Gwyneth Paltrow on 'Text Friendship' with Meghan Markle — and If She Will Appear on Season 2 of "With Love, Meghan" (Exclusive)

Taylor Hill/FilmMagic; Craig Barritt/Getty Gwyneth Paltrow spoke about her bond with Meghan Markle in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE The Goop founder chatted about their "text friendship" and if she would ever appear on season 2 of the Duchess of Sussex's Netflix series,With Love, Meghan Paltrow and Meghan, who live in the same California neighborhood, have poked fun at rumors of beef between them in the past Gwyneth Paltrowhas got a friend inMeghan Markle! In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE at theMindvalleyManifesting Summitin Los Angeles on Saturday, May 17, the actress, 52, spoke about her friendship with the Duchess of Sussex, 43. Explaining that she and Meghan have "not yet" spent a lot of time together in person, Paltrow said, "We have a text friendship so far. I've been traveling quite a bit." Then, referring torumors that circulated online surrounding beefbetween herself and Meghan, the Oscar winner said, "I don't like that, when people try to pit women against each other." And when asked about her thoughts on appearing onseason 2of Meghan's Netflix series,With Love, Meghan, Paltrow admitted: "Sure! Why not? You never know. I don't bake that well, but I can always try." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. John Salangsang/Shutterstock Back in March, Paltrow toldVanity Fairthat she'd "never" view Meghan as competition, as she shared her full support for the mother of two's lifestyle brand,As ever. "I was raised to see other women as friends, not foes. I think there's always more than enough to go around. Everybody deserves an attempt at everything that they want to try," she told the outlet. "Another woman is never your competition." Meghan launched her lifestyle brand alongside her new cooking and gardening series earlier that month. She previously had a lifestyle and cooking blog calledThe Tig, which launched in 2014 before closing down after Meghan metPrince Harryin 2017. Paltrow, for her part, founded Goop originally as a home and lifestyle weekly newsletter in 2008, and the brand has since developed into a successful wellness empire worth $250 million, perForbes. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! Craig Barritt/Getty TheIron Manstar and Meghan later addressed the alleged beef between them when Paltrow took part in a Q&A session on herInstagram Stories. After one fan asked Paltrow, "Are you comprehending the Meghan Markle beef that social media says you two have?" the star responded, "I genuinely do not understand this at all, whatsoever." As she turned the camera away, Meghan then appeared onscreen, sitting at the same kitchen table, motioning that she was also clueless about the matter. Paltrow, who lives in the same neighborhood as Meghan and Harry, 40, in Montecito, Calif., told PEOPLE on May 17 she thinks the area offers her and Meghan a way to bond. "I think, in its way, it's just like a small town. It's very serene, and I think it's just a much quieter frequency than a big city," she said. "I went to UC Santa Barbara for a while, so I've always had a dream of having a house here, because it's just got that very special, calm beauty and lots of nature. It's really nice." John Salangsang/Shutterstock Paltrow — who often discusses her health practices, including her growing wellness empire with Goop — told PEOPLE at the Mindvalley event that she is a big fan of the platform, which describes itself as "the world's most powerful life transformation platform with a global community of changemakers." "I really like the mission of what they're trying to do, education and connection around the self and self-betterment," she said. "I think they're just up to cool things." As for how she uses manifestation, a big part of Mindvalley's program, Paltrow explained, "I actually am a believer. I don't have a vision board or a practice around it, or anything like that, but I do think that when I hold a belief tightly, it tends to come to fruition." "So I do look back, and I definitely have certain things that I think I absolutely manifested in my life," she continued. The PEOPLE Appis now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! One specific thing Paltrow belives she has manifested? Her husband,Brad Falchuk. "I think there are just lots of little things and things around my personal life, and I think the relationship that I have now with my husband, I really feel like I manifested that kind of healthy, very communicative relationship," she told PEOPLE. "I really wanted that. I wanted to heal my stuff and really have that, so that's one example there." As for what she has manifested on the business side of things, the star added, "I think a really important part of the process is to think about what needs to happen, strategically, what you want to happen, and then [to have] the tools to execute those things, and staying on track. That's a very important part of the process for me, for sure." Read the original article onPeople

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Gwyneth Paltrow on 'Text Friendship' with Meghan Markle — and If She Will Appear on Season 2 of “With Love, Meghan” (Exclusive)

