Joran van der Sloot Confesses to Natalee Holloway Murder
Oct. 18: Nearly two decades after Natalee Holloway went missing in Aruba, U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco confirmed that longtime suspect Joran van der Sloot confessed to the 2005 murder of the Alabama native. Though the statue of limitations in the island nation means he won't be charged with murder, the Dutch national was sentenced to 20 years in prison on wire fraud and extortion charges for attempting to scam $250,000 from Beth Holloway in exchange for details on her daughter's remains.
Gigi Hadid Dives Into a New Romance With Bradley Cooper
Oct. 20: First spotted out together during a group dinner in New York City back in early October, we'd wager that rumored pair Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid are far from the shallow now.
Chase Sui Wonders Couples Up With Joe Keery
Oct. 22: Chase Sui Wonders and Joe Keery walking arm-in-arm through New York City two months after she ended her romance with Pete Davidson? Stranger things have happened.
Taylor Swift Enters Her Super Hero Era?
Oct. 26: Look what she made them do: Swifties and fan boys alike went wild with theories after the singer was spotted meeting up with pals Lively, Reynolds, Jackman—and Deadpool 3 director Shawn Levy. Addressing theories that Swift's been tapped to play superheroine Dazzler, Levy said on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, "Sounds like a great idea. I feel like, 'Oh wow, I went to a football game a couple weeks ago, and I had a really good time with friends, and I am thrilled to be talking about other things.'"
Paris Hilton Channels Pal Britney Spears
Oct. 27: It's Britney(ish), b--ch. Hilton intoxicated guests at the Casamigos Halloween party with her version of bestie Spears' "Toxic" music video look.
Kourtney Kardashian Recreates Kim's Met Gala Look
Oct. 27: Pretty exciting to look at, no? Days before welcoming baby Rocky, Kourtney paid homage to Kim Kardashian's much-maligned Givenchy Met Gala look. Sure, Kim cried on her way home from the 2013 event when she saw "all these memes about me and this couch," she recalled to Vogue in 2019. But now, "I look back and I'm like, 'Wow, they had this vision. This is like, sick.'"
Sophie Turner Rebounds With a British Aristocrat
Oct. 28: Winter is coming. Thankfully Turner can stay nice and warm wrapped up in the arms of Peregrine Pearson, the British aristocrat she was first seen kissing during an outing in Paris.
Tori Spelling Embarks on a Fresh Relationship
Oct. 30: Telling a new sTori: Following Dean McDermott's announcement that he and Tori Spelling were ending their union "after 18 years together and 5 amazing children," Donna Martin graduated to a new romance with CEO Ryan Cramer.
G Flip and Chrishell Stause Win Halloween
Oct. 31: Give G Flip and Chrishell Stause a call if you ever need costume help, because the pair nailed their shot-for-shot recreation of Troye Sivan and Ross Lynch's performance in the Australian singer's "One of Your Girls" video. And, as G Flip admitted in their joint Instagram post, "We haven’t stopped laughing since."
Heidi Klum Pulls Off Her Biggest Halloween Costume Yet
Oct. 31: Heidi Klum was proud as a you-know-what for the latest entry into her Halloween costume canon. While her idea initially ruffled a few feathers—"Everyone's like, 'Can we have a plan B?'" she admitted—the model pulled off her vision thanks to a team of Cirque du Soleil acrobats.
Ashley Olsen Gets a Fuller House
Nov. 2: Three months after Ashley Olsen got her passport to parenthood, welcoming son Otto with husband Louis Eisner, she and twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen brought the fall vibes during a joint outing in NYC.
Sofia Vergara Moves on From Ex Joe Manganiello
Nov. 2: Once she and husband Joe Manganiello admitted the magic had left their seven-year marriage, Sofia Vergara was photographed out with orthopedic surgeon Justin Saliman. Her ex isn't dancing alone, either, as he was spotted leaving the gym with actress Caitlin O'Connor.
Teen Mom alum Kailyn Lowry Confirms She's Expecting Baby No. 6—and 7!
