Paige DeSorbo Will Not Return to "Summer House" After 7 Seasons

Emma McIntyre/Variety via Getty Paige DeSorbo starred on Bravo'sSummer Housefor seven seasons beginning in 2019 TheGiggly Squadpodcast host announced she will not be returning to the reality show for season 10 DeSorbo previously told PEOPLE she "can't wait for that part of my life" that includes getting married and having kids, but she wants to focus on her career in the meantime Summer has ended forPaige DeSorbo. On Thursday, June 5, the 32-year-old fashion influencer announcedvia Instagram Storiesthat she won't be returning toSummer Housefor season 10. "I have a little life update for you: I've made the decision not to return to Summer House," she wrote. "Being part of this show has been one of the most rewarding chapters of my life — the friendships, the drama, the giggles, all unforgettable," she continued. Eugene Gologursky/Bravo/Getty DeSorbo joined the Bravo show in season 3 with her then-co-workerHannah Berner. "When I first got the call, I remember calling my dad, crying, and being like, 'I actually can't do this. I'm way too sensitive. If someone doesn't like me on the show, off the show, I won't be able to handle it,'" she told PEOPLE in 2024. "And he said, 'Do it for one year. If you hate it, you never have to go back, but at least you'll know.' And that's what put me in the mindset to actually film the first season. And then by the second weekend, I was like, 'I love it.'" Though Berner, 33, leftSummer Houseafter season 5 due to a disagreement with original cast memberKyle Cooke, DeSorbo became a mainstay on the Bravo series. She went on to appear onSummer HousespinoffWinter Housefor two seasons andbegan datingfellow Bravo starCraig Conover, fromSouthern Charm,in 2021. Outside of the show, Berner and DeSorbo launched their podcastGiggly Squad, inspired by a phrase said by Cooke, 42, onSummer House,in October 2020. The podcast grew its community of "Gigglers," and in fall 2024, Berner and DeSorbo took the podcast on a 60-city tour, which caused tension between her and Conover. "I'm so excited about it, but it makes me sad that Craig's reaction is immediately like, 'Oh, well our relationship's just going to like, fall apart,'" DeSorbo said on a season 9 episode ofSummer House. "I truly expected my boyfriend to say, 'This is exciting. And you should feel so proud and don't worry about anything else but your tour.' But that is not the reaction I'm getting. And so it's kind of like, woah." DeSorbo told PEOPLE inJanuary at the tour's final stop at Radio City Music Hallin New York City that she felt "so proud" of herself and Berner for what they achieved. "We really felt like we made it to Radio City with thousands of our best friends and we were all just chatting," the New York City resident said. "Honestly, they made me feel so much more at ease playing such a big venue. I mean, I still took a beta blocker, but I didn't feel it at all when I was out on stage. I felt so comfortable with them. Being home really made a difference too and was that much more special." Santiago Felipe/Getty DeSorboended her relationship with Conoverjust after Thanksgiving 2024. Conover, 36, hadbought an engagement ringfor DeSorbo andagreed to movefrom Charleston, S.C., to New York City to be with the podcast host and start a family. "I'm proud of myself for making a tough decision even though the public was like, 'You're wrong, you'll never find another person again,'" DeSorbo toldThe New York Times. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! DeSorbo got right back to work after her and Berner's tour ended. The duo released a book,How to Giggle: A Guide to Taking Life Less Seriously, in April. "I've always wanted to be one of those girls that brings a book on vacation and just reads the whole thing. I'm never going to be her, and that's fine," DeSorbo told PEOPLE. "And I think that's why we likeHow to Giggle, because you can truly pick it up at any point in the book, and read one chapter and then put it down and come back to it. We grew up withCosmopolitan, those quizzes and the magazines, so we wanted it to feel like that." Just like onSummer Houseand her podcast, DeSorbo doesn't hold anything back in the book. "When I post to my Instagram Story, I forget that 400,000 people are going to look at it. When we're on the podcast, I don't think about the people listening," DeSorbo said. "When I was writing the book, I forgot that they were reading it." The Bravo star said she never thought ofSummer Houseas a job. "They're my real friends," DeSorbo said. Clifton Prescod/Bravo via Getty As DeSorbo stated in season 9 ofSummer House, she wants to make her career her priority at this point. "If any 32-year-old man said, 'You know what? Actually, I'm going to focus on my career for a couple more years.' The response would be, 'He's got a good head on his shoulders. He really knows what he's doing,'" DeSorbo said. "But when it's a woman, they're like, 'That's scary.' I'm not standing on the side of, 'I don't want children and I hate men. I never want to get married.' I want to get married. I want to have a baby. I can't wait for that part of my life, but I want to do it when I want to do it, and I want to do it with the person I want to do it with." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Summer Houseis streaming now on Peacock. Read the original article onPeople

