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New York Times
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘America's Sweethearts' Is a Compelling Sports Series
Season 2 of the documentary series 'America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders,' on Netflix, is a bit less rah-rah than Season 1 — still full of tears, high kicks and sisterhood but also more attuned to the pain of it all, the sorrow and struggle of cobbling together one's self-worth. One of this season's leads is Jada, a five-year veteran of the team and among its best dancers and most thoughtful leaders. She lays out the season's theme at the beginning: 'Everyone's going to say, 'Well, they're just cheerleaders,'' she says. 'Well, we're really good cheerleaders.' Her grin begins to spread. 'Show us that you appreciate us,' she adds. Are the members of the team appreciated? Not with money, they're not, and part of this season's most invigorating arc is the cheerleaders' quest for better pay. Season 1 brought additional fame and adulation to the team, and it also drew attention to the exploitation of the enterprise. As Kylie, another team veteran, explains: 'The world was kind of telling us, 'Girls, fight for more.' And we're like, 'OK!'' As the women practice the grueling signature routine, we hear the opening strains of the AC/DC song 'Thunderstruck,' over and over. But the true refrain of the season is the fretting about being in one's own head. It's the catchall term for all distress and self-recrimination, the explanation for any lack of confidence or lapse in perfection. Yes, performers can overthink things, especially in prolonged auditions, and rumination and anxiety are enemies to the wide smiles and sexy winks the Dallas cheerleaders' routines require. The job is to make it look easy. But there's an interesting tension. Your head is where the good ideas are, too — ideas like: 'Hey, a lot of people are making a lot of money off my work; why doesn't any of that go to me?' Or: 'Even people who I believe have my best interests at heart can disappoint and hurt me.' Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
New York Post
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Kylie Kelce chides ‘drooling' Jason Kelce fans fawning over ‘thirst traps'
Kylie Kelce doesn't 'read comments often,' but she has seen the drool emojis posted by fans alongside 'thirst trap' snaps of her husband, NFL great Jason Kelce. Pivoting from the tattoo talk surrounding the retired Eagles legend Thursday on her 'Not Gonna Lie' podcast, Kylie called out certain supporters for their online commentary when fawning over her husband of seven years. 'I think that people are posting what they would think is a thirst trap of my husband,' the mother of four said as she segued to the 'F–k Around and Find Out' portion of the show. Advertisement 5 Kylie Kelce called out certain supporters over their commentary about her husband, retired NFL great Jason Kelce. nglwithkylie/Instagram 5 Kylie and Jason Kelce have been married since April 2018. 'We've got some people in these comments, they are f–king around, they are f–king around because they're saying things like how fine my husband is, or that they would like a piece, or they're doing the little drool emoji. I'm going to need you to sit down, put your tongues back in your mouth and be respectful. That man is a father to my children.' Advertisement Although Kylie, 33, agreed with the takes — 'If I were not trying to be a responsible adult, I would also be commenting those things under my husband's thirst traps' — she made it clear the Super Bowl champ is very much spoken for. 'That's mine, so I'm going to need you to get your drool comments out of there,' she said. 'You guys can do some heart eyes — what I will say is that I don't read comments often, but I have seen a fair amount of people, they're falling for the thirst traps, but it's actually not on the market. That man is, he mine.' 5 The mother of four addressed the comments on her 'Not Gonna Lie' podcast. kykelce/Instagram 5 Her comments follow recent buzz about a viral Jason Kelce tattoo. Kylie Kelce / Instagram Advertisement Kylie's comments come on the heels of recent buzz surrounding a fan's tattoo of Kelce, 37, which captured the former center posing naked with an eagle placed on his lower half. She said Thursday her response to the wild body art was, 'Excuse me?' Kelce, who spent his 13-year NFL career with the Eagles before calling it a career last March, originally said on X last week he wasn't sure if he 'should be offended or flattered' over the body art. 5 Jason and Kylie Kelce. Kylie Kelce / Instagram Advertisement In a follow-up post, Kelce said, 'I think it's more flattered.' Kelce and Kylie tied the knot in April 2018 are are parents to daughters Wyatt, 5, Elliotte, 4, Bennett, 2, and Finnley, who arrived this spring.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kylie Jenner has nothing to hide. Keeping up with the star's candid new social media vibe.
