Being weird is cool — just askCharli XCX! As the British pop star gears up for the release of her fifth album,Crash, set for release on Friday, she opened up toApple Music 1’sZane Lowein a new clip shared exclusively with PEOPLE about the progression her music has made over the years — and the role it has played in the industry. “I’m on my fifth album in my five-album deal. I’ve arrived at this place where I’m incorporating all of the different things that I’ve done in the past into one body of work,” the singer, 29, told the host....

Photo: Tracy Bloom/Instagram Happy first birthday, Kannon — and a belated welcome to the world! “This has been the best year of my life!! HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY SON#hisnameisKANNON,” the formerTop Chefcontestant captioned her tribute post, which played over a soundtrack ofBruno Mars‘ “Count on Me.” Bloom’s friend andDon’t Be TardycostarKim Zolciak-Biermanncommented on the touching post with, “You are the BEST mommy ever! God’s greatest gift,” while daughterArianachimed in, “Ur the best mommy!...

Photo:Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; JOCE/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; JOCE/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images On the one-year anniversary ofLeslie Jordan’s unexpecteddeath, his friends and costars continue to celebrate his larger-than-life presence while simultaneously making peace with his absence. Jordan’sCall Me KatcostarCheyenne Jacksonjoined several of the beloved character actor’s loved ones and fans over the weekend tocelebrate the unveiling of his star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. The Grammy and Emmy nominee, 48, shared at the ceremony that he first came to know Jordan when he was “a young queer 20something-year-old in Idaho” watching Jordan’s Emmy-winning turn as Beverly Leslie onWill & Grace....

A sick child.Photo: getty Pediatric cases of COVID-19are soaring ahead of the holidays with infections up 32% in the last two weeks, according to datafrom the American Academy of Pediatrics. During the week ending on Nov. 18, nearly 142,000 kids tested positive for COVID-19, marking the 15th week in a row that pediatric cases — meaninginfections in Americans 18 or younger— were above 100,000. And child COVID-19 cases are disproportionately high — though children make up just 22% of the U....

Photo: Paul Martinka/Splash News Daniel St. Hubert was convicted of murder and attempted murder in April. In court on Tuesday, a judge handed down a sentence that would ensure that the 31-year-old man would spend at least five decades in prison. The case began in 2014 when St. Hubert killed 6-year-old PJ Avitto and seriously injured then 7-year-old Mikayla Capers inside an elevator in their public housing apartment building....

Photo: Weibo A Chinese doctor who had tried to warn citizensabout the new coronavirusbefore the outbreak died Thursday from the disease, according to friends and colleagues,The Washington Postreported. Li Wenliang was a 34-year-old ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital inWuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. He had told his medical school alumni group about the threat of a new, SARS-like virus in late December — before the Chinese government had publicly shared that the deadly respiratory illness was spreading throughout the country....

Photo: Denis Contreras/Getty; Noam Galai/Getty Chip and Joanna Gainesmay have their fair share offamous fans, but at least one celebrity has no clue who theFixer Upperstars are. When the Gaineses attended the Time 100 Gala they couldn’t wait to meetMartha Stewart, according toPage Six, but when they introduced themselves to the media mogul, their encounter didn’t go exactly to plan. “We were so excited to meet Martha Stewart, but she didn’t have the faintest idea who we are, not a single clue,” Chip jokingly told the outlet....

Chip GainestakesChristmastree shopping very seriously! On her Instagram Story on Sunday, Chip’s wifeJoanna Gainesshared that her husband had chosen a tree so large — 12 feet! — that it required assistance from some heavy-duty equipment to get it on top of their car to take home. “Chip picked this 12 ft beauty that required a little help from ol’ John Deere … ” Joanna, 41, labeled a video of Chip and a few other men working together atThe Robinson Family Farmin Temple, Texas, to get the tree secured atop their vehicle with the tractor....

Chloe Bailey.Photo: Micaiah Carter Chloe Baileyis opening up about what it’s like to be away from her sister,Halle. In a newAllurecover story interviewpublished Thursday, the 23-year-old singer, dancer, actress, and producer recalled feeling separation anxiety while apart from Halle, 22, who was living in London — presumably filming Disney’s upcoming live-actionThe Little Mermaid— for six months amid the height of the pandemic. Chloe x Halle.Getty The siblings' respective work has since landed them in the same city, Atlanta, where Chloe’s shooting the upcoming church choir comedyPraise This, and Halle’s filming an updated musical film version ofThe Color Purple....

Photo: Harrison Boyce Chloe Fineman has been thriving throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and not just because her Instagram has become one of our go-to favorites for her hilarious impressions of all our quarantine fave pop culture (did you even need to watchBridgertonorTiger Kingonce you saw Fineman parody them on Instagram?). Like the rest of us, she also was embracing a world where she could go “real pants”-free (though unlike us, she usually topped her look with a wig)....

Chloé Zhaotook home the coveted Oscar for Best Director — and made history in the process! “I’ve been thinking a lot lately of how I keep going when things get hard, and I think it goes back to something I learned as a kid,” said Zhao, 39, in her speech. “When I was growing up in China, my dad and I used to play this game. We would memorize classic Chinese poems and texts, and we would recite it together and try to finish each other’s sentences....

Chris Evansis married! The actor, 42, wedAlba Baptistaduring a ceremony at a private estate in Cape Cod, Mass., on Saturday, a source tells PEOPLE.The New York Post’sPage Sixwas first to report the news. Hemsworth, Downey, their wives and Rennerwere photographed diningand chatting at the Contessa restaurant in the five-star Newbury Boston hotel on Saturday. Krasinski and Blunt were seen returning from the festivities soon after midnight on Saturday, a source says: “They were very happy, joking and smiling....

Photo: Elsa Pataky/Instagram Chris HemsworthandElsa Patakylove an adventure-filled getaway! On Tuesday, Pataky, 46, shared an inside look into her trip to Kenya with Hemsworth, 39, and their twin sons Sasha and Tristan, 8, and daughter India, 10. “One of my favourite places in the world! I always dream of Africa,” Pataky wrote in the caption. She captured some of Kenya’s wildlife in the post, including giraffes, elephants and leopards....