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3 days ago
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Boy Mom Melissa Joan Hart & Her Two Sons Took ‘Cold Plunging to the Next Level' in Rare Family Photo
When Melissa Joan Hart and her kids go on vacation, they do some pretty cosmic things together. While it wasn't a full family trip, it was one we're sure they won't forget: especially since they decided to do something rather daring together. On May 30, the Sabrina the Teenage Witch star shared a sweet vacay photo on her Instagram with the caption reading, 'Taking cold plunging to the next level! #Laketahoe.' More from SheKnows Wayne Gretzky's Daughter Paulina Solidifies Style Icon Status With a Springtime Version of an LBD In the photo, we see Hart in a one-piece with two of her sons, all of whom are in Lake Tahoe. Fun fact: Lake Tahoe has famously cold waters, making it a go-to for cold plunge therapy. Per Mayo Clinic, cold plunge therapy is when you submerge yourself in cold water for a few minutes to help reduce inflammation, boost mood, and improve circulation. The family that cold plunges together, stays together. That's how that goes, right? For those who don't know, Hart and musician Mark Wilkerson married in 2003 after one year of dating. They later welcomed three sons named: Mason, born in Jan 2006, Braydon, born in March 2008, and Tucker, born in Sept 2012. In a previous chat with SheKnows at the Variety Power of Women in 2024, she spoke about being a mom to three boys. 'Three boys can be a little overwhelming…There are some tough moments, but I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world because it's the greatest job I've ever had,' she said to of SheKnows 19 Celebrity Parents With Trans & Nonbinary Kids 20 of Serena Williams' Most Adorable Motherhood Moments 30+ Baby Names With Ivy League Vibes — No Degree Required
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29-04-2025
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Women of the Grand Ole Opry: Four Execs Who Keep the 100-Year-Old Nashville Institution in Tune
There is probably nothing as synonymous with country music as the Grand Ole Opry, the iconic venue where nearly every major star has performed and paid homage to the legends who came before them. Founded in Nashville in 1925 and today the longest-running live broadcast show in the world, despite its rootsy image, the Opry is a high-class, high-tech operation, running with a smooth professionalism and a welcoming attitude. More from Variety Melissa Joan Hart to Host Variety's Inaugural 'Power of Women Nashville'; Noah Kahan, Maren Morris, Hillary Scott and Breland Join as Presenters First-Ever Variety Power of Women: Nashville Event Presented by Lifetime Announces Honorees Kelsea Ballerini, Mickey Guyton, Reba McEntire, Lainey Wilson The venue is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with a cornucopia of concerts and other events, including last month's 'Opry 100: Live Celebration' televised concert, and welcomes legions of fans every week to experience one of the several concerts it hosts per week; take a backstage tour; listen to live broadcasts on and SiriusXM Willie's Roadhouse, or its flagship home WSM Radio; and much more. As part of Variety's first-ever Power of Women Nashville event and issue — and to honor the legendary Opry on its centennial — we spotlighted four of the women who keep the venue and its businesses in tune. See the rest of Variety's POW Nashville Impact list right here. As pictured above, from left to right: GINA KELTNER Associate producer of talentKeltner plays a vital role in shaping each Opry show by working directly with artists and their teams to coordinate talent bookings and appearances. A member of the Opry programming team since 1999, the Missouri native is an integral part of the engine that keeps the Opry's 240-plus annual shows running smoothly. EMILY FRANSDirector of archives and content managementFrans leads efforts to preserve and celebrate the stories, artifacts, and cultural moments that have defined the Opry and country music for generations — including authoring the new children's book, 'Howdy: Welcome to the Grand Ole Opry.' NICOLE JUDDAssociate producer of show development Judd is a driving force behind the creative vision and strategic programming that brings each Opry performance to life — from building themes and scripting shows to maximizing the in-show experience. She joined the Opry team in 2007 with its WSM Radio. JENN TRESSLERDirector of artist and industry relations Tressler is at the forefront of building meaningful connections between artists, labels and the Opry Entertainment Group's brands, orchestrating debut performances and growing the Opry's influence with new audiences through initiatives like Opry NextStage, which champions emerging talent. Best of Variety What's Coming to Netflix in May 2025 New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in May 2025
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08-04-2025
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Eek, Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Said He Went On An "Awful" Date With Melissa Joan Hart
