that he “was able to get representation pretty early on, and that’s more than half the battle.” However, that doesn’t mean he hasn’t worked hard to get where he is. The actor noted that he “just tried to work as hard as I possibly can to prove that I deserve to walk through that door…I need to work my a– off.”

What Has Dennis Quaid Said About His Son’s Career?

Dennis Quaid is one proud dad when it comes to his son. Last year, when Jack’s film Novocaine led the domestic box office in its opening weekend, Quaid told PEOPLE that he’s immensely proud, and not a bit surprised.

“I just talked to him last night. His movie’s no. 1. I mean, that’s incredible, really great,” Dennis shared. “He certainly deserves it. He’s just getting started. You haven’t seen nothing yet when it comes to him.”

Related: Jack Quaid, Son of Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid, Hit Late Night Looking Just Like His Father

If your dream kitchen involves gingham curtains, a sourdough starter with a name and a pie cooling on the windowsill, Holly Williams at Dollar General is about to become your new favorite aisle. Her cottagecore-leaning home finds have been turning heads for their storybook charm and budget-friendly price tags, and her fall collection might be the sweetest yet.

Let’s start with the star—the sage green and cream harvest pumpkin print oven mitt. It’s soft, dreamy and a little bit vintage, with a muted, earthy palette that feels perfectly fitting for a cozy farmhouse in the woods. It’s also just $2, which means you can reasonably buy one for yourself, one for your mom and one to gift to that friend who always has fresh-baked banana bread on hand. It’s a small purchase that instantly makes hot pan duty feel like a scene from a cottage kitchen.

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Holly Williams Fall Pumpkin Print Oven Mitt, $2 at Dollar General

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If you’re not sold on pumpkins, Holly has options. Her deer print oven mitt leans woodsy, with a cozy, cottagey charm that suits cool evenings, mugs of cider and a stack of blankets nearby. Then there’s the gorgeous fall floral print, which is romantic, moody and just a little bit vintage-inspired. Each one is $2, so the real dilemma is whether you’re brave enough to pick just one.

But if the sage green harvest print has captured your heart, you can build an entire seasonal tablescape around it. The same design appears on a tablecloth, a sugar canister, a pasta bowl, a pie plate, a dish drying mat, a trinket tray and a coffee mug, with more pieces beyond those.

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Picture it—the tablecloth set for Sunday supper, a freshly baked pie is ready for its moment, and a mug of warm cider sitting next to the sugar canister. It’s a cohesive look that would usually mean a pricey boutique run, but here it’s all under one roof at the dollar store.

The best part is how easy it is to mix and match. Grab a single oven mitt for a subtle nod to the season or go all in and let the pumpkin print take over the whole kitchen. Either way, you get an autumn refresh that feels thoughtful and curated.

As always with seasonal drops, the cutest items tend to disappear quickly, so if the sage green pumpkin print is calling your name, don’t wait too long to head to your nearest Dollar General.

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Hayden Christensen and his 11-year-old daughter, Briar Rose, are the cutest red carpet duo.

The actor, 45, who is best known for his role as Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, is returning as Anakin Skywalker, the iconic role he played in the Star Wars prequels and the TV series Obi-Wan Kenobi, in Star Wars: Ahsoka. But it was his sweet daughter, whom he shares with ex Rachel Bilson, who stole the spotlight at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opening night in Los Angeles, California. Holding hands with his little girl, Christensen smiled brightly as he and his daughter hit the red carpet.

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A Video Of Christensen Went Viral

In a sweet interview with MTV UK last month, Christensen opened up about the TV shows he loves to watch with his daughter. But the touching point of the video was overlooked by critics, who came with cruel comments about how Christensen looks.

While Christensen looked extremely handsome on the red carpet during the appearance, a new video making the rounds on social media proved to be like catnip for Internet trolls who wanted to throw out mean comments about aging.

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In the comments, fans were quick to point out that aging is just a natural part of life.

“All the comments of aging… He is just getting older. Spoiler alert: People do age and die, but you can have the best life over 40. and 50. and 60,” one person said.

“Everyone saying he’s aged a lot… yeah… like a fine wine,” another person chimed in.

“I hate judgemental people. He seems like a nice, down-to-earth guy. It’s a privilege to age!” another person said.

“Aging and death is coming for us all, just a reminder to everyone confused or upset by someone’s looks changing over decades,” someone else noted.

“not y’all bullying him AGAIN! Leave him alone!!” a fan said.

The First Trailer for Star Wars: Ahsoka Season 2

The first trailer for the new season of Star Wars: Ahsoka premiered last month at D23 in Anaheim. Season 2 continues the story of Ahsoka Tano, played by Rosario Dawson, and her extraordinary journey beyond the known galaxy.

“As Ahsoka and her Jedi apprentice Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) travel across a mysterious and perilous world to find their way home, their friends must face the powerful Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) and his sinister allies, who seek to plunge the New Republic into war,” a description reads, according to Deadline.