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Paige DeSorbo Will Not Return to “Summer House” After 7 Seasons

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Harvey Fierstein, on eve of Tony honor, looks back on his careerNew Foto - Harvey Fierstein, on eve of Tony honor, looks back on his career

NEW YORK (AP) — Last year, Broadway actor and playwrightHarvey Fiersteinhanded director Jack O'Brien the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. This year, it's his turn. "Following him is not an easy task. In fact, I spoke to him and he said, 'I just want to put my name in there as someone who would love to give you the award.' And I said, 'Well, I'd rather you didn't.' I said, 'I'd rather you wrote my speech,'" Fierstein says. Fierstein, the four-time Tony winner behind "Torch Song Trilogy" and"Kinky Boots,"will get the award Sunday at Radio City Music Hall. He connected by Zoom from his home in "a small fictional town in Connecticut" to talk about his career and a Broadway season dominated byGeorge Clooneyin "Good Night, and Good Luck" andDenzel Washingtonin "Othello." The conversation has been edited for clarity and brevity. AP: Do you know what you're going to say on Tony night? FIERSTEIN: I never know what I'm going to say. But I have been trying to gather thoughts, which I guess is a good idea. And I watched at least five or six lifetime achievements speeches by others. AP: Has the honor triggered any personal thoughts? FIERSTEIN: I did write a line that may or may not end up in my speech, saying that the most humbling thing is to think that my life meant something to the community. It's one thing to be enjoyed, but to have the kind of meaning that they turn around and say, "We want to give you a lifetime achievement"? That's a very heady idea. AP: Was a lifetime in the theater inevitable? FIERSTEIN: No, no, no. I guess there are theatrical types, but art was always inevitable. I was sort of artistic, but I thought I'd maybe be a Disney animator. I don't think I ever believed I was good enough to create the Disney characters, but there were people that took the creation and then did the other drawings. I thought I could do that. Something in the arts. I had my BA in painting from Pratt. That's what I thought was going to do. AP: You arrived on Broadway just as AIDS was consuming the arts. What was Broadway like then? FIERSTEIN: There was no time to think about it. We had to go to war immediately. If you remember, Ronald Reagan never said the word "AIDS" in eight years. There was no attack against the disease; there was only an attack against people. People wouldn't go to restaurants because there were gay waiters. There were people that wouldn't go to Broadway because there were gay people. They might be in the audience with gay people. AP: You work has always been about compassion. Why didn't you want to burn it all down? FIERSTEIN: My writing is telling stories that mean something to me. And certainly there's hatred and there's anger in my stories — and truth — as far as I can tell them. But the horrible truth is that no matter how badly we act as human beings, there's still a humanity under it all. AP: What are your thoughts about the current Broadway season? FIERSTEIN: Who would have guessed that we'd have a season where the plays were the big thing and the musicals are sort of ignored? Thanks to George and Denzel and these stars that return to Broadway — thankfully return to Broadway — and they've done these plays and it's wonderful. They're bringing an audience that maybe wouldn't go see a musical or a play. AP: Just get them to experience it, right? FIERSTEIN: Once you go to the theater, once you get in there and if you have a good time, if it does something, you're going to come back. I don't care why you came in the first place. Come back and see what else we have and open your mind and heart — and wallets. AP: What about the pipeline of playwrights — are you happy with it? FIERSTEIN: There are people that are in love with theater, certainly, but there are people that want to make a living. And those people seem to drift to television and movies. I have a nephew married to a wonderful woman who wants to be a writer, but what she wants to write is movies and TV. It wouldn't even interest her to write a play. I don't know why. It seems easier to write television. It seems easier to write a half-hour where you already are given the characters. AP: Congratulations again. You are beloved in this community and a lifetime achievement award seems appropriate. FIERSTEIN: I thought it was because they just wanted to give me something else to dust, because I ain't got enough stuff to dust here. ___ For more coverage of the 2025 Tony Awards, visithttps://apnews.com/hub/tony-awards.

