Kim Petras on Finding Success After Being Told She'd 'Never Make It': 'Look at Me Now, Bitches!'

Kim Petras.Photo: Jason Al-Taan Kim Petrasis rewriting the pop-star playbook. After more than a decade of hustling, the pop singer-songwriter notched her first Billboard No. 1 last month, with theSam Smithcollab “Unholy,” making Petras the first known transgender artist totop the Hot 100 chart. The feat “is a huge middle finger to all the [record] labels that were like, ‘We don’t know how to market you,’ and to everyone who doubted me and said I couldn’t achieve this because of my gender identity,” says Petras, who released her latest single, “If Jesus Was a Rockstar,” on Friday....

March 15, 2025 · 6 min · 1231 words · Stephanie Lee

King Charles and Queen Camilla Visit Wales to Complete U.K. Tour Following Queen Elizabeth's Death

King Charles IIIis continuing his tour of the United Kingdom following the death of his mother,Queen Elizabeth. Charles and Camilla, 75, also received a Motion of Condolence at the Senedd, while the King is set to conduct audiences at Cardiff Castle and attend a reception for local charities with Camilla. For more on the Royals, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day. With a wave to the crowd, Charles and Camilla — who was walking okay despite a broken toe that she’s been nursing all week — went into the Parliament building....

March 15, 2025 · 5 min · 877 words · Rebecca Curry

King Charles Officially Names William and Kate Prince and Princess of Wales

Prince WilliamandKate Middletonare officially the Prince and Princess of Wales. On Friday,King Charles IIImade the announcement as he addressed the United Kingdom for the first time sinceQueen Elizabeth IIdied at the age of 96.In his moving speech, he mourned the loss of his mother as he also assumed new responsibilities as monarch. With the changing of the guard, Charles, 73,assumed the role of king. He announced on Friday that his wife,Camilla, will now be called Queen Consort and thatPrince William, 40, andKate Middleton, 40, will inherit the titles of Prince and Princess of Wales as of 6 p....

March 15, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Jennifer Harding

KJ Apa and Clara Berry Break Up 2 Years After Welcoming Son

Photo: KJ Apa Instagram KJ Apaand his longtime girlfriendClara Berryhave gone their separate ways. The French model, 30, confirmed that she was no longer dating theRiverdalestar, 26, in an Instagram Q&A in late February, according to aTikTokdated Feb. 25. In the video, Berry said “no” to a follower-submitted question that asked if she and Apa were still an item. She described herself as “happier” in light of the split before doing a little dance as she exclaimed, “I’m free....

March 15, 2025 · 3 min · 577 words · Gary Nguyen

Kobe Bryant’s Replica NBA Championship Ring Sells at Auction for Record-Breaking $927K

Photo:John W. McDonough /Sports Illustrated via Getty; Goldin Auctions John W. McDonough /Sports Illustrated via Getty; Goldin Auctions A replica ofKobe Bryant’s 2000 Los Angeles Lakers NBA championship ring, which he once gave to his father Joe Bryant, has been sold at auction for $927,200. It is the most-ever paid for an NBA championship ring, eclipsing the previous record ofBill Russell’s 1957 ring which sold at auction for $705,000 in 2021,theLos Angeles Timesreported....

March 15, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Jennifer Carroll

Kylie Minogue Wears Show-Stopping Outfit on 2024 BRITs Red Carpet — See Her Look!

Kylie Minogue attends The BRIT Awards 2024.Photo:Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty Kylie Minoguehas arrived at the 2024 BRIT Awards — and basically shut down the red carpet with her look. The Australian pop icon, 55, posed on the red carpet outside Londson’s O2 Arena Sunday afternoon sporting a show-stopping black dress that featured ruffled material going down her one leg. Minogue has been on a winning streak with her shimmering looks this award season — at the People’s Choice Awards last month, the singer appeared on the red carpet in Los Angeles wearing a metallic green strapless pleated gown with a thigh-high slit from Raisa Vanessa, paired with Vrai’sLinked Tennis Earringsand itsDouble Row BandandInfinity Band, plus strappy heels and a black mani/pedi....