Check out the trailer below:

Related: Rachel Bilson Shares Rare Photo of Briar Rose, Her Daughter with Ex Hayden Christensen

In 1999, the American Film Institute named the 50 greatest screen legends of all time. Twenty-seven years later, only one of them is still alive.

Sophia Loren, who was ranked No. 21 among the 25 female legends on AFI’s “100 Years…100 Stars” list, celebrates her 92nd birthday on Sept. 20. The Italian actress is now the last surviving member of a remarkable group that included Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, Marlon Brando, James Stewart and dozens more of Hollywood’s most celebrated stars.

When AFI unveiled the list during a CBS special on June 15, 1999, eight of the 50 honorees were still alive: Loren, Brando, Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Shirley Temple, Lauren Bacall, Kirk Douglas, Gregory Peck and Sidney Poitier. Loren became the sole surviving member following Poitier’s death at 94 in January 2022.

It’s another remarkable distinction in a career that has already lasted more than 70 years.

Born Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone in Rome on Sept. 20, 1934, Loren began appearing in movies as a teenager. She was an uncredited extra in the 1951 epic Quo Vadis before emerging as a star in Italian films including Aida and The Gold of Naples.

By the late 1950s, Loren had become an international star, appearing opposite some of Hollywood’s biggest leading men. Her credits included The Pride and the Passion with Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra, Houseboat with Grant, It Started in Naples with Clark Gable and El Cid with Charlton Heston.

But the performance that made Academy Awards history came in Vittorio De Sica’s 1960 drama Two Women. Loren played Cesira, a mother trying to protect her young daughter in war-torn Italy.

The role earned Loren the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the first performer to win an acting Oscar for a non-English-language performance. She later received a second Best Actress nomination for 1964’s Marriage Italian Style.

Her honors didn’t end there. Loren received an honorary Academy Award in 1991, when the Academy celebrated her as “one of the genuine treasures of world cinema.” Her lengthy résumé also includes a BAFTA, a Grammy, the Cecil B. DeMille Award and multiple honors from the Cannes and Venice film festivals.

Loren became more selective about acting later in her career, but she never entirely left the screen. She appeared alongside Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon in 1995’s Grumpier Old Men and joined the star-studded cast of the 2009 musical Nine.

Her most recent feature film came in 2020 with The Life Ahead, directed by her son Edoardo Ponti. Loren played Holocaust survivor Madame Rosa in the Italian drama, earning another David di Donatello Award for Best Actress.

And Loren hasn’t necessarily taken her final bow. After turning 90 in 2024, the actress dismissed reports that she had retired and expressed hope that there would be more roles in her future.

For now, at 92, Loren occupies a place in Hollywood history that belongs to her alone: the last surviving star among AFI’s 50 greatest screen legends.

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Brad Paisley’s 2009 song “Welcome to the Future” not only grew into a celebrated country classic but also earned its place among the “Greatest Country Songs of All Time.”

Landing at No. 200 on Rolling Stone’s list, the publication praised how one of “mainstream country’s most prominent liberals” managed to fill his nearly six-minute song with observations about different generations.

“Welcome to the Future” was also a commercial success, peaking at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Written by Paisley and Chris DuBois, the song was inspired by Barack Obama’s historic presidential victory in November 2008.

As fate would have it, Paisley was invited to participate in the White House Music Series shortly after the song made its official debut.

Brad Paisley during his performance at Tollwood Summer Festival 2026

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Paisley performed “Welcome to the Future” in the historic East Room of the White House in front of the then-president, first lady Michelle Obama, students, White House staff and members of Congress.

The country star also admitted that he had to close his eyes during his performance to keep himself from becoming emotional.

“I had to close my eyes, or I would completely break down,” Paisley revealed, as mentioned on his official website. “Cause in sound check at three in the afternoon, I started crying. I couldn’t sing it. The last words that I sang were, ‘Glory, glory hallelujah, welcome to the future,’ and then I left and went offstage. I took my hat and tipped it to him and said, ‘Thank you, sir.’ And then I came off and just started bawling, because it was so emotional for me to sing those words.”

As for the meaning of the song, Paisley also explained how “Welcome to the Future” represents his “hopes and dreams” through the experiences and perspectives of three generations, from his grandfather to himself and ultimately to his children.

Lastly, the country singer also highlighted the song’s impact on his eighth studio album, American Saturday Night.

“When I was making this record, [this song] was one of the last [songs] written,” he shared, as cited by The Boot. “It became the glue of what made this an album to me. It didn’t feel like a fully formed album until we wrote this. Then I thought, “Okay, this album is done.”

Related: 1964 Iconic Ballad, With 20-Year-Old Singer of The Moody Blues, Is Still a Generational Hit 62 Years Later

With hurricane season well underway (June 1 through November 30), travelers should be wary of storm watches. September is historically the busiest month for tropical storms in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico. 

