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John Legend gives Chrissy Teigen the cheesiest Christmas gift (PHOTO)

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Husbands, take note. Chrissy Teigen's husband, Legend, gave her an early Christmas gift that she says is her "lifelong dream" — a giant, hollowed-out cheese wheel for serving pasta and risotto tableside.

Teigen revealed her gift (and her insane excitement over receiving it) on Instagram over the weekend, when she posted a snap showing her kissing Legend on the cheek as he holds the massive wheel of cheese.

"John got me my lifetime dream for Christmas! A cheese wheel to dump pasta and risotto in for years to come!" she captioned the photo. "My tableside serving game is bout to be liiiiiit! Heading out to relax with the fam now woohoo (sic)!"

Chrissy Teigen christmas present

Chrissy Teigen christmas present

And for those who may wonder what's up with a giant wheel of cheese as a Christmas gift, Teigen posted a follow-up photo that shows the cheese wheel in use, full of hot pasta.

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"If you haven't seen one of these wheels in action oh man, it is a thing a beauty. Hot pasta is tossed around, gently melting the cheese and plated right at your table (sic)," she captioned the second photo, along with a string of emojis, adding, "It makes me emotional."

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Chrissy Teigen christmas present 2

Teigen and Legend are already one of the cutest couples around, and this is their last Christmas together before they welcome their first child. Legend explained in a November interview with People magazine just how much they're looking forward to expanding their family.

"It is pretty exciting that I'll have a little child running around that is the product of the love that Chrissy and I have for each other," he said. "I hope our child will be kind and smart and awesome in every way. Hopefully we'll do the best job we can."

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Chelsea Clinton shares pregnancy news with adorable announcement (PHOTO)

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We're still months away from being able to say for sure that Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee for president, but on Monday, daughter Chelsea made an announcement of her own — she's expecting her second child with husband Marc Mezvinsky this summer. Clinton and Mezvinsky's first child, Charlotte, was born in 2014. Soon after Chelsea tweeted her news, her parents responded with their own excited tweets, elated to be grandparents for the second time.

Before Charlotte was born in 2014, there was speculation that Clinton might forgo a presidential run if she became a grandmother, but there are no signs that having another grandchild will deter Clinton from her campaign now. According to Chelsea, the only child of the Clintons, her mother is and always has been super involved in Charlotte's life, from her daily routine to offering possibly unsolicited parenting advice. "I’m sure this is a common thing with new moms with their mothers!” she told People.

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So far, Chelsea hasn't played a large role in Clinton's presidential campaign. She was very active in Clinton's 2008 campaign, introducing her mother at the Democratic National Convention and speaking on her behalf across the country on college campuses. While her work has kept her in the public eye (she was an NBC correspondent until 2014 and continues to be a big part of the Clinton Foundation), Chelsea has been largely private, and really, who can blame her? Chelsea has seen her fair share of the media sludge, even when she was the first daughter, and it's unlikely she'll be able to escape it now that her mother is running for president again. What will a second pregnancy mean for any work Chelsea might take on if her mother secures the Democratic nomination?

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Do you think Hillary Clinton's campaign will be affected by the birth of another grandchild? Would you like to see Chelsea help campaign for her mom?

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Lance Bass shares wedding video to mark his 1-year anniversary (VIDEO)

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The former *NSYNC star celebrated his one-year anniversary with hubby Michael Turchin on Sunday and let all of us have a peek at the romantic celebration between the two via Instagram.

“Happy 1 year anniversary to the love of my life @michaelturchinart,” 36-year-old Bass captioned a video post on the photo-sharing site. “I want to relive that night over and over again!”

The video was a custom flipbook that detailed Bass and Turchin's entire relationship, from the day they met to their lives now, sharing a couch with their three dogs.

Lance Bass celebrates his first wedding anniverary

Lance Bass celebrates his first wedding anniverary

From their engagement to a trip on an African safari to their first kiss as a married couple, the adorable illustrations were a perfect way to celebrate the special day.

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Bass also shared a sweet photo of him and Turchin dancing together on their wedding night alongside the lyrics from Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling In Love," captioned simply, "#HappyAnniversary."

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Lance Bass celebrates his first wedding anniverary 2

Turchin also celebrated on his own Instagram account, sharing a photo of the two together captioned, “Happy 1 year anniversary to my partner in crime, best friend, and the love of my life, @lancebass."

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Lance Bass celebrates his first wedding anniverary 3

Bass and Turchin married in New York City in December 2014 just over a year after they were engaged.

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Happy anniversary to this sweet couple!

New The Big Bang Theory news could mean Season 10 is the last

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There's no need to sound the alarms quite yet, as nothing is set in stone, but the TBBT bosses got very candid recently about the fact that there is a definite end in sight — and it's probably coming in Season 10.

"The reality is that maybe season 10 is the ending point," showrunner Steve Molaro told The Hollywood Reporter. "The real answer is I don't know and all I can do right now is go episode to episode and try to make each one the best that we can. There's still so many episodes to go. Even if hypothetically season 10 was the end, I wouldn't be focusing on that yet. That seems like something that would be dealt with way down the line."

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The Big Bang Theory cocreator, Chuck Lorre, gave a much more open-ended answer to the Season 10 question than Molaro, but he still didn't give a hard "no" when asked if it will be the last.