Today in '90s Mad Libs, Mark Hoppus said he went on a less-than-stellar date Melissa Joan Hart back in the day. The Blink-182 bassist shared an excerpt of his upcoming memoir, Fahrenheit-182, with Entertainment Weekly ahead of its release today. In it, he wrote of the Sabrina the Teenage Witch star, "She and I had met at the Teen Choice Awards, and she must've found me interesting because she had her publicist reach out to my label's publicist to give me her number. Totally normal courtship." "When we got on the phone, I played it cool. 'Oh, awesome, yeah, I'll be in L.A. shooting my new music video, so we should have dinner after I wrap,'" he continued. "I thought I was so slick using this Hollywood industry jargon, but I doubt it impressed her. I was newly famous, but she had been famous for years." The pair went and got sushi together. He wrote, "It was an awful date. She was very nice, but we weren't connecting. Everything in her life revolved around acting, and it was hard to relate to her about anything else. I'd ask what she liked to eat besides sushi and she'd say, 'Well, I'm usually eating whatever catering provides on set.' I'd ask what she likes to read, and she'd say, 'Well, I'm usually reading scripts for work.' And I'm sure from her perspective, all I could talk about was music. We just weren't a great match. It was tough." "After dinner she took me to her house and showed me around. She had a beautiful place nearby with a view that overlooked the city and a huge hot tub. I thought she might be hinting that we should get in the tub. I told her I had an early set time and that I should probably get going. She dropped me back at my hotel," he added. That night, he ended up on the phone with MTV booker Skye Everly — the woman he ended up marrying the following year. The pair are still together and share one son. Meanwhile, Melissa married Mark Wilkerson, the guitarist of Course of Nature, in 2003, and they still seem to be going strong.
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08-04-2025
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Blink-182's Mark Hoppus details 'awful' date with Melissa Joan Hart in new memoir 'Fahrenheit-182 '(exclusive)
Blink-182's bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus did not find magic with Melissa Joan Hart when they went on a date. But that very same night, he did fall in love with the woman who would become his wife. So in a way, the rocker did live happily ever after. Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive excerpt from Hoppus' new memoir, Fahrenheit-182 (available April 8), in which the Blink-182 founding member details his "awful" date with the Sabrina the Teenage Witch actress more than 25 years ago. Hoppus reveals that, after they failed to connect over dinner, he cut it short, only to end up talking on the phone all night long with MTV booker Skye Everly. And that's where the real magic happened — Hoppus and Everly fell in love, got married in 2000, and had a son, Jack Hoppus, two years later. Hoppus' raw, hilarious, and unflinchingly honest memoir chronicles his life and career, beginning when he was just a kid coping with his parents' bitter divorce before following him as he constantly moves around the country, struggles to figure out his identity, and eventually meets his best friend and musical soulmate Tom DeLonge ... and everything changes. Along with his coming-of-age story, Fahrenheit-182 also recounts the rise, fall, breakup(s), reunion(s), and rise (again) of pop-punk trailblazers Blink-182, as well as Hoppus' battles with anxiety, his cancer diagnosis, and his recovery. Read EW's exclusive excerpt from the book below. *** Later that night I went on a date with the actress Melissa Joan Hart. She and I had met at the Teen Choice Awards, and she must've found me interesting because she had her publicist reach out to my label's publicist to give me her number. Totally normal courtship. When we got on the phone, I played it cool. "Oh, awesome, yeah, I'll be in L.A. shooting my new music video, so we should have dinner after I wrap." I thought I was so slick using this Hollywood industry jargon, but I doubt it impressed her. I was newly famous, but she had been famous for years. Melissa and I went to a sushi restaurant in the Valley. It was an awful date. She was very nice, but we weren't connecting. Everything in her life revolved around acting, and it was hard to relate to her about anything else. I'd ask what she liked to eat besides sushi and she'd say, "Well, I'm usually eating whatever catering provides on set." I'd ask what she likes to read, and she'd say, "Well, I'm usually reading scripts for work." And I'm sure from her perspective, all I could talk about was music. We just weren't a great match. It was tough. After dinner she took me to her house and showed me around. She had a beautiful place nearby with a view that overlooked the city and a huge hot tub. I thought she might be hinting that we should get in the tub. I told her I had an early set time and that I should probably get going. She dropped me back at my hotel. When I got to my room I checked my messages on my cell phone. Skye had left a voicemail asking me to give her a call. I called her back and some light pleasantries quickly turned into deep conversation. We talked about everything. We talked about where we grew up and what our families were like. We talked about our careers. We talked about our favorite albums. She liked more pop stuff and wasn't familiar with the underground punk bands that I named. She liked rock music generally, though, and that was close enough for me. We talked for so long that the sun came up and we realized we'd talked all night. On set the next day, I kept trying to get Skye's attention, but she rebuffed me harder still. We just spent all night talking and now you won't even look at me? What the hell! Just