In Touch Weekly December 27, 2021

“I love this one,” says Shay Mitchell about her favorite Byredo Woods candle. “I love it so much I sometimes throw it in my bag before heading to the airport just because the scent reminds me of home even when I’m far away.”…

Mr. Big is standing by his woman! Though he’s previously managed to stay out of the messy longtime feud between his Sex and the City co-stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall — he once simply rolled up his car window after being asked about it by a reporter! — Chris Noth has finally taken a side. The actor, 67, acknowledges that he “liked” Kim, thought she was “marvelous” on the show and doesn’t know why she chose not to return for the HBO Max reboot And Just Like That… (“I have to tell you, I have absolutely no idea what her thinking is, or her emotions”), but he takes issue with Kim, 65, publicly slamming SJP, 56. (Kim called her “cruel” and suggested they were never friends.) “Those descriptions…

COMEBACK OF THE WEEK JENNIFER LAWRENCE “I just had a ton of sex.” — joking about how she spent her recent three-year break from acting, during which she also got pregnant TMI OF THE WEEK SHARON GLESS “I gave it my best f---ing shot with the No. 1 lesbian on the planet. And she turned me down flat.” — on once making a pass at Rosie O’Donnell, who informed her, “You are so straight” SPELL OF THE WEEK Prince William: ‘I FOLLOWED TAYLOR LIKE A PUPPY!’ Everyone is enchanted by Taylor Swift — even the future king of England! Prince William recently revealed that in his wildest dreams, he never imagined he’d end up singing “Livin’ on a Prayer” on stage with Jon Bon Jovi and Taylor, 32, at a…

She’s clearly not Starving! Actress-singer Hailee Steinfeld, 25, scooped up this stunning contemporary mansion in LA’s tony Encino neighborhood for a cool $8 million. She purchased the palatial pad back in August from rock legend John Fogerty. Until then, Hailee had been living with her parents. But they shouldn’t have a severe case of empty-nest syndrome: Their place is just 30 minutes away in Thousand Oaks. THE CRIB SHEET Price $8 MILLION Bedrooms 6 Bathrooms 8 Sq. footage 9,000…

A VERY CAMBRIDGE XMAS Jordan Nothing says the holidays like khaki shorts in the desert! PRINCE WILLIAM and KATE MIDDLETON choose an untraditional backdrop and attire for their 2021 Christmas card, which was taken during a family vacation with their children, PRINCE GEORGE, 8, PRINCESS CHARLOTTE, 6, and PRINCE LOUIS, 3. SANTA, BABY Dec. 3 GWEN STEFANI strikes a sultry pose by her tinsel tree to promote the deluxe edition of her 2017 album You Make It Feel Like Christmas . NAUGHTY OR NICE? Waco, Texas, Dec. 4 JOANNA GAINES rattles off her Christmas list to St. Nick. PAJAMA PARTY Dec. 3 The more, the merrier! Country singer and American Idol alum LAUREN ALAINA (dressed as an elf) joins the hosts of The Talk for their Holiday Hits extravaganza episode.…

Guilty as charged! On Dec. 9, a jury convicted Josh Duggar of two charges of knowingly receiving and possessing child pornography. The former reality star — who In Touch revealed in 2015 had molested five underage girls when he was a teenager (four of the victims were his sisters) — faces up to 20 years in prison. “A child predator has been brought to justice,” says Homeland Security’s agent-in-charge, Billy Riggins. Clay Fowlkes, the acting U.S. attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, adds, “First and foremost, this shows that no person is above the law.” Many in Josh’s family — including some of the sisters he’d molested — have stood by him through everything, but that seemed to change after the verdict was handed down, says a source. “There’s…