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‘The Crown’ Creator Only Wanted Olivia Colman To Play Queen Elizabeth II After Claire Foy: She ‘Was a List of 1’

Olivia Colman continues her reign as Queen Elizabeth II on 'The Crown' Season 4 when it debuts on Nov. 15, 2020. According to the program's creator, Peter Morgan, he wanted only Colman to play the queen after Claire Foy.

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Ina Garten’s Tip for Socially Distanced Holiday Entertaining Is So Barefoot Contessa

Ina Garten aka the Barefoot Contessa is offering up tips for entertaining in 2020. The celebrity chef suggests dining like Europeans on Thanksgiving.

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‘The Princess Diaries’ Kept Anne Hathaway From Being ‘Taken Seriously for Roles’

Anne Hathaway made her feature film debut in 2001's 'The Princess Diaries'. A massive success it led to a sequel but it also made it difficult for the actor to land other roles.

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Giada De Laurentiis Once Described ‘Everyday Italian’ Season 1 as ‘Horrible’: ‘I Was So, So Godd*mn Nervous’

It's not all happy memories for Giada De Laurentiis when she thinks back to the start of her cooking show, 'Everyday Italian'. The celebrity chef "didn't want to embarrass" her family in front of the camera.

Books / Celebrity

Ina Garten’s Favorite Cookbooks Revealed: They’re All ‘Written by Cooks I Admire’

Cookbook author and Food Network star Ina Garten doesn't exclusively use her own recipes. She makes dishes from other cookbook authors and these are some of her favorites.

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‘Seinfeld’ Star Jason Alexander Has ‘Never Understood’ Why People Call It a Show About Nothing: ‘They’re So Heavily Plotted’

Jason Alexander spent almost a decade starring on 'Seinfeld' and he thinks the iconic series is far from being "a show about nothing."

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‘Under the Tuscan Sun’ Star Diane Lane Went Back To Italy To Experience It Like Frances

Diane Lane didn't get to experience Italy like her character did in 'Under the Tuscan Sun'. So she returned more than a year later to do wander the town of Cortona, Italy, just like Frances did.

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Anne Hathaway Reveals the Life-Changing Advice She Got From ‘Princess Diaries’ Director Garry Marshall

Garry Marshall gave some advice to Anne Hathaway during 'The Princess Diaries' the actor says changed her life "even more than the film did."

Books / Celebrity

Ina Garten Reveals the ‘Easiest’ Cookbook She’s ‘Ever Written’

Ina Garten aka the Barefoot Contessa is the author of 12 cookbooks. One of them had her saying, "How easy is that?"

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Nancy Meyers Reveals Why It Was So ‘Hard’ To Get ‘The Intern’ Made: ‘It Was Very Frustrating and Disheartening’

Nancy Meyers is a veteran filmmaker but she still spent years pitching 'The Intern' to studios before it got greenlighted.

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‘The Princess Diaries’ Practically Copied an Entire Scene From ‘Pretty Woman’

'The Princess Diaries' is a beloved movie from the early 2000s. Turns out, it makes a lot of nods to another popular film, 'Pretty Woman'. One 'Princess Diaries' scene, in particular, has the exact same line as 'Pretty Woman'.

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Giada De Laurentiis ‘Always’ Keeps a Pint of This Ice Cream in Her Freezer

Giada De Laurentiis loves chocolate so much she keeps her freezer stocked with different kinds of chocolatey treats. One of them is a pint of chocolate ice cream she says is "almost" as good as the gelato in Italy.

Books / Celebrity

Ina Garten Wrote Her First Cookbook ‘Out of Sheer Desperation’

Ina Garten didn't set out to write a cookbook. After selling her Barefoot Contessa store she took a year off to figure what to do next. She only wrote a cookbook because everyone around her suggested that's what she do.

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Ina Garten Says the ‘Best Time To Entertain’ Is the Most ‘Relaxed’ Day of the Week

Ina Garten's not one to host a dinner party on a Friday night. She much prefers having people over when they're much more relaxed, which often means the end of the week.

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‘Gilmore Girls’: Yanic Truesdale’s Favorite Line of Michel Gerard’s Is 1 ‘No One Would Say in Their Right Mind’

Michel Gerard is a beloved 'Gilmore Girls' known for being rude. He has many quotable lines throughout the series but one from the second episode of 'Gilmore Girls' is Yanic Truesdale's favorite.

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‘Hocus Pocus’ Director Kenny Ortega Thought He’d Never Work Again After the Film Flopped: ‘It’s All Over’

Kenny Ortega directed the classic Halloween movie, 'Hocus Pocus', but when it debuted to lackluster reviews and low box office numbers, he feared his filmmaking career would be over.

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Melissa Joan Hart Reveals the 4 Props She Has From ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch’

Melissa Joan Hart dominated the small screen in the '90s first as the title character on 'Clarissa Explains It All' then later on 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch'. The actor still has four props from her time as Sabrina Spellman, one of which is in her kitchen.

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‘Practical Magic’: Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock Actually Drank Tequila for the Midnight Margaritas Scene

The "midnight margaritas" scene in 'Practical Magic' is one of the movie's most popular scenes. Turns out, the cast actually drank tequila while filming the scene. It became a party on the set involving the director, the cast, and members of the crew.

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‘Gilmore Girls’ Actor Who Played Marty Loved Being the ‘Underdog’ in Rory’s Love Triangle With Logan

Marty was heartbroken to learn Rory Gilmore didn't like him but Logan Huntzberger on 'Gilmore Girls'. But the actor who played him, Wayne Wilcox, loved being at the center of Rory's love triangle.

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Jaden Smith Explains Why He ‘Was So Quiet’ as a Kid: ‘I Always Knew No One Was Going To Understand Me’

Jaden Smith grew up having a difficult time relating to people because of his unique outlook on life. He says for that reason he stayed "very to myself."