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Is HGTV's Alison Victoria Engaged? "Sin City Rehab" Star&x27;s Sparkling Ring Sparks Fan Speculation Stacy LambeWed, April 1, 2026 at 8:04 PM UTC 0 Brandt Andersen and Alison Victoria in Los Angeles on Nov. 18, 2024Credit: Paul Archuleta/Getty Is HGTV's Alison Victoria engaged to filmmaker Brandt Andersen? The Sin City Rehab host sparked speculation online after posting a selfie of her wearing a flashy ring to Instagram Victoria and the I Was a Stranger director went public with their romance in June 2024 Did Alison Victoria and Brandt Andersen relationship status just get a makeover? The Sin ...

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Is HGTV's Alison Victoria engaged to filmmaker Brandt Andersen?

The Sin City Rehab host sparked speculation online after posting a selfie of her wearing a flashy ring to Instagram

Victoria and the I Was a Stranger director went public with their romance in June 2024

Did Alison Victoria and Brandt Andersen relationship status just get a makeover?

The Sin City Rehab star, 44, has sparked speculation online that she and her filmmaker boyfriend, 48, may have gotten engaged after posting a selfie with a particularly flashy ring on her left ring finger.

On Tuesday, March 31, Victoria posted a carousel of candid pics to recap what looked like a whirlwind couple of days in Nevada. "Weekend rewind," she captioned the Instagram post, which included sweet selfies of the interior designer and the I Was a Stranger writer-director as well as cute snaps of their dog.

But it was the final photo — a selfie of her at a salon getting her hair done with what looks like two blingy bands on her left ring finger — that caught her followers' attention, leading many to ask about and share enthusiastic reactions to potential engagement news.

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"Engagement and wedding rings??? What have I missed?!" one user wrote. Several others replied. "I spied those also," another fan write, while someone else added, "me too!"

"Is that a wedding ring??!!" another follower commented. Yet another person simply posted emojis of an engagement ring and a flushed face.

While Victoria is no stranger to showing off jewelry in photos and selfies posted to Instagram, the March 31st carousel appears to be the only one to prominently feature her ring finger adorned with the bands.

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PEOPLE has reached out to Victoria and representatives for HGTV for comment.

The HGTV mainstay, meanwhile, has been open about her romance with Andersen ever since the two walked the red carpet together at the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Creative Arts & Lifestyle Awards in June 2024.

In addition to packing on the PDA while on vacation in Greece in August 2025, Victoria honored her boyfriend with a "special thanks" shout-out on her previous HGTV hit, Windy City Rehab.

A selfie of Brandt Andersen and Alison Victoria posted on March 31, 2026Credit: Alison Victoria/Instagram

Ahead of season 5, which premiered in September 2024, Victoria explained to PEOPLE why she wanted to pay tribute to Andersen.

"Brandt is a brilliant filmmaker and with his directorial debut, we've been traveling this summer to all these festivals. And when we first became friends, he was doing all the post for his film — like, sound and VFX stuff — and I was there for that journey, helping him along the way being like a true partner like he is to me," she said.

Because they're both in the entertainment industry, Victoria feels like she's "partners with somebody who understands your life." She added that she appreciates being "with somebody who is able to give notes for my episodes," adding that it's something she would do for Andersen.

Victoria then recalled to PEOPLE how she was sitting with Andersen during one of his last sound checks for his movie when she was about to go to the restroom. However, before she could leave, he asked her to stay for a minute. "And I realized he was having me stay so I could see that he put me in the credits," she shared. "It was the sweetest thing anyone's ever done for me,"

She also added that "he has been that same support and same partner for me." So in order to recognize that, "I just thought, 'Wow, if I could do this in a special way for him — and I know he'll notice it because he looks at those things like any film director would — I know he's gonna love it, too.' Because what he has done for me, like, this is truly the happiest time of my life and I owe such a big part of that to him and this partnership we have."

