It’s hard to forget the moment the world’s favorite, blonde-haired pop star took off her wig — telling the world, “she just doesn’t want to pretend anymore.” It seems those words had more meaning to them than one could have known. Forthe cover ofElle’sAugust issue,Miley Cyrusopened up about growing into the woman she is today, which meant leaving behind a girl she played on-screen and on-stage for the majority of her adolescent years, telling the magazine she couldn’t go on pretending any longer....

Monica Schipper/Getty Images TheStranger Thingsstar, 19, discussed her relationship with fiancéJake Bongiovi, 21, as she appeared on the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James radio show in Londonon Wednesday. “I am engaged. It’s nice, it’s fun, it does feel different,” Brown, who was there to discuss her debut novelNineteen Steps,told host James. “People were like, ‘it’s not going to be any different’ — I’m like, it kind of is though....

Milo Ventimigliais opening up about what he’s looking for in a future partner. The Emmy Award nominee, 45, shared his favorite qualities in a woman during the “Pillow Talk” segment on Friday’s episode ofWatch What Happens Live. “Honesty, authenticity, intellect,” Ventimiglia told hostAndy Cohenwhen asked what he looks for. Fellow guestAlan Cummingthen jokingly added oral sex to the list after Ventimiglia said earlier that he could sooner live without cheese than oral sex....

Londyn Bennett-Dotson has always loved watching her father Devante Bennett-Dotson work as a mechanic — and the little girl was all smiles when she got to slip on coveralls of her own.With their birthdays just a day apart, 2-year-old Londyn (Aug. 9) and 26-year-old Devante (Aug. 10) were more than happy to pose in a joint photoshoot after Londyn’s mother, Ashleigh Sheppard, put the idea out there.On Aug. 7, they dressed in coveralls — Londyn’s came with pink detail — and grabbed their tools to get to work on Londyn’s pink toy car outside their Anderson, South Carolina, home....

Mira Sorvino‘s experiences with sexual harassment in Hollywood started early. In an interview with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’sHFPA In Conversationpodcast, the 50-year-old actress revealed that her negative experiences in the industry stemmed far beyond heraccusations against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Sorvino continued, “And at the end he takes the gag out of my mouth and he said, ‘Sorry for the prophylactic,’ so he had gagged me with a condom....

Photo:Emma McIntyre/Getty, Emily Dorio Emma McIntyre/Getty, Emily Dorio Miranda Lambert’s most prized family recipe is what’s being called “marriage-worthy meatloaf.” “She always says, ‘It’s the loaf that’ll getcha the ring,’ and I mean, it worked for me twice, so there’s that,” Lambert said with a laugh. Lambert married her current husband,Brendan McLoughlin, in 2019. She was married to fellow country star Blake Shelton for four years before theysplit in 2015....

Miranda Lambert’s husbandBrendan McLoughlinhas retired from the New York Police Department, PEOPLE confirms.“His current duty status is retired,” an NYPD DCPI spokesperson tells PEOPLE in a statement.McLoughlin, who had previously taken aleave of absencefrom the force, retired in February, according toFox News, which was the first to report on the news.The outlet also reported that while joining the country superstar, 36, on the road, McLoughlin, 28, has also been helping out with security during her Wildcard tour meet and greets....

Madison Marsh.Photo:Houston McCollough; Whitney Marsh Foundation Houston McCollough; Whitney Marsh Foundation It’s not easy being in pageantry and in uniform, butU.S. Air Force officer Madison Marsh— who’s also 2024’sMiss America— is out to change that. “We’ve had this preconceived notion in the past that you might be judged and not be taken seriously as a leader,” Marsh, a 22-year-old second lieutenant and the first active-duty Air Force officer to win the title, tells PEOPLE exclusively....

Photo: Dennis Rees/Splash The reigning Miss Staten Island 2020 was disallowed to participate in the community’sSt. Patrick’s Dayparade over the weekend after she came out asbisexual. Madison L’Insalata, 23, chose to open up publicly about her sexuality ahead of the event out of solidarity for the New York City borough’s Pride Center, which hasn’t been authorized to take part in the parade. “It would have felt disingenuous. I felt that it was necessary for me to come out and say that I was bi publicly because I wanted it to be clear that I’m part of this community,” she toldthe Advance....

Photo: Getty Responding to the filing, detectives searched Keen’s home and found it to be secured, but noticed that her vehicle, a 2000 Lincoln town car, was missing. After entering both Keene’s name and the car into a state database, Cherokee Police reported three days later that the Linville Falls resident’s automobile had been found abandoned elsewhere in the state with the car keys hidden underneath the driver’s seat....

Emily Rogers.Photo: Milwaukee Police Department Milwaukee police who’ve raised concerns about “foul play” are asking for help to locate a missing mother. Emily Rogers, 23, was last seen near her home around 4:30 p.m. April 26 wearing a t-shirt, skinny jeans and black-and-gold Timberland boots. In anews releaseWednesday, police classified Rogers as a “critical missing person,” and added, “There is reasonable suspicion to believe her disappearance is not voluntary and/or she is the victim of foul play....

From left, Darrell Peak and sons Mayson Peak and Kaiden Peak.Photo: Missouri State Highway Patrol/Twitter A Missouri dad with a history of depression was confirmed dead Monday along with his two boys, ages 3 and 4, after the three were reported missing three days earlier, authorities said. At the time he was “armed with the pistol he was known to regularly carry,” according to anews releasefrom the Greene County Sheriff’s Office....

Mara Martin is a mom again! “There has definitely been a big learning curve for us,” the new mom of two shares. “Initially, Ryan and I thought this would be super easy because we’ve done this before, but we were humbled really quickly with how many diapers newborns go through. And sleep is not an option!” Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories....