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Lewis Hamilton Feeling Pressure to Be ‘Perfect’ for Kim Kardashian
Lewis Hamilton and Kim Kardashian‘s relationship has continued to attract attention since the pair went public earlier this year, with sources claiming the romance is affecting various aspects of the F1 star’s life.
From reportedly investing in wellness treatments to spending time with Kardashian’s children and enjoying luxury getaways together, the couple’s relationship appears to be growing stronger.
Insiders also suggest Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton’s shared ambitions and easy connection are making them one of Hollywood’s most talked-about pairings.

Hamilton is reportedly paying closer attention to his appearance as his relationship with Kim Kardashian continues to attract intense public interest.
According to a report, sources shared that the F1 driver has been exploring a range of premium wellness and cosmetic treatments, with concerns about hair thinning among his main focuses.
“It’s not as though Lewis wasn’t in the spotlight before Kim, but the level of attention on him now is even more intense, and so is the pressure he feels to look perfect,” a source says.
Although Hamilton is said to have experimented with non-surgical options such as red-light therapy and specialized hair-growth products, the insider notes that “the only thing that really makes a big difference is getting a hair transplant surgery.”
However, with the Formula One season keeping him busy until December, any major procedures are reportedly being postponed. For now, the insider claims Hamilton is opting for less invasive treatments, including Botox and injectables, as he continues to maintain his image under growing public scrutiny.
They further allege that Kardashian has not pressured Hamilton to change his appearance but has introduced him to the world of cosmetic enhancements, an area in which she is considered highly knowledgeable.
Friends Say Kim Kardashian And Lewis Hamilton Are A Perfect Match

Meanwhile, friends of the couple reportedly believe they are an ideal match.
Sources describe their relationship as easygoing and natural, noting that their previous friendship helped create a strong foundation.
The pair is said to share similar ambitions and outlooks on life, with one insider claiming they have a level of comfort together that makes it seem as though “they’ve been together for years.”
“Everything feels very easy and light,” the insider told People Magazine. “The fact that they knew each other before helps, but they both align in terms of ambition, life goals, and making things easy.”
Lewis Hamilton Is ‘Very Into’ The Business Mogul

Hamilton and the SKIMS founder first sparked romance rumors in February following a series of public appearances, including at Super Bowl LX, before making their relationship Instagram official in April.
Those close to the couple say Hamilton is deeply invested in the romance as he “is very into” Kardashian and is “always saying how gorgeous she is, giving her attention.”
“It’s very cute,” the insider shared. “After some of Kim’s other relationships, friends think this is just what she needs. She’s always at peace with him.”

The Formula One star publicly addressed the relationship for the first time during the Monaco Grand Prix on June 8, expressing gratitude for Kardashian’s support throughout the race weekend.
“It’s amazing to have her come this weekend and have the support,” Hamilton said during a post-race press conference, per People.
He added: “But, you know, with my friends, incredible turnout, just overall, the people,” he added. “It’s amazing to have good people around you and good people supporting you, and she does that for me every day.”
Kardashian later offered fans a glimpse into their relationship by sharing photos from a day spent together, including an image of the pair riding bicycles.
Sources have also suggested that Hamilton’s growing bond with Kardashian’s four children, North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm, is a reflection of the trust she places in him, as she is known to be highly “protective of them and doesn’t take new introductions lightly.”
Lewis Hamilton And Kim Kardashian Pack On The PDA During A Luxury Yacht Escape

The couple was recently seen enjoying a getaway to the French Riviera following Hamilton’s impressive Monaco performance.
Photos obtained by Hola! showed them sharing affectionate moments aboard a luxury yacht, with Hamilton dressed in Ferrari team gear and Kardashian opting for a black bodysuit and a more natural look with her hair worn down.
The yacht excursion came after Kardashian spent the race weekend supporting Hamilton from the grandstands alongside her sister, Khloé Kardashian.
She also drew attention for several fashion-forward outfits during the event, including a black lace ensemble and a backless nude-toned gown accessorized with black heels, purple-tinted sunglasses, and a sleek high bun.
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BET Awards 2026 Hottest Couples on the Red Carpet: Photos
Celebrity couples stepped out in style for a fun-filled date night at the 2026 BET Awards.