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Kelly Ripa Gets Cheeky About the Time She Got Microneedling Done on Her &x27;Ass Cheeks&x27; During &x27;Desperate&x27; Times Michelle LeeWed, April 1, 2026 at 8:37 PM UTC 0 Kelly Ripa shares getting cosmetic work done on her buttCredit: Kelly Ripa;John Shearer/WireImage Kelly Ripa is breaking down the stigma surrounding getting work done in an unexpected area In a new episode of her podcast featuring Lukas Gage, the daytime television star revealed what treatment she had done on her "ass cheeks" She said that the minimal procedure had the opposite effect she wanted Kelly Ripa is cracking the ...

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Kelly Ripa is breaking down the stigma surrounding getting work done in an unexpected area

In a new episode of her podcast featuring Lukas Gage, the daytime television star revealed what treatment she had done on her "ass cheeks"

She said that the minimal procedure had the opposite effect she wanted

Kelly Ripa is cracking the stigma around cosmetic enhancements once again.

In a new episode of her Let's Talk Off Camera podcast, the host and her guest Lukas Gage got to chatting about microneedling, and Ripa said she got it once in an NSFW area of her body.

Ripa, 55, confessed that she underwent the treatment, which is typically done on the face, on her "ass cheeks." Instead of giving her bum a youthful appearance, the microneedling didn't actually do anything because it looked "as old as before." However, "desperate times call for desperate measures."

When Gage complimented Ripa's glow further in the episode, she credited it to plastic surgery and warned the White Lotus star to never go near filler.

Last February, she opened up about getting Botox in her armpits and expressed interest in undergoing a mini facelift. There is one procedure that she's on the fence about, and that's a breast augmentation.

In a 2025 episode of the Not Skinny but Not Fat podcast, Ripa said that she got many consultations for the operation. "We know that I'm flat-chested. It's not a mystery at this point. It's almost a point of pride," she explained, adding that nursing her children made her nipples "hang lower."

"Like, every time I hear about the new boob guy, I go, and I have a consult," she said. "And I'm like, 'What? What will you do?' And they always, like, say all the right things and do all the right things. And, you know, because our cell phones listen to us … It pops up. And I scroll through, like, so many horror stories of boob jobs."

"It, like, talks me right out of it," she added.

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Despite her candor, there was once a time Ripa had to defend herself against plastic surgery accusations in 2018, the year she set fans straight when they decided to hit her with comments about how her appearance had changed over the years.

"I'm gonna tell you right now. No nose job, and no veneers. I wouldn't be sleeping in a retainer every night if I had. You guys do know how to make a girl feel special."

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Kylie Jenner Shares Her Love for Timothée Chalamet&x27;s "Wonka", Reveals She&x27;s Watched It &x27;7 Times&x27; Jack SmartWed, April 1, 2026 at 8:42 PM UTC 0 Kylie Jenner; Timothee Chalamet in WonkaCredit: Karwai Tang/WireImage; Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Kylie Jenner appeared on Kid Cudi's video interview series Big Bro to discuss music, acting and life these days Asked for a favorite project starring her partner Timothée Chalamet, Jenner listed Call Me by Your Name and the Dune movies She also mentioned with a laugh that she's seen his movie musical Wonka "like, seven times" Kylie Je...

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Kylie Jenner appeared on Kid Cudi's video interview series Big Bro to discuss music, acting and life these days

Asked for a favorite project starring her partner Timothée Chalamet, Jenner listed Call Me by Your Name and the Dune movies

She also mentioned with a laugh that she's seen his movie musical Wonka "like, seven times"

Kylie Jenner is a connoisseur of Timothée Chalamet's movies.

Speaking to Scott Mescudi a.k.a. Kid Cudi on his digital series Big Bro, Jenner, 28, revealed which of her partner's films rank the highest to her — and which she's seen multiple times.

"What is your favorite movie of Timmy's? I ," queried Cudi, 42.

"That's hard for me because I feel like I really love them all," said Jenner. "But Call Me by Your Name is pretty, like, perfect. It's just pretty perfect."

