Friday, March 15, 2019

So, you think you know Kate Beckinsale?


10 things you probably didn’t know about Kate Beckinsale

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You may know the British actress as the death-dealing vampire hunting werewolves in the early 2000s film, “Underworld” or you may just know her as the current girlfriend of “SNL” star Pete Davidson. But whether you’ve been a long-time fan of the 45-year-old or just learning about her existence in Hollywood, here are some things to know about Beckinsale. 

1) Beckinsale was born Kathrin Romary “Kate” Beckinsale on July 26, 1973 (which would make her a Leo for all you Zodiac fans) in Chiswick,  England.

2) The actress was born an only child to parents Richard Beckinsale and Judy Loe. Her father, who was also an actor, died when she was just 5-years-old of a heart attack. 

3) Beckinsale's appeared on screen for the first time when she was 4-years-old. 

4) She attended Oxford University's New College school where she studied French, Russian and later, drama.




5) The British star reportedly landed her big break when fellow actress Charlize Theron dropped out of 2001's “Pearl Harbor," leaving the role open for Beckinsale. The budding actress landed the lead role where she played the love interest to two WWII soldiers played by Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett. 

6) A few years later, she portrayed the iconic Ava Gardner in hit film "The Aviator," also starring Leo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes. The actress, who is known for her relevantly slender frame, reportedly gained 20 pounds for the role to better depicter Gardner's more voluptuous figure.



7) After starring in hits like "Underworld" the star decided to settle down and married the film's director, Len Wiseman. The then-couple were married in 2004, following her 8-year romance with actor Martin Sheen, with whom she shares a daughter with. Wiseman and Beckinsale divorced in 2016 and now the actress has been linked to "SNL" comedian, Pete Davidson.



8) And's she's got a sexy side. In 2009, Beckinsale was named Esquire’s Sexiest Woman Alive.



9) In 2017, the actress opened up about being sexually harassed by Harvey Weinstein at the age of 17. Beckinsale illustrated the incident in a long Instagram post where she said Weinstein "opened the door in his bathrobe." Though initially horrified, the strong actress said she was "unscathed" by the incident. Beckinsale joined the chorus of other actresses who spoke out against the disgraced film mogul which sparked the Time's Up movement in Hollywood. 

10) In 2018, Beckinsale made headlines after sharing an Instagram post where she raved about an unusual facial known as the "Hollywood EGF Facial," which is said to include "liquefied cloned foreskins." The facial has been since referred to as the "penis facial."

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Olivia Jade's revealing interview

Lori Loughlin’s daughter Olivia Jade says father ‘faked his way’ through college days before parent’s arrest
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 Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, are not the only ones making headlines. Following the news of Loughlin and Giannulli's arrest after the FBI discovered they had participated in an alleged college admissions scandal, their daughter, Olivia Jade, revealed that her father “faked his way” through college in an interview released just days before her parent's arrest.

While appearing on the “Zach Sang Show,” which aired on March 8, the social media star explained how her father, who was thought to be enrolled in college, “started his whole business with tuition money that his parents thought was going to college.”

 “He didn’t come from a lot so it’s cool to see that he built it all himself,” Olivia Jade said of her father who created the fashion line, Mossimo. “He, like, built his whole entire brand and he wasn’t actually, like, I don’t know if I’m supposed to say this, ever enrolled in college. But he, like, faked his way through it and then he started his whole business with tuition money that his parents thought was going to college. That’s, like, such a different time. I don’t know if I was supposed to say that, but it’s okay.”


The 19-year-old, who was a freshman at the University of Southern California, said she looked to her father for inspiration and was now thrilled at the chance to inspire other girls her age. Ironically, the social media influencer explained that she often received messages from her followers regarding the college admissions process.

 “It’s the coolest thing getting DMs from girls being like ‘I’m applying to college right now, what did you do?’ It’s fun!” she on the "Sang Show."

 But the young star admitted that going to college was not her initial idea, saying that her parents pushed her to pursue higher education since neither of them had attended college.

 “Mostly my parents wanted me to go because both of them didn’t go to college. I’m so happy they made me go. That sounds so terrible, they didn’t make me,” she said. “My sister [Isabella Rose] goes to the same school and we are pretty much inseparable, so it was nice following in her footsteps in a little bit. I do like it.”

Loughlin and Giannulli were among 50 charged in an alleged college admissions scam where the parents reportedly paid $500,000 to make it look as though their daughter, Olivia Jade, had been an elite rower for her admission to USC where she was not listed on the USC women' roster according to People.

 The celebrity couple was arrested on a felony charge of conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Since the scandal broke, the news has impacted both of Louglin's daughters. According to Page Six, both Olivia Jade and Isabella Rose have dropped out of USC for fear of being bullied about the scandal.

 Both parents were recently released from custody after posting $1 million bond.



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