"I never imagined nine [seasons] and here we are," Lorre said to THR. "I'm not going to presume to know how many years this has because it's ridiculous for me to guess. It's already gone beyond my wildest dreams so anything beyond this… as long as everybody is having a good time and we're making a show we're proud of… then it's worth continuing."

Considering so many ongoing story lines have suddenly been coming to a close, fans began speculating about the fate of TBBT — even before Molaro hinted that Season 10 could be final curtains for the show.

TBBT ending tweet

TBBT ending tweet

Shamy got physical, Penny and Leonard eloped, Raj finally ditched the booze and got a girlfriend. Are they all signs the writers are winding down? Was Sheldon and Amy's coitus episode also the climax of The Big Bang Theory? Only time will tell.

What do you think? Is it time it all ended with a big bang?

Game of Thrones lets furious fans shape Season 6

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Director Jeremy Podeswa confirmed that creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have reconsidered how rape is depicted after viewers were left outraged by the brutal rape of Sansa Stark by Ramsay Bolton on her wedding night.

The scene was not depicted in the books upon which the series is based and was widely criticized for playing to shock value and gratuitous violence.

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Now Podeswa, who directed the controversial episode, says they plan on dialing it back because of negative viewer response.

"It is important that (the producers) not self-censor," he said during an event in Fox Studios Australia. "The show depicts a brutal world where horrible things happen. They did not want to be too overly influenced by that (criticism) but they did absorb and take it in and it did influence them in a way," he said, adding that the creators "were responsive to the discussion and there were a couple of things that changed as a result."

"It was a difficult and brutal scene and we knew it was going to be challenging for the audience," he explained. "But it was very important to us in the execution that it would not be exploited in any way. To be fair, the criticism was the notion of it, not the execution. It was handled as sensitively as it could possibly be; you hardly see anything."

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Sansa Stark's rape was not the only one depicted on the show. Viewers also witnessed Jaime Lannister rape his sister Cersei — another scene which did not appear in the books — and Daenerys Targaryen raped by her new husband Khal Drogo.

George RR Martin, author of the Game of Thrones books, has repeatedly defended the show's choice to veer from his original story lines.

"There have been differences between the novels and the television show since the first episode of season one," he wrote on his blog after the Sansa Stark rape scene aired. "And for just as long, I have been talking about the butterfly effect. There has seldom been any TV series as faithful to its source material, by and large (if you doubt that, talk to the Harry Dresden fans, or readers of the Sookie Stackhouse novels, or the fans of the original Walking Dead comic books)... but the longer the show goes on, the bigger the butterflies become.

"David and Dan and Bryan and HBO are trying to make the best television series that they can. And over here I am trying to write the best novels that I can. And yes, more and more, they differ. Two roads diverging in the dark of the woods, I suppose... but all of us are still intending that at the end we will arrive at the same place."

23 Amazing TV shows from the '80s only true Gen-Xers remember

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1. Double Trouble

Double Trouble

Double Trouble

Is there anything more fascinating and fun than twins? This show starred the world’s coolest, prettiest, most funkily dressed twins on Earth, Jean and Liz Sagal, sisters of Married… with Children and Sons of Anarchy's Katey Sagal. In the first season, they lived in Des Moines and hung out in their dad’s dance studio. In the second and final season, they went to live with their nutty aunt in NYC, and that’s when the show got really good — lots of twin mix-up hijinks, lots of comedy around the fact that one of them was easygoing and the other uptight. I got a pair of pink fluorescent suspenders in a rather pathetic effort to dress like the Double Trouble twins. It was unsuccessful.

2. Spencer (1984-85)

Spencer

Spencer

For a mere six episodes, we got to watch Chad Lowe play a teenage rascal who couldn’t stop getting into scrapes. Then they got a new actor to play Spencer and renamed the show Under One Roof. I was an enthusiastic member of the audience of six people who were die-hard fans of both shows.

3. It’s Your Move (1984-85)

It's Your Move

It's Your Move

Now that Jason Bateman has become a big star, people like to show off their pop culture bona fides by name-checking It’s Your Move, in which Bateman played a teenage con artist who played adorable pranks such as selling term papers. He was kind of a little shit and the show lasted about five minutes — no match for Dynasty, which shared its time slot.

4. Jennifer Slept Here (1983-84)

Jennifer Slept Here

Jennifer Slept Here

Ann Jillian may be most famous to fans of obscure ’80s television for the brilliant It’s a Living, about a group of women waitressing at a hotel restaurant (see No. 12). In Jennifer Slept Here, she played the ghost of an actress who haunts the family living in her former house, who is only visible to the family’s teenage son. I loved the show even though it was a little ridiculous and I adored the theme song. It’s the kind of hyper-passionate, cornball crooning that’s sorely missing from TV credits today.

5. Throb (1986-88)

Throb

Throb

A thirty-something divorcée goes to work at a boutique record label. Her son is played by a very young, pre-fast, pre-furious Paul Walker and her roommate is none other than Frasier's Jane Leeves. I am pretty sure no one remembers this show but me.

6. Three’s a Crowd (1984-85)

Three's a Crowd

Three's a Crowd

Can we agree Three’s Company was a pretty terrible show? It was one big misunderstanding overheard through the swinging kitchen door. Thank God in the very short-lived spinoff, Three’s a Crowd, Jack Tripper no longer had to pretend to be gay to rent his apartment given he was living with his girlfriend, Vicky. But wait! There’s still an intolerant landlord in the form of Vicky’s father, so the main premise of Three’s Company stays intact. Even as a child, I knew that Jack without the Ropers or Mr. Farley was not going to be worth watching. But somehow I persevered through all 22 episodes of this thin broth of a sitcom.

