Uzo Aduba is pregnant!

The “Orange Is the New Black” star revealed the exciting news on the red carpet at the 2023 Tony Awards that she and husband Robert Sweeting are expecting their first child.

Read More: Uzo Aduba Reveals She Secretly Married Robert Sweeting Last Year

Arriving on the red carpet, the 42-year-old actress stunned in a bright orange Christian Siriano suit with her jacket unbuttoned to show off her baby bump.

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She also posted a video on Instagram sharing the news with her followers.

Holding up a baby onesie in the clip, Abuda wrote in the caption, “What a blessing. My husband Robert and I are so happy to enter this next chapter together as parents. I am beyond excited. I get to be someone’s Mommy!”

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Jonathan Van Ness is bringing his podcast to Sony Music Entertainment.

Van Ness has struck an ad sales and distribution deal with Sony Music for Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness, the podcast he started hosting in 2015 prior to his breakout on Netflix’s Queer Eye. On the audio show, Van Ness explores a wide range of topics with academics, activists and other experts. (As a sampling of the show’s range, recent episodes have explored the death of the American mall, the social lives of apes and the power of AI.)

Getting Curious was previously a part of Earwolf, the Los Angeles–based comedy podcasting network that was acquired by SiriusXM in 2020. The podcast also inspired a TV series spinoff with Netflix that debuted last year with guests like figure skater Michelle Kwan and comedian Rachel Dratch.

With Sony Music, Van Ness will release two weekly episodes on the...

Jews around the world are preparing for the first night of Passover on April 15, but in lieu of a seder, YouTube has staged a different kind of communal dinner. The latest YouTube Original is a new installment of Recipe For Change, a program that combines great food with meaningful conversations about identity, religion, and hate.

The first episode of Recipe For Change, which was also a YouTube Original, came out last year. That 55-minute video intercut three separate dinner parties, each of which featured several Asian-American luminaries. Participants included Eugene Lee Yang, Michelle Kwan, and Margaret Cho.

The upcoming Recipe For Change release will also feature a trio of dinners, and this time, the actors, comedians, chefs, and businesspeople on the invite list are all Jewish. As we can see in a trailer, the discussions will range widely and freely, but don't expect Recipe For Change to shy away from serious topics.

Michelle Kwan said it best: "I'm always full of surprises."  The former Olympic figure skater revealed she gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Kalista Belle Kwan. "I'm overjoyed and tears of happiness are streaming down my face as I share the news," Michelle wrote in an Instagram post on Wednesday, Jan. 5. "I've always wanted to be a mom and, to me, she's a perfect miracle." The 41-year-old athlete reflected, "I had a hard time picturing what she might look like yet it seems like she's been in my life forever. This has been a challenging journey to motherhood (not to mention a very long labor!!!) and I'm glad I never gave...

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Whew, it's been one heck of an exciting year for Jonathan Van Ness - yes, already. Just four days after Queer Eye's sixth season dropped, Van Ness shared a first peek at their forthcoming Netflix series, Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness. Inspired by his beloved podcast of the same name, the show follows the TV personality as he teams up with experts to learn about a wide range of topics and questions that pique his interest. The first season tackles subjects like skyscrapers, bugs, gender identity, and snacks (we told you the range was wide!), so there's truly something for everyone. Plus, as we see in the trailer Netflix released on Jan. 4, a handful of fellow celebs will be joining Van Ness, including retired figure skater Michelle Kwan, author Alok Vaid-Menon, and fashion designer Christian Siriano.

Slated to hit Netflix on Jan. 28, Getting Curious is...

Michelle Kwan can still feel the adrenaline rush of stepping out onto the ice at her first Olympic Games. At just 17, the figure skater brought home a silver medal for the U.S. at the 1998 Nagano Olympics. She'd go on to win five World Champion titles, nine U.S. Champion titles and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Games—all while triple lutz-ing her way into the heart of many Americans. With just weeks remaining until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Michelle, now 40, empathizes with the immense pressure many competitors find themselves under at this moment. "I stress out even thinking about what the athletes are going through!" she told E! News during a recent chat. These...

