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The Biggest Loser: The Truth About Why Its Stars Regain Their Weight Getty Images By Cat Lafuente/May 3, 2019 11:41 am EST The Biggest Loser was once a reality television juggernaut. Debuting in 2004, the show pitted a number of overweight or obese people against each other to see who could lose the most weight. The winner — or, rather, the biggest loser — walked away with a $250,000 cash prize and a lucrative title that brought them speaking events and national fame....

The Mandalorian had a very successful two-season run on Disney+, capped off by the mind-blowing cameo of Star Wars icon Luke Skywalker . The aforementioned guest appearance was a surprising one for fans , considering that it was considered a long shot when the series began back in 2019. Ever since Luke’s appearance, several cast members have taken to social media to share their excitement about the eventual reveal, with stars like Rosario Dawson and Ming-Na Wen expressing their awe for the character’s much-anticipated return to the galaxy far, far away....

High school was hard for Christina Hendricks Frazer Harrison/Getty Images It’s safe to say that a person’s high school years are often some of their most formative. However, as seen throughout the countless number of movies and television shows dedicated to the high school experience, those four years before entering the real world can be downright traumatizing for some students. This was the case for Christina Hendricks, who revealed to The Guardian in an August 2014 interview that she detested her time as a high schooler....

There was a Below Deck guest who only ate berries Instagram A post on Reddit revealed a particularly fussy preference sheet, which dismisses broccoli and olives as “highly overrated,” suggesting vegetables are ranked on some kind of scale akin to movies. Is there a Rotten Tomatoes-style site that ranks actual tomatoes, perhaps? But the weirdest preference sheet of all? Below Deck Mediterranean chief stew Hannah Ferrier revealed to Bravo’s The Feast that the craziest thing she’s ever come across was a woman who “only ate berries....

Thor: Love and Thunder is set to unveil a brand-new chapter for Chris Hemsworth’s God of Thunder. This time around, the Marvel hero will be joined by a slew of old and new allies such as Korg, Valkyrie, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and the return of Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster. Thor and his team of heroes are confirmed to be pitted against Christian Bale’s Gorr the God Butcher, a Marvel villain known for slaying Gods across different mythologies....

What Personality Type Is Gossip Girl’s Blair Waldorf? Scott Gries/Getty Images By Hope Ngo/Oct. 31, 2019 4:50 pm EST When Gossip Girl made its debut in 2007, the CW drama left us breathless with the comings and goings depicting New York’s Upper East Side-living, ultra-rich, hard-partying social set. Gossip Girl is so iconic, the show launched the careers of Leighton Meester and Blake Lively who played two of the lead characters....

She used Gaga’s bold style to her advantage Facebook via @LadyGaga While Germanotta is much more conservative than her famous older sibling, growing up she was very thankful for Gaga’s bold style choices because it meant that she could get away with more. She revealed as much during an interview with Teen Vogue in 2011, when she discussed how her dad reacts to her outfit choices. She said, “Whenever I wear something crazy and my dad gives me a hard time, I say, ‘Well, at least I’m not walking out on the street with red pasties,’ and he’ll be like, ‘Good point....

Marvel Studios’ Eternals is now playing in theaters and it acknowledged the DC universe for the first time in MCU history. And it wasn’t subtle. When Phastos’ son, Jack, met Richard Madden’s Ikaris - a flying, laser-eyed, overpowered humanoid - he initially mistook him for Superman. Jack insisted that Ikaris wore a cape and shot laser beams from his eyes, to which Ikaris replied that he doesn’t wear a cape. EternalsSo why would Jack recognize Richard Madden’s Ikaris if he had never actually seen him before?...

The Mandalorian has taken the world by storm since its release in November of 2019. The show was met with critical praise and, compared to other Star Wars properties, was a lot less controversial. Since then, the second season has already wrapped production and it’s been reported that a third season is already in development. There’s been many teases about the show’s next season, which is set to premiere on Disney+ this October, and a number of filmmakers have recently been confirmed to be directing an episode....

