(CBS Local)– Actor and model Leyna Bloom has come a long way since her days in Chicago. The actor and model was the first Black and Asian trans woman to be featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue and also the first trans woman of color to lead a feature film at the Cannes Film Festival.
“Port Authority” is available in select theaters on Friday, May 28 and available on digital and demand starting on June, 1. The film is about a man named Paul who gets kicked out of his Pennsylvania house and heads to New York where he meets a trans woman of color named Wye and from there a fascinating love story begins. Bloom is intentional about using her art to impact the next generation.
Camille Kostek On ‘DWTS’: ‘Wipeout’ Host Says She Wants To Be On Show
Camille has been enjoying her time on set along with her other hosts John Cena , 44, and Nicole Byer , 34. The show, which was revived from 2008, features contestants trying to complete insane obstacle courses. The blond beauty who dates NFL star Rob Gronkowski , 32, also recently shot the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2021 issue for the fourth time, which hits stands this summer.
Although Camille will be busy, should the phone ring for her to put her dancing shoes on, she’ll make it work. “I’m still kind of crossing my fingers that that day will come,” Camille added. “I would love to be able to be challenged in that way. I have a classically trained background in dance, but I don’t know ballroom, I don’t know classical, I don’t know Foxtrot, I don’t know partner dancing, I don’t know lifts. It would be such a challenge still.”
The idea to join the show didn’t come out of thin air, either! Camille, who used to be an on-air journalist, is being influenced by her mentor in the industry. “It’s Erin Andrews ,” the all-inclusive Camille Kostek Collection designer revealed. “I love women who break molds. Erin Andrews, especially taking on the world of sports in such a male dominating field, I love her. I love her passion for it. I love how she just keeps going no matter what. I just think that she reports like no one else. Her flare, her personality just shines and then I loved watching her through her seasons on Dancing with the Stars . Growing up a dancer as well, so I definitely turn to her. I would love to continue doing hosting stuff. I’m really excited for season 2. I’m ready to get back up and get into the action again.”
There’s still a lot of Wipeout to be played out this season, but Camille already has next season heavily on the brain. “We’re so excited,” Camille added. “I’ve been waiting and waiting to find out if we get to go back with John and Nicole and we get to do another season of the revive and it’s happening. It’s confirmed so I’m so stoked. I have so much fun on that set.”
Leyna Bloom Arrives By Way of 'Port Authority'
Spring 2021 is shaping up to be Leyna Bloom's season. In March, it was announced that the model and actress would be the first trans woman of color to be featured in the pages of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue, which hits newsstands in July. In early May, she appeared in the final season of "Pose," and is closing out the month with the release of "Port Authority," her debut leading film role.
Bloom also arrived in New York via Port Authority. When she was 17, the young aspiring actress boarded a Greyhound bus in her hometown of Chicago, where she first became enmeshed in the ball community.
Bloom, who's walked runways and modeled for fashion magazines like Vogue India, was at a ball in 2018 when "Port Authority" was casting the character of Wye, and decided to audition.
She praises writer-director Danielle Lessovitz's approach to her character; although Wye is trans, it's not her defining characteristic. "For one of our first conversations, we were talking about how the binary is so complex, and how [Lessovitz] wanted Wye to have certain components that were not being suppressed in any way, shape or form," says Bloom. "There's so many words that we can describe certain people, and she wanted to leave it nameless and have the character redefine things," she adds. "[Lessovitz] didn't want to worry about is Wye pre-op or post-op; is she trans or is she nonbinary?"
"I don't understand why for the past 10 years we've been having so much representation in the trans community, and why we still have not been given a trans woman as a Marvel [superhero] or X-Men," Bloom says. "A lot of trans women around the world have always had dreams of being an astronaut or being in space," she adds. "I think we need to tell that story."
Model Anne Vyalitsyna claims income drop, need for child support
She graced the cover of Vogue, walked the runway for Versace, bared her body for Sports Illustrated, and dated singer Adam Levine — but now supermodel Anne V says she’s just a single mom struggling to make ends meet.
The 5-foot-10 blonde, whose real name is Anna Vyalitsyna , claims her income has plummeted as the pandemic wreaks havoc in the fashion world.
With modeling gigs few and far between, she collected unemployment for months — and was barely able to cover expenses for her and her 5-year-old daughter, Vyalitsyna claims in a Manhattan Supreme Court child support petition against her ex and baby daddy, Big Tech exec Adam Cahan.
