EBN- From newly minted A-listers to timeless forces of nature, these five stars kept us talking in 2023.
Taylor Swift
Swift is on top of the world — and more in control than ever as she closes out her biggest year yet. Her record-shattering Eras Tour also helped boost Swift to billionaire status, Forbes reported in October. And the 12-time Grammy winner remains a force in pop culture, defining friendship goals with her tight-knit group of girlfriends and causing Taylor-mania in the NFL amid her new romance with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Jeremy Allen White
The Emmy-nominated star of The Bear and the wrestling biopic The Iron Claw is still shocked by his newfound stardom. “It surprises me,” he says. “But I’ll take it! I’ll take what I can get.”
Halle Bailey
Already one half of the musical duo Chloe x Halle, Bailey made a big-screen splash in May as Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid. “Surreal,” she further said of living out the childhood dream of countless young girls of color. Now, she focused on her newest role, Nettie in The Color Purple.
Ariana Madix
After her boyfriend of nine years, Tom Sandoval, was caught in an affair with a costar in March five, the Vanderpump Rules star emerged from the reality TV scandal of the year with a long list of brand endorsements, a new book and a spot in the Dancing With the Stars season finale. “I’ve made sure to stay true to who I am and not let someone else’s behavior make me smaller.”
Beyoncé
It was a year of energy thanks to Queen Bey, who painted the town chrome wherever she stopped on her five high-fashion, disco-drenched Renaissance World Tour, the second highest-grossing ever by a female artist. This month her anticipated concert film hit theaters, inviting all into the unmissable show. “Time,” she reveals in the doc, “is my biggest obstacle.”
David Beckham
How much more is there to know about soccer megastar Beckham? Turns out quite a lot. Millions were transfixed by the Netflix docuseries Beckham, which showcased everything from his meticulously organized closet to a couple’s goal “Islands in the Stream” dance with wife (and former Spice Girl) Victoria. “It was a series that took me a while to come to terms with filming,” Beckham has said. But he’s “very, very proud.”
