Bekah Martinezis explaining why she’s being honest about her childcare — and why she has no regrets so far about hiring a part-time nanny for her kids. On Monday, however, Martinez wrote on herInstagram Storythat she wishes she would have made the move sooner. In another slide,The Bacheloralum shared a screenshot of a text message exchange with her family’s nanny, in which the childcare provider gave updates about the kids and offered to bring a craft table to put in their backyard....

Photo: Alexander Tamargo/WireImageAlexander Tamargo/WireImageThe list of reasons to love Oscars night are endless — but forBella Thorne, seeing all the gowns and jewels on the red carpet is the highlight of the night — and she’s talking about it in a new interview forGalore.“I really like to know what people are wearing,” the 18-year-old cover star says of red carpets, acknowledging that while she does agree with the Ask Her More campaign, she’s still dying to know all of the the head-to-toe fashion details....

Are you a self-defined “chunk spelunker”—someone who digs throughcookie dough ice creamin search of the chewy dough pieces? If so,Ben & Jerry’s has a new productyou’re going to want to get your sticky hands on ASAP: Cookie Dough Chunks. The Vermont-based company first started putting cookie dough in their ice cream in 1984, and theyhaven’t looked back since. Today, cookie dough is their most popular flavor worldwide, with fans going crazy for the sweet chunks of dough that compliment the ice cream....

Ben AffleckandJennifer Lopezhit the town this weekend for a stroll and a bite to eat.The newly-engaged couple was spotted walking hand-in-hand Saturday afternoon at the Brentwood Country Mart in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.Lopez, 52, wore a flowing black dress with half sleeves and a belted waist, which she accented with orange sunglasses, gold jewelry, white sneakers and a black bag.Affleck, 49, went with a more casual look, wearing a red-and-gray plaid shirt and jeans and black sneakers....

Ben Afflecktook matters into his own hands when his 6-year-old son said that he didn’t share his father’s love for the New England Patriots. Affleck, 46, appeared onJimmy Kimmel Liveon Thursday night, during which hostJimmy Kimmelcongratulated the lifelong Boston sports fan on the Patriots’ Super Bowl win earlier this month. On Feb. 3, the Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 to take home theirsixth Super Bowl winatSuper Bowl LIIIin Atlanta, Georgia....

Photo: Courtesy Amy Currotto Bernie Sandersmakes laws and saves lives! “I was crossing the intersection and walking into oncoming traffic, which I didn’t see because I was really focused on mentally preparing for my lesson,” she tells PEOPLE. “And I just heard Bernie Sanders call out to me, ‘Ma’am! Ma’am! Get off the street!'” “I was in shock that it was Bernie Sanders, so I didn’t immediately get off the street like I probably should’ve,” she says, mentioning that cars were driving around her....

Photo:Mindy Small/Getty IWhileBethany Joy Lenzhas mostly focusedon her new musicsince moving to Nashville last summer, the actress and singer-songwriter is also carving out time to write a memoir due out early next year.The autobiography will detail her life’s ups and downs — including heryears in a cult.“There’s a lot to tell,” she tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue.Until the book is published, Lenz is only sharing a few details of that traumatic experience....

Bethenny Frankelhad a very special guest on her podcast this week! TheReal Housewives of New York Cityalum and Skinnygirl mogul’s 11-year-old daughter Bryn Hoppy made her debut appearance onJust B withBethenny Frankelto interviewTikTok star Griffin Johnson. Frankel was talking with Johnson about entrepreneurship and building his platform on the social media app. But in a clip Frankelposted to Instagramon Thursday to preview their chat, Bryn had a more pressing question for Johnson: “What’s your favorite TikTok dance?...

Photo: Getty (3) No one shuts down the Met Gala red carpet quite likeBeyoncé. The “Halo” singer made her first appearance at the event in 2008, where she looked like a real-life princess in a strapless pale-pink Armani Privé gown. In the years that followed, she got even braver with her fashion choices, rocking many striking Givenchy gowns. Though her appearances at the Met Gala have become less frequent in recent years, with her last appearance being in 2016 for the theme, Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology,her looks still go down in Met Gala history....

Deronda Metz (center) receiving a national award for her social services work at the 2023 national Salvation Army conference.Photo:The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte This year’s grants total $117.55 million, including $3.75 million for the Charlotte-based organization, which received its first grant from the Day 1 Families Fund in 2018. The fund, which was launched in 2018, has committed $2 billion to the cause of helping families experiencing homeless....

Photo: Royal Family of Bhutan Bhutan’s Dragon Prince is getting big! Prince Jigme Namgyel may have gotten taller, but he still has the same cheeky smile andimpressive locksfrom even his earliest photos. The adorable snap was released on Nov. 1, which is Bhutan’s Coronation Day, and is also featured in the country’sNovember calendar. Royal Office for Media, Bhutan Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony attracted the ultimate royal guest list. Britain’sPrince Charles, Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia and Monaco’sPrince Albertwere among the world leaders and dignitaries representing over 170 nations in attendance....

Photo: Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/Shutterstock PresidentJoe Biden’s pick to lead theOffice of the Comptroller of the Currency— an independent bureau within the Treasury that oversees the national banking system — defended herself to members of the Senate Banking Committee who questioned whether she’s more aligned with communism than free-market capitalism. “I’m not a communist,” Saule Omarova, aCornell University law professorwho was born in Soviet Kazakhstan and studied in Moscow, said during Thursday’s confirmation hearing....

Photo: Brian Ach/Getty PresidentJoe Biden’s top science adviser, Dr. Eric Lander, has resigned days afterapologizing for speaking to colleaguesand staff in a “disrespectful or demeaning way.” “It is clear that things I said, and the way I said them, crossed the line at times into being disrespectful and demeaning, to both men and women. That was never my intention,” Lander wrote. “Nonetheless, it is my fault and my responsibility. I will take this lesson forward....