The Black Eyed Peas, Steven Yeun, Olivia Munn, Henry Golding, Chloe Flower, Sesame Street’s Elmo and Alan, Seventeen and Mike Shinoda, featuring iann dior and Upsahl, are set to appear on the “See Us Unite for Change” global special.

They will join host Ken Jeong and previously announced guests including Jhene Aiko, Saweetie, Sting featuring Far East Movement, Daniel Dae Kim, and Lisa Ling on Friday, May 21, 2021, at 8:00pm Edt/Pdt. Additional presenters include Chloe Bennet, Cheryl Burke, Tim Chantarangsu, James Hong, Alan Kim, Michelle Kwan and Jeremy Lin.

The “See Us Unite for Change” special is part of the See Us Unite cultural campaign, a multi-platform effort led by The Asian American Foundation (Taaf) and its coalition of partners including the Ford Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Henry Luce Foundation and the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation to accelerate impact and expand support for the Aapi community.

Update: See Us Unite For Change has expanded its roster of Asian American icons set to join the Aapi Heritage Month celebration with the addition of Daniel Dae Kim, Naomi Osaka, Lisa Ling, Jeremy Lin and Michelle Kwan.

The event, set to take place May 21st at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, will also feature performances by Jhene Aiko, Saweetie and Sting.

Previous, Apr. 29: MTV will celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with See Us Unite for Change, an event hosted by Masked Singer judge and Tom and Jerry actor Ken Jeong.

MTV Entertainment Studios has partnered with a coalition of partners including Ford and MacArthur foundations for a evening featuring notable Asian American Pacific Islander industry figures and allies. The special event, which will feature music, comedy performances, short film packages and speakers, seeks to educate viewers about the Aapi community’s impact in America and and inspire...

YouTube has again turned to big-name entertainment personalities to anchor its latest slate of ad-supported originals.

At its Brandcast Delivered event for advertisers Tuesday, YouTube announced an unscripted series with Will Smith following his latest fitness journey and a new docuseries with Alicia Keys premiering this summer.

The video giant also announced the third and final season of comedy “Liza on Demand,” starring popular comedian and YouTube creator Liza Koshy — marking the last of YouTube’s scripted originals, after phasing them out starting in 2019; “Ice Cold,” a docuseries produced by hip-hop trio Migos exploring issues around racial inequity; and a new special celebrating Asian and Pacific Islander culture from executive producers including LeBron James and Michelle Kwan.

The YouTube Originals strategy remains the same: They’re projects built around personalities and top YouTube creators designed to draw a large audience, as well as specials to support specific causes, said YouTube ‎chief business officer Robert Kyncl.

YouTube is lining up more original docuseries and has teamed up with Will Smith and Alicia Keys on separate projects for its latest programming lineup.

The digital platform unveiled a swathe of originals at its Brandcast Delivered advertising event.

Best Shape of My Life (w/t) is a six-part fitness series from Smith’s Westbrook Media. It is the story of Smith challenging himself to improve every aspect of his fitness, from agility to power to recovery and more, teaming up with guests including pro athletes, scientists and experts, and top YouTube creators.

Premiering next year, Dexton Deboree, who directed Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1, will direct and showrun. It marks the second YouTube original for Smith, who previously teamed up with the Google-owned platform for Will Smith: The Jump.

Alicia Keys is also the focus on a docuseries premiering this summer. The pop star is fronting Noted (w...

On April 21, 2021, Public Wise and Onward Together will host a virtual fundraiser (bit.ly/aapiwomenstrong) in support of the National Asian Pacific Women’s Forum (Napawf), a leading national organization for Asian American and Pacific Islander (Aapi) women and girls in the U.S.

Featured guests include: Margaret Cho, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Michelle Kwan, Padma Lakshmi, Lucy Liu, Olivia Munn, Lea Salonga, and more to be announced.

