CLAYTON ECHARD SAYS FANS’ CRITICISM GETS TO HIM: Clayton Echard, the star of this season of The Bachelor, shared that he has “fallen victim to reading everything” regarding his time on the show. People reports that Echard opened up on Tuesday’s (January 18th) episode of Bachelor Happy Hour, adding that his mom is bothered by the comments, too. “My mom is so very supportive, so excited, she's always texting me but the sad part about it is she's taking a lot of this criticism worse than I am,” he said. “I haven't been too excited about that. I've taken it a certain way, but my mom is really, really struggling with it and I tell her to just get off social media and she can't do it either, she's so curious.” The former NFL player added, “You think it's just one comment… understand that I'm not just reading that one comment, I'm reading your comment, the 10,000 other comments and they all pile-on and it can be a lot.”
JENNY SLATE MARRIED BEN SHATTUCK ON NEW YEAR’S EVE: In an interview with Marie Claire published on Tuesday (January 18th), Parks and Recreation star Jenny Slate revealed that she married author Ben Shattuck in their living room on New Year’s Eve. Slate said the wedding had been postponed three times because of the pandemic. “We were planning on a wedding that ended up being almost 200 people, and then now, it's just our parents and siblings. We each invited six friends… I actually like it. I like it better. I didn't realize how the large thing was making me feel uncomfortable, a little bit. Just a little,” she said.
JODIE SWEETIN IS ENGAGED TO MESCAL WASILEWSKI: Jodie Sweetin, who played Stephanie on Full House, has announced her engagement to Mescal Wasilewski. Sweetin posted a photo of herself and Wasilewski to Instagram Monday (January 17th), which included her showing off a beautiful, diamond-shaped ring. She captioned the post with a quote from the late Maya Angelou, “In all the world there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world there is no love for you like mine.” This news comes shortly after Sweetin and her Full House costars attended the funeral for their beloved patriarch, Bob Saget.
STEVE HARVEY SAYS PHOTO OF HIS DAUGHTER AND MICHAEL B. JORDAN MAKES HIM “VERY UNCOMFORTABLE”: In a sneak peek clip of Steve Harvey‘s appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Ellen DeGeneres shows Harvey a photo of his daughter, Lori Harvey, with her beau, Michael B. Jordan. In the photo, Lori is sitting on Jordan’s knee, and Harvey tells Ellen the photo makes him “very uncomfortable.” He looks away and says, “I’m not really feeling that picture.” Later he adds that he does like Jordan. “I’m pulling for him because he’s a really good guy. Man comes from a good family. That’s why I’m kind of pulling for him, but at the same time, I’m just — I got my eye on him, you know? I can’t whip him, but if he ever turns around, I’m going to knock his a—out,” he says.
