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11 hours ago
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Princess Diana's Niece Lady Eliza Spencer Engaged: See Her Ring
Originally appeared on E! Online Lady Eliza Spencer is spilling the tea on a royally sweet milestone. After all, Princess Diana's niece announced that she is engaged to her boyfriend Channing Millerd after nearly a decade of dating. Eliza shared a glimpse into the proposal on Instagram July 31, where the tech executive got down on one knee in Santorini, Greece. The couple shared a meal overlooking the Aegean Sea, with flowers and candles decorating the surrounding area. For the occasion, Channing wore an all-white linen ensemble while Eliza—who is the daughter of Victoria Aitken and Diana's brother Earl Charles Spencer—donned a red satin dress and flip flops. She simply captioned the moment, "Forever and Ever." As for the ring? The 33-year-old was all smiles as she showed off the dazzling teardrop-cut diamond. Meanwhile, her twin sister Lady Amelia Spencer couldn't help but gush over the exciting news, commenting on the announcement, "I couldn't be happier for you both!" More from E! Online Why Khloe Kardashian Chose to Be a Caretaker to Tristan Thompson's Brother Amari James Van Der Beek Shares Difficult Update on Cancer Journey Why Bryan Kohberger Left Roommate Dylan Mortensen Alive, According to Idaho Prosecutor "BEST NEWS IN THE WORLD," she continued. "I love you both with all my heart! The perfect couple and dream engagement." Eliza and Channing's engagement comes four months after the model teased about their future plans. As she told Hello! Magazine in March, "Marriage is definitely something we've talked about." It helps that Channing and Amelia's husband Greg Mallett have a great relationship, too. "Channing is one of my best and closest friends," he told the outlet. "We played a lot of the same sports, like rugby and water polo, and naturally shared a lot of the same interests." "More than that," he continued, "we share the same values—loyalty, ambition, integrity and a strong sense of family—which has kept our bond strong over the years." That's especially important since Eliza and Amelia are so close. "We are so lucky," Eliza said of their sisterly bond to W Magazine in June. "There's not a day that goes by that we don't realize that. And I think our twin bond is truly indescribable." "Obviously, we've shared this connection since before we entered the world, and it goes beyond words," she continued. "We look at each other, we know exactly what we're thinking. We're identical inside and out. We almost feel like we're soulmates." For more updates on the royal family, keep reading. Queen Camilla Makes History with New Royal TitleKate Middleton Pulls Out of Royal AscotPrince Harry Loses Appeal to Dismiss Decision in His Security Protection CasePrince Harry and King Charles III Are Not SpeakingKing Charles III Shares Insight Into His Cancer DiagnosisPrince William and Kate Middleton's Family Skips Royal Family's Easter ServiceRoyal Aide Who Accused Meghan Markle Of Bullying Receives a PromotionPrince George Makes His First Public Appearance of 2025Former Bodyguard to Prince Harry and Prince William DiesThe Duke and Duchess of Westminster Expecting Their First BabyLuxembourg's Prince Fredrik Dies at 22Prince Harry Reaches Settlement in U.K. Tabloids LawsuitKate Middleton Is in Remission After Finishing Chemotherapy for CancerMeghan Markle's Longtime Dog Guy DiesPrince William Mourns Death of Former Nanny's StepsonMeghan Markle Rejoins Instagram to Reveal New Netflix ShowKate Middleton, Prince William and Kids Attend WimbledonSolve the daily Crossword
USA Today
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Sydney Sweeney transforms into boxer Christy Martin in biopic: See the photo
Could Sydney Sweeney be headed for her first Oscar nod? The "Euphoria" star, 27, looks unrecognizable as boxer Christy Martin in a new photo that she shared on Instagram from the upcoming biopic "Christy." The photo was released as the movie set its world premiere for September's Toronto International Film Festival. "Christy" is described as the "unbelievable true story" of Martin, "who rose to fame as America's most successful female boxer in the 1990s." The first woman signed to a promotional contract by Don King, she competed from 1989 to the mid-2010s. In 2010, Martin survived an attempted murder by her then-husband, who was later found guilty and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Sweeney previously told W Magazine that she gained more than 30 pounds for the role. "I came onboard to play Christy, and I had about three and a half months of training," she told the outlet. "I started eating. I weight-trained in the morning for an hour, kickboxed midday for about two hours, and then weight-trained again at night for an hour." The "Anyone But You" actress continued, "My body was completely different. I didn't fit in any of my clothes. I'm usually a size 23 in jeans, and I was wearing a size 27. My boobs got bigger. And my butt got huge. It was crazy! I was like, Oh my god.' But it was amazing: I was so strong, like crazy strong." Director David Michôd also told W Magazine that Sweeney "trained her butt