On the morning of Sunday, September 20, Tropical Storm Fay formed in the northern Atlantic and is currently located about 450 miles southwest of the Azores, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, per ABC News. 

The Azores are a group of nine Portuguese islands in the North Atlantic Ocean.

The storm has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, with some additional strengthening expected in the short term, but it does not currently pose a threat to land, and no coastal watches or warnings are in effect.

Will Tropical Storm Fay Impact Travel? 

Because Fay is about 2,400 miles from the U.S. East Coast and is expected to weaken and dissipate later this week, it’s unlikely to affect travel. There could be some localized flight-path or routing adjustments over the Atlantic, but no major widespread travel disruption.

The History of Fay: 

In the last two decades or so, there have been several tropical storms and one hurricane with the name Fay. 

Beginning in 2008, Tropical Storm Fay formed on August 15 and lasted through August 27. It reached maximum sustained winds of 70 mph and made four Florida landfalls. 

Six years later, Hurricane Fay became a Category 1 hurricane and affected Bermuda. Fast forward to 2020, Tropical Storm Fay formed on July 9 and lasted through July 11. At its peak, winds reached 60 mph. 

The U.S. Northeast, including parts of New Jersey, was affected, resulting in $220 million worth of damage. 

What’s the Difference Between a Tropical Storm and a Hurricane?

The essential difference between a tropical storm and a hurricane is the wind speed. A tropical depression has winds of 38 mph or less, a tropical storm sees winds between 39 and 73 mph, and a hurricane sees winds of 74 mph or higher. 

Because Tropical Storm Fay currently has winds of 45 mph, it is not a hurricane and likely will not be upgraded to one. 

That said, tropical storms aren’t inherently harmless just because of the lower winds. They can produce flooding, heavy rain, and storm surges.

Papa Roach, a popular rock band known for songs like “Scars” and “Last Resort,” was scheduled to appear at the Louder Than Life music festival taking place from September 17 to September 20. Unfortunately, the band was forced to drop out hours before they were meant to appear on stage due to an emergency with the bassist, Tobin Esperance.

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The band posted on their Instagram to deliver the news to fans. They stated, “After careful consideration and advice from medical professionals, Papa Roach bassist Tobin Esperance will be unable to perform this weekend due to an unexpected emergency. Therefore, we will not be able to perform at this year’s Louder Than Life festival and wish everyone the best. Right now, Tobin’s health is our immediate concern. We look forward to welcoming him back on stage in November and appreciate the continued support and respect for his privacy during this time.”

According to Billboard, this was the band’s last show scheduled in America before crossing the Atlantic. The outlet continued, “Assuming Esperance recovers on schedule, the band picks back up Nov. 1 for its Rise of the Roach tour, opening at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro and moving through Dublin, Birmingham, Manchester, London and Cardiff before a run of mainland European dates that wraps Dec. 6 in Lyon.”

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In an interview with The Upcoming, Esperance spoke about how much he enjoys performing. “When I get on stage… I just like the idea that people have their nine-to-five jobs or their thing that they do all day, and then there is this, ‘Man, I want to go out tonight and just let loose,’ you know? It is like the last tribal experience where people just get together, and kind of lay out all their naked emotions onto the table for everyone to admire, or laugh at, or whatever it is. They just dance around in a circle, [they can] just be like ‘Wooooo!’ That’s what is so cool – that people still want to come out to a live show and let loose, and we are like the soundtrack to that.”

Louder Than Life is a four-day festival that includes over 200 acts. Some other popular bands scheduled for this year were My Chemical Romance, Iron Maiden, Tool, and Limp Bizkit.

Krispy Kreme has been adding new doughnuts to its fall lineup. Recently, they added the Biscoff Cookie Butter Kreme Filled Doughnut, the Original Glazed Pumpkin Spice Cake Doughnut, the Maple Cheesecake Doughnut and the Cafe Mocha Doughnut. The fall menu was released on August 11.

• Maple Cheesecake: cheesecake kreme filling, maple icing, graham crunch and maple drizzle.
• Cafe Mocha: chocolate icing, coffee buttercreme and mocha bean.
• Biscoff Cookie Butter: Biscoff cookie butter kreme filling, cookie butter icing, Biscoff cookie pieces and white icing drizzle.
• Pumpkin Spice Cake: old-fashioned cake doughnut with pumpkin spice flavor.

The chain bakery recently ran promotions offering several limited-time flavors, including apple cider and pumpkin spice doughnuts, along with football-shaped doughnuts and Pokémon-themed doughnuts. Their most recent limited-time flavor is the blueberry-glazed doughnut, which was released on Thursday, 9/17. Made with sweet, blueberry-flavored dough and coated with the iconic original glaze, the doughnuts will be available until today, 9/20. “Your fav is BACK! 🫐🍩You asked, we listened! Original Glazed Blueberry Flavored doughnuts return Thursday and are here for the weekend only,” the brand posted on Instagram on Thursday. 