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June 05, 2025

Harvey Fierstein, on eve of Tony honor, looks back on his career

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Hajj Begins With Sweeping New ChangesNew Foto - Hajj Begins With Sweeping New Changes

Muslim worshippers gather to pray around the Ka'ba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca on June 1, 2025. Credit - Hazem Bader—AFP/Getty Images Saudi Arabia has announced drastic changes for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage that begins today, including new rules prohibiting children from accompanying pilgrims, and prioritizing pilgrims traveling for the first time. The changes represent the most significant transformation of pilgrimage access in modern history. The Hajj, one of the five pillars, or obligations, of Islam, draws about two million Muslims annually to Saudi Arabia to complete the spiritual journey that every mature, able-bodied Muslim is required to undertake at least once in their lifetime. Once a desert journey guided by revelation, the Hajj has become a logistical marvel, and the new policies mark some of the most significant shifts in its 1,400-year history. The pilgrimage involves a series of rituals over several days, including circling the Ka'ba in Mecca, standing in prayer at Mount Arafat, and acts of devotion that trace the footsteps of the Prophet Abraham and his family. " Hajj represents a profound spiritual journey for Muslims," says Shaykh Waleed Basyouni, the President of AlMaghrib Institute, which hosts its ownHajj program. "It's a time for reflection, repentance, and a renewal of faith." The most controversial change prohibits children from accompanying their guardians on the pilgrimage. " People were surprised, shocked," says Basyouni, who has made the pilgrimage multiple times. The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah cited safety for the decision. In 2024, more than 1,300 peoplediedduring the pilgrimage, primarily from extreme heat and overcrowding. But the new policy breaks with centuries of tradition where families often traveled together to fulfill a religious duty. The minimum age for attendance was unclear, however. Some sources cite 12 years as thecutoff, while others indicate Saudi Arabia has set15 yearsas the minimum age. The confusion may be rooted in the variables of personal development: in Muslim legislation anyone who has not reached puberty is considered a child. Another variable is the weather. Once again this year, the desert pilgrimage coincides with intense summer heat. But because the Islamic calendar shifts about 10 days earlier each year, Hajj will be in the winter from 2034 to 2041 in a natural progression through the seasons over a 33-year cycle. " They might put restrictions on children in the summer where Hajj comes during the high season when it's very hot," Basyouni says. "But they might change that later on when the weather is much better, because Hajj comes in the lunar calendar." In another major shift, the host kingdom has instituted a system favoring Muslims who have never completed the Hajj. The change addresses long-standing equity concerns within the global Muslim community, where repeat pilgrims from wealthier nations could more easily secure spots than first-time pilgrims from developing countries. Hajj travel packagesrangefrom $10,000 to $15,000 per person. " I hope that this is an issue that can be solved," says Basyouni. "It's one of the pillars of [our] religion. It's very hard. I don't know of any ritual in the world for any religion that costs that much money." Watching over this year's Hajj will be a network of AI-powered drones, with thermal imaging technology that enables authorities to monitor millions of pilgrims in real-time and respond swiftly to potential safety threats. For the first time, the Saudi Civil Defense has introduced the AI-powered "Saqr" ( Falcon)drone, which can identify andinterceptunauthorized pilgrims, supporting the kingdom's "No Hajj Without a Permit"campaign. In the Grand Mosque, the world's largest cooling system, with a capacity of 155,000tonsof refrigeration, represents the Saudis' response to increasingly extreme heat conditions during Hajj. A year ago temperatures soared to125 degreesFahrenheit during the annual rites. Other heat mitigation measures for 2025 includeexpandingshaded areas by 50,000 square meters, deploying over 400 cooling units, and placing thousands of additional medics on standby. "It gets very hot, so I think [the change] is wonderful," says Abdul-Malik Merchant, an Imam for the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) in Virginia. Merchant has gone for Hajj seven times, both as a guide and a traveller. He was there in 2015 when astampedeended the lives of 2,400 travellers, a catastrophic death toll even in a setting with ahistoryof mass casualty events.Saudi Arabia had alsochangedits visa policy,limitingtravellers from 14 countries—including Pakistan, Iraq and Morocco—to only a single-entry visa. In past years, people with multiple-entry visas would enter the country during the Hajj season and attend without a permit. The duration of a Hajj visa has also beenstandardized, expiring on the 10th of Muharram, which is July 6th, 2025. Entry to the holy cities has likewise been tightened. Since late April, only holders of those official Hajj visas, valid residency, or authorized personnel were allowed into Makkah. So far this year, 269,000 people have been stopped from entering the city for a lack of correct permits. " Muslim jurists say it is allowed for the government to put restrictions on some religious rituals," Basyouni says. During COVID-19, for instance, the Saudi government required that people be vaccinated before performing Hajj during the height of the pandemic in order to protect travellers. The guidelines for any new rule, Basyouni says, is that it must have a clear benefit. Contact usatletters@time.com.