an iron wall of professionalism. I filmed a scene that day where two sexy groupies flirted with me and poured hot wax on my chest. But after the cameras stopped rolling, one of them kept flirting with me. She whispered in my ear, "I was just in Penthouse. Do you want to see my spread?" My bluff was called. As much as we joked about our dicks on stage and put porn stars on our album cover, in real life, we were just a bunch of kids playing rock star. I didn't know what to say, so I just shrugged and said, "Not really?" The third and final day of the shoot was August 6. Skye told me it was her birthday and invited me to a dive bar in Hollywood called Power House after work. She said her friends and some music industry people would be there. She and I were the first ones to arrive. We sat at the bar and drank Diet Cokes. An older guy next to us struck up a conversation, asking what our story was. "Oh, us?" I answered. "Well, we're married." Skye didn't miss a beat and backed me right up. "And we have one kid, a boy." We made up this elaborate life for ourselves, filled with love and adventure. The guy bought it all and we chuckled internally at our shared fiction. After the party, Skye drove me to my hotel. We parked in the valet drop-off area and Cake's "The Distance" played on the stereo of her Jeep Grand Cherokee. Right when John McCrea sang, "He's going the distance ... " I summoned the courage to go for it. I leaned in to kiss her and she kissed me back. I still remember her perfume. Angel. One kiss became several. After a while the valet gave up and went back inside. But I got too cocky. I reached up, grabbed a handful of her hair, and tried to pull it in a sexy way. I admit it was a move way beyond my skill level. She pulled back immediately. "I don't like that. Stop doing it." Sorry, sorry, sorry. Entertainment Weekly's We started dating in secret. I made weekly trips from San Diego to L.A. to stay with her. Those became daily trips. Then I just started staying at her apartment. In the mornings she went to work, and I'd look for ways to kill time. I didn't know anyone in the city, so I usually went to the MCA offices and bothered the employees. Weeks turned into months, and we continued keeping our relationship quiet. Skye was great at what she did. She was the one who could get Mariah Carey on the phone, could coax Madonna out of the dressing room, and could find Steven Tyler a full-length mirror when he refused to go on during a live broadcast without one. She can listen to a new song and tell you it's going to be a hit. Six months later, it's the biggest song in the country. I thought my new music industry connections made me so important, but none of that mattered to her. She had heads of record labels and film studios calling her constantly, begging to feature their new stars on the many MTV shows she booked. One night, after we were more public with our relationship, I brought Skye to a celebrity gala. After dinner, a woman came to our table and told me Jay-Z wanted to meet me. Holy fucking s—. Jay-Z knows who I am? And wants to meet me?! I had to play it cool. "Why, yes, I'd love to meet Mister Z. Hey, Skye, want to go and say hi to Jay-Z? Apparently, he wants to meet me?" We followed the woman through a maze of tables. Jay stayed seated when I arrived but shook my hand and gave me a one-armed bro hug. "Mark Hoppus! I'm a big Blink fan. Love what you guys are doing, man. Keep it up." I don't even remember what I said in response. Probably something about being honored and thank you and likewise. I think I asked him if he liked the fish? Then I gathered myself. This was my big chance to impress Skye. "Jay, please allow me to introduce you to my girlfriend —" Before I even finished my sentence Jay jumped out of his seat. "Skye! Oh my God! How've you been?" He hugged her hello and I realized that they'd worked together a million times before on MTV specials. He asked about her coworkers. They caught up about mutual friends. Chatted it up about labels and videos. I stood off to the side, wishing someone would invent an iPhone so I'd have something to look at. I might've been a famous musician, but Skye was the cool one in our relationship. ***Excerpt from Fahrenheit-182 by Mark Hoppus. Copyright © 2025 by Stupid Idiot, Inc. Used with permission by Dey Street Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. All rights reserved. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
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11-03-2025
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Melissa Joan Hart on Her 40-Lb Weight Loss: ‘I Make Exercise a Social Event'
Melissa Joan Hart has been in the spotlight for decades, getting her start in hit 90s TV shows like Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Clarissa Explains It All. But beyond the screen, the actress, now 48, has been open about her struggles with weight gain, especially after having children. Through a combination of portion-controlled eating, fitness routines and lifestyle changes, she successfully lost 40 pounds.. Here's what Melissa Joan Hart has shared about maintaining her weight loss and how she found body confidence. Like many moms, Hart struggled to fit back into her pre-pregnancy clothes after welcoming her third son, Tucker, in 2012. During pregnancy, she said she gained 60 pounds and was determined to shed the weight. Here's what helped her shed pounds and keep it off. Initially, Hart lost 30 pounds on her own before turning to Nutrisystem for additional support. Her sister-in-law, Sally Wilkerson, recommended the meal-delivery program after using it in her own weight loss journey. After joining Nutrisystem, Hart dropped another 40 pounds over two years and became a spokesperson for the brand. '[I'm] slimmer now than before the baby!' she gushed to Us Weekly in 2014. 