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Kate Middleton has finally returned home. The mom of three underwent abdominal surgery nearly two weeks ago, and had been recuperating at the London Clinic in the days since. But now she has been sent home to convalesce with her family at Adelaide Cottage in Windsor, and her three children are expected to “help look after her” as she heals.
Middleton, who shares 10-year-old Prince George, 8-year-old Princess Charlotte, and 5-year-old Prince Louis with husband Prince William, underwent abdominal surgery for an undisclosed cause back in the middle of January. While Prince William was seen visiting her as she stayed in the hospital, her children did not. All three of them are in school at the moment, and the couple did emphasize in their shared statement that they hope to “maintain as much normality for her children as possible,” and perhaps visiting their mother in the hospital would have made that more difficult.
Now that she is home and hopefully on the road to recovery, her children are expected to “help look after” their mother until she is stronger, royal expert Ingrid Seward told People. Kensington Palace did share that the Princess of Wales is “making good progress” in a recent update, but it will certainly be lovely for her children to step in and help take care of their mother at home.
While none of the Wales children were able to visit their mother in the hospital, it’s understood that she kept up with them via FaceTime chats. Now that she has returned home, it’s unclear what sort of care she will need as she recovers. But it seems likely that her children will be there to help. They have been raised to be helpful and courteous little royals, after all, with Middleton recently bringing them along with her to volunteer at a children’s charity. They also have farm chores when they are at their country home of Anmer Hall, helping to take care of the animals and make sure they’re fed.
We imagine they will be more than happy to be there for their mom in her hour of need. We can imagine the three of them baking her a little treat if she’s able to enjoy that, pouring her a cup of tea, getting her an extra blanket if she’s feeling chilled. Anything to help her mend.
If you’ve been feeling especially low this long, cold, grey January, you are definitely not alone. Just ask sweet little Elmo, who innocently reached out on the internet to find out “how is everybody doing?” And boy, did he ever get responses. Tens of thousands of people reached out to Elmo to let him know just how they were doing, and the majority of us are really not doing okay.
“Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?” Sesame Street’s Elmo innocently posted on X, formerly Twitter. Now before we get into the responses, we would like to point out that the timing of Elmo’s innocent query was not ideal. A Monday morning in late January, just two weeks after Blue Monday, which has been called the most depressing day of the year. People were really not in a good place on this particular Monday or even the day after. And it really showed in the responses people were sharing with a literal red muppet who was just asking a question that probably didn’t even need a response.
Several people, or really several thousand people, responded by letting Elmo know things were not good.
People were pretty shocked by the responses, with some people actually worrying about poor Elmo and how all of this might affect him. Especially since he is a toddler.
Some people imagined what it must be like for Elmo, and by extension his social media team, to read all of these depressed responses.
There were a few people who decided to give Elmo a little break with some lighter responses, which we’re pretty sure he probably appreciated.
Chance the Rapper reports that he’s feeling pretty good, so that’s something.
For the most part, the responses were so dark that the official Sesame Street account shared a link to some helpful mental health resources for people in need.
Elmo really is doing his best to help as many people as possible. In fact, one person noted that he is basically carrying us through the darkness at this point.
If you find you’re feeling depressed and need an Elmo (or Cookie Monster) boost, try booking a cameo with either one of them to improve your day. Just hearing Cookie Monster say “me love you” with your actual name could turn things around. For at least an hour or so, at any rate.
After five seasons of playing Offred on The Handmaid’s Tale, we wouldn’t really blame Elisabeth Moss if she felt some residual apprehension about motherhood and pregnancy. The series does get a little dark, after all. Fortunately, not dark enough to keep Moss from wanting to be a mom. The Shining Girls star recently revealed that she is pregnant with her first baby and her adorable baby bump.
Moss sat down for an interview with Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday night to promote her upcoming thriller series, The Veil, on Hulu, and surprised everyone by sporting a baby bump. When Kimmel asked her, “Are you pregnant or just a really committed method actor?” the former Mad Men star responded, “A little bit of both.” Moss went on to say that she’s been “really lucky” because the pregnancy has been going “really well.”
Moss also asked Kimmel, who is a father of four himself, if he had any advice for her and he went on to share advice Bill Murray had given his wife Molly McNearney about the delivery room. “He said, ‘Bring Christmas lights to hang up [in the delivery room.’” Kimmel said, along with battery-operated candles to combat the “Walmart-style lighting.” Whether or not Moss plans to follow that advice remains to be seen, as she did not share any further details about her pregnancy like a due date or her baby’s sex.
Moss first talked openly about wanting to be a mother back in 2018, when she told Marie Claire UK, “I do want to be a mother. I like the idea of passing on what my mother passed on to me. It's not for everybody, and I didn't know if it was going to be for me, but lately, I think it is. I have no idea how I want to do it though or what the plan is.”
She does know that she wants her mom to be involved in helping to bring up her baby, however. In 2022 she admitted to You magazine that she “definitely” wanted children, in part because, “I've been very inspired by the kind of mother my mom is. She did a beautiful thing with me,” so much so that she would be willing to “give the child to my mum and she can raise it because she’d do it very well!”
We suspect Elisabeth Moss will do just fine as a mom herself once her little one arrives.