off" for the film, which he described as a "wild mix of inspiring underdog sports-world story and personal saga." Sweeney previously shared a glimpse of herself as Martin on Instagram in October, teasing that the movie is about "a true champion who fought battles both inside and outside the ring." When the film wrapped production in November, she called it "one of the most emotional, transformative experiences of my life" and noted that Martin herself was present during filming. "There were moments on set where I'd glance over at her standing by the monitors, cheering us on, and I'd just become so emotional," Sweeney said. "Knowing what she's endured, what she's pushed through to be there in that moment — it made me want to cry." This will be the latest movie to see Sweeney portray a real-life figure after she earned acclaim for her role as whistleblower Reality Winner in the 2023 film "Reality." The Toronto International Film Festival, where "Christy" is set to premiere, often serves as a launching pad for future Oscar contenders, meaning Sweeney could be well-positioned for her first Academy Award nod in 2026. Contributing: Saman Shafiq and Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY
Evening Standard
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
The hot new celebrity couples shacking up for summer 2025 — from Billie Eilish and Nat Wolff to Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams
They were first photographed at a W Magazine party on January 4, then later spotted leaving the Oscars together. Their relationship was confirmed by a cute video of Garfield hanging around Barbaro's hotel for her to come back from the Met Gala, and they were later spotted on holiday in Japan together. For their hard launch, they attended Wimbledon in matching white Ralph Lauren looks.
Vox
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Vox
Who wants to be treated like a princess?
is a culture writer interested in reality TV, movies, pop music, Black media, and celebrity culture. Previously, she wrote for the Daily Beast and contributed to several publications, including Vulture, W Magazine, and Bitch Media. Imagine walking in on your neighbor repeatedly spraying their spouse in the face with a water hose. In real life, this would warrant some concern. On TikTok, though, it's a part of the latest relationship test. Women online are listing a series of errands and romantic gestures and having their male partners guess which category of behavior they fall into: 'princess treatment' or the bare minimum. If they get it wrong, they're immediately hosed in the face. The trend, by and large, is all in good fun. Some couples seem to be in agreement on what are reasonable expectations in a relationship — and what demands are diva-level. According to some women, however, any favor a man can provide — no matter how arbitrary or unnecessary — should be considered the 'bare minimum.' In one TikTok, influencer Emma Moriarty expects her husband to give her the first bite of his food at a restaurant, pay for her parking tickets, and fill up her gas tank. 'It's from the same bank account!' her partner rebuts to the last scenario after getting splashed. Vox Culture Culture reflects society. Get our best explainers on everything from money to entertainment to what everyone is talking about online. Email (required) Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. These royal-inspired standards have been a hot topic over the past month thanks to influencer Courtney Palmer (@courtney_joelle). The self-proclaimed 'housewife princess' shared a video explaining the 'princess treatment' she receives from her husband when they go to restaurants. 'If I am at a restaurant with my husband, I don't speak to the hostess,' she says matter-of-factly. 'I do not open any doors, and I do not order my own food.' The video sparked immediate concern from users ('me when I'm a prisoner,' replied a commenter) and several parodies. Still, 'princess treatment' has proven to be somewhat of an irresistible concept online, as evidenced by the viral water hose game. The clips seem to be partly in jest, while still suggesting 'princess treatment' should be the norm. After all, Palmer isn't the only person promoting 'princess treatment' across the app. From strict rules around confirming dates to traditional dating gurus, women are being encouraged to take an increasingly high-maintenance approach to dating and relationships. But are high-maintenance demands as rewarding as they seem at first glance? And are they just making women passive in relationships? It's not an uncommon observation that TikTok isn't the best place to learn about dating and relationships — despite the fact that a sizable portion of Gen Z and millennials are receiving counsel from the app. It's not that users can't find solid guidance from credentialed relationship experts. It's just that the people and opinions that most routinely go viral are controversial or completely absurd. And much of this content — even when it's cloaked in the language of empowerment — has an overarching conservative or regressive bent. For women, in particular, online dating advice can be pretty bleak. On one end of the spectrum, you have content that fits squarely into the