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Michelle Obama Is Totally Obsessed with Being a Capricorn

NEED TO KNOW
- Born on January 17, Michelle Obama is one of the most famous Capricorns
- A recent episode of the IMO podcast she hosts with her brother Craig Robinson showed me just how obsessed she is with being a Capricorn
- IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson releases new episodes every Wednesday
They’re hardworking, tenacious, super-organized and if you ask them, Capricorns will tell you they make our world go round. And one of the world’s most notable Capricorns proudly represents her sun sign whenever she gets the chance.
I first started listening to Michelle Obama and her brother Craig Robinson’s podcast IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson when clips of their interview with Tracee Ellis Ross began going viral. The clip in question — in which Ross spoke about the grief she feels about never having started a family of her own — intrigued me enough that I wanted to listen to more.
I then listened to their episode with Damon and Marlon Wayans, as well as Seth Rogen and his wife Lauren Miller, before I landed on what might be my favorite episode to date, featuring Issa Rae.
The topic of that particular episode was about friendships and how they change as one becomes successful and especially how they also differ between men and women. And while I’m totally here for the sage advice, I got a kick out of seeing just how dialed in Mrs. Obama was about being a Capricorn.
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The topic first came up when Obama asked Rae — who recently opened her restaurant, Somerville —how she got into the restaurant business. The Insecure creator then revealed that the idea of being in the food business had been a childhood dream and that she used to take on the role of “the bossy restaurant owner” when she played house with her brother when they were kids.
As she began explaining how one 30-something birthday nudged her into opening what is now Somerville, Obama then chimed in saying, “You’re Capricorn [too]?,” as she did a little happy dance in her chair. “Like me. [January] 17th over here.”
“That’s why we bossy,” she joked.
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Later in the same episode, the trio discussed how Robinson kept the news of his impending divorce from his first wife quiet until it was actually happening. Obama recalled feeling slighted to not have been involved earlier, and Rae asked Robinson why he decided to proceed that way — though apologized if she was getting too into his business.
“No, we are getting into your business,” Obama teased. “Two Capricorns. We in your business,” she said, laughing.
Her big brother then explained that the reason he opted to keep his marital difficulties to himself back then was because he thought he would be able to salvage the marriage. Letting everyone in, he thought, would cause future problems had they been able to reconcile.
“The reason I didn’t tell her was because I was hoping that it would work out,” he explained. “Because if [the divorce] didn’t work out and I got over it, she would never get over it. I was trying to save everybody’s relationship.”
Later in the episode, she explains how her role as First Lady made her more deliberate in her friendships because she wanted them to know she would be available to them in a crisis. Being excluded from hard conversations with well-meaning friends who hoped to spare her from their drama, she and Rae agreed, would have upset her.
“Now you see, she would have been mad when she said she wouldn’t have,” Robinson objected.
“It wouldn’t have lasted,” Obama retorted. “Capricorns, we get mad but we don’t stay mad.”
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The earth sign would come up once more when she spoke about how Capricorns speak with a bit more candor when it comes to “being honest about who we are [and] what we want.”
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While IMO is every bit about advising listeners on everything from parenting, leadership, community building and passing on the wisdom she and Robinson have collected in their lives, hearing Michelle Obama be so excited and geeked out about astrology made me feel like we have a common thread. The fact that she even knows what characteristics are attributed to Capricorns has me convinced she, like me, has delved into her Big Three (IYKYK) and will totally judge you based on your zodiac sign.
I may never get into Harvard or Princeton and certainly if any partner of mine ever dared run for president, I’d be so out of that relationship (I’m a Scorpio, we prefer living in the shadows) — but hearing her be so enthusiastic about astrology made me feel like I have something in common with this public figure I’ve admired since I was a little girl.
The zodiac girlies are winning!
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Chip and Joanna Gaines on If Being ‘Famous Parents’ Affected Them (Exclusive)

Chip and Joanna Gaines know that things have changed for them since they first became parents, and it’s becoming apparent as they raise their youngest son.
The HGTV stars spoke with PEOPLE for a new special edition, Chip & Joanna Gaines: Their Next Chapter (available now), and were asked if parenting is any different for them now that they are “famous parents.” Reflecting on the fact that their four older kids — Emmie, 15, Duke, 17, Ella, 18, and Drake, 20 — are now mostly grown, the couple says that things are different for their youngest, son Crew, 7.
“In my mind’s eye, it’s almost like we’re sitting at this big long table, and you’re on one side, and I’m on the other side. Crew is this little prep-school kid somewhere in the middle,” Chip, 50, jokes. “And we’ve got one of those little holders that holds the little egg. And we’re like, ‘Excuse me, Alfred, can we please get another this or not?'”
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Chip & Joanna Gaines
“Like, this kid is going to have a totally different upbringing,” he continues, joking, “these prior four were out shoveling cow manure at [ages] 6, 8, and 10.”
“It’ll be a little different,” Joanna explains. “But I think we have a little more capacity now to think more ‘future.’ What we care about the most is being together and celebrating moments together.”
The mom of five goes on to say that the couple has been prioritizing laying the groundwork to make sure they always have time for their family.
“We can finally have this space to think beyond just the everyday grind,” Joanna says. “I feel like we’re in this really beautiful season of reflection, but also now we can breathe, and we can see the future. What’s the vision for our family? What’s the vision for this business? Finally, we’re there, and now it’s like, ‘Okay, sky’s the limit!'”
Chip explains that for them, family has always been the priority, even when they were also focusing on their business.
“Ten years ago, we were extremely selfish in our desire to protect our family at all costs, which is not easy,” he says. “Everybody knows marriages are hard, families are complicated.”
“Family was most important. Business was most important. Our family was sincerely the most important, but it was a very close second that we cared so deeply about this business, and we wanted it to be relevant. We wanted it to be real,” Chip continues. “Now fast-forward 10 years, and things have shifted in this beautiful way.”
Chip & Joanna Gaines
The proud dad says that now, they’re lucky enough not to have to worry about “making it” anymore.
“I just feel a lot more confident about who we are as a couple now,” Chip says. “I love who we are together. And now you look at these beautiful kids who are — knock on wood — evolving into just great human beings. Just to raise kids that are not brats seems like a low bar, but it is harder than it looks.”
“We’ve got a boy who’s dating now, and the dad keeps reaching out like, ‘Hey, I’m so thankful for the way you’ve raised this boy because he’s really good to my daughter,’ ” the dad of five explains. “We don’t care if they’re the President of the United States or they’re going to go to Yale or Harvard. Obviously, we’d love for any of those things to occur, but that wasn’t the bar we set.”
“It was just like: Don’t be jerks. We care about our kids being good people in the communities that they eventually step into,” he adds.
For more from this exclusive interview, pick up PEOPLE’s new special edition Chip & Joanna Gaines: Their Next Chapter, available now.
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Jaime King engaged to new man after losing physical custody of her sons in bitter divorce: report

