Tom Holland has been busy promoting both “The Odyssey” and “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” but he is already looking ahead to his next major project. The actor revealed that he has begun preparing to portray legendary entertainer Fred Astaire, sharing how he plans to tackle the iconic role.

The update comes as the planned biopic continues to face pushback from members of Astaire’s family.

Tom Holland has been making rounds to promote his two most recent films, “The Odyssey” and the fourth installment in the superhero franchise, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” While talking about the latter, the actor also provided an update about his upcoming project, a biopic focusing on the iconic entertainer Fred Astaire.

The untitled biopic was first announced five years ago, and after years in development, it is finally moving forward. According to Holland, he has begun preparing for his role and has spent some time in the dance studio.

“I did my first few rehearsals recently, and it both filled me with excitement and absolute dread because I’ve got so much work to do to try and do Fred proud,” the actor said on “Good Morning America.“

The Actor Wants To Challenge Himself And Refuses To Use A Double

Holland has been dancing since he was 9 years old, and he trained in hip-hop, ballet, and tap. At 12 years old, he was cast in the West End production “Billy Elliot the Musical” and trained in acrobatics and gymnastics to further develop his skills and agility. His years of training provide a solid foundation for portraying Astaire.

The entertainer, who was known for revolutionizing how dance was captured on film, was a perfectionist who insisted on uninterrupted choreography to allow the audience to appreciate his craft.

Holland is up for the challenge and doesn’t want to use a body double for the biopic. “I have a desire to use no doubles, to do all of the dancing, to shoot those dances in one shot, how he would have done it,” the actor explained.

Tom Holland’s Role Was Announced In 2021

The TV adaption of Jennette McCurdy‘s I’m Glad My Mom Died memoir has faced a multitude of production challenges behind the scenes.

McCurdy got her start as a child star in Nickelodeon’s iCarly and Sam & Cat, She ultimately quit acting to pursue a career in writing and directing.

In 2022, McCurdy released a memoir titled I’m Glad My Mom Died. It quickly became a bestseller for its candid depiction of McCurdy’s childhood, which involved abusive behavior from her since-deceased mother.

The tell-all was picked up to be adapted on Apple starring Jennifer Aniston — but has since been plagued with issues that delayed the show. McCurdy, for her part, referred to the process as “interesting” yet “complicated” during a January 2026 episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast.

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The Key Players

During her childhood, Jennette had a tumultuous relationship with mother Debra McCurdy, who introduced her to several eating disorders and forced her to continue acting.

Following Debra’s death from cancer in 2013, Jennette briefly continued to book roles before stepping away from acting. She pivoted to writing and used her personal essays as inspiration for a one-woman dark comedy show: I’m Glad My Mom Died. This ultimately became the jumping off point for Jennette’s 2022 memoir of the same name, which received a 10-episode TV order from Apple.

“Of course, there are moments where I fantasize that my mom would’ve apologized or that we’d have a turnaround in our relationship, but that’s fantasy,” Jennette told Vogue in August 2022 about reflecting on her complicated relationship with her mother. “That’s a lot of what the book is about to me, not needing to romanticize the dead and validate our own experience with them.”

She continued: “I feel very confidently that if my mom were still alive, I’d still have eating disorders. I’d still be having a lot of mental health struggles. I’m sure she and I would still live in the same place and I would have no chance of being in a relationship or having any friends. I have no doubt my life would still be very controlled by her if she were alive.”

The Gist

According to the show synopsis, the dramedy will center on “the codependent relationship between an 18-year-old actress in a hit kids’ show, and her narcissistic mom who relishes in her identity as a starlet’s mother.”

The first season was written, executive produced and showrun by Jennette and Ari Katcher. Aniston, Sharon Horgan and Merman, LuckyChap, Jerrod Carmichael and Erica Kay also served as executive producers.

Filmmaker Jason Reitman was involved as its director but exited the project. Outlets reported that alleged creative differences with Jennette about the tone of the show caused the issues. Puck News claimed in August 2025 that the series was given a short window by Apple to find a replacement or be put on hold indefinitely.

In July 2026, TMZ reported that Aniston left the series due to scheduling issues.

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Nickelodeon alum Jennette McCurdy surprised fans when she first detailed her abusive relationship with her mother, Debra McCurdy. Jennette and her three older brothers were raised in California by Debra and father Mark McCurdy. (The actress would later find out that Mark was not her biological dad.) As a child, Jennette’s mother encouraged her to […]

What Has Been Said

Before the creative issues, Aniston spoke about joining the show and her connection to Jennette. “We have a lot in common,” Aniston told People in October 2025. “We had very similar moms.”

