VIDEO: Jillian Micheals Proposes to Longtime Girlfriend

Made famous for her tough as nails training style on shows like The Biggest Loser, Jillian Michaels proved this week she’s a big old romantic just like the rest of us. Michaels, on the series finale of her docu-series Just Jillian, proposed to longtime girlfriend Heidi Rhodes. Forgoing the usual proposal, the celebrity fitness guru showed Rhodes an adorable video montage of the couple and their two children and followed it up by a tear-eyed proposal. Watch it here!

Monday Meme: Funny

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Happy birthday to the hilariously blunt Wanda Sykes! The out comedian and actress turns 52 today. We’re celebrating with a Monday Meme featuring her signature biting humor. Sykes came out publicly in 2008 and got married that same year.  Sykes and her wife are parents to two fraternal twins, Olivia and Lucas. With roles in everything from Curb Your Enthusiasm to Blackish, Sykes has been Hollywood’s go-to gal for sharp one-liners and funny cameos for over a decade. Not just a funny lady, Sykes is an outspoken activist for marriage equality and women’s rights.

Read This Inspiring Love Story Between an Olympian & an Editor

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Who doesn’t love a good, real-life love story? When we read about former Ebony editor Audrey Smaltz and Olympian Gail Marquis in the Advocate, we just had to share it with you! The couple had their first date in 1999 and have been together ever since. Their secret? “We laugh a lot! We don’t take ourselves too seriously and never go to bed angry,” Marquis told Advocate. “We really enjoy each other,” Smaltz said, “and we liked one another before we loved one another. Friends first,that’s the key.” Read their inspiring story here!

 

Eddie Redmayne Records PSA for LA’s LGBT Center

While he may not have won an Oscar on Sunday night, Eddie Redmayne is a winner in our eyes for visiting the Los Angeles LGBT Center. The actor took time out of his crazy awards season schedule recently to tour The Center and meet with over 70 homeless LGBT youth. “The Center is the only facility in Los Angeles that provides beds specifically designated for LGBT homeless youth. The Center also offers GED and employment programs intended to help LGBT homeless youth move beyond homelessness,” according to Towleroad. Redmayne was so impressed with The Center’s services he offered to record a PSA. Check it out below!

 

Monday Meme: Leap Year

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It’s a post four years in the making–Happy Leap Year! Why not celebrate this calendar oddity by taking a leap and trying something that scares you? Or jump into a new hobby or career? Or maybe just use today to buy some of our amazing cards? However you celebrate today, we salute you!