Kate Middleton just turned a standard airplane exit into a full-on royal runway moment.
With the grace and poise of a future queen, the Princess of Wales, 43, made descending eight steep steps in sky-high stilettos look like a royal breeze on Thursday, October 2, while visiting RAF Coningsby for the first time since becoming its Royal Honorary Air Commodore.
In a video posted by Hello! Magazine, Kate could be seen walking backwards down the stairs with expert level precision in her four-inch pointed-toe heels, using one hand on the rail while mid-conversation.
“She really can do it all 😱😱😍😍😍😍” one person wrote in response to the clip. “That outfit is very chic. I’m absolutely shocked that she managed to climb out of a plane in high heels,” another agreed. A third joined the praise, writing, “Such an ergonomic move when wearing stilettos! Princess Kate is so stunning and elegant! The future queen of [the] United Kingdom.”
Kate MiddletonJames Glossop – WPA Pool/Getty Images
Clad in a tailored grey checkered pantsuit, the mom of three — who shares Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, with husband Prince William — struck the perfect balance between military-inspired polish and modern sophistication. The blazer, cinched at the waist, accentuated her silhouette, while the slim-cut trousers gave a contemporary edge.
Kate opted for silver earrings with a blue diamond at the center and wore her signature bouncy blowout, tied back into a half-up, half-down ‘do.
During her visit, she got a close-up look at a Typhoon aircraft and got to sit in one while being given a tour of the new Typhoon Future Synthetic Training facility in Coningsby, England.
Her Royal Highness not only got a crash course about the station’s operational role, but also met Quick Reaction Alert personnel and families of people serving at the base, even sweetly getting down to eye level with children who were overjoyed to meet the Princess of Wales.
While on site, Kate revealed that Prince Louis wants to become a fighter pilot, according to People, stating, “I’m going to tell them it takes eight years and a lot of hard work.”
Kate recently treated her kids to a special afternoon out just days before her visit to RAF Coningsby, stopping by the set of the new Harry Potter TV series with her family.
According to the Daily Mail, Kate brought her three children to meet a few members of the cast and watch some scenes as the stars filmed the upcoming HBO show on September 26.
Kate has certainly returned to the royal fold and public eye following her cancer battle, announcing that she was in remission in January.
“[She’s] emphasizing her family and her well-being over [intense] duties,” an insider told Us Weekly in August. “It’s a decision that Kate and William made together.”
“They’ve established limits on what they will and will not do to protect their mental health and home life,” a second insider echoed. “While they take their responsibilities very seriously, they are not afraid to say no when necessary.”
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The Big Brother 27 houseguests are starting to reacclimate to the real world, and that means they have their phones back and are interacting with fans.
Winner Ashley Hollis, whose masterful social game led to her defeating runner-up Vince Panaro in a 6-1 vote in the finale, has seen fans criticizing him and third-place finisher Morgan Pope.
“FIRSTLY, No one deserves hate, not Morgan, not Vinny etc!” she wrote via X on Thursday, October 2. “These are real people, although I’m not close with Vinny and never had any type of relationship with him all season I still wish him the best and hope he’s doing well! 🙏🏾”
Fans were quick to point out that one of the first public posts that Ashley, 25, made after she was crowned the winner was throwing shade at Vince, 34. Ashley posted via Instagram a compilation of Vince criticizing her throughout the season, saying she did not deserve to win the game — or to make it far at all.
“There’s truly no better feeling than beating a cry baby in 6-1 vote whewww 🥳🤭🤭🤭🤭😉🍾,” she wrote in the caption of her post on September 29. “Should’ve gotten me out week one babes! Oh wait, you failed at that because I won the power of veto and took myself off the block! #itsquietaintnobacktalk 😏 #bb27 🤫🤫 #teamashley.”
She is standing by her comments.
“Aht aht I said what I said! 🗣️ #standingonbusiness,” she responded to one fan via X.
“The first thing you did after getting evicted was throw hate at Vince,” another follower replied. “A sore loser is bad a sore winner is worse.”
“He was an Ashley hater all season, one post… he will be fine 🤭,” Ashley fired back.
Ashley added in an interview with Us Weekly immediately after the finale that she “grew to like” Vince in the house.
“I actually did really grow to like Vince as a person throughout the game. He really is a nice guy,” she said. “Didn’t understand his gameplay and his jury management and giving people false hope. Didn’t really understand that part. But as a person, Vince was a nice guy overall.”