overtly religious, 'trad wife'mode of thinking. Christian influencers like Sprinkle of Jesus founder Dana Chanel and podcasts like Dear Future Wifey extol the values of submitting to your husband or weathering their mistreatment. A more subtly insidious version of this content frames traditional gender norms as radical, affirming, and indicative of a woman's worth, a la 'princess treatment.' SheraSeven (aka Leticia Padua, aka 'sprinkle sprinkle' lady) has become one of TikTok's foremost dating gurus for unabashedly promoting a 'gold digger' mentality. She maintains throughout her videos that a man's only purpose in a relationship is to provide, and that it's a woman's role is to receive. A similar self-styled expert, Russell Hartley, has become popular for his punchy digs at broke or stingy men who don't want to provide financially for their women. It's not hard to see why Padua and Hartley's content might sound amusing and maybe even refreshing. They prioritize women's comfort in relationships, while reducing men to charitable givers — something many women have probably experienced the exact opposite of. Meanwhile, an alarming amount of young men online are being told that the ideal woman is subservient. 'The whole manosphere is about what it means to be a 'high-value man' who gets a 'high-value woman,'' says Rachel Vanderbilt, relationship scientist and host of The Relationship Doctor Podcast. 'They have these expectations that women are going to have a low body count' — that is, a limited number of previous sexual partners — 'and are going to behave like mothers and be nurturing.' In the current hellscape that is heterosexuality, an excessively doting partner who's willing to take care of everything might sound appealing to some women. Solomon suggests these expectations might be an extreme response to bad treatment that they've witnessed, if not experienced, from men throughout their lives. 'I think a lot of cis-hetero women are looking at patterns in their families where they've either seen women be actively mistreated by male partners or where women have been rendered invisible by domestic and caregiving responsibilities,' she says. 'When we can identify something we don't want, our next move tends to be, so what instead? And our go-to is a 180.' These desires by certain women suggest a tension between the traditional values that are constantly being romanticized and the fact that women don't have to be as reliant on men as they once were. In 2023, a study by the Pew Research Center reported a growing number of married women, 29 percent, earning the same amount of money as their husbands, while 16 percent were the breadwinners of their households. Still, much dating advice suggests that women belong in a passive, dependent role. It's the same paradox behind 'princess treatment.' The power is all in theory, not in practice. Author and clinical psychologist Alexandra Solomon suggests that the 'princess treatment' trend is an 'attempt to hold onto something that feels gender-traditional in the face of an economic reality that just is anything but.' 'What 'princess treatment' is saying is, 'no matter how much money he earns, what he's providing is a tremendous amount of comfort for me,'' she says. 'There's no economic cost to him pulling out my chair, but these are all the ways in which I feel cherished and chosen and protected and provided for.' On TikTok, being treated like a princess involves a never-ending list of rules and expectations that are high-maintenance, if not totally random. Last month, the newsletter Cartoon Hate Her observed what they dubbed the 'Princess Signaling Game,' an informal trend where women announce their strict but often virtueless standards for potential suitors on social media. This included a suggestion by a TikTok user that if a man doesn't confirm a date by 2 pm, he's immediately disposable. Having standards is necessary. But having these kinds of inflexible rules contributes to an extremely self-focused vision of dating that already thrives on TikTok. From 'ick' lists to red flags to beige flags, the process of finding a partner looks less like connecting with a person and more like a process of elimination based solely around our petty dislikes. These trends lack any interrogation of whether our wants are even valid or meaningful in a relationship. Like the 2 pm rule, they seem to promote antisocial behavior. 'Dating is a process of mutual curiosity and a desire to get to know each other, not a series of tests that someone needs to pass in order to move forward,' says Vanderbilt. ''Princess treatment' and all of these related videos are usually designed in secret with an expectation that most people are going to fail.' Overall, these sorts of assessments aren't exactly helpful in discerning a partner who's kind or caring, just someone who can check random boxes and jump through hoops. All of it speaks to a culture where men and women increasingly fail to relate to one another. 'Men are being told how to treat women and all of these ways to play hard to get,' says Vanderbilt. 'Then women are like, 'Men need to do all of these things and prove their value to me.' And so we're both speaking past each other instead of coming to dating as a human experience.'
