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Who's making headlines and creating trends? Meet the social media icons and influencers who shape the world as we know it.
From Pamela Anderson to Harry Styles, and from Jimmy John’s and Zabar’s, to Hobbs Pickles and Amo Ago, these celebrities and businesses have a thing for pickles. Photo: Shutterstock
Food and Drinks

Why Pamela Anderson and Harry Styles are obsessed with pickles

Styles recently bought Hobbs Pickles’ entire stock of sweet pickles, while Anderson revealed on This Morning that she comes from a family of picklers ‘all trying to outdo each other’.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Jordyn Woods’ lookalike younger sister, Jodie Woods?

Fame and celebrity

Meet Sabrina Carpenter’s childhood bestie, Paloma Sandoval

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Celebrity children

6 celebrities with the most children: from Elon Musk to Nick Cannon

Brace yourselves, because even stars well known for their large broods didn’t have enough children to make the top 5 – including Mel Gibson (9 children) and Alec Baldwin (8 children).

Eddie Murphy is a father of ten children by five different women. Photo: @christian_murphy/Instagram
Food and Drinks

From Le Creuset to Stanley Tucci’s go-to pan, find your ideal cookware

Direct-to-consumer brands like Caraway, Our Place and Made In are also trending, but which will help you improve your panhandling skills? Here’s our expert guide to the pick of the pots and pans.

Fame and celebrity

Who is #RichTok influencer Becca Bloom, who flaunts her lavish lifestyle online?

Bloom grew up with wealthy parents in California but now works in finance to fund her lavish lifestyle: she even gave away a Van Cleef & Arpels Sweet Alhambra bracelet to a fan.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Adam Driver’s actress wife, Joanne Tucker

Bermuda-born Tucker met the Marriage Story star while both were studying drama at the famous New York performing arts institute; the couple share a son and a daughter.

Meet Adam Driver’s wife Joanne Tucker, who met the Star Wars actor at Juilliard, and once appeared with her husband on Lena Dunham’s Girls. Photo: Getty Images
Trending in China

China fans chase boy band on flight, ignore crew, take photos, disturb passengers

‘Pathetic’ female fans storm economy class cabin for vantage point to take photos of pop idols in business section.

Americas and the Caribbean

Gone, soon forgotten: Mexican TikTok influencer’s murder reveals femicide crisis

Mexico had 852 femicides in 2023, the fourth highest rate per capita in Latin America, according to a UN report.

Crime

Mexican influencer likely killed by hitman during TikTok live stream

Mexico’s president said her administration was working with local investigators to track down the killer.

Mexican social media influencer Valeria Marquez. File photo: @v___marquez / Instagram via Reuters
Fashion

Statement aviator sunglasses, à la Tom Cruise and Pedro Pascal

Louis Vuitton LV Hit and Cartier Eyewear bring big-name recognition, while glasses like the Jarvis from eyewear specialist Linda Farrow show the lasting appeal of the aviator look.

Tom Cruise wore Ray-Ban Aviator sunglasses in the 1986 film Top Gun and its 2022 sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, showing how the classic look has lost none of its appeal over the decades. Photo: TNS
Fashion

Loro Piana Knit Design Award 2025 showcases innovative linen designs

Morgan Rachel Boyce from Ireland and Italian Simone Rizzato were named the winners in Milan, while the jury included Anna Dello Russo, Kimberly Drew, Damien Bertrand and Antonio Mancinelli.

Celebrity style

Coin jewellery: believed to be lucky, this style dates back to antiquity

Swift wears pieces from Steven Battelle, Ben-Amun and For Future Reference, while Rosh Mahtani of Alighieri and Beth Hutchens of FoundRae also make coin designs.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham’s girlfriend, Ashlyn Castro

The start of Bellingham’s relationship with Castro was plagued by rumours of infidelity – the pair appear to be going strong, however, with the influencer appearing at a recent Real Madrid game.

Meet Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham’s girlfriend, LA influencer Ashlyn Castro. Photos: @judebellingham, @ashlyncastro/Instagram
Crime

Mexican beauty influencer shot dead during TikTok live stream

The 23-year-old’s death is being investigated according to protocols for femicide – the killing of women or girls for reasons of gender.