7. Square Pegs (1982-83)

Square Pegs

Square Pegs

The big question on all Square Pegs fans’ lips is, “What happened to Lauren Hutchinson?” We all know her best friend and fellow nerd Patty Greene (Sarah Jessica Parker) turned out just fine, but what about Lauren, played by Amy Linker? The show was like a very PG Sixteen Candles, a high school comedy that followed two misfits who seemed so grown up and cool to me I could hardly wait to get braces and grow up into a freshman dork myself. Bonus: The theme song was sung by The Waitresses.

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8. The Littles (1983-85)

The Littles

The Littles

The only people who loved The Littles were people who read the far superior series of books on which it was based, and even we weren’t totally nuts about the show. The Littles themselves were tiny rodent-like humans who lived in the walls of a family’s house. You’d think it would have made a great animated series, but somehow reading about little people who have tails made total sense. Seeing it portrayed on TV was a little creepy.

9. Joanie Loves Chachi (1982-83)

Joanie Loves Chachi

Joanie Loves Chachi

Oh, to be young and in love and to be Erin Moran singing passionately into Scott Baio’s puppy dog eyes! A far too short-lived spinoff of Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi chronicled the twosome’s life in the big city trying to make a go of it as rock stars. The theme song alone can move me to tears.

10. My Sister Sam (1986-88)

My Sister Sam

My Sister Sam

I always thought of My Sister Sam as a sequel of sorts to Mork & Mindy, even though the only thing the shows had in common were roommates and Pam Dawber. Sam (Dawber) is a photographer whose long-lost 16-year-old sister (played by Rebecca Schaeffer) comes to live with her in San Francisco. I loved the show and was heartbroken along with the rest of the country when Schaeffer was killed by a stalker a year after it went off the air.

11. Madame’s Place (1982-83)

Madame's Place

Madame's Place

Oh, how thrilled I was by Wayland Flowers and his salty aging actress puppet Madame! I knew I wasn’t getting 95 percent of Madame’s dirty jokes, but I didn’t care! A puppet in prime time! Who hosted her own talk show! I loved teeny-tiny Corey Feldman as Madame’s neighbor, and had absolutely no clue that Wayland and Madame had been massive gay icons since the ’60s. “A crazy old lady puppet!” was all I cared about at the tender age of 8.

12. It’s a Living (1980-82)

It's a Living

It's a Living

Before her star turn as a ghost in Jennifer Slept Here, Ann Jillian was already committing to that platinum curled-under shag as part of the hilarious crew of waitresses at the fancy Above the Top restaurant on the top floor of the Bonaventure Hotel. The ladies endured the joking of a sleazy pianist and were presided over by another hair marvel, Marian Mercer as Nancy Beebe, Above the Top’s hostess, who was so glamorous you could hardly stand it.

13. She’s the Sheriff (1987-89)

She's the Sheriff

She's the Sheriff

Suzanne Somers in her first post-Three’s Company role as a sheriff of a Nevada town? Why not, you ask? Well, the show was voted one of TV Guide's 50 Worst Shows, but I think we can all agree that’s a little harsh. Sure, it was improbable that a widowed mom would be given her husband’s sheriff job, but as a tween, I found the prospect of sweet Chrissy Snow as a law enforcement agent genius. (I think Three’s Company was a worse show.)

14. The Edison Twins (1982-86)

The Edison Twins

The Edison Twins

It wasn’t Double Trouble, but it was a show about twins (not real twins, alas) who solved mysteries using science. The show was Canadian and a tiny bit too educational for me, but I thought the male twin looked a lot like Christopher Atkins and so, due to some incomprehensible kid logic, I kept watching.

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15. The Greatest American Hero (1981-83)

Greatest American Hero

Greatest American Hero

Sure, you knew the theme song, but did you ever actually watch the show? Few people did. William Katt played a schoolteacher who’s gifted by aliens with a suit and a cape that give him superpowers, but he loses the instruction manual, so these powers pop up whenever and take him by surprise. I love that someone thought this was a good idea for a show, because it so totally is, but it’s so bananas. It was where I first learned about ESP and telekinesis, which would come in handy when I saw Escape to Witch Mountain a year later.

16. My Secret Identity (1988-1991)

My Secret Identity

My Secret Identity

Starring a Jerry O’Connell who was closer to Vern from Stand By Me than the heartthrob he would later become, this Canadian series was also about superpowers — this time they’re possessed by the teenage Andrew Clements, who gets struck by a photon beam and henceforth is able to fly and levitate like his favorite comic book heroes. The only one who knows Andrew is superhuman is his friend, the scientist Dr. Jeffcoate. This always felt like a boys’ show to me and I only watched it with half-interest, truth be told.

17. Webster (1983-89)

Webster

Webster

This was the successor to Diff’rent Strokes, once again featuring a tiny African-American boy adopted by a white family. This time it was the adorable Emmanuel Lewis who was adopted by the Papadopouloses (Alex Karras and Susan Clark, who were married in real life!). I always found it bizarre that Webster called his adoptive mother “Ma’am.”

18. Love, Sidney (1981-1983)

Love, Sydney

Love, Sydney

I’ve read that Love, Sidney was the first show to feature a gay character on TV. Sidney, played by Tony Randall, is sort of a BFF and surrogate dad to a single mom, played by Swoosie Kurtz, and her adorable little daughter. The theme was sung by the three stars — give it a listen. I over-identified with the daughter, played by Kaleena Kiff, and always sang her part with the most gusto.

