Olandria Carthen is sharing the secret behind her and Nic Vansteenberghe’s lasting relationship. The couple, famously dubbed Nicolandria, first met on Day 1 of “Love Island USA” Season 7 last year. Although Carthen was initially coupled with Taylor Williams and Vansteenberghe with Belle-A Walker, the pair officially coupled up during the final week of the … Read more
What’s the secret to having things heat up outside the villa? Well, according to “Love Island USA” host Ariana Madix, it can be hard to make relationships last post-season. “Well, you never know, because in the villa things are so condensed and you’re living together, right? And of course, when real life starts happening, it’s … Read more
The pope is in for a holy holiday tradition. After a surprising rise to the top position, Pope Leo XIV will be taking a summer holiday. He recently announced plans to stay at the Castel Gandolfo — a 135-acre complex in a hilltop town on the outskirts of Rome that offers breathtaking views of Lake … Read more
Life in Beverly Hills is a game, and Lisa Vanderpump makes the rules. And even half way around the world, the restaurateur, 64, knows exactly who would snag an invite to her extravagant Italian castle. Season 2 of Vanderpump’s Hulu reality series “Vanderpump Villa” will see her staff accommodate a variety of guests in Castello Rosato, … Read more
Raise your glasses high: Stassi Schroeder is returning to reality TV. The 36-year-old is making her own rules with her new half-hour docu-comedy series at Hulu, “Stassi Says,” per deadline. Schroeder created “Stassi Says” alongside former “Vanderpump Rules” producers Erin Foye and Jenna Rosenfeld. The docu-comedy is currently in development, with Scout Productions, Foye, Rosenfeld … Read more
Prince William and Prince George were spotted spending some father-son time Thursday at the Aston Villa soccer match. TNT Sports’ coverage of the match showed the royal duo cheering on the team as they scored their opening goal against Lille at Villa Park in Birmingham. George, 10, sported a scarf in support of his father’s favorite … Read more
TWO YEARS AGO, the Spanish filmmaker Albert Moya came to Florence to visit an artist friend who’d unwittingly become the caretaker of a large family estate, left empty after a famous Italian writer died, on the outskirts of town. Moya was staying nearby, at the tumbledown hotel Torre di Bellosguardo, when he learned that another … Read more
There’s something unmistakable romantic about an overwater bungalow. Maybe it’s that splendid isolation that comes from being surrounded on all sides by water, with wraparound views of the sea, all without the constant bobbing of a boat. Thus far, honeymooners looking for this watery escape have generally had to trek far and wide to find … Read more
Music icon Sir Elton John was hospitalized Sunday night after he fell in his villa in Nice, France. John, 76, was reportedly rushed to the orthopedic wing of Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco where he was given a thorough scan. A rep for the “Rocket Man” singer told the Daily Mail that John, who is currently … Read more
Things got a little para-dicey on this family’s vacation. In March, Neil Bray, 42, decided that he wanted to take his family of six to Spain for their first vacation in 11 years — booking a four-bedroom villa for his wife and children. But when they rolled up to the property they’d booked for a … Read more
Rita Jenrette, or Princess Rita Boncompagni-Ludovisi — the Texas-born model-turned-Italian princess by marriage — was evicted on Thursday from her longtime Italian mansion after being accused of failing to preserve the historic property. Jenrette, 73, married her husband, Prince Nicolò Boncompagni Ludovisi, in 2009. When he died in 2019, her three stepsons accused her of … Read more