Dancing with the StarsWinner Xochitl Gomez on Securing the Mirrorball Trophy: ‘I Didn’t See It Coming’

Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy onDancing with the Stars.Photo:Eric McCandless/DISNEY via Getty Images Eric McCandless/DISNEY via Getty Images Xochitl Gomezcan hardly believe she’s taking theDancing with the Starstrophy home. Alongside her pro partnerVal Chmerkovskiy, the duo were crowned thewinnersofseason 32of the ABC series and awarded the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy, which was officiallyrenamed in Septemberfollowing thedeathof longtime head judgeLen Goodman. “It’s unbelievable,” the actress, 17, told PEOPLE following Tuesday’s finale. “I didn’t see it coming.

Danica McKellar Reveals She Moved to Rural Tennessee: 'My Christmas Movie Characters Have Rubbed Off on Me'

Photo: Danica McKellar It’s not lost on Danica McKellar how much her life has looked like those of some of the characters she’s played on screen recently. Sound familiar? The holiday film veteran is feeling deja-vu, too, and she’s happy to embrace it. “I am just loving the fact that my Christmas movie characters have rubbed off on me,” McKellar, 46, tells PEOPLE exclusively of her move. “I think it’s just a wonderful example of life imitating art.

Danica Patrick Is Focused on 'Being Smart and Kind to Myself' Following Battle with Breast Implant Illness

Photo: Amanda Friedman Danica Patrickis a confident competitor who rarely compares herself to others. But back in November 2014, the formerNASCARdriver made the personal decision to get breast implants in a quest to attain “an ideal body.” The decision backfired. Within a few years, Patrick began experiencing fatigue, weight gain and hair loss, which eventually resulted in a diagnosis ofBreast Implant Illness, or BII. In March 2022, she had her breast implants removed — and now she loves looking in the mirror.

Daniel Kaluuya Says MeetingBlack PantherCostar Chadwick Boseman 'Was a Pivotal Moment in My Life'

From Left: Daniel Kaluuya; and Chadwick Boseman.Photo:Arturo Holmes/Getty; Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic Arturo Holmes/Getty; Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic Daniel Kaluuyahas nothing but praise for his late costar,Chadwick Boseman. “Meeting Chad was a pivotal moment in my life,” Kaluuya, 35, said at a BFI London Film Festival event at Soho’s Picturehouse Central on Wednesday, Oct. 9, perThe Hollywood Reporter. Boseman, whodiedin 2020 at age 43 from colon cancer, “saw I needed help and guidance,” Kaluuya said in his interview with fellow actor Ashley Walters.

Daniel Penny, Man Accused of Killing Jordan Neely Aboard a N.Y.C. Subway, Set to Go on Trial

Daniel Penny, left, and Jordan Neely.Photo:Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images, Andrew Savulich/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images, Andrew Savulich/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The trial for the manaccused of killing a Black man in a New York City subway caris set to begin this week. Daniel Penny, who is White, is charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, court records indicate, after a 2023 incident that was captured on video.