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Hajj Begins With Sweeping New Changes

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Humanitarian vessel on aid mission to Gaza rescues 4 migrants at sea; dozens returned to LibyaNew Foto - Humanitarian vessel on aid mission to Gaza rescues 4 migrants at sea; dozens returned to Libya

MILAN (AP) — A ship carryingactivists, including Greta Thunberg, to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid rescued four migrants on Thursday after they had jumped into the sea from another vessel to avoid being picked up by Libyan authorities. The vessel Madleen, which is operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, was alerted by the European Union's Frontex border control agency and arrived at the location in the Mediterranean where it found 30-40 people on a "boat that was rapidly deflating." As the Madleen launched its own inflatable rescue boat, a Libyan coast guard vessel approached at high speed, the coalition said. "To avoid being taken by the Libyan authorities, four people jumped into the sea, and began desperately swimming toward the Madleen,'' which rescued them. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition protested the return of the other migrants to Libya, where human rights campaigners have said they face abuse and even torture. It also has called on Italy, Greece and Malta to pick up those now on board the Madleen and bring them to safety in Europe. Climate campaigner Thunberg is among 12 activists aboard the Madleen which departed Sicily on Sunday on a mission that aims to break the sea blockade on Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid while raising awareness over the growing humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave. The voyage was to last seven days. Among the others on board are "Game of Thrones" actor Liam Cunningham and Rima Hassan, a French member of the European Parliament who is of Palestinian descent. She has been barred from entering Israel due to her active opposition to the Israeli assault on Gaza. After a three month total blockade aimed at pressuring Hamas, Israel started allowing some basic aid into Gaza last month, but humanitarian works havewarned of famineunless the blockade ends. Almost the entire Gaza population of 2.3 million is acutely malnourished and one in five Palestinians are on the brink of starvation, the World Food Programhas warned. An attempt last month by Freedom Flotilla to reach Gaza by sea failed after another of the group's vessels wasattacked by two droneswhile sailing in international waters off Malta.The group blamed Israel for the attack,which damaged the front section of the ship.

