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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Felicity Huffman Reacts to Desperate Housewives Spinoff
Originally appeared on E! Online Felicity Huffman is excited to take another trip down Wisteria Lane. The Desperate Housewives alum shared that she was thrilled to learn that a new series following a new group of residents is in the works. In fact, a big draw for her is that Kerry Washington is set to executive produce the spinoff, titled Wisteria Lane. "I'm completely 100 percent behind it," Felicity told E! News in an exclusive interview that aired May 29. "Kerry Washington—it's so great that she's doing it with women of color. It's exactly what's needed." And Felicity isn't only amped about the show's premise, which focuses on an eclectic group of neighbors hiding secrets beneath the surface of their picture-perfect, Instagram-friendly lives. The 62-year-old also expressed feeling hopeful that original creator Marc Cherry will return to help bring the story to life in some capacity. "I think Marc Cherry, who created it and is brilliant, is involved," she said. "So, it's going to be a great ride." More from E! Online Cardi B Breaks Down Cost of Her Kids' Nanny, Private Chef, Driver and More Machine Gun Kelly's New Photo With His and Megan Fox's Baby Girl Deserves All the Flowers Cardi B Reveals Name of Baby No. 3 With Offset After all, Felicity believes the screenwriter crafted such a unique tone with the original series, which ran from 2004 to 2012 and also starred , , and . "Marc Cherry has a very specific voice, and that singular voice resonated with people," Felicity explained. "And the way he created those women's friendships—the friendship is key." Another project the Good Lawyer star is looking forward to seeing on screen? Her two-part Lifetime movie The Thirteenth Wife: Escaping Polygamy, which premieres May 31 and June 1 on the channel at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. For Felicity, the film—which is based on the real-life story of Rena Chynoweth, who was forced to become the 13th wife of polygamist cult leader Ervil LaBaron—is guaranteed to be a "rollercoaster" for viewers. "It's really important to watch it," she shared. "A cult from the outside, you look and you go, 'Oh, I'd never believe that.' But from the inside, when you're indoctrinated by your community and by your family, you start to believe outlandish, crazy things." Felicity added, "So, it's engaging, but I think we need to hear these stories as well." While you wait for Wisteria Lane and The Thirteenth Wife: Escaping Polygamy to hit your TV screens, read on for shows premiering this year. Destination X (NBC) - May 27Adults (FX) - May 28Implosion: The Titanic Sub Distaster (Discovery Channel) - May 28F1: The Academy (Netflix) - May 28And Just Like That... (Max) - May 29Jersey Shore Family Vacation (MTV) - May 29The Better Sister (Prime) - May 29Mama June: Family Crisis (WE TV) - May 30Bono: Stories of Surrender (Apple TV+) - May 30Lulu Is a Rhinoceros (Apple TV+) - May 30Tudum Live 2025 (Netflix) - May 31My Mom Jayne (HBO) - June 20252nd Annual Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television (HereTV) - June 2025The Mortician (HBO Max) - June 1Below Deck (Bravo) - June 2The Quiz With Balls (Fox) - June 2Ugliest House in America (HGTV) - June 2Next Gen NYC (Bravo) - June 3Love Island USA (Peacock) - June 3Caught in the Act: Double Life (MTV) - June 3Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour (E!) - June 4Power Moves With Shaquille O'Neal (Netflix) - June 4Stick (Apple TV+) - June 4Ginny & Georgia (Netflix) - June 5 For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App
Forbes
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Starface Hydro-Star Clear Patches Have Gone Incognito Mode
Starface For some time now, Gen Z has embraced pimple patches as a secondary accessory. Originally designed as discreet treatments for blemishes, these patches have undergone a notable transformation, largely thanks to Starface. The shift became especially apparent in 2019, when the brand launched its signature yellow star-shaped patches—reminiscent of the playful stickers many of us wore on our faces as kids. Quickly capturing the attention of celebrities like Justin Bieber, Central Cee, and SZA, these patches evolved into a fun, Instagram-friendly statement, turning a once-private skincare ritual into a public, photogenic moment. Now, Starface is introducing its new Hydro-Star Clear patches with an invisible finish. Opting for a traditional round shape, the Hydro-Star Clear patches blend seamlessly into the skin, while still offering the same blemish-minimizing formula, now in a more subtle form. But this shift raises a question: If pimple patches became such a cultural moment—embraced as skincare to be worn out in the open—why is Starface opting for transparent, 'incognito' patches that remove the visibility that made them the 'it brand?' According to Starface President Kara Brothers, 'There's probably not a hundred percent of moments in the day where you can choose to decorate your face, unfortunately,' she tells Vogue Business. 'And so, to be able to offer our customers the option to stay within the Starface universe while providing them with a truly invisible patch is great. It shows we listen.' But there's no need to worry: each 32-pack of Hydro-Star Clear, while shedding its childlike charm, still maintains its core functionality: absorbing fluid, reducing redness, and protecting skin from bacteria and the temptation to pick. Hydro-Star Clear is now available in packs of 32 patches and retails for USD$12.99 on the brand's website.