There was a moment after the Kansas City Chiefs won the AFC Championship game where someone — Roger Goodell, some press guy, I don’t know — held the microphone out to Travis Kelce for comment and instead of saying something insightful he just scream-sang “You’ve got to fight, for your right, to parrrrrrtayyyyy!” to hilarious effect. The camera panned to Kelce’s girlfriend Taylor Swift who gave this dreamy, Oh my God, I’m in love with an idiot look and then closed her eyes and shook her head. And I can speak with authority on this look because as a fellow woman in love with a Golden Retriever boyfriend (who is now my husband), I’m here to tell you, Taylor: that Golden Retriever man is going to make the very best dad one day.
No pressure, of course. I’m just saying — get used to that look. You’re going to give it so many times, and it’s going to be the maddening joy of your life. Golden Retriever husbands are known for being enthusiastic, affectionate, and unafraid to be their true authentic selves at any moment. And, sometimes, that means their authentic self is going to make you shake your head and laugh — especially when you have babies. Because Golden Retriever husbands become Golden Retriever dads who have millions of corny jokes and will dress up on Halloween to match their kids and will do belly flops off the neighborhood diving board in front of 50 people just to make you laugh.
A Golden Retriever husband — who gets you a glass of water every time you ask, who holds your hand in public, who is delighted by the sight of you at a party — becomes a Golden Retriever dad who changes every diaper, who packs school lunches, who runs out at 11 p.m. to get candy from Walgreens because his daughter left glitter out for the fairies. He will get up every time you poke him in the ribs because one of the kids is crying. He will sit on the floor for tea parties, he will coach the soccer team, he will change words when he’s reading their picture books to make them more inclusive.
He will wear friendship bracelets with them, he will ask them how he can helpful instead of assuming, he will study with them over and over until they are fully confident before taking a test. He will go with you to Target (only if you want!) and he won’t moan or complain about how long you’re taking on the Hearth and Hand aisle. He’ll go wait in line at Starbucks for you, and if you ask him to take the kids home so you can finish shopping alone, he’ll say OK and grab them all ice creams on the way.
Sometimes he’ll drive you crazy because he really doesn’t have an opinion on something you desperately want him to care about. Sometimes he’ll just say, “Sounds good, babe” to everything, but only because it really does sound good to him. Sometimes he’ll tell you to stop worrying so much and to just relax and you’ll become blind with rage because Oh my god that’s so easy for you to just not worry, but then you’ll do what he suggests and realize you do feel better.
The Golden Retriever dad may not be very handy and maybe he also likes a long afternoon nap and doesn’t really think about cleaning the house. But he does find a way to quote a lot of Austin Powers in the middle of tough parenting moments, and he will look at you like you’re an absolute goddess after you birth his babies, and he will brush his daughters’ hair and let his sons wear glittery fairy wings and he will always be your teammate. And really, in parenthood, that’s the part that matters most of all.
Lionel Richie is getting ready to say “Hello” to being a grandfather. He’s so excited, you might even say he’s “Dancing On The Ceiling,” and that’s the last of the Gen X music puns for now. The point being, Lionel Richie’s daughter Sofia recently announced that she and husband Elliot Grainge are expecting their first baby together, and he is now opening up about becoming a grandfather to her little one. A little one who will not, apparently, be calling him “grandpa.” Because Lionel Richie has a different name he wants to be called by his grandchildren, and it’s sweetly traditional in its own way.
Sofia Richie announced her pregnancy in an interview with Vogue published on Jan. 25. “I found out very, very early,” Richie told the magazine. “I was about four weeks pregnant. I was on a trip to Milan for fashion week, and I was going to the Prada show. I was doing a really quick 24-hour turnaround, and I felt terrible but didn’t think much of it. I thought it was jet lag.”
Her pregnancy came as exciting news for dad Lionel, who told Entertainment Tonight at the premiere of his new Netflix special, The Greatest Night In Pop, “My baby is having a baby, and I’m so thrilled for Elliot and Sofia. They are just over the moon.”
The American Idol judge has already decided what he would like to be called by this impending grandchild, and it’s definitely not “grandpa.” He told Entertainment Tonight, “I’m Pop-pop. We don’t get the ‘grandpa,’ yeah, that’s a little deep. Pop-pop is where we’re going.”
He does seem like a pop-pop, doesn’t he? And he is a pop singer so it really works on a lot of levels. We love it.
Of course, the arrival of Sofia’s little one will not be Lionel Richie’s first time as a pop-pop. He has already been a pop-pop to daughter Nicole Richie’s two children with husband Joel Madden, 16-year-old daughter Harlow and 14-year-old son Sparrow. “I’m ‘Pop-pop’ to [my grandkids],” he told Toronto.com in 2017, adding that his grandchildren had no idea he was famous at the time. “About five years ago, they said, ‘We didn’t know Pop-pop could sing!’ That’s the humbling point of being with the family. All they were talking about was, ‘Oh my God, Pop-pop, that was amazing!’”
Lionel Richie has been a Pop-pop for a long time, but every time is special.
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There’s nothing like being deeply understood. Feeling as though all of your different sides are seen and accepted, especially when you’re a mom and there are so many different roles you need to fill. For Kylie Kelce, the mom of three gets that kind of validation in the form of two personalized mugs that represent the beautiful duality of motherhood. Sometimes, you’re an absolute sweetheart. Other times? Don’t start with me.
