Photo: Courtesy: Doris Merrill “My heart was beating so loud the first time I was in an event, I thought, everyone can hear it,” Merrill tells PEOPLE. “And I won the slalom, and I didn’t know I won it. I was so glad. I tried it and I did it, I did it. I wish my mother and father and everybody was there to see I did it.” Merrill, who joined the Navy at 20 years old during World War II, is the oldest person competing in the 38th iteration of the games, which kicked off on Monday in Orlando, Florida....

Thomas Ravenel‘s girlfriendAshley Jacobsis getting candid with her followers. On Thursday, the brand newSouthern Charmstar shared two photos of herself lounging on a pool float in a bikini, asking her followers not to attack her as she addressed her weight loss. Jacobs said she “dropped a lot of weight in a matter of months.” “I was putting too much pressure on myself, not taking care of my health and fitness, along with other external stressors,” she said....

Photo: Go Fund Me A doggie playdate at a park in North Carolina turned tragic after three pups died from blue green algae poisoning from a pond’s harmful algal bloom on Thursday night “A 12:08 AM, our dogs crossed the rainbow bridge together,” the post read. “They contracted blue green algae poisoning and there was nothing they could do. We are gutted. I wish I could do today over. I would give anything to have one more day with them....

Tia Mowry-HardrictandTamera Mowry-Housleyare ringing in a new year! On Tuesday, theSister, Sisteractresses celebrated their 43rd birthday with heartfelt messages to each other on social media. The pair shared throwbacks from their childhood, as well as more photos of moments from more recent twin adventures. “#happybirthday to my womb mate!!” Tiacaptioned her post. “Girl, can you believe how old we are!!! #Life comes at you so fast! I’ve enjoyed every minute of it!...

Tia Mowry.Photo:Charley Gallay/GettTia Mowry’s dating life is proving to be difficult.Ina new TikTok video, the formerSister, Sisterstar gave fans an update about her love life sincefinalizing her divorcefromCory Hardrictin April.“When an emotionally immature man thinks he can play you, but when he goes low you go lower,” she wrote on the clip as she danced to aNicki Minajtrack, wearing a snakeskin trench coat with Prada sunglasses, black stilettos and silver hoop earrings....

Tia Mowry-Hardrictpulled out all the stops for daughterCairo Tiahna‘s first birthday. “I was so excited about coming up with the theme of Cairo’s first birthday party,” she shared, adding that before she decided to have a backyard bash at her own home, she was planning on celebrating at a “fun play center.” To complete the theme, Mowry-Hardrict filled her backyard with low tables and floor seating, aswell as plenty of teepeesfor the kids to play in — which was one of the biggest hits of the whole party....

PresidentDonald Trump‘s younger daughter returned Tuesday toGeorgetown University, where she is finishing her law degree, inthe wake of a White House scandalabout what Trump really thinks about his kids, what he has been telling staffers and how indiscreet they are in discussing that with the press. “Last first day of school,” she wrote in the caption, with a check mark and customary Georgetown hashtags. That some of the commenters were critics of her father’s (with one posting “Ironic that Daddy is currently dismantling the Rule of Law in this country”) was a reminder that, until last week, Tiffany largely avoided the political spotlight most of the rest of her family has sought....

Tiger Woods.Photo: David Cannon/GettyTiger Woodsis back.The iconic golfer completed the first round of the Masters tournament on Thursday, finishing his round -1, tied for 10th place. He trails behind leaders S.J. Im, who is -5, and Cameron Smith, who finished -4.Woods, 46, teed off just after 11 a.m. EST on Thursday, paired with Louis Oosthuizen and Joaquin Niemann.Woods surprised golf fans when he announced last weekend that he was in Augusta, Georgia, with plans to attempt to mount a PGA Tour comeback at the tournament....

Anyone planning on seeingToy Story 4in theaters this summer may want to bring some tissues. On Wednesday’s episode ofThe Ellen DeGeneres Show,Tom Hanksrevealed that hiscostarTim Allenwarned him about the emotional ending of the film before he went in to record his lines. Hanks, 62, and Allen, 65, have played the dynamic duo of Woody and Buzz Lightyear, respectively, since 1995’sToy Story. “It’s about the most rewarding thing I could imagine being a part of because it just has gone on for so long,” Hanks said of being a part of the long-running franchise....

Times Square on New Year’s Eve.Photo: Gary Hershorn/Corbis via Getty TheTimes SquareNew Year’s Eve event has been “scaled down” in an effort to protect attendees amid the rising cases of COVID-19 sweeping the nation, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasioannounced on Thursday. “New Yorkers have stepped up tremendously over the past year — we are leading the way on vaccinations, we have reopened safely, and every day we work toward building a recovery for all of us,” saidMayor de Blasioper a news release posted to the Official Website of the City of New York....

Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet inDune(2021).Photo: Warner Bros. The 59thNew York Film Festivalhas added to its star-studded slate of films. On Thursday, Film at Lincoln Center revealed the lineup for the Spotlight section of the upcoming festival, including some of the most highly anticipated movies of the season. The festival is taking place from Sept. 24 through Oct. 10 at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Among the new additions is Denis Villeneuve’sDuneadaptation, starringTimothée Chalamet,Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin andJason Momoa....

When Hollywood heartthrobs change their hair, it almost always sparks an online debate among fans — andTimothée Chalamet’sfreshly groomed facial hair is no exception.TheLittle Womenstar, 24, channeled a scruffyJohnny Deppat the National Board of Review Gala in New York City on Wednesday night, pairing his whiteStella McCartneysuit with a new mustache and what looks to be a subtle goatee growing in on his chin.And while it’s usually his dapper fashion choices that make a statement on the red carpet, last night, his unexpected facial hair took center stage — and fans have mixed feelings about it....

The Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll had a special place in her heart forDavid Bowie. Tina Turner— whodied Wednesday at the age of 83— credited Bowie, whodied in 2016, for saving and rebooting her career. After finding success withIke Turner, whom she wed and then divorced, as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue for much of the 1960s and ’70s, Tina found herself at a loss in the years following her and Ike’s headline-making divorce in 1976....