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Christina Ricci on How She Learned to Care Less About Her Looks (Exclusive)

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Christina Ricci spoke to PEOPLE exclusively at a Yellowjackets season 3 event at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, Calif.
Ricci, 45, shared that she has learned to separate her external appearance from who she is as a person — and that she tries to impart this outlook on her 3-year-old daughter, Cleo
The actress said: “I think the biggest trick that’s ever been played on the female race is keeping us so preoccupied with our appearance that we can’t focus on what’s really important”

Christina Ricci isn’t about defining beauty by anyone’s standards except her own.

The actress recently spoke to PEOPLE exclusively at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, Calif. for a Yellowjackets season 3 FYC Event. During the conversation, she touched on everything from what it’s been like working on the hit Showtime series to how her relationship with her body has evolved over time.

“I think what I learned was that it doesn’t matter if I’m beautiful or not by anyone’s standards,” Ricci, 45, says. “I am myself. I view myself as a face and a brain. I don’t think about my body. I don’t think about what other people think of me.”

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Christina Ricci arrives at an FYC Event for Showtime’s ‘Yellowjackets’ at Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, Calif. on April 10, 2025.

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The Yellowjackets star went on to share that her daughter, Cleo, 3, helped her separate her external appearance from her true identity. “If you tell her she’s cute, she’ll say, ‘I’m not cute. I’m Cleo.’ And I think that’s so important. We are who we are and we don’t need to be defined in these other ways,” the actress says.

She also shares that she actively works to encourage her daughter to have a strong sense of self, emphasizing that it’s what’s on the inside that makes us who we are.

“I talk about how strong she is, how hard she tried, how smart she is, how funny she is — all the things that have to do with personality […] and identity because I think the biggest trick that’s ever been played on the female race is keeping us so preoccupied with our appearance that we can’t focus on what’s really important,” Ricci says.

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The Wednesday actress has opened up about the challenges of growing up in the spotlight in the past — and the toll it took on her body image.

In a 2022 interview with Today, Ricci shared that costume fittings were some of her least favorite days on set because of the constant scrutiny surrounding her looks. “People would basically all get together and look at you and decide how to fix everything that was wrong with you,” she told the outlet. “And I never enjoyed those days of everybody talking about my flaws.”

Christina Ricci at a red carpet event in the ’90s.

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“When I was 12 or 13 and started to have boobs, they [older men on set] would talk about how to make me look less womanly,” she continued. “It made me really uncomfortable. I did not enjoy that. […] The production — the movie being made — is more important than any individual’s feelings, so they didn’t have to consider my feelings. That can be a big problem when you’re a kid.”

Ricci, who is also mom to son, Freddie, 10, additionally told the outlet that she developed an eating disorder during puberty — which is partly why she works hard to ensure her kids have a healthy relationship with food. “I don’t want any weirdness [around food]. We eat for nutrition, we eat to grow, we eat to be healthy,” she said.

If you or someone you know is struggling with an eating disorder, The Alliance for Eating Disorders provides a fully-staffed helpline at 1-866-662-1235, as well as free, therapist-led support groups.

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Mick Jagger’s fiancée, Melanie Hamrick, defends their 44-year age gap

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Age ain’t nothing but a number to Mick Jagger’s fiancée, Melanie Hamrick.

“He’s younger than me!” the former ballerina, 37, exclaimed when Page Six asked about the age gap between her and Jagger, 81, at the New York City Ballet 2025 Spring Gala on Thursday night.

“He’s amazing, he really is,” she added.

The two met in 2014 while Jagger was on tour with his legendary rock band, The Rolling Stones, in Japan, where Hamrick had been traveling with the American Ballet Theatre.

They welcomed a son named Deveraux — the Grammy winner’s eighth child — in 2016.

Hamrick has shared adorable videos of Deveraux showing off his dance skills and, well, it’s safe to say he definitely has the moves like Jagger.

“It’s amazing. It’s natural, it’s in his genes,” she exclaimed. “No one taught him, no one influenced him. He moved like that before he saw any of his dad’s concerts.”

Meanwhile, Hamrick — who is in no rush to walk down the aisle with Jagger — has taken a break from dancing and focusing on her family and other passion projects.

Since hanging up her ballet slippers, she’s penned two steamy novels set in the dance world and told Page Six she’s hard at work on a third tome.

“It’s a little different than the first two so it’s going to take me a little time but it’s a modern retelling of ‘Giselle.’ It’s a big undertaking,” she teased.

So, does that mean fans can expect some smut? We couldn’t help but ask.