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She also added Chalamet's 2021 and 2024 sci-fi epics: "I really love the Dunes!"

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Cudi recalled meeting the Oscar nominee, 30, back when he was a teenager and then reconnecting when Chalamet was earning awards attention for Call Me by Your Name. Ever since joining him at a theatrical screening of that 2017 hit, "that's been our thing for us, to watch his movies together."

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The actor-musician then recalled a time he watched Wonka, Chalamet's 2023 movie musical about Willy Wonka's origin story, with Jenner. "I mean, I saw it, like, seven times," responded the mom of two with a laugh. "When did we see it together?" (Chalamet rented out a theater to watch Wonka in a big group that included Cudi but not Jenner, she then confirmed.)

Jenner has been linked to Chalamet since April 2023, supporting the Marty Supreme star on the red carpet for several recent events including the March 15 Academy Awards.

In her recent Vanity Fair cover story, the Keeping up with the Kardashians star teased possibly doing more screen work after a cameo in Charli xcx mockumentary The Moment. "I've actually gotten a few scripts, nothing that I feel is right yet, but I 100 percent want to do more," she said.

Speaking on Big Bro, Jenner reiterated her interest in Hollywood. "What's the biggest moonshot?" asked Cudi. "What is an ambition or something that you haven't done that you think seems impossible that people wouldn't expect you to do?"

"I'm going to double down on, like, an album or a movie or something," answered Jenner. A project along those lines "feels so big right now," she concluded.

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Howie Mandel Says He &x27;Didn&x27;t Mean to Embarrass Anybody&x27; After Apologizing to Kelly Ripa for OnAir Moment Brenton BlanchetWed, April 1, 2026 at 4:59 PM UTC 5 Howie Mandel; Kelly RipaCredit: Getty(2) Howie Mandel is sharing more about his viral exchange with Kelly Ripa on Live with Kelly and Mark During a March 31 appearance on Hot Mics with Billy Bush, Mandel said he "didn't mean to embarrass anybody" after Ripa and Mark Consuelos commented on his appearance "I hope it ends soon because I didn't mean to cause any disruption," he said of attention on the interaction Howie Mandel "did...

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Howie Mandel is sharing more about his viral exchange with Kelly Ripa on Live with Kelly and Mark

During a March 31 appearance on Hot Mics with Billy Bush, Mandel said he "didn't mean to embarrass anybody" after Ripa and Mark Consuelos commented on his appearance

"I hope it ends soon because I didn't mean to cause any disruption," he said of attention on the interaction

Howie Mandel "didn't mean to embarrass anybody" after apologizing to Kelly Ripa over their awkward on-air exchange.

The comedian, 70, appeared on a Tuesday, March 31 segment of Hot Mics with Billy Bush, in which he reflected on the aftermath of his recent viral Live with Kelly and Mark moment and apology video.

During the March 23 episode of Ripa and Mark Consuelos' daytime talk show, Mandel had an awkward exchange with the hosts, who complimented Mandel's appearance and told him he looked "great" after discussing his age. Mandel argued that the compliment didn't "mean anything" as it came with a "caveat." Days later, he posted a video apologizing to Ripa and explaining that the comment was "meant as a joke."

Now, Mandel said he has regrets about sharing the Instagram post, adding that he "didn't mean to cause any disruption."

"Obviously I told a joke that didn't land well," Mandel said, as he appeared on Hot Mics wearing a new hairstyle and T-shirt of himself as a child.

He added, "Comedians always say, 'If you can make one person laugh, you're doing the job.' But apparently that's not enough... I'm reading and there's no stopping it and I don't understand. I tried to stop it. I tried to apologize. I agreed with people. I do."

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Mandel then said he didn't "know" who got offended by the on-air moment, despite "reading the articles" online. "If somebody is offended, if somebody feels that I did wrong, then I apologize. I don't believe in apologizing but I said, as I said in that post — which, I kind of regret making the post," he said, before Bush asked him why.