She continued: “When it came across my desk as an option, an offer to play this character and work with Jennette and Sharon Horgan and LuckyChap, I was pretty much immediately intrigued and flattered and excited. It’s going to be wonderful. It’s going to be pretty great to start shooting it. The fact that she’s the young woman that she is, having lived that life, is nothing short of remarkable.”

Jennette, meanwhile, broke her silence about the production drama three months later.

“There are a lot of politics involved, which is not my forte. It’s really interesting because for writing, you’re really rewarded for being truthful,” she said on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast. “I’m show running, creating and executive producing this thing. With producing, you’re rewarded for not being truthful. So it’s a lot of like, ‘OK, how can we tell this person one thing but do another?’”

Jennette called the experience difficult, adding, “I won’t lie, it’s been challenging navigating the politics of it. I feel much more connected to my books. … There’s no games involved. There’s no chess match involved.”

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No updates on the show’s future have been made public. Jennette, for her part, elaborated on her vision for the show to Alex Cooper.

“It’s horrifying. I think it’s the only way to do this project is to be doing it with people who relate deeply to the material,” she added in January 2026. “Otherwise, it’s a moot point. If somebody’s just doing it for the wrong reasons, I think it really gets lost in a project like this.”

She concluded: “That can work for a lot of projects but I think for something that comes from this personal of a place, other people have to relate that deeply or it just gets watered down.”

“The Odyssey” has generated a lot of buzz even before its release, but not everyone is impressed with Christopher Nolan’s approach to the epic poem. Elon Musk has been critical of the adaptation, voicing his opinion on casting choices, among other things. The trillionaire recently shared his plan to create his own AI-powered version of the tale, one he claims would be more “historically accurate” than Nolan’s take on Homer’s work.

Elon Musk has been vocal about his thoughts on Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” long before the film’s release on July 17. In February, there were rumors that Lupita Nyong’o would be portraying Helen of Troy, and Musk commented on X that the director “has lost his integrity.”

On July 22, Musk announced that before 2026 is over, he will have a feature-length version of “The Odyssey” created with AI image and video generator Grok Imagine “that is historically accurate and true to the art of Homer.” The post was accompanied by a three-minute clip of what the movie could look like, which was shared by Heavy Pulp.

Reactions to Musk’s statement varied, but many pointed out that he couldn’t create something “historically accurate” when his source material is rooted in Greek mythology. “It’s an imagined story that feature cyclops and mermaids my dude… There is nothing historical about it,” one user commented.

One Filmmaker Said The Businessman’s Opinions Are ‘Worthless’

Following Musk’s post, filmmaker Scott Derrickson, who directed films such as “Sinister,” “The Exorcism of Emily Rose,” and “Doctor Strange,” shared his reaction on social media.

“Clearly @elonmusk doesn’t know sh-t about cinema & he stopped reading in his 20s. His opinions on art are worthless,” Derrickson wrote. Entertainment critics and British historian Tom Holland (not to be confused with the “Spider-Man” actor) have also pushed back against Musk’s criticisms of the film.

Some also pointed out inaccuracies in the AI-generated video Musk posted, with many noticing that Odysseus had a yellow earplug. Another commented, “Not to nitpick but nobody here looks Greek… It looks cool but it exposes the fact that accuracy is not the goal. It’s just making everyone white.”

Elon Musk Heavily Criticized And Mocked ‘The Odyssey’

Musk’s statements about “The Odyssey” stemmed from rumors about casting, specifically over Lupita Nyong’o, who portrayed twin sisters Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra, and Elliot Page as Greek warrior Sinon. He wrote, in part, that the casting was one of “the dumbest and most twisted things I’ve heard.”

When the cast was confirmed, Musk doubled down on his stance. In May, conservative political commentator Matt Walsh posted about the movie, describing it as “woke” and calling Nolan a “coward.”

“We’re told that we shouldn’t object to Helen of Troy being portrayed as a black woman. And yet if a major Hollywood studio made a film set in Africa and cast a white woman as ‘the most beautiful woman in Africa,’ those same people would literally riot in the street,” Walsh wrote. Musk agreed, replying, “Absolutely true. Such hypocrisy in Hollywood.”

