Before Oprah’s interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex even aired, we knew that Oprah had spent hours with Harry and Meghan and that there was a significant amount of pure interview footage which had to be cut. When you really think about it, what was aired during those two hours was only the tip of the keen iceberg, and I would assume that there was a lot of scandalous and interesting stuff left on the cutting room floor. Well, looks like British people have finally realized that too, and now they want a second Sussex special, or perhaps the full-length interview.

ITV wants to show unseen footage from Harry and bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey. More than 90 minutes have not been aired – and palace aides fear it could include damaging revelations. The development comes as courtiers try to broker peace talks between brothers Harry, 36, and William, 38, before new statue of their mother Diana is unveiled in July.

An industry source told the Sunday People: “There is a lot of interest in showing the interview in full. The original programme was the biggest show of the year so far in the UK and was bought by firms around the world. Showing more of it would be a guaranteed ratings winner. Oprah’s production company know they’re sitting on a goldmine so it’s possible a deal could be done.”

It is understood ITV paid £1million for the rights to the original programme – but sources say this only covered the part aired in the US. The talk was syndicated to 70 countries netting millions of dollars, but Harry and Meghan reportedly were not paid.

[From The Daily Mirror]

I suggested weeks ago that Oprah should cut together a second special with the unaired footage, and perhaps even do an updated special with Harry and Meghan talking about all of the sh-t that’s happened in just the past four weeks. I doubt H&M will give another interview so soon though, and as for the additional footage… who knows. It will definitely be interesting to see what comes of it. That’s all up to Oprah, she owns the footage (through Harpo Productions) and she can do whatever she wants with it. Clearly, she already provided CBS with additional clips, so it would be great to see CBS (and ITV, I guess) convince her to use all of her footage.

Screencaps courtesy of CBS.

I absolutely love authenticity and applaud anyone who lives their truth no matter how much push back they get. This is why I love Billy Porter. I fell in love with Billy’s sartorial clothing choices at award shows. My favorite of course was Billy’s 2019 Oscar’s tuxedo gown from Christian Siriano. That was the moment I knew Billy wasn’t playing by anyone’s rules and I was here for it. In a profile with InStyle, Billy said that he measures his life as BO (before Oscars) and AO (after Oscars). He said that Oscars moment gave him raised his profile and, although he welcomes it, he no longer has the anonymity he once did. Billy is using platform to give others permission to embrace genderless fashion and authentic expression. He also explained how reactions to his fashion can be hurtful. Below are a few excerpts:

Part of his loss of privacy over the past few years stems from his larger-than-life Emmy-winning turn as Pray Tell in FX’s ballroom-culture drama, Pose. The other part of it has to do with the massive following he’s gained since the 2019 Oscars, when he arrived in a statement-making, gender-bending custom Christian Siriano tuxedo gown that both broke the Internet and launched him into instant fashion-icon status.

When speaking about his evolution, Porter puts things into two categories: “BO or AO,” meaning before Oscars or after Oscars. The impact of the look on his career was no accident. Porter knew he was about to step onto one of the world’s biggest stages and was ready to seize the moment. “I thought back to when my friend Idina Menzel was at the Oscars [in 2014] to sing ‘Let It Go,’ from Frozen, and John Travolta mispronounced her name onstage,” he says. “I literally said out loud, ‘She’s going to be a household name in less than 24 hours.’ And she was. As funny as it may sound, I’m a businessman, and wearing that [Oscars] dress was a business decision, in a sense. People were like, ‘Oh, he’s just trying to get attention.’ Well, yeah, I’m in show business! It’s part of my job. Otherwise, I don’t eat.”

Porter’s other hope was that the look would inspire a long-overdue conversation about genderless fashion. “I used to get frustrated that women could wear whatever they wanted and men had to show up in the same penguin suit,” he says. “The reason why women wearing pants is considered OK by society’s standards is because it comes from the patriarchy. The patriarchy is male, so suits are strong, and anything feminine is weak. I was sick of that discussion, and I knew my platform allowed me to challenge it.”

While the look went viral and applause emojis showered Porter’s feed in an outpouring of love, there were also a lot of close-minded comments hurled his way. A particularly frustrating moment happened in January 2020, when he was invited to appear on Public Television’s Sesame Street wearing his Siriano gown. After the show shared Instagram photos of Porter on set, Jason Rapert, a Republican Arkansas state senator, wrote a Facebook post slamming PBS for using taxpayer dollars to promote a “radical LGBTQ+ agenda,” adding that he could pass a bill to “cut off all funding” to the network. A petition to remove Porter’s appearance on the show from pro-life group Life Petitions also began to circulate, alleging that Sesame Street was trying to “sexualize children using drag queens” by featuring Porter in his gown.

“It was based on this idea that I’m coming to get their children because of the way I dress,” says Porter, shaking his head. “What is that? I’m over here minding my own business. So why is it triggering you? At that moment, I was grateful that I am a man of a certain age, because when you become a certain age, zero f—s are given. I don’t now, nor will I ever, adjudicate my life or my humanity in [other people’s] sound bites or responses on social media. Simultaneously, it still hurts to have people come after me for nothing.”