"Because I don't think you should apologize for a joke," Mandel said. "And I do agree. People are saying it wherever I go now, I do think I look good. I don't even think the caveat is for 70. I just think I look good."

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As Mandel put it, up until "a couple weeks ago," he didn't "really focus" on his appearance. "I feel bad," he said. "I don't know what's going on and I don't know when this will end. And I hope it ends soon because I didn't mean to cause any disruption. I didn't mean to embarrass anybody."

After Bush questioned the famously bald comedian about the "hair on your head" at the end of their discussion, Mandel jokingly sat in silence before storming out of the podcast studio and slamming the door on his way out.

In his apology video, uploaded on Saturday, March 28, the star said he doesn't think a comedian "needs to apologize for a joke" and that it's "hard" for him to do so publicly.

After apologizing to Ripa, Mandel called her "absolutely right." A few comedian friends sounded off about the ordeal in the comment section, as did Live with Kelly and Mark executive producer Michael Gelman, who commented that Mandel indeed looks great "for your age."

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Umpire C.B. Bucknor leaves RaysBrewers game after foul tip strikes him in his face mask Wed, April 1, 2026 at 7:01 PM UTC 0 1 / 0Rays Brewers BaseballMajor League Baseball umpire CB Bucknor, center, exits the game after being hit by a foul ball during the second inning of a baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf) () MILWAUKEE (AP) — Home plate umpire C.B. Bucknor left the Tampa Bay Rays' game with the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday after a foul tip hit him in the face mask.

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1 / 0Rays Brewers BaseballMajor League Baseball umpire CB Bucknor, center, exits the game after being hit by a foul ball during the second inning of a baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf) ()

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Home plate umpire C.B. Bucknor left the Tampa Bay Rays' game with the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday after a foul tip hit him in the face mask.

The game was in the second inning when Tampa Bay's Nick Fortes swung at a 100-mph fastball from Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski and hit a ball that went backward and struck Bucknor.

Bucknor, 63, immediately turned around and went down on his knees as Brewers catcher William Contreras checked on him. After Brewers training staff came to the field and consulted with him, Bucknor left the field.

Chad Fairchild, who had been working as the first-base umpire, took over behind the plate after Bucknor's departure as part of a transition to a three-man crew. The game was delayed for about 13 minutes.

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Vladyslav Heraskevych says IOC process regarding over Olympic disqualification &x27;was a mockery&x27; Sean LeahyWed, April 1, 2026 at 7:03 PM UTC 0 The Ukrainian skeleton pilot who was banned from competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics after he planned to wear a helmet featuring images of athletes killed during Russia's invasion of his country says that he did not violate an International Olympic Committee rule and that he plans to further fight the decision.

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The Ukrainian skeleton pilot who was banned from competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics after he planned to wear a helmet featuring images of athletes killed during Russia's invasion of his country says that he did not violate an International Olympic Committee rule and that he plans to further fight the decision.

Appearing on "The Ariel Helwani Show" on Tuesday, Vladyslav Heraskevych said that he was unaware his helmet would be an issue even as he completed practice runs on the skeleton track.

The IOC announced "with regret" just before the start of the men's competition that Heraskevych was disqualified. The Olympic charter states that "No kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas."

Heraskevych did not want to use a different helmet because he believed no rules were violated. The IOC offered him the option to wear a black armband or black ribbon instead of the helmet, but he declined.

Despite appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Heraskevych was denied.

MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 14: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with Ukrainian skeleton racer and member of Ukraine's National Olympic Team, Vladyslav Heraskevych, and his father, coach of Ukraine's skeleton team, Mykhailo Heraskevych in Munich, Germany on February 14, 2026. Heraskevych was barred from the Milan-Cortina Games after refusing to back down from wearing a helmet adorned with pictures of Ukrainian sportsmen and women killed since Russian-Ukrainian war in 2022. (Photo by Volodymyr Zelenskyy's X Account/Anadolu via Getty Images) (Anadolu via Getty Images)

"[The] process, like court case itself, it was a mockery," Heraskevych told Helwani on Tuesday. "Because again, I was suspended because of intention to violate the rules, so it was no real violation committed. Even if we had some rule violation in this helmet, but no violation was committed."