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Richard Linklater's ode to the French New Wave enchants CannesNew Foto - Richard Linklater's ode to the French New Wave enchants Cannes

CANNES, France (AP) — WhenRichard Linklaterfirst started thinking about making a film about the French New Wave, he figured he'd show it all everywhere except one place. "I thought: They'll hate that an American director did this," Linklater said Sunday. "We'll show this film all over the world, but never in France." But Linklater nevertheless unveiled "Nouvelle Vague" on Saturday at theCannes Film Festival, bringing film about the making of Jean-Luc Godard's "Breathless" to the very heart of the French film industry. It was, Linklater granted, an audacious thing to do. And "Nouvelle Vague" went down as one of the biggest successes of the festival. At a Cannes that's been largely characterized by darker, more portentous dramas, "Nouvelle Vague" was cheered as an enchanting ode to moviemaking. "Nouvelle Vague" is an uncanny kind of recreation. In black-and-white and in the style of the French New Wave, it chronicles the making of one of the most celebrated French films of all time. With sunglasses that never come off his face, Guillaume Marbeck plays 29-year-old Godard as he's making his first feature, trying to launch himself as a film director and upend filmmaking convention. Linklater's movie, which is for sale at Cannes and competing for the Palme d'Or, is in French. It not only goes day-by-day through the making of "Breathless," it endeavors to capture the entire movement of one of the most fabled eras of moviemaking. Truffaut, Varda, Chabrol, Melville, Rohmer, Rossellini and Rivette are just some of the famous filmmakers who drift in and out of the movie. Linklater told reporters Sunday that he wanted audiences to feel "like they were hanging out with Nouvelle Vague in 1959." "It was an old idea of some colleagues of mine," said Linklater. "Thirteen years ago we started talking about it. We're just cinephiles Austin, Texas, who love this era and it's meant so much to me in my filmmaking. It represented freedom and the notion of the personal film. I've made a lot of films and I've always felt if you do it long enough, maybe you should make one film about making films." The stars of "Breathless" — Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg — are played by Aubry Dullin and Zoey Deutch, respectively, in "Nouvelle Vague." With precision, Linklater captures them making some of the most famous shots from "Breathless" with a visual style and camera movements typical of that time. "We couldn't work quite as fast. We had sound and things," said Linklater, chuckling. (Godard dubbed sound after shooting.) "It was a crazy idea and I haven't really ever seen a film exactly like this. I said: We're making a film from 1959 but it's not a Godard film," said Linklater. "You can't imitate Godard. You fail. But we could imitate the style of the time." In "Nouvelle Vague," Godard is surrounded by doubts — Seberg is notably unsure of the project — but he stubbornly sticks to his instance on spontaneity. There's no real script, some shooting days just last a few hours and lines are improvised on the spot. In one fittingly moment where Godard tells his actors just to quote Humphry Bogart movie lines, he explains: "Not plagiarism. Homage." Linklater's own homage in "Nouvelle Vague" brought him back to his early days as a filmmaker. His first films — "Slacker," "Dazed and Confused," "Before Sunrise" — have much of the independent spirit of the New Wave, he said. "Making this film all these later, I felt like I erased my own history," said Linklater. "I was going back to being in my late 20s making my first film. I told a friend last night: I felt like was 28 years old making this film."

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May 18, 2025

Richard Linklater's ode to the French New Wave enchants Cannes

Richard Linklater's ode to the French New Wave enchants Cannes CANNES, France (AP) — WhenRichard Linklaterfirst started thinking about m...
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'Overcompensating' Stars on the Show's 'Nostalgic World of Americana College Hell' and Plans for Potential Season 2: 'More Unhinged and Insane'New Foto - 'Overcompensating' Stars on the Show's 'Nostalgic World of Americana College Hell' and Plans for Potential Season 2: 'More Unhinged and Insane'

