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Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Julia Louis-Dreyfus told Michelle Obama the secret to getting your adult kids to come home
Julia Louis-Dreyfus has a tip for empty-nesters to lure their adult kids home more often. The trick lies in having high-quality sheets and comfortable beds, she said. Michelle Obama swears by the same strategy of making her home intentionally hard to resist. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 64, has a foolproof way to reel adult kids back home. During an appearance on Wednesday's episode of the "IMO" podcast hosted by Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson, Louis-Dreyfus shared a household hack she used to get her adult kids to visit more often. "You just make sure that after they leave, all the sheets on their bed are high-quality sheets, and that bed is the most comfortable bed they ever slept in in their life, and they'll always come back," Louis-Dreyfus told podcast hosts Obama and Robinson. Louis-Dreyfus married her husband, Brad Hall, in 1987. They welcomed their first son, Henry, in 1992 and their second son, Charlie, in 1997. Obama echoed her sentiments, saying that she and her husband, Barack Obama, have made their home intentionally hard to resist. "We, Barack and I, we are all about creating what we call the attractive nuisance. We want to make it so that you want to be back here," Obama said. Now that her daughters, Malia and Sasha, are older, Obama says they've started staying longer. "There's that period when they just leave in their early 20s, and they're just like, 'Bye, see ya. We're living our lives, and we're so happy to be sleeping on a dirty mattress in college.' And they're just now getting to the point where they hang around a little couple of days longer because the tub is clean," Obama said. "There are bath salts. Things smell good. There's a lot of stuff in the fridge," Louis-Dreyfus added. Obama and Louis-Dreyfus aren't the only ones who have spoken about dealing with empty-nest syndrome. Gwyneth Paltrow previously said that she thinks of herself and her husband, TV producer Brad Falchuk, as "free birds," instead of "empty-nesters." "Empty nest is so demoralizing," Paltrow said, "but if you say we're free birds and you embody that, then you have this much more energized, optimistic" perspective. Brooke Shields previously said that high rents in New York City might keep her two college-age daughters coming home to their family apartment in Manhattan more often. "And by the way, the cost of living just in this city is so prohibitive anyway that it may work in my favor," Shields said. "Maybe I'll start charging them rent though. That might be a good idea." Representatives for Obama and Louis-Dreyfus did not immediately respond to requests for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular hours. Read the original article on Business Insider
Fox News
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Michelle Obama frets young women are not allowed the unearned confidence young men have
Former First Lady Michelle Obama is tired of young women not being able to be as sure of themselves as young men are. During Wednesday's episode of her "IMO" podcast, which she co-hosts with her brother Craig Robinson, Obama spoke to "Seinfeld" and "Veep" star Julia Louis-Dreyfus about how she wishes younger women had the unbridled confidence that young men in their 30s have — arguing that when women finally start feeling good about themselves, they're older and less visible to society. "We're always hedging, you know, because in the back of our minds, we weren't raised with the certainty of maleness that, you know – kind of the confidence that young men in their 30s have, which they haven't earned. They just have it," she told the actress. "You know, we don't start feeling that and owning that until our 50s and 60s, at a time when we start to be treated as invisible in society," Obama added. The topic came up with Louis-Dreyfus mentioning how she has become friends with 87-year-old actress Jane Fonda in recent years and has marveled at her "extraordinary" life that isn't in the spotlight as much anymore. "And I was so struck by the breadth of her life, the profundity – she's done so many different things. And it got me thinking about, wow, there's so many women out there that are older – I mean, at the time she was 85, I believe – that are older that have had these extraordinary lives, and we're not hearing from them." Obama suggested this was a societal issue, replying, "We've talked about this a lot, how women, as we age, we get pushed out of the picture." "Yeah, it's incredible," the "Seinfeld" actress replied. Obama went on to say, now that she's older, she finally feels sure of herself and confident in her wisdom — a mindset she said she couldn't experience when she was younger. "Now that I'm 60… this is really the first time in my life where I feel completely me, and I can absolutely embrace my wisdom," she said. "I mean, because I think we, as women, we spend most of our lives saying, 'Well, maybe I don't know what I'm talking about.' We qualify everything," "We apologize," Louis-Dreyfus interjected. "We apologize. We don't want to put our opinions on the table because maybe we're wrong," Obama continued. Since the start of her podcast with Robinson, Obama has remained largely apolitical, choosing to focus more on lifestyle topics and questions about family and personal relationships. In a May episode with pop star Beyoncé Knowles' mom, Tina Knowles, Obama urged parents to resist the urge to be friends with their kids as they're growing up. "And so many people are trying to be their kids' friends, and they think that that makes you closer," Obama said. "But let me tell you, I was not my children's friend. I love them deeply. There was respect. And, you know, for those of you trying to be friends with your kids, our kids love us just as much as adults. In fact, the relationship, I think, is even closer because now they've earned my friendship. Now we can be friends. Now, maybe you know something." In a late June episode with social psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt, Obama stressed the need for parents to limit their kids' time on smartphones and social media. "The bottom line is that we've got to get tougher. We've got to get more resilient for our kids. Because I know time and time again that a lot of parents do what's easy for them, you know, and not necessarily what's best for the kid," she continued.