Heraskevych brought up his meeting with the IOC about the helmet and how the topic of "intention" was a constant. He said he used the Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury fight press conferences, in which Fury repeatedly said he planned to knock out Usyk, as an example.

"It never happened, but he had intention," Heraskevych said. "What [should we] do now?"

The three-time Olympian said that nearly two months after his ability to compete in Milan was taken away from him, he doesn't plan on giving up the fight.

"When we had this court case in this day, I was hoping that common sense will prevail, but, it never happened," said Heraskevych, who added that CAS gets funding from the IOC. "We will go to a human rights court and I think it will be more sensible."

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NBA Europe draws massive interest, proposals of up to $1 billion Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAYWed, April 1, 2026 at 7:05 PM UTC 0 A key deadline has come and gone for the NBA's venture into Europe, and the league office is buoyed with the result, all of which signals building momentum for the proposed upstart league. The NBA had set a midnight deadline of Wednesday, April 1 for prospective investors to submit nonbinding bids for consideration into the league's proposed NBA Europe expansion.

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A key deadline has come and gone for the NBA's venture into Europe, and the league office is buoyed with the result, all of which signals building momentum for the proposed upstart league.

The NBA had set a midnight deadline of Wednesday, April 1 for prospective investors to submit non-binding bids for consideration into the league's proposed NBA Europe expansion. According to a person with direct knowledge of the matter, north of 120 investment groups expressed interest in teams for the proposed league, with multiple bids even surpassing $1 billion. The league had set a loose threshold for entry at around $500 million; according to the person, many of the bid proposals fell within that $500 million to $1 billion range.

The proposed bids essentially act similarly to licensing fees that represent a buy-in into the league.

The non-binding bids came from wealthy individuals, investment firms and even existing teams in the EuroLeague, which is the legacy league that NBA Europe would be looking to compete against, if not replace altogether.

The person spoke under the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly on the matter.

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"We have received significant interest from a range of prospective teams and investors for permanent franchise spots in a new league in Europe backed by the NBA and FIBA," NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum said Wednesday in a statement emailed to USA TODAY Sports. "The level of engagement and the scale of the bids reflect the marketplace's belief in our proposed model and the enormous, untapped potential for European basketball. We will now review the bids in more detail and shortlist the partners who share our vision and commitment to accelerating the growth of the game across the continent."

There are 12 cities across Europe that the NBA and FIBA, its partner in the venture, are targeting for the new league. The cities are among the biggest in Europe and include Rome, Paris, Barcelona, London and Athens.

Now, the NBA will present the most attractive bids to the Board of Governors for approval.

The NBA held a Board of Governors session March 24 and 25, during which the expansion into Europe was discussed. Tatum, who also operates as the NBA's chief operating officer, ownership on the progress of NBA Europe, though no measures were put up for a vote.

The NBA and FIBA are planning to structure the new league with 14 to 16 teams, with 10 to 12 of those being permanent fixtures and the others being open slots based on performance in FIBA leagues.

One key hurdle will be the NBA's ongoing discussions with EuroLeague leadership over the stakes and control of the proposed NBA Europe league. At last week's Board of Governors meeting, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he sensed that EuroLeague was willing to engage in discussions with the objective of getting a deal done.

Feb 14, 2026; Los Angeles, CA, USA; NBA commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media during a press conference before 2026 NBA All Star Saturday Night at Intuit Dome.

"I think for the betterment of European basketball, the best outcome would be if we came together with the EuroLeague here and that we came up with a systematic approach to growing the game throughout Europe," Silver said Wednesday, March 25. "That means complementing the country leagues, working together with the EuroLeague and working together with our federation, FIBA."

Chus Bueno, who was recently appointed as the EuroLeague's CEO, has a friendly relationship with Silver from the time when Bueno worked in the NBA league office.

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