#Aapi Women Strong: Organizing Beyond a Hashtag, brings together influential Aapi women, organizers and allies for an evening of solidarity. For the community to #StopAAPIHate, the individuals facing these challenges need to be supported and strong from the inside out. Topics of the evening will include self-care for the long run, how to be a good ally, and building a strong Aapi voting bloc.

In the wake of the Atlanta attacks, Napawf’s Executive Director, Sung Yeon Choimorrow has been one of the...

On Thursday, CAA kicked off the month of April with the CAA Amplify Town Hall to address the surge of violence against Asians and Asian Americans. These acts of violence and harassment have been at the forefront in the past week with the Atlanta shootings and the most most recent attack in New York City, where a man brutally beat 65-year-old Vilma Kari while saying racist remarks. The graphic attack can be seen in video footage — but what’s even worse is that the footage shows people witnessing the attack and not doing anything to help her.

The CAA Amplify Town Hall presented an opportunity for the Asian community in Hollywood and allies to speak about their experiences; to voice their concerns, and to offer some semblance of hope that could help bolster action. More importantly, it offered a platform for a community that has been silent for years to speak out.

At the top of the pandemic, when former reality show host Donald Trump referred to the coronavirus as the “China Virus” and “Kung Flu”, violence and harassment against Asians and Asian Americans started to surge. This all came to a head on March 16 when Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Delaina Ashley Yaun Gonzalez, Paul Andre Michels, Soon Chung Park, Hyun Grant, Suncha Kim and Yong Ae Yue were senselessly murdered by a man who, according to authorities was “having a bad day” when it was clear as day that this was a hate crime.

Six of the victims were Asian and the violence against Asians and Asian Americans continues to plague this country — but it’s nothing new. From the horrible treatment of Chinese railroad workers to the Chinese Exclusion Act to Japanese internment camps during WWII to the rampage of a Filipino community during the Watsonville Riots to the fetishization...

Season 1 of “The Masked Dancer” came to a dramatic conclusion on Wednesday night’s finale, with three-time Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas being revealed as the Diamond Mask trophy winner, Cotton Candy. Despite competing against two professionally trained dancers in the finale, Gabby came out on top by incorporating a few tricks she knew the Sloth and Tulip couldn’t match — tumbling skills. Cotton Candy rocked and rolled her way through an inspirational routine to Kesha‘s version of “This is Me” and finished things off by flying through the air in a bouquet of balloons.

See Paula Abdul ends ‘The Masked Dancer’ as judge with most correct guesses — how’d she do it?

“This experience has been so amazing!” the gymnast exclaimed during her unmasked interview with host Craig Robinson. “I just love everyone so much.” When asked if it was easy for her to tumble in costume, Gabby responded,...

Olympic gold medalist gymnast Gabby Douglas is the first-ever winner of “The Masked Dancer,” having scored the show’s diamond mask trophy after being revealed as Cotton Candy.

Douglas was victorious despite facing off with two trained dancers in the finale. Runner-up Sloth turned out to be “Dancing with the Stars’” Maksim Chmerkovskiy. And in third place was Tulip, who was revealed to be Mackenzie Ziegler (“Dance Moms”).

Douglas was unmasked after dancing to “This Is Me,” by Kesha. The panelists were torn between whether the Cotton Candy was a gymnast or an ice skater. Paula Abdul figured out it was Gabby Douglas, while Ashley Tisdale named her teammate Simone Biles. Brian Austin Green thought it was Tara Lapinski, Ken Jeong named Michelle Kwan.

Among Douglas’ notable moments on the show came before her first dance, when (dressed as Cotton Candy) she was suspended high in an acrobatic ring but...

After nearly two months of voice-modulated clues, Craig Robinson’s puns and the same snippet of Cameo’s “Word Up” played on a loop, The Masked Dancer has reached its first finale.

