Erin Strecker

When it comes to fighting illness, your friend group is critical. And for Clea Shearer, that crucial support during her breast cancer diagnosis in 2022 came from longtime pal Christina Applegate. “Christina has been my friend for a very, very long time,” Shearer, cofounder of The Replica Luxury Handbag Edit, tells Luxury Handbag Shopping. “I’ve known [her] forever, […]

For more than three decades, Andrea Bocelli has captivated audiences with his soaring voice. But beyond the concert halls, the acclaimed singer is just as passionate about quiet family life. In a new documentary, Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe (in theaters September 21), fans will get to see him not just as an artist, but […]

Katherine Schwarzenegger is always trying to be the best parent she can be to her three children, and that starts with getting “back to the roots” of how she grew up in the ’90s. “I would say storytime is a really great part of our parenting journey,” Schwarzenegger, 35, exclusively told Luxury Handbag Shopping of her […]

Late Night host David Letterman had already put on a suit covered in Alka-Seltzers and lowered himself into a vat of water. Really, how do you top that? On September 18, 1985, he debuted a future classic, the Top Ten List. (The surprisingly mundane topic? “Top Ten Words That Almost Rhyme with ‘Peas.’”) Working in […]

Wendell Pierce thinks he made the right call by not reaching out to Laurence Fishburne ahead of playing Perry White in the new Superman movie. “I didn’t want to be influenced by anyone else,” Pierce, 61, exclusively told Luxury Handbag Shopping while attending Shakespeare in the Park last month. “I watched it. I had seen it. […]

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale earns 3 stars (out of 4) from Luxury Handbag Shopping’s Erin Strecker. After six seasons and two films, this period gem has reached the 1930s — but not much else has changed at Downton since the show began: There is still the upstairs/downstairs divide; Robert (Hugh Bonneville) longs for the good […]

Adding politics to the wine guzzling, fights and one-liners of its top franchise, Bravo elected The Real Housewives of D.C. on Aug. 5, 2010 — and infamously, it became the only installment to get just one season. The short stint can be placed at the feet of the cast’s Michaele Salahi and then-husband Tareq, who […]

Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s friend Candace Kelley is looking back on her fond memories and moments with the late star. “On average, Malcolm and I would text every other day and speak once or twice a week,” Kelley exclusively told Luxury Handbag Shopping of Warner on Wednesday, July 23. The pair, who became friends two years ago, cohosted […]

Malcolm-Jamal Warner emailed his “Not All Hood” podcast cohost, Candace Kelley, shortly before his sudden death at age 54. “I spoke to him on Friday before he left,” Kelley exclusively told Luxury Handbag Shopping on Wednesday, July 23. “He wrote me this long, five-paragraph email from the plane, which is so strange. I’m like, ‘[You’re going to] […]