Daily Mail
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Michelle Obama candidly details the frank parenting discussion she had with Barack after he was elected
Michelle Obama and Barack Obama have raised two daughters to be successful young women in their own right - but not without having some tough parenting discussions along the way. During the latest Wednesday episode of her IMO podcast, which she hosts with older brother Craig Robinson, the former First Lady, 61, revealed the stern conversation she had with her husband, 63, immediately after he was elected President of the United States in 2009. Michelle was talking to guest Julia Louis-Dreyfus about making and maintaining friendships as you grow older - and how that became more complicated once the family moved to Washington, D.C., because it impacted how they approached their daughters' new school. Michelle - whose marriage to Barack has been plagued with rift rumors in recent months - began by discussing a tough parenting conversation the couple had after they moved into the White House. She explained that she told her husband he had to get their daughters' school used to the President of the United States being at events - and that she wanted him to still be as engaged with this daughters' lives as he was before he took office. 'It was like, "no, you got to go to parent-teacher conference" - and he wanted to go,' Michelle told Julia and Craig. She stated that even if he was not necessarily required to go, she still expected him there. 'You have to get the school normalized to you being the type of engaged parent that you were before election night,' she recalled telling Barack. 'And you were the father that went to parent teacher conference, you were the father that would coach your girls' basketball game league,' she recounted. Michelle explained that although her first instinct was to not make new friends while living in the White House - in case they weren't trustworthy, gossiped about them, or sold stories to the media - she knew the couple had to unite as parents and make life as 'normal' as possible for their family. 'I still had little kids. My girls were 10 and seven, moving into a new neighborhood, a new community,' Michelle explained. The mother-of-two continued, saying her goal was to 'normalize' the White House experience for daughters Malia and Sasha, which meant spending time in the community. '[I did] not make them feel like these odd little kids with Secret Service that were outsiders, which meant that I couldn't - I didn't - have the luxury of saying no new friends, right?' she reflected. The devoted mom went on to say that when raising children, it is vital to be part of the bigger community that they are in. 'Otherwise you're screwed,' she quipped. 'So that push [to make friends in the community] was necessary.' Michelle has often given insight into how she and Barack approached parenting their daughters, Malia, now 26, and Sasha, now 24. Last month, she revealed she and Barack ran into some trouble as they didn't see eye-to-eye on the Ferber Method, a popular sleep-training technique Last month, she revealed she and Barack ran into some trouble as they didn't see eye-to-eye on the Ferber Method, a popular sleep-training technique. The Ferber Method, made popular in 1985 by Dr. Richard Ferber, is used to sleep-train babies by teaching them how to self-soothe, per Cleveland Clinic. One of the main ideas of the technique is to only check on your sleeping child in certain, timed intervals, even if they're crying. However, Barack was in favor for using the method while Michelle against when it came to parenting their girls. The admission came just weeks after Michelle had previously opened up about her relationship with her two daughters and how they started 'pushing away' from her and her husband when they were teenagers. The couple, who have been together for over 30 years, welcomed their firstborn Malia in 1998, and Sasha in 2001. The mother-of-two explained that she believes her daughters distanced themselves because they wanted to 'distinguish themselves' from their famous parents as they became adults during a recent appearance on the Sibling Revelry podcast hosted by Kate and Olivia Hudson. 'Our daughters are 26 and 23, they are young adult women. But they definitely went through a period in their teen years… it was the "push away."' Michelle noted that she has found that this is something that often happens to celebrity kids. 'They're still doing that, and you guys know this of children with parents who are known,' she continued. 'You're trying to distinguish yourself. It's very important for my kids to feel like they've earned what they are getting in the world.'