SPOILER ALERT:This article includes spoilers about "Overcompensating," now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. When making his first series, "Overcompensating," Benito Skinner wanted to channel the spirit of all his favorite movies and TV shows growing up: "Freaks and Geeks," "American Pie," "Clueless," "Mean Girls" and even "The Real World." More from Variety 'Overcompensating' Star Benito Skinner on Making the 'Gayest Show Ever,' Getting Naked on Screen and That Shocking Condom Scene: 'Let's Go There!' Benito Skinner's 'Overcompensating' Is a College Coming Out Story That Plays It Entirely Too Straight: TV Review Benito Skinner Teases Charli XCX's Guest Role on His New Series 'Overcompensating': It's 'Not What You'd Expect' "All of these things helped me create this nostalgic world of Americana college hell," Skinner tellsVarietyof the eight-episode series, which follows Benny (Skinner), a former high school jock who starts to explore coming out of the closet when he goes to university. As evidenced by the main character's name, "Overcompensating" is somewhat autobiographical. "The inspiration was definitely my life," Skinner says, noting that the series started off as a live show in 2019. "It's stories of me being in and out of the closet and my experience doing so much to be loved and accepted." Joining Skinner in the series is Wally Baram, who plays his closest confidante Carmen; Mary Beth Barone as Grace, his emo-turned-preppy sister; and Adam DiMarco as Peter, Grace's frat bro boyfriend. Despite the heavy topics "Overcompensating" deals with, the show is full of laughs, sex, partying and love triangles — and ends on a total cliffhanger. Below, Skinner, Baram, Barone and DiMarco talk more about working on the show, their favorite on-set memories and hopes for Season 2. Baram:I started as a writer on the show. I heard that it had these themes that felt so similar to the things that I talk about in my stand-up and my writing. There was this character that felt so similar to me — this girl with curly, fizzy hair from New Jersey who was just trying so hard socially and just wants to be loved so bad and doesn't know how to do that, so she keeps reaching out romantically with sex. And [Benito and I] met, and I felt like I was able to give you a lot of stories of the ways in which I related to the character. Barone:Benny and I met when he was doing his live show, and he had me open for him a few times. I was completely blown away by how dynamic it was. Then he told me he was writing a pilot about being closeted in college and Grace was always a character in it. And he said from very early on, I really want you to play my sister. I figured at some point it just wouldn't be possible, like Amazon would want a name or they would have to cast someone else, and he really fought for me to be in the show. I was also in the writer's room, so I just grew to love Grace and really all the characters and how complex they are. DiMarco:I just got an audition. I found out later that [Benito] was thinking of me for the role specifically. But I loved the script, I thought it was super funny. At first I didn't know if I could play a character like Peter, just because I hadn't really done that before, but I really wanted to. But I just had to kind of fight through some self doubt. I think I cried at one point, like on FaceTime with my friend running lines and I was like, "I don't know if I can do this." I did a scene with Benny where we're working out in the gym and then I ended up rapping Big Sean and Drake's "All Me" at him for maybe a minute and a half to two minutes at the end of the audition. And he just had to kind of sit there and bob his head along to it. And that was very fun, just trying to figure out different ways to make him feel uncomfortable. I was cringing during the audition, like as soon as they said "cut" I would cringe and just be like, "I'm so sorry." Skinner:I think I had been with the script so long, I just told myself, "Once you get on set allow yourself to be surprised and go with it." I helped pick this cast of people that I respect and trust too much and I wanted to watch them take the characters and run. It's like, OK, this is kind of what's in my head, but now let's do it and see how it feels. Baram:Your first time making a show, you're so precious on trying to figure out what the show is and you can't afford a slight misstep or stray from your vision. So I was really impressed by how [Benito] would trust everyone on set to bring their own creative vision and their little part of the show and I really appreciated where [he] let me bring some Wallyisms. Barone:Benny created such a great and supportive environment where, if we got a few takes of as written, we could always improvise and that allowed us to just get really comfortable in the costumes and situations and characters. With us playing siblings, I think just because we do have so much history in our friendship and we spend so much time together, we can kind of lock into any dynamic. We'll be acting like siblings sometimes, we'll be acting like a gay guy and a bi girl sometimes and then we'll just go like overtly sexual randomly. And it's just all part of the dynamic. Skinner:[The bathroom scene during the Charli XCX concert in Episode 4] is the hardest I have ever laughed in my life. Shayne Fox, our brilliant production designer, she built a fake bathroom in the bottom of the auditorium where we were shooting the concert. And she made it disgusting, like a college. Wally was in the one next to me and I would hear Scott King, our showrunner, watching the monitors, and it was the loudest cackle I've ever heard from him ever. Baram:That cackle is one of my greatest achievements. It's in my heart, it's in my head. Barone:Not only were we filming on a college campus and in actual frat houses, but almost all of us lived in the same building so it felt like we were in the dorms together. We actually didn't party that much throughout the shoot because we had to do all the fake partying, but I was the self-elected social chair so I was starting the group chats, I was starting the shared photo albums, I held a college rager at my little apartment and we had red solo cups and we all just got wasted and played drinking games and it felt like we could really settle in. Finding that comfortability with each other, especially when you're doing things like sex scenes or vulnerability or crying in a scene, it's just so important to build that dynamic. DiMarco:When I got to set to shoot that workout scene from the audition, I was like, OK great, so I'm just going to be rapping the Big Sean "All Me" verse from my audition. And then Benny and Scott were like, "We might not have the budget for that song, so can you just freestyle?" I was like, "No, I don't think I can, but I guess I'll try to write something quickly." And then we also got a version of me rapping "The Motto" by Drake. So we had three versions. And then my shitty rap that I wrote maybe five minutes before the scene started, in a panic. I'm like, I am not Eminem on a bus right now, I'm just in a makeup tent struggling to even write words that rhyme. But of course that's the version that made it into the show. Skinner:I really hope we do. I am ready to go. I think I know what I want to do and there's so much more we wanna say. There will be backslide, and that's what that finale is. This journey of becoming yourself and overcompensating, it's a rollercoaster and at times I think college can be so selfish and you can be like, it's every man for himself. It's drugs and alcohol and feelings and we didn't want to stray from that, and we want to continue it. Barone:Benny's given me a bit of a sneak peek of what he sees for the characters if we are lucky enough to get a Season 2, but I think Grace just exploring more of that leadership role in her life and not trying to conform to what other people expect of her. I do hope that Benny and Grace are able to finally be honest with each other about who they are and how they make each other feel and how their parents make them feel about each other. I think we can have a really beautiful friendship there that could blossom in adulthood. But it's important for Grace to understand why Benny leans into being the golden boy so much and why he feels like his parents' validation is such a driving force, and it's because he's hiding such a huge part of his identity. So I think by stripping that back they can truly grow close, because when someone doesn't feel like they can reveal that to you, obviously you don't really know them at all. So that's going to be, I think, a breakthrough moment for their relationship. DiMarco:I know what Benny has planned for Season 2 if we get one, and it's insane, it's so good. I wish I could tell you. I don't really know what to say other than it's just more unhinged and more insane than this season. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival Sign up forVariety's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us onFacebook,Twitter, andInstagram.

