Christina Haack and Boyfriend Chris Enjoy Romantic ‘Wine Country’ Trip That the HGTV Star Jokes Is for ‘Research'

Christina Haack shared photos from a romantic wine country trip with boyfriend Chris Larocca on Instagram

NEED TO KNOW

• Haack's champagne line Clé Cachée was brought to life during a previous Napa Valley trip with her boyfriend, whom she's been dating since the fall of 2024

• The HGTV star was deeply involved in creating her champagne and traveled to France to perfect the product, she previously told PEOPLE

Christina Haackand her boyfriendChris Laroccaare enjoying the romance of California's wine country!

The Flip Offstar, 42, shared a carousel of photos and videos from her and Larocca's recent getaway to the picturesque region in Northern California in an April 26Instagrampost. Haack, who has her own champagne line calledClé Cachée, joked in the caption: “Wine country 🍷❤️- I like to call it ‘researching.'”

Alongside her playful message, Haack's post included a photo of the lovebirds posing together against a scenic backdrop while holding glasses of wine.

The next few slides revealed a selfie of the pair sitting outside and soaking up the sunshine, followed by more snaps of the wine they enjoyed together during their getaway.

“What an amazing trip!! Thank you for planning literally everything!!! Love you,” Larocca commented on his girlfriend's post, to which Haack replied back, “Love you baby.”

Speaking to PEOPLE ahead of her brand's launch in 2025, the HGTV star revealed Clé Cachée becamemore than just a dreamduring a trip to Napa Valley with Larocca, whomshe's been dating since the fall of 2024.

"I've been a champagne girl for as long as I can remember,” she told PEOPLE at the time, adding that her "obsession" turned into a business plan during the previous getaway with her boyfriend.

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Of how the product came to fruition, Haack says she was heavily involved in the development process and even traveled to Europe to perfect the beverage before its release.

"I didn't just slap my name on a bottle. I picked everything, from the finest Grand Cru grapes to the sugar content," she said, noting that she took multiple trips to Reims and Épernay in France to learn more as she developed the product.

She wanted to make sure she was fully involved in every detail, as the line is the first company she's launched aside from her interior design business,Christina & Kylie.

“I've been really picky about putting my name on things," she added, "and this is my first product where I touched every single detail of it from conception to execution."

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Months after the brand's launch, Haack frequently appears in promo videos for her champagne line, including her most recent “This or That” clip, in which she said“no thanks” to trending weight loss drugsand chose her champagne instead.

Larocca has also made an appearance for some of the brand's promo, including asteamy photoshoot he and Haack did togetherback in December.

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“Love Is Blind”'s“ ”Chelsea and Kwame Share Photo Together amid Fan Speculation That They’ve Broken Up

Love Is Blind stars Chelsea Griffin and Kwame Appiah are still together

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• The pair subtly shut down split rumors with a single Instagram Stories snap on Wednesday, April 29

• The two met and wed on season 4 of the Netflix series

Love Is Blindalums Chelsea Griffin and Kwame Appiah are still going strong.

The couple, whomet and wedduring season 4 of the Netflix series after becoming engaged before ever seeing each other, shut down breakup speculation with a single Instagram photo on Wednesday, April 29.

Chelsea shared a photo of herself and Kwame enjoying a cool, sunny day — and their home's renovations — on Instagram Stories.

"Enjoying the bonus patio," she wrote on top of the selfie, adding, "Sitting in what once was a pile of dirt & wood chips." Kwame reposted the image on his own Instagram Stories.

Their photo comes as fans speculated that they had broken up, with some noting that Chelsea did not appear to be wearing a wedding ring in recentphotos. Others also referenced Chelsea's name onInstagram, which does not include Kwame's last name, Appiah.

The two, who wed on May 6, 2022, have proven to be a united front, posting severalphotos and videostogether on their feeds last month andreminiscingabout their time on the show.

The reality stars celebrated their second wedding anniversary in 2024, with Kwame telling PEOPLE in an exclusive interview that "it's a huge, huge accomplishment."

"We both feel really special and really happy and really accomplished about the moment, and also glad that we're getting to take on a new part of our life and our journey together as we're approaching this anniversary as well," he added.