19. Valerie (1986-1991)

Valerie

Valerie

This saw Jason Bateman back in action after It’s Your Move. This show had four names and two stars — it started as a family comedy called Valerie and starred Valerie Harper as a mother of three boys. In the third season, they killed off Valerie, and Sandy Duncan filled in as the matriarch — and the show was sometimes called Valerie’s Family, sometimes The Hogans and sometimes The Hogan Family. I somehow managed to track it down in every iteration.

20. Archie Bunker’s Place (1979-83)

Archie Bunker's Place

Archie Bunker's Place

I was too young to get the incisive social satire of All in the Family and found all the shouting panic-inducing, but I loved Archie Bunker’s Place, mostly because of the addition of Stephanie, the 10-year-old girl Archie takes in, played by Danielle Brisebois, a character I could identify with. In this series, Archie owns a bar/restaurant in Queens and hangs out there with a bunch of pals. I still didn’t understand the politics, but I watched nonetheless. Why did we just watch anything as kids? We were so undiscerning!

21. Down to Earth (1984-87)

Down to Earth

Down to Earth

This show had all the trappings of a typical ’80s success: a main character with a superpower or secret (in this case, Ethel is a maid who died in 1925 and, after waiting 60 years to earn her wings, comes back to Earth to work for and help a family — a widow and his kids, and a young boy who is the only one in on her secret). And let us not forget that Down to Earth starred a teenage Kyle Richards, future Real Housewife of Beverly Hills.

22. Benson (1979-86)

Benson

Benson

A spinoff of Soap, Benson starred Robert Guillaume as the butler for a governor and his family. He’s always far smarter than the real politicians and gets promoted over the years to eventually run for governor himself. I watched this show mostly for Missy Gold — my childhood nickname was Missy and I found her captivating. I think I was happy to watch any show that had a girl roughly my age.

23. Slim Goodbody: The Inside Story (1980)

Slim Goodbody

Slim Goodbody

Oh, dear, this guy was creepy. He wore a skin-tight, flesh-colored suit with all his organs and muscles and arteries and bones on it. I did love his songs (“Food is the fuel that will keep us alive!”) and so tried to overlook the fact that I was looking at a naked man with no secondary sex characteristics. I had no idea Slim’s still making the rounds.

This article originally appeared in different form on Scary Mommy.

Missing cheetah is just the latest on Canada's list of fugitive animals

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Cheetah still at large

Escaped cheetah

Escaped cheetah

A cheetah is probably the last thing you expect to see when cruising down the highway, but last week a driver snapped a photo of one near Nelson, British Columbia, in the Kootenays. "My first thought was, 'That's a cheetah. What's it doing there?'" Samantha Istance told CBC.

Most people who saw a large, carnivorous cat on a deserted, snowy road probably wouldn't do what Istance did next: "I saw it had a collar on, so I tried to coax it over," she said. But the cheetah continued on its way down the road and has since continued to elude everyone who looks for it.

And it doesn't look like the big cat will be found anytime soon. RCMP just suspended the search, citing snowy conditions.

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The mysterious buffalo herd nobody can find

Buffalo
Image: Jack Dykinga, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Earlier this month, RCMP in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, issued a public warning about a roaming herd of buffalo they can't seem to track down. Think an entire herd of buffalo would be easy to spot? Think again.

"They're good at hiding," Les Kroeger, president of the Saskatchewan Bison Association, told CBC.

"If they're in an area where there's a lot of bush or anything, they can be in the trees," he said. "If they've been provoked or pushed, they can run away as soon as somebody gets too close."

Apparently the creatures have quite a sense of adventure: "They like exploring. They're very curious, so they might go for quite a long run," said Kroeger.

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Toronto's runaway peacock

A peacock described as "more adventurous" than most, bust out of its coop at Toronto's High Park Zoo this year. The peacock was spotted boldly scaling the rooftop of a residential home and enjoying its new-found freedom, scaling treetops in Toronto. Zoo officials initially tried to catch the bird, but then decided simply to wait for it to come back. And lo and behold, it did, days later.

“I had a feeling he’d go home. I’d been saying that since day one. I had faith in him,” Sarah Doucette, a city councillor on the board for the Friends of the High Park Zoo, told The Star.

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Vancouver's "downtown deer"

Downtown deer and clock

Downtown deer and clock

Vancouverites fell in love with a friendly deer roaming downtown last summer, who quickly earned its own Twitter handle, becoming an overnight social media celebrity. Sadly the deer was struck and killed by a car at the end of the summer. But whether the deer was giving some company to Stanley Park fishermen or cruising down the middle of busy Granville Street, it brightened the day of everyone who had the pleasure of spotting it.

Will Pretty Little Liars' Aria have a new man in Season 6B or not?

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Actor Roberto Aguire spoke with Bustle about his new PLL character, Liam, who becomes quite tight with both Aria and Ezra. Well, that might make for one awkward love triangle, if that is indeed what's ahead. According to Aguire, Liam is an editorial assistant based in Boston who works with both Aria and Ezra. "Where we see [Liam] at the beginning of the second half of the season is him helping Ezra get his book published, after having gotten his first one published," Aguire teased. "So that's kind of where I jump into the story five years after the flash forward."