Kelce recently took to her Instagram Story to share a little sneak peek of her kitchen cupboard, and most especially the two mugs that enjoy pride of place sitting side-by-side. The mom of three, who shares 4-year-old daughter Wyatt, 2-year-old daughter Elliotte, and 10-month-old daughter Bennett with husband Jason Kelce, explained on social media that these mugs “get me.”
One mug is all brightness and sunshine and reads “Positivity Please!” which is a great little message to start the day. A reminder to everyone in the house to put their best foot forward, to be kind to each other, to be grateful for everything in their lives.
The other mug has a message for a very different kind of day. “F*ck around and find out,” it reads. We believe this mug’s message is equally vital. Especially when you’re raising three toddlers.
Not to be too presumptuous, but we wonder if perhaps that second mug might also include Kylie’s husband Jason Kelce in its purview. He did recently incur his wife’s ire after refusing to be on his “best behavior” at a football game with his brother Travis’ new girlfriend Taylor Swift, after all. The Philadelphia Eagles player admitted that she warned him, but he decided to tear off his shirt and jump into the crowd when his brother scored a touchdown instead.
Still, the mom of three does her best to keep things in order. Like when the family tried to pose for their holiday card in matching pajamas, she clearly pulled out the positivity/f*ck around and find out in equal measures to get the job done.
But every once in awhile, she gets a night off to hang out and let loose. Like when she recently hung out with Taylor Swift and the gang at the AFC Championships. We like to think she f*cked around and found out in the best way possible.
Even if you haven’t watched all 10 seasons of the Vanderpump Rules, you’ve probably heard all of the recent gossip following the cast. Since the reality show premiered on Bravo in 2013, there’s been a lifetime’s worth of drama, engagements and break-ups, and — especially most recently — cheating scandals. But despite all the turbulence, there have been some happy and successful relationships come from the show, and six adorable babies!
Over the past few years, Stassi Schroeder and Beau Clark, Kristina Kelly and Max Ville, Scheana Shay and Brock Davies, Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor, as well as LaLa Kent and Randall Emmett have all welcomed babies. All of these couples are still together, some married, except for Kent and Emmett who split in 2021 after being engaged for about three years.
Schroeder and Clark welcomed their second child in September 2023, and other former cast members have reported having plans to be pregnant with their second sometime this year, but no official announcements have been made.
Assuming you’ve exhausted yourself over #Scandavol, let’s take a look at all the cast members’ babies and families as you prepare for Season 11. The newest season premieres Jan. 30, 2024 on Bravo.
Stassi Schroeder is married to Beau Clark, who both are former cast members of the reality series. The two wedded in September 2020 and welcomed their first child in January 2021. Hartford Charlie Rose is now 2 years old and cuter than ever. Schroeder is gave birth to her second child in September 2023, a son named Messer Rhys.
Kristina Kelly was on Seasons 2 through 7 of the series. She and boyfriend Max Ville have been together 13 years and welcomed their first child in March of this year. The two live in California with their son, River.
Scheana Shay is one of the OG cast members of the show and has been married to Brock Davies, who is also a cast member of Vanderpump Rules, since 2022. Their first child, a daughter named Summer Moon Honey Davies, was born in April 2021.
Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor were both cast members of Vanderpump Rules and left the show in 2020 after allegedly both being fired due to problematic tweets on Taylor’s account. Taylor was on the show since the beginning and Cartwright made her first appearance on Season 4. The couple got married in June 2019 and their son, Cruz, was born in April 2021. The whole family, including little Cruz, will star in Bravo’s new reality series, The Valley.
LaLa Kent joined the show on Season 4 and is currently still on the series. She was engaged to producer Randall Emmett from 2018 to October 2021. The couple had a complicated and messy split, especially since the break-up came shortly after they gave birth to their first child, Ocean, in March 2021. Emmett was on the show for Seasons 8 and 9, but is no longer a cast member because of the split.
Even throughout all of the drama and turbulence that the cast endures throughout Vanderpump Rules, they have started the cutest little families.
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There are a lot of things you should say to a Girl Scout when you stop by her cookie booth. Things like “Oh, what’s the most popular cookie?” or “Do you guys have some fun trips planned with your troop?” But grilling a 12-year-old girl on whether your purchase of Thin Mints is going to support abortion? Not on the list.
And yes, it happens. More times than Georgia Girl Scout troop leader Amy G. can count. Amy is the mother of a teenage daughter and has been a troop leader since her child was in elementary school. “I’m so glad my girls are older and don’t want to do cookie booths anymore,” she says. “I had an incident in front of Walmart where an old woman told the girls she was ‘sad to see the pretty little girls going to hell for selling Girl Scout cookies to fund abortions.’ I told her to keep moving or I’d call the cops for harassing children.”
Amy says that, fortunately, the number of adults who share these thoughts with the girls is small — but she has heard of someone pulling a troop leader aside to ask them which demonic activity their cookie money is subsidizing.
The entire point of Girl Scout Cookie Season, according to the Girl Scouts website, is to help these little entrepreneurs develop five skills: goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics. And no, people skills should not include dealing with deranged adults who think cookie sales are funding some underground Democrat crime ring or adults who demand Girl Scouts ask them “nicely” to buy cookies (one anonymous troop leader told me she’s absolutely heard both of these).