Krispy Kreme is also running a promotion with these doughnuts. Today, you can snag a dozen blueberry glazed doughnuts for $5 when you purchase any dozen or 16-count minis. Find more details about the promotion here.

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Joanna Gaines has become synonymous with inviting interiors and effortless style, and her Wayfair collaboration with Loloi continues to capture the hearts of home decorators everywhere. The television star’s ability to blend timeless patterns with fresh, modern touches gives each piece a unique warmth that feels both current and classic. The Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines x Loloi collection is known for its thoughtful color palettes, quality materials, and attention to detail, offering approachable luxury that welcomes everyone in.

The Pace Area Rug is one option from the collection that’s currently turning heads for its beautiful colors and sophisticated design. It’s also currently marked down by 57% in the 2-foot-3-inch by 3-foot-10-inch size. With a starting price of just $39, this rug offers a rare chance to bring designer flair into your space without stretching your budget.

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The Pace rug is inspired by vintage Turkish rugs, featuring a warm, neutral color palette that flows seamlessly with traditional, farmhouse, or modern decor. With its blend of soft greens, cozy beiges, and subtle patterns, it has a level of detail and quality you’d expect from a family heirloom. 

The rug’s understated elegance can instantly elevate the atmosphere, whether placed in a living room, bedroom, entryway, or dining area. Reviewers have been quick to praise the “beautiful colors” of the rug, noting how the mix shifts gently depending on the lighting and time of day.

“This rug was a great addition to my space,” one shopper stated. “The colors are accurate to the website, which was important to me when coordinating with existing décor. It feels comfortable and lays nicely once settled. The pattern and color are beautiful, and it gives the room the exact look I was hoping for.”

Crafted in Turkey using a power-loomed technique, the Pace rug has a soft, low-pile finish that feels comfortable underfoot but is also built to last. The varied texture mimics the look of hand-knotted rugs, giving each piece a sense of depth and artisanal quality. The no-shed, stain-resistant material is especially suited for high-traffic spaces (hello, parents!), making this rug both a practical and stylish choice for busy households.

Joanna Gaines’ Pace rug is available in a variety of sizes, from petite accent pieces and hallway runners to statement-making area rugs over ten feet wide. Each size delivers the same attention to detail and timeless appeal, and they’re all currently on sale, too. Interested buyers should note that the brand recommends adding a rug pad for extra cushion and to keep the rug firmly in place.

You’ll appreciate how easy the rug is to maintain. Regular vacuuming and spot cleaning with a dry cloth are usually all it takes to keep the colors vibrant and the fabric looking fresh. Reviewers noted that the temporary creases from shipping will relax and settle with time, allowing the rug’s beauty to shine in your space.

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With its inviting color palette, soft feel, and substantial markdown, the $39 Joanna Gaines area rug stands out as a smart buy for anyone looking to refresh their décor. Don’t miss your chance to secure one at this price!

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The X-Files was a hit series, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, that originally ran from 1993 until 2002. Although there are dozens of eerie episodes, recently, TVLine ranked the creepiest episodes in the entire series.

Coming in at number one was the 1996 episode, “Home,” which was the only episode in the show’s history to earn a TV-MA rating. It was even banned from television reruns. The episode summary on IMDb reads, “The remains of a murdered deformed infant lead the agents to a family of murderous, inbred, animal-like brothers living on a secluded farm in a remote section of Pennsylvania.”

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When speaking about this episode, Director Kim Manners said that the script was “as classic a horror script as I’m ever going to see.” Writer Glen Morgan also spoke about the episode in an interview with Gold Derby, claiming that a Fox executive read it and told him, “You’re sick.”

Morgan continued, “That episode was directed by Kim Manners, who Jim and I met on 21 Jump Street. The first thing he ever made was one of the original Charlie’s Angels episodes. Kim was always a great director and was a blast. I think the actors got a little bit more monstery than was in my head, but that was Kim’s choice. The really great thing is the actress Karin Konoval, who played the mother, doing green screen with limb removal, which was not a thing you saw on TV very often.”

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He continued, “My grandmother and grandfather, my mom’s parents, lived in Rochester, and they had a family next door who was a very nice family, maybe a little chaotic, named the Peacocks. I just thought, what a great name, and so we named [the ‘Home’ family] the Peacocks. I have no idea if they even know that it’s based on them. My grandmother was worried that they would find out, but they weren’t a family of four inbred brothers, so they’re not going to take offense.”

Some of the other episodes that made TVLine’s list of creepiest The X-Files episodes were “Roadrunners,” “Squeeze,” “Irresistible,” and “Drive.”

There’s a sing-along that can turn a wedding reception, a house party, or a long road trip into a synchronized shout the moment that unmistakable guitar riff kicks in. Ask a room full of nostalgic music fans to name the tune, and chances are they’ll finish the chorus before you do.

