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The Big Bang Theory prequel, Young Sheldon, ended its seven-season run in May 2024

NEED TO KNOW

• Series star Iain Armitage has kept his dating life private

• Annie Potts, who played Sheldon's Meemaw, has been married to director and producer James Hayman since 1990

From the early days of Georgie and Mandy's first marriage to the complicated relationship between Meemaw and Dale, the characters ofYoung Sheldonhave found love — and so have members of the show's cast.

TheBig Bang Theoryprequel starredIain Armitageas Sheldon Cooper, chronicling his childhood in Texas. The series also featuredZoe Perry, Lance Barber,Montana Jordan,Emily OsmentandAnnie Pottsas members of the young prodigy's messy, but well-meaning, family. After seven seasons,Young Sheldonconcludedits run in May 2024.

While audiences watched Sheldon navigate school and its bullies, the actors behind the scenes were building impressive lives of their own. While Armitage has kept his dating life private,Jim Parsons— who narrated the series — first met his husband,Todd Spiewak, on a blind karaoke date in 2002.

Here’s everything to know about the real-life partners of theYoung Sheldoncast.

Iain Armitage

On-screen, Armitage’s portrayal of the socially awkward Sheldon has earned him critical acclaim. In 2024, he even received theKids' Choice Awardfor Favorite Male TV Star — Family Show for the role.

Off-screen, Armitage has maintained a relatively private personal life. Beyond acting, he's known for his passion for theater, having gained attention at a young age for hisonline theater reviewswell before he landed his starring role.

In 2024, Armitage told PEOPLE that heobtained his student pilot's licenseand would start working on his private pilot’s license when he turned 17.

The young actor hasn't publicly dated anyone.

Jim Parsons and Todd Spiewak

Parsons originated the role of Sheldon Cooper onThe Big Bang Theory, a role that earned him fourEmmy Awardsand aGolden Globe. After wrapping the hit sitcom in 2019, Parsons stayed connected to the franchise by narratingYoung Sheldon.

Behind the scenes, Parsons' real-life love story is just as noteworthy. Parsons has been with his husband, Spiewak, since 2002, after meeting on a blind karaoke date set up by friends.

After nearly 15 years together, they tied the knot in May 2017 at the Rainbow Room in New York City.

Reflecting on the moment,Parsons told Stephen Colbertin September 2017 that “​​[the wedding] was so much more meaningful in the moment for me than I predicted, and it's been resonantly much more meaningful than for me afterward than I ever saw coming.”

Spiewak,a former graphic designer, now co-runs the couple’s production company, That’s Wonderful Productions, which has helped bring shows likeYoung SheldonandSpecialto life.

Lance and Aliza Barber

Barber played the no-nonsense father of Sheldon, whose life is similarly private off-screen.

However, hisComebackcostar Lisa Kudrowrevealed in December 2019 to theChicago Tribunethat the actor is happily married. "Yeah, somebody married him!" she told the outlet. "He's got children that he's nurturing with! And he is, he's really nurturing with them."

Barber is married to Aliza Barber, who is a professional chef, according to theBattle Creek Enquirer. Together, they have two children.

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Zoe Perry and Gab Taraboulsy

Perry plays Mary Cooper, Sheldon’s deeply religious and fiercely protective mom — a character originally portrayed inThe Big Bang Theoryby her real-life mother,Laurie Metcalf. In 2022, Perry quietly tied the knot with director and producer Gab Taraboulsy.

Taraboulsy, known for his work onThe Grill IronandThe Kardashians, has largely stayed private about his relationship with the actress. Perry offered a sweet peek into their engagement during aField Team 6 Zoom eventin 2021.

While praising Taraboulsy’s knack for emotional video editing, she revealed, “That was how this guy proposed to me,” gesturing to her husband, who was sitting beside her. “It’s worth it!”

Montana Jordan and Jenna Weeks

Jordan plays Georgie Cooper onYoung SheldonandGeorgie & Mandy's First Marriage. In May 2024, Jordan and his longtime girlfriend,Jenna Weeks, welcomedtheir first child, a daughter named Emma Rae.

The actor shared thejoyful news on Instagram, writing, "God has blessed me with a beautiful babygirl. Emma Rae Jordan, Momma and Daddy love you. Forever and always.”