That said, fans might recall that during the special, Pretty Little Liars: 5 Years Forward, Lucy Hale spoke of Aria's new man named Liam. "She’s in a new relationship, she’s fallen in love again," Hale dished about Aria. She also teased that Aria and Ezra do work together, but they are not together "in a romantic way."

Hmm... so is this Liam the same Liam as Aguire's character? I would say so, which means Aria and Liam take their professional relationship to the next level. However, Ezria shippers shouldn't get too upset yet, because based on what Aguire told Bustle, he made it seem like Aria and Liam are just friends and coworkers.

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Aria and Ezra
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Unlike Hale, Aguire remained mum about Liam and Aria's relationship. When asked if a romance would blossom between Aria and Liam, he said, "Yeah, who knows!" He added, "Right now the cool thing is all three of them are working together to get Ezra's book published, which is great. To have him actually become a successful author is fantastic."

Seeing as Hale and Aguire are saying two different things about Aria and Liam's relationship, what does this mean? Is Aria getting a new love interest or not? Are the two playing games with their fans to throw them off the scent? Maybe this means good things for Ezria, despite Hale insisting that the two won't be romantically linked?

I have a feeling Hale is speaking the truth and Aguire is just remaining mum. As a new actor on PLL, he probably knows that you must keep things secret or certain story lines will be spoiled. Plus, where's the fun in giving details away when fans should just watch the show themselves and see how things develop.

As of right now, it sure seems like Aria's career is blooming — and so is her love life. Here's hoping it can all withstand whatever the new "big bad" throws her way while back in Rosewood.

Pretty Little Liars Season 6B returns Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 8/7c on Freeform, the new name for ABC Family.

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Melissa Gorga reveals Teresa Giudice's emotional holiday plans

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Christmas is coming early for the Giudices and the Gorgas! Teresa Giudice is being released a few months earlier than her scheduled release from prison. Luckily for her husband and four daughters, she'll be coming home just before Christmas on Wednesday, Dec. 23.

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Sister-in-law and The Real Housewives of New Jersey castmate Melissa Gorga talked to Extra about how Joe Giudice and daughters Gia, Gabriella, Milania and Audriana are feeling about the big day. Gorga said, “I think they’re very happy, they’re excited — it’s emotional.”

As for where the Giudices will be on Christmas Eve, they'll be with the Gorgas. “It’s a blessing. They’re gonna spend Christmas with their mother and I’m hosting this year — Christmas Eve — so it’ll be beautiful… I want to make it beautiful for them.”

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Gorga dished on what she has planned for Christmas Eve. She's following Italian tradition and hosting the Feast of the Seven Fishes, which is a seven-course meal of fish. Gorga explains, “We’re Italian, so we eat fish on Christmas Eve, linguini with clam sauce, everything — calamari, you name it! We’re gonna have every fish… mussels… we do, like, flounder. I have to admit my father-in-law helps me do it, we do it together… they’re seven, we pick out seven and we do it.”

I can't imagine she's been eating like a queen in prison, so I suspect Giudice is going to be in heaven with seven courses of home-cooked food. Plus, she won't have to cook.

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Gorga didn't dish on any secrets or spoilers about the next season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. In fact, she wouldn't even confirm if Giudice will be back.

I'm willing to bet a bottle of Fabellini wine that she'll be back.

Company says new device will let you print the perfect foundation

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That seems pretty incredible, but now another company claims it has the technology to print customized colors of foundation.

Adorn bills itself as the "world's first portable 3-D makeup printer" that uses "advanced technology to create foundation that’s precision matched to your skin," according to the website. "An inbuilt sensor scans your face in total darkness, blends foundation in the cylinder of the pen, then 'prints' the perfect color base straight onto your fingertips."

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The company maintains that the technology can recognize and match about 75,000 skin shades, which would virtually eliminate the headaches we face when trying to make pre-made foundations match our skin colors.

Sounds absolutely amazing, right?

It does, but Adorn leaves us with more questions than answers. First, the website goes into zero detail about the foundation ingredients, its coverage level or finish, other than saying it offers SPF protection (though no clue how much).

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Then, there's the website. Such an incredibly advanced product should have an equally-as-advanced website, but Adorn's site is... definitely not advanced. The stock art used is terribly Photoshopped, making us question the company's seriousness.

And then there's the price. It's set at $279, with a pre-order price of $139. That would be worth it if we were sure it worked, but the lack of reviews — or even a real-life demonstration — makes it a risky investment.

"Whether you're pale in winter, tanned in summer or honey kissed in spring and fall, Adorn will dispense the right foundation every single time," the company writes on its website.

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We absolutely hope it lives up to everything it says, but the jury is definitely still out.

Beverly Johnson's Bill Cosby nightmare just got worse

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Bill Cosby is continuing to strike back at his accusers. In addition to the counter lawsuits he filed last week against seven of his rape accusers, Cosby filed a lawsuit on Monday, Dec. 21 against 1970's supermodel Beverly Johnson for defamation. In a Vanity Fair essay published in 2014, Johnson accused Cosby of drugging her in the 1980's. She was able to escape before anything else happened.

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According E! News, Cosby's lawyers allege in court documents that Johnson, "thrust herself back into the spotlight in attempt to revive her flagging career as a model, actress and public personality" by joining the campaign to "assassinate" Cosby's reputation.

In the documents, Cosby's lawyers assert Johnson's accusations "are entirely fabricated and nothing more than an opportunistic attempt to resuscitate her own career and benefit herself financially from the wave of media attention surrounding her false allegations against Crosby."

