In Touch Weekly April 29, 2024

FANS OF THE WEEK When Stars’ Kids Meet Their Idols... Celebrity parents went to great lengths to impress their mini-mes TAYLOR’S SWEET EMBRACE “I don’t know how it gets better than this!” Kobe Bryant’s daughter Natalia says of seeing family friend Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour. Natalia’s little sister, Bianka, 7, even got a big hug onstage! JASON’S SO NICE “This kind of stuff will ALWAYS be the best part of our fame,” Dwayne Johnson shared on Instagram, thanking Jason Momoa for recording a video for his daughter Tia’s 3rd birthday. “You epitomize one of my favorite quotes: ‘It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.’ ” ADAM’S HEARTFELT GIFT Ben Affleck teared up when recalling how his Last Duel co-star Adam Driver sent gifts,…

READY TO RUMBLE Philadelphia, April 8 Tag team! THE MIX, JOHN CENA and R-TRUTH go to the mat at WrestleMania 40, which also featured appearances by SNOOP DOGG, JASON KELCE, REY MYSTERIO, LEGADO DEL FANTASMA and DWAYNE JOHNSON. RHINESTONE COWGIRL Las Vegas, April 5 “I can’t believe the amount of rhinestones I saw,” says MIRANDA LAMBERT, catching DITA VON TEESE’s performance ahead of her own final show in town. IDOL-ING ABOUT Miami, April 1 RYAN SEACREST relaxes on a beach getaway. GOOD LIGHTING NYC, April 8 Back to the Future star MICHAEL J. FOX geeks out in his apartment. MEGAWATT SMILE April 8 “If you have your glasses, get outside now!” declares JESSICA BIEL. WATCH WHAT HAPPENS... NYC, April 8 ...when the moon obscures the sun. “Now THAT was cool!!!”…

Just days after the news broke that Abby Hensel had quietly wed Army vet Josh Bowling two years ago, it was business as usual for her and her twin, Brittany, as they ran errands in their hometown of New Brighton, Minn. After taking a trip to Target, the pair stopped and bought a potted plant, then met friends for lunch at Mexican restaurant Centro Highland. (When fans approached them outside afterward for a photo, the twins happily took a group selfie.) “They were in great spirits,” an onlooker says of the sisters, 34. “Abby was wearing her wedding ring while Brittany had a silver nose ring, and both sported freshly manicured light blue nails. Despite their fame, no one seemed to bat an eye as they walked around.”…

SECRETS OF THE CHOSEN Apparently Jesus isn’t the only one who can perform miracles. In 2017, without any backing (read: money) from a studio, Dallas Jenkins created The Chosen. Through crowd-funding — i.e., donations from viewers — the show got off the ground and became the first multi-season TV show to depict the life of Jesus Christ. Now it’s an international hit and cultural phenomenon. (The show will be translated into 600 languages; episodes are available for free on multiple platforms, including YouTube, Facebook and the Chosen app.) Here are some secrets from the set! Jenkins wasn’t planning on shooting the walking-on-water scene. “I didn’t think we could pull it off,” he explains. “But it became a necessary part to this journey.” With the help of a fantastic visual effects…

A small-town pub in rural North Norfolk, England, welcomed a surprise guest over the weekend of April 6: Prince William. “It was all very low-key, with no great fanfare,” a patron told a media outlet. “He appeared to be with his mother-in-law, Carole Middleton.” Princess Kate did not join them. “She was home at Anmer Hall,” says a source, adding that Carole has moved in with the family at their Norfolk estate to help Kate, who announced on March 22 she has cancer. “Her mother has been a rock for them because their home life has changed a lot. Kate has been able to rely on William, her mother, and those in her inner circle to help her with the children while she focuses on getting through chemotherapy, fighting this…

Of course they went for laughs as they shared news of their split. “After a long tennis match lasting over 20 years, we are finally putting our racquets down,” comedy stars Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher announced on social media on April 5 alongside a photo of them in tennis gear. “In 2023, we jointly filed to end our marriage,” the ultra-private pair added, noting they’d “been quietly working through this change” and would “forever share in our devotion and love for our [three] children.” But what led to their breakup is far heavier than their statement lets on. A former creative colleague claims Sacha’s ballooning ego sparked clashes, while another source says the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award winner could be “a monster.” New questions were…