The couple, who began dating in high school,announced their engagementin January 2025. Jordan proposed with a romantic setup featuring rose petals and a "Marry Me?" sign, sharing photos of the moment onsocial media.

Weeks, a social media personality from Texas, often shares glimpses of their life together on her Instagram, including familyoutingsand Emma'smilestones.

In June 2025, Jordan and Weeksmarriedin a "classic cowboy"-themed wedding in Longview, Texas.

Annie Potts and James Hayman

Potts — who portraysYoung SheldonandGeorgie & Mandy's infamous Meemaw — has been married to director and producerJames Haymansince 1990 after having met on the set of the 1992 filmBreaking the Rules. Theyshare two sons: James, known as "Doc," and Harry. Potts also has an older son, Clay, from a previous marriage.

In a 2018 interview withCloser, Potts shared how she knew Hayman was the one for her.

“Right away he loved my son. I had an eight-year-old when I met him. When you fall in love with somebody who comes into your surroundings when you have a kid already, [they] have to love both of us," she said. "He was so willing to do that. We were instantly a family, had two more sons together and a very happy life."

Emily Osment

OsmentjoinedYoung Sheldonin its fifth season as Mandy McAllister, which eventually lead to a starring role in the spinoff seriesGeorgie & Mandy's First Marriage.

In June 2023, Osmentannounced her engagementto musicianJack Anthonyduring a trip to Yosemite National Park. The couplemarried in a private ceremonyon Oct. 12, 2024.

Osmentfiled for divorceon March 7, 2025, citing irreconcilable differences. Thedivorce was finalizedjust days later, with both parties waiving rights to spousal support, as per their prenuptial agreement.

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In Dutton Ranch, Finn Little reprises his Yellowstone character, Carter, the adoptive son of Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Rip (Cole Hauser)

NEED TO KNOW

• The Australian actor tells PEOPLE about returning for the spinoff, the short notice he got about his role and reveals why Yellowstone fans will love this new chapter

• The first two episodes of Dutton Ranch are now streaming on Paramount+

Finn Littlereturns as Beth and Rip's son, Carter, in the newYellowstonespinoffseries,Dutton Ranch, but he didn't exactly get much warning about the new show.

The Australian actor was cast as Carter, who becomes the adoptive son of Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Rip (Cole Hauser), inYellowstonewhen he was 14. Now 19, he tells PEOPLE that the show and the character "has been my life" in recent memory.

"Yellowstonehas been a huge part of my life. It's awesome," he says.

Whenthe original series endedin 2024, Little says there was talk about a possible spinoff for Beth and Rip, but nothing was set in stone. "I didn't hear anything about it until like a week before I flew out [to film]," he reveals.

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"Yeah, it was just like, 'Hey, it's happening, hope you're ready.' I was like, 'Oh, all right. Let's go,'" he recalls.

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"I was excited," Little says of the chance to return to his character. "I wanted to see more from Carter. I wanted to keep playing the character, for sure."

Beth, Rip and Carter start a new life in Texas inDutton Ranch, and Little says, "A lot has changed [for Carter] since we last saw him."

In the spinoff, he's "growing into himself," but "trouble's brewing," particularly when he meets Oreana (Natalie Alyn Lind). "I think Carter sees a lot of Beth in Oreana, that fierceness and that strong personality. I think that's what attracts Carter," Little says.

It's Beth and Rip that will make fans ofYellowstonelove the new spinoff, he promises. "Beth and Rip are a staple ofYellowstone. They're some of people's favorite characters. So if you love Beth and Rip, you'll loveDutton Ranch, and you'll love all the new problems that come along with it," Little tells PEOPLE at the New York City premiere on May 12.

Dutton Ranch"feels likeYellowstone," he says. "It's never an easy life for the Duttons."

The first two episodes ofDutton Ranchare now streaming on Paramount+. New episodes drop Fridays.

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"Iceman" wasn't the only new musicDrakedefrosted.

The singer also surprised fans Friday, May 15, with two more albums: "Habibti" and "Maid of Honour." He shared the news on social media with three separate posts revealing the album covers.

The three records give fans a total of more than 40 new songs to listen to.Drakealso released seven music videos onYouTubein the hours following the album drops.