No every unwanted interaction is fueled by conspiracy-theory enthusiasts; some may even be the result of good intentions. Rebekah H., a Georgia Girl Scout mom, says she is surprised by how many people invite her first grader — a Girl Scout Daisy — into their homes when she goes door-to-door with cookie sales. “People need to stop inviting my kid into their house. It’s happened three times this year,” she says. “Like, I know it’s cold outside when we are selling cookies. I stand at the street and let her go to the door herself, and I have to say, ‘No, you can’t tell her to stand inside.’” She acknowledges that it seems to be a generation thing — older adults often invite her daughter to stand inside while they go get their money, or they want her to come in so they can shut the door to the cold weather while they peruse the order form. The Girl Scouts even have a rule about it, that Rebekah and her daughter, along with their troop, are careful to practice. It can be awkward to navigate though when adults are persistent. “They really don’t get why my kid cannot come inside.”
Then there are the adults who feel compelled to talk about their body issues when faced with a table of cookies. “The amount of diet talk they hear is astonishing,” Rebekah tells me. “The patting of their belly, the ‘oh no, no, no, I’ve had too many cookies.’ Or saying, ‘those are not healthy, we don’t eat cookies.’”
You know what else isn’t included in the Girl Scout cookie sales? An age limit. But for whatever reason, many adults seem quite annoyed that a teenage girl is offering them an order form for their Tagalongs and not an elementary schooler. Miranda W., a Girl Scout Troop Leader for several years, tells me that her high school-aged scouts are often asked where the “little girl scouts” are. She says her girls then have to explain that, originally, Girl Scouts were all 11 to 17 years old and not 5 to 9, as so many assume.
Amy says she’s heard that people will stop their tween scouts and say things like, “Aren’t you a little old to still be doing this?” Amy recounted the memorable moment when one of her middle schoolers snapped back, “Aren’t you old enough to mind your manners in public?” so at least we know they’re learning how to stand up for themselves.
Next time you are faced with a Girl Scout and her cookie list, we beg of you: Hold it together. If you’re curious about where the money goes, ask without assuming it’s some kind of plot to make Joe Biden president of the universe. They’ll say something like camping trips or so they can buy materials needed to build shelters for feral cats — they are Girl Scouts. Let them make the world a better place, and you just eat the Samoas already.
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It is really not surprising that Kate and Oliver Hudson are actors. They grew up in a creative home, raised by mom Goldie Hawn and stepdad Kurt Russell, both of whom clearly nurtured their creative impulses. Creative impulses that sometimes went a shade too far. Like when the brother and sister decided to pretend to be a family of vampires, for example. They recently shared their elaborate ruse with Jimmy Kimmel, and the whole story has us wondering if they might owe the child they fooled some sort of compensation or apology. Because they really went for it.
Kate and Oliver Hudson were on Live! with Jimmy Kimmel to promote their podcast Sibling Revelry, and did the thing that most siblings do when they get together — talk about their childhood and the pranks they pulled. One prank involved the two of them convincing another kid that they were an entire family of vampires when they were around 9 and 12 years old.
“We decided to prank one of our brother’s friends and pretend that we were a family of vampires,” Kate said, referring to their younger brother Boston Russell, whose friend was around 11 at the time. And they went all out trying to convince him that they were telling the truth.
“We said we were a family of vampires,” Oliver explained, “so any time he would come over, we would do subtle like [mimics a quiet vampire-type hiss].”
“We went all out,” Kate added. “I’m surprised neither one of us became a production designer. We would completely redo the rooms, we made it really dark and black, we redid our closets so that they were like, these bunks.”
The bunks were meant to give the impression that the family lived in a closet, and Kate once led this poor child into the bunk area to see Oliver feasting on what looked to be flesh but was actually just leftover Chinese food. The poor child was never told the truth, and Oliver was worried “that he might be in an institution somewhere” at this point. We like to think that he figured it out on his own.
Whether or not Kate or Oliver Hudson’s own children will be pulling similar pranks remains to be seen. If they do, we know where they’ve learned it from.
When the Kansas City Chiefs won the AFC Championship on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens, you know Travis Kelce had one heck of a cheering squad there to congratulate him. His girlfriend Taylor Swift was there, of course, along with her usual array of pals. But this time around, those pals included the entire Kelce clan. And it looks like everyone is becoming one big happy family.
The Kansas City Chiefs are heading to the Super Bowl again in February, thanks to a 17-10 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night. This time around, the Chiefs will be facing the San Francisco 49ers after defeating Jason Kelce’s Philadelphia Eagles last year in the matchup that was dubbed the “Kelce Bowl.” Which means that Jason Kelce has plenty of time to cheer his brother on in from the stands, a new phenomenon that has proven to be wildly entertaining. Like when he ripped his shirt off to celebrate Travis’ incredibly important touchdown against the Buffalo Bills last week, much to his wife Kylie Kelce’s dismay after she warned him to be on his “best behavior” around Taylor Swift.
All’s well that ends well, however, because Swift looked happy enough to be hanging out at an after party with her beau’s big brother, not to mention parents Ed and Donna Kelce, in an Instagram Story post shared by her friend Keleigh Teller.
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Kylie Kelce was also on hand at the after party, wearing red to support her brother-in-law alongside Swift.