During the pair’s final two speeches to the jury, Ashley laid out her game, changing Vince’s perspective on the work she put in. She revealed to the jury that she is actually a lawyer and managed her threat level by playing dumb. Her mantra of turning enemies into allies resonated with the jury next to Vince, who she said “turned allies into enemies.”
“Anytime I saw a crack in anybody’s relationships, I took that crowbar and I opened it up more, and I stuck my way in there,” she told Us. “I attached myself to different people in the house and used them as shields in the game.”
Vince appeared to realize in real time that Ashley was earning votes throughout her speech, and he told Us that he did not handle the jury questioning as well as he could have.
“I knew I would probably get grilled a little bit,” he said. “They were pretty harsh on me, for sure. All of them were pretty, were pretty good questions, and I wasn’t the best [at] answering them.”
Justin Baldoni‘s production company Wayfarer Studios LLC was sued by The New York Times in September 2025 over a dismissed defamation case against the publication.
Baldoni and Wayfarer originally sued The New York Times for $250 million in December 2024 over accusations that the outlet libeled the actor in its coverage of Blake Lively’s sexual harassment suit against her It Ends With Us director and costar.
Baldoni and his associates alleged that The New York Times “cherry-picked” information to mislead readers about his dispute with Lively in its December 2024 article “We Can Bury Anyone: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine.” The New York Times has consistently stood behind its reporting.
A significant legal setback for Baldoni and Wayfarer took place in June 2025 when Judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed both Baldoni’s defamation suit against TheNew York Times and his $400 million countersuit against Lively. Three months later, The New York Times started legal proceedings against Wayfarer to recoup at least $150,000 in costs associated with Baldoni’s dismissed legal action, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly.
Us confirmed that Baldoni and Wayfarer were among a group of 10 plaintiffs — also including publicists Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel, plus It Ends With Us producers James Heath and Steve Saraowitz — who began legal proceedings against The New York Times over its December 2024 article “We Can Bury Anyone: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine.”
Chief among their complaints was that The New York Times and its reporters Megan Twohey, Mike McIntire and Julie Tate supposedly “cherry-picked and altered communications stripped of necessary context” to make Lively look more favorable in her sexual harassment suit against Baldoni. The lawsuit accused Lively — who the actor also countersued at the same time — of engaging in a “strategic and manipulative” media campaign by creating false “sexual harassment allegations to assert unilateral control over every aspect of the production [of It Ends With Us].”
“The Times story relied almost entirely on Lively’s unverified and self-serving narrative, lifting it nearly verbatim while disregarding an abundance of evidence that contradicted her claims and exposed her true motives,” Baldoni and his fellow plaintiffs alleged in their lawsuit.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are filming ‘It Ends with Us’ in January 2024.Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
Baldoni specifically rebutted accusations in the Times article that he repeatedly entered Lively’s It Ends With Us trailer while she was breast-feeding and once showed her a “pornographic video” featuring a fellow producer’s wife.
“This claim is patently absurd,” Baldoni’s legal team insisted in their suit. “The video in question was a (non-pornographic) recording of [producer Jamey Heath’s] wife during a home birth — a deeply personal one with no sexual overtone. To distort this benign event into an act of sexual misconduct is outrageous and emblematic of the lengths to which Lively and her collaborators are willing to go to defame plaintiffs.”
In response to Wayfarer’s defamation suit, a New York Times spokesperson told Us that the role of “an independent news organization is to follow the facts where they lead.”
“Our story was meticulously and responsibly reported. It was based on a review of thousands of pages of original documents, including the text messages and emails that we quote accurately and at length in the article,” a rep for the outlet responded. “Those texts and emails were also the crux of a discrimination claim filed in California by Blake Lively against Justin Baldoni and his associates.”
According to the spokesperson, The New York Times planned to “vigorously defend against the lawsuit.”
Why Was Justin Baldoni’s Lawsuit Against The New York Times Dismissed?
Baldoni was dealt a double blow in June 2025 when Judge Liman dismissed both his lawsuit against The New York Times and his $400 million countersuit against Lively.
“The Wayfarer Parties have not alleged that Lively is responsible for any statements other than the statements in her CRD complaint, which are privileged,” Judge Liman ruled in his opinion and order filing on June 9. “The Wayfarer Parties have alleged that [Lively’s husband Ryan] Reynolds and [publicist Leslie] Sloane made additional statements accusing Baldoni of sexual misconduct and that the Times made additional statements accusing the Wayfarer Parties of engaging in a smear campaign.”
The judge went on, “But the Wayfarer Parties have not alleged that Reynolds, Sloane or the Times would have seriously doubted these statements were true based on the information available to them, as is required for them to be liable for defamation under applicable law. The Wayfarer Parties’ additional claims also fail. Accordingly, the Amended Complaint must be dismissed in its entirety.”
