Kristen Wiig’s a mom to twins! Wiig and her fiancé Avi Rothman welcomed their new arrivals via surrogate earlier this year, People reports—and, impressively, managed to keep the happy news a secret. Congratulations are in order! Wiig did drop a hint about becoming a mom when she hosted the Saturday Night Live Mother’s Day show (quarantine edition) in May—though she dropped …
The iconic performer was born Vera Margaret Lynn in East Ham, in the London borough of Newham, on March 20, 1917, to Bertram Samuel Welch and Annie Martin. She could recall performing as young as age seven. As a teenager and young performer, she came to prominence in the big band era of British music, …
Dame Vera Lynn, the British singer whose melancholy performance of “We’ll Meet Again” put a brave face on the overwhelming sadness of World War II, died on Thursday, according to a statement from her family. She was 103. “The family are deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers at the age …