Later, the business mogul called Nolan an “anti-White racist.”

The SpaceX CEO Accused Christopher Nolan Of Pandering To The Oscars

Chris Nolan desecrated the Odyssey so that he would be eligible for an Academy Award …

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 15, 2026

In yet another post, Musk accused Nolan of making the casting choices he did to pander to the Oscars. “Who specifically is the a-shole who added DEI lies to Academy Awards eligibility instead of it just being about making the best movie?” he asked.

Musk was referring to the Oscars’ diversity and inclusion rules, which went into effect in 2024. As many pointed out, however, the businessman’s assumption was inaccurate. According to the Academy’s guidelines for a film to be eligible for Best Picture, only two of the four standards must be satisfied when it comes to diversity.

The inclusion standards do not only cover on-screen casting, but also behind-the-camera opportunities, marketing and distribution teams, and creative leadership and crew.

Elon Musk Said He’s Up For Funding An Adaptation Directed By Mel Gibson

X user John Carter posted an idea on the social media platform, saying that he wants the trillionaire to give Mel Gibson $100 million to create a “painstakingly historically accurate” adaptation of “The Odyssey.” Carter also noted that he wants all dialogue to be taken from Homer’s poem and delivered in Homeric Greek dialect.

Musk responded with two words: “I’m down.” Others mentioned, however, that Gibson’s movies, including “Braveheart,” “The Passion of the Christ,” and “Apocalypto,” were filled with inaccuracies.

Nolan has not directly responded to Musk’s criticisms, only offering a blanket statement about critics. During a press tour, the director said the comments are “irrelevant,” especially before watching a film, and the backlash “comes with the territory” of creating a big movie.

Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz have shared the screen in several films over the years, building a long-running creative partnership alongside their marriage. Looking back on those collaborations, Bardem recently explained what makes working with his wife different, revealing how their years together give them a unique advantage whenever they step onto a film set.

Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz have been married for 16 years and have shared the screen multiple times. The couple will be gracing the screen together once more in an upcoming movie, and the actor spoke about the advantages of working on a film set with his wife.

Bardem said that he and Cruz have a special connection that makes things easier in a professional setting. “There’s a level of trust, of knowing how we work, that doesn’t need to be rehearsed,” the actor said, adding that it “saves a lot of time.”

The couple will portray husband and wife in the psychological thriller “Bunker,” written and directed by Florian Zeller. In it, Bardem plays an architect hired to build a bunker for a tech billionaire while his wife questions their marriage. Zeller said that he wrote the screenplay specifically with Bardem and Cruz in mind.

“The quality of the dialogues, the quality of what he is bringing into the story for us to reflect on, is really powerful, so I hope you watch it and enjoy it,” Bardem told Us Weekly.

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The Couple Had Chemistry When They First Met

Bardem and Cruz first crossed paths in the early ’90s while filming the Spanish movie, “Jamón, Jamón.” Both were relatively unknown young actors at the time, and while Bardem said he felt a connection with the actress, nothing romantic came out of the collaboration.

The Oscar-winning actor recalled the moment in an interview with GQ, admitting that there was mutual attraction. “Nothing happened. There was obvious chemistry between us. I mean, it’s all there on film; it’s like a document of our passion,” Bardem said, but Cruz was underage. She was 17 years old, five years Bardem’s junior.

The two went their separate ways and built successful careers, and it wasn’t until 15 years later that they started dating.

Javier Bardem And Penélope Cruz Got Together After Their Second Movie

In 2008, Bardem and Cruz shared the screen for a second time in the Woody Allen-directed flick, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona.” However, they waited for the movie to wrap filming before pursuing a relationship.

Bardem said that throughout the project, neither of them wanted to make the first move. “I don’t know if we were shy or trying to be too professional,” he said. On the final day of filming, they finally gave in to their attraction at the wrap party. The actor didn’t reveal who took the first step, but that evening laid the foundation of their relationship.

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The actor gushed about his wife, saying, “She has what I call the loving blood. Passion for everything. That’s what I find attractive. There is beauty and there is being sexy. Penélope has both.”

The Couple Shares Two Children

Bardem said he and Cruz share many similarities, but the basis of their relationship stems from a genuine connection before all the glitz and glamor that came with their careers.

“We met each other and knew each other before all of the noise, before success and before anybody saw us with different eyes because of who we now were, what he had become,” the actor noted, adding that it’s integral to rely on someone who knows the real you. “You see me, I see you. That’s important,” he said in an interview with The Gentleman’s Journal.

