Meghan Kingis reflecting on her Halloween spent without her kids. In a video shared on Instagram Tuesday, the mom of three explained that she was alone for Halloween as her kids celebrated with their dad, ex-husbandJim Edmonds. “I wanted to talk about what it was like not to have my kids on Halloween,” she began the video. Noting that at first she was “really sad,” she shouted out a friend who scheduled her a massage for the day, which she said was an “incredibly sweet and thoughtful distraction....

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and Archie.Photo: Henk Kruger/AP/Shutterstock Meghan MarkleandPrince Harryare making sure 1-year-old sonArchie’s “Kiwi friends” stay warm this year. Community crafting companyMake Give Livein New Zealand revealed onInstagramthat the Duke and Duchess of Sussex got in contact with them ahead of Christmas to “order 100 beanies to donate to Archie’s Kiwi friends (children in need in NZ).” Thanks to the company’s “buy one, give one” model, that means 200 cozy hats will be distributed to families in need....

Meghan Markleisbringing an animated series to Netflix— with the help of friend David Furnish. Meghan andPrince Harry’s Archewell Productionsannounced Wednesdaythat it is developing a family series calledPearl(working title) that centers on a 12-year-old girl’s “heroic adventure as she learns to step into her power and finds inspiration from influential women throughout history,” Netflix said in a new press release. The Duchess of Sussex will serve as the series' executive producer alongside Furnish, a Canadian filmmaker who marriedElton Johnin 2014....

Photo: BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images The Duchess of Sussex and a friend headed toModo Yoga, which offers hot yoga classes in an eco-conscious studio, in the West Village neighborhood of N.Y.C. The royal is in New York to see close friendSerena Williamsplay in the final of the US Open on Saturday. Meghan, 38, joined a surprisingly full yoga class of up to 60 people on Friday. “There were lots of sweet, knowing smiles” among some of the respectful patrons, a source tells PEOPLE....

Photo: Splash News Online Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.Splash News Online If you weren’t able to snag this style the first time, today’s the opportunity to turn your luck around. Yes, after months of being sold out,the bow-adorned Natalie flat is back in stock, both inMeghan-approved brownandclassic black. As if that wasn’t exciting enough, Flint just released two new color ways — Red and Light Blue. So whether you opt for the go-anywhere neutral versions that caused a footwear frenzy or you choose a new pop of color, you’ll have shoes that are perfect with everything from distressed skinny jeans to work trousers....

Melanie ‘Mel B’ Brownis opening up about the love of her life. TheSpice Girlsat down with hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid onGood Morning Britainto discuss her new biography,Brutally Honest, where she candidly shared new details abouther suicide attemptand past relationships – one of which was hernotorious 2006 relationshipwith actorEddie Murphy. “He always will be,” Mel B said when asked about the “great love” of her life. “I mean, I’ve never really spoken about it before, so this book, I wanted to address it because a lot of people have a misconstrued thing of how everything actually did happen....

Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Melanie Lynskeyis reliving the ’90s with her latest role. The New Zealand-born actress, 44, revealed that she often had to audition against herYellowjacketscostarChristina Ricciearlier in their careers in a recentinterviewwithRolling Stone. “She usually got them,” Lynskey noted of Ricci, 41, while discussing their hit Showtime series, whichreceived an early season 2 renewallast month. Brendan Meadows/SHOWTIME TheSweet Home Alabamaactress also revealed that a member ofYellowjackets' production team body-shamed her....

Photo: Amy Sussman/Getty And the winner is …Melanie Lynskey! The actress took home the Critics' Choice Award for best actress in a drama series on Sunday night for her role in Showtime’sYellowjackets. Other nominees in the category includedUzo Abudafor HBO’sIn Treatment,Chiara Aureliafor Freeform’sCruel Summer,Christine BaranskiforThe Good Fighton Paramount+,Katja HerbersforEvilon Paramount+ andMJ Rodriguezfor FX’sPose. Upon accepting the award, the 44-year-old New Zealand actress admitted she “wasn’t expecting” to come out on top....

Since announcing their divorce last year,Melinda French GatesandBill Gateshave continued to have a productive working relationship.In aninterviewwithCBS Mornings’Gayle Kingon Thursday, Melinda, 57, said that while it hasn’t always been easy, they have both remained committed to their work with theBill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which they started in 2000.“Well, we certainly have a working relationship. And I would say we’re friendly at this point,” the philanthropist said. “‘Friends’ is a different word for me, and that might come over time, but for me there’s still healing that needs to happen....

Photo: HOPPER STONE/NETFLIX © 2021 Melissa McCarthyandOctavia Spencerare getting in on the superhero fun. In Netflix’s upcoming comedy-action filmThunder Force, the real life BFFs play former best friends who mend their friendship after one of them develops a treatment that gives them powers. In breaking down the plot for PEOPLE’s exclusive first look at the film, McCarthy, 50, jokes the film tells a “classic” tale. “Ya know, it’s your classic story — childhood best friends become estranged and then reunite after the super smart friend develops a genetically engineered technology that gives humans superpowers which allow them to fight back and protect their city against the miscreants that are destroying the world....

Photo:Brendon Thorne/Getty Brendon Thorne/Getty Melissa McCarthyis remembering a less-than-pleasant time she had while on a set — and the inspiration it gave her to start her own production company. Speaking toThe Observerabout her and her husbandBen Falcone’s approach to who they hire at their production company, On the Day, McCarthy, 52, revealed how the negative experience motivated her to run her company a certain way. “I did work for someone once who ran such a volatile, hostile set that it made me physically ill,” she recalled to the outlet, though she did not specify what project she was referring to....

Meryl Streep and Don Gummer.Photo:David M. Benett/Dave Benett/ Getty David M. Benett/Dave Benett/ Getty Meryl Streepand husbandDon Gummerhave separated after 45 years of marriage. On Saturday, PEOPLE confirmed that the three-time Oscar winner, 74, and Gummer, 76, quietlyended the romantic nature of their relationshipsix years ago. “Don Gummer and Meryl Streep have been separated for more than 6 years, and while they will always care for each other, they have chosen lives apart,” a representative for Streep said in a statement to PEOPLE....

Photo: TNS via ZUMA A Michigan man was freed last month after being wrongfully convicted of a crime and spending more than 37 years in prison. Walter Forbes, 63, was released on November 20. His release came after the prosecution’s star witness admitted to fabricating her story, theDetroit Free Pressreports. Forbes was arrested in 1982. He was convicted of arson and murder the following year and sentenced to life in prison....