Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were able to keep their dating secret for months when they first began seeing each other in the summer of 2016. And while news broke of their being together in October 2016, they were still able to keep details about the luxurious New Year’s vacation they took in January 2017

Nazanin Mandi was 15 years old when she auditioned for American Idol. A talented teenager who loved to sing and act, she still remembers the ad for the now-famous TV show flashing on the television in her suburban California home as she and her mother watched Fox Eleven News. “My mom was like, ‘You should

2020 has altered everyone’s lives. The coronavirus pandemic forced much of the world into quarantine and the Black Lives Matter movement brought a much-needed reckoning on racial justice and police brutality. Many of ELLE’s best features of the year address those seismic events, illustrating just how deeply and profoundly women have been affected, while others

In the new Netflix show Selena: The Series, star Christian Serratos emulates the titular Tejano artist to star-making effect. Everything, from Selena’s mannerisms and choreography to her famous sequined outfits, are recreated for the show, which is executive produced by Selena’s father Abraham Quintanilla and older sister Suzette. Those unfamiliar with the late musician (who

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, her new boyfriend and longtime friend, spent the holidays with her family in Rihanna’s home country of Barbados, and they definitely aren’t hiding their relationship anymore. For the first time since news broke of their dating, the two were photographed kissing on Monday. Rihanna wore a green dress, and the two

The calendars of the eldest Cambridge kids are about to get a whole lot busier! According to Us Weekly, Prince George, 7, and Princess Charlotte, 5, are likely to spend a lot more time on their most unusual extracurricular activity next year: They’re going to attend more royal engagements with their parents, Kate Middleton and

Central PressGetty Images In its fourth episode, “Favourites,” The Crown season 4 explores Queen Elizabeth’s complex relationships with her own four children in light of a crisis involving Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s son, Mark. When Mark goes missing in the Sahara Desert, the queen is preoccupied by Thatcher’s unabashed revelation that her son is her

Spoilers for A Teacher “Episode 10” below. FX on Hulu’s unsettling miniseries A Teacher depicts a scenario that’s all too familiar to anyone who’s ever seen a teen drama. An attractive new teacher, Claire (Kate Mara) draws stares from her male students, and in particular from Eric (Nick Robinson). When the two run into each

Count on Beyoncé to find the perfect gift to capture how awful 2020 was in a beautiful, witty way. The singer’s cousin Angie Beyince revealed on Instagram that Bey gave all her girls a 2020 necklace. If you focus on the tall zero, it simultaneously looks like someone giving the middle finger. Clever. As Angie

Emma Roberts has given birth to her first child, a baby boy, with boyfriend Garrett Hedlund. TMZ broke the news, with multiple sources telling the outlet that Roberts gave birth in Los Angeles on Sunday, December 27. E! also confirmed Roberts gave birth. The baby’s name, according to the TMZ’s sources, is Rhodes. He weighed

When Ariana Grande started dating Los Angeles real estate agent Dalton Gomez in January, she tried a different approach with their romance: Keeping it private and off Instagram. In March, the singer made a bold choice secretly: To start quarantining with her boyfriend of three months, moving from New York City to Los Angeles to

Alberto E. RodriguezGetty Images Via the WarnerMedia streaming service, Warner Bros. released Wonder Woman 1984 on Christmas Day, and it mostly got panned on Twitter. People weren’t nearly as thrilled with the sequel as they were with the first movie in 2017. This is Patty Jenkins’s second take on the Diana Prince story, but it

Travis P BallGetty Images At last year’s Emmys, first-time nominee Joey King celebrated her work on the Hulu limited series, The Act. The eight-episode project saw King take on the role of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who was convicted of murdering her mother Dee Dee (played in the series by Patricia Arquette) in a high-profile true

A$AP Rocky was “very into Rihanna for years” before they finally got together, a source told Us Weekly earlier this month. Now that they’re finally an item, things seem to be going pretty well for both of them. They spent the holidays in Barbados, which both Rihanna and A$AP’s father call home. “Rihanna has been

This year, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kardashian family did not have their annual Christmas Eve bash for the first time in decades. But the family still gathered at Kourtney Kardashian’s home for a glamorous celebration; everyone dressed to the nines for the special night. Kim Kardashian went with a Grinch look, Kylie Jenner opted

Jeff Kravitz/AMA2019Getty Images Camila Cabello and posted the most Camila and Shawn Mendes photo ever on her Instagram: a shot of the two of them kissing in a hot tub. “I’m not good at taking a lot of pictures lately but here’s one good one ❤️ merry Christmas! Thank u Santa for my tall sweet

“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

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

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

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

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

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.