Nov. 10: After giving birth to Isaac, 13, Lincoln, 10, Lux, 6, Creed, 3, and Rio, 12 months, Teen Mom alum Kailyn Lowry revealed she will finally become a girl mom when she and boyfriend Elijah Scott welcome their twin son and daughter.
Kate Beckinsale Goes Big for Leonardo DiCaprio's Birthday
Nov. 11: But we thought the old lady dropped it into the ocean at the end. To mark Leonardo DiCaprio's 49th birthday in Beverly Hills, Kate Beckinsale wrapped herself up in a frock by The Blonds that featured a Titanic-sized gem, presumably a reference to the actor's Golden Globe nominated turn in the 1997 classic.
Ariana Grande Finds a New Love That's Gon' Last
Nov. 13: While we'd guess Ariana Grande was quite pop-u-lar on the Wicked set, it was former SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical star Ethan Slater that left her feeling as if she was defying gravity. Having each already said thank u, next to their respective spouses before filming began this spring, the pair went public with their coupling in July. And they were still flying high when they stepped out for a Broadway date night in November.
Suki Waterhouse Reveals She and Robert Pattinson Are Expecting
Nov. 19: "I decided to wear something particularly sparkly because I thought it might distract you from something else that's going on," the singer told the crowd while performing at the Corona Capital Music Festival in Mexico City. "I'm not sure if it's working." A for effort, but devouring every piece of news about future Baby Pattinson is our life now.
Zoë Kravitz Flashes Her Engagement Ring
Nov. 21: Zoë Kravitz proved talk of her engagement to love of two years Channing Tatum was no big little lie when she provided a glimpse of her emerald-cut ring during an outing to L.A.'s Giorgio Baldi restaurant. "He makes me laugh and we both really love art and talking about art and the exploration of why we do what we do," Kravitz told GQ of their bond. "We love to watch a film and break it down and talk about it and challenge each other."
The White Lotus' Meghann Fahy and Leo Woodall Finally Confirm Their Romance
Nov. 21: [Insert that's amore joke here.] Despite not sharing scenes as bougie housewife Daphne and British bad boy Jack, Meghann Fahy and Leo Woodall found love while filming the second season of The White Lotus in Italy. And after more than a year of playing coy, they sealed the relationship with a rainy kiss while out in NYC.
Jeremy Allen White Cooks Up a New Romance
Nov. 30: Yes, chef. Six months after Californication actress Addison Timlin, filed to end their three-year marriage, The Bear star Jeremy Allen White served up a new romance, stepping out hand-in-hand with singer-songwriter Rosalía, who's also newly single after ending an engagement to Rauw Alejandro.
The Golden Bachelor Reaches Its Dramatic Conclusion
Nov. 30: Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner proved you really never should stop believing when the 72-year-old proposed to fellow widow Theresa Nist on the ABC spinoff's finale. But first he had to explain to runner-up Leslie Fhima why he'd told her she was "the one" just a day before their breakup, proving that men of any age still have some growing up to do.
T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach Make It Officially Official
Dec. 1: 'Tis the season to clarify your relationship status, apparently. Because one month after former GMA3 co-anchors Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes hard launched their coupling on the 'gram ("How's this for instagram official?" Robach wrote, announcing their new podcast Amy & T.J.), they walked their first carpet as a couple at iHeartRadio's KIIS-FM 2023 Jingle Ball in L.A.
Vanessa Hudgens Marries Baseball Player Cole Tucker
Dec. 2: Why, yes, we are soaring, flying after learning that Vanessa Hudgens got her dream wedding to baseball player Cole Tucker. Though the High School Musical alum admitted to E! News that she initially struggled to come up with a game plan—"It's hard for me because I love so many different styles. I love spooky season, so there is a part of me that is very much Gothic. But then there's also the other side of me that's, like, super ethereal and fairy-like"—she found her utopia at The Azulik City of Arts in Tulum, Mexico.
Kate Middleton Channels Princess Diana—Again
Dec. 5: Yes, queen. Okay, technically Kate Middleton, like her late mother-in-law, is still the Princess of Wales. But she certainly looked regal when she chose one of Princess Diana's favorite headpieces, the Lover's Knot tiara, to welcome diplomats to the Buckingham Palace.