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Actor fights for his life in ICU, plus updates on Meghan Markle, Sofía Vergara and more

Daily news updates on how the coronavirus is affecting the worlds of royalty and entertainment


UPDATED APRIL 17, 2020 6:16 PM EDT

They say music heals the soul and that’s exactly what Beyoncé did on Thursday when she appeared on ABC’s Disney Family Singalong The singer tuned into the special in partnership with Feeding America to perform When You Wish Upon a Star. “I’d like to dedicate this song to all of the health care workers who have been working tirelessly to keep us healthy and safe. We greatly appreciate you,” Queen Bey told viewers before the performance.

Hilary Duff is taking this time to lend a helping hand. The Disney Channel alum’s company Happy Little Campers is donating baby products from her brand to help moms and dads during the coronavirus pandemic. “Supplies are wiped out and we know there is a huge need right now! I decided to donate all readily available @happylittlecamperbaby products to @baby2baby and their national network members, @helpingmamas and @babiesneedbottoms,” the Younger star told her followers.

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Cristina Cuomo is speaking out after testing positive for COVID-19. Chris Cuomo‘s wife took to social media to tell followers about how her family life has quickly changed since her diagnosis. “The only frustrating part is I can‘t be there for my kids right now in the way they need me as Chris is in isolation too still, no fever and feeling better,“ she wrote, adding, “Bella, Mario and Carolina have grown up overnight—Bella, our 17-year-old daughter, stepped up cleaning, doing laundry, cooking for her siblings and getting them situated with google classroom, and caregiving her mother and father. Mario, her assistant.”

Prince William is finally speaking out about how he felt after his father Prince Charles tested positive.  The Duke of Cambridge told BBC that he was quite concerned following his father’s diagnosis: “He fits the profile of somebody of the age he is at, which is, you know, fairly risky and so I was a little bit worried.”

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Prince Charles tested positive for Coronavirus in March

Parents around the world have been taking on the role of teacher to homeschool their kids during the pandemic. Now, Thalia is getting real about the struggle she faces while trying to help her kids out. 

Meghan Markle has (finally!) returned to the public eye – see the images of her big comeback engagement in Los Angeles.

Tony-nominated Broadway star Nick Cordero is still fighting for his life weeks after testing positive. The Rock of Ages performer’s wife Amanda Kloots gave an update on Thursday saying that Nick, who has been in ICU at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center since his diagnosis, had successfully made it through surgery. “I was a nervous wreck the whole day as Nick was in surgery just waiting by the phone to hear he got through it,” she wrote. “He did! It’s Code Rocky time! Wake up Nick!”

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Nick Cordero, seen here with wife Amanda Kloots and their son Elvis in August 2019, is battling coronavirus in ICU

Stars are stripping down – then dressing up – for the quarantine pillow challenge, which dares people to create a look wearing only a pillow. “You already KNOW you couldn‘t keep me from the #PillowChallenge,” Halle Berry  wrote alongside her sexy pic where she cinched a belt around a black pillow to create an LBD dress covering only her front. We were also are also very much impressed by El Gordo y La Flaca star Raul de Molina’s #PillowChallenge look, which he debuted on Friday.

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Halle Berry and Raul de Molina both made an impact with their takes on the viral #PillowChallenge

In a new installment of our  HOLA EN CASA  stars-at-home series,  Ivy Queen shares her favorite home cooked meal  and wow, we are suddenly very hungry.

Whoa –  Sofia Vergara ’s husband  Joe Manganiello  is unrecognizable  after making a major change to his face. 

 Dua Lipa also decided she wanted a makeover, so had boyfriend Anwar Hadid color her hair pink.   

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 Princess Beatrice has canceled her royal wedding! 

In more royal news, Prince George’s godfather – Britain’s richest man under 30 –  just personally donated $12.4 million to the coronavirus fight. 

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Britain’s richest man under 30, Hugh Grosvenor, seen at godson Prince George’s christening in 2013, has donated a whopping $12.4 million to COVID 19 aid

If you want to be comfy and chic for those Zoom calls,  here are 7 fashion influencers to show you how it’s done. 

 Sharon Stone’s basic instinct told her to watch out for the coronavirus back in March – so she decided to take all of her party guests’ temperatures. On March 8, weeks before California lockdown began, the actress had a nurse check to see if any of the caterers or wait staff were running a fever. “Then I had a nurse at the door taking [party guests] temperatures... I just thought we had to be super careful,” Sharon said during a chat with Naomi Campbell on the supermodel’s YouTube show No Filter with Naomi. The Hollywood star admitted: “People thought I was a little extreme, that I was a little bit crazy.”

Coronavirus has led to the impossible: Johnny Depp has joined social media. The actor posted a video on Instagram where he said: “I’ve never done anything like this before. I don’t think I’ve ever really felt any particular reason to until now. Now is the time to open up a dialogue as the threat of this invisible enemy has already caused immeasurable tragedies and enormous damage to people’s lives.”