“Because of the pandemic I did not earn very much last year. While I had a total of 17 paying jobs in 2020, half of them did not pay. In the last six months, I have had only six jobs — working two times a month at most,” the 35-year-old stunner lamented in legal papers, noting more than $26,000 of her income last year was from unemployment.
It’s been a steep decline for Anne V, who also once dated former Mets pitcher Matt Harvey, had years of consecutive appearances in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, and walked in Victoria’s Secret fashion shows.
But she hasn’t branched out into side gigs such as clothing lines or social media, said a fashion source. “The fashion industry changed. … Most magazine covers aren’t models but young influencers, who are taking up a large piece of the pie. The girls of that era don’t have the same lucrative contracts. You used to want to do VS or SI, which were the holy grail.”
The model admits in court filings to owning a $2.9 million West Village apartment and having roughly $2.6 million in savings and investments. And she did make $77,687 in income last year, albeit down from $431,000 in 2019.
By contrast, Cahan, whom the cat walker met in 2014 and was engaged to before they split in December 2018, netted at least $25 million during his six years as senior VP for mobile and emerging products for Yahoo. He currently heads a start-up called Pax Labs, and “likely” brings in $150,000 to $300,000 for his work on two corporate boards, the model claims.
Cahan also has a $9.95 million San Francisco home, a $4.9 million Malibu house, and owns a $5 million Banksy painting, Vyalitsnya says in court papers.
How Rob Gronkowski Broke the Rules to Get Camille Kostek's Number
Rob Gronkowski and Camille Kostek have been together for nearly six years and have been one of the top couples in sports. However, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end had to break the rules in order to get Kostek's phone number. During an appearance on the Betches' U Up? podcast, Kostek, a former cheerleader for the New England Patriots, talked about what Gronkowski had to do to connect with her.
"Jermaine Wiggins gave [his number] to me," she said. "So Rob didn’t even approach me, I didn’t approach him because you're not allowed to do that. I was a rookie following the rules. Rob said, 'Go ask for a poster and have [Camille] write her number on it for me.’ [Rob] was like, ‘Listen, this is for a friend of mine. Can you sign it?' I’m like, ‘Yeah, that’s what my job is.’ He said, ‘Okay, can you put your number on the back? It’s for Gronk. It’s for Rob.’ I was like, ‘Oh, I'm not allowed to do that, I'm so sorry.’ He was like, ‘Okay, [Rob] had a feeling you were a goody two shoes and followed the rules.’ So he pulled out this crinkled up name tag and on the back it said ‘shhh’ with his phone number. And I just held onto it until I was ready to call him. He knew I was a rule follower, I love it.”
NFL rules prevented the two from dating when they were with the Patriots. But they quickly became an item after Kostek retired from cheerleading in 2015 . Kostek also talked about how they first met which was at a community service event.
"I had just gotten out of a relationship of four years," Kostek said. "I was a past cheerleader and I told my coach, ‘Listen… I wanna sign up for every and all acts of community service. That’s the only thing that’s gonna make me feel better right now.’ I signed up--it was the night before Thanksgiving and we were putting together some turkey baskets for the less fortunate. I was one of the cheerleaders that had signed up and Rob was one of the football players that signed up and I was making eye contact with him a bunch of times and I didn't think anything of it."
Gronkowski and Kostek have had a journey since meeting eight years ago. After winning three Super Bowls with the Patriots, Gronkowski retired from the NFL but came back last year to join Tom Brady and the Buccaneers to win a Super Bowl. Kostek has had a lot of success of her own over the years, making the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition and becoming one of the hosts of the TBS series Wipeout .
Who Is Joel Embiid's Girlfriend?: Meet Anne de Paula | Total Pro Sports
Anne was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1995. She grew up in a favela in Rio and was very much a tomboy who excelled at soccer. From the ages of 8 to 13, she played soccer for her school but gave that up when she started modeling at age 13.
She was reportedly reluctant to be in front of the camera. But after some encouragement from her mother, she grew comfortable with posing and being photographed. Before dating Embiid, Anne was reported to have dated Irish rock star Danny O'Donoghue for three years.
Anne’s mom was approached by an agent and convinced her to do a photoshoot, even though she was reluctant to participate. Her mom finally convinced her to give it a shot, and the rest is history.