The song is ‘Love Shack,’ and the band behind it, the B-52’s, needed it more than anyone realized at the time. By the mid-1980s, the group’s momentum had stalled, and the death of founding guitarist Ricky Wilson in 1985 left the band’s future in real doubt. When Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, and Cindy Wilson regrouped for 1989’s Cosmic Thing, ‘Love Shack’ became the song that brought them all the way back.

The inspiration came from a real place, a run-down club outside Athens, Georgia, that Schneider used to frequent. Pierson later compared the club’s vibe to something out of a movie, describing it as “kind of like the juke joint in The Colour Purple.”

Commercially, ‘Love Shack’ became the B-52’s first Top 40 hit in the U.S., peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. It performed even better elsewhere, topping the charts in Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand, and reaching No. 1 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Here’s the twist longtime fans still bring up: for a song later named one of Rolling Stone‘s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, ‘Love Shack’ never actually reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It spent weeks stuck behind singles from Milli Vanilli and Bad English.

More than three decades later, the gap between chart position and staying power hasn’t mattered much. ‘Love Shack’ still shows up at weddings, still clears out the snack table the second it comes on, and still gets word-for-word treatment from people who weren’t even born when Cosmic Thing came out.

Kate Beckinsale started off Sunday in an alarming way after wiping her Instagram and sharing a pair of cryptic messages.

Early on September 20, the 53-year-old actress posted a black square to her main Instagram grid containing just the word “bye.” It appeared to be a screenshot of an existing post as it had Instagram’s like, comment, and reshare count on the right side.

Beckinsale also shared a photo on her Instagram Stories showing a rainbow stretching over a road at an intersection. Across the image, she wrote, “congratulations you win I give up.” She has since deleted both posts.

A screenshot of Kate Beckinsale’s Instagram on September 20, 2026.

The Underworld star has not publicly explained what either message means. She also removed her previous Instagram posts, leaving the black square as the only post currently visible on her grid. She also disabled comments on the post.

Her Instagram bio was switched to contain a link to a 2020 BBC article about the death of British television presenter Caroline Flack.

A screenshot of Kate Beckinsale’s Instagram Story on September 20, 2026. Kate Beckinsale has faced a difficult few years

The posts come after Beckinsale has publicly discussed an incredibly difficult period in her personal life. In August, she addressed criticism and speculation surrounding her weight, explaining that she had been coping with both health issues and intense grief.

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“You take a break from Instagram for several months following the death of your mother, delete all of your posts and explain in some considerable detail about why you may have lost weight including the fact that weight loss is one of the very first physical signs of bereavement…I think people might be broken,” she wrote at the time.

Beckinsale’s mother, Judy Loe, died in July 2025 following a period of declining health. The loss came less than two years after Beckinsale’s stepfather, director Roy Battersby, died in January 2024.

Beckinsale previously spoke about the toll those losses had taken on her, particularly after also losing her father, Richard Beckinsale, to a heart attack when she was 5 years old.

Who is Kate Beckinsale?

Beckinsale is a British actress who began working onscreen in the early 1990s before gaining recognition with roles in films like Much Ado About Nothing and Emma. Her claim to fame was starring opposite Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett in 2001’s Pearl Harbor, followed by the romantic comedy Serendipity that same year.

She went on to become an action star as vampire warrior Selene in 2003’s Underworld, a role she reprised across multiple films in the franchise.

Sweet Magnolias is a Netflix show that is based on a series of novels by Sherryl Woods. The show, which premiered in 2020 and has had five seasons, stars JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott, and Heather Headley. Unfortunately, it was recently announced that the show would be coming to an end.

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Sheryl J. Anderson, the creator of the show, addressed the news on Instagram. She said, “Living in Serenity for five seasons has been a privilege and a blessing. The people I’ve met and worked with — our incredible writers, cast, crew, executives, and producers — have touched my heart and changed my life. And our fans have been amazing in their passion for our characters. Thank you all. Though our journey has sadly come to an end, I hope Serenity will always have a place in your heart. Keep pouring it out!”

The show’s Instagram also posted about the cancellation, saying, “All grand adventures must eventually end. And here, dear friends, is where ours does. Sweet Magnolias is now complete with five seasons streaming on Netflix. To our outstanding cast and crew: You are Serenity. This show would not be what it is without your hard work and dedication and love. Some days were long, some days were hard, many days were rainy. But work is lighter and more joyful when shared with people like you. Whether you were with us for a single day or for all five seasons, you left your mark on our sweet town in South Carolina. Be proud of what you’ve done.”

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The post went on to thank their partners at DLP Productions and their partners at Netflix.

The post concluded by thanking the author of the books and the fans. “To Miss Woods: Serenity exists because of you. Thank you for creating it, and thank you for entrusting us with it. We hope we did you proud. And, finally, to our viewers: Serenity is for you. Every moment of laughter, of heartbreak, of anger, of joy was for you.”