Judge Liman gave Baldoni and his legal team the chance to amend the dismissed claims for breach of implied covenant and tortious interference with contract, though the filmmaker’s lawyers opted not to do so.
Justin Baldoni in December 2024.Raymond Hall/GC Images
“The Court’s decision on the motion to dismiss has no effect whatsoever on the truth that there was no harassment nor any smear campaign, and it does not in any way affect our vigorous defense against Ms. Lively’s claims,” Baldoni’s attorney Bryan Freedman told People in June 2025. “Discovery is proceeding [in Lively’s lawsuit] and we are confident that we will prevail against these factually baseless accusations. Instead of revising the existing claims, our clients will be pursuing additional legal options that are available to us.”
Lively’s lawyers Esra Hudson and Mike Gottlieb hailed the countersuit dismissal as “a total victory and a complete vindication for Blake Lively” in a statement to Us.
“As we have said from day one, this ‘$400 million’ lawsuit was a sham, and the Court saw right through it,” they said at the time. “We look forward to the next round, which is seeking attorneys’ fees, treble damages and punitive damages against Baldoni, Sarowitz, Nathan and the other Wayfarer Parties who perpetrated this abusive litigation.”
Why Did The New York Times Sue Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer?
The New York Times Company sought “compensatory and punitive damages” of at least $150,000 related to Baldoni’s dismissed defamation claim in a motion filed in New York’s Supreme Court in September 2025, according to court filings obtained by Us.
The company accused Baldoni of violating New York’s anti-SLAPP law against lawsuits that seek to “inhibit the exercise of free speech and harass publishers by forcing them to expend time and resources on baseless litigation.” If Baldoni is found to have violated the law, he and Wayfarer associates may be required to pay “costs and attorney’s fees” related to their original suit.
“It is now well-established that news coverage of matters of public interest fall within the scope of the law,” the New York Times lawsuit asserted.
The New York Times building in September 2025.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
The legal filing accused Baldoni of wrongly pursuing allegations of “false light” and “promissory fraud” against The New York Times, particularly over the timing of the publication of “We Can Bury Anyone: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine.” In his original filing, Baldoni accused The New York Times of violating a promise to hold off publication of the article until “noon on December 21, 2024” to give the filmmaker adequate time to respond.
The New York Times published the article just after 10 a.m. ET on December 21 but only after “receiving comment from the attorney for Wayfarer and its affiliates,” according to the publication.
“The Amended Complaint tried to construe the email as promising that the Article would not be published before noon on December 21, 2024,” the Times’ legal team argued.
The New York Times Company subsequently alleged that Judge Liman’s June 2025 dismissal of Baldoni’s defamation claim proved that the actor’s accusations “lacked any basis in fact or law.”
“The District Court’s opinion makes clear that Wayfarer and its affiliates both commenced and continued the lawsuit against The Times without a substantial basis in fact and law,” The New York Times asserted.
The New York Times Company is seeking “reasonable costs, attorney’s fees and disbursements” pursuant to New York civil rights law, plus “further relief as [the] Court deems just and proper.”
In response to this latest suit, Baldoni’s lawyer Freedman told People: “Win, lose or draw, we refuse to cave to power brokers even in the face of seemingly impossible odds.”
“We continue to stand tall for a reason: the pursuit of truth, in the face of giants,” Freedman went on. “Our unwillingness to compromise our values, no matter the odds or the outcome, reflects a simple conviction that standing up for the truth and what is right matters. If the current laws protect legacy media in this manner, perhaps it’s up to us to ignite that change.”
Meanwhile, Lively’s sexual harassment trial against Baldoni is expected begin in March 2026.
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Kaitlyn Bristowe is pushing hard for an Are You My First? reunion.
“I might have to take it into my own hands and just do it on my podcast or my YouTube, because I need a reunion so bad,” Bristowe, 40, told Us Weekly exclusively at the “LadyGang” podcast’s LadyWorld festival in Miramar Beach, Florida, this past weekend.
The former Bachelorette star quipped that she wishes “people would just trust me on this one” because, as the host of the Hulu show, she has the inside scoop.
“The tea that has happened since filming to now, and the information I have received,” Bristowe teased. “I’m in the girl group chat with the cast, and I’m just like, this is where the TV magic is everybody.”
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Are You My First? season 1 — which Bristowe noted was “epic television” — premiered in August with her as the host alongside fellow Bachelor Nation alum Colton Underwood. The show followed a group of virgin singles looking for love, which is where the title comes from.