Love Island USA season 6 couple Kordell Beckham and Serena Page were among the star-studded pairs who showed PDA on the red carpet ahead of the Sunday, June 28, ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
This year’s BET Awards was plenty entertaining, with Druski hosting the ceremoy for the first time. Airing live on BET at 8 p.m. ET, the event will feature performances by Cardi B, Common, Doechii, Queen Latifah, Raye and more top artists.
Cardi led the nominees with six total nods, followed by Kendrick Lamar and Mariah the Scientist with five nominations each and Doechii, Doja Cat, Clipse, Teyana Taylor, Olivia Dean and Latto with four each. Taylor also took home the coveted Icon of the Year trophy.
Scroll through the photos below to see which couples attended the 2026 BET Awards:
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Collin Gosselin Says It ‘Hurts’ Seeing Sister Connect With Mom
Collin Gosselin is opening up about his complicated family dynamics ahead of his tell-all memoir.
“I think [my sister] Hannah [Gosselin] is very sentimental and reminiscent, in a way, and I think she wants to still have a piece of that family,” Gosselin, 22, said in an interview first conducted over a year ago, but re-shared on Saturday, June 27, via YouTube ahead of Collin’s book. “And I even look back at it like this — during my parents’ divorce Hannah was always so much closer with my dad. But now that I look at it I don’t think that it was that she was closer with my dad, I think she just wanted both parents in her life. And it makes a lot of sense and that literally is normal — that’s a normal thing kids want that.”
Collin and Hannah, also 22, are two of Kate Gosselin and ex-husband Jon Gosselin’s eight children, made famous by their reality TV series Jon & Kate Plus 8. The former couple also share twins Mady and Cara, both 25, and the remaining sextuplets Alexis, Leah, Joel and Aiden, all 22.
The pair finalized their divorce in December 2009 after 10 years of marriage. Jon eventually took custody of Hannah and Collin, while Kate retained custody of the pair’s remaining six children.
From Collin’s point of view, before Hannah went to live with their father she wanted to be “closer” to him. After living with him, he believes she shifted her focus back to her mom.
“Now that she’s with my dad and she knows that my dad loves her and he’s never gonna leave her or throw her out on a limb or anything like that, I think she wants to now fix that relationship with my mom,” he alleged. “What hurts me on that is that Hannah wants to fix the relationship with my mom — Hannah wants to get into the emotional and the feelings part of it because she cares about people.”
He continued, “For my mom, it’s going on social media. It’s going on TikTok and saying, ‘Oh, hi, just talked to Hannah today. … So for Hannah it’s a relationship, and for my mom it’s a PR stunt and that’s what really hurts me.”
Us Weekly has reached out to Kate for comment on her son’s claims.
Collin’s come as he promotes his upcoming tell-all memoir, detailing life as a child under the harsh spotlight of reality TV and his family’s ongoing estrangement. Us exclusively revealed the cover of the book, In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood, earlier this month.
“This book is about truth, survival, resilience and finding my voice after years of being silenced,” Collin told Us. “If my story helps even one person feel less alone or gives them the courage to tell their own, then every difficult page was worth writing.”
As for where he stands with Hannah as she continues to mend her relationship with her mother, Collins says he’ll always be in his sibling’s corner.
“I love my sister and I’ll always be there for her,” he said. “I even texted her the other day and I said — it was about recent events — I said, ‘I know you don’t want to talk about these things and we’re not going to.’ I just said, ‘I love you and I’m always going to be there for you.’”
He added, “I just want her to know that her relationship with my mom and our siblings is never going to determine our relationship, and I’m never going to have hard feelings for her because of that. … I’m never going to tell her how to feel — I’m always there for her despite her relationship with my mom.”
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Stars Wow in Naked Dresses at 2026 BET Awards: Lizzo, More
The stars left little to the imagination while attending the 2026 BET Awards, proving once again that the naked dress trend is here to stay.
Lizzo stepped out on Sunday, June 28, in a bronze glittery gown with a sheer skirt that highlighted her recent weight loss.
“I’ve been methodical, losing weight very slowly,” the “Truth Hurts” rap star told The New York Times in April 2024. “I don’t really see it because if anyone who’s on a natural weight-loss journey knows, losing weight is actually the slowest thing in the world and you don’t really notice it until you notice it. Also, the scale’s not really moving. But anyway, that doesn’t matter. I’m super proud of my current lifestyle.”
Lizzo was far from the only star to don a sheer gown at the BET Awards. Scroll below to see their best looks:
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T-Pain Plays Unreleased Oliver Tree Song After His Death
T-Pain shared an unreleased collaboration with Oliver Tree in honor of the musician just two weeks after his shocking death.
