'Survivor' contestant Matt Blankinship confirms romance with fellow contestant: 'I'm the real winner'

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The Weeknd is connecting with his Ethiopian roots in a new partnership with Blue Bottle Coffee, which released a product line today called Samra Origins, named after the artist’s mother Samra. “Ethiopian culture is an important part of my identity and I’m proud to work alongside the Blue Bottle Coffee team to shine a light on Ethiopian traditions, values, and of course, coffee,” said The Weeknd in a press release. “Growing up, I watched my mother perform Buna Tetu, a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony. This sensory experience helped shape my understanding of community and taught me to always honor my roots.” Read More: The Best Coffee Subscriptions to Gift in 2023

Chukwudi Iwuji was a kid growing up in Nigeria and Ethiopia, he imagined he could fly. The second youngest of five, he would spend hours on his own, meticulously reenacting scenes he’d seen on TV, playing every part himself. Virtually all of what captured his imagination were American shows and films from the 1970s and ’80s: “Charlie’s Angels,” “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” “The Godfather” and “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” via broadcast reruns and bootleg VHS tapes. After he first saw “Star Wars,” he would stare intensely at a plastic cup, willing it to move. And “Superman,” of course, convinced Iwuji he could leap tall buildings in a single bound.

Sheridan Smith has been announced as the star of a new TV adaptation of bestselling Lucy Clarke thriller The Castaways.The book, first published in 2020, was a hit with readers and made its way onto the Sunday Times bestsellers list, so a TV series in the works at Paramount Plus is highly-anticipated. Sheridan, known for Mrs Biggs, The C Word and Cilla, will star alongside Showtrial's Celine Buckens as sisters who find a holiday of a lifetime turns into a devastating nightmare.

EXCLUSIVE: Sheridan Smith and Céline Buckens have been cast as sisters in The Castaways, a Paramount+ drama series based on Lucy Clarke’s novel.

EXCLUSIVE: A story about a Fiji surf paradise gone wrong by David Kushner, the journalist behind A24’s Zola, is to be turned into a documentary.

 is back for season 17! Tamra Judge makes her triumphant return to the franchise to shake things up after first exiting the show in early 2020 and joins returning 'Wives Heather Dubrow, Shannon Storms Beador, Gina Kirschenheiter and Emily Simpson. Rounding out the group is newcomer Jennifer Pedranti, introduced to the ladies through Tamra, and  veteran Taylor Armstrong, who marks the first Housewife to switch cities as she joins the OC ladies as a friend.

The wait is over as Bravo has dropped the trailer for The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 17 with the return of Tamra Judge as a full-time cast member with the show premiering on Wednesday, June 7 at 8 p.m. ET.

Jennifer Aniston reunited with her ex-husband Justin Theroux in New York City on Saturday night (April 22) with some friends for dinner.

WHO. “But we’re having the best time.” Watch Below: Laura Byrne's shares sweet wedding video for Valentine's DayThe couple, who, of course, met and fell in love during the 2017 season of The Bachelor, do have a lot on their plates, with Laura working as the creative director for ToniMay, the jewellery business she co-owns with her sister, Alisha De Graaf, as well as co-hosting the hugely successful Life Uncut podcast with fellow The Bachelor alumna Brittany Hockley.

sold their Newport Beach chateau in October of 2022 for a whopping $55 million and bought a new penthouse up north in Los Angeles While “RHOC” has already finished production for its upcoming Season 17, Dubrow’s new Century City residence has sparked chatter online from fans who speculate Dubrow might take a stroll down Rodeo Drive and join the “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” franchise at some point in the future. In an interview with TheWrap, Dubrow mentioned that even though she has a new home, she is still very much living in Orange County.“So we didn’t actually move there, we bought a place there and that’s supposed to be a place for me and Terry to live someday, like when the kids leave. So there’s a little bit of a misconception here,” Dubrow said. “We are actually still living in Orange County.

Matthew McConaughey's got some stiff competition in the bromance department with Woody Harrelson, and it's a familiar face: Justin Theroux.Theroux spoke to ET on Monday night at the New York City premiere of his and Harrelson's highly anticipated limited true-crime series, , on HBO and he talked about the strong bond he's formed with Harrelson.«He's down to have fun all the time,» Theroux says. «He's a good time.

Peter Morgan (The Crown) was among the top winners at this year’s Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards with his latest production, Patriots, which took home the coveted Michael Billington Award for Best New Play.

Owen Warner has confirmed that he’s in a relationship with another I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Star’s daughter.The 23 year old Hollyoaks actor, who finished as runner-up in the most recent series of the ITV show, is in a relationship with Jemma Donovan, daughter of Especially For You singer Jason. Owen and Jemma, also 23, sparked dating rumours earlier this week when the actor joined Jemma, also 23, and her family on holiday in Italy. The duo looked cosy in pictures posted on Instagram and Owen was also seen getting to know Jemma’s mum Angie and her siblings, Zac and Molly.

A showmance brewed this season on Survivor and we’ve just learned that the couple is now dating in real life!

Sparks are definitely flying between “Yellowstone” stars Ryan Bingham and Hassie Harrison, who just went Instagram official with their romance.

It’s time to return to King’s landing!

“Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown appears to be engaged!

Heather Graham is calling it out as she sees it – there is still sexism in Hollywood.

Jennifer Garner is thrilled to be working with her TV dad once more! In an interview with ET's Nischelle Turner, the 50-year-old actress gushes over the opportunity to appear alongside Victor Garber on her upcoming series, .The pair starred as a father-daughter spy duo on , and are reuniting on the Apple TV+ series. This time around, Garner is playing Hannah, a woman who works to discover her husband's (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) secrets after he mysteriously goes missing, and turns to his old professor (Garber) for help amid that journey.«Lucky for me, our showrunner, the brilliant Josh Singer, happens to be a major theater geek.

Apple Original Films has announced that Ridley Scott’s upcoming historical epic “Napoleon” will have an exclusive theatrical release partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment on Wednesday, November 22, before streaming globally on Apple TV+. They haven’t announced a streaming date yet but we suspect it will be around Christmas.