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Chelsea said that while hitting the two-year mark made them "proud," it felt like they had known each other much longer due to their intimate experience in the pods.

"And I mean that in the best way possible, because we've done so much and have come so far and have grown so much in two years," she said at the time.

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In 2023, Kwame spoke to PEOPLE about themost challenging part of marriage.

"[Being secretive and not public initially] is difficult for sure," he said, pointing out that they had already been married for a year before their season aired.

He added that they were navigating "the super quick integration" of their lives, as they tied the knot just weeks after meeting.

Still, he shared that compromise was a "huge" factor in what made their marriage a success.

"I think compromise is just a massive trend when it comes to relationships in general, but in this one and in these circumstances, huge," he said.

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Keke Palmer’s Plunging Monse Corseted Micro Minidress Is Fully See-Through

Keke Palmerknows how to command a red carpet moment, and her latest appearance at the Billboard Women in Music 2026 event proves exactly that. Without relying on heavy theatrics, she lets strong styling and confidence do the work in aMonsemicro minidress. She delivered a look that felt both daring and intentional. It is the kind of appearance that immediately sparks conversation, not just for its boldness, but for how effortlessly she carried it.

Keke Palmer wows in completely see-through plunging corseted micro minidress from Monse

For the evening, Palmer stepped out in a strikingMonse Spring/Summer 2026piece. It blurred the line between couture craftsmanship and barely-there dressing. The micro minidress featured a plunging corseted structure, but what truly defined it was its fully see-through construction. Delicate chains and shimmering embellishments were draped across the body, creating coverage through intricate layering rather than traditional fabric. The result felt almost sculptural, as the dress moved with her and caught the light from every angle.

The asymmetrical silhouette added to the drama, with one-shoulder detailing and hanging chain fringe that extended from the hem to her ankle. This gave the piece a fluid, almost undone finish. It was a look that demands confidence, and Palmer leaned into it completely. She struck a good balance between fashion risk and red carpet glamor.

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She paired the dress withmetallic heelsthat complemented the ensemble’s shine without overpowering it. Her accessories remained minimal, keeping the garment’s complexity front and center. Beauty-wise, she kept things polished yet impactful, with a sculpted makeup look and a sleek, short hairstyle that framed her face and enhanced the overall sharpness.

This was not a safe red carpet choice, and that’s exactly the point. Keke Palmer continues to push boundaries, proving that fashion at its best is about taking risks.

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Trump urges Iran to sign a deal after report suggests US may extend blockade

DUBAI/WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Iran to 'get smart soon' and sign a deal, following days of deadlock in efforts to end the conflict and a media report that the U.S. would extend its blockade of Iran's ports.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump, ‌who has said Iran can call if it wants to talk and has stressed repeatedly Tehran cannot have a nuclear weapon, said the country 'couldn't get its ‌act together.'

The Wall Street Journal cited U.S. officials as saying the president had instructed aides to prepare for an extended blockade of Iran's ports in a bid to force Tehran to capitulate.

Officials said that Trump had ​opted to continue squeezing Iran's economy and oil exports with the blockade as his other options - resuming bombing or walking away from the conflict - carried more risk, according to the WSJ.

"They don't know how to sign a nonnuclear deal. They'd better get smart soon!" Trump said in the post on Wednesday, without explaining what such a deal would entail.

Iran wants some kind of U.S. acknowledgment of its right to enrich uranium for what it says are peaceful, civilian purposes.

It has a stockpile of roughly 440 kilograms (970 pounds) of uranium enriched to 60%, material that ‌could be used for several nuclear weapons if further enriched.

Iranian officials ⁠said on Tuesday the country could withstand the blockade as it was using alternative trade routes, and the Islamic Republic did not consider the war over.

The conflict has killed thousands, thrown energy markets into turmoil and disrupted global trade routes.

IRAN WANTS FORMAL END TO CONFLICT FIRST

Iran's ⁠most recent offer for resolving the two-month war, suspended since April 8 under a ceasefire agreement, would set aside discussion of its nuclear programme until the conflict is formally ended and shipping issues resolved.

That proposal did not meet Trump's demand to have the nuclear issue discussed from the outset, however.