The highly-anticipated new music comes after Drakeand Kendrick Lamar's highly-publicized rap feud, which yielded Lamar'sGrammy-winning hit "Not Like Us."

Here's a rundown of the three albums, plus what fans have to say about the surprise releases.

Drake addressesKendrick Lamarfeud with fiery tracks

The Grammy-winning rapper also used his latest musical project to reignite his feud with fellow emceeKendrick Lamar. The rappers, whose feudgoes back more than a decadeto 2013, released aseries of stinging diss tracksin 2024, including Lamar's No. 1 hit "Not Like Us."

"But all I can think about is the mountain to climb and the conversations surrounding my music like they're Twin Peak," Drake raps on album opener"Make Them Cry.""With Dot back in 2024 was a big piece / So, it's like, this [stuff] is me, but it isn't me / Y'all keep on asking me what it did to me, that's what it did to me."

In another track, Drake appeared to take aim at Lamar's conscious rap style and affluent lifestyle. The Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper is known for his introspective lyrics that tackle political and social themes.

"White kids listen to you 'cause they feel some guilt, and that's how your soul get fulfilled," Drake raps. "Handing out turkeys on camera inside of your hood, then you go back to the hills."

The "Hotline Bling" rapper also seemingly referenced hisprevious legal battle with Universal Music Group and Spotify over the streaming success of Lamar's "Not Like Us."In November 2024, Drakefiled a petitionaccusing the music companies of engaging in a "scheme to ensure" the diss track "broke through" on multiple streaming platforms. He claimed UMG used underhanded tactics to garner more listeners for the song on Spotify and radio stations.

"Damn, who is this guy for real, I guess a magician," Drake raps. "100 million streams vanished, no one got questions."

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Fans react to Drake's three new albums

Fans waking up to the news of Drake's back-to-back-to-back album drops took to social media to share their surprise.

"Woke up to THREE ALBUMS? You will always have my heart Aubrey!" one person wrote in Drake's Instagram comments.

"HOWWW ARE U DOING THIS!!! 3 ALBUMS?!?!!?!" another person said.

Others quipped about the sheer volume of new songs to listen to.

"Drake im so overstimulated rn hold on," an X userwrote.

Another personwrote on X: "Drake released 3 albums in one night, enough Instagram captions for the rest of the year."

Some people in Drake's Instagram comments speculated whether the new music would be his last for a while.

"3 albums we not seeing dude for 6 years," one person said. "better enjoy it."

"yea he’s not dropping another album till we’re seniors citizens, 3 is crazy," someone else wrote.

See 'Iceman' track list

1. "Make Them Cry"

2. "Dust"

3. "Whisper My Name"

4. "Janice STFU"

5. Ran To Atlanta (featuring Future & Molly Santana)

6. Shabang

7. Make Them Pay

8. Burning Bridges

9. National Treasures

10. B's On The Table (featuring 21 Savage)

11. What Did I Miss?

12. Plot Twist

13. 2 Hard 4 The Radio

14. Make Them Remember

15. Little Birdie

16. Don't Worry

17. Firm Friends

18. Make Them Know

See 'Habibti' track list

1. Rusty Intro

2. WNBA

3. Slap The City

4. High Fives

5. Hurrr Nor Thurrr (featuring Sexyy Red)

6. I'm Spent (featuring Loe Shimmy)

7. Classic

8. Gen 5

9. White Bone

10. Fortworth (featuring PARTYNEXTDOOR)

11. Prioritizing

See 'Maid of Honour' track list

1. Hoe Phase

2. Road Trips

3. Outside Tweaking (featuring Stunna Sandy)

4. Cheetah Print (featuring Sexyy Red)

5. Which One (featuring Central Cee)

6. Amazing Shape (featuring PopCaan)

7. BBW

8. True Bestie (featuring Iconic Savvy)

9. Where's Your Stuff Interlude

10. New Bestie

11. Q&A

12. Stuck

13. Goose and The Juice

14. Princess

Contributing: Taijuan Moorman and KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Drake drops 'Iceman,' two more albums – 'Habibti' and 'Maid of Honour'

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THE RUNDOWN

• Demi Moore attended the La Vie d’une Femme screening at the Cannes Film Festival in a semi-sheer Gucci gown.