The rapper, real name Faheem Rashad Najm, was performing with Shaquille O’Neal, aka DJ Diesel, at the Electric Forest festival in Michigan in the late hours of Saturday, June 27, when he unveiled the new track, per social media footage.
Fan clips captured the emotional moment when T-Pain, 41, rolled out a video montage of clips of the late Tree as the track played.
The song’s public release came two weeks after Tree died in a mid-air helicopter collision over Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro. He was 32 years old.
In T-Pain’s video montage, Tree was seen performing, riding a scooter down multiple hills and goofing around with friends. As the throwback videos played, T-Pain held his hand in the air before asking the crowd to wave their arms from side to side in unison.
T-Pain and Tree were known to be close friends, with the former often hosting the latter on his “Nappy Boy Radio Podcast.”

T-Pain Ethan Miller/Getty Images
News of Tree’s death circulated online after CNN Brazil reported on the fatal helicopter incident that occurred on June 14. The outlet stated at the time that two helicopters had crashed into one another, resulting in the death of six people including Tree. There were no survivors.
The musician and artist had been traveling in Brazil as part of his world tour at the time. After performing in São Paulo on June 6, Tree was scheduled to take to the stage in Lisbon, Portugal on July 1.
A spokesperson for Rio de Janeiro’s State Civil Police Press Office told USA Today in the collision’s aftermath that an investigation was being conducted to determine the “causes of the aircraft crash.”

Oliver Tree Rob Kim/Getty Images for iHeartRadio
Once a forensic examination that was conducted at the scene is finalized, the Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center will release its report. The outlet added that preliminary reports indicated that the falling helicopters crashed “into the parking lot of an electric car dealership, igniting a fire that consumed at least 20 vehicles.”
Tree’s team revealed via an Instagram post on Sunday, June 21, that his body had been recovered and transferred to California. The post, shared via Tree’s official account, also announced that he will be honored via a forthcoming foundation. “His legacy will live on through his foundation/endowment named ‘Dr. Oliver Tree’s Extremely Epic Grant For Baby Geniuses’ coming soon,” the post stated. “This is something that Oliver had put together before his passing, written in his will. We will make sure his wish comes to fruition so that more joy, love and art can be spread into the world, that was his final wish.”
T-Pain shared his own tribute to Tree via Instagram in the wake of his friend’s death. “Thanks for sharing your art and for always being different in the best way possible. See you on the brighter side,” T-Pain wrote hours after the news broke.
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Courtney Stodden Slams Dr. Drew for Breast Ultrasound at 16
Courtney Stodden is accusing television personality Dr. Drew Pinsky of exploitation when she says he forced her to undergo an exam of her breasts on live television when she was a minor.
“Dr. Drew had me on his show when I was 16 and had me undergo an ultrasound to see if my breasts were real or if I was lying about my breasts,” Stodden, now 31, alleged in a post shared via Instagram on Saturday, June 27. “I wasn’t an underage girl. I was a minor trapped in a situation that I wasn’t able to get out of legally. I had no rights at the time. The money he paid me to be on the show went straight to my abuser.”
At the time, a then-16-year-old Stodden was married to then-51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison. Stodden eventually filed for divorce from the actor in 2018 and the former couple finalized the split in 2020.
“Obviously there is a problem in America,” Stodden told Fox News Digital in an October 2025 interview of her experience as a teen bride. “We think of child marriage as something that’s, like, overseas or foreign, but really America’s dirty little secret is the loophole in the judicial system for, in my opinion, pedophiles to marry children.”
She added at the time, “And the scariest part of this whole thing is that I’m not alone. There are so many people that reach out to me to tell me their horror stories of being a child bride.”
In her Saturday upload, Stodden shared screenshots of her 2011 interview on Dr. Drew’s daytime show Dr. Drew’s Lifechangers. During the episode, the then-minor was instructed to lie on stage in front of a studio audience while Dr. Drew performed a breast ultrasound to check for breast implants.
“These photos bring up a lot of sadness for me because I see a little girl being exploited by grown men and used for views and mockery,” she continued in the poignant caption. “Dr. Drew, what made you think this was a good idea? As a doctor, did you think this was actually healthy for a little girl to experience? Did you even care?”
Stodden also tagged Dr. Drew in the post, who has not publicly addressed Stodden’s claims at the time of publication. Us Weekly has reached out to representatives for the TV personality for comment but did not hear back.
Stodden — who has often detailed her on-again, off-again 35-year age-gap marriage to Hutchison and has since claimed she was groomed by the actor — has become an advocate against child marriage — a practice that continues in the United States. Currently, 33 states allow a child under the age of 18 to get married, while 17 states have banned the practice.
“Realizing everything that has happened to me in present time has been a lot to process,” she told Fox News Digital during the same 2025 interview. “When I first hit the spotlight as a young girl, my brain wasn’t developed yet. And I had a certain image of what my life was. I thought I knew everything. I mean, what kid doesn’t at 16. Then as things started to escalate quite quickly — and my role seemed to shift in the marriage quite quickly — I became the breadwinner.”
Stodden famously revealed that she received negative comments and attacks for her age-gap marriage, including leaked DMs from Chrissy Teigen in which the model encouraged the then-16-year-old Stodden to die by suicide.
“Not a lot of people are lucky enough to be held accountable for all their past bulls*** in front of the entire world,” Teigen, 40, wrote in a since-deleted post shared via X, apologizing for her previous comments. “I’m mortified and sad at who I used to be. I was an insecure, attention seeking troll. I am ashamed and completely embarrassed at my behavior but that is nothing compared to how I made Courtney feel.”
In 2025, Stodden revealed she had contemplated suicide as a result of the online hate she received.
“I had a suicide letter written,” she said in the ABC News documentary IMPACT x Nightline: Confessions of a Child Bride. “I remember my last thought was, ‘You know, maybe I don’t deserve to be here when people that high up are telling me I don’t deserve to be.’”
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Who Is Soccer Star Lucas Trejo? What to Know
Soccer player Lucas Trejo was a devoted father and husband before his beloved wife and two young children were killed in the devastating Venezuela earthquakes.
The athlete’s family had been reported missing after their apartment building collapsed during the two earthquakes that hit the area in June 2026. (At the time of publication, NBC reported that more than 1,000 people have died as a result of the earthquakes.)
Days later, Lucas’ team, Club Sport Marítimo La Guaira, confirmed the family’s death while paying tribute to his wife and two children.
“For the eternal rest of Yanina de Trejo (wife), Aaron Trejo (son) and Ainhoa Trejo (daughter) of our player Lucas Trejo,” the caption read via Instagram, translated to English. “The big family of the Maritime Sport Club of La Guaira offers their condolences for the death of their relatives, which occurred last June 24th during the earthquake that shook the whole country.”
The statement continued, “Directors, coaches, players, administrative, operational and administrative staff of the club we ask God for the eternal rest of the family of Lucas Trejo. We also continue to pray for the rescue of other victims of this catastrophe in La Guaira.”
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Lucas Trejo Plays for Maritimo de La Guaira
Lucas joined the Venezuelan soccer team Maritimo de La Guaira in 2026 as a defender.
“With two league titles conquered in Venezuelan football, the Argentine defender Lucas Trejo arrives at Maritimo de La Guaira ⚽,” an Instagram post read in February 2026. “He is willing to contribute his experience and trusts the talent of his teammates to achieve the great goal of the Club this season🇻🇪🇵🇹.”
Lucas Trejo Was Married
Lucas and Yanina tied the knot in 2020.
“And if any prevails against one two will withstand him, a threefold cord is not easily broken 23/12/19 ‘love never ceases to be.’ ❤️💍💑 @lucastrejo_lt,” Yanina wrote via Instagram at the time, translated to English.
Lucas Trejo Had Children
Lucas and his wife welcomed their first child in 2018. “A month ago, on 31\12 at 14:20 came my great love, the one who changed my life and taught me how to love…! We made it to the month son!!!! My little warrior Aaron, we love you ❤️🎂🎊,” Yanina wrote via Instagram one month later, translated to English.
The couple added their daughter to their family in 2020. Yanina paid tribute to their daughter one year later in honor of the little one’s birthday.
“20/08/20 the day the princess I had always dreamed of arrived, the doll I imagine in my childhood arrived to change my life, I don’t know at what moment you grew up so much. I just ask the weather to slow down!!!. Thank you, daughter, thank you for bringing so much love to our family, today is certainly another day of games, bottles and changing diapers, but for mom it is the most special day. When you grow up you’ll understand 💕 I thank God for your life, for letting me walk by your side 👩 👧 today begins the first year of many 🎊,” Yanina wrote via Instagram in 2021, translated to English.