Anyone who has followed the Kardashian-Jenners (me!) over the last two decades knows there is a shift happening in a corner of the internet with Kylie Jenner. For years, the Kardashian-Jenners have mastered the art of controlled exposure, offering just enough of their lives to draw fans in on social media, fuel headlines and promote their ever-growing businesses. Thanks to Keeping Up With the Kardashians, which aired on E! from 2007 to 2021, and now The Kardashians on Hulu, the family continues to build an empire on both illusion and owning their drama. They've tackled everything from feuds, divorces and yes, even physical fights on camera without losing their fan base. It's a tricky line to walk: How much of your private life is the public entitled to know? With Kylie, who literally grew up in the spotlight, it's been a delicate balance, and we've seen various iterations. Her pregnancy with daughter Stormi was hidden behind walls of secrecy and YouTube montages. Then there was her "King Kylie" Vine era in 2014, a time marked by colorful hair and real interaction with fans. She's currently in billionaire beauty mommy mogul status, but through them all, she was always the family member who seemed the most real to viewers. The KarJenner image on social media has typically been about perfect camera angles, aesthetically pleasing pictures and post-production polish so smooth you just had to buy whatever product a sister is selling. In 2015, it was Kylie's Lip Kits that broke the internet. Yet, she also owned up that her plumper pout wasn't all natural when she said she had 'temporary lip fillers' on her reality show that same year. Lately, Kylie's online presence has become less about aspirational perfection and more about controlled relatability. Enter that TikTok comment. One reply on TikTok was all it took to usher in a new era for the family's youngest billionaire: "445 cc, moderate profile, half under the muscle!!!!! silicone!!! garth fisher!!! hope this helps lol.' The message was in response to beauty influencer Rachel Leary's TikTok begging for the details of Kylie's "perfect, natural looking boob job ever." The unfiltered response is notable, as the famous family is particularly tight-lipped about confirming or denying any cosmetic procedures they've had done, let alone in real detail. Kylie was applauded by some on social media after sharing details of her breast augmentation by people crediting her for helping demystify beauty norms. That's rare for celebrities. She's also waded in these waters before. In 2022, the 27-year-old was cheered for 'normalizing' postpartum bodies. It's something she's also discussed on The Kardashians. The candid comment online wasn't a one-off. The 27-year-old followed that up days later by posting a hair tutorial for her "biggest" hair hack, revealing to fans how she gets her signature curly blowout, and also sharing a look at her morning routine. Call it the TikTok comment that cracked the filter, but it opened the door to the glossy illusion that's long surrounded the family's media empire — a narrative shaped by Kris Jenner and meticulously maintained through reinvention and camera-ready control. Now, in the age of Gen Z's demand for 'realness,' Kylie knows: Perfection is out online. Whether it's a business strategy or something more, one thing is certain: we are entering a new phase of Kardashian. And while Kylie's letting her (fourth) wall down, she's not destroying her family's carefully constructed image either — she's cracking open a window and letting just enough light in. The Kardashians stars are experts in both their family and personal brands, having been at the forefront of the digital age for the last two decades. Keeping Up With the Kardashians first aired in 2007. Instagram launched three years later, and the family was brilliant when it came to utilizing social media. They even had celebrity blogs before celebrity blogs were a thing! They've made a career out of being first — first to shape the influencer economy, first to turn personal branding into big business. They may not have been the first to blur the line between reality TV and real life — let's give the Osbournes some credit — but no one can argue they've set the gold standard. Kim helped make contouring a must for makeup application, Kylie turned lip kits into a billion-dollar beauty brand, and Kendall helped redefine what it means to be a supermodel in the modern era. They launched mobile apps and emoji keyboards. They have major footprints in the beauty, liquor and fashion industries. Love them or roll your eyes, they've remained famous and successful for nearly 20 years for shape-shifting with the culture. Kylie's