Vox
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Vox
The false romance of 'princess treatment'
is a culture writer interested in reality TV, movies, pop music, Black media, and celebrity culture. Previously, she wrote for the Daily Beast and contributed to several publications, including Vulture, W Magazine, and Bitch Media. Imagine walking in on your neighbor repeatedly spraying their spouse in the face with a water hose. In real life, this would warrant some concern. On TikTok, though, it's a part of the latest relationship test. Women online are listing a series of errands and romantic gestures and having their male partners guess which category of behavior they fall into: 'princess treatment' or the bare minimum. If they get it wrong, they're immediately hosed in the face. The trend, by and large, is all in good fun. Some couples seem to be in agreement on what are reasonable expectations in a relationship — and what demands are diva-level. According to some women, however, any favor a man can provide — no matter how arbitrary or unnecessary — should be considered the 'bare minimum.' In one TikTok, influencer Emma Moriarty expects her husband to give her the first bite of his food at a restaurant, pay for her parking tickets, and fill up her gas tank. 'It's from the same bank account!' her partner rebuts to the last scenario after getting splashed. Vox Culture Culture reflects society. Get our best explainers on everything from money to entertainment to what everyone is talking about online. Email (required) Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. These royal-inspired standards have been a hot topic over the past month thanks to influencer Courtney Palmer (@courtney_joelle). The self-proclaimed 'housewife princess' shared a video explaining the 'princess treatment' she receives from her husband when they go to restaurants. 'If I am at a restaurant with my husband, I don't speak to the hostess,' she says matter-of-factly. 'I do not open any doors, and I do not order my own food.' The video sparked immediate concern from users ('me when I'm a prisoner,' replied a commenter) and several parodies. Still, 'princess treatment' has proven to be somewhat of an irresistible concept online, as evidenced by the viral water hose game. The clips seem to be partly in jest, while still suggesting 'princess treatment' should be the norm. After all, Palmer isn't the only person promoting 'princess treatment' across the app. From strict rules around confirming dates to traditional dating gurus, women are being encouraged to take an increasingly high-maintenance approach to dating and relationships. But are high-maintenance demands as rewarding as they seem at first glance? And are they just making women passive in relationships? It's not an uncommon observation that TikTok isn't the best place to learn about dating and relationships — despite the fact that a sizable portion of Gen Z and millennials are receiving counsel from the app. It's not that users can't find solid guidance from credentialed relationship experts. It's just that the people and opinions that most routinely go viral are controversial or completely absurd. And much of this content — even when it's cloaked in the language of empowerment — has an overarching conservative or regressive bent. For women, in particular, online dating advice can be pretty bleak. On one end of the spectrum, you have content that fits squarely into the overtly religious, 'trad wife'mode of thinking. Christian influencers like Sprinkle of Jesus founder Dana Chanel and podcasts like Dear Future Wifey extol the values of submitting to your husband or weathering their mistreatment. A more subtly insidious version of this content frames traditional gender norms as radical, affirming, and indicative of a woman's worth, a la 'princess treatment.' SheraSeven (a.k.a Leticia Padua, a.k.a 'sprinkle sprinkle' lady) has become one of TikTok's foremost dating gurus for unabashedly promoting a 'gold digger' mentality. She maintains throughout her videos that a man's only purpose in a relationship is to provide, and that it's a woman's role is to receive. A similar self-styled expert, Russell Hartley, has become popular for his punchy digs at broke or stingy men who don't want to provide financially for their women. It's not hard to see why Padua and Hartley's content might sound amusing and maybe even refreshing. They prioritize women's comfort in relationships, while reducing men to charitable givers — something many women have probably experienced the exact opposite of. Meanwhile, an alarming amount of young men online are being told that the ideal woman is subservient. 