'Programs like Nutrisystem can be effective for short-term weight loss because they simplify meal planning and portion control while emphasizing high-protein/lower-calorie meals,' explains Jennifer Habashy, NMD, MS, assistant medical director at Claya. However, she emphasizes it isn't a requirement to lose weight. 'People don't necessarily need an overly-structured program to see results, but they do need a solid understanding of balanced nutrition and mindful eating.' Hart's success with Nutrisystem came from its portion-controlled meals, which allowed her to eat her favorite foods without guilt. 'They do healthy versions of the foods you like,' she told Us Weekly. Some of her go-to meals included a 270-calorie ricotta cheese-stuffed pasta and tortilla soup with rice, beans and corn. She also indulged in sweet treats like an almond-coconut bar reminiscent of her favorite Mounds bar and an occasional red velvet whoopie pie. Hart emphasizes that diet plays a much bigger role in maintaining weight loss than exercise. 'You can't out-train bad nutrition. I love that saying,' she said to People in 2020, adding that 80 percent of her success comes from what she eats. In the same interview, Hart shared that her daily meals typically included Nutrisystem shakes for breakfast, salads for lunch and lean proteins like chicken or beef with vegetables for dinner. Hart credits her weight loss success in part to making exercise quality time with friends and family. 'I make it a social event. I chitchat with friends on walks or run with my husband,' Hart told Us Weekly. She and her husband, musician Mark Wilkerson, also work out together regularly. 'Since he's such an avid workout guy, I wanted to have him train me to see how my body could shift and change,' Hart explained to People. Together, the couple dedicate an hour, three times a week, to strength training. Hart also attends cardio classes like spinning twice a week to keep her energy levels up. 'This is a good way to join together and spend time—just the two of us—away from the kids,' Wilkerson has said about their shared fitness commitment. For Hart, she found her motivation through others. 'If I've signed up for a class or I promised someone I'd be there, it just helps motivate me,' she added to People. 'Working out with a partner enhances motivation, accountability and consistency,' explains Steven Dick, co-founder of The Fitness Group. 'Research has established that individuals working out in pairs push themselves harder, resulting in improved outcomes in the long run.' Beyond the physical transformation, Hart has been vocal about how weight loss improved her confidence and overall well-being. In a 2015 interview with E! News, she described feeling more capable of keeping up with her active lifestyle. 'It just made me happier,' she said. 'It made me feel physically and emotionally lighter to be able to do the things I wanna do, to be able to wear the clothes I wanna wear, to be able to feel sexy around my husband again. I'm very proud of myself.' As someone who grew up in the entertainment industry, Hart has faced the pressure to look a certain way. In past interviews, she's spoken about the unrealistic expectations placed on actors, especially as they age. Hart recalled numerous occasions where she was told by agents she had to lose weight if she wanted to succeed. 'That's the hard part about the business,' she told Us Weekly in 2019. 'As you get older, it gets harder—and then you have babies! Nobody wants to see you age or see your body change.' Despite these pressures, Hart maintains a positive body image and encourages others to focus on how they feel rather than external opinions. 'I have a really good body image. But I definitely have things I wish I could change and things I get down on myself about,' she admitted. 'But I try to put that in perspective.' After her success with Nutrisystem, Hart turned to SlimFast, another weight loss program, to help her stay on track. As a busy mom of three, she appreciates the convenience of having quick and nutritious meal replacements available. 'If my kids are eating something I don't want, like pizza or burgers, I can have a shake, and it's satisfying,' she explained to Us Weekly. 'It gets me through the night without any cravings, and I feel so much better the next day.' For Hart, maintaining a healthy lifestyle isn't about perfection; it's about feeling healthy from the inside out. 'Staying in shape and staying fit is so important in my life just because of all the things I want to do,' she said to E! News. Whether it's working out with her husband, indulging in a treat now and then or finding practical solutions that fit her hectic schedule, she's found a system that works for her and keeps her feeling her best. More celebrity weight loss success stories: Billy Gardell's 170-Lb. Weight Loss: How the 'Mike & Molly' Star Transformed His Health John Goodman's Weight Loss Success: How the Mediterranean Diet Helped Him Shed 200 Lbs. Melissa Peterman's Weight Loss: Why the 'Reba' Star Says the Number on the Scale Doesn't Matter This content is not a substitute for professional medical advice or diagnosis. Always consult your physician before pursuing any treatment plan.