— Keleigh Teller/Instagram
Of course, the real man of the hour was Travis Kelce, who looked ecstatic to see his girlfriend on the field when she rushed out to congratulate him. One tweet even caught Kelce calling Swift “sweetie,” which we really loved.
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One of the sweetest moment on the field was actually shared between brothers, with Jason Kelce hugging his younger brother and looking so proud of him. Wearing a Kansas City Chiefs hat and, surprisingly, a shirt.
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Of course, Jason Kelce and Taylor Swift were joined by Ed and Donna Kelce, who have been loyal supporters of both of their sons’ football careers. And this time around, they don’t have to worry about dividing their cheers. They’re all for Travis this time, with his girlfriend Taylor Swift at their side.
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This year’s Super Bowl should be just as exciting on the sidelines as it is on the field, with the whole Kelce clan and Taylor Swift there to support Travis Kelce. And he couldn’t look happier if he tried.
Known for his gloriously long hair and impressive beard, Chris Stapleton is behind some of country’s biggest hits like “Starting Over, “White Horse,” and “You Should Probably Leave.” From big wins at the Grammys to performing the national anthem at last year’s Super Bowl, the country star’s family has always supported him from the sidelines. Here’s everything we know about his wife and their five kids.
Chris Stapleton’s wife Morgane is a singer, too.
Stapleton isn’t the only singer in the family. His wife, Morgane, is a singer and a songwriter, who joins her husband onstage, sings harmony on several tracks in his albums, and influences the songs he records. In an interview with Rare Country in 2017, Stapleton said, “Make no mistake, [Morgane’s hands] are always all over everything. She’s my Jiminy Cricket in a lot of ways. She’s the voice of reason, because I’m not always reasonable.”
“She’s been known to make me change keys on something,” he added. “She’ll be like, ‘Sing higher.’ I’m like, ‘Alright.’ I get lazy on keys sometimes. I’ll key it lower. That way I can sing it lower live. She won’t let me get lazy on stuff like that. She knows when I’m doing it, and nobody else does.”
Morgane is also super supportive of her husband. In a November 2021 Instagram post, she wrote, “You leave it all out there. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I’m so very proud of you babe! Here’s to getting to play music for as long as they’ll let us!”
They keep their kids out of the public eye.
In an interview with The Boot in 2018, Stapleton said, “I signed up for this, my children did not. I am a very private person, and in that respect, I keep my children out of it. They’re children, and they deserve the chance to be children.”
We do know that the Stapletons have five kids: a son named Waylon, a daughter named Ada, twin boys born in April 2018, Macon and Samuel, and a son born in May 2019, whose name has not yet been publicly revealed.
Stapleton may be a star, but he is a pro at diaper duty. When the pandemic first shut down the world in spring 2020, Stapleton told Country Now that his time at home was “a gift.”
“Well, you get a lot better at changing diapers,” he said. “You get out of practice sometimes, when you only get two or three days a week of it.” He added, “I get ‘em all up every morning and make ‘em breakfast and watch ‘em run around, you know? It’s a special thing to get to do. What a privilege and a gift in a year that on the surface might seem very devoid of gifts.”
In the same interview, he reflected on time with his older kids. “You get to really check in with — my older children are 11 and 10…so there’s all kinds of new personality and emotional space to explore with them,” he said. “It’s really interesting to talk to them and hear their takes on things, their likes and dislikes, and they’re very opinionated.”
Stapleton’s oldest kids are very supportive of him.
At the 57the Academy of Country Music Awards in March 2022, Waylon and Ada attended with their parents. All four wore suits and posed for pictures on the red carpet. When Stapleton won the Male Artist of the Year Award, his kids stood up from their seats to cheer on their dad, according to People. And in December 2021, Stapleton thanked his family when accepting the Male Vocalist of the Year Award at the CMAs: “I want to thank my kids who have to put up with me being gone quite a bit.”
Last year, when he performed at Super Bowl LVII, Ada and Waylon joined their dad in Arizona to cheer him on as he sang the national anthem alongside CODA actor Troy Kotsur.
It’s so nice seeing how this family supports each other, from simple conversations at home to showing up for big events. You love to see it!
It can be hard to find the time to watch a steamy romance flick on Valentine's Day when there’s kids in the picture. But just because you might be sharing the couch with some littles these days, that doesn't mean you can't still celebrate the most romantic holiday of the year. There are quite a few family-friendly movies for Valentine's Day that will get you feeling all warm and fuzzy, with minimal “ews!” from the kiddos.
While romantic comedies with family-friendly ratings may still get a few complaints over kisses and lovey-dovey scenes from the kids, there are a few sweet movies that can be included in your Valentine's Day movie lineup. From romantic cartoon fairy tales to touching stories of family love to a few picks for older kiddos (don't worry, we've included ratings for everything so they'll be no surprises), we have your February 14th viewing calendar all set. And, of course, we tried to find movies the whole family could enjoy, aka movies you won't be annoyed about watching again and again, since we know that's how kids watch literally everything!
Gnomes, puppets, princesses, animals, robots, witches, and enchanted maidens fill out this list of Valentine's Day family favorites!