Heading into Wednesday’s conclusion, only Tulip, Cotton Candy and Sloth remained in the competition — and the dozens of clues offered to viewers since December have had me convinced it’s TikTok star Mackenzie Ziegler, Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas and Dancing With the Stars alum Maks Chmerkovskiy under those respective costumes. But are those guesses accurate? And which judge ultimately racked up the season’s most correct predictions?...

And then there were three. Fox’s “The Masked Dancer” wraps up its first season on Wednesday night with a battle royale between three finalists: Tulip, Sloth and Cotton Candy.

Variety has a first look at the two-hour episode, specifically the debate among panelists on whether Cotton Candy is an ice skater or a gymnast in real life. Here, Ken Jeong guesses that Cotton Candy could be Olympic figure skater medalist Michelle Kwan, while Brian Austin Green agrees with Jeong and says the skater he has in mind can do gymnast-like flips. Ashley Tisdale, however, disagrees: “You fell like someone who knows how to land,” she says, referring to a tumble the dancer took early in the season. Tisdale believes Cotton Candy could be either Simone Biles or Gabby Douglas, two Olympians who have been guessed in the past for the character.

This season’s costumes include Zebra, Tulip, Sloth,...

Ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on January 20, the Presidential Inaugural Committee (Pic) has set additional programming to celebrate and honor America’s diversity. The programming will include three events that will stream online highlighting diverse communities. They will feature apperarances and remarks from national and local leaders, celebrities, activists, musical performances as well as stories from inspiring Americans. The events are set to take place Tuesday (today) and will be live-streamed at bideninaugural.org/watch as well as Facebook and Twitter.

“In the spirit of America United, the committee is excited to add three events to the official inaugural activities schedule that will showcase one of our greatest strengths as a nation, our diversity, “said Pic CEO and President of Delaware State University, Dr. Tony Allen. “This programming will honor acts of resilience, heroism, and commitment to unity from the Black, Latino,...

Joe Biden’s inauguration concerts continue tonight with one tied to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, featuring a lineup that includes Yo-Yo Ma, Andra Day and Bebe Winans.

The event, scheduled to start at 8 Pm Et, will include a video from songwriter Diane Warren and Chesca’s performance of “El Cambio” (The Change), which Warren wrote and originally debuted during the Biden campaign and became an anthem. Adam Rifkin directed the video and Leah Sydney produced it.

Also on the bill for the concert, called United We Serve: A Celebration of the National MLK Day of Service, are Aloe Blacc, Rep. Sharice Davids, Rosario Dawson, Bernie King, Martin Luther King III, Rev. Al Sharpton, Sean Patrick Thomas and Lynn Whitfield.

On Sunday, the Biden inaugural committee held a virtual concert that featured Cher and Barbra Streisand, among others, with most of the performers stressing unity amid political divisions. Warren...

When Georgia’s Republican Sen. David Perdue mocked Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ name at an October rally for Donald Trump, his comments sparked an uproar. In fact, soon after the clip of him mispronouncing Harris’ name went viral, South Asians and allies rallied with a #MyNameIs online campaign featuring stars and politicians such as Daniel Dae Kim, Ilhan Omar, Michelle Kwan, Ken Jeong and more sharing the origins of their names in solidarity with Harris.

Now, thanks to Phenomenal Productions — launched by Meena Harris (niece of Kamala) and former Funny or Die executive producer and Enfranchisement Productions CEO Brad Jenkins ...

When Georgia’s Republican Sen. David Perdue mocked Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ name at an October rally for Donald Trump, his comments sparked an uproar. In fact, soon after the clip of him mispronouncing Harris’ name went viral, South Asians and allies rallied with a #MyNameIs online campaign featuring stars and politicians such as Daniel Dae Kim, Ilhan Omar, Michelle Kwan, Ken Jeong and more sharing the origins of their names in solidarity with Harris.

Now, thanks to Phenomenal Productions — launched by Meena Harris (niece of Kamala) and former Funny or Die executive producer and Enfranchisement Productions CEO Brad Jenkins ...

