Simon Cowell is back forAmerica’s Got Talent’s finals over a year aftermissingthe last rounds of competition due torecoveryfromback surgery. Speaking with PEOPLE ahead of the last week of season 16, Cowell gave an update on his health while applauding all the contestants this year, explaining that the acts and the production crew exceeded his expectations in yet another season during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “I feel a lot better actually. I think the good thing about the accident is that you got to do a lot of exercises, all that kind of basic stuff....

Grab your diapers becauseAmerica’s Got Talentis back!JudgeHeidi Klumteases her own anxiety around the show in an exclusive new trailer for season 17. In speaking of the show’s return to a full audience post-COVID, Klum explains the feeling in each theater.“I feel like the people on the stage are a little more nervous,” she tells hostTerry Crews. “I know exactly what that’s like. I sometimes wanna wear a diaper cause I’m so nervous I might poop myself....

America’s Got Talenthas crowned its newest winner! After weeks of competition,The Mayyaswere named the competition series' champion of season 17. With the grand prize, the Lebanese female dance troupe takes home the $1 million prize and a headlining show at Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The Mayyas first caught America’s attention during theirshow-stopping audition, which prompted judgeSofía Vergarato press her Golden Buzzer. During the live shows, the group delivered anotherhypnotizing dance routinethat fellow judge and executive producerSimon Cowellpredicted would “change the world....

David Francisco movedAmerican Idoljudges to tears last season before his audition even started. DuringIdol’s Hollywood Week, the Knoxville native revealed that he was crossing an intersection on his bicycle when a distracted driver ran a red light and crashed into him. The 2016 T-bone collision left Francisco instantly paralyzed from the waist down. Despite enduring months of hospital stays and all-day physical therapy sessions, Francisco was in good spirits at his audition about a year and a half later....

Afterthree years of ups and downs,Ashley Iaconettiand Jared Haibon are finally officially together — and sharing all the details of their emotional love story. The giddy couple recently sat down together to film a tear-filled episode of Iaconetti’s showThe Story of Us(shared exclusively with PEOPLE) to open up about their journey, which began three summers ago onBachelor in Paradise. Adds Haibon, 29: “Our close friends have watched our relationship evolve and understand how we’ve gotten to this point....

Katie Thurston and Blake Moynes have called it quits.The former Bachelorette, 30, announced the couple’s split on Instagram Monday, almost three months after fans watched hersay yes to Moynes' proposal.“It is with mutual love and respect that we have decided to go our separate ways,” Thurstoncaptioned a photo of the pair. “We are so grateful for the moments we shared together and the entire journey that has unfolded this year, but we ultimately have concluded that we are not compatible as life partners, and it is the most caring choice for both of us to move forward independently....

Photo: Courtesy Captain Lee Captain Lee Rosbach continues to raise awareness about the ongoing opioid crisis after theloss of his sonto an accidental drug overdose. TheBelow Deckstar appeared in front of Congress in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to urge lawmakers to take action. In an emotional testimony, Rosbach, 71, recalled his final days with son Joshua Lee Rosbach, whodiedin July 2019 after battling addiction for 20 years. Rosbach said Josh first became addicted to “pills” after he was prescribed pain medication following an accident that left him with two broken feet and a broken leg....

Taylor Hale and Joseph Abdin.Photo: courtesy Taylor Hale & Joseph Abdin Big BrotheralumsTaylor HaleandJoseph Abdinare going their separate ways five months afterconfirming their relationship. On Wednesday, Hale, 28, announced the couple’s split in an emotional message onher Instagram Story, writing, “Joseph and I have made the decision to love and support each other as best friends going forward.” “We recognize this is what’s best for both of our futures at this time....

Photo:Yee Lim Photography Yee Lim Photography Kelly Mi Liis soaking up every moment as a new mom. TheBling Empirestar, 37, tells PEOPLE that becoming a mom to daughterMili, born in April, “still feels like a dream sometimes” as she reflects on her first month of motherhood. “It’s also an excuse for me to just take some time for myself,” says Mi Li, who shares her daughter with partner William Ma....

Photo: Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images, Mediapunch/Shutterstock The Bold and the BeautifulstarAshley Joneshas filed for divorce from husband Joel Henricks, PEOPLE confirms. Jones, 43, filed on Friday, just a week after she was granted a restraining order against Henricks. Jones alleges that since she left, Henricks has continued to “stalk and harass” her. In the order, Jones alleges that Henricks has physically abused her and that it has gone on for many years, starting before they were even married....

Photo: Ben Savage/Instagram Boy meets wife! After announcing hisengagementin January, actorBen Savagetied the knot with Tessa Angermeier in February, according to an attendee’s Instagram post. A friend of the couple’s, stylist Chloe Engelhardt,posted some photosof the couple at their ceremony in Los Angeles. “Congratulations to Mr & Mrs Savage, we couldn’t be happier for you ‘guuuyyyss’ 🤍👰🏼‍♀️🤵🏻‍♂️🥂” she wrote in the caption. PEOPLE reached out to a representative for Savage for comment....

01of 08Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma and Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton.netflixAfter arecord-breaking first season, the second iteration of Shonda Rhimes’Bridgertonis set to drop on NetflixMarch 25.On Wednesday, the streaming service released a series of photos teasing all of the high-society drama to come.02of 08Daphne and Anthony Bridgerton.netflixSeason 1 ofBridgerton, based on author Julia Quinn’s book series of the same name, followed Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) as she concocted a mutually beneficial scheme with Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page) in the hopes of finding herself a suitor....

Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor inBridgerton.Photo: Netflix Bridgertonis back! After production on season 2 of the hitNetflixdrama shut down for a second time in mid-July after someone on set tested positive for COVID-19, theShonda Rhimesseries is back in action,Varietyreported Tuesday. The pause was announced as coronavirus casessurged in England, where the show is filmed. “We are back under way. We had to delay because of COVID, but we’re back in it,” showrunner Chris Van Dusen told the outlet....