Gnomeo & Juliet
This family-friendly retelling of Shakespeare’s great tragedy follows the adventures of garden gnomes named (what else) Gnomeo and Juliet, who live in rival gardens owned by (who else) Miss Montague and Mr. Capulet, who live in (where else) the birthplace of the Bard himself, Statford-upon-Avon. But even though the voice cast could easily appear in any version of Shakespeare's originaly play (Maggie Smith! Michale Caine! Emily Blunt! James McEvoy!) in this version, frog-shaped sprinkles, blue and red capped garden gnomes, lawn flamingos, and mowers replace the more traditional cast of characters and, of course, our star-crossed lovers have their happily ever after.
After being left to clean up mountains of garbage in an abandoned planet Earth, WALL-E finds unexpected companion in another robot. EVE, who was sent to Earth to look for signs of life, is the love he has been waiting for. And when EVE becomes unresponsive, WALL-E stands by to protect her.
Is there any love more pure and true than that of an adorable trash robot for a sleek, career focused lady robot? (Of course not, because WALL-E is literally the best boyfriend that ever was or ever will be even before he saves humanity.)
In Element City, Earth, Air, Fire, and Water beings all live side-by-side, but generally clustered in their own insular communities. But when Ember, a fire being, meets Wade, things get steamy... like, literally steamy because they’re fire and water, not “steamy in a not kid-friendly” way. But can they overcome their deep underlying differences? And, moreover, can their families accept their love?
This feminist, Renaissance retelling of Cinderella, stars Drew Barrymore as Danielle, a hard-working, forward-thinking merchant’s daughter. Her beloved father dies shortly after taking a new wife, a baroness with two daughters, who treats the kind-hearted Danielle like a servant in her own home. But after a chance encounter with Prince Henry, Danielle finds herself living a double life, pretending to be a countess and finding herself falling deeply in love with the equally enamored prince.
Tiana is a hard-working, bright-eyed go-getter who dreams of one day opening the best restaurant in New Orleans. But when she meets a talking frog who claims to be the Prince Naveen, turned into an amphibian by evil Dr. Facilier, she finds herself talked into kissing the frog to turn him back to his true form. And since no good deed goes unpunished, it backfires, turning her into a frog as well. In hopes of turning back into humans again, the pair hop along on an adventure to bayous to seek the help of a powerful voodoo priestess... with Dr. Facilier hot on their (webbed) heels.
Stream The Princess and the Frog, rated G, on Disney+.
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown
— AppleTV
Answer this question as honestly as you can: is it even a holiday without Charlie Brown?
This perfect Valentine’s Day movie for the whole family follows the trials and tribulations of everyone’s favorite blockhead and his friends as they learn above love and heartbreak. Linus attempts to win the heart o his teacher, Miss Othmar. Snoopy wows with his flair for holiday panache, and Charlie Brown... well, it would be nice if he got just one valentine this year (and this briefcase full of cards for his friends is just the ticket)...
Stream Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown, rated G, on AppleTV.
Aladdin
— Disney
When scrappy “street rat” Aladdin finds a magic lamp (complete with wacky genie) in a magic cave, he schemes and wishes his way into the heart of the feisty Princess Jasmine, but has to reckon with the evil wizard Jafar. In the end, Aladdin learns that true love cannot exist without openness, honesty, and accepting who you are, and what better Valentine's Day lesson can you hope to teach your children than that? (Bonus lesson: you can't make someone fall in love with you. Not even with a genie. Not even if that genie is voiced by Robin Williams.)
While the beats of the memorable fairy tale are the same, this version gives us an empowered heroine without being preachy. Brandy’s Cinderella is a kind and gentle dreamer, but also a bright, intelligent, and determined young woman who knows that it takes more than wishes and magic to get what you want in life (though she may need a pep talk from her divine Fairy Godmother). You have to go after it yourself! A diverse, all-star cast complements these lively and beautiful Rogers and Hammerstein tunes, making this a perfect Valentine’s Day family movie.
Stream Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, rated G, on Disney+.
Free Reign Valentine’s Day
— Netflix
Free Rein is a British kids’ show the centers around Zoe, a Los Angeles teen who spends summers in her mom’s hometown in England where she finds kinship with Raven, the wildest horse at Bright Fields stables. In this 50-minute Valentine’s Day special, Zoe and her friends decide to celebrate their friendship with a “Galentine’s Quest” to find the legendary “Maid’s Stone.” But after setting out (on horseback, naturally) they discover that not only is Zoe’s rival, Mia, looking for the stone, so is her new boyfriend, Pin! When growing rivalry distracts them from real life danger, however, Raven is there to save the day.
Stream Free Rein Valentine’s Day, rated G, on Netflix.
Lady and the Tramp
If you're looking to introduce your kids to the film genre of romantic comedies, look no further. They'll love this tale of puppy love (pun intended, #NotSorry).
Lady, a cocker spaniel, lives a pampered life with her owners, Jim Dear and Darling, in a posh, loving home. Tramp, well, this mutt has a different house for every day of the week (depending what’s on the menu). They’re an unlikely pair, but make a great team when the going gets rough (or when there’s spaghetti to be eaten)!
Whether you choose the classic animated version or the 2019 live-action adaptation it's sure to be a great throwback for parents.
Stream both versions of Lady and the Tramp, rated G (cartoon) & PG (live action) on Disney+.
