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Trisha Yearwood knew from a very young age that music was her calling. Looking back on the journey that made her the country music icon she is today, Yearwood admits there was never any doubt or a backup plan when it came to her career.
It all began at age five, when she became determined to reach the same level of success as one of the best-selling artists of all time, Cher. By age six, she had recorded her first songs on a tape recorder while living in Georgia and although there were opportunities to pursue music in her small town, Yearwood knew she was destined for something bigger.
“I was never a kid who said, ‘I wonder what I want to do when I grow up.’ I knew, but I was in a really small town of 2000 people where nobody did this,” she shared during a recent conversation with hair and makeup artists and hosts of The Touch Up Podcast, Tarryn Feldman and Mari Brown.
Instead of sticking around Georgia to lead the church choir or teach music, she ventured off to Nashville at 19 years old to attend Belmont University. There, she connected with songwriters and landed a job singing on demos.
“I did that really solid for several years. Made a really good living. I had a job as a receptionist at a record label, but I didn’t tell anybody I sang,” she admitted.
Earning her degree in music business technically opened doors to other areas of the industry, but Yearwood says that was never a real option.
“I had never had a backup plan. Because I went to college…I was a music business major, I had a lot of people ask me, ‘oh, would you be in the music industry in the corporate part because you have this degree if you weren’t a singer?’ And I’ve always said no, because I think watching people do what I wanted to do would be much harder,” she explained.
That being said, if she hadn’t become the GRAMMY, CMA, and ACM Award-winning icon she is today, Yearwood believes she would still be spending her days sharing her love for music in some capacity.
“I feel grateful. I know a lot of people who don’t know their whole lives what they really want to do. And I’ve always known. And I think it would be hard to not do it,” she explained. “And I think I would be doing it even if it was on a level of playing five nights a week at a bar. I think I’d be singing. I just do.”
The songstress credits much of her success to the confidence instilled in her by her parents. Their belief in her abilities gave her the courage to pursue not only music but also acting, writing, cooking, entrepreneurship and many other ventures over the years.
“I think sending me off to Nashville to be the music industry was scary for them because it wasn’t a guaranteed job and a guaranteed paycheck and all of the things that they knew. But they always also wanted me to be happy,” she pointed out. “So they always made us both feel my sister and both feel like we could do anything we wanted to do.”
While she enjoys her cooking show, her furniture line, and everything else she’s pursued in her life, she’s clear about the fact that she would still always pick music in the end. It’s this persistence and confidence, combined with her powerhouse voice and passion for the genre, that have captivated millions of fans across multiple decades of a legendary career. Even with her years of experience in the industry, Yearwood shows no signs of slowing down.
The three-time GRAMMY® winner is gearing up to show fans a look into her evolution as an artist on The Mirror (Deluxe). Dropping January 23 via Virgin Music Group and Gwendolyn Records, the expanded digital edition of her acclaimed album The Mirror features four new tracks as well as the fan-favorite bonus song “Put It In A Song.”
Yearwood will honor the new set of releases when she hits the road for The Mirror Tour: An Intimate Acoustic Evening of Stories and Songs. Along the run, she will be joined by singer-songwriters Leslie Satcher and Bridgette Tatum. Kicking off March 4 in Santa Rosa, CA, the tour promises a rare, personal experience for fans, with Yearwood performing the heartfelt new tracks from the project and her timeless hits.
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After Donald Trump raised health concerns due to his slurping, a speech-language pathologist took to social media to explain what might be going on.
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Does Paul Rudd have a massive dong?
Apparently so.
As if aging with preternatural grace and enduring handsomeness weren’t enough, the beloved actor is raking in some penis praise.
In fact, you can see him react to the compliment when an interviewer brings it up.
‘Anaconda’ was the right movie for him
In July 2025, Paul Rudd and Jack Black participated in a bit during their Anaconda promotional tour. The scene included, ostensibly, an interview with Rick Glassman.
(As in, for the ill-received Anaconda quasi-remake film; it was not intentionally named after Rudd’s penis)
During the bit, Michael Cera — playing a production assistant — pretended to scald Rudd’s face with hot coffee.
There was a whole disaster that followed, with Rudd screaming in pretend panic, an ambulance ready to treat him, and more.
Part of the bit included Rudd dropping his pants, pretending to have soiled himself. Pixelation censored the pants — and the now-pantsless actor. (Yes, there’s a screenshot below)
On Thursday, January 8, Rudd appeared on the Take Your Shoes Off w/ Rick Glassman podcast.