Cosby is also claiming that Johnson is benefiting financially from defaming him. He wants compensatory and punitive damages, as well as a court order to stop Johnson from publicly speaking about the actor.

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Johnson hasn't commented on the lawsuit.

In an interview with the Today show in December 2014, Johnson spoke about why she decided decades later to break her silence about her experience with Cosby.

"At the time, I felt that it would hurt my career. Most certainly he was a very powerful man. I most certainly did not think of my legacy as the first African-American supermodel to grace the cover of Vogue — and drugged by Bill Cosby."

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While Cosby has never been arrested and denies all accusations of sexual assault, it's hard to ignore the sheer volume of accusations. Cosby was the dad on a number one sitcom for a big chunk of the 1980's. He's the guy that made all those funny Jello pudding pop commercials. To accuse him at the time must've felt like lodging accusations at Jesus.

Cosby is no longer on TV, but he still wields a lot of power. Countersuing women for speaking out is well within his rights, but it's also a continuation of the assault. Rape is a crime of power and trying to punish women to keep them quiet is wrong. According to RAINN, 68% of rapes are unreported because accusers don't want to be exposed to further victimization.

If Cosby is innocent, then the verdicts in the civil suits should be enough for him. If he is guilty, he is trying to scare his accusers and, in that case, I hope the courts throw the book at him.

Learn everything you need to know about boobs in one short video

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If you didn't, we've got a video you need to check out.

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AsapSCIENCE just released a new video "The Science of Boobs" that delves into everything mammary because, well, breasts are pretty amazing.

The science of boobs

The science of boobs

The video delves into a huge number of topics, including the fact that those little dots we have on our areolas are called Montgomery's glands and are designed to keep our nipples lubricated while breastfeeding, while also making breast milk taste "yummy" for babies.

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Interesting, right? But the brains at AsapSCIENCE didn't just delve into the biology. The video also reveals that while large breasts attract more attention — and are part of the reason for 300,000 breast augmentation surgeries in 2014 — it's actually medium-sized boobs that are the most universally liked. They're also a great source of sexual release, as 82 percent of women and 52 percent of men experience arousal from self-stimulation of nipples.

And then there's the scary part: Breasts are the most vulnerable to cancer as breast cells divide at a higher rate that other parts of our bodies because of hormones (like estrogen) and growth as we age.

Whether you know all of this — or none of it — this video is a good, quick refreshers on all things boobs.

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Patrick Dempsey shames Shonda Rhimes for blatant Grey's Anatomy PR stunts

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But does TV mastermind Rhimes really get involved in a ton of behind-the-scenes drama, or are the real-life storylines all just part of her Beyoncé/Jay Z-style genius Jedi mind tricks?

After Patrick Dempsey's fan favorite Grey's Anatomy character, Derek Shepherd, was suddenly killed off in Season 11, it definitely seemed that Rhimes was in the mix this year as rumors began flying that she had fired Dempsey because of his diva behavior and/or his alleged affair with a Grey's intern.

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Rhimes added fuel to the gossip when she admitted in a November 2015 interview with Larry Wilmore on The Nightly Show that she had given an employee the ax for personal reasons.

"Have you ever killed off a character because you didn't like the actor?" asked Wilmore, via TVLine. "And extra bonus points, who was it? Don't even think about lying."

"Yes, and I'm not naming names," Rhimes replied.

But now, Dempsey is claiming that Rhimes' revelation to Wilmore is all part of a little public relations game she is playing.

"I think she loves being provocative and that’s fine for who she is," Dempsey said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly earlier this week. "That gets people talking about all the stuff that she’s doing. She’s an amazing woman who is incredibly productive. She’s promoting a book. She’s promoting three shows. And she’s emerging as the star of all of these things. I think she knows how to deal with the media and what she needs to say to get the response that she’s looking for. She’s very savvy."

Backhanded compliment, much?

To be fair, there are plenty of other people Rhimes could have been referring to in her interview with Wilmore, like Dempsey's former Grey's Anatomy co-stars Katherine Heigl and Isaiah Washington, or Scandal's Columbus Short, who had his fair share of personal problems. It's entirely possible she wasn't even talking about Dr. McDreamy.

And more power to Rhimes if she wants to drum up interest in her shows and book. That is her job, after all.

What do you think: Is Dempsey still mad for being killed off on Grey's Anatomy, or did he make a diplomatic statement about Rhimes saying she has fired someone because she didn't like them?

Khloé Kardashian's Christmas plans: Will Lamar Odom be alone?

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As Odom continues to improve, little by little, following his near-fatal drug overdose in October, Kardashian is still staying by his side, sources revealed to People magazine today.

An insider close to the whole Kardashian clan said that as the family gets ready for its own holiday celebrations, "the Lamar situation still weighs on Khloé. She's not one who just walks away."

The source continued, "She's going to be there for him, but she also needs to start focusing back on herself — and she knows that."

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Kardashian has been regularly visiting Odom since he was hospitalized, and has stayed by his side as he fights to regain cognitive and motor functions he lost as a result of his injuries. She's told media outlets previously that she's committed to continuing to care for her estranged husband during his recovery.

"There is a very long road ahead of [Lamar]," she said in October. "He has to walk that road by himself, and, most importantly, he has to want to walk that road. I will be there supporting him every step of the way."