• The design toyed with the festival’s naked dressing ban, which came into effect in 2025.

• Moore is part of the festival’s jury this year.

It’s only the second day of the2026 Cannes Film Festival, but Demi Moore is making a considerable splash on the Croisette with her fashion choices. For her latest appearance, the actress winked at the festival’s controversial“naked dressing” ban—in the most elegant way possible.

Moore arrived at theLa Vie d’une Femme(or “A Woman’s Life”) screening today in a lavender number by Demna for Gucci. The gown sat off her shoulders and clung to her figure with a ruched corset bodice. The dress’s skirt not only wound around Moore’s legs with a considerable slit to match, but it also was semi-sheer in fabrication—details that pushed ever so slightly against the event’s directive.

To test the waters even further, her gown had a long, winding train that trailed behind her, another element that the festival outright banned last year. Perhaps she might consider trying anaked shoenext?

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Moore is a member of this year’s jury, which might give her some leeway to bend the rules. (Although in 2025, Halle Berry was open about having to rework her wardrobe following the festival’s last-minute decision last year.)

Regardless of the intricacies of the festival’s dress code, Moore and her stylist Brad Goreski are embracing classic movie-star glamour. At the festival’s opening ceremony, the actress looked statuesque in a gilded Jacquemus gown paired with jaw-dropping Chopard jewels.

At the jury photo call earlier in the day, she tapped into thepolka dot trendwith aplayful, multi-color dress by Jacquemus.

As a member of the Cannes jury—a body that includes the likes of Ruth Negga, Chloé Zhao, and Stellan Skarsgård this year—Moore is scheduled to be a constant at the festival’s various premieres and events over the next two weeks. Fashion-wise, surely the best is yet to come.

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A landmark court ruling could change the future of the British aristocracy and the royal family

NEED TO KNOW

• A High Court ruling last week determined that the Marquess of Bath's younger son can potentially inherit part of his father's fortune despite being born via surrogacy

• Previously, inheritance was determined by the historical definition of a legitimate child, which was written prior to significant advances in modern fertility technology

A landmark court ruling could change the future of the British aristocracy and, ultimately,the royal family.

Last week, a High Court ruling determined that the younger son of Ceawlin Thynn, the 8th Marquess of Bath, and his wife,Emma, Marchioness of Bath, can one day inherit part of his father's fortune, despite being born by surrogate.

Lord and Lady Bath, 51 and 40, respectively, share two sons, John, 11, and Henry, 9. During her pregnancy with John, the Marchioness developed hypophysitis — a rare inflammatory condition affecting the pituitary gland that can lead to serious hormonal complications and, in severe cases, become life-threatening. So, when the couple decided to expand their family, they welcomed their second son, Henry, via an American surrogate carrying their biological child.

However, because Henry is believed to be the first known member of the British aristocracy born via surrogate, questions were raised about his status under longstanding inheritance rules. Traditionally, succession rights were determined using an older legal definition of a “legitimate” child — language embedded in historic family trusts and laws that were last substantially updated in the 1970s, before major advances in fertility treatment and surrogacy.

In his ruling, Justice Matthews stated that it would be "unfair" to treat Henry as though he were not his father's son, according toThe Daily Mail.

"Henry is the son of Lord and Lady Bath. Not only is he treated by them and will be treated by the world in general as a child of Lord and Lady Bath's marriage, but he is also their genetic child," the justice added.

Though Henry is still young, Justice Matthews said the family took on the court case now to avoid problems with U.S. taxes and ensure the possibility that Lord Bath's son can become his beneficiary in the future.

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"A decision can then be taken at a later stage, in the light of appropriate advice, whether to exercise the power to add him," he added.

This isn't the first time Lord and Lady Bath have made aristocratic history. In 2020, Emma, previously Viscountess Weymouth, became Britain's first Black marchioness when her husband inherited the title upon the death of his father.

The daughter of a Nigerian oil tycoon and a British mother, Emma has found fame on reality television, mostly recently joining Bravo'sLadies of London: The New Reign,which premiered in March. She alsomade her Met Gala debutearlier this month, stepping out alongside celebrity pal Serena Williams.