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Humanitarian vessel on aid mission to Gaza rescues 4 migrants at sea; dozens returned to Libya

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Van Hunt Proposes to Halle Berry After 5 Years of Dating: Her Surprising ResponseNew Foto - Van Hunt Proposes to Halle Berry After 5 Years of Dating: Her Surprising Response

Van Hunt said he's already proposed to his girlfriend Halle Berry The couple, who have been dating for five years, are not engaged because Berry doesn't feel the need to get married to validate their love, she told Today.com However, Berry said that they will tie the knot some day "soon" The ring's inHalle Berry's court! The 58-year-old Oscar winner's boyfriend of five years,Van Hunt, revealed toToday.comthat he has already popped the question. "I put out the proposal, and it's still on hold as you can see," he told the website after having his first joint interview with Berry on the June 4 episode ofToday with Jenna & Friends. "It's just out there floating. You know, maybe you can encourage her." As for why Berry hasn't said yes yet, she noted both of their past marriages have influenced her. "Well, I've been married three times. Van has been married once, and so no, we don't feel like we have to get married to validate our love in any way. We don't," Berry said. Berry was previously married to Olivier Martinez beforethe two split in 2015. Prior to her relationship with Martinez, 57, she was married to former MLB playerDavid Justiceand singer/actorEric Benét. However, despite her current hesitation, Berry does plan to one day tie the knot with Hunt. "I think we will get married just because, out of the people I've been married to, this is the person I should have married," Berry noted. "And I feel like I should, we should get married, but it's not because we feel like we have to. I think it's something that we would like to do just because we want that expression." As for when that would be, she simply replied "soon." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Kevin Mazur/Getty Berry and Hunt went official with their relationship in September 2020. At the time, a source told PEOPLEthey had been seeing each other for "several months"and that he had met Berry's two children: daughterNahla, 17, and sonMaceo, 11. In a Sept. 10, cover storyinterview withMarie Claire, the Oscar winner opened up about Hunt, telling the publication: "It was the first time I was madly in love before I had sex," she revealed. "That has never happened to me, ever," she added. "Talk about one of those life-changing, beautiful experiences. It was magical, just magical." The actress-filmmaker first met the Grammy winner through his brother. "Van's brother, who I had known for many years, came to me and said, 'You should meet my brother.' "she said. Of navigating their relationship, Berry said that it "took me a minute to get it right," but "the nature of the way this happened, I have a real belief that this is it. This is my person." Berry toldWomen's Healthin November 2021 that shefeels "fulfilled" in her life with Hunt. Emma McIntyre/Getty "I wish I had met him sooner so I could have loved him longer. I just feel fulfilled. I feel happy in my life romantically, as a mother, as an artist," theOscarwinner said at the time. Berry added, "I'm a much better mother in this circumstance than I would have been had I stayed in a romantic relationship that didn't serve me and didn't make me feel the way I need to feel as a woman." RELATED VIDEO: Halle Berry Jokes It'sEllen DeGeneres' "Fault" She Didn't Meet Boyfriend Van Hunt Years Ago Over the years, the two have shared various social-media tributes to each other, whetherit's celebrating birthdays, holidays and everything in between. "On Wednesdays, we drink pink 🥂 happy anniversary VanO," Berry captioned a photo oftwo glasses of champagneoutdoors in April 2022. Sharing the picture again to her Instagram Story, theMoonfallstar wrote, "Happy anniversary @vanhunt," adding a red heart and cheers emoji. Marc Piasecki/FilmMagic Like Berry, Hunt also has a career in the entertainment industry. He is aGrammy Award-winning recording artist who has released five albums, beginning with his self-titled debut album in 2004. "Hallehas found a soulmate in Van," a film source previously told PEOPLE about the couple. "She feels greatly loved by him. She is very happy and secure in the relationship." Read the original article onPeople

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Van Hunt Proposes to Halle Berry After 5 Years of Dating: Her Surprising Response

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