The couple tied the knot at a private ceremony in the Bahamas in 2010. Cruz gave birth to their first child, a son named Leo, in 2011, and welcomed their daughter, Luna, in 2013.

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Penélope Cruz Is Still Discovering Things About Her Husband

The husband and wife co-starred in other films, including “The Counselor,” “Loving Pablo,” and “Everybody Knows.” While they have known each other for more than three decades and have been married for 16 years, the actress said she’s still learning more things about her husband.

“I feel like I’m still learning, you know? And I am with somebody that I’ve known for 33 years. I really know that person, but it’s like, is there a day where you really get to know yourself? No. So the same with your partner,” she told PEOPLE.

“Bunker” will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and is expected to be released in theaters in late 2026 to early 2027.

HBO has been light-years ahead of its competitors in the prestige television landscape. Acclaimed HBO limited series like Band of Brothers and The Pacific proved the network could bring cinematic scope to television. The 2016 legal series The Night Of fulfills these requirements, creating an eight-episode master class in tension. With its thorough examination of the legal process, The Night Of also proved to be a groundbreaking deconstruction of the systematic racial and ethical biases within the American justice system.

‘The Night Of’ Is a Whodunit That Empathizes With the Suspect

The Night Of follows Pakistani-American college student Naz Khan (Riz Ahmed) during a romantic evening he shares with a woman named Andrea Cornish (Sofia Black-D’Elia) after they meet at a party. Naz’s night is filled with bad decisions; he steals his father’s (Payman Maadi) taxi cab in order to attend the party, abuses drugs that cloud his memories, and gets arrested shortly thereafter after failing to comply with traffic laws. Although none of Naz’s activities are depicted as being malicious, the series shows how easily actions can be misinterpreted. Naz wakes up to find that Andrea has been stabbed to death. In retrospect, he realizes that all of his actions on the night that she was killed make him look overly suspicious. It’s the rare murder mystery story that is told exclusively through the perspective of the major suspect.

The brilliance of the inciting incident in The Night Of is that showrunner Steven Zaillian doesn’t treat anything within Naz’s routine as abnormal. This creates more suspense, as the consequences of Naz’s irresponsible behavior are only evident to the audience. The intensity continues to escalate because Naz realizes too late that he has cast doubt upon his own innocence. This gives him a burden of guilt that he carries with him for the rest of the series, as Naz is forced to reflect upon how different things could have been if he had never met Andrea in the first place. As Naz, Ahmed balances these feelings of guilt and regret in one of his greatest performances.

Although there are hints of romance within their brief interactions, Naz knows very little about Andrea before she is killed. This was an important decision, as the impersonal nature of the crime makes it more shocking. Naz doesn’t have the capacity to mourn Andrea’s death because he barely knows her, and does not have any hints as to why she was killed. While Andrea’s shocking death is unquestionably a tragic one, it’s really just an inciting incident that sparks the show’s deconstruction of the legal process. The specificity with which Zallian examines the legal procedures that Naz experiences evokes comparisons to the great courtroom drama films of the 1990s.

‘The Night Of’ Features a Stellar Supporting Cast

While it’s Naz’s perspective that the series focuses on, The Night Of explores all aspects of the legal process through its supporting cast. Naz’s lawyer, John Stone (John Turturro), makes for a fascinating co-lead in the series because of his conflicted feelings about the justice system. While Stone has reason to believe in Naz’s innocence, he continuously reminds him to stop telling “the truth” in order to make their case as convincing as possible. Stone recognizes that Naz’s honesty could lead the jury to make assumptions that would color their opinion of him. Turturro’s magnetic performance captures the world-weary nature of a grizzled, experienced attorney who recognizes that justice and honesty aren’t always the same thing.

Bill Camp is also terrific in a supporting role as Detective Sergeant Dennis Box, the investigator in charge of investigating Andrea’s death. In this role, Camp proves that he’s the type of actor who can give a memorable performance with only a brief amount of screen time. While it would have been easy for the series to depict Box as a remorseless villain with no compassion, his motivations for pursuing Naz never feel personal. Box’s pursuit of Naz is merely a byproduct of a larger infrastructural issue, as the legal system does not allow for a conclusive truth to be drawn. Camp depicts Box as someone who genuinely wants to see justice served. This depiction of law enforcement strengthens the series’ sense of realism. It also serves as an interesting point of comparison with Stone, as the series explores the different practices taken by lawyers and cops.