Conflicting reports have cast some confusion on exactly how Odom's recovery is going, with some saying he's beginning to walk again and others saying that's not the case. Regardless, sources say Kardashian remains involved in his care, and that she's looking forward to the future rather than back at the past.

"Khloé is so looking forward to this year being over; 2015 was a hard one to say the least," People magazine's source continued. "She feels like the New Year will bring new things, and she certainly deserves it."

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Perez Hilton claims Miss Colombia was anything but sweet & gracious

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The professional gossiper and Miss Universe judge appeared on a podcast Monday morning and shared what he saw backstage when the contestants were asked why they deserved to be crowned Miss Universe.

"I don't know if the people at home could see this, but Miss Colombia was being a straight-up diva bitch," Hilton said, slamming the runner-up. "[She was] rude to her translator. She was giving the most awful side-eye, throwing major shade... Miss Colombia was not happy with the pace or the way that the translator was translating."

He continued, "She came across not just to me, but several of the other judges [as] bitchy and arrogant. It was that Miss Philippines gave a better answer."

Miss Philippines and Miss Colombia have been part of the controversy surrounding the pageant since Sunday, when host Steve Harvey accidentally named Miss Colombia the winner, then later returned to the stage to awkwardly give the crown to Miss Philippines instead.

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Harvey "did not do his job, period," according to Hilton, but he saved his harshest criticism for Miss Colombia.

"I see Miss Colombia posting on Instagram that she's the true winner," Hilton said, referencing a photo the contestant posted to her Instagram account showing herself during the brief few minutes she was wearing the Miss Universe crown. "FOREVER YOUR MISS UNIVERSE!! COLOMBIA !!!!!!!" she wrote in Spanish under the snap.

Hilton, however, wasn't having it.

"There's a reason — many reasons — that she didn't win. Congratulations to [Miss] Philippines," he said.

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Do you think Miss Colombia deserves the harsh criticism she received from Perez Hilton? Or has she been through enough after Sunday's gaffe? Head down to the comments and let us know what you think.


A simple birth certificate error cost woman her 'dream life'

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Liverpool-born Mrs Walmsley is now 50, but only realised it had been accidentally recorded that she was born male when she applied for a full-time Australian visa 10 years ago.

The registrar’s error was made on her birth certificate shortly after she was born in February 1965. It may have been a simple mistake, but it’s been far from simple trying to get it sorted out.

When Mrs Walmsley couldn’t get a new passport, she and her husband Jack had to return home from their "dream life" in Australia. To make matters worse, they’ve been told that their marriage document is effectively void, because they’re both registered as boys on their birth certificates.

According to Mrs Walmsley, even the Archbishop of Canterbury has told her that her 23-year marriage is not legal in the eyes of the Church.

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"The whole thing is absolutely disgusting. I’ve lived nearly 40 years not realising I was actually registered as a boy and then all of a sudden my whole life fell apart," Mrs Walmsley told the Daily Mail.

"We had a big white wedding in a church and spent a fortune and it was all for nothing. My original birth certificate bought by my parents says girl. When we were applying to emigrate we applied for a copy and then we realised I was registered as a boy."

Officials have acknowledged that the mistake is genuine, and agreed to add a note in the margin of the certificate with words to that effect, but they claim the original cannot be changed — and that is the only document officially recognised by the court.

"I believe it is my right, because I was born a girl, to have 'boy' removed and have girl put in its place," said Mrs Walmsley, who has spent thousands of pounds on legal fees trying to resolve the issue.

Mr and Mrs Walmsley and their children Jack, 27, Harry, 25, Jimmy, 24, Charlie, 22, and Melissa, 20, have experienced homophobic abuse as a result of the situation.

"[People] picked up on what was going on and had told other kids at school that their parents were two men, even though I’m quite clearly a woman," said Mrs Walmsley. "There was a period of about two weeks when our home was vandalised and the word 'queers' was painted all over the garage and the garden wall."

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10 Post-divorce promises to make to your kids

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One morning, though, I woke up to our new, fragmented reality. It was painful for me, but I know that it was even more painful for her. It still remains painful to her in ebbs and flows that move like waves.

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I know that there is nothing I can do to stop her sorrow from existing. But after two years as a divorced single mom, I know that there are many things I can do to prevent it from increasing. My answer? These 10 post-divorce promises to my daughter that I hold to as tightly as gospel truth.

1. You will not hear my excuses

I promise that I won’t use the challenges of single motherhood as an excuse to not have fun. All we have is today. If divorce has taught me anything, it is that today is worth embracing.

2. You will not hear me complain

I promise that you will never hear me complain about how hard this can be. I know how your sweet and compassionate heart would take such a complaint, and I fear that you would start to believe that you have made life difficult. And that, sweet girl, simply isn’t true.

3. You will never have to navigate my casual dating

I recognize that the people I bring into your life impact you. As a result, I promise not to treat you casually by introducing you to my dates before the time is right — and for me, the right time won’t be before six months of dating, at the very least.

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4. You will never be the answer to my loneliness

I promise that I will never absorb you as an answer to my loneliness. I have my own friends and my own dreams. I will not latch on to you or your future to address the loneliness I sometimes feel.

5. I will always be honest with you

I promise to be appropriately honest with you about what happened between me and your dad. I promise that I won’t, however, speak poorly of him. Ever.

6. Your grief is never too much for me to handle

I promise that your grief and sorrow about the divorce will not sweep me away. You can talk to me about it. You can cry with me about it. I am big enough to handle it.

