Ahead of Pro Bowl Week, and with even bigger NFL moments on the horizon, Christian McCaffrey and his younger brother, Luke McCaffrey, took a rare pause from the grind to reflect on the foundation that shaped them long before the league. On Monday, February 2, in Colma, CA, the brothers clocked in together at Raising Cane’s for a brother-versus-brother “Raising Cane’s Challenge,” greeting fans, serving Box Combos, and going head-to-head in playful competitions. But once the cameras slowed, the conversation turned deeply personal, centering on brotherhood, childhood competition, and the role models who shaped their journey.

For Christian, who will headline the 2026 Pro Bowl Games in San Francisco ahead of Super Bowl LX, the moment felt surreal, not because of the spotlight, but because he was sharing it with his brother.

Christian said that growing up, playing in the NFL was always the dream, and now, being able to share that journey with his brother, training together and navigating the league side by side, feels especially meaningful.

“We look back on our childhood all the time,” Christian said at the press conference, where The Blast was in attendance. “Everything we did, we did together.”

Thinking back to the goals he had in mind, CMC told press, “I just wanted to make it to the NFL, and now I have a brother playing at the same time, being able to train with him and do all those things in the offseason together and kind of talk the same talk and be in the same boat, it’s such a blessing.”

That constant competition, both brothers agreed, was the engine behind their success. “Not a little, there’s a lot,” Christian said when asked if rivalry still exists. “That’s all we ever did was compete. If there was snow outside, it was snow football. If not, it was indoor basketball, whatever it was, we were competing.”

Now, with both playing at the NFL level, that competitive edge hasn’t disappeared. It’s just evolved. “Every time you compete, you probably learn a little bit about yourself and learn a little bit about each other,” Christian explained. “A lot of people don’t have that at this stage, and we do. That piece in your life is so special.”

Luke echoed the sentiment, calling their current reality something they once only imagined. “We grew up kind of pretending to do this,” he said. “Playing in the NFL, going against each other. It’s cool when you get here and realize you never got to stop doing that, you kind of kept it alive.”

Despite playing different positions, the brothers continue to push each other forward. “He plays receiver,” Christian said. “I run routes out of the backfield, do all these different things. I take a lot from him. He’s an unbelievable receiver. I’m always watching, trying to pick up things that he does.”

That exchange goes both ways, rooted in mutual respect and a shared football IQ shaped by years of backyard battles and family drills. “That’s what makes it fun,” Christian added. “There’s such a healthy competition.”

That same discipline and competitiveness carry into the way Christian McCaffrey approaches his body and longevity. Across the 2025 season, including the playoffs, McCaffrey logged 450 total touches while helping power a 49ers team to 13 wins. It marked the third time in his nine-year NFL career that he crossed the 400-touch threshold, a reflection of the rigorous training, recovery, and maintenance that allows him to sustain it.

That approach extends beyond traditional football prep, with McCaffrey constantly evaluating anything that could impact his health or performance, even conversations around emerging factors like EMF exposure. “As somebody who obsesses over my body and being healthy all the time, I look into everything, and that’s definitely something you’ll look into,” McCaffrey told the San Francisco Chronicle ahead of the Pro Bowl.

In December 2025, it was announced that “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Bronwyn Newport and her husband, Todd Bradley, were separated. Since then, she has said they hope to reconcile and are still sharing their Utah home. However, it’s now being reported that the “RHOSLC” star has moved on and is now dating a well-known model. 

Newport has reportedly begun dating following her separation from Bradley.

PEOPLE exclusively learned that Newport is dating 32-year-old model Brandon Good. This comes months after it was announced that she and Bradley were no longer together. An insider told the outlet, “They’ve been seeing each other for a few weeks. It’s new, but they’re enjoying getting to know one another. Bronwyn’s really happy.”

The two went out publicly together on February 2 to see Chicago on Broadway, in which “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Whitney Leavitt is currently appearing as Roxi Hart. The outlet reports that Good posted a photo of himself and Newport on Instagram Stories after the Broadway show, captioned, “Date night, Chicago Broadway opening.” They were also seen at the after-party.

Newport had been open on “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” about the problems in her marriage to Bradley. Because of this, fans of the show weren’t shocked in December 2025 when PEOPLE reported that they were no longer together. A representative for Newport confirmed the news with the outlet.

They said that “after thoughtful consideration, Bronwyn Newport and Todd Bradley have separated. This was a mutual decision made with care and respect for one another. They ask for privacy during this time.”