March 15, 2025 · 3 min · 561 words · Cheryl Mcconnell

L.A. Fire Chief Says There Is Not Enough Personnel to Handle Fires: ‘We’re Doing the Best We Can’

Firefighter battling blaze in Pacific Palisades neighborhood.Photo:Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty As the Pacific Palisades wildfires continue to ravage the area, the Los Angeles County fire chief confirmed there is not enough staff on hand to control the blazes. During a press conferenceon Wednesday, Jan. 8, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone provided an update on the status of the wildfires that have resulted in the deaths of two people and the evacuation of at least 30,000 residents....

March 15, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Whitney Walker

Larkin Poe on Their New Album and the Current 'State of Change' in the Music Industry

The story of southern rock sister duoLarkin Poebegan in Northern Georgia on a 70-acre plot of land that they called home, where they spent their days loving life as two all-American tomboys. “We had access to our dad’s tool chest, and we would get out in the woods and build forts together,” remembers Rebecca Lovell, 31, during a recent interview with PEOPLE. “We were always in the middle of projects together....

March 15, 2025 · 4 min · 806 words · Rebecca Kelley

Liam Payne's Friend and Workers at Hotel Where He Fell to His Death Cleared of Charges

Liam Payne in London in February 2023.Photo:David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Liam’s Payne’s friend and workers at the hotel where the singer died have beencleared of charges. Rolling Stoneand theBBCreported on Wednesday, Feb. 19, that Roger Nores, along with Gilda Martin and Esteban Grassi, two employees of the CasaSur Palermo Hotel had charges against them dropped after a hearing in Argentina’s National Criminal and Correctional Court....

March 15, 2025 · 3 min · 561 words · Matthew Martin

Life Goes On in Kyiv, Where Residents Are Resuming Normal Activities amid Ongoing Russian Threat

Energy is returning to the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv, says Alexander Nosachenko, a businessman-turned-civilian sniper. The city is under a liberal curfew, roadblocks remain in the street, office buildings stand empty, the windows at his house are boarded up as a precaution, and a recent missile hit a residential apartment building in the central part of the city, killing at least one person and wounding others. At the same time, Nosachenko, managing director of real estate firm Colliers International in Ukraine, is taking time off from civilian sniper duties and getting back to work from his house — something he and other businessmen helping fund civilian defenses have been eager to do....

March 15, 2025 · 4 min · 718 words · Michael Stevens

Lily Collins Shares First Photo of Herself with Baby Daughter Tove: 'Utter Bliss'

Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell, Lily pushing daughter Tove in stroller.Photo:Dave Benett/Getty; Charlie McDowell/Instagram Dave Benett/Getty; Charlie McDowell/Instagram Lily Collinsis giving fans a glimpse ather first days of motherhood. Reposting the photo to her own Stories, the actress captioned the photo: “Utter bliss.” Charlie McDowell/Instagram The couple first announced Tove’s birth via surrogate in an Instagram post on Friday. “Welcome to the center of our world Tove Jane McDowell,” Collins wrote in a jointInstagramannouncement shared with her husband....

March 15, 2025 · 2 min · 225 words · Sarah Hernandez

Linda Evangelista Says She Doesn't 'Blame' Herself for CoolSculpting Incident: 'I Didn't Do Anything Wrong'

Linda Evangelista attends the Kering Foundation Second Annual Caring for Women Dinner in September 2023.Photo:Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Kering Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Kering Linda Evangelistano longer blames herself for the aftermath of her CoolSculpting procedures. The 58-year-old Canadian model has previously spoken about the “fat-freezing” treatment — which had been promoted as a noninvasive liposuction alternative — that she says left her"permanently deformed" and “brutally disfigured.“Now, in a new interview withThe Sunday Times, Evangelista has revealed that she’s “not hard on myself any longer” after undergoing sessions from August 2015 to February 2016 and later settling a lawsuit for anundisclosed amount....

March 15, 2025 · 3 min · 470 words · Valerie Jones

Lindsey Vonn Insists 2026 Olympics Was ‘Not a Factor’ in Skiing Return: ‘I Don’t Want to Put Any Expectations on It'

Lindsey Vonn.Photo:JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty During an interview onTodayon Tuesday, Dec. 10, the skiing champion, 40, said the upcoming 2026 Olympics was “not a factor” in her decision toreturn to the sportas she reflected on getting back on the slopes over the weekend in the FIS Fall Festival competition in Colorado. “It’s definitely not a factor in what I’m doing now,” Vonn said of the Olympics, which will take place in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy....

March 15, 2025 · 3 min · 525 words · Lisa Olson