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Will Smith, Johnny Depp and Alec Baldwin hope for comebacks. Can they succeed?New Foto - Will Smith, Johnny Depp and Alec Baldwin hope for comebacks. Can they succeed?

Hollywood loves a good comeback story. But what about real-life rebounds? That, it turns out, is an iffier proposition and one that's about to be tested by three bold-faced names: Alec Baldwin, Johnny Depp and Will Smith. All three were at different points lead players in the cultural zeitgeist. And all three lost that role, admittedly for vastly different offenses that nonetheless had the same career-dinging effect. Baldwin afterHalyna Hutchins was fatally shotwith a gun he held on the set of "Rust" in 2021, Depp after a protracted and tawdry2022 lawsuit with his ex Amber Heardand Smith afterslapping Chris Rockat the 2022 Oscars. Can this trio win back the hearts and wallets of fans with their new projects? Will Hollywood's gatekeepers stand ready with open arms? Not surprisingly, the latter is highly dependent on the former, industry experts say. If you can still turn a buck with your talents, watch your Tinseltown dance card fill up. "If people have a loyal fan base, they'll always get a second and even third shot," says Stacy Jones, CEO of pop culture marketing firm Hollywood Branded. "Look at Robert Downey, Jr. His drug addiction crashed his career more than 20 years ago. And now..?" Well, now the "Ironman" star's movies havegrossed more than $14 billionand he has a best supporting actor Oscar for "Oppenheimer." Point taken. So is that sort of about-face a possibility for Baldwin, Depp and Smith? Experts say the calculus for rebounding from scandal involves factors such as what you did, who you did it to, and to what degree people still care. "If you think about MeToo and cancel culture and people being publicly shamed, while that was strong in recent years, for me the question is, is that sentiment as strong today?" says Todd Boyd, who holds the Katherine and Frank Price Endowed Chair for the Study of Race and Popular Culture at the University of Southern California. For Michael Schulman, author of "Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat and Tears," fans are the critical factor. "Stars come back to the extent that they're profitable," he says. He laughs, adding, "I hope you can hear the cynicism." One thing that could help a comeback is playing to your scandalous side, Schulman says. His examples include Rob Lowe, who, after an '80s sex tape scandal, won back fans by playing a sleazy villain in the comedy "Wayne's World." Even Baldwin himself, who was in the tabloids for his raucous 2002 divorce from Kim Basinger and then scored a hit by playing a hilariously morals-free executive in the NBC comedy, "30 Rock." Schulman, who keeps a keen eye on Hollywood for The New Yorker, did a2021 piece for the magazine called "Fatty Arbuckle and the Birth of the Celebrity Scandal,"about the silent movie star who was acquitted of rape and murder in the 1920s and never regained his popularity. Today, more than a century later, Schulman says social media connects fans more intensely to celebrities, creating a bond that can help launch a comeback. "Each of these three stars has a fan base on their side," he says. "Will's slap for many was just a man standing up for his wife. With Alec, there's a widespread sense he shouldn't even have been charged. And Johnny had wide online support during that trial. Studios will take the temperature, and when needed can reintroduce people with the help of marketing and publicity." Let's open our inquiry into these three comeback cases by looking at what each is working on and whether these roles could prove enough to reignite their personal spotlights. For Baldwin, whose Western "Rust" debuted in theaters and video on demand May 2 to poor sales, his new output consists of playing himself in theTLC reality series "The Baldwins." Although it's an attempt to showcase the actor as a loveable dad to his brood of seven, the series hasn't made a mark. In fact, unless Baldwin, whose standout movies include "Glengarry Glen Ross" and "The Hunt for Red October," returns with a dramatic flourish, his relaunch could be on permanent hold, experts say. "Ironically, if Alec is guilty of anything it's