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Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik are experiencing all kinds of milestones with their baby girl these days, and yesterday, they marked one more off the list. Their daughter, whose name they have yet to share, had her first Christmas, and her proud mom shared photos from the day. On her story, Hadid showed a picture

Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s new books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh, consider a recommendation from the writers in our series, who, like you (since you’re here), love books. Perhaps one of their

Netflix’s Never Have I Ever premiered on Netflix in late April and instantly became the must-watch of quarantine. It’s a coming-of-age comedy from co-creators Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher amd follows a first-generation Indian American girl growing up in Southern California. Eighteen-year-old Maitreyi Ramakrishnan plays our heroine Devi Vishwakumar, and will return for a second

Yesterday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex released their Christmas card via Mayhew, a animal rescue charity for which Duchess Meghan serves as patron. The portrait is adapted from a photograph Meghan’s mother Doria took of the family of three: Prince Harry, Meghan and a nearly eighteen-month-old Archie joined by their two rescue pups, beagle

“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” takes on a whole new meaning in 2020. Millions are decorating their trees and hanging stockings for one, reckoning with how to spend the season in ways that won’t leave our hearts feeling two sizes too small. If you can’t be near family this year, you can recreate the

No question, 2020 has been a rough year for pretty much everyone, but the tail end of August was particularly terrible for Taylour Paige. When we connect over Zoom, just three days after the world learned her Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom co-star Chadwick Boseman had died of colon cancer, Paige, understandably, is not quite sure

In ELLE.com’s monthly series Office Hours, we ask people in powerful positions to take us through their first jobs, worst jobs, and everything in between. This month we spoke with CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell, whose year-and-a-half long investigation into sexual assault within the U.S. military uncovered systemic failures and major missteps by leadership.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Yes, Christmas is right around the corner, but it’s also Royal Family Christmas Card Season. Following last year’s GIF-style greeting—which was also Baby Archie’s Christmas card debut—Meghan Markle and Prince Harry returned this year with their annual festive photo, and it’s unlike anything you expected. In lieu

Samir HusseinGetty Images Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are settling into their first Christmas in California just fine. Over the weekend, the Duke and Duchess were spotted taking a stroll in Beverly Hills, masked and bundled up to run errands. Baby Archie was nowhere in sight, but Markle wore dark denim, brown boots, a black

On May 25, as I watched the video of George Floyd, I wept. I had never mourned for a stranger like I did that day. He could’ve been one of my four brothers. I was raised in a Nigerian-American, ultra-disciplinarian Christian home in the Bronx, where the maxims were work hard and love your neighbor

The British period drama has long been the domain of white actors, but the genre is getting an inclusive update in recent years: Mary, Queen of Scots featured Gemma Chan as Bess of Hardwick in 2018, Dev Patel played the eponymous hero in The Personal History of David Copperfield this year, and Jodie Turner-Smith is

Girl! GWORL. Gorl. Guhl. Gurl. Grrrrrlll. “Mommy, why is it that every time you’re on the phone or with your friends, it’s always girl, girl, girl, girl?” my son asked me as I was tucking him into bed. I was amused. Mostly at the sight and sound of myself through my five-year-old’s eyes and ears—he

Last fall, authorities began a nationwide search for 7-year-old Joshua “J.J.” Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan, who mysteriously vanished from their small town of Rexburg, Idaho. In the months after they went missing, the case became increasingly more complicated—and bizarre. This summer, police discovered the remains of J.J. and Tylee buried on the rural farm

After her broadway debut at just 15, Liz Gillies starred in some of television’s favorites such as Dynasty and Victorious. Her latest project, an EP with Seth MacFarlane called Songs From Home, shows off just another one of her many talents—singing jazz like you haven’t heard before. In today’s episode of Song Association, Gillies is

Steve GranitzGetty Images It’s official: Ariana Grande has switched from “7 Rings” to just one dazzler. Over the weekend, Grande received her Christmas gift from beau Dalton Gomez quite early—a sparkly engagement ring. But eagle-eyed fans took notice of the pearl in Grande’s ring, which sparked theories that Gomez added a subtle tribute to Grande’s

George and Amal Clooney are the parents of 3-year-old twins, Ella and Alexander. Recently, the dad of two has been speaking out about what life’s been like with toddlers during quarantine, and his latest update (Christmas edition) is pretty cute. During an interview with Stephen Colbert, Clooney described what it’s like to spend the holidays

Alexandria Ocasio-CortezInstagram On Friday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted on her Instagram story that she was going to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and she took her followers through her experience. “Hey everyone! So we found out last night that the COVID vaccine was available to members of Congress as part of the ‘continuity of governance’ plan

Katie Holmes and chef Emilio Vitolo, Jr. have been publicly dating since this summer, when they were spotted getting affectionate around New York City. The two certainly aren’t hiding anything, but they’ve been keeping things off social media…until now. On Friday, Vitolo shared a photo of himself and Holmes with the following message for her

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello are not shy about their love for each other, but someone else has made clear that she loves them, too. Miley Cyrus left a comment on a video of the couple singing her 2009 hit “It’s the Climb.” She wrote: “Let’s have a three way.” This seems to be joke,

Steve GranitzGetty Images Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra had some fun on TikTok yesterday. On his account, Jonas posted a duet with someone who documented her lipstick trick. “Should I try that?,” a shocked Chopra said when she saw the impressive trick. She puckered her lips in the camera. “No!,” Jonas said, immediately. He captioned

Just a week before Christmas, 12 million people are poised to lose vital benefits and face eviction if Congress fails to pass another COVID-19 relief package. Amid rising rates of unemployment and food insecurity, lawmakers are negotiating for a bipartisan $900 billion relief package alongside a $1.4 trillion spending bill. The relief deal could involve

Disney is getting ready to go back Under the Sea with The Little Mermaid. The brand is adding to its growing list of live-action remakes with a new take on the beloved 1989 animated classic. Now, the principal cast for the new movie is officially set, with Halle Bailey as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince

If you keep an eye on the royal family at all, you’ve definitely seen Princess Diana’s 12-carat oval Ceylon sapphire engagement ring on the Duchess of Cambridge’s finger—she’s been wearing it since she got engaged to Prince William in the fall of 2010. But before it got its second life with Kate, this ring caught

“There’s nothing wrong with your WiFi. It’s true—I’m a robot and she’s bringing you vocals,” robot musician Miquela warns at the top of her Song Association. Created in 2016, the unconventional artist has become one of the top names in music—amassing millions of fans, collaborating with artists like Teyana Taylor, and even releasing music videos