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Why Sandra Bullock can’t watch her ‘Lost City’ co-star in ‘Magic Mike’ anymore

Channing Tatum’s set to reprise his male stripper role in the forthcoming “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” but chances are his “Lost City” co-star, Sandra Bullock, won’t be watching it. While shooting the comedy, which premiered on Paramount+ last month, Sandra and Channing hit it off as friends, as did their daughters (albeit after a rough start). While promoting “The Lost City” on ITV’s “Lorraine” in the U.K. this week, Sandra was asked she’s a fan of the “Magic Mike” franchise. “You know what, I loved it. I loved it a lot,” she said of Channing’s first turn as “Magic Mike.” “And I loved the second one a lot,” she continued. “Now that I know him, I don’t know if I’ll be comfortable watching it,” Sandra explained before turning to Channing. “It’s gonna be weird, because you were someone else [in the movies],” she told him. “When I watch the movies … and now that I know you normally, it’s going to be odd watching you do … that thing that you do!” “That thing” Channing does, of course, is dance around a stage looking buff while removing various articles of clothing. When he suggested she check out the Las Vegas stage show version, “Magic Mike Live,” instead, Sandra told him pointedly, “I want to come to the show, but you just can’t be dancing in it.” Ever the gentleman, Channing promised her he wouldn’t be dancing: “I’ll sit next to you during the show.” Um, sounds like a win-win to us, Sandra.

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Pamela Anderson makes her Broadway debut in ‘Chicago’

Pamela Anderson made her Broadway debut on Tuesday, April 12, starring as Roxie Hart in the musical, “Chicago.” “I have never worked this hard. It suits me. I love the challenge — long rehearsals. I love to go home tired and feel a sense of accomplishment,” she recently told E! News of her prep for the show. “I am soaking it all up like a sponge. I have always imagined myself as a dancer or singer (in my head), but I never thought it would be a reality,” she continued, adding that she’s “getting stronger” as a singer “every day.” Pamela, 54, will perform in the iconic role for eight weeks. She’s also currently writing a memoir and working on a documentary about her life for Netflix. (The film, which she’s said will prove she’s “not a victim, but a survivor,” was announced last month amid buzz around the fictionalized Hulu series about Pam’s relationship with Tommy Lee, “Pam & Tommy.”) Asked about her hopes for the opening night of “Chicago,” Pam told E!, “I want people to leave the theater with a new sense of knowing who I truly am — raw, a real person with deep feelings and depth.” Pam’s Broadway run continues at the Ambassador Theater in New York City through June 5.

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Brooke Burke on ‘diva’ ‘DWTS’ Tyra Banks: ‘You are just not the star’

“Dancing With the Stars” has yet to confirm whether Tyra Banks will return for Season 31 after the fan backlash she’s faced since taking over for longtime hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews. Former host Brooke Burke, meanwhile, seems to be siding with Tyra’s critics. On David Yontef’s “Behind the Velvet Rope” podcast this week, Brooke described Tyra as “a diva” in the host role, according to Page Six. “There’s nothing wrong with that, and I’m not saying anything bad about her — be a diva!” Brooke clarified. “It’s [just] not the place to be a diva.” Brooke, who co-hosted Seasons 10 through 17 with Tom Bergeron after winning Season 7, conceded that it was a “tough transition” for Tyra when she took over after Tom and Erin’s ousters. “Change is hard for everyone. They’ve gone through a lot on that show, that’s for sure,” Brooke said. Still, she added, “you are just not the star” while hosting the competition series. “Like, it is just not about you as the host, right? So, yeah, I think Tyra is great in a shining role. I will just say that.” Tyra’s faced criticism for everything from her scene-stealing fashion choices to major flubs on live TV, including when she announced the wrong couples during Season 29. “I was blamed for it, and it wasn’t me,” she said at the time, citing the people in the control room who feed her lines. “… I think that’s very important to say.” For its next season, “Dancing” will leave ABC and air and Disney+.

Gillian Anderson details ‘slightly intimate’ Bill Clinton exchange

Gillian Anderson plays Eleanor Roosevelt on Showtime’s “The First Lady,” but in real-life, she had a pretty memorable brush with a future president. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s April 12 show, “The X-Files” alum recalled meeting Bill Clinton at a lunch in the Hollywood Hills when he was running for office ahead of the 1992 election. He made quite an impression, too. “He did the most miraculous thing in the world, that thing that he does where he shakes your hand and then he grabs your elbow at the same time,” Gillian said. “He holds your arm further up — slightly intimate little thing — makes eye contact, then he moves on to the next person. Then he looks back at you.” Jimmy quipped that when he met Bill Clinton, he also got the arm move, sans “the look-back.” Maybe the “look-back” made all the difference, but whatever it was, Gillian, 53, said she assumed she’d hear from the now 75-year-old former president after the lunch. “I went home, I thought — this was in the days of answering machines — I literally thought that I was going to go home to a message from him,” she said. “I did. It was that real.” Asked if she voted for him, she said she did “even though he didn’t call,” spurring Jimmy to joke, “He’s probably going to call now.” “The First Lady” starts streaming on Showtime on Sunday, April 17.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez tour $165M manor built by Aaron Spelling after Bel-Air home deal

Lovebirds Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are back in the market for a new home. After the escrow on a $55 million estate in the Bel-Air section of Los Angeles fell through, the newly engaged couple was spotted touring a massive,14-bedroom home famously built by Aaron Spelling and his wife, Candy, on Tuesday, April 12. According to the Daily Mail, the Spellings completed construction on what became known as “Spelling Manor” in 1990 before Candy sold it to heiress Petra Ecclestone in 2011. Petra reportedly dumped $20 million worth of renovations into the digs and sold it to an anonymous buyer for nearly $120 million. Its now listed for a cool $165 mil, per the Mail’s report, and features luxe amenities like a 100 parking-space garage, a bowling alley, a hair salon, a tennis court and a movie theater. The same day the pair checked out the pad, Jen revealed new details about how Ben popped the question (the second time) in her On the JLo newsletter, telling insiders he proposed with a green diamond — her favorite color — while she was lounging in a bubble bath. Jen and Ben were previously engaged in the early 2000s before calling off the wedding and separating. They rekindled their romance last year.