coming back as a cringeworthy dad," says Schulman. "It's a naked attempt at rebranding. Why not come back as an actor?" Baldwin is starring in "Hollywood Heist" with Nick Cannon, with Deadline reporting the film is being introduced to buyers in Cannes. But USC's Boyd argues that Baldwin's name was never as lofty in the culture as Depp or Smith, and that could hurt his chances of a comeback. "He's just not as relevant anymore," he says. The public seems to agree, says Jones. "Even if 'The Baldwins' is atrocious, you should have had a lot of haters tuning in," she says. "But the public response was indifferent." Depp's offense was not an on-set tragedy but rather an incendiary 2022 court battle with his actress ex wife, who had accused him of being abusive during their relationship. He sued her for damaging his reputation, and won. Depp iscurrently filming "Day Drinker,"a thriller with Penelope Cruz. It's his first movie since appearing in the little seen 2023 French-language film "Jeanne du Barry," in which he played King Louis XV. Recently released photos from the new production show a gray-haired and bearded Depp who appears to be acting his age, 61. That pivot could be a smart way to reinvent himself. "Depp won the court of public opinion (in his case against Heard), but the bigger issue is simply whether he is still the big star he once was," Boyd says of "Pirates of the Caribbean" icon. "Does he mean the same to audiences now that he did in the past?" Depp has said before he wasn't interested indoing a sixth installment in Disney's lucrative "Pirates" franchise, but "he's still the face of that ride at Disney, and I bet he would totally do another if offered," says Jones. The response to "Day Drinker" could sink or revive those piratical conversations. And then there's Smith. The talented rapper-turned-TV-star-turned-Oscar-winner (a title he earned on the very nighthe struck Chris Rock for making a jokeabout his wife's shaved head, a result of her alopecia) is planning to bombard his fans with fare soon. Upcoming Smith filmsin various phases of development are a remake of the 1987 John Candy and Steve Martin comedy "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles," co-starring Kevin Hart; a post-apocalyptic action thriller sequel "I Am Legend 2" with Michael B. Jordan; and a super hero redemption sequel "Hancock 2." With these movies, Smith has a chance to recement his bond with audiences, which didn't happen with two post-Slap movies, "Emancipation," about a runaway slave, and the popular but critically panned "Bad Boys 4," as well as a new album, "Based on a True Story." But for those reading Hollywood tea leaves, Smith has the greatest chance of mounting a strong industry comeback. "He was a gigantic star and people really aren't that angry about that slap and some saw it as noble even," says Schulman. "Plus, we all saw it happen, it was no secret. There was no mystery." For Boyd, "it comes down to who he slapped, which was Chris Rock, a comedian, and comedians often say things that people don't like." Jones agrees on Smith's good odds, adding what was most shocking about the slap was that it was done "by someone who comes across to us as such a nice guy" through roles such as TV's "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." For her, what Smith did was more a direct result of the pressure-cooker spotlight and "all-out mania" of Hollywood's awards season. Smith is "fundamentally a kingmaker who can likely still make billions in profits for someone," she says. "Plus, let's remember, he slapped someone across the face, he didn't kill someone." We'll give Boyd the final word here. And the final word is: cash. "In any performance based industry, and this comes up in sports a lot, if someone is very good at what they do and they have a strong following and someone can profit off those talents, those things will be factored into consideration when it comes to giving people another chance," he says. "Anyone looking at talent that is trying to come back from something is thinking: 'Is the risk of taking on this person bigger than the profit we stand to make?' You figure that out, and go from there." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Can Will Smith, Johnny Depp and Alec Baldwin get a Hollywood comeback?