latest social media rebrand reflects that. At 393 million followers, Jenner is the fifth most-followed person on Instagram. She's the most-followed person in her famous family on Instagram and TikTok. You don't get that many people wanting to stay up to date on your life without adapting to online trends. "Kylie has historically been the Kardashian-Jenner sibling who shared the most snippets of her life with her fans, including her iconic 'King Kylie' era when she created videos on Vine in 2014," Jenna Guarneri, author of You Need PR, tells Yahoo Entertainment. "Now, Kylie tapping back into her more authentic side, and amplifying it across her socials, is a strategic move to help her better connect with her Gen Z audience." Kylie is back to doing vlogs and weighing in on viral trends. Last year, she hooked fans with some King Kylie nostalgia when she stepped out with teal hair — then was hilariously candid about why she did it, simply telling Elle she had a 'free day.' While she said the King Kylie era 'will always be a part of who I am,' she clarified, 'it'll never be what it was when I was younger. I probably would never wear lash extensions and thick eyebrows. There are just certain trends that I've grown out of.' On Monday, Kylie shared a TikTok of 7-year-old daughter Stormi's reaction to that time in her life. She's leaning into more unfiltered moments, like one from a recent vacation with sister Kendall on a "drunk beach walk' because polished posts are out, authenticity is in. "Kylie's operating in a cultural moment where audiences don't just expect polish; they want personality, even contradiction," Elise Riley, CEO and founder of marketing and creative agency My Global Presence, tells Yahoo Entertainment. "A generation ago, perfection was the product. Today, what sells is proximity. Kylie isn't abandoning the family's image strategy; she's modifying it to stay in step with how influence now works. And she's doing so with enough restraint to keep the mystique intact." But was that really Jenner who posted the details of her breast augmentation? Or did she give the green light to someone on her social media and branding team to hit send? It doesn't matter, because even if it was scripted, it didn't seem like it was. "Kylie has grown up under public scrutiny, and in that process, she's developed a precise understanding of timing and tone," Riley adds. "What she's offering now… it's permission for the audience to feel like they're seeing past the velvet rope. The allure hasn't changed, but the access point has. People don't need their celebrities to be 'just like them,' but they do want to feel like they're being let in on something that wasn't completely pre-cleared." Even Jenner's courtside appearances at New York Knicks games during the NBA playoffs with boyfriend Timothée Chalamet felt less like a PR stunt and more like genuine glimpses into her private life. It inspired another free-spirited post in which she reshared a clip from Sex and the City where Kim Cattrall's Samantha Jones tells Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie Bradshaw she's not getting laid unless the Knicks win. "This was just another instance of Kylie showing her fans the genuine, fun side of her personality. Authenticity for influencers is a hot topic with Gen Z: They want to see the person behind the brand and feel a sense of human connection," Guarneri, who is also founder and CEO of JMG Public Relations, says. Kylie's shift toward more authentic content may be strategic, but it reflects and reinforces a broader generational move toward transparency in public figures. Still, don't anticipate much of a change for her family members. "While it is unlikely that the rest of the family will be as candid as Kylie has recently been, it is possible that we may see more personal testimonials and behind-the-scenes content from the rest of the family outside of The Kardashians show — especially if Kylie's transparency continues to make for positive fan interactions and headlines," Guarneri says. Not every single video or post has to be a confession. There's not a whole lot about the Kardashians that is relatable, and fans have never seemed to care. We even love them for it! Kylie seems to be capitalizing on a different kind of parasocial relationship, though, one that rewards vulnerability even in extreme wealth and fame. "Kylie understands that people aren't expecting her to renounce her privilege. What they're responding to is a shift in tone, a kind of emotional availability that doesn't feel performative," Riley says. "She's not trying to be a peer; she's offering just enough realness to sustain engagement. That's the evolution: not a dismantling of the pedestal, but a softening of the distance." Maybe this is the new Kardashian currency: not perfection, but proximity. How long this chapter lasts is anyone's guess, but Kylie is the one rewriting the rulebook in real time.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kylie Minogue apologises to fans after announcing health battle
