Modern Beauty Trends: In: Angelina Jolie’s Marriage Therapy

Angelina Jolie admits she made a film to try and save her marriage to Brad Pitt.
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“You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have left.” —Yolanda Hadid

Bella

Gigi, Well, at Least According to Tumblr

You want to know where all the real superfans on the Internet hang out? Try Tumblr. The social media network may not have as many celebrity participants as Instagram or Twitter, but it is headquarters to legions of superfans who fawn over, geek out on, and otherwise worship their idols. So the site’s year-end list of most-buzzed-about models is particularly revealing because it measures buzz and not just overall follower count. Sure, Kendall Jenner tops the list, as she seems to top every other model list this year, but there are some interesting findings elsewhere. Bella Hadid, who now ranks second, switched places with her sister, Gigi, who slipped a bit, to fourth. Models with celeb connections, including Stella Maxwell, Camille Rowe, and Cindy Kimberly (who was made famous thanks to Justin Bieber) all ranked for the first time. As did curvy model Ashley Graham. But it’s not all It girls and models of the moment. Tumblr fans still appreciate the classics. Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss rounded out the list, at 19th and 20th, respectively. Find the full rankings here.

New Shows for Kim and Yolanda

Giving Up on Reality TV

Thought the golden age of fashion-related reality television was over? Think again. Yolanda Hadid (momager of Bella and Gigi) and Kim Kardashian West have been busy cooking up new shows for us to binge-watch in 2018, and each gave us a sneak peak on Tuesday. Hadid’s show, which will premiere on Lifetime, is called Making a Model, and it not only seeks to help turn five girls into the next superstars, but also hopes to train their mothers in the ways of super-momagement. Yes, Bella and Gigi will make appearances, but the drama in the trailer seems intense, and Hadid appears every bit as demanding as Tyra Banks was. Watch it here. Meanwhile, Kardashian is assembling her show Glam Masters (also for Lifetime). It’s sort of like Project Runway, but for the beauty set. We’re not totally sure of the format just yet, but Kardashian has enlisted Laverne Cox to host. You can catch a little sneak peek here.

Angelina Jolie’s Candor

Working With Your Spouse

All things considered, Angelina Jolie has been pretty candid while giving interviews to promote her film First They Killed My Father. Her latest is in the form of a 75-minute podcast with The Hollywood Reporter's Awards Chatter. Naturally, the subject of Jolie’s 2015 film By the Sea, which she wrote, directed, and co-starred in opposite Brad Pitt, came up. She does admit that she made it hoping it could spark a new connection between her and her now-estranged husband. "I wanted us to do some serious work together...I thought it would be a good way for us to communicate. In some ways it was, and in some ways we learned some things. There was a heaviness probably during that situation that carried on, and it wasn't because of the film. It was something that we were dealing...things happen for different reasons.” But while the fictional characters that the two play get through their marital problems to rekindle the flame, it didn’t work out for Jolie and Pitt. Though she has no regrets. “I'm glad we did that film, because we did explore something together,” she said. “Whatever it was, maybe it didn't solve certain things, but we did communicate something that needed to be communicated to each other." While Jennifer Lopez recently said that working with ex Marc Anthony helped repair their friendship post-split, it may not be the best form of couples therapy for everyone.