Hollywood stars, political figures and more are celebrating the varying meanings and origins of their names after a video of GOP Sen. David Perdue mocking vice president candidate Kamala Harris’ name went viral.

“Kamala or Kamala-mala-mala-mala, I don’t know. Whatever,” Perdue said during a Trump rally in Georgia.

Hours after Twitter users expressed frustration and disappointment with Perdue’s failure and lack of effort to correctly pronounce Harris’ name, #MyNameIs began trending on the social media platform.

“#MyNameIs Daniel Dae Hyun Kim, or in Korean, 김대현. It means “great and powerful one.” My name is not “Macaca” or “Kung Flu.” And @sendavidperdue, her name is not “Kamala Mala Mala I Don’t Know Whatever.” #Respect. One more reason to vote for @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris,” Daniel Dae Kim tweeted on Saturday.

Will & Grace star Debra Messing joined the conversation, celebrating her roots. She said that her name has Polish...

Democrats will put an exclamation point on their deployment of celebrities throughout their convention this week with a virtual after-party hosted by Andy Cohen.

Diplo will headline the event from what is described as a “never-before seen set,” and others who will participate from their homes include Alyssa Milano, Aubrey Plaza, Cat and Nicole Ehrlich Cora, Jaime Camil, Jason George, Elena Delle Donne, Keith Powell, Liza Koshy, Neil Casey, Michelle Kwan and Zooey Deschanel.

Also expected to make appearances are Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez, Sen. Chris Coons (D-de), and Symone Sanders, senior adviser to the Biden campaign. The event also will feature some of the campaign’s content to get out the vote in the fall.

The Biden campaign will carry the event on its social media and digital platforms including Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Twitch.

The after-party is a substitute for what is usually a weeklong series...

A version of this story about Jonathan Van Ness first appeared in the Down to the Wire issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine.

“Queer Eye” grooming guru Jonathan Van Ness has come a long way since Funny or Die introduced him in “Gay of Thrones,” a satirical take on the HBO fantasy hit that launched in 2013.

“I used to feel like I got a lot of no’s,” Van Ness told TheWrap. “‘Gay of Thrones’ was the only thing I ever really did. And I definitely had auditions for other hosting opportunities, but everyone was like, ‘I don’t get it,’ ‘No,’ ‘… (or) “Can you just come in and say ‘Where are my dragons?'” he recalls. “I think I used to feel like, will this be the only thing I do?”

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May marks the start of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and there is no better way to celebrate it than by giving shine to the most influential Asians and Asian American & Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments. The Asian American and Pacific Islander (Aapi) collective Gold House, the group that launched the #GoldOpen campaign, have unveiled its second annual A100 List, which champions trailblazing members of the Aapi community and the transformative contributions to entertainment, fashion, lifestyle, technology, business, social activism and politics from the past year.

Among the honorees on the film and TV side are Golden Globe-winning Killing Eve actress Sandra Oh, comedian and Patriot Act host Hasan Minhaj as well as Crazy Rich Asians‘ Awkwafina and Jon M. Chu. Emmy winning The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story actor Darren Criss also made the list along with master of tidying up and TV show host Marie Kondo...

GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (Lgbtq) media advocacy organization, announced recipients for 15 of this year’s 27 categories for the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.

Beyoncé and Jay-z received the Vanguard Award and Sean Hayes received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award from Academy Award-winning actress Allison Janney at the star-studded ceremony at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.

The 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of Lgbtq people and issues. They continue in New York City on Saturday, May 4th. The 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards are presented by Delta Air Lines, Gilead, Hyundai, Ketel One Family-Made Vodka, and Wells Fargo.

Celebrity guests including the cast of Queer Eye, Meghan Trainor, Hayley Kiyoko, Adam Lambert, Michelle Kwan, Nico Santos, Gigi Gorgeous, and Dan Reynolds stopped by GLAAD’s special 30th anniversary video booth.