The Guardian
22-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘Traditional flavours and modern ideas' turn Swedish buns into a TikTok delight
The earliest version of the Swedish semla was a 16th-century plain bread bun served in a soup of warm milk eaten only on Shrove Tuesday in preparation for the 40-day fast of Lent. It is a far cry from this year's hit varieties, which include Dubai chocolate (the chocolate bar with a knafeh and pistachio filling that became a TikTok trend) and chokladboll (based on a Scandinavian oat, cocoa and butter ball – a popular fika item). Social media has turbocharged the popularity of the traditional buns but also transformed them almost beyond recognition. The whipped cream-filled, almond paste-stuffed Instagram-friendly semlor that fill the windows of Sweden's bakeries and patisseries in the run-up to Lent this year are more of a celebration of decadent eating than fasting. They have an entire season dedicated to them – approximately between January and March – and their popularity, and the number of variations, keeps growing. Milda Doumit, who runs Lindquists Konditori in Stockholm with her husband, Bassel, said: 'The semla has evolved from a traditional Swedish bun to a modern pastry that is constantly being renewed and adapted to today's tastes and demands.' The highly visual world of social media has played a central role in the increasing popularity of semlor, she said. People send them pictures and videos on Instagram and TikTok and they get requests from influencers asking to be the first to try their new flavours. 'By combining traditional flavours with modern ideas, we have been able to reach new customers and create a new appreciation for the classic semla,' said Doumit, whose new pistachio knafeh semla has been attracting queues on Fridays and over the weekends. She and Bassel have also launched a tiramisu version which has been popular among older customers. Shops and cafes start serving the buns on 2 January each year – taking the place of the Christmas saffron buns – and don't stop until around Easter, with queues often forming outside popular spots. The current form of the semla dates back to the 1930s, but in recent years – thanks in part to social media – each spring brings new takes on the classic recipe. Other popular contemporary takes on the semla include Oreo, red velvet, chia, matcha and princess cake (a classic Swedish green icing-covered sponge cake). Johan Sandelin-Järnåsen, a master pastry chef and co-owner of Vete-Katten, which has several branches around Stockholm, said enthusiasm for semlor increases every year. Why? 'Because it's delicious,' he said. 'It's fantastically delicious. It's such a simple product, but you can't fake or cheat it. A good semla is a good semla, full stop.' Crucially for its survival into the 21st century, a good semla is also 'beautiful to look at. You can actually see how tasty it is,' he added. In a season, Vete-Katten sell about 90,000 semlor. At the moment they are selling at least 1,000 a day. There are variations of the bun across the Nordics including the fastelavnsbolle in Denmark and Norway and laskiaispulla in Finland. At Noma, the three Michelin star restaurant in Copenhagen, head pastry chef Francisco Migoya was surprised to find people were already queueing when he arrived for work before 7am last weekend for their one-off fastelavnsbolle day. Migoya's version of the bun was bright pink-red, filled with a pumpkin seed praline, covered with freeze-dried raspberries and topped with chestnut cream. Before arriving in Copenhagen last year from the US, he had tried semlor, but not the Danish version. Before devising his own he carried out extensive research. Migoya said: 'It was interesting for me as a pastry chef, as a baker, to work on something new. It was very gratifying to me from a personal perspective.' The limited time availability of the buns contribute to their popularity, he said, as does the way they indicate that spring is on its way. 'If it was available year-round maybe there would not be the same enthusiasm. Also it starts to signal that spring is coming and better and sunnier and warmer days are coming.'