On Sunday, Sept. 20, the bassist of the legendary grunge rock band Soundgarden, Ben Shepherd, is celebrating his birthday. He turns 58 years old.

Shepherd first joined Soundgarden in 1990 as their bassist after playing music with various bands before that. He was initially passed over for another bassist when he first auditioned to join the band, but Soundgarden brought him in after firing the other bassist. Along with Shepherd, the band included Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil, and Matt Cameron.

Along with his talent on the bass guitar, Shepherd is also an accomplished songwriter, and he brought these skills to Soundgarden after he joined. Throughout his time with the band, some of the songs Shepherd worked on as a composer, lyricist, or both include “Slaves & Bulldozers,” “Somewhere,” “Head Down,” “Zero Chance,” and more.

Soundgarden found huge success during the 1990s, and they were one of the pioneers of the grunge rock subgenre. In 1995, the band won two Grammys for Best Hard Rock Performance and Best Metal Performance.

Unfortunately, the band eventually formed disagreements over a variety of issues, leading to its disbandment in 1997. A side project Shepherd had formed with some other musicians in 1993 called Hater also disbanded the same year.

Throughout the late 1990s and 2000s, Shepherd worked with other bands on collaborations and formed a couple of short-lived bands, including Wellwater Conspiracy and Unkmongoni.

After Shepherd lost all of his equipment and material from Soundgarden in 2008, he retired from music for a few years. Thankfully, he was eventually convinced to come back, reuniting with Soundgarden in 2010 and releasing his first solo album, In Deep Owl, in 2013.

Shepherd and Soundgarden released a few more albums and toured often after reuniting, until Cornell’s death in 2017 led to a sudden stop of all activities.

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Shepherd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2025 as a member of Soundgarden, and in 2026, he confirmed that the band is finishing up a new album that will include the final vocal recordings from Cornell before his death.

He told Bass Magazine of the highly anticipated project: “I mean, this isn’t over; as a band we’re still going, and we have more to say and more happening in the future. We’re not done just because we’re in the Hall of Fame — we’re still playing. This isn’t the end of the road for us.”

Music fans are excited to see what’s in store for the future of Soundgarden and its bassist, Shepherd.

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There’s nothing better than the sweet feeling of dipping a tortilla chip in hot, melty queso dip from your favorite restaurant. And while we don’t need a reason to down an entire bowl of queso, today, September 20, is even more special than the rest. Why? Because it’s National Queso Day! To celebrate, some of our favorite Tex-Mex restaurants are giving out incredible deals on queso dip and chips. Among those restaurants are Qdoba and Moe’s Southwest Grill. Here’s how you can take advantage. 

Qdoba Mexican Eats

Just days ago, on September 16, Qdoba offered free chips and guacamole to customers for National Guacamole Day. Today, they’re running a similar promotion, offering free regular chips and queso with the purchase of a regular-sized entrée. Just use the code QUESODAY with your purchase to enjoy your free chips and queso. 

Qdoba recently launched a ‘Diptember’ promotion to highlight 14 dips, salsas and sauces, including its latest queso dip, the queso fundido. Unlike regular queso dip, the queso fundido dip includes seasoned ground beef, picante ranch and cilantro. Other salsas, dips and sauces include guacamole, salsa verde, picante ranch, habanero salsa, queso diablo and more. Qdoba also recently added the churro chips to the menu and the new spicy tequila lime steak is currently available for a limited time only. 

Moe’s Southwest Grill

If you sign up for Moe’s Loyalty Rewards, you can take part in Double Dip Days, which means you can snag free guac or queso through today. Regular guests can also grab a free cup of queso for National Queso Day today, no purchase necessary. This promotion comes days after the restaurant offered free guacamole on National Guacamole Day. Moe’s is also running a Kids Eat Free promotion all September long. 

The Tex-Mex restaurant recently added a few items to the menu, including the grilled burrito dippers, the dippers moe value meal and the taco moe value meal. Moe’s will also celebrate National Quesadilla Day on September 24-25, offering buy one get one quesadillas, excluding add-ons, extras and premium proteins. See all of the promotions Moe’s Southwest Grill offers this year here. 

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Mary Kay and Johnny was the first American sitcom, starring Mary Kay Stearns and Johnny Stearns, an actual couple. The 15-minute episodes were meant to sell cosmetics. A new book, 100 Years of Laughter: American Comedy in the Twentieth Century, speaks about the monumental series that most people have never heard of.

Gary Berman, the author, wrote that Johnny once said, “If we portray ourselves, some people may not like us, but they wouldn’t like us if they knew us. But if we’re totally ourselves, people can’t say they don’t believe us. And so for that reason, we wrote very close to home, obviously dramatizing and going for gags and comedy, but keeping it on things that actually happened to us.”