‘The Night Of’ Exposes Flaws In the Prison System

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The Night Of examines the flaws within the prison system by showing how Naz’s personality is changed by his experience. The series brilliantly intertwines scenes of Stone interviewing people related to the case with Naz’s experiences in prison. As Naz attempts to survive abuse at the hands of both his fellow prisoners and the guards, he is forced to become a more violent person. After being treated like a criminal, Naz begins to act like one to survive. At a certain point, he realizes that his innocence will not protect him. It’s a disturbing concept, and the eight-episode run allows The Night Of to show more detail than most prison films would be capable of.

Although The Night Of tackles serious issues like over-policing and racial discrimination, it never loses sight of Naz’s perspective. While the story itself is fictional, Naz’s experiences are representative of larger systemic issues; the story becomes more powerful because the viewer is able to see how these issues affect an empathetic character. While by no means an easy watch, The Night Of is a master class in storytelling that refuses to abide by clichés commonly found in crime dramas. While its dour tone makes it difficult to cite as traditionally entertaining, The Night Of is a worthwhile examination of topics that couldn’t be more relevant.

The Night Of is available to stream on Max in the U.S.

HBO Max is expanding The Big Bang Theory universe with its Stuart Fails to Save the Universe spinoff — but who makes up the cast?

The Big Bang Theory, which aired on CBS from 2007 to 2019, starred Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch as a group of best friend scientists and their — sometimes polar opposite — significant others.

The Big Bang Theory won 10 Emmy Awards during its 12-season run and spawned the prequel series, Young Sheldon. The follow-up focused on Sheldon’s life (Iain Armitage) as a child prodigy growing up in Texas.

In addition to serving as an executive producer, Parsons acted as the narrator across all seven seasons — at one point even making an onscreen appearance as adult Sheldon in the 2024 finale.

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Viewers met Sheldon’s brother, Georgie (Montana Jordan), which paved the way for his love story with Mandy (Emily Osment) to inspire another spinoff, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage. Next up is Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, headlined by Kevin Sussman, Brian Posehn and Lauren Lapkus.

According to the official synopsis, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe follows Stuart Bloom as he is faced with the daunting task of “restoring reality after he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, accidentally bringing about a multiverse Armageddon.”

Stuart “is aided in this quest by his girlfriend Denise, geologist friend Bert and quantum physicist/all-around pain in the ass Barry Kripke. Along the way, they meet alternate-universe versions of characters we’ve come to know and love from The Big Bang Theory. As the title implies, things don’t go well.”

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Kevin Sussman

Sussman is reprising his role as Stuart Bloom, who appeared in the OG show.

Brian Posehn

Joining Sussman is Posehn’s character Bert from The Big Bang Theory.

Lauren Lapkus

Lapkus a.k.a Stuart’s girlfriend, Denise, is front and center in season 1 of Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.

John Ross Bowie

Bowie’s Barry Kripke is also part of the spinoff show.

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Ryan Cartwright

Cartwright has been cast in the role of Kyle.

Josh Brener

Brener, meanwhile, plays Trevor on Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.

Tommy Walker

Walker is also on Stuart Fails to Save the Universe as Gary.

Jenny Slatten’s daughter Christina is giving fans an update on stepdad Sumit Singh’s visa application process amid the 90 Day Fiancé star’s public ALS battle.

“I wanted to let you guys know that we have started the visa process for Sumit to come to the U.S. [and] to bring my mom so she can come here and get more treatment using her insurance,” Christina said in an Instagram video uploaded on Wednesday, July 22. “Because the doctors have told her she cannot travel alone because it’s such a long flight.”

Earlier this year, Jenny revealed she was diagnosed with ALS after experiencing symptoms for more than a year. Since receiving her diagnosis in May, Sumit has become Jenny’s “full-time caregiver” on top of being her husband.

Christina added that they decided to have Sumit apply for an “emergency tourist spousal visa” rather than a green card given her mom’s health.

“We have applied for an emergency tourist spousal visa, not for a green card. Only for a tourist visa. It’s a lot longer of a process to try to get a green card, especially right now,” she said, referring to the United States’ current immigration process. “They’re not making it easy for anyone. So we’re going the tourist route.”

Christina explained that she spoke to her senator’s office who told her that the visa process could “take some time” if Sumit is allowed to proceed.