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Stars party all around Hollywood before, during, and after the Oscars. Here, Variety hits the town to give you the inside scoop on all the star-studded soirées. Keep checking back throughout the weekend for the latest updates…

Variety x Armani Beauty Makeup Artistry Dinner

Sunset Tower, Los Angeles, Feb. 20

Variety and Giorgio Armani Beauty honored makeup artists Molly Greenwald, Patrick Ta, Nick Barose, Beau Nelson, and Tim Quinn during an intimate dinner and presentation. Olivia Munn began working with Ta after discovering him on Instagram. She credited him as one of the few makeup artists who knows how to work with her multi-ethnic features. “As soon as we saw each other, we were like family,” Munn said.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw was on hand to toast Barose, who approached the actress after seeing her picture on a poster for her star-making film, 2013’s “Belle.” “I was like, ‘I want to work with her,...

Michelle Kwan is helping Jonathan Van Ness on his journey to become a figure skating prodigy. In a new promotional video, released Thursday, announcing additional dates for Jonathan's 2019 stand-up comedy tour, Jonathan Van Ness: Road to Beijing, the Olympic skater works with the Queer Eye star on his skills. After offering some words of advice to Jonathan, the two then perform a choreographed routine on the ice to Cher's "Song for the Lonely."  "Smack a queen in the face, my dreams are coming true left and right, and I just simply cannot believe," Jonathan captioned the video. "My idol @michellewkwan helped me get my life together for my...

Celebrities who attended the sixth annual Gold Meets Golden brunch on Saturday weighed in on whether or not Kevin Hart should have a second chance at hosting the Oscars. The comedian was set to host the Academy Awards, but stepped down after controversy ensued over homophobic jokes he made years ago.

“Pose” star Billy Porter told Variety he thinks Hart should still emcee this year’s ceremony.

“He’s a great talent, and he would be wonderful hosting the Oscars,” Porter said of Hart, despite Porter’s earlier comments saying the comedian “crossed a line.”

Nicole Kidman and former Olympian Nadia Comaneci co-hosted the Gold Meets Golden event, held at the House on Sunset in Los Angeles. The charitable event is designed to bring together Hollywood elite and all-star athletes on the eve of the Golden Globes. This year’s proceeds, including a $50,000 donation from Gold Meets Golden, will benefit Angel City Sports,...

A gathering of A-list celebs and top-notch athletes got an early Golden Globes appetizer, and there's nothing shallow about it ... except the name of the song. "Pose" star Billy Porter performed the Golden-Globe nominated hit, "Shallow," at the Gold Meets Golden event Saturday at The House on Sunset in Weho. Mark Ronson -- who co-wrote the track with Lady Gaga and others for "A Star is Born" -- introduced him. The midday gala brings celebrity...

U.S. figure skater Mirai Nagasu’s 2018 Winter Olympics include a bronze-medal win in the team event after a season’s-best skating performance, followed by two subsequent routines that left her far from the podium in her individual competition.

She attempted and succeeded at the tricky triple axel jump — becoming the first American woman ever to do so at the Games.

She tried it again in her individual skate and fell then scrapped a third attempt mid-skate.

In the middle of that up-and-down Olympic experience, Nagasu, 24, got a supportive message via Instagram from none other than Saturday Night Live actress Leslie Jones.

Twenty years ago, at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan, two American women battled for the gold medal spot in the ladies’ singles competition: Tara Lipinski and Michelle Kwan.

As we know now, Lipinski ended up with gold and Kwan the silver. In 2002, it was much of the same: American Sarah Hughes took gold while Kwan won bronze. At the World Championships, too, American women dominated: From 1996 to 2006, there were only three years where an American woman didn’t land the top spot, and even then, the United States still had one (or even two) women on the podium.

Fast forward...

After back-to-back disappointments during his first two Olympic skates, Nathan Chen delivered a jaw-dropping six quads during his final Olympic outing Saturday morning (Friday evening stateside) — in a performance that had the skating world dizzy with excitement as the kudos poured in on Twitter.