Elmo Loves You
— AppleTV
Where do you go when you want to learn all about emotions (or, like, literally anything else you’d need to know about before you hit kindergarten)? Sesame Street, of course! In this Valentine’s Day special, Elmo is making a card for someone very special, but when the wind picks it up and blows it away, it’s everyone’s favorite furry blue monster, Grover, to the rescue! It’s a perfect Valentine’s Day movie for the preschool set and, let’s be honest, you secretly enjoy the nostalgia of watching friendly, happy puppets with your kiddos.
Maria doesn’t quite fit in at the convent. In an attempt to help her try to find purpose in her calling, Mother Superior sends Maria to the palatial home of Captain Von Trapp, a widower with seven unruly children who have already scared off several nannies. But Maria is a breath of fresh air, and her free spirit is a welcomed change from Captain Von Trapp's military-style discipline. It isn't long before the plucky Maria wins the hearts of her young charges... and, despite some initial clashes and the machinations of a scheming Baroness, the good Captain. But when the Nazis occupy their beloved homeland, everything is threatened... Based on the real life love story of Maria and Georg Von Trapp!
Older kids may find themselves unwittingly enjoying this beautiful romance more than they'd like to admit. When a writer embarks on a trip to a small island to meet a group of book lovers and decides to write a book about the literary society they founded while the island was under Nazi occupation during World War II, she gets more than she bargains for in the process. It is a bit heavy on the romance, but there is nothing you'll have to cover the kids' eyes for.
Watch The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, rated TV-PG, on Netflix.
The Parent Trap
Annie and Hallie are strangers – one British, one American – until they meet at summer camp... but why do they two look identical?! They soon discover that this is more than a coincidence: they're twins, one being raised by their mother, the other being raised by their dad... what better way to get to know their other parent (and, perhaps, get them back together) than by swapping places! Does it get more romantic than long-lost twins working to bring their parents back together? (Other than a version of events where the parents didn't keep your twin a secret from you for over a decade...)
Mischievous friends Spanky and Buckwheat lead an anti-girl organization, the He-Man Woman Haters Club. In a meeting, they decide that Alfalfa should drive the club's undefeated go-kart, The Blur. But when they discover that Alfalfa has been canoodling with the enemy – a little girl named Darla (emphasis on the girl) – they're determined to break the couple up. What ensues is a pint-sized Battle of The Sexes that brings equal parts "romance," adventure, hilarity, and important lessons about inclusion, equality, and the importance of working together and keeping an open mind at all times.
Watch The Little Rascals, rated PG, on Amazon Prime.
Up
Is a child ever too young to learn about true love ... or the fact that a Pixar movie will always turn you, an adult, into a quivering, emotionally fragile puddle of goo?
If you're looking for a good cry during your Valentine's Day celebrations, there's no better choice than Up. After losing his partner Ellie, 78-year-old balloon salesman, Carl Fredricksen goes on the adventure of a lifetime, fulfilling his wife’s dream of visiting Paradise Falls. But when Carl realizes that young Wilderness Explorer Russell has inadvertently joined him on his adventure, Carl ultimately learns that you're never too old to live your dream or find new people to love.
Amanda and Alyssa may look alike – a fact they discover at summer camp – but they couldn’t be more different. Amanda is an orphan who wants nothing more than to be adopted by her social worker, Diane. But, alas, Diane is too single and too poor to be considered. Alyssa, on the other hand, has a loving, extremely wealthy father, Roger, but her life isn’t perfect: her dad is about to marry the self-centered gold-digger Clarice!
So they do what any identical girls who met at summer camp would do: hatch a plan to switch places and get the adults in their life to become a couple!
Giselle is your standard fairy tale princess. She is beautiful, kind-hearted and sweet with a gorgeous singing voice and tendency to find herself surrounded by woodland creatures. But when she finds herself far away from home in New York City, she turns to a grumpy lawyer to help her find her way back to her one true love, Prince Edward (whose wicked stepmother banished her to NYC in the first place). But she just may end up finding something all together unexpected on the way. The whole family will love this absolutely perfect-for-Valentine's-Day family movie.
Once upon a time, in a far away land, there lived a grumpy ogre named Shrek, who contentedly resided in quiet hut in a murky swamp. But that solitude is interrupted when a cadre of fairy tale characters find themselves homeless after being persecuted by the evil Lord Farquaad. In order to get his swamp back, Shrek agrees to help Farquaad by rescuing the mysterious Princess Fiona from a tower. Soon, Shrek, Fiona, and a loud-mouthed donkey named Donkey (naturally) find themselves in an adventure far grander than anything they ever signed up for, stumbling into heroism they didn't know they had, and finding love in places they never thought to look.
When a young boy is feeling ill, his grandfather comes over to read the book his father read him when he was sick: The Princess Bride by S. Morgenstern. Assuring the skeptical child that “the kissing parts” are balanced with adventure and suspense, the boy settles down to hear the story of the true love between Westley and Buttercup. A love that survives piracy, evil dukes, dastardly princes, sword fights, giants, poison, rodents of unusual size, and even death itself.
It's the perfect Valentine's Day movie though, let's be honest, you don't need a special occasion to watch this one.
