More cast members have been announced for the upcoming Beauty and the Beast special that will air on ABC this holiday season.
05.09.2022 - 16:03 / usmagazine.com
Backstreet Boys to family men! Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson have all become dads since they became boy band stars — and they love to share updates their little ones.
Littrell was the first member of the band to become a father, welcoming son Baylee with wife Leighanne Littrell in November 2002. Baylee has since become a singer himself, performing on Broadway and releasing an album called 770 Country in 2019.
“I’m just elated. I’m so proud of him,” Brian told HollywoodLife in June 2021 of his son’s musical talents. “He’s super inspiring to watch as he writes and he does music and performs and all of that stuff. He’s a great guitar player. He can play his little butt off. It’s great to watch.”
Baylee, for his part, said that watching his dad on tour partly inspired his own career in music. When he was a toddler, Baylee joined BSB on the road for their Never Gone tour, which ran from 2005 to 2006. “I can’t tell you how monumental it’s been to grow up and see my dad’s work, and not many people get to experience that,” he said in the same interview. “So, to see it and try and attempt it myself, it’s kind of mind-blowing, honestly.”
Littrell’s cousin Richardson was the next Boy to become a dad with the arrival of son Mason in July 2007. The Kentucky native had left the group one year earlier, so when he rejoined the band permanently in 2012, Mason was shocked to find out what his dad did for a living.
“He didn’t know his father was famous,” Littrell joked during an August 2013 interview with Larry King.
Richardson noted that having kids made it harder to go on tour for months at a time, but said that fatherhood has also helped inspire him to give music his all. “It motivates you to work
More cast members have been announced for the upcoming Beauty and the Beast special that will air on ABC this holiday season.
Cynthia Littleton Business Editor In a sign of big moves to come for Roku, veteran TV executive Charlie Collier is exiting his post as chairman of Fox Entertainment to join the digital distribution platform as president of Roku Media. Collier will oversee advertising sales and content for Roku’s owned-and-operated channels featured on the streaming platform that hosts the fast-growing number of free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels as well as serving as a key funnel for Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Paramount+ and other subscription streamers. Collier is set to shift to his new post at Roku in late October and will be based in New York.
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Leena Tailor For years, the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC have been labelled rivals despite sharing deep friendships and embarking on professional collaborations. But in the ultimate reminder there’s no bad blood between the two mega pop groups, AJ McLean and Nick Carter have revealed one *NSYNC member made a mark on the group’s upcoming holiday album, “A Very Backstreet Christmas.” The band quietly dropped the album’s first single, a cover of Wham!’s “Last Christmas,” today (Sept. 6), ahead of the project’s Oct. 14 release. Their first holiday collection features both covers and original music, and when asked about any surprising influences on the new tracks, McLean tells Variety that Justin Timberlake inspired one song.
The Backstreet Boys are giving fans an early Christmas gift with the release of their first new single off their forthcoming Christmas album.
Nick Cannon was joined by a pregnant Brittany Bell and their two children for an overseas vacation. On Tuesday, the 41-year-old entertainer shared a series of pictures featuring himself, the model and their kids enjoying their time in Guam.
Children across the country are returning to school following the long summer holiday, and many proud celebrity parents have shared some back-to-school snaps of their children this morning. Among the first to share these traditional snaps, were Wagatha Christie herself, Coleen Rooney, and singer and TV presenter Rochelle Humes. Mum-of-four Coleen, who recently won the Wagatha Christie case against Rebekah Vardy, shared a back-to-school snap of son Kai, 13.The photo shows Kai stood in front of the Rooney's mansion wearing his school uniform, with proud mum Coleen writing that he's about to enter year eight.
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