Geek Tyrant
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Florence Pugh Reveals the Secret Measures Behind THUNDERBOLTS*'s Big New Avengers Twist — GeekTyrant
Marvel fans are still unpacking the Thunderbolts* twist that confirmed what many suspected… the Thunderbolts are the New Avengers. The moment came late in the film, with Julia Louis-Dreyfus' Valentina standing before cameras to give her squad a flashy new label. According to Florence Pugh, who was awesome in the film as Yelena Belova, the secrecy on set regarding this twist was intense. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Pugh explained just how far they went to keep the reveal under wraps: 'We shot a version where she was like, 'The New Thunderbolts!' And everyone was like, 'Woo!' And then we took all of the background [actors] out and shot Julia's line, which was kind of cool.' That second take, the one with the 'New Avengers' name-drop, was the version that made it into the film. It's clear Marvel wanted to hold onto that moment until the last possible second, and the effort paid off. That fun reveal lands with a punch not unlike Tony Stark's 'I am Iron Man' back in 2008. It's funny, though, because a couple days after the film was released, Marvel Studios spoiled it for everyone anyway as the rebranded the film, The New Avengers . But it wasn't just the cast keeping things quiet. Louis-Dreyfus had known about the twist long before cameras rolled… years before. In that same EW interview, she shared: 'I met with Kevin Feige and Louis D'Esposito many years ago, when they first pitched me this whole idea of playing Val, and they pitched me this. So, I've really known for a long time. I haven't said a thing to anyone!' While Louis-Dreyfus didn't clarify exactly when she was let in on the secret, she's been in the MCU fold for over five years now, meaning she could've known as early as Black Widow or The Falcon and the Winter Soldier . With Thunderbolts* landing on digital July 1 and on physical media July 29, fans will soon have a chance to rewatch the reveal and debate its implications all over again.
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Thunderbolts gag reel has been released, and it's made us love Florence Pugh even more
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Although there are still a few weeks left to wait until the next MCU project, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, hits screens, Marvel fans have been treated to some new content in the shape of the Thunderbolts* gag reel, and it's hilarious. The reel, posted on Twitter by IMDb, shows the cast of Thunderbolts breaking character on set, whether that's forgetting their lines or breaking into laughter in serious moments. The standout of the video has to be Florence Pugh, who we know to be a funny and generally lovely human being, but the clip has made us love her that much more. It looks like Pugh had a lot of fun slipping in and out of Yelena Belova's accent, as well as poking fun at David Harbour's Red Guardian Costume. Check out the full video below. Another highlight has to be star Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who plays O.X.E. Chairwoman Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. The actor seemed to improvise some of her lines and had fun with Fontaine's elite status. However, a particularly humorous running theme in the gag reel is the cast's struggles with wires. From Pugh being pulled up too high to Harbour sent flying across the room after Sentry star Lewis Pullman missed his line, it seems like the Thunderbolts cast had a hell of a time being pulled to and fro. Fans are loving the behind-the-scenes look, with one replying to the video, "Even bts they give family vibe…love this movie," and another added, "I want to be on their gang, they look like they are having a great time. Just goofing around." However, another fan has noticed that one particular scene from the gag reel was actually in the Thunderbolts trailer, but was seemingly cut out of the movie. "So the scene of Bucky laughing in the truck that was in the trailer was a bts?" pointed out the fan. It looks like that Buckey Barnes blunder was just too good not to use. Thunderbolts gatherers some of the MCU's biggest misfits, creating a team of anti-heroes set to protect the world after the loss of The Avengers. From there, Yelena Belova (Pugh), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Red Guardian (Harbour), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), and John Walker (Wyatt Russell), now known as The New Avengers, embark on a dangerous mission that forces them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts. Thunderbolts is out on digital on July 1. For more, check out our guide on how to watch the Marvel movies in order, and keep up with upcoming Marvel movies on the way.
