Keren Woodward (L) and Sara Dallin (R) of Bananarama.Photo:Alma Rosaz Alma Rosaz Taylor Swift’s hugely popular synthpop track “Cruel Summer”went to No. 1 on theBillboardchart last October, four years after it debuted on her 2019 albumLover. But she isn’t the only artist who recorded a hit song with that bittersweet title. That honor belongs to the legendary British pop groupBananarama, whose own “Cruel Summer” single first appeared in 1983 — six years before Swift was born....

01of 09 Beloved Balmoral Queen Elizabeth.Lichfield/Getty Queen Elizabethhad the keys to many royal residences, but none quite so dear asBalmoral Castlein Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where she died peacefully Thursday. One of two homes that she privately owned, the monarch was said to be in “sparkling form” when she entertained there for the first time in years since the pandemic began, a family friend said in the winter of 2021. “It’s wherePrince Philipproposed and where she had her honeymoon....

Pamela Anderson in October (left) and in ‘The Last Showgirl’ (right).Photo:Theo Wargo/Getty; Roadside Attractions Theo Wargo/Getty; Roadside Attractions Pamela Andersonoftenchooses not to wear makeup— and so does the woman she plays inThe Last Showgirl.In a new interview with PEOPLE, Anderson, 57, explains why her character, Shelly — a Las Vegas dancer whose long-running show is coming to a close — eschewed cosmetics for the most part, unless she was performing on stage....

On Friday, Feb. 28,The White Lotusstar, 31, paid tribute to Champion,who was celebrating her 28th birthday, with photos oftheir 10-year romance. “Happy birthday to my queen! My ride or die. Crazy to think we fell in love 10 years ago!! So proud of the human you are. You continue to inspire me,” Schwarzenegger wrote onInstagram. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!...

Photo: Courtesy JFK Library Foundation For the first time, two books have answered some of the questions surrounding their separation. InRosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter, authorKate Clifford Larsondescribed how the lobotomy was kept a secret from the family for 20 years. It began in 1941, when Joe spoke to Rose about the surgery that, he was told, would make Rosemary more docile and “less moody.” At Rose’s request, Rosemary’s younger sister Kathleen researched the procedure — which the American Medical Association eventually warned against — and told her mother, “It’s nothing we want done for Rosie....

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in ‘Wicked’.Photo:Universal Pictures Universal Pictures With the announcement ofThe National Board of Review’s 2024 honorees,Wickedis poised to tornado its way into awards season. On Wednesday, Dec. 4, theJon M. Chu-directed Broadway-to-screen movie musical starringCynthia ErivoandAriana Grandeas the witches of Oz topped the National Board of Review’s honoree class.Wicked: Part Oneearned the prizes for best film and director, as well as the NBR Spotlight Award for the “creative collaboration” between Erivo, 37, and Grande, 31....

Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris in episode 10 of ‘Landman’.Photo:Lauren ìLoî Smith/Paramount+ Lauren ìLoî Smith/Paramount+ Warning:Landmanseason 1 spoilers ahead! Fans ofLandmanhope they haven’t seen the last of the patch. Podcast host Christian Wallace co-createdLandmanwith Sheridan and toldColliderin November 2024 that the show remains true to the outlandish and occasionally harsh realities of working and living in an oil town. He even keeps an “ongoing list” of potential storylines based on what he hears from friends who still work on the rigs....

Don’t askWill.i.amif he prefers Tupac or Biggie’s music. In a new interview with rapper Skillz ontheHip-Hop Confessionspodcast, the Black Eyed Peas frontman spoke about some of his favorite rap artists and revealed he doesn’t like when people hail Biggie Smalls (akathe Notorious B.I.G.) andTupac Shakuras the genre’s inarguable best. “I’m gonna say something… I don’t want to say it in a disrespectful way,” Will.i.am, 47, told the host. “When people say Tupac and Biggie, I’m such [an] A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul head that I don’t like Tupac and Biggie....

Stock image of a doctor’s office waiting room.Photo:Getty Getty A TikToker opening up about her experiences trying to conceive is getting honest about the accommodations those struggling should have access to. TikToker@indiabatsonwent viral on the platform earlier this month when she made a video making a “recommendation to OBGYN offices,” going on to propose “a different waiting area if you’re there for a miscarriage, an ectopic pregnancy, a ruptured ectopic pregnancy....

An Ohio woman’s quick thinking saved her during an “embarrassing” moment at the gym. Luckily, two policemen managed to flip the inversion table , allowing Faulds to exit safely. “When you have to call 9-1-1 because you get stuck in the inversion thing at 3am at the gym…” she wrote on top of the video. She went on to make light of her incident in the caption, writing: “At least they didn’t send a whole fire crew....

Two women arguing (stock image).Photo:Getty Getty A woman says that she and her fiancé don’t want to apologize to her fiancé’s mom after they called her out for announcing theirengagement newsearly — despite pressure from her fiancé’s father to say sorry. The woman detailed the situation in a recent post on Reddit’s“Am I the A——”forum, where community members can go to seek out advice on interpersonal issues. In the post, the 20-year-old writes that she and her now-fiançé — also 20 — recently got engaged....

A photo taken outside the Judicial Court of Bordeaux.Photo:tichr/Shutterstock tichr/Shutterstock A woman in France is speaking out almost 14 years after having to have all four of her limbs amputated after contracting an infection following an induced abortion. On Monday, Feb. 17, Priscilla Dray, who was 35 at the time, appeared before Bordeaux Criminal Court alongside doctors from the Bordeaux University Hospital, where she had the operation on July 22, 2011, per local stationFrance 3....

Esther Martin from Jaywick.Photo:Essex Police/Facebook Essex Police/Facebook “A 39-year-old man arrested on suspicion of dangerous dog offenses has been released on conditional bail until 5 March,” the Essex police said in apress releaseon Monday. Chief Superintendent Glen Pavelin also confirmed to media on Sunday that “both dogs were destroyed inside the house" following the attack. Crime Scene.Getty Images Getty Images “We’re making good progress in our investigation into Esther’s death,” Acting Detective Superintendent Stuart Truss said, adding that “it is an investigation with a number of complexities, but we are determined to give Esther’s family the answers they need....