Beauty YouTubers You’ve Never Heard Of But Need To Know About Instagram By Blaire Erskine/Aug. 16, 2018 12:31 pm EST There’s no doubt that watching beauty tutorials on YouTube is, well, kind of addictive. There’s just something so magical about watching someone completely transform their face with just a few swipes of a brush (and, of course, the setting spray). Trust us — you’re not alone if you’ve spent a fair amount of time binge-watching all of your favorite YouTuber’s tutorial videos when you should have been sleeping, or working, or doing literally anything else....

When it comes to Warner Bros. And DC, there’s a lot of talk about what films and other projects that they aim to make, but not always a lot of follow-through. Many films and shows have fallen through the crack over the years, and many more are seemingly stuck in development hell. However, every now and then, some make it through. Films like The Flash, or even something bigger: Black Adam....

Mindy Kaling and Jocelyn Leavitt Instagram via @joce808 Mindy Kaling and her BFF Jocelyn Leavitt met in college. The friends also became roomies in Brooklyn after school. Kaling spoke of this time in life in her book, Is Everyone Having Fun Without Me? (And Other Concerns), saying, “We could afford it, Prospect Park wasn’t too far, and people already assumed we were lesbians, so we fit into the neighborhood right away....

After putting the final touches on the Peacemaker series for DC, James Gunn has set his sights on the third installment in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. Though the DC and Marvel universes are separate, Gunn has been known to cross the streams every now and then by hiring actors that he’s previously worked with on both sides of the pond. ADVERTISEMENT The MCU director reused Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....

Zack Snyder’s Justice League will set the stage for the live-action debut of Darkseid, but he will not be alone. Joining him is Desaad, who is best known as the high priest of torture of Apokolips from the comics. The debut of these villains serves as prime evidence that Snyder’s version will be drastically different from its theatrical predecessor. Snyder has been hard at work in the past weeks in terms of hyping up the eventual release of his version of...

To this day, WandaVision is still arguably the most successful Disney+ series that Marvel Studios has put out. The show follows Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda as she becomes overwhelmed with grief, leading to the imprisonment of an entire town of unwilling participants in her new false reality of Westview. While the birth of Scarlet Witch gets most of the attention now, likely fueled by the upcoming release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, there’s someone else who tends to get lost in the conversation: Vision....

Prince Harry Opens Up About Megxit Wpa Pool/Getty Images By Christine-Marie Liwag Dixon/Jan. 21, 2020 2:40 pm EST Now that the world has had some time to adjust to the fact that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are stepping back from their duties as senior royals (a move that has been dubbed “Megxit”), Harry is opening up more about the shocking news. At a private dinner for his charity, Sentebale, on January 19, Prince Harry spoke about the royal exit agreement decided upon with his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, and what it means for the future of the royal family....

Warning - This article contains spoilers for “Episode 5” of WandaVision . PLOT/STORY Episode 5 of WandaVision , entitled “On a Very Special Episode,” took the MCU to an entirely new level of crazy this week, and The Direct is here to break down every bit of action in this 41-minute episode. ADVERTISEMENT This episode throws so much into just over half an hour of action, and it seems to allow Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, and crew to display their acting chops to levels that haven’t been seen in a while....

The Skywalker Saga might have already finished its theatrical run, but the story is far from over on the small screen. The expansion of the franchise was mainly due to the impressive run of The Mandalorian, and it ultimately led to a barrage of new projects such as The Book of Boba Fett . The upcoming series will see the return of Temeura Morrison as the titular bounty hunter alongside Ming-Na Wen’s Fennec Shand, a character that was introduced in...

The Stars Wars branch of Disney is in a bit of a state of flux. What was once one of the biggest names in movies has begun to thrive in serialized streaming content. After a couple of critical duds in the theaters, the galaxy far, far away has found success in Disney+ projects like The Mandalorian. While the calendar is packed to the brim with streaming series for the franchise, after a couple of years at the drawing board, Star Wars is ready to come back to the movie theater....

The Reason A Dip Manicure Is The Right Move In 2020 Shutterstock By Phoebe McRae/March 12, 2020 7:47 pm EST If you’re a regular at the nail salon, you need to drop what you’re doing and listen up because this year it’s all about dip manicures. Forget acrylic, shellac, and gel, dip nail manicures are about to be all the rage. Here’s why you should change up your regular beauty routine and ask for a dip powder manicure next time....