Jamie King appears to be firmly in Loverville.
The “Hart of Dixie” star is engaged to investment banker Austin Sosa following her contentious divorce battle with ex Kyle Newman, People reports.
King, 46, recently lost physical custody of her sons James, 11, and Leo, 9, and was forced out of her Los Angeles pad for owing more than $42,000 in back rent.
As a result, King had been “staying with [Sosa’s] parents” in the lead-up to their engagement.
“She is very close with his family,” a source told the outlet.
In new photos obtained by Page Six, King flashed her diamond sparkler following an appointment at Sally Hershberger Salon in West Hollywood Monday.
King has only included Sosa in the caption of her Instagram post from last month, though she did not post a photo of her new beau.
“My God, I am the luckiest and most great mother ever. Thank you to Pammy, Chase, Austin, Gwendolyn and Carlos. Family forever 🎀💅🏻💯💗,” she wrote alongside several images of her with her two sons.
In March, a judge ruled that King and Newman, 49, will share legal custody of their two children, but the filmmaker will have sole physical custody.
King was given visitation rights, but she would have to be supervised and could only see the boys three times a week. In addition to supervised visits, King had been ordered to finish six months of rehab for drugs and alcohol.
Her custody agreement was dramatically amended after she failed to complete a six-month drug and alcohol program that consisted of weekly testing, a 26-week parenting program and both individual and conjoint counseling with her children.
“I’ve never had to think about myself as sober or not sober. I stopped using drugs at 17 or something,” King said.
In October 2024, Newman filed for sole custody of the kids after claiming he found his ex-wife “strung out” and “drunk” while watching their sons.
The exes were locked in a lengthy legal battle over finances and custody when King filed for divorce in 2020 after 13 years of marriage. They finally settled their divorce in 2023.
In March, King broke her silence after being kicked out of her LA home for racking up more than $42,000 in back rent.
If you or someone you care about is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
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Sophie Turner Admits She’s ‘Never Watched’ ‘Game of Thrones’

NEED TO KNOW
- Sophie Turner appeared on the Dish podcast and confessed that she’s never watched her widely celebrated series, Game of Thrones
- The actress began her role as Sansa Stark at the age of 14, and remained on the series for its entirety, leading her to say goodbye to the character at 23
- She told podcast co-hosts Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett that during her time on the HBO series, she learned several life lessons, including an unexpected sex education
Sophie Turner credits Game of Thrones for the many life lessons she learned during her adolescence.
Turner, 29, appeared on the Dish podcast and recalled for hosts Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett that her “amazing” experience on the series for nine years “informed [her] entire life in terms of like business decisions, just etiquette on set, how to act,” adding, “Everything I learned from Game of Thrones — and a bit from my parents”
Turner first auditioned for the role of Sansa Stark at the age of 12 and began filming two years later. She wrapped the series when she was 23 during the show’s eighth and final season.
Although she spent a large portion of her life filming the series, she confessed to the co-hosts that she has yet to watch the show, partly due to her aversion to watching herself on screen. However, she said filming the Emmy-winning series was the “best acting class.”
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She noted that she “loved” filming the series, which also starred Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Peter Dinklage, Gwendoline Christie, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey and many more.
“I never had proper formal training, so I got to learn from the amazing actors around me, which I felt like I won a competition,” she said. “But it was great. We all were a family.”
“My character, I got to live with,” Turner continued. “So it felt like we kind of merged into one person by the end of it. But it was amazing.”
Along with learning more about the craft and herself, she also quipped that she got her sex education lessons from watching the graphic scenes filmed on set.
She acknowledged the series’ nude scenes — some of which were intertwined with controversial storylines — were “really crazy s—.”
“I definitely got my sex education from that show,” she joked. “More, more than enough.”
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In October 2024, less than five years after Game of Thrones wrapped, she was asked by Variety if she would ever play Sansa again.
“Maybe. I mean, it would have to be the exact same cast and the exact same crew otherwise, I wouldn’t go back, and that would just be Season 9,” she said, adding, “I don’t think we’re going to do a Season 9.”
However, the actress reiterated that she “loved playing Sansa.”
“I do wonder often what would she be doing now,” she told Variety. “Where would she be five years later, what would she be doing?”
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All eight seasons of Game of Thrones are available to stream on HBO Max. Turner’s next project is the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series Steal.
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