“Of course,” Hamrick replied with a laugh. “I’m not going to go away from my roots because it’s so much fun, but it’s not going to be as heavy, ‘soft-porny,’ as you said. I want to slowly venture into more storytelling.”

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Vanna White Shares Sweet Childhood Photo with Fans on ‘Wheel of Fortune’

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Vanna White is sharing a different side of herself.

After taking fans (and Wheel of Fortune cameras) on a tour of her hometown, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the television personality, 68, revealed a never-before-seen photo and video from her childhood.

According to TV Insider, the throwback media pieces were first shared at the end of the Wednesday, May 7, episode of Wheel of Fortune. The show and White later shared them in a joint Instagram post.

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The post included a clip from the show in which White discussed that the black-and white family photo she was presenting was taken in 1961.

“My family, my brother Chip, my mother Joan, my father Herbert and myself,” explained White about the throwback image.

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In the photo, the television personality is seen wearing an adorable dress with her hair pinned to one side as her brother sits beside her.

She then showed a video, presumably from Easter, where she was seen picking an egg from the bottom of a tree and handing it to her mother.

“You know, isn’t it funny that I’m still wearing those pretty dresses? And it’s still purple,” said White. Fans gushed over the sweet image and clip in the comment section of the Instagram post.

“Isn’t she just precious!! Look at that cute little dress!! A beautiful lady!!!❤️❤️,” one comment read. Another fan wrote, “Before I even got to the last slide I said to myself “aww even then Vanna was wearing cute little dresses” and then she said it herself in the video lol. So cute 🥰.”

A third comment read, “Cute little girl, in a cute little lavender dress.💜💜🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙎‍♀️🙎‍♀️.”

White has been a hostess on the Wheel of Fortune since 1982. She famously turned the letters while former host Pat Sajak guided contestants as they spun the wheel and guessed the letters of a phrase for over four decades.

Vanna White on ‘Wheel of Fortune’.

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After Pajak’s final appearance on the show aired in June 2024, Ryan Seacrest took over his role.

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Miley Cyrus reunites with estranged dad Billy Ray after mom Tish ‘unfollowed’ her on Instagram

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It’s a party in the USA!

Miley Cyrus reunited with her estranged dad Billy Ray Cyrus to celebrate her brother Braison’s 31st birthday party on Friday.

The country singer shared a photo of the family posing together to his Instagram. The “Flowers” singer can be seen in the sweet snap with her arms wrapped around her boyfriend, Maxx Morando.

“Happy Birthday Braison!!!!!” Billy Ray captioned the photo, adding several celebratory emojis.

The “Achy Breaky Heart” singer hinted at a potential reunion with his daughter, 32, on Wednesday, when he shared a clip of her singing at the piano.

“Can’t wait to see this young lady,” Billy Ray captioned the post. “Crazy how time flies.”

Soon after, an eagle-eyed fan noticed the former Disney channel star’s mom, Tish Cyrus, had unfollowed Miley on Instagram.

However, a source quickly squashed any speculation of a potential brewing feud, exclusively telling Page Six that the unfollowing was “a glitch” and there is “no drama” between the mother-daughter duo.

Miley’s long-reported rift with her father first came to light in 2022 when her parents announced they were divorcing after nearly 30 years of marriage.

Around that time, a source told E! News the end of her parents’ relationship “put a strain” on her connection with her dad “and it’s been hard to connect with him in the last year.”

Cracks within the Cyrus family began to worsen when Tish, 57, moved on with “Prison Break” star Dominic Purcell, whom she married in 2023.

Miley’s younger sister Noah Cyrus allegedly took issue with her mom and the actor’s romance as the 24-year-old was reported to have dated Purcell, 55, before he climbed up the family tree.

Billy Ray, 63, went on to marry singer Firerose. But the marriage was short-lived as they wound up in a messy divorce less than a year later. Most recently, he announced his new relationship with actress Elizabeth Hurley in April.

Earlier this year, the family feud resurfaced after Tish’s son Trace Cyrus expressed his genuine concern for his adopted dad Billy Ray following his disastrous performance at President Trump’s inauguration.

In his online message, Trace, 36, specifically mentioned Noah and claimed that she “desperately has wanted” for him to “be a part of her life,” but he has “not been there for her.”

Sources told Page Six at the time that all of Billy Ray’s children –– except Braison –– “signed off” and “all agreed” on the message before Trace posted it.

The singer has since shared emotional messages online gushing over daughters Miley and Noah.

In addition to Miley, Trace, Noah and Braison, Billy Ray is the also father of adopted daughter, Brandi Cyrus, 37, whom he shares with Tish.