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20-07-2025
- Entertainment
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'Star Trek' Star Gets Engaged to 25-Year-Old Girlfriend a Year After His Divorce
'Star Trek' Star Gets Engaged to 25-Year-Old Girlfriend a Year After His Divorce originally appeared on Parade. Actor Paul Wesley, 42, has gotten engaged to 25-year-old model, Natalie Kuckenburg. People magazine reported that Kuckenburg confirmed their engagement in a July 19 Instagram upload. The post featured a photo of Kuckenburg's engagement ring. "Yes 🤍 Always and forever," read the caption of the post. Wesley's Star Trek: Strange New Worlds co-star Christina Chong was quick to congratulate the couple in the post's comments section. "YAY So happy for you both," wrote Chong. Several fans also showered the couple with congratulations. "So happy for you! You deserve it Let the bride-to-be era begin!" commented an Instagram user. "Love you guys! All the love always," added another. People magazine reported that Wesley briefly spoke about his relationship with Kuckenburg during a 2024 interview with the publication. Wesley, who divorced his first wife, Torrey DeVitto, in 2013, and his second wife, Ines de Ramon, in 2024, said he appreciated Kuckenburg's sense of humor. 'There's two people that are the funniest people in my life — Number one, my dog, and number two, frankly, my girlfriend," said Wesley during the interview. "I think the reason we get along so well is because all we do is laugh and I think it's probably one of the most important things in a relationship.' Wesley, who famously played Stefan Salvatore on The Vampire Diaries, joined the cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds during its 2nd season. As fans are aware, Wesley plays a younger version of Captain James T. Kirk, originally portrayed by William Shatner in Star Trek: The Original Series, which aired from 1966 to 1969. During an August 2023 interview on the Inside of You podcast, Wesley expressed gratitude to the cast and crew of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. "They welcomed me with open arms," said Wesley during the interview. In addition, he said he appreciated that Shatner shared a kind and supportive message on social media when it was announced he would be playing Kirk. 'Star Trek' Star Gets Engaged to 25-Year-Old Girlfriend a Year After His Divorce first appeared on Parade on Jul 19, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 19, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
Geek Girl Authority
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Girl Authority
Hit It: Best Quotes From the STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Season 3 Premiere
It's a bad day to be the Gorn, y'all. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is back with a double-episode premiere, and folks, Season 3 is already off to a strong start. 'Hegemony, Part II' feels like a movie, deftly bringing the exciting narrative presented in the Season 2 finale to a conclusion. 'Wedding Bell Blues' isn't quite as action-heavy, leaning more into the show's inherent comedy as Rhys Darby guest stars to wreak havoc of the romance persuasion. Below, I've compiled a list of my favorite quotes from the Season 3 premiere. Energize! RELATED: Hit It: Best Quotes From Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ' 'Hegemony' Hegemony, Part II L to R: Carol Kane as Pelia and Martin Quinn as Scotty in Season 3, Episode 1 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, 'Hegemony, Part II,' streaming on Paramount+. Photo Credit: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ SCOTTY: 'This again. It's like being back in lecture hall.' PELIA: 'How would you know that? You were never there.' SCOTTY: 'I was there … in the back.' I love Pelia (Carol Kane) and Scotty's (Martin Quinn) dynamic, even what little we'd seen of it in the Season 2 finale. I also love that they're both perpetually, ever so slightly annoyed with each other — the teacher and the student. In Scotty's defense, sitting in the back of the class ensures you're out of the instructor's line of fire (or, rather, questions). Christina Chong as La'an in Season 3, Episode 1 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, 'Hegemony, Part II,' streaming on Paramount+. Photo Credit: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ LA'AN: 'I don't want to save a handful of colonists. I want to save them all. Everyone that's still alive gets home — even if we have to shoot our way out.' My girl La'an (Christina Chong) is always going through it, but she never fails to emerge triumphant like the innate badass she is. I'd have flashbacks to the most traumatic time in my life, too, if giant space iguanas thrust me back into that environment. This quote is proof positive that La'an is the best of Starfleet. She refuses to leave anyone behind. RELATED: Hit It: Best Quotes From Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' 'Subspace Rhapsody' Hope Is Key UNA: 'Chris, take some of your own advice. Focus on hope.' Una (Rebecca Romijn) and Pike (Anson Mount) have a sweet friendship. Our Number One doesn't shy away from telling Pike what he needs to hear, even if it's gentle words of wisdom like the above quote. Hope is a powerful weapon, especially when the odds seem stacked against you. M'BENGA: 'Hey. You're here now. Not back there.' M'Benga (Babs Olusanmokun) knows La'an's history, and here, he lends a helping hand in pulling her out of freeze mode. It's hard to move forward when you feel frozen in time. At face value, this quote might not seem remarkable, but as someone who must constantly remind myself that I don't have to live in survival mode anymore, it resonates profoundly. RELATED: Hit It: Best Quotes From Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' 'Those Old Scientists' Wedding Bell Blues LA'AN: 'But we all know what absence does to the heart.' SPOCK: 'The absence of a heart would be quite fatal.' As it turns out, Spock (Ethan Peck) is unfamiliar with the old proverb, 'Absence makes the heart grow fonder.' That doesn't mean he can't learn, though. If La'an can instruct Spock in the art of dance, she can teach him a human idiom or two. L to R: Melanie Scrofano as Batel and Anson Mount as Capt. Pike in Season 3, Episode 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, 'Wedding Bell Blues,' streaming on Paramount+. Photo Credit: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ BATEL: 'I was just wondering what you're gonna do when I move you into my quarters. Where will all your hair products go?' Wynonna Batel (Melanie Scrofano) lives. Huzzah! She spent three months convalescing in Pike's quarters. However, she's now well enough to return to work. So, who's moving in with whom? Will Batel have space for Pike's hair products? I love this cheeky wink to Pike's legendary hair. You know the saying, 'The higher the hair, the closer to the Koala.' RELATED: Hit It: Best Quotes From Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' 'Lost in Translation' OBS Language ORTEGAS: 'You realize she's our communications officer, right? She speaks like 900 languages.' BETO: 'Is Obnoxious Big Sister one of them?' Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) deserves to have love in her life. Enter Beto (Mynor Luken), Ortegas' (Melissa Navia) younger brother. However, Ortegas isn't a fan of her bro getting up close and personal with Uhura. Uhura might not speak the language of Obnoxious Big Sister, but being fluent in 900 languages is pretty damn impressive. L to R: Celia Rose Gooding as Uhura, Mynor Luken as Beto and Melissa Navia as Erica Ortegas in Season 3, Episode 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, 'Wedding Bell Blues,' streaming on Paramount+. Photo Credit: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ SPOCK: 'Doctor, if one of our intellects could bestow immunity, I'm confident it would not be yours.' *Battle of the Eyebrow Arches ensues* It's Spock versus Roger Korby (Cillian O'Sullivan) after Trelane (Darby) shifts reality. Korby insists his intelligence shielded him from the illusion's effects, rubbing Spock the wrong way. Are you implying that Spock isn't smart enough to see through the veil, pal? Buddy, ole pal? *eyebrow arching intensifies* RELATED: Read our Star Trek: Strange New Worlds recaps Star Trek: Strange New Worlds drops new episodes every Thursday on Paramount+. Geek Girl Authority Crush of the Week: NYOTA UHURA Contact: [email protected] What I do: I'm GGA's Managing Editor, a Senior Contributor, and Press Coordinator. I manage, contribute, and coordinate. Sometimes all at once. Joking aside, I oversee day-to-day operations for GGA, write, edit, and assess interview opportunities/press events. Who I am: Before moving to Los Angeles after studying theater in college, I was born and raised in Amish country, Ohio. No, I am not Amish, even if I sometimes sport a modest bonnet. Bylines in: Tell-Tale TV, Culturess, Sideshow Collectibles, and inkMend on Medium. Critic: Rotten Tomatoes, CherryPicks, and the Hollywood Creative Alliance.