7. You will never need to worry about me

I promise that you don’t need to worry about me when you’re with your dad. I have a life of my own. I am so glad when you come home, but please feel free to have fun with your dad without a single worry for me.

8. I will do my best to live in peace

I promise to do every single thing I can to have peace with your dad, and to communicate with him as best I can no matter how hard it is.

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9. You will never be my go-between

I promise not to ever rely upon you to deliver information between me and your dad.

10. You can count on me to fight for you

I promise to fight each and every day to give you the life you deserve. I refuse to be a victim and I refuse to drag you into my victimization. As much as I am able, you will see from me that a grown and passionate woman can overcome anything and everything that is in her path, and that life doesn’t have to look perfect to accomplish great things. And the greatest of things, my darling girl, is to give you a childhood that is beautiful and unconcerned with the adult matters that I promise to take care of for you.

Kris Jenner launches war with Caitlyn Jenner over Saint West

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Kris has made it very clear that Caitlyn is not welcome at her home, where Kim, Kanye, North and new baby Saint are currently living.

"Kris is the gatekeeper on Kim's behalf when it comes to appointment times with the baby," a source told Radar Online. "She's in charge of who comes and goes."

And unfortunately for her ex, Kris has no interest in throwing her doors open to her. "As far as Kris is concerned Caitlyn has no business being at Kim's bedside."

For her part, Kim does not want to be stuck in the middle and wishes her mom would put the whole mess behind her so their family can move forward together. But right now, it does not look like that is going to happen.

"Ultimately, Kim's mom will always come first and Kris has really put her foot down," said the source. "She does not want Caitlyn cooing over Saint, especially if there are cameras in tow."

And this is not the only overt control Kris is reportedly trying to exert on her daughters. Another insider said she is pushing Kourtney to take her romance with Justin Bieber public on Keeping Up with the Kardashians, thinking it will push rating through the roof.

"Kris is pressuring Kourtney to discuss her relationship, to be more exact [about] her sexual chemistry with Justin on Keeping Up with the Kardashians. And if that's not enough, Kris wants Kourtney to persuade Justin to make a couple of appearances on the show," a source told Hollywood Life.

But thankfully, Kourtney is not having it. "Kourtney is not interested in doing any of this. She thinks her mom is completely out of line for even bringing it up. Kourtney does not want any part of her relationship with Justin even remotely mentioned on the show!"

At least someone in the family will stand up to her — although we do admit we'd love to see how this hookup would play out on the show.

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5 Ways a single parent can make the holidays awesome for the kids

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  1. For the sake of your children, do your best to get along with the other co-parent — It’s never easy on children when their parents split up, and arguing among the parents only makes things more difficult. Of course, it’s important for parents to be civil year-round, but since the holidays are big on family time, be sure to put your children’s well-being and happiness ahead of your personal problems with your ex. That’s better than any material gift you can give your child.
  2. Plan parties with other single parents — It will show your children that they aren’t the only ones in their situation, and it can also benefit you and help you to see that you aren’t alone either. Your child’s mother or father may not be around to celebrate, but these parties will remind your children that there are so many people around them that care.
  3. They say it takes a village to raise a child; embrace that village! — Instead of thinking about what your family lacks, look around and focus on all of the people who support you and your children and show you unconditional love.
  4. ​Attempt to make amends with your ex for the sake of your kids — In some cases, you and your children may have become estranged from the other parent. Every child deserves to have both parents in his or her life. Make an attempt to reach out to the other parent and re-connect. Hearing from mom or dad for the first time in years could make this the best Christmas yet for your child.
  5. Remember to have a happy holiday yourself — As important as it is to make sure your children enjoy the holidays, you deserve to feel good too. Treat yourself to a gift from you to you, or choose a fun activity you enjoyed when you were young and make time to do it with your own children.

Do you have any other tips for single parents during the holidays? If so, tell me all about them in the comments! I wish you all a happy and healthy holiday, and I hope you get to celebrate with your family.

Justin Trudeau sings 'Jingle Bells' for charity challenge

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Remember all the times Stephen Harper subjected Canadians, foreign dignitaries and journalists to his nasally renditions of Guns N' Roses with his band the Van Cats? And the public backlash when he sang John Lennon's "Imagine" and Yoko Ono made him pull it from YouTube?

Canada's new leader may be following in his predecessor's footsteps by sharing his singing with the world on the Internet. But I think it's safe to say he'll get a markedly different reaction. Because when you see Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire, bust into a bilingual version of "Jingle Bells," you can't help but smile. They're loose, goofy and give a convincing display of love for each other.

What inspired Trudeau to sing?

Habs defenceman P.K. Subban recently issued the charity challenge Canada Carols to Canadians, asking them to record "Jingle Bells" to create “the world’s biggest, largest Christmas carol and cheer up sick kids across the nation.”

Subban singled out Trudeau individually, telling him that while he knew he had "great hair," he wanted to know whether the PM had it in him to pull off "Jingle Bells":

Subban challenge

Subban challenge

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Trudeau responds to the challenge in his YouTube video, “Hey P.K., we heard your challenge, and absolutely, we’re up to the challenge, so happy to respond," before he and Grégoire begin singing.

Subban took to Twitter to express his thanks: 

Subban tweet

Subban tweet

Other Canadians have jumped on the #CanadaCarols bandwagon as well, putting their singing to a good cause. Take a look!

Canada AM

Canada AM

Choir Carols

Choir Carols

she does the city

she does the city

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