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Six months into the series, the couple had a baby in real life. “Johnny simply wrote that into the scripts, making her the first pregnant female character on a TV series,” Berman wrote. “They were also the first couple to share a bed on TV — three years before married couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz could not on I Love Lucy.”

He went on to discuss the episode that was filmed after the couple had their son, Christopher. “The evening’s episode was shot 30 minutes after Christopher’s birth and featured an ‘expectant’ Johnny pacing the waiting room floor. Mary Kay missed only two episodes, and Christopher appeared briefly in his first episode when he was less than two weeks old.”

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Mary Kay and Johnny aired episodes on the DuMont Television Network, CBS, and NBC. The series ended in March of 1950, but the couple stayed married for 55 years, until Johnny died in 2001 at the age of 85. Mary Kay died in 2018 at the age of 93.

According to PEOPLE, “While only special episodes were preserved due to budget constraints, the remaining recordings were destroyed in 1975, when the majority of DuMont program kinescopes on 16 mm film were disposed of in New York’s East River as they vacated the warehouse so successor Metromedia could take over. Only a single episode of Mary Kay and Johnny has survived. The Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles holds the sole copy.”

Family. For some, the word conjures up images of warm holiday gatherings, unconditional support and a safe harbor in life’s storms. But for others, the word is incredibly heavy, fraught with anxiety, lingering resentment and deep-seated emotional pain. When you are dealing with a toxic family dynamic, the idea of finally cutting ties and walking away can feel like both a devastating loss and a desperate, necessary gasp for fresh air.

Making the decision to go “no contact” or estrange yourself from a difficult family member is rarely a choice made overnight. It usually comes after years of crossed lines, unheeded requests, quiet suffering and emotional exhaustion. You may have tried every communication method possible, only to be met with the same manipulative or dismissive behaviors.

However, therapists and psychologists warn that before you take the ultimate step of permanently severing a relationship, it is crucial to look inward. Cutting ties is a profound, life-altering boundary. But have you done the internal groundwork necessary to ensure you are making this choice from a place of absolute strength, rather than purely reactive distress?

Often, we focus so intensely on what our difficult relative is doing wrong that we completely neglect our own internal emotional boundaries. We might complain about their toxic behavior without ever establishing clear, firm consequences. Or, we might repeatedly subject ourselves to their mistreatment because we haven’t aligned our actions with our core values.

Before you close the door on a family member forever, mental health experts suggest doing a rigorous internal audit. Taking a pause to check your emotional boundaries ensures that if you do ultimately decide to walk away, you do so with profound clarity and peace, rather than lingering, heavy guilt.

Here are four emotional boundaries to check within yourself before you make the decision to cut ties.

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1. Are You Communicating Your Needs or Just Your Dislikes?

When dealing with a difficult relative, it is incredibly easy to fall into the trap of constantly telling them what to stop doing. You might tell a parent to stop giving unsolicited advice, or beg a sibling to stop criticizing your life choices. But according to Dr. Amelia Kelley, PhD, a trauma-informed therapist and author, communicating only what you don’t want isn’t always enough to establish a firm, healthy boundary.

“Too many people focus on what they don’t want, which tends to turn the other person away and make them defensive,” Dr. Kelley told Parade in a recent discussion on setting boundaries. “When you focus on what you do need, you invite problem-solving and mutual understanding.”

Before walking away entirely, ask yourself if you have clearly articulated what you actually need from the relationship to make it emotionally safe and functional. If you have clearly stated your needs and they are still ignored, you have your answer.

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2. Have You Clearly Defined the Consequences (And Are You Ready to Enforce Them)?

A boundary without a consequence is merely a suggestion. Many people threaten to cut ties in the heat of a painful argument, only to return to the exact same toxic dynamic days later. This heartbreaking cycle erodes your own emotional resilience and teaches the difficult family member that your lines in the sand can easily be washed away.

As Dr. Kelley pointed out, a true boundary comes after it’s crossed—it’s what you choose to do in response.

“For example, if your parents continue making judgmental comments after you’ve asked them to stop, choosing not to go home for the holidays is a boundary in action,” she explained.

Before you decide on full estrangement, honestly assess whether you have consistently enforced smaller consequences. If you cannot hold firm on skipping a holiday, cutting ties entirely may bring more guilt than relief.

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3. Do Your Boundaries Align With Your Core Values?

Sometimes, the suffocating guilt of cutting off a family member is more painful than the relationship itself. To mitigate this emotional fallout, your boundaries must be deeply rooted in your personal core values. Are you prioritizing your mental health, protecting your own children or preserving your peace of mind?

Licensed psychotherapist Dr. Suzanne Wallach, PsyD, LMFT, explained to Parade in the same article on boundaries that knowing your values empowers you to confidently hold your ground.

“If spending time with your family is important to you, you will likely feel good about setting a boundary that supports that,” Dr. Wallach shared.