“What?!?!?! Completely inhuman display of ridiculousness!!! 6 quads…beautiful skating. Guys beyond. Congratulations @nathanwchen” gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi tweeted alongside her handwritten scorecard of his performance.

Two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan put it even more succinctly: “Holy Quads.”

What?!?!?! Completely inhuman display of ridiculousness!!! 6 quads…beautiful skating. Guys beyond. Congratulations @nathanwchen (excuse my chicken scratch) #bowdown #figureskating pic.

Like many others around the world, Michelle Kwan was watching as American figure skater Mirai Nagasu took the ice earlier this week in the figure skating team event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

And as soon as Nagasu, 24, pulled off the tricky triple axel jump — becoming the first American woman to do so at the Games — Kwan reacted with joy.

“Watching her do that triple axel and just nailing it, I was screaming,” Kwan, 37, tells People in Pyeongchang, South Korea, where she is enjoying the Olympics as a spectator while appearing as a global ambassador for Procter & Gamble.

“Then following that,...

To audible audience joy, siblings Alex and Maia Shibutani skated to second place in the short dance at the first half of the 2018 Winter Olympics‘ figure skating team event on Sunday morning. But they left the rink a little disappointed with their scores, they told reporters.

Speaking to People minutes after leaving the ice, Alex, 26, reflected on the craziness of competing on an Olympic staged, watched by the world.

“We just saw Hoda and Al from the Today show sitting in the crowd and we’re like, ‘Oh this is cool, like they’re not at every competition we do,...

Vera Wang is known for designing lavish red carpet gowns and brides’ dream wedding dresses, so she knows a little something about making a major impact on an important day. And nothing she does crystallizes that skill more than her work creating the eye-catching costumes worn by figure skating’s most iconic competitors at the Olympic Games for the past 20 years.

“It’s not for the faint of heart,” Wang told People in an interview for its special issue The Best of Olympic Figure Skating. “If one strap were to break, or if the beading on the sleeve gets caught when they turn,...

As the world’s best athletes gear up to go for the gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Team USA ice skaters are speaking out about the former Olympians who inspired them.

The Games will feature competitions in 15 sports disciplines, and one of the most anticipating events, as always, will be figure skating.

Team USA skaters including Nathan Chen, Adam Rippon, Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue will show off their talents on the sport’s grandest stage next month. Of course, for many of these new Olympians — many of whom are still in their 20s— it wasn’t so long ago...

Want the inside scoop on your favorite figure skaters from Winter Olympics past and present? We’ve got you covered.

People spoke to some of the biggest names in skating for its new special edition, The Best of Olympic Figure Skating.

“I am really bringing out my inner Kristi Yamaguchi here — or at least trying to,” Karen Chen, who will compete at the Olympics for the first time next month in South Korea, tells People.

Both Chen and her hero/mentor Yamaguchi, who brought home gold in 1992, are among the top skaters featured in a new special edition. Inside are interviews scores of skaters,...

Michelle Kwan first skated her way into our hearts at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan, earning a silver medal. Now almost 20 years later, the decorated Olympian is helping out some ice skating newbies learn the sport. But the ice princess isn't helping out just any rink ballerinas, she's teaching the oh-so-excited daughter of Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr.  Taking to the East West Ice Palace in Artesia, Calif., with pal Elsa Marie Collins and her 8-year-old daughter Charlotte Grace, the former Buffy the Vampire Slayer star posted a series of videos and photos on her Instagram. After the day of chilly fun, the hands-on mom wrote, "Epic Day!!! When your daughters want to learn to...

It’s less than 100 days until the Winter Olympics in Pyeonchang, South Korea — and a moment Ashley Wagner has been dreaming about for two decades.

At 26, she’s already five years older than Michelle Kwan was the last time she won an Olympic medal, and 11 years older than Tara Lipinski was when she won gold — but the skating veteran is not letting her age be a deterrent.

“To be a 26-year-old woman on the ice is an achievement in this sport because you’re working against a lot of different things,” she tells People. “If I got to Pyeongchang, I will be the oldest U.

