28 TheAlaska Dailystar opens up about her regrets and finding success so young. Hilary Swank doesnt mince words when it comes to life in her late 20s. I was shot out of a cannon into fame, the actor tells Bustle. That’s what your twenties are really about, getting out there and experiencing everything in a larger way. I wasn’t very good at having fun for a long time. I was so driven, which you should be in your 20s....

For a certain subset of MTV-loving millennials, Kelly Cutrone needs no introduction. I was very polarizing on television. That caused a lot of young girls and gay kids to go into PR because they watched that show. I felt like I really gave them permission. [In my early 20s] I was kind of an it girl in New York. I was one of the hot, young, successful girls at the time, Cutrone says....

28 TheGreat British Bake Offjudge had a pivotal year before opening her first restaurant. But she wasnt wanting for a hobby in 1968. The chef was busy preparing to open Leiths, her first restaurant, located in LondonsNotting Hillneighborhood. So I wanted to have a really good restaurant but with the informality of a bistro or a pub. [Id be] flipping the burgers or organizing the pig roast, she says. I would be the one sweeping the bloody floor in the middle of the night....

28 The actor also recalls her unique friendship with Tupac. In 1992, Rosie Perez was trying to do it all. That’s when I knew I had to make a choice between the two, Perez recalls. I felt that with a movie likeFearless, I had to give it my all. Perez let Rainer take over as choreographer, and ultimately leftIn Living Colorin 1994. WithFearless, they didn’t want me. I had to audition four times for that role, she says....

The year was was 1974, andSally Fieldwas at a crossroads. When I was 28, it was the beginning of my transition into film. Nowadays, there is no transition. Theyve learned that people who are successful in [TV] can be successful [movies]. But in those days, if you were were in situation comedy, you died in situation comedy. By her 30s, Field had definitively left situation comedy behind. Then you could feel it....

Fashion The nostalgic staple is trending on TikTok andLove Island. The name only added to the allure. How cool was it to say your bracelet wasfrom Italy? (Even though you bought it at Claires.) For two decades, I forgot about Italian charm bracelets then, Anna-May entered the villa. Even a house full of sickeningly beautiful Gen Zers flirting and fighting couldnt distract me from her nostalgic jewelry. A quick stalk of Anna-Mays IG showedshes been wearing themconsistently since January 2022....

Bustle Mixtape The Sweet but Psycho sensation worked through post-breakup sadness on her new album with zero ballads. I just wanted to make fun dance floor music. The same held true when she first set out to record her sophomore record,Diamonds & Dancefloors. But then she got her heart broken. I was living through my music and I still am, Max says. It was very bizarre and emotional, and it was like a rollercoaster....

Here, cyclist Ayesha McGowan discusses how her sport can make space for more women and people of color. After honing hercycling skillsduring seven years of commuting by bike, McGowan began her racing career in 2014. When you first started racing, what did representation look like in cycling? It was very evident early on that road racing was not diverse. Even the access to equipment is different. That was as much attention as they would spend on making things for women....

Beauty Roots Siblings Akash and Nikita Mehtas formulas take haircare to a much deeper level. And yet, it was in their roots quite literally. Hes referring to the traditional Indian beauty ritual of hair oiling. While she massaged, she shared fantastic fables, orpanchatantra,Nikita tells me. These stories share moral lessons, often through stories featuring talking animals. What inspired you to put the wheels in motion and start Fable & Mane?...

TV & Movies His college days prepared him for both career paths. Thanks to Zach Shallcross run on ABCsThe Bachelorette, fans already know plenty about the new Bachelor. According to the California nativesLinkedIn, the filming schedules didnt affect Zachs day job outside of reality TV. While at Cal Poly, Zach also tried his hand in the music industry. 1 national ranking in team rushing for the fourth consecutive year in 2016....

Streaming Their Instagrams are full of telling clues. Her caption The Pursuit Of Happiness might have been more telling. When you feel like youve been buried…. GROW, she captioned that post. she captioned the Nov. 4 post, announcing her casting in the Hulu series. I checked into THE GROOVE HOTEL in the beautiful Dominican Republic to have some fun. Never in a million years could I ever imagine what I was in for…...

Upon Further Inspection You dont want your boss to catch on. Bare-Minimum Mondayis the latest trend sweeping the nation. But why should Mondays have all the fun? If youre anything like me, you want to do the bare minimum everyday. Read on for how to transform the rest of your week into a stress-free paradise. This is no good at all, so may I suggest you take it easy on Tuesday?...

Beauty What to know about the gentler alternative to dermaplaning. With over13 million viewson TikTok, this skin-brightening trend is essentiallydermaplaning with a twist. Jodi LoGerfo,a dermatologist with theOrentreich Medical Groupin New York City. Its meant to exfoliate dead skin cells so that your complexion looks smoother and brighter, she tells Bustle. Oilplaning can help give you smoother dermaplaning results by preventing excessive dryness or sensitivity, she says. To give oilplaning a try at home, cleanse and dry your face thoroughly....