01of 10Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty"I was like, ‘Come on, no way. Really?’ Looked in the mirror, I checked myself out. I was like, ‘Yeah, you are kind of sexy today.’ But to be honest, it was just a nice feeling. It was a nice surprise — an ego boost for sure."— Idris Elba,on his initial reaction to being named PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive 2018, to PEOPLE
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“I was like, ‘Come on, no way. Really?’ Looked in the mirror, I checked myself out. I was like, ‘Yeah, you are kind of sexy today.’ But to be honest, it was just a nice feeling. It was a nice surprise — an ego boost for sure.”
— Idris Elba,on his initial reaction to being named PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive 2018, to PEOPLE
02of 10Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock"I think friendship is pretty much everything. Here’s another turning-30 thing I’ve realized: You pick your family. You realize that your friendships, the people who go with you into these next phases of your life — you’re choosing your family."— Emma Stone,reflecting on the lessons she’s learned as she turns 30, to BFF Jennifer Lawrence forElle’s September cover story
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“I think friendship is pretty much everything. Here’s another turning-30 thing I’ve realized: You pick your family. You realize that your friendships, the people who go with you into these next phases of your life — you’re choosing your family.”
— Emma Stone,reflecting on the lessons she’s learned as she turns 30, to BFF Jennifer Lawrence forElle’s September cover story
03of 10Kevin Winter/Getty"I felt lost and alone and I felt like I failed … I think it’s the worst thing we do to each other as women: not share the truth about our bodies and how they work and how they don’t work."—Michelle Obama,sharing the shame and isolation she felt after suffering a miscarriage 20 years ago, in a clip fromBecoming Michelle: A First Lady’s Journey with Robin Roberts
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“I felt lost and alone and I felt like I failed … I think it’s the worst thing we do to each other as women: not share the truth about our bodies and how they work and how they don’t work.”
—Michelle Obama,sharing the shame and isolation she felt after suffering a miscarriage 20 years ago, in a clip fromBecoming Michelle: A First Lady’s Journey with Robin Roberts
04of 10Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock"I was just like, ‘I’m a mess,’ really, because I can’t enjoy the great things around me. I went through a breakup with Gwyneth — listen, I’m never going to moan, I’m grateful for everything, but it was pretty touch and go."— Chris Martin,on feeling “completely worthless” following his divorce from ex Gwyneth Paltrow, in the new documentaryColdplay: A Head Full of Dreams
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“I was just like, ‘I’m a mess,’ really, because I can’t enjoy the great things around me. I went through a breakup with Gwyneth — listen, I’m never going to moan, I’m grateful for everything, but it was pretty touch and go.”
— Chris Martin,on feeling “completely worthless” following his divorce from ex Gwyneth Paltrow, in the new documentaryColdplay: A Head Full of Dreams
05of 10Manny Carabel/WireImage"It was the most delightful smoothie I’ve ever had. I haven’t had a smoothie that delightful since I was ten."— Hilary Duff,on drinking her placenta in a smoothie after giving birth, on Dr. Elliot Berlin’sInformed Pregnancypodcast
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“It was the most delightful smoothie I’ve ever had. I haven’t had a smoothie that delightful since I was ten.”
— Hilary Duff,on drinking her placenta in a smoothie after giving birth, on Dr. Elliot Berlin’sInformed Pregnancypodcast
06of 10Steve Granitz/WireImage"I’m telling you this because for me it was too late. I needed help earlier. I needed mental health care. I needed someone to see not through me or see the star that I’d become but rather see the darkness inside that I was struggling with."—Lady Gaga,opening up about her “debilitating mental spirals” and the need for better mental health resources in the industry, in her acceptance speech at the SAG-AFTRA Patron of the Artists Award fundraiser
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“I’m telling you this because for me it was too late. I needed help earlier. I needed mental health care. I needed someone to see not through me or see the star that I’d become but rather see the darkness inside that I was struggling with.”
—Lady Gaga,opening up about her “debilitating mental spirals” and the need for better mental health resources in the industry, in her acceptance speech at the SAG-AFTRA Patron of the Artists Award fundraiser
07of 10"You know what my first words were when I met her? ‘You gon’ get pregnant.' “— Tracy Morgan,joking about wife Megan Wollover, onLate Night with Seth Meyers
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“You know what my first words were when I met her? ‘You gon’ get pregnant.' "
— Tracy Morgan,joking about wife Megan Wollover, onLate Night with Seth Meyers
08of 10James Gourley/REX/Shutterstock"I remember coming in in the morning, being like, ‘Oh wow, I’ve got another head on my head. What are we going to do?’ There’s nothing we can do about this … I have a lifetime of gratitude for that hat."— Keira Knightley,on wearingthatdark blue cap inLove Actuallyto cover up a pimple, on BBC Radio 1
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“I remember coming in in the morning, being like, ‘Oh wow, I’ve got another head on my head. What are we going to do?’ There’s nothing we can do about this … I have a lifetime of gratitude for that hat.”
— Keira Knightley,on wearingthatdark blue cap inLove Actuallyto cover up a pimple, on BBC Radio 1
09of 10Shutterstock"I love Prince William. I’ve known him since he was little, and we just sniggered at each other. I said, ‘I can’t kiss you, can I?’ And he said, ‘No, don’t!’ “— Emma Thompson,on trying to sneak a quick smooch from Prince William as he appointed her a Dame at Buckingham Palace, to reporters
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“I love Prince William. I’ve known him since he was little, and we just sniggered at each other. I said, ‘I can’t kiss you, can I?’ And he said, ‘No, don’t!’ "
— Emma Thompson,on trying to sneak a quick smooch from Prince William as he appointed her a Dame at Buckingham Palace, to reporters
10of 10Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty"The things that made me different were the things I didn’t like about myself; I wanted to straighten my hair, remind people that I was half white."— Zoë Kravitz,on the difficulties of growing up in a mainly white community, in herEllecover interview
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“The things that made me different were the things I didn’t like about myself; I wanted to straighten my hair, remind people that I was half white.”
— Zoë Kravitz,on the difficulties of growing up in a mainly white community, in herEllecover interview
source: people.com