“So we’ve started it and we’re waiting for the Indian consulate to give Sumit his appointment,” she said. “As of right now we’re still waiting on the appointment and there has been no update when that will happen.”

Christina also shared that her mother’s doctor provided a note “stating her diagnosis and that she cannot travel alone from here on out to come back to the United States.”

“We are working on it and we’re gonna try our damndest to get Sumit here with my mom. So stay tuned,” she said.

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As Sumit awaits to hear from the consulate, Christina asked fans for their “positive” thoughts as they await next steps.

“Please keep this process in your prayers. Put it out into the universe,” she shared. “Send good juju, there is absolutely no guarantees that he will get approved. But we’ve done everything asked.”

Fans were introduced to Jenny and Sumit when they first appeared on 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way in 2019. The couple currently live in India and are starring in the new season of 90 Day: The Last Resort, which premiered on TLC back in June.

“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Layla Taylor has a new love interest! Weeks after coming out as bisexual during a candid interview, the TV personality appeared to have confirmed who her new boo is in a new TikTok video.

Layla Taylor’s dating life has been a topic of conversation since the first season of “SLOMW” debuted on Hulu in 2024. Throughout the last four seasons, the mother of two has not only documented her divorce from Clayton Wessel, but she’s also dated Cameron Jolly and Mason McWhorter on camera.

@kelschesser Thankful she was 🙂‍↕️ #wlw #girlfriend ♬ original sound – Sonicallygifted

On July 21, TikTok creator Kelsie Chesser posted a video set to a trending Beyoncé sound, with overlaid text that read, “When I slid into my girlfriends DM’s just hoping she was into girls.” Of course, “SLOMW” fans rushed to the comments to see whether she was talking about Taylor. However, they didn’t have to speculate for too long, considering Taylor commented, “Folded.”

Taylor recently shared a video of herself holding the hand of a woman off-screen. That video also featured overlaid text that shed more light on her newfound identity. “‘You’re glowing recently’ thanks I’m dating a woman now,” the text read. She even captioned the video, “Chivalry isn’t dead it’s w the lesbians.”

Layla Taylor Recently Came Out As Bisexual

According to a previous report from The Blast, Taylor recently came out as bisexual during an interview with Jay Shetty. During the conversation, the Hulu reality star said that she’s now “gay and bi,” confirming that she has romantic feelings for men and women.

Taylor told Shetty that she’s known about her feelings for women since she was a child, but she wasn’t able to act on them because of her upbringing. Over the last few years, though, Taylor has become more comfortable with who she is and said that she’d no longer live inside of a box. “I’ll be d-mned if I’m not able to be fully who I am,” she said.

Layla Taylor’s Breakup Helped Her Realize She Was Into Women

As mentioned above, Taylor has showcased her romantic relationships on camera over the last several years. In season 4 of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” viewers saw Taylor struggling in her relationship with McWhorter, who voiced his concerns about dating Taylor because of her two small children.

While speaking with Shetty, Taylor confirmed that she and McWhorter ended things and even revealed that their split helped her realize she was into women. “Honestly, I went through a breakup at the beginning of this year, and I feel like for just a long period of my life, I was constantly living my life for other people,” she said.

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“Whether that was being a mom or I was in a marriage at one point, I was married. And I just feel like I was always fulfilling other people around me. And it honestly just caused me to never really focus on myself and never be able to really just sit alone with who I am as a person… And I think honestly that breakup was like a blessing in disguise because I feel like now I’ve been fully able to just focus on Layla. And yeah, just focus on who I truly am.”

This Famous Rock Singer Recently Came Out As Gay

Te amamos, Caleb Shomo! 🖤

O vocalista do Beartooth declarou que é gay em um novo post publicado no seu Instagram! pic.twitter.com/UJFydkIJb7

— downstage (@downstagebra) May 23, 2026

Taylor isn’t the only public figure who has recently opened up about being part of the LGBTQ+ community. According to The Blast, rock singer Caleb Shomo also came out as a “proudly gay man” this summer, sharing that it’s something he’s struggled with “for quite some time now.”

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Caleb’s Wife, Fleur, Still Supports Him

Caleb’s wife of 14 years, Fleur Shomo, broke her silence on the news and said that while she was hurt by his revelation, she would still support him through thick and thin.

“Nobody will know anything about our marriage like we do. And no one can ever truly know what depths of love exist between two people unless they are those people,” she said. “I already miss it & my husband more than anything. Our story was a good one. And now it’s done.”