When she was 22, she entered the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model search in 2017, where she posed in body paint.
She won the fan vote, becoming a 2018 SI Swimsuit rookie. Since then, she has posed several more times in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue and has been photographed with models like Kate Upton and Ashley Graham.
One of her most memorable shoots was in Kenya where she was photographed just feet from a lion. She also identified the ability to visit a local village and get to know the locals in Kenya as a special part of that trip.
Anne and Joel met in 2018 through a mutual friend. They were attending a dinner together in New York City, but didn’t even talk to each other much that night. Anne later admitted that she didn’t even know he was a basketball player.
They didn’t start dating right away, but instead were friends first. They FaceTimed every day and bonded over their shared love of soccer, speaking French, and the desire to start a family someday.
Anne traveled to Chins for the Sixers’ preseason games in 2018 and they were first seen in public in October 2018. She was also at their home opener in 2018. Finally, on Valentine’s Day 2019, Anne made their relationship Instagram official with a tribute to Joel on her Instagram account. T
6 of the most influential Arizona-based influencers | AZ Big Media
Thinking about becoming a social media influencer during this heat? Here are the six most influential Arizona-based social media influencers to get you inspired. These are Arizona-based influencers with the largest total reach, according to Tami Nealy, vice president of communications and talent relations with Scottsdale-based Find Your Influence .
Background: Donna Elick and her husband Chad Elick are the creators of the vastly popular family food blog, The Slow Roasted Italian. The blog, created in 2011, dedicates itself to providing readers with recipes that do not require much time. Some of the most famous are the 30 minute Meals, 5 Ingredients or Less, One Pot Meals and Crock Pot Dinners. The Slow Roasted Italian continues to grow as readers follow Donna and Chad on social media accounts like Instagram, where delicious recipes and how-to videos are easily accessible for all to see.
Background: Julian Camarena is a singer-songwriter, producer, musician, and performer from Arizona. In addition to this, he also owns Camarena Productions. Julian Camarena has been performing since he was nine years old and since then has taken the music industry by storm. Instagram allows Julian to stay connected with over 1.1 million of his followers and fans as they are able to stay updated on any new music he is working on, his daily activities, and more.
Background: After initially creating her social media accounts to post golf trick-shot videos, the former University of Arizona and San Diego State University golfer has become the OG of Instagram golfers with more than 3.1 million followers and one of the most popular Arizona-based influencers. Spiranac has used her social media exposure to promote her anti-bullying campaign and continue to fight for a woman’s right to feel comfortable in her own skin. In both the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition and Golf Digest , Spiranac shared accounts of random internet users harassing her online and how she uses the experiences as motivation for her fight against online mistreatment.
PEOPLE's Best Books of Summer 2021 | PEOPLE.com
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A gorgeous debut that conjures one small town and the big emotions of its wealthiest family, the Briscoes, whose saga plays out over six days of pain, rage and love. — reviewed by Robin Micheli
Growing up poor, Black and gay in small-town Ohio, Broome was despised by whites, some Blacks and even his father, who thought there was only one way to be a man. His memoir is a triumph. — reviewed by Benilde Little
A daughter's poignant memoir about losing her mother, filtered through the prisms of their Korean American heritage and the love they shared for the cuisine of home. — reviewed by Kim Hubbard
A woman accustomed to solitude forms something that feels like friendship with a mangy fox who keeps showing up outside her Montana home. And this was pre-pandemic! Quirky and moving. — reviewed by Kim Hubbard
Photographer Delta Dawn is one disturbing woman, especially when she inserts herself into a wealthy Manhattan family. A breathless psychological thriller about epic mind games. — reviewed by Ellen Shapiro
After a journal surfaces in Florence, a professor obsessed with his great-grandfather's 1911 heist of the Mona Lisa is in hot pursuit — along with assassins and ruthless art dealers. — reviewed by Ellen Shapiro
Funny and subversive, this debut about the trials of a Black assistant at a mostly white publishing house uses suspense, horror and satire to bring home the toll of workplace racism. — reviewed by Ellen Shapiro
A star bankrolls a film on a hurricane-prone island with his fractured family and some shady characters. Good idea? A sudsy, savvy takedown of the Hollywood dream machine. — reviewed by Ellen Shapiro
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