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March are sisters living in Massachusetts during the Civil War. As their father serves the Union Army as a chaplain, they and their formidable mother, Marmee, run the household on a shoestring budget but still find time to extend help and charity to others. While the premise sounds like a bit of a bummer, the love within the family – and the fun they all have with the wealthy next door neighbor, Laurie – is heartwarming and joyful. Over the course of the film, the girls grow into young women, finding their way in the world and living the lives they’ve always dreamed of.
There are several romantic storylines in this movie, as the titular little women find love, making it perfect for Valentine’s Day.
Just about 18 years ago, a wicked sorceress named Mother Gothel kidnapped the Princess Rapunzel from her crib, for the baby’s hair had the power to keep the evil witch young and beautiful forever. To safeguard her own personal fountain of youth, Mother Gothel kept the girl locked in a tower. But as Rapunzel grew older, she became curious about the outside world. When a thief named Flynn Rider enters a tower, she strikes a deal with him: act as her guide and she’ll return the jeweled crown he stole that will lift him from his life of petty crime.
But while Rider is initially motivated by the crown, he’ll ultimately find it’s the princess that he truly cares about...
New York hairdresser Isabella (aka Izzy) runs her own salon and is over the moon when she and her team of stylist get a once in a lifetime opportunity: doing hair for a royal wedding! But while Izzy, in typical New York fashion, is not afraid to speak her mind, Prince Thomas is motivated not by his own desires but duty. As someone about to run his own country, he has to marry “the right woman,” whether or not he actually loves her. When Sparks fly between this unlikely pair, will love or duty prevail? You know the answer, but it's a fun romp anyway.
Jodi has always been uncomfortable being the tallest girl in school — and she always has been. Slouching can only get you so far, and the 16 year old is tired of being made fun of by classmates. But when Jodi meets Stig – a Swedish exchange student who’s even taller than she is – she falls hard. Her new crush turns her world upside down and and casts her into an unexpected love triangle. Her two best friends and beauty queen sister help her realize that neither her height nor her insecurities have to define her. This sweet teen romance (and its sequel, conveniently titled Tall Girl 2) is a great way for kids to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
This sweeping, beautifully costumed musical is based on the classic tragic romance of Cyrano de Bergerac. In this version, instead of having a prodigious nose, Cyrano, played by Peter Dinklage, has dwarfism. More importantly, however, he has deep feelings for the beautiful but impoverished Roxanne. Unfortunately, Roxanne has similarly deep feelings for Christian, a new recruit in Cyrano’s regiment.
Christian is delighted to be the object of Roxanne’s love, but doesn’t know how to court her with wit, poetry and romance. Cyrano strikes up a bargain: he’ll court Roxanne on Christian’s behalf, scripting his new recruits love letters and declarations of love for him.
Edward Bloom is dying. His adult son, journalist William, travels to be at his side in these last days. The two have long had a strained relationship: Edward’s life stories are so outlandish that incredulous William doesn’t feel he knows his father at all. But dying doesn’t curb Edward’s “big fish” stories, and William decides to investigate these stories to better understand the man.
One such story is the romance between Edward and Sandra, William’s mother, and it is one of our all-time favorites.
Rachel and Nick have been dating for a year, and Nick thinks it’s high time Rachel met his family back in Singapore. With a friend’s wedding coming up, the timing couldn’t be better. But isn’t long before Rachel discovers that Nick’s family isn’t “comfortable.” They’re rich. Crazy rich. He is “the Prince Harry of Asia.” And, as is the case with royalty, his family is difficult for outsiders to navigate... or find acceptance among. Rachel’s biggest challenge is Nick’s mother, Young family matriarch Eleanor, who doesn’t believe Rachel will ever be enough for her son. Will snobbery drive the pair apart?
Simon is a lucky kid. He has caring parents and good friends... but Simon has a secret: he’s gay. When an anonymous online confession from another closeted gay kid at their school comes out, Simon connects with the person (known only as “Blue”), using the pseudonym “Jacques” and finds kinship with them. But when another student, Martin, discovers who “Jacques” really is, Simon finds himself blackmailed into helping Martin win over new girl (and Simon’s friend) Abby. This cute high school romance is a winner for any age group and offers LGBT+ kids and families a glimmer of representation this Valentine’s Day.
An ensemble of washed-up Broadway actors descend on a small town in Indiana to help Emma, a teenager girl whose school PTA has cancelled prom to prevent her from attending with her girlfriend, the still-closeted Alyssa (whose mother is the president of the PTA and the reason prom was cancelled in the first place – plot twist!). Based on the Broadway musical of the same name, this dazzling, flashy, and fun movie features a star-studded cast – including Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Kerry Washington, and Keegan-Michael Key – and calls to mind our favorite (or at least most well-known) springtime traditions.
As children, Sasha and Marcus were friends. The two lived next door, and Sasha was a regular dinner guest at Marcus’ house since she was often left home alone so her parents could work, learning how to cook from Marcus’ mom, Judy. The two fall out as teenagers, but reconnect 16 years later when Sasha is a celebrity chef and Marcus a successful restauranteur. Is that romantic spark still alive between the two of them? (Of course: this is a very standard rom-com, but what better time to indulge in a standard rom-com than Valentine's Day?)
Stream Always Be My Maybe, rated PG-13, on Netflix.
No matter which of these movies you choose to watch with the fam, you're in for lots of good feelings and healthy conversations about love. So settle in, cuddle up, and enjoy. Happy watching!
