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Buzz Feed
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Keke Palmer's Son's Name Meaning Has Been Revealed
Keke Palmer is sharing how she came up with her son's unique name. In February 2023, Keke had her first child with then-partner Darius Jackson, naming him Leodis. "Born during Black History Month, with a name to match !" she wrote on Instagram at the time. "LEODIS ANDRELLTON JACKSON, welcome to the world baby Leo." In an appearance on the House Guest series, Keke elaborated on the inspiration behind the name — and who between her and Darius picked it. "Darius actually made his name," she said. "He wanted both our names." "That was him trying to put like Darius and Lauren — like Leodis," she continued. "Like, it was just too much, but I said, 'Hey, let's do it. It's adorable.' I was pregnant, anything went." Keke, who hails from Harvey, Illinois, also joked that combining names is common practice in her home state. "My parents did the same shit," she mused. "Like, come on, Willy-ani. Daddy named Willy, I guess." She added, "My little sister's name is Lawrencia. My dad's Lawrence. That's too much! My parents' email is Laron — Larry and Sharon. Guys, y'all gotta stop. It's too much!" Jokes aside, Keke said she also liked the name because "it sounded like an old name." "It sounded like he was marching with Martin [Luther King Jr.] and them," she shared. "Like, Leodis Andrellton Jackson. He's gonna be on somebody's campaign." 💀 Watch the moment here around the 46:20 mark.
Perth Now
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Keke Palmer reveals the origins of her son's unusual name
Keke Palmer's ex-boyfriend "made up" their son's name. The 31-year-old actress - whose real name is Lauren Keyana - welcomed Leodis into the world with her now ex-partner Darius Jackson in February 2023, and revealed that the former NFL star wanted the moniker to be a combination of both of their names. Speaking on Scott Evans' House Guest podcast, she said: "Darius actually made his name. He wanted both our names, which is so crazy. "So yeah, that was him trying to put like Darius and Lauren, like Leodis, like it was just too much, but I said, 'Hey, let's do it. It's adorable." The former Nickelodeon star joked that "anything went" at that time as far as she was concerned because she was pregnant, and then began to admire how the name started to sound as if it carried some sort of historical prestige. "I was pregnant, anything went. It's adorable, ... and then also it sounded like an old name. "He sounded like he was marching with [Martin Luther King Jr.]. It's like Leodis Andrellton Jackson. He's gonna be on somebody's campaign." Keke split from Darius in October 2023, and she obtained a temporary domestic violence restraining order over the "physical and emotional abuse" that she alleged was inflicted on her, but she recently admitted that she felt "grateful" that the two can just co-parent their son together. Speaking on 'CBS Mornings', she told host Gayle King: "I gotta be honest, I would've never thought that I would be where I am now, and so I'm very grateful that this has now been the outcome and we've been able to coexist in this way and show up for our son, and just be in a different place. It's a real blessing. "That's the best way that I can explain it." The Nope actress previously admitted that turning 30 had put her in a "different headspace" and she had found "peace" since becoming a mother. She told PEOPLE: "I do feel like being 30, it's put me in a different head space that's allowed me to kind of feel more observational about my life. "I'm not so in the weeds of everything. I'm really trusting and having faith that everything will work out as it should. I think so much of that peace has come from my son."