The Baths' court ruling marks one of the first significant shifts in precedent to British succession in more than a decade. The decision is now being viewed as a potentially significant moment for Britain’s hereditary system more broadly, with legal observers noting it could eventually shape how aristocratic succession — and even royal inheritance rules — are interpreted in a modern era of assisted reproduction.

The last major decision that shifted the fates of the royal family in such a way came in 2013 when Parliament passed theSuccession to the Crown Act 2013, meaning that birth order now determines who will become the next king or queen of the U.K., regardless of sex.

Previously, the British monarchy had operated under male-preference primogeniture, meaning that female siblings fell behind their male siblings in the line of succession, regardless of birth order. It affects all royals born after Oct. 28, 2011, and alsoremoved the disqualificationplaced on those arising from marriage to a Roman Catholic.

In 2013,Princess Charlottebecame the first female member of the British royal family to hold her place in the line of succession even after her little brother,Prince Louis, was born.

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By Gopal Sharma

KATHMANDU, May 11 (Reuters) - A Turkish Airlines plane was evacuated after ‌smoke was observed from its landing ‌gear while it was taxiing after landing in ​Nepal's capital of Kathmandu, the airline said, forcing the closure of the airport for an hour.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) ‌had earlier said ⁠a fire broke out in the right rear tyre of the ⁠Airbus A330, which was doused before the plane was towed to the taxiway.

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All 277 ​passengers and ​11 crew on ​board were evacuated ‌using the emergency exits, and nobody was injured, the aviation regulator and airline said.

"Technical inspections of the aircraft have been initiated by our teams. Initial assessments indicate that ‌the smoke was caused ​by a technical malfunction ​in a hydraulic ​pipe," Yahya Ustun, the airline's ‌senior vice president, communications, ​said on ​social media platform X.

An additional flight has been planned for the return of ​the passengers, ‌he added.

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Hayden Panettiere's ex-boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, reacts to her new memoir, which details domestic abuse in their relationship.

Key Points

• Hickerson reveals the one story he asked her to cut from the book, in which he threatened to throw a phone at her.

• Hickerson also says he spoke with Panettiere "yesterday" and thinks about marrying her one day.

Hayden Panettiereis revealing all in her new memoir,This Is Me: A Reckoning, including the"brutal"chapter of her life with boyfriend Brian Hickerson.

The two dated on and off from 2018 to 2022, during which Hickerson was arrested multiple times for domestic abuse. In 2021, he was sentenced to45 days in jailand four years probation andordered to stay awayfrom the actress for five years.

Panettiere details the “traumatic” relationship in her book, which Hickerson admits is a tough read but important.

"The domestic violence stuff, I think it's like page 272, my chapter. Everybody should read it," he toldTMZin a new interview.

There is one story he wishes would not have been printed, however.

"I was drunk," he recalled to TMZ. "Hayden was standing across the room and I had a phone in my hand and I said, 'Uh, Hayden,' I said, 'I'll give you 10 seconds to run as fast as you can before I throw it at you.'"

Hickerson didn't offer up much contrition for the way he treated the actress. In fact, he defended himself to TMZ, saying, "People do this all the time, you know."

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Panettiere publicly revealing what went on in their relationship is "more important for abusers" to read, added Hickerson. "My biggest thing about domestic violence is I don't think it is taught early enough in life. Never in my life did I ever get taught what domestic violence was, right? Maybe if I did at an early age, maybe I wouldn't have done what I did. We don't know."

Hickerson reserved his criticism for Panettiere's estranged mother, Leslie, whom he calls, "by far one of the worst people I've ever met in my life... She's terrible."

Hickerson also revealed he's now in AA after being in "such a dark place" with drugs and alcohol — and the leader of his group is none other thanShia LaBeouf.

"The man saved my life," Hickerson said of the actor, who was justarrestedin February 2026 for an alleged physical altercation outside a New Orleans bar. "I am a very big Christian and so is Shia and we both love Jesus."

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As for himself and Panettiere, Hickerson claimed the two last spoke "yesterday" and that he holds out hope he'll marry her one day. "She probably don't think the same way," he admitted. "We probably wouldn't be good together."

Watch Brian Hickerson’s full interview with TMZ below.

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