As we eagerly anticipate the landmark 25th season of “Dancing with the Stars,” which premieres on September 18, our readers have been weighing in on our recent cast suggestions. So far, “DWTS” fans like the idea of skateboarder Tony Hawk, figure skater Michelle Kwan, and Grammy winner Celine Dion. Now you can add to that […]...

Season 25 of “Dancing with the Stars” is coming up this September, and we’ve been making some suggestions about which celebrities should enter the ballroom to compete for the Mirror Ball Trophy. Many of our readers like the idea of skateboard champion Tony Hawk and figure skater Michelle Kwan, and in our most recent poll […]...

Michelle Kwan should compete on “Dancing with the Stars.” That’s according to our readers when we asked them to rate our recent suggestions for who should compete in the upcoming 25th season of ABC’s dance competition series. As of this writing she leads our poll with support from 33% of readers. Check out the complete […]...

Michelle Kwan‘s husband of four years has filed for divorce from the iconic Olympic figure skater, People confirms — in a sad twist to a love story many saw as a real-life fairy tale.

Clay Pell, 35, filed the divorce documents in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, a court spokeswoman told People. Pell cited irreconcilable differences as the cause of the split, according to court documents.

“It is with deep regret that I share that Michelle and my marriage is coming to an end,” Pell said in a statement obtained by People. “This is a sad and difficult turn of events for our family.

Michelle Kwan and husband Clay Pell are calling it quits.

The Olympic figure skater's husband of four years filed for divorce on Monday at the Los Angeles Superior Court, Et has learned.

"It is with deep regret that I share that Michelle and my marriage is coming to an end. This is a sad and difficult turn of events for our family," Pell (full name Herbert Claiborne Pell) told Et in a statement. "I love Michelle, and wish her the very best as her life takes her in a new direction. I want to thank friends and family who have given wisdom and support, and I ask for privacy during this challenging time."

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Kwan married Pell -- a military officer who also previously served as a director on the White House National Security staff -- on Jan. 19, 2013, in a Providence...

Michelle Kwan‘s husband of four years has filed for divorce from the iconic Olympic figure skater, according to multiple outlets.

“It is with deep regret that I share that Michelle and my marriage is coming to an end,” Pell said in a statement obtained by the Providence Journal. “This is a sad and difficult turn of events for our family. I love Michelle, and wish her the very best as her life takes her in a new direction.”

Pell continued, “I want to thank friends and family who have given wisdom and support, and I ask for privacy during this challenging time.

It's over for Olympic ice skating champion Michelle Kwan and husband Clay Pell. He filed for divorce Monday, seeking to end their four-year marriage, E! News has confirmed. The two have no children. "It is with deep regret that I share that Michelle and my marriage is coming to an end," Pell said in a statement to E! News Wednesday. "This is a sad and difficult turn of events for our family. I love Michelle, and wish her the very best as her life takes her in a new direction. I want to thank friends and family who have given wisdom and support, and I ask for privacy during this challenging time." Michelle, 36, and her 35-year-old ex, a lawyer, a Jag and lieutenant...

Michelle Kwan's marriage is on ice, because her husband has just filed for divorce. According to legal docs, Clay Pell cites irreconcilable differences for the breakdown of his marriage to the 36-year-old, 5-time world champion figure skater and 2-time Olympic medalist.   Clay is mum on spousal support but he does want her to foot the bills from his lawyer. The couple married in January 2013. 35-year-old Clay was a White House National Security staffer under President Obama.

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It's been 10 years since Olympic medalist figure skater Michelle Kwan last skated competitively, but old habits die hard: she keeps a pair of roller skates under her desk at work, and hits the rink (and even the office floor) for a spin once in a while. Yep, Kwan has a desk job — at Hillary Clinton's campaign headquarters in Brooklyn, New York. "Every day, there's been something exciting," she tells People of the gig, which she started in June 2015. "It's [like] the buildup to the Olympics or the World Championships, where we're all working towards that goal," she adds of her coworkers.