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Did You Hear?… The Biggest Pop Culture Stories That Had Us Clutching Our Pearls This Week
It’s that time of the week again friends! Time to take stock of the week that was and revisit the stories from the world of entertainment and pop culture that had us flapping our gums and scrolling for more info.
This week we saw the finale of The Bachelor Australia 2021, new music on the horizon from Drake and a reality TV cheating scandal that shook the nation (kind of).
So, let’s take a look at the biggest entertainment stories from this week, just in case you missed them.
1. Jimmy Chooses His Forever Girl on The Bachelor 2021
After meeting 23 women, countless dates, a fair bit of snogging and a healthy dose of drama, it was time for Jimmy Nicholson (the pilot, in case you forgot) to pick the lady he saw his future with.
It came down to sweet but clingy Brooke Cleal and sassy and independent Holly Kingston, with the three flying to the stunning Simpson’s Gap for the finale.
Ultimately, it was Holly who had Jimmy’s heart and the two are still going strong and planning to move in together in the near future.
Read more about it, here.
2. We Remembered a Legend
In sad news, August 28 marked a year since the world lost actor Chadwick Boseman to colon cancer at the age of just 43.
The Black Panther star was remembered by his friends in the film industry honouring his memory with heartfelt social media posts.
While co-star Lupita Nyong’o shared a rare photo of them laughing during press for their Marvel film, Michael B. Jordan posted a photo of them hugging at an event. “Not a day goes by bro . . . Love and miss you but I know you still with us,” he wrote.
Read more of the tributes to Boseman, here.
3. Drake is a Certified Lover Boy
This week we got the fantastic news that Drake’s sixth studio album Certified Lover Boy debuts on Sept. 3
Even more fantastic was Drizzy’s mum’s reaction to the impending new release, with the sweet matriarch sending the “In My Feelings” singer bunches of flowers and handwritten notes to countdown to the release.
“Three more days we’re counting down / For us to hear the best / Everyone’s excited / ‘Cause you’re nothing like the rest,” she wrote in one note, making us all wish that she was our Mum too.
Read all about it, here.
4. The Block Had Us Shocked
In local news, over on The Block: Fans vs Faves, Ronnie and Georgia accused twins Luke and Josh of cheating, claiming they had a photo of the entire production schedule…which they did.
This, of course, gave them a huge and unfair advantage against the other competitors and s**t really hit the fan.
While the boys were in possession of the photo, it was revealed they had actually received it from fellow contestants Tanya and Vito, who claim an unknown tradie had sent it to them.
Tanya took to Instagram to address her and Vito’s misstep, saying that it was not a proud moment.
Read all about it, here.
5. Season Three of 'You' Is Dropping Soon
The Penn Badgely shaped hole in your life will soon be filled once more as the third season of You is set to drop on Netflix in October.
On Aug. 30, the streaming platform released a bloody teaser with a message about Joe (Penn Badgley) and Love’s (Victoria Pedretti) future son, whom Joe has decided to name Henry.
While we don’t know much in the way of plot details yet if the series closely follows the books it is based on season three could revolve around Joe’s new life in the Pacific Northwest after he becomes a father and is forced to leave his son behind with the Quinn family.
As he begins to settle into life in the small town of Bainbridge, it doesn’t take very long for him to fall in love with a new woman named Mary Kay DiMarco…and we know how that will probably turn out.
Read more, here.