Conversely, if your ultimate value is mutual respect and emotional safety, and this family member outright refuses to offer it, recognizing that glaring misalignment will give you the emotional fortitude to enforce the separation without second-guessing yourself.

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4. Have You Processed the Reality of Their Disrespect?

Finally, you must confront the painful reality of who your family member actually is, rather than who you desperately wish they were. Dysfunctional family dynamics often survive on the fragile hope that the toxic person will one day wake up and change. When they continually disrespect your limits, it is a glaring red flag that cannot be ignored.

Dr. Patricia Dixon, a licensed clinical psychologist, told Parade in an article on toxic family dynamics that ignoring these patterns can have lasting, devastating consequences.

“Disregarding boundaries is a red flag that shouldn’t be ignored because it can lead to unhealthy codependency,” Dr. Dixon stated, adding that this dynamic “can create difficulties in future relationships.”

Accept that you cannot control their lack of empathy. As Dr. Dixon previously advised in a Parade story on how to respond to offensive questions, “You never have to subject yourself to discomfort because someone else behaved inappropriately. You can stand up for your needs and feelings and still have healthy relationships.”

Adapted from Parade’s “Therapists Are Begging You To Remember This 1 Thing About Boundaries” by Ashley Broadwater, “8 Red Flags in Family Dynamics You Shouldn’t Ignore, a Psychologist Warns” by Morgan McMurrin and “The #1 Phrase To Say When Someone Asks an Offensive Question” by Martha Sorren

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Sources:

• Dr. Amelia Kelley, PhD, trauma-informed therapist, researcher, TEDx speaker, podcaster and author of Gaslighting Recovery for Women
• Dr. Suzanne Wallach, PsyD, LMFT, licensed psychotherapist
• Dr. Patricia Dixon, licensed clinical psychologist

Until pop superstar Gwen Stefani met Blake Shelton in 2014, she “didn’t know that Blake even existed,” she confessed to NBC Insider. But fast forward one year, and No Doubt‘s lead singer was falling hard for the country crooner as they coached singers on NBC’s The Voice. But one of their co-stars, longtime host Carson Daly, used his voice to urge them not to date.

When Stefani and Shelton met on the show, each of their marriages was quietly unraveling. By the summer of 2015, both announced they’d split from their spouses. Shelton and fellow country star Miranda Lambert confirmed that July they’d separated after four years of marriage, while Stefani and Bush rocker Gavin Rossdale announced two weeks later that they were divorcing after 13 years of marriage and would co-parent their three boys.

After Stefani and Shelton ended their marriages, cast and crew members on The Voice began noticing a spark developing between them, Daly dished during the show’s 30th anniversary special that aired on September 17.

The Voice season 9 cast — Pharrell Williams, Adam Levine, Carson Daly, Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton in August 2015

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“There was rumors that you two were, like, getting together,” he laughed. In fact, he recalled going to coach Adam Levine‘s dressing room to see if he knew anything. The Maroon 5 frontman said, “I was so pumped on it. I was like, ‘This is going down, dude.’ Of course I knew!”

Days after Stefani and Shelton were photographed getting cozy at Levine’s 2015 Halloween party, Stefani’s rep confirmed that the duo had begun dating. But Daly fully admitted during the September 17 special that he had “tried everything in my power to not let this thing happen.”

“You did try to get us to pump the brakes,” Shelton smirked, and Daly replied, “You both went through a crazy divorce, publicly. We went to Gwen’s house once, and I’ve known you for a long time and I love you, and I was like, ‘You guys gotta stop this. This’ll never work.”

“And then cut to years later,” Daly laughed, recalling how Shelton called him in New York, asking if he’d officiate their wedding.

Gwen Stefani Says Carson Daly Did a ‘Beautiful’ Job Officiating Her 2021 Wedding to Blake Shelton

The unlikely couple married in July 2021, hosting a wedding on Shelton’s farm in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. There were still lots of concerns about COVID at the time, so they planned a small, intimate, outdoor wedding.

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The next year, when Stefani was asked on Jimmy Kimmel Live! why she and her new husband had Daly officiate their wedding, she told Kimmel, “I just had the idea of Carson because he’s the one person that we both know so well, and we’ve known through the years.”

Noting that Daly considered becoming a priest early in his life, she continued, “I was nervous to ask him — it’s a really big thing to ask someone. … We called him and immediately he was just like, ‘Let’s go!’ He was just so into it. So it was a big relief, he took it super seriously. It was really beautiful, perfect and amazing.”

Now married five years and still going strong, Stefani said on the 30th anniversary special that being on The Voice turned her life around in the wildest way.

“‘The Voice’ came at the most insane time of my life, probably one of the worst times of my life,” Stefani admitted. “And then it turned into one of the greatest things. ‘The Voice’ is the reason that I met Blake Shelton and my life completely changed.”