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U.S. intelligence agencies, at the request of senior administration officials, are studying how Iran would respond ​if ​Trump were to declare a unilateral victory in the two-month-old war that has become a political liability ​for the White House, two U.S. officials and a person familiar ‌with the matter told Reuters.

Tehran has largely blocked all shipping apart from its own from the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for global energy supplies, since the war began on February 28. This month, the U.S. began blockading Iranian ships.

Trump's Truth Social post featured a mock-up image of himself in dark glasses and wielding a machine gun with the caption "No more Mr. Nice Guy."

IRAN'S GUARDS TAKE GREATER ROLE

Hopes of a swift resolution to the conflict have receded since Trump last weekend scrapped a visit by his special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner to mediator Pakistan.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi visited the country twice during the weekend.

Since several senior Iranian political and military figures were ‌killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes, Iran no longer has a single, undisputed clerical arbiter at the pinnacle of ​power, which may be hardening Tehran's negotiating stance.

The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the first day of ​the war, and the elevation of his wounded son, Mojtaba, to replace him ​as supreme leader, has handed more power to hardline commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iranian officials and analysts say.

Trump is under ‌domestic pressure to end a war for which he has given ​the U.S. public shifting rationales. His approval rating ​fell to the lowest level of his current term, as Americans increasingly soured on his handling of the cost of living and the unpopular war, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. The poll showed 34% of Americans approve of Trump's performance, down from 36% in the prior survey.

OIL PRICES RISE ON FEARS OF LENGTHY BLOCKADE

Oil ​prices rose nearly 3% on Wednesday, with the Brent contract ‌hitting a one-month high, on concerns that an extended blockade of Iranian ports would prolong supply disruptions.

The World Bank on Tuesday forecast energy prices would surge ​by 24% in 2026 to their highest level since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine four years ago, if the most acute disruptions caused by ​the Iran war end in May.

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Billie Eilish responds to rumors she and brother Finneas O'Connell 'had a falling-out': 'How do we move on?'

Billie Eilish addressed rumors that she and brother Finneas O'Connell, her collaborator, have had a falling-out.

Key Points

• The "Wildflower" singer says she and O'Connell are siblings, and they fight.

• O'Connell was absent from his sister's most recent tour.

Billie Eilishknows there are rumors about why her brother and longtime collaborator, Finneas O'Connell, isn't with her as much these days.

"I heard somebody say, 'Did you guys hear Finneas and Billie had a falling-out?'" the singer recalls in an interview published Tuesday inElle.

The "What Was I Made For?" singer's response was clear: "Finneas and I have never and will never have a falling-out, ever in our lives. We'll get in the biggest f---ing fight you've ever heard of in your life…and five minutes later, we're back, laughing and making music. It's sibling s---. There's nothing else in the world like sibling relationships."

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In fact, Eilish said, much of her work depends on her brother.

"If I never saw Finneas at all, I might literally never make a song again," she said of her older brother. "But how do we move on and have separate lives?"

They gave that a go with Eilish's latest tour, in promotion of her 2024 albumHit Me Hard and Soft, which he contributed to as usual.

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"It was a few years in the making," Eilish told the magazine. "We got so busy that we would only see each other right before going onstage. Finneas and Andrew [her touring drummer], who were the only band members I had back in the day, performed on some sort of platform that was hard to leave. Finneas was stuck in a tower—like Rapunzel! He never said it, but I was feeling like, 'You have more to be doing than being my band member in the back.'"

In the meantime, O'Connell was able to release solo music that he promoted with his own tour.

Like his sister, he's already quite accomplished, with 11 Grammys to his name, compared to her 10.

"I think that it's the closest I am with Billie to like total trust of anyone," he toldCBS Newsin January 2024. "And total vulnerability. I'm sure there's something that she would be embarrassed to say in front of me, but not much."

He acknowledged that he had missed her when she was gone, and he even popped up at a few dates.

"It's basically true that I don’t like touring, but I love the show part of it," he toldElle. "And I love being around Billie. This past year, when she would be on tour for months, I missed her a lot."

A scene from Eilish's new concert film,Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), shows her reading a note that O'Connell sent her on the road. The James Cameron-directed film arrives in theaters May 8.

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