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May 18, 2025

Will Smith, Johnny Depp and Alec Baldwin hope for comebacks. Can they succeed?

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Little Mix's Jesy Nelson Welcomes Twin Girls Early, Weeks After Emergency Surgery: 'Fighting Strong'New Foto - Little Mix's Jesy Nelson Welcomes Twin Girls Early, Weeks After Emergency Surgery: 'Fighting Strong'

Jesy Nelson/Instagram Jesy Nelson welcomed twin daughters, Ocean and Story, with boyfriend Zion Foster on May 15 The babies were born early, weeks after the Little Mix alum safely underwent an emergency surgery "Our beautiful baby girls decided to come at 31 weeks plus 5 days," the couple wrote in a joint post," adding: "It all happened so quickly" Jesy Nelson'slittle ones are officially here! The Little Mix alum, 33, revealed in anInstagram poston Sunday, May 18, that she welcomed her twin daughters, Ocean and Story, with boyfriend Zion Foster on May 15, weeks after safely undergoing an emergency surgery. "So … Our beautiful baby girls decided to come at 31 weeks plus 5 days," the couple wrote in a joint post. "It all happened so quickly, but we are so blessed that they are here with us, healthy and fighting strong! We've never felt more in love 🥹." "Everybody, meet Ocean Jade Nelson-Foster and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster. Born on 15.05.2025 🌊📖," the pair concluded. Nelson and Foster shared a sweet photo alongside their message — a side-by-side shot that showed them holding their newborns in the hospital after their birth. Foster laterresharedthe baby announcement on his Instagram Stories, writing, "My princesses are here 🥹🙏🏽 ❤️ Thank you God 🤲🏽." The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! Jesy Nelson/Instagram Nelson first announced her pregnancy onInstagramon Jan. 12, sharing a Polaroid-style photo of herself and Foster with the caption: "She's eating for 3 now 👶👶." Months later, in March, Nelson revealed that the twins were monochorionic, diamniotic (MCDA) and sharing a single placenta. In an emotional video shared at the time, the singer explained that "one baby might take all the nutrients" from the placenta, or "the other might, which — really awful to say — could lead to both babies dying." A few days later, Nelson sharedan update, revealing that she was experiencing symptoms that doctors had advised her to "watch out for," including her stomach tightening and difficulty breathing. She captioned the video, "TTTS update," referring to twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. After a checkup at the hospital, Nelson said doctors determined that "they have to perform the procedure, which is obviously not what we wanted to happen," adding, "But it's necessary because it's going to give our babies the best chance of surviving." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @jesynelson In April, Nelsonshared an update on her emergency procedureon her Instagram Stories, filmed from her hospital room. "We just wanted to come on here because we are another week further along and we feel so grateful and blessed that these little babies are still going strong," she said at the time. "And we just wanted to also thank you so much for all your support and beautiful messages," Nelson continued. "You guys have been so lovely. We've seen all of your lovely messages and stories, and it's just really helped us keep going. So we just wanted to say thank you for that," continued Nelson. "And yeah, we're still in here [at the hospital], going strong." Read the original article onPeople

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Little Mix's Jesy Nelson Welcomes Twin Girls Early, Weeks After Emergency Surgery: 'Fighting Strong'

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