“I loved every second of it,” Bristowe said about the show. “If we had a reunion, it would sell season 2.”
Bristowe, who previously hosted two seasons of The Bachelorette, told Us that Are You My First? was a whole other beast.
“The Bachelorette hosting experience was a lot more intense because I had really big shoes to fill,” she explained. “To step in, I was like, ‘I’ve never done this before.’ I was reading a teleprompter while having an in-ear and having to cut for a commercial break. And I was like, ‘This is hard work.’”
Are You My First? was, well, “a first for everybody” — which was the major difference for Bristowe.
“It was their first time on TV. Somebody’s having their first kiss. I’m having my first season of a show. So it didn’t feel as much of a responsibility and pressure,” Bristowe explained. “It was like, well, whatever we make this, that’s what it is. So, I felt like I could be a little more myself.”
Kaitlyn Bristowe at LADYWORLD ’25 Presented by e.l.f Cosmetics.Chelsea Lauren / Shutterstock
Bristowe took her hosting skills to the stage at LadyWorld on Sunday, September 28, to share “confessions” (like on her “Off the Vine” podcast) with the crowd and sing some original songs for the first time ever.
“They are very personal,” Bristowe said of her songs. She took the stage on Sunday with “If I’m Being Honest,” which was dropped in 2020 and a separate tune she wrote but has yet to be released.
“When I was writing them, it was at such different times in my life for everything, but still, somehow, the lyrics apply to every point I’m at in my life,” she said. “That’s the beautiful thing about music, is people can write a song that means one thing to them, and somebody can listen to it, and it could mean something different to them. Everybody can relate to music or come together through music.”
“I’m in my private era,” she joked to Us. “I’m such an open book, so to keep one aspect of my life private when it comes to dating — which is the only thing I keep private — it feels really sacred and nice because my last two relationships felt so exposed.”
During an exclusive interview for the newest issue of Us Weekly, Mayci, 30, expressed gratitude for how her memoir, Told You So, has allowed her to address topics that she hasn’t always had the platform to share with an audience.
“Now that the book is coming out, I can share more of my story. Because I only got to share [on the show] stuff about [my son’s father] Arik — which I was super grateful for — since that’s what matters most to me,” she explained. “Sharing that part of my story is the hardest part for me to deal with to this day.”
Mayci also struggled with a past relationship with a guy she referred to as “Dick” in her memoir. Throughout the novel, Mayci revealed she experienced domestic violence, sexual abuse and more trauma while dating Dick in college.
“For a while, the hardest part for me was dealing with the abuse that I dealt with and my sexual assault. So I brushed over it when I was filming for season 1 but it was all cut out of the show. I wish it wasn’t because I went back to the place where I got sexually assaulted and talked about different stories that happened to me there,” Mayci shared about the “very traumatic and heavy” experience. “But there’s so many women that can relate to that. I feel like it humanizes the show.”
“There is so much more to it than what was shown on the show,” Mayci added. “Maybe then we can capture that on the show and give perspective and show a different light to the situation. I’ve always wanted to work on projects to help other women. I hope that maybe this can be a door to open that for me.”
While reflecting on past attempts to shine a light on screen, Mayci admitted that seeing the conversations end up on the cutting room floor wasn’t easy, saying, “It’s very traumatic and going back to certain places — knowing they can get cut — is hard. Sometimes it is hard to watch because we have real stories and I’m so glad that they were able to show them in season 2.”
“So now when I go into certain things that may be traumatic, I tell them, “I’m not sure I want to do this because I’m not sure if you’re going to cut it out.’ I feel like I’m more aware to protect my peace now with what I want to do and what I don’t want to do,” she shared with Us. “The show, though, is so successful for a reason so I also trust what they’re doing. I can’t be mad at the same time for that reason.”
Told You So ultimately became a place for Mayci to show sides of herself that haven’t been explored yet on screen — and offered her the place to rework through past trauma.
Told You So is out on October 7.
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Cebu’s largest property developers and hospitality groups have moved to reassure the public and investors that their facilities remain structurally sound and operational after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake shook the province on September 30.
Mandani Bay, a major mixed-use development in Mandaue, said preliminary inspections showed no major damage to its estate. The company has commissioned an independent structural consultant to conduct a full audit ‘as a precaution,’ noting that operations continue uninterrupted.
BE Hotels and Resorts, which operates residential and hospitality projects across Cebu, including BE Residences and Mabuhay Towers, reported no structural damage and said engineering teams remain on site to carry out further safety checks.
Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI), one of the region’s largest listed developers, confirmed all its projects were unaffected.
‘No structural damages were found across our sites. All residents were promptly attended to, and monitoring protocols were carried out to ensure their safety and comfort,’ the company said, adding that inspections would continue across its portfolio.
Tourism establishments, a key pillar of Cebu’s economy, also reported limited impact.
Jpark Island Resort and Waterpark in Mactan said its facilities were cleared following an engineering review, while Bai Hotel Cebu confirmed its building was safe for occupancy after an initial evacuation.
Cebu Safari and Adventure Park in Carmen declared both facilities and guests safe.
Nustar Resort and Casino Cebu said inspections showed no injuries or casualties and emphasized guest safety as its ‘utmost priority.’ Its shopping complex, The Mall at Nustar, temporarily suspended operations on October 1 to allow comprehensive structural assessments. Management said repairs, if required, would follow ‘the highest safety standards.’
Maayo San Remigio, a resort in northern Cebu, opted to suspend operations temporarily pending a full structural review, citing guest safety as the primary concern.
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco visited Cebu on October 1 and ordered the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority to conduct safety inspections of heritage churches in Daanbantayan, Bantayan, Tabogon and San Remigio, alongside major tourism establishments in Metro Cebu and northern parts of the province.
The Department of Tourism (DOT) also activated its 151-TOUR hotline to field inquiries from travellers.
Industry executives underscored that disaster preparedness and rapid response protocols remain central to Cebu’s property and tourism sectors, which account for a significant share of the province’s economic activity.
‘The well-being of residents, tenants and guests remains our top priority,’ Mandani Bay said, echoing a sentiment repeated across Cebu’s business community as the province seeks to balance immediate safety concerns with sustaining investor and tourist confidence.
Department of Transportation (DOTr) is readying a directive that will allow the co-designing of a public transport system framework involving various sectors and underrepresented end users to address the challenges in public commuting and mobility.
At the Philippine Mobility Summit 2025, DOTr’s Supervising Transportation Development Officer Lucas Mangulabnan said the department’s order hoped to engage more people in the crafting of the framework for effective solutions to the country’s public transport system woes.
‘So, we’re pushing for this to be enacted as a Department Order to transform the way we work in the department. We hope that other implementing agencies can catch on as well and that we’re currently refining the legal aspect of the department order, and hopefully this will be rolled out soon,’ Mangulabhan told the forum recently.
According to Mangulabnan, the DOTr hopes to include persons with disabilities (PWDs), senior citizens, women, expectant mothers, small children, people with children, LGBTQ folk, people carrying heavy or bulky luggage, and other underrepresented end-users, or what he called the accessibility or inclusion reference group (AIRG), in the formulation of the framework.
The AIRG, he said, will function as an independent consultative group that will be ‘regularly and intimately involved’ in co-designing ‘with the technical consultants and experts in conducting the feasibility study and preparing detailed engineering designs for passenger facilities and conveyances while providing direct feedback and alternative solutions for the implementing agency to consider.’
Grab, which sponsored the Philippine Mobility Summit 2025, said people’s involvement in the crafting and designing of the government’s transportation and mobility plans was a step in the right direction.
‘To hear civilian voices, to enable the exchange of ideas, to co-create solutions to make mobility in the Philippines better is the appropriate approach because they are the ones who experience first-hand the problems or shortcomings during their daily commute. They are the ones who can identify issues and what can be done to address these effectively,’ said Grab Philippines’ Booey Bonifacio.
Mangulabnan admitted that experts and consultants usually involved in the planning and implementation of transport infrastructure projects were not regular riders of jeepneys, buses, nor motorcycle taxis – a situation wherein accessibility and inclusion in the public transport framework ‘tend to get lost’.
The co-design framework that the transportation department is developing hopes to make interactions happen between the AIRG, ‘people with lived experience,’ and technical experts and implementing agencies.
‘The government cannot do it alone and when it’s in place, we’re very much looking forward to seeing more involvement and active participation from the public in the delivery of our transport projects. It is public money, after all,’ Mangulabnan said.
The Philippine Mobility Summit, held recently at One Ayala in Makati City, is the culmination of the ‘Philippine Mobility Series,’ which discussed road safety, inclusive urban public spaces, low-cost mass transit, and transport transformation from April to August.
The first-ever such summit in the country was presented by AltMobility PH and co-presented by the DOTr, supported by the Move As One Coalition, and sponsored and co-sponsored by Grab, Ayala and GIZ, and The Asia Foundation and Ayala Land, respectively.