She continued, “You dressed me before I was born,every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was designed before a day came to pass psalms 139:16. Happy birthday 🌸AINHOA 🌸.”
Lucas Trejo Honored His Family After Their Deaths
Lucas paid tribute to his family via his Instagram Story in June 2026, sharing a photo of him with his hand on his wife’s knee as the couple sat beside their children and smiled for the camera.
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Influencer Grandma Droniak Being Kicked Out of Nursing Home
Influencer Lillian Droniak — known as Grandma Droniak to her 15 million TikTok followers — claimed that she was asked to leave her retirement community.
“I’m getting kicked out of the nursing home,” Droniak, 96, alleged in a recent TikTok video, holding up a letter she apparently received from the facility. “It says, ‘You’re getting kicked out if you don’t stop the parties.’”
Droniak, who has enjoyed hosting ragers in her apartment, explained that she was told “parties are not allowed” on the premises. The rules also allegedly state that she is forbidden from serving alcohol to other residents.
“‘This letter serves as a formal warning,’” Droniak read aloud, shortly before ripping up the paperwork. “I pay $12,000 a month to live here. I could party if I want. My girlfriends are coming over today, and we’re gonna drink and gossip. It’s not a party, but we do get rowdy.”
She continued, “I can’t help it, I love to party. You can’t stop me.”
Droniak had been served the initial notice following alleged noise complaints from her fellow residents.
“We are reaching out because there have been many noise complaints about your room. Parties are not allowed and you cannot serve alcohol to other residents,” the letter read, which Droniak held up to the camera in her footage. “This is a safety concern.”
The letter continued, “While we encourage residents to socialize and enjoy community activities, we cannot have wild parties. It is shown on security footage that people were leaving your room at 1 a.m. last Tuesday. Continued incidents of this nature may result in restrictions on visitors and common area privileges, and could lead to further review of your residency status within the community. We kindly ask for your cooperation in ensuring future gatherings remain respectful of community rules and quiet hours. No more parties please.”
@grandma_droniak i cant believe this. i have to party #partygirl #nursinghome #drama #grandma
Despite the warning, Droniak hosted a group of friends. She even shared a post-party update the next day.
“Hungover from last night’s party,” she wrote over a TikTok video of herself wearing a T-shirt that read, “To-Do List: Your Dad” while smiling for the camera. “My nursing home can’t stop me from partying through the last chapter of life.”
Droniak further captioned her upload, “I can’t help it, I like to party and can’t stop.”
Droniak moved into the facility in 2024 after breaking her leg in a fall and has since “resolved” the dispute with her building, which the influencer’s rep told People on Sunday, June 28.
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Janet Jackson Serves Up Style at 2026 BET Awards
Janet Jackson shut down the 2026 BET Awards red carpet in standout style.
Jackson, 60, stepped out at the annual awards ceremony on Sunday, June 28, at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater, in a pair of oversized pinstripe pants and a coordinating blouse. She layered the striped top over a “2Pac” graphic T-shirt, in honor of her Poetic Justice costar Tupac Shakur. Jackson accessorized the ensemble with a waist-defining studded belt and an armful of silver bangles.
Jackson topped off her stunning look with a tipped black fedora, which featured a birdcage veil and feathered accents.
Hours before slaying the red carpet, Jackson delivered a dose of “Sunday Inspiration” to her social media followers.
“Don’t be afraid of losing people. Be afraid of losing yourself by trying to please everyone,” an anonymous quote shared to Jackson’s Instagram Stories read.
Janet, the youngest of the famed Jackson family including brother Michael Jackson, won the Icon Award at last year’s BET Awards.
“I’m so honored. I’m so grateful,” she gushed in her acceptance speech at the time. “I mean no disrespect in any way but I don’t consider myself an icon. My family, myself, our dream was to, it wasn’t ever to be famous.”
Janet continued, “We always had a special love for music, dancing and singing. Fame came as a result of hard work and dedication. My story, my family story, is truly an American story. This would have only happened in America. The only thing that I hope for is that I’ve been an inspiration to other and artists to follow their dreams and succeed.”
Aside from her back-to-back BET appearances and other glam nights out, Janet is a proud mom of son Eissa.