Time of India
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
LoLdle June 12: All puzzle answers and recent archive
LoLdle June 12 answers I Credits: Epic Games If you're stuck on today's LoLdle puzzle, don't worry. You're definitely not alone. This daily League of Legends quiz can throw you off with the smallest clues. Whether you're a seasoned LoL player or just like to take daily guesses, getting the correct champion isn't always easy. LoLdle works like Wordle, except here you're guessing League of Legends characters. You type a champion's name, and the game gives you hints using colours. Green means the clue is correct, orange is close, and red means it's completely wrong. With 160+ champions in the game, it's no surprise if you get stuck. So, if you've run out of guesses or just want to check your answer, we've got you covered. Today marks the second anniversary of LoLdle 🥳🎂🎉A lot has changed as the concept expanded to new universes with Pokédle, OnePiecedle, Narutodle, ... and you followed along! A huge THANK YOU to this awesome community who daily gives the game a purpose, and won't hesitate to… — LoLdle (@loldlegame) July 7, 2024 LoLdle answers today: June 12, 2025 The correct LoLdle answers for June 12 are: Classic: Cho'Gath Quote: Azir Ability: Blitzcrank (W) Emoji: Maokai Splash: LeBlanc (Default) Each of these picks can be tricky in their own way, especially with older champions or less common skins showing up in the splash art section. LoLdle Archive: Previous answers Here are the answers from the last few days in case you missed any: June 10: Kai'Sa, Darius, Vladimir (E), Zyra, Karma (Order of the Lotus) June 09: Neeko, Kennen, Aphelios (Passive), Kalista, Renata Glasc (Admiral) June 08: Sion, Thresh, Zed (Q), Lissandra, Taric (Pool Party) June 06: Nautilus, Varus, Zilean (E), Rakan, Ambessa (Default) June 05: Nidalee, Nilah, Akali (W), Ziggs, Gnar (Elderwood) Remember, the answers reset every day. So make sure to check back tomorrow if you're looking to stay ahead. 12/6/2025 16:31:35
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Casting News: Lifetime's Lucifer Reunion, Prison Break Addition and More
Lucifer alumni Lesley-Ann Brandt and Aimee Garcia are set to star with Taye Diggs (Private Practice) in the Lifetime movie Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours, due out later this year. The premise: Single father Darius (played by Diggs) discovers his teenage daughter in bed with her boyfriend Chase, and wastes no time kicking him out. However, a knock at the door changes everything — it's Chase's mother, Kelly (Brandt), furious and ready for confrontation. Buuuuut… forced to spend time together due to their children's relationship, Kelly and Darius slowly develop feelings for each other. More from TVLine Shrinking Boss Bill Lawrence Tees Up Reunion With His 'Hero' Michael J. Fox, Shares Favorite Spin City Memory Ncuti Gatwa Bids Doctor Who Farewell as Finale Ends With a Most Surprising Twist - Grade It! Lester Holt Signs Off as NBC Nightly News Anchor - Will You Miss Him? Diggs and Brandt will both also serve as executive producers on the TV-movie, while Garcia will play Sofia, Kelly's best friend who grows suspicious of the budding relationship. In other recent casting news… * Hulu's Prison Break reboot has added Priscilla Delgado (A League of Their Own) as Cheyenne, a prison inmate and the girlfriend of a prisoner in the men's unit just a floor away; Deadline first reported on the casting. * NBC's single-cam comedy pilot set at a Native American community center in Oakland, Calif. has cast Jana Schmieding (Rutherford Falls), Bobby Wilson (Reservation Dogs), Wes Studi (Reservation Dogs) and SNL vet Rachel Dratch, per Variety. * Presenters for this Sunday's Tony Awards, airing live on CBS starting at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT, include Aaron Tveit, Adam Lambert, Alex Winter, Allison Janney, Ariana DeBose, Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, Carrie Preston, Charli D'Amelio, Danielle Brooks, Jean Smart, Jesse Eisenberg, Katie Holmes, Keanu Reeves, Kelli O'Hara, Kristin Chenoweth, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Lea Michele, Lea Salonga, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Michelle Williams, Oprah, Rachel Bay Jones, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Samuel L. Jackson, Sara Bareilles and Sarah Paulson. * Country stars Cody Johnson and Ashley McBryde will host this year's CMA Fest, airing Thursday, June 26 at 8/7c on ABC (and streaming on Hulu the following day). Hit the comments with your thoughts on the above castings! Best of TVLine Stars Who Almost Played Other TV Roles — on Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Friends and Other Shows TV Stars Almost Cast in Other Roles Fall TV Preview: Who's In? Who's Out? Your Guide to Every Casting Move!