'The whole manosphere is about what it means to be a 'high-value man' who gets a 'high-value woman,'' says Rachel Vanderbilt, relationship scientist and host of The Relationship Doctor Podcast. 'They have these expectations that women are going to have a low body count' — that is, a limited number of previous sexual partners — 'and are going to behave like mothers and be nurturing.' In the current hellscape that is heterosexuality, an excessively doting partner who's willing to take care of everything might sound appealing to some women. Solomon suggests these expectations might be an extreme response to bad treatment that they've witnessed, if not experienced, from men throughout their lives. 'I think a lot of cis-hetero women are looking at patterns in their families where they've either seen women be actively mistreated by male partners or where women have been rendered invisible by domestic and caregiving responsibilities,' she says. 'When we can identify something we don't want, our next move tends to be, so what instead? And our go-to is a 180.' These desires by certain women suggest a tension between the traditional values that are constantly being romanticized and the fact that women don't have to be as reliant on men as they once were. In 2023, a study by the Pew Research Center reported a growing number of married women, 29 percent, earning the same amount of money as their husbands, while 16 percent were the breadwinners of their households. Still, much dating advice suggests that women belong in a passive, dependent role. It's the same paradox behind 'princess treatment.' The power is all in theory, not in practice. Author and clinical psychologist Alexandra Solomon suggests that the 'princess treatment' trend is an 'attempt to hold onto something that feels gender-traditional in the face of an economic reality that just is anything but.' 'What 'princess treatment' is saying is, 'no matter how much money he earns, what he's providing is a tremendous amount of comfort for me,'' she says. 'There's no economic cost to him pulling out my chair, but these are all the ways in which I feel cherished and chosen and protected and provided for.' On TikTok, being treated like a princess involves a neverending list of rules and expectations that are high-maintenance, if not totally random. Last month, the newsletter Cartoon Hate Her observed what they dubbed the 'Princess Signaling Game,' an informal trend where women announce their strict but often virtueless standards for potential suitors on social media. This included a suggestion by a TikTok user that if a man doesn't confirm a date by 2 pm, he's immediately disposable. Having standards is necessary. But having these kinds of inflexible rules contributes to an extremely self-focused vision of dating that already thrives on TikTok. From 'ick' lists to red flags to beige flags, the process of finding a partner looks less like connecting with a person and more like a process of elimination based solely around our petty dislikes. These trends lack any interrogation of whether our wants are even valid or meaningful in a relationship. Like the 2 pm rule, they seem to promote antisocial behavior. 'Dating is a process of mutual curiosity and a desire to get to know each other, not a series of tests that someone needs to pass in order to move forward,' says Vanderbilt. ''Princess treatment' and all of these related videos are usually designed in secret with an expectation that most people are going to fail.' Overall, these sorts of assessments aren't exactly helpful in discerning a partner who's kind or caring, just someone who can check random boxes and jump through hoops. All of it speaks to a culture where men and women increasingly fail to relate to one another. 'Men are being told how to treat women and all of these ways to play hard to get,' says Vanderbilt. 'Then women are like, 'Men need to do all of these things and prove their value to me.' And so we're both speaking past each other instead of coming to dating as a human experience.'