The episode replays the previous appearance, which Rudd claimed to have never watched because it was “traumatic.” He also joked about having to recover from his injuries.
During the conversation, Glassman bluntly told the actor: “You have a huge penis. You do. You have a huge penis.”
(Notably, people who watched the original video had surmised as much, despite the censoring pixels)
Rudd modestly remained silent, shrugging, then shot a grimace at the camera.
1 skin, 2 skin, 3 skin …
Glassman continued, seemingly unable to stop singing the praises of Rudd’s colossal endowment.
“You’re coming out ahead,” he quipped. “A big head.”
After a line about “steps forward,” Glassman also spun a pun: “Foreskin forward.”
Though Rudd did not confirm or deny it, some have taken this as evidence that he is an uncut king.
Previous reports have suggested as much, as well. But what is the truth?
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We have to emphasize that Rudd is from a Jewish family and, though he did not grow up in an especially religious household, he has spoken fondly of connecting to fellow Jews across thousands of years of tradition.
There are a growing number of intactivists in the country — people who label infant circumcision as mutilation that violates human rights (hard to frame it another way while still being honest).
And, yes, there are Jewish intactivists. This has even come up on reality television, such as 90 Day Fiance, where a Jewish woman and her Ethiopian Orthodox husband clashed over their newborn son’s human rights.
However, people online have pointed out that the American circumcision rate finally in freefall now doesn’t mean much for what Rudd’s parents may have decided back in 1969.
To know the truth about these online arguments, you’d have to ask Rudd. Or maybe Glossman. But you really, really shouldn’t.
‘It was hard to miss’
“I didn’t realize that you even saw my penis,” Rudd admitted to Glassman.
Glassman then joked: “It was hard — it was soft to miss. It was hard to miss even when it’s soft.”
(Not all prominent flaccid penises are significantly larger when erect — but some certainly are. Not every show-er is also a grow-er)
“Do you feel like people don’t know how big your penis is?” Glassman asked, prompting Rudd to explain that he’s “never been naked in a movie” because he’s a “fairly private person.”
Well, it sounds like his privates are more than fair.
Paul Rudd Is Totally Chill About His Huge Dong was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Before becoming a dad, Brett Young always imagined sharing life with a son, passing down his love of sports and bonding like he had with his own father. But everything changed in the best way when his first daughter, Presley, was born. Two daughters later, Brett says it’s clear he was always meant to be a girl dad.
The country star and his wife, Taylor Mills Young, welcomed Presley Elizabeth Young on October 21, 2019, in Nashville and Rowan Marie Young was born nearly two years later, on July 21, 2021. It wasn’t until he held his baby girl in his arms that Young discovered a side of himself that he never knew existed.
“I had such a good relationship with my dad – the father/son thing, the sports thing – I always thought that I wanted boys. And I immediately changed my mind when we had Presley,” he admitted.
The “Drink With You” singer says he and his wife had originally talked about continuing to grow their family until they had both a boy and a girl. However, when they learned their second child would also be a girl, Young admits it was “confirmation” that he was destined to be a girl dad, and now he wouldn’t have it any other way.
“I’m in love with it. I don’t feel the need to have a son anymore. I just love the way my relationship is with both of my daughters.”
While fatherhood hasn’t turned out exactly as he imagined, Young reveals it has brought many positive changes to his life.
“I think I love differently and more deeply than I ever did before, and not just with them, but it opened my capacity to love that way in general with everybody in my life,” he pointed out.
Beyond navigating fatherhood, the DIAMOND-selling artist has also stayed focused on making music that resonates with his fans. He recently closed out 2025 by dropping a cover of Justin Bieber’s “Yukon,” which showcases his signature warmth and the velvety smooth quality of his vocals, bringing an intimate country flair to the story.
Accompanying the stripped-back release is a visualizer featuring Young and his bandmates performing in the studio. Dressed in all black, they set the mood for the song, originally written by Bieber with a slew of co-writers, and captures the pop sensation’s love for wife Hailey, something that Young has done many times in his catalog for his own wife.
Brett Young is now gearing up to bring his heartfelt tunes back to the stage in 2026 with tour dates kicking off next week with a performance at The Ryman in Nashville on January 22. This performance will launch his 2.0 Tour, which shares the name of his latest studio album. The run will continue through Saturday, February 28, where he will wrap in Bensalem, PA.
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Matthew McConaughey may be one of the most famous men on the planet, but that doesn’t mean his taste in food is persnickety. His favorite is just a condiment.
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On an episode of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” Guy Fieri headed to Richmond, Virginia, to check out a very special 60-year-old Jewish deli.
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