Telegraph
23-05-2025
- General
- Telegraph
How I turned a drab garden into the perfect hosting space
Jess Alavi-Ellis had only ever been a balcony gardener until she moved to a house in north London with a 98ft-long garden. 'I'd really wanted to grow stuff, but had struggled to keep things alive,' admits the journalist and designer. The outside space she inherited was severely neglected; half concrete, half dumping ground, it was the ideal blank slate for her to start from scratch and give gardening a serious go. A keen traveller, she wanted to bring in Mediterranean influences to create a holiday feel in the suburbs. But with a gut renovation and a costly kitchen extension under way in the house, she and her husband Darius had to roll up their sleeves in order to make over the space. Five years on, it's now a lush retreat that's perfect for entertaining, with a games area and multiple spots for al fresco eating; and it also provides an abundance of fresh produce for the family to eat. Here, Alavi-Ellis explains how the transformation took place. Plotting, levelling and making good 'The garden is long and thin, but it feels really big for London and I feel so lucky to have it,' says Alavi-Ellis. She decided straight away not to entertain the idea of a lawn: 'We didn't want the maintenance of mowing and thought we could do something else.' Removing the concrete was a must, but a Herculean task, so she took advantage of having builders on site while the house renovation was being done, and paid them to break it up and remove it. She then hired a rotavator and spent a month clearing and levelling the land as much as possible. The self-build shed One of the first things the couple did was build a shed – from scratch. It started with a set of uPVC doors which someone locally was giving away, and which Alavi-Ellis spray-painted black. They bought a pair of cheap windows, bags of concrete, and timber from a local yard, and set about erecting what is more akin to a garden office. 'Before this renovation, my husband would go on [home services marketplace] TaskRabbit to find someone to put up a shelf,' laughs Alavi-Ellis, 'but out of a financial necessity we watched YouTube videos and learnt to do all sorts of stuff.' The shed is watertight, provides invaluable storage space and cost around £4,000 in materials, compared with the tens of thousands an off-the-peg design would have cost. The fun factor 'We love playing petanque on holidays in France and so we thought having our own court would be really fun,' says Alavi-Ellis. Actually creating the court, or piste, was less fun, however: 'It was a huge undertaking because we had to dig out drainage so that it wouldn't flood, as that area was quite waterlogged.' The piste required varying sizes of gravel, and as there is no side access through the Victorian terrace house, it meant bringing 18 tons of the stuff through the house. 'We roped in friends, asking them to come and help us move it in return for a barbecue and a beer,' she laughs. A petrol-powered vibrating plate and a roller were rented to finish the piste off. Alavi-Ellis now has two small children and sometimes questions the lack of lawn in the garden, but her four-year-old enjoys biking up the gravel and has her own mini set of boules. 'We often play together as a family and I love that,' she says. The cooking and dining area Making use of the builders once more, Alavi-Ellis specified a bench, fire pit and kitchen-style island, built out of breeze blocks, to create a convivial area for eating and relaxing. She estimates the cost for all three was around £1,500. The bench was rendered and Alavi-Ellis painted it using leftover limewash from the kitchen walls. But it wasn't comfortable, so she had seat pads and cushions made using a bespoke striped fabric from Colours of Arley. 'I used yacht foam for the inners, which I ordered online and had cut to size; that way it's not the end of the world if they get left outside in the rain,' she explains. Installing the terrazzo tiles from Otto Tiles on the island was a memorable job undertaken with her dad, Mike. 'In four years I've never had to jet-wash it as, amazingly, the grout has stayed green,' she says. There's space for three bar stools on each side, so she uses it to serve food from the nearby barbecue, or to position a portable pizza oven away from small hands. The sunshade Realising just how much of a sun trap the south-west-facing seating area was, Alavi-Ellis later added a pergola. 'I wanted it to feel like Greece or Italy, where there are always vines growing around something,' she explains. She opted for a simple square arch, and trailing around it are vines probably put in by the previous owners, who were of Greek-Cypriot heritage. 'It makes the most out of something which was once lovingly planted, and we get early flowers followed by grapes which hang down,' she says. She also has future designs on a 'really comfy sofa or rocking chair' for sinking into on the patio. The planting Alavi-Ellis is a member of her local garden centre, The Gardening Club in Crews Hill, Enfield, which gets her discounted prices off the already inexpensive plants. 'It's a garden centre dream, and a fraction of the price of most London garden centres,' she says. She sweated her plant budget by buying perennials early in the spring that would look pretty and bulk out quickly, such as Geum 'Totally Tangerine', quick-growing Verbena bonariensis, Sambucus nigra and lots of grasses. To complement the existing apple and fig trees, she bought an almond tree for £60: 'It has a lovely blossom, but the squirrels mostly steal the almonds.' A fern tree was the single largest investment, 'but I love it, and it's already come on quite a lot', says Alavi-Ellis. The book A Year Full of Flowers by Sarah Raven became Alavi-Ellis's springboard for what to plant to create a wild, naturalistic look with flowers spilling over the borders. A 'bulb lasagne' in raised beds yields narcissi and alliums, which Alavi-Ellis likes to cut and bring inside. She also has a small cold frame on the patio where she grows cosmos, sweet peas and scabiosa cheaply from seed. 'My daughter really loves flowers and she's often out in the garden with her own scissors, picking herself a bunch,' she says. The veg patch The raised beds provide the family with fruits such as gooseberries, raspberries, whitecurrants and rhubarb. In raised metal beds on the patio (from £150, Harrod Horticultural), the family grow 'instant gratification' produce such as courgettes, climbing beans, strawberries and rainbow chard, which get regularly picked and eaten. Alavi-Ellis now counsels friends seeking gardening and plant advice, 'which is always a shock to me, but I've learnt so much', she says. A sanctuary fit for entertaining in warm weather, the garden also acts as a mood-booster on the greyest of winter days: 'Seeing the pink of the bench and the green island from the kitchen always reminds me of being on holiday.'