Porter looks at his sartorial choices as another form of his artistry, much like any song he performs or character he embodies. “It’s how I express myself,” he says. “When Lady Gaga dresses up and performs a song on TV as if she’s a man [Jo Calderone at the 2011 MTV VMAs], no one bats an eye. They receive her as an artist who’s playing with different silhouettes and ideas. Same with David Bowie. When white and straight people do it, they’re considered artists. When I do it, I’m a perversion. The answer to that from me is no.”

[From Instyle]

While I have not gotten into Pose yet, as I mentioned I admire Billy’s fearless fashion. I grew up in the 80s when men dressing in more feminine styles was de rigueur. We had Prince in high heels and ruffles, David Bowie in a dress and Rick James in makeup. We did not judge it but accepted it. It is so odd to me how everyone is making a big deal of Billy Porter and Harry Styles’ fashion choices. I love how Billy was like, “why is my living my life and minding my business triggering you?” Like seriously, he isn’t hurting anyone so why are people having an issue? If parents fear that celebrities have more influence over their children maybe those parents need to reconsider their parenting skills. In the meantime, I want these conservative wingnuts to stop policing how people are living their lives. If people like Rep. Jason Rapert are afraid that Billy just living his life authentically will shock his children he can always just turn off the TV. Billy is a national treasure and I hope he continues to live his best life and wear his ostentatious fashion. Billy shouldn’t worry about pissing people off because rule breakers and trail blazers often do.

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During the pandemic my perception of other people’s timelines is completely off kilter. Mandy Moore’s pregnancy went by in a blink and yet I feel like Ashley Tisdale has been pregnant for three years. She’s probably due very soon. This is Ashley’s first baby, and she hasn’t spoken much about it, which is why it’s weird that it feels like it’s been so long. But I appreciate that she’s bringing up pregnancy subjects many others don’t. She discussed plantar fasciitis that she developed while pregnant. I didn’t get it while pregnant but immediately after giving birth and thank gawd I was still wearing heels every day because I could not put a flat foot on the ground for months. Ashley recently penned an essay for frenshe in which she discussed being ashamed of her pregnant body at the start of her pregnancy, even though she loved her body for growing a baby.

I haven’t gotten the whole warm and fuzzy feeling about my pregnant body being beautiful. Don’t get me wrong, I am so proud of my body and I’m so grateful to be able to create a home and grow my little one.

However, seeing my body look so different is still a little startling to me. It’s like I don’t fully recognize myself and almost like an out-of-body experience. Thoughts like, “Is that really me?” come to mind. I think it comes down to body acceptance vs body love. I think that you can love your body, no matter what shape or form, but it’s the acceptance part that trips me up a little.

I don’t know what my body will be like after the baby comes, but I do know I’m going to give it time, let it heal, and take really good care of it. I wanted to share this because I’m sure that like a lot of other people, I felt ashamed that I was uncomfortable at first. Yet, it’s important to honor how you feel and understand that everyone has a different experience with pregnancy.

[From frenshe]

I understand what Ashley is saying. I don’t think I ever felt it as acutely as she is because I was never hired for or paid to maintain my appearance. Ashley mentioned that people have commented on her size, asking if she’s sure she’s not having twins and maybe she’s farther along than she thinks. I got that too. I was huge, but my weight was healthy so my size didn’t bug me. I don’t know why because I’m usually so sensitive to weight comments. But I definitely stopped feeling sexy. I remember trying to dress as such one night, close to my due date. It was sort of our last night as a couple before we became parents. One look in the mirror and I barked out in laughter. But I’ve known women, especially living in LA, who’ve really struggled with their changing appearance during pregnancy. I think Ashley makes an excellent point about body acceptance vs body love.

I think it’s important Ashley and others discuss things like this. We’re still peddling the Mother supreme complex to women and gawd forbid some poor woman feel pregnancy or childbirth is less than the most perfect experience. I don’t have much advice on to give here but I leaned into my maternity style. I never felt sexy, but I was still stylish. There are so many maternity looks for women today, including really chic and comfortable maternity jeans. And I couldn’t afford the fancy stores either. Although there are plenty of well-priced maternity stores and lines, consignment and second-hand are wonderful options for maternity clothing because the clothes are barely worn. Ashley is focusing on the fact she’s creating life to overcome how she feels about her new body shape. I dressed my bump to feel better about it. Maybe some of our other moms have some suggestions as well. But if you’ve been struggling with this new version of you, like Ashley said, not everyone has to have the same experience, so give yourself a break.

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Kendall Jenner’s winter look was all about quiet minimalism. She spent much of the colder months wearing discreet pieces from The Row. Head-to-toe black was her style M.O., decked out in luxurious turtlenecks, trousers, and coats. But that was last season—for spring, the model has a spring new look. At least, so far.

Spotted in New York City earlier today, Jenner embraced retro-chic. She wore a crisp white shirt and layered a ’70s-inspired striped sweater vest overtop. Jenner paired it with khaki green trousers, brown square-toe loafers, and ribbed socks. The whole look has a grandpa vibe to it. But her tortoise sunglasses, beaded mask chain, and Burberry Olympia bag made the fit feel whimsical and youthful.

[From Vogue]

What’s weird is that I actually like Kendall’s look too? I’m sure the youths probably think that they’ve discovered something wholly new, but the whole menswear-inspired/vest/loose-preppy look was really popular in the 1970s, and it comes back every few years. It really works on Kendall specifically because of her body type (which was also very popular in the ‘70s) and her general Ali McGraw vibe.

Kendall was also photographed at dinner at Carbone. I kind of like this dress too!

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