Valeria Marquez had nearly 200,000 followers across Instagram and TikTok. Photo: Instagram/v___marquez
Masterpieces

From the runway to the red carpet, floral jewellery’s maximalist bloom

They may be timeless, but floral motifs are experiencing a significant resurgence – as seen on the red carpet and in new high jewellery collections embracing maximalism.

Fashion

Whispered luxury: CEO Xavier Rougeaux on Valextra’s quiet appeal – interview

Before quiet luxury was a thing, the house was already making thoughtful quality pieces such as the Iside bag, which – like Valextra’s home city – marries beauty with functionality.

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Fashion

Singapore-born fashion designer Prabal Gurung’s amazing life in new memoir

The Met Gala mainstay’s new book, Walk Like a Girl, reflects on his roots in Singapore and Nepal, a tough childhood, and runway success.

Prabal Gurung started his own label in 2009 and has dressed celebrities including Michelle Obama, Kate Middleton, Zoe Saldana and Sarah Jessica Parker. Photo: AP
NBA

Meet Seth Curry, brother of the Golden States Warriors’ Stephen Curry

Hailing from a family that includes 3-point all-time leader Stephen Curry and father Dell Curry, also a former pro, Seth had plenty to prove on the court – here’s how he escaped accusations of nepotism

France

‘I thought I was going to die’: tearful Kardashian says at Paris robbery trial

Kim Kardashian tearfully recounted a 2016 Paris heist, where robbers stole jewels worth millions, including her US$4 million engagement ring.

US Politics

Meet Jason Whitlock, sports columnist turned controversial political pundit

Last year, Whitlock said the WNBA was ‘living off the charity of the NBA’ after Caitlin Clark’s season ended – he’s also made controversial comments about efforts to ‘emasculate men’.

Meet Jason Whitlock, the ex-ESPN pundit who became a right-wing commentator. Photo: Jason Whitlock/YouTube
Fame and celebrity

Who were Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay’s parents?

Mickey Hargitay and Jayne Mansfield were married for 6 years and welcomed 3 children, including Mariska, but Mansfield died in a car crash when Mariska was just 3 years old.

Who were Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay’s famous parents, Mickey Hargitay and Jayne Mansfield? Photos: Getty Images, @therealmariskahargitay/Instagram
Style Edit

Style Edit: The story behind Chanel N°5 and the haute joaillerie it inspired

Coco Chanel intended for N°5 to be ‘a woman’s perfume, with the scent of a woman’; a century on, Collection N°5 introduced high jewellery pieces including a 55.55-carat diamond necklace.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Lance Bass’ husband, actor and artist Michael Turchin?

Bass met his future partner in Palm Springs, and the pair wed in 2014 in a televised special – they’ve since had twins, who the singer says aren’t yet old enough to appreciate the ‘It’s Gonna Be May’ meme.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Colin Kaepernick’s long-time girlfriend, activist Nessa Diab?

Former MTV host Nessa Diab, who also presented Emmy-winning interview show Talk Stoop, is an activist who speaks out on racial and gender equality, and she shares a child with the former NFL star.

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Colin Kaepernick and his girlfriend and babymama Nessa Diab. Photos: @nessnitty/Instagram
Celebrity children

Meet Garrett Popcorn heiress Hannah Chody – who’s also a TikTok sensation

Chody is the daughter of Lance Chody, the man behind Chicago popcorn empire Garrett Popcorn, which has expanded into more than 50 locations, including Tokyo and Singapore

Heiress Hannah Chody regularly shares her luxury outfits and jet-set lifestyle with her social media followers. Photo: @hannahchody/Instagram
Art

Q&A | How this artist transforms historical Chinese symbolism into paintings

New York-based Dominique Fung speaks about her creative journey, Empress Dowager Cixi, and why she wants audiences to leave her show feeling expansive.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Victoria Beckham’s younger lookalike sister Louise Adams?

When Victoria Beckham turned 50 last year, she threw a party attended by celebs including Tom Cruise and Eva Longoria – so what do we know about VB’s sister Louise Adams, who was there in support?

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