Kylie Minogue has shared a health update with fans after finishing the UK leg of tour. The Australian singer has been forced to postpone a run of her upcoming European show dates. The 57-year-old who celebrated her birthday last week took to Instagram to share the news about her health battle. She explained: "Hi lovers, As some of you may know, a week ago we finished the UK leg of the Tension Tour. I made it over the finish line but unfortunately have succumbed to a viral infection (Hello laryngitis). "I've tried my best to recover fast to start our next run of shows on Monday but I am afraid it will take me some days to be well enough to get back on stage and perform my best for you." READ MORE: Red Arrows display locations and dates in 2025 READ MORE: Health officials share 'protect yourself' message as people urged to take action The Padam Padam singer apologised to fans saying: "I'm so, SO sorry! I have no choice but to postpone the shows in Berlin, Lodz, Kaunas and Tallinn as scheduled." Kylie has urged people to keep hold of their tickets as she hopes to be able to reschedule the dates and has told fans she will share an update soon. Finishing her message, she told fans: "I'll miss you next week. And I can't wait to see you." According to the NHS, laryngitis is when your voice box or vocal cords in the throat become irritated or swollen. It usually clears itself within 1 to 2 weeks. Laryngitis usually comes on suddenly and gets worse during the first three days. Symptoms include a hoarse voice, sometimes losing your voice, an irritating cough, needing to clear your throat and a sore throat. The popstar performed over a dozen shows in the UK, with the last date being in Glasgow on June 6. As well as touring, Kylie has been busy launching two new fragrances, Lovers Noir and Lovers Fleur. The Grammy-awarding artist returned to the M&S Bank Arena on Thursday, May 23, six years on from her last show at the venue in 2019. The Tension Tour kicked off in Australia and has made its way through Asia and eventually to the UK. Thousands gathered at the venue in Liverpool to dance the night away, with many decked out in sequins and Kylie Minogue t-shirts in celebration of the event. An unbelievable night of music, sequins and confetti, Kylie opened the incredible show with Lights Camera Action, followed by hits In Your Eyes and Get Outta My Way. Kylie closed the Liverpool show with 2023 hit Padam Padam and anthem Love At First Sight
Perth Now
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Kylie Minogue forced to cancel concerts over sudden illness
Kylie Minogue has been forced to cancel four of her upcoming concerts. The 57-year-old pop icon is currently on the road with her Tension world tour, but took to social media on Friday (13.06.25) to announce that she has had to pull the plug on some of her upcoming dates after coming down with an infection. She wrote on Instagram: "Hi Lovers, "As some of you may know, a week ago we finished the UK leg of The Tension Tour. I made it over the finish line (Yay) but unfortunately have succumbed to a viral infection (Hello laryngitis) "I've tried my best to recover fast to start our next run of shows on Monday but I'm afraid it will take me some days to be well enough to get back on stage and perform my best for you. "I'm so, SO sorry! I have no choice but to postpone the shows in Berlin, Lodz, Kaunas and Tallinn as scheduled." The Spinning Around legend reminded fans that they should hang onto their tickets and reassured them that she and her team are doing their "very best" to reschedule her shows for another date. She added: "Please keep hold of your tickets, we're doing our very best to reschedule the dates and will update you very soon on that. "Thank you for understanding - you know I love you all. And I LOVE THIS SHOW! And I'll miss you next week. And, I can't wait to see you. Love Kylie xxx" Earlier this year, Kylie had to cancel the Denver date of her Tension tour due to a scheduling conflict with an NBA game. At the time, she said: "I'm so sorry that we're now unable to visit Denver on the Tension Tour due to a scheduling conflict with the NBA playoffs. "I was really looking forward to performing in Colorado for the first time. "Sending my best to the Denver Nuggets for their hometown games and I really hope to visit you all in Denver soon.."