“The most important thing I’ve done, the biggest thing I’ve done, is become a mother, and it’s had a beautiful impact on my life,” she told The Guardian in 2024 of motherhood. “I wanted to have three children, but thought, ‘I should stop there, that’s probably all I can handle.’ Because you have to give all of yourself. Obviously, you have to work, but you don’t come first anymore. Your life completely changes. And I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”
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Raven Gates Reacts to Fan Saying Finances Aren’t a ‘Reality’
Bachelor in Paradise star Raven Gates is reacting to a comment about her finances.
“This isn’t reality for most to be able to do who live paycheck to paycheck and have debt. Tips,” one user wrote in an Instagram Story Q&A on Saturday, June 27, seemingly referring to Gates’ income bracket.
“Going back to this topic for a second. I totally get that because that was ME!” Gates, 34, replied in an Instagram Story post. “I don’t want anyone to feel as though I am trying to make anyone feel less than. That was my story, too. But you don’t see that part, but I’m trying to show a bit more of the place I was in over 10 years ago & how I got out of it.”
Gates explained that she doesn’t feel like “people remember how broke, how in debt, how bad of credit, etc [she] had.”
“The high school I graduated from had free and reduced lunches for the whole school because of our poverty level. I can go into more but there’s so much to the story including a lot of chance and luck (ECCLESIASTES 9:11) but also a lot of grinding, failing and discipline,” she wrote. “I do believe there’s always a way for things to be better and if we lose sight of that, that’s when we can’t take the next steps, whatever that may look like.”
She continued, “I knew this topic would bring a lot of emotions from people so I’m not sure I should have even shared but I am trying to be more open and also sensitive to others. But all in all to encourage and say I KNOW how it feels & I believe in you and that your situation can get better.”
Gates also shared details about her income with husband Adam Gottschalk in a post that she has since appeared to have deleted but was reviewed by Us Weekly.
Gates met Gottschalk, 36, on the beaches of Bachelor in Paradise season 4 in 2017. The couple ultimately got engaged two years later but had to postpone their nuptials multiple times amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Gates and Gottschalk went on to tie the knot in 2021. The pair have since welcomed sons Gates and Max in 2022 and 2023, respectively.
The reality stars celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary in April, with Gottschalk sharing a sweet compilation of five photos through the years via Instagram. “Happy anniversary baby,” he wrote at the time. “5 years & 5 pics with you 🫶🏼.”
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Cowboys Cheerleader Hopeful Dayton ‘Moved On’ After 3rd Cut
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders star Dayton Bramhall’s journey to dance for the iconic NFL team is officially over.
“It’s been a year, so I feel great. My life has completely changed in the last year, like, new job, new career, new city [and] I have a boyfriend now. Life has changed completely,” Dayton, 28, said on the Friday, June 26, episode of the “Baddie Besties” podcast. “I think when I said I was done auditioning, I really meant I was done.”
As fans saw in America’s Sweethearts season 3, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders director Kelli Finglass and choreographer Judy Trammell cut Dayton ahead of training camp for the 2025-2026 season. Dayton, who has failed to make the team twice before, is the daughter of team associate choreographer and former DCC cheerleader Shelly Bramhall.
While Shelly was overwhelmingly emotional that her daughter’s dreams were dashed, Dayton proclaimed in a confessional that she was done trying to make the team.
“I really put it behind me at that moment and I just, kind of, moved on from there,” Dayton said on Friday. “I feel really content this time around … and fulfilled to say the least. I did what I needed to do. I worked my butt off all year. In between the last time I was in training camp [and] the last time I auditioned for finals, I worked so hard and that’s all I could do.”
According to Dayton, she simply wanted to try “as much as [she] could” and her best.
“I gave it my all and it didn’t work,” she acknowledged. “So, I’ll use my abilities somewhere else, and that’s what I’ve been doing and it’s been great.”
The DCC is currently in training camp, where Judy and Kelli’s teams are whittling down the cheerleading hopefuls to set their roster for the 2026-2027 NFL season. Dayton, for her part, opted against trying out.
“I was encouraged to come back,” Dayton alleged on Friday’s podcast episode. “My mom and I separately had conversations with staff of me returning and trying again because it was told there was a place for me there, I just had to work for it.”
She continued, “[They told me that] it wasn’t impossible for me to make the team. I had to really work for it. I was given a lot of feedback because of who my mom is and they expected a lot out of me, and while that seems like it could be a lot of pressure, I actually appreciate that.”
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