The confirmation came after Newport discussed her marriage on the show. She said during season six, “The real truth is that my relationship is just as hard as everybody else’s in its own ways and has had its very low lows that were very hard for me. This is a side of me that these ladies haven’t yet seen, but I want them to understand that I bleed the same way that they all do. I cry about things, and that side of me is there if they’re open to it.”

Fans of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” are sharing their opinions on Newport’s alleged new romance. For the most part, social media users seem to support the lifestyle change for the reality TV star. One person on X said, “Good for her, must be a nice change to date a younger guy as opposed to the old one she married. It’s not surprising she was hoping Todd would agree to an ‘open’ marriage.”

Someone else mentioned rumors from “RHOSLC,” saying, “LMFAO after his farting while he makes out rumors, she headed straight to a young hot guy… ” Another person wrote, “When she said she was willing to open her mind to an open relationship, this is why. She was plotting. “

Finally, a different X user said, “I cry about things, and that side of me is there if they’re open to it.”

Newport opened up in January 2026 about her separation from Bradley in an interview with PEOPLE, revealing that they’re still sharing their home. She said, “We might be the only people in the world who don’t have young children who are nesting. But we’re doing it for our dogs.” Notably, the estranged couple shares four dogs, all boxers.

Regarding the decision to separate from Bradley, she stated that it came after she went to BravoCon 2025 without him. According to her, “It was maybe the first time that I felt like if he wasn’t [in my life], I was going to be okay. It was just this pressure point of trying to explain this life that I was living to him when he was not there, and he wasn’t understanding it.”

She added that after they talked, she “felt okay and happy and fine and like there were things for me in the future.”

Award-winning actress Halle Berry has graced movie screens for three decades, earning multiple accolades from industry awards organizations. She won Best Actress at the 2002 Academy Awards, but as she’s sharing now, the notable recognition did not really change her career.

The 59-year-old actress reflects on why she feels that way and what it has meant for her acting career.

Berry sat down for an interview with The Cut, where she talked about her recent project, her romantic life, and her career. The conversation touched on her Oscar win in 2002, where she won the award for Best Actress for her role in the movie “Monster’s Ball.”

Berry was the first Black actress to win the Best Actress award at the Oscars since its inception in 1929, and no Black actress has won since. According to her, she assumed the coveted award would change her career’s trajectory, but that didn’t happen.

As she told the publication, “I thought there was going to be, like, a script truck showing up outside my front door. While I was wildly proud of it, I was still Black that next morning.”

She explained that directors still had discussions about casting Black actors in lead roles and questioning what that would do to the story. “Then it’s a Black movie. Black movies don’t sell overseas,” the actress said.

At the 74th Academy Awards in 2002, Berry was up against Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, Sissy Spacek, and Reneé Zellweger for the Best Actress award. When she was announced as the winner, she was visibly surprised and shaken.

In her speech, she dedicated her win to some notable Black women in the industry, adding, “It’s for every nameless, faceless woman of color that now has a chance because this door tonight has been opened.”

In an interview with Variety in 2020, however, she said winning the award was one of her “biggest heartbreaks.” The “Gothika” actress now questions whether her win was really an essential moment for Black women or just for her, referring to the fact that no other Black women have won the award since.

“I was just continuing to forge a way out of no way,” she added. As she shared with The Cut, she told Cynthia Erivo, who had been nominated three times for an Oscar, that she deserved to win, “but I don’t know that it’s going to change your life.”

Last year, the documentary “Number One on the Call Sheet” was released on Apple TV+. In it, Berry looked back at what happened after her win, per The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s forced me to ask myself, did it matter? Did it really change anything for women of color? For my sisters? For our journey?”

As she shared in the documentary, she thought there was a big chance for a Black actress to win at the 2021 Oscars, with both Andra Day and Viola Davis nominated for Best Actress. Still, the award ultimately went to Frances McDormand. “For equally different and beautiful reasons, they both deserved it, and I thought for sure,” Berry said.

“The system is not really designed for us, and so we have to stop coveting that which is not for us,” Berry explained, adding that what’s more critical is touching the lives of people through art.

The Academy Awards may celebrate the best, but the Golden Raspberry Awards, also called the Razzies, highlight the worst. The latter was founded as a parody of the Oscars, with the first ceremony held in 1981.

While Berry has won an Oscar, she has also won a Razzie. There are only a few celebrities who personally accept their Razzie award, and Berry was one of them. In 2005, she received her Worst Actress award for her portrayal of Patience Phillips, aka Catwoman, in the movie “Catwoman.”

“First of all, I want to thank Warner Bros. Thank you for putting me in a piece of sh-t, God-awful movie,” she told the laughing crowd. She then called out her manager for convincing her to do “sh-t” projects.