Alexis Bledel fans in shock after Gilmore Girls star, 40, suddenly QUITS Handmaid’s Tale but refuses to reveal reason

Robin Roberts given her partner Amber Laign's health struggle, career-wise, things couldn't be better, as she received a major honor.MORE: Robin Roberts engages in hilarious on-air chat with co-star Sam ChampionThe Good Morning America star was announced as the winner for the Outstanding Informative Talk Show award at the 49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards held on Friday.VIDEO: Robin Roberts marks incredible career milestone on GMAWhat was quite coincidental about the category of nominees she was up against was the fact that she ended up winning over some familiar faces.Robin's show was in contention with GMA3: What You Need to Know, hosted by her colleagues and friends Amy Robach, TJ Holmes, and Dr. Jennifer Ashton.MORE: GMA's Robin Roberts coos over Best in Show winner Trumpet the Bloodhound in adorable videoWhen Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts was announced as the visitor, the camera briefly panned over to the trio of hosts at their table, enthusiastically applauding the victors.Upon noticing the footage, TJ immediately began jokingly hiding his face and shooing the camera away to Amy's amusement, although they all clearly looked extremely happy for their friend despite the loss.

Eva Mendes decided to start a family with husband Ryan Gosling after getting together in 2011, the couple made the decision to keep their relationship private, as well as keep their two daughters, Esmeralda, seven, and Amada, six, away from the spotlight.MORE: Eva Mendes' latest beachwear is simply sensationalThough the actress shares glimpses of their family very few and far in between, every single one is as sweet as it gets!As the family celebrated one of their daughters' birthdays, Eva couldn't help but share a sweet video from the party's aftermath.WATCH: Eva's daughter takes after her momMORE: Eva Mendes shares beautiful vacation selfie during family getawayThe video will be familiar to any parent, as it sees the mom-of-two cleaning up after her kids following the special occasion.It shows off the model's versatility – and her very own cleaning products – as she has her knees to the hard-wood floor, wiping it after the cake she had for the party fell on the floor, all while looking impossibly chic wearing a stunning floral printed maxi dress with buttons down its middle.The video also shows off just how much Ryan and Eva decked out their home for the sweet party, and though the multi-layer neapolitan flavored cake did get slightly battered, the decorations certainly made up for it, which included shiny balloons in a metallic pink, baby blue and pastel peach all floating across the ceiling.A post shared by Eva Mendes (@evamendes)The relatable video from the sweet birthdayAs Eva finished cleaning, she looked over to her daughter, who was looking at her mom out of frame, and told her: "Looks good, can you tell that a cake fell?"MORE: Eva Mendes has the best reaction to Ryan Gosling's Ken transformationMORE: Eva Mendes

Olivia Rodrigo and Lily Allen are sticking it to the Supreme Court following their ruling on Roe V. Wade Friday, which struck down the landmark 1973 ruling which protects a person's right to an abortion.Allen joined Rodrigo onstage for day four of the Glastonbury Festival in England Saturday, where she performed a very special rendition of her 2009 anthem «F**K You.»After introducing Allen, who said she originally wrote «F*** You» with former President George W.

@NewDay Weekend co-anchor @Christi_Paul's announcement about giving up the early morning grind and moving home to Ohio pic.twitter.com/gVF2vbOyY5Friends – I'm overwhelmed by your goodness! Thank you to @amandacarpenter @brianstelter @MarkHertling @CedricLeighton & ALL of you who let me invade your morning space the last 9 yrs & for the very generous words you're sending! I genuinely appreciate each one of you! xoxo https://t.co/4esi9yZTeL“I just could not be who I needed to be for my family, is what it came down to,” she added. “It’s important work, but at the end of the day, somebody’s going to sit in this seat and I’m going to leave and the show will go on, as it should.

Sarah Jayne Dunn dazzled in a glittering dress adorned with red hearts as she stepped out in Manchester for a friend's hen party. The former Hollyoaks actress, who left the soap following a row over joining the subscription site OnlyFans, celebrated love in her pretty corset detail dress with mesh skirt.

Two former Ayrshire College students have released their second song together under the school's record label.

Craig Halkett sparked hilarity when he hijacked a Hearts fan Q&A with Cammy Devlin and Alex Cochrane. And the Australian midfielder well and truly took the bait when Halkett labelled his co-host "boring."

Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has teased multiple possibilities about David Tennant's return as the Time Lord.

Concerns are growing for a missing Scots man who vanished three days ago

Sir Paul McCartney brought Dave Grohl on stage during his headlining appearance at the Glastonbury Festival Saturday night in England, marking Grohl's first performance since the death of friend and longtime Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins in March. The 53-year-old musician's last show was with Hawkins at Lollapalooza Chile March 20.

Halle Berry is making her voice heard.

Refresh for latest…: A wild weekend was had at the global and international box office with major milestones for Paramount/Skydance’s Top Gun: Maverick and Universal/Amblin’s Jurassic World Dominion, as well as a $50.5M result from Warner Bros’ newcomer, Elvis.

Coronation Street fans have been left fearing that Audrey Roberts could make an exit from the ITV cobbles after her on-screen son Stephen returned. Only recently, Stephen (Todd Boyce), who made a comeback after 15 years away, rescued Audrey from her drunken fall after ending up trapped in the barbers all night.

Tom Mann has been supported by his loved ones as he held a memorial for his fiancée Dani Hampson, who died suddenly on the day of their wedding. The musician, 28, who appeared on The X-Factor back in 2014, announced the tragic news last Monday after Dani died suddenly in the early hours of Saturday, 18 June, aged 34.

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel had a fashionable date night in Paris, on Saturday. The “SexyBack” singer and the actress attended the SaadiQ Paris Fashion week pop-up party by MADE Nightlife at L’aperous and couldn’t help but put their love and style on display.  «Justin and Jessica were very lovey dovey at the SaadiQ Paris Fashion week pop-up party by MADE Nightlife at L’aperouse,” an eyewitness tells ET.

A top surgeon has alleged he was the victim of 'racial triaging' at Manchester Airport security when he was asked to queue for the body scanner while a string of white travellers was waved through an archway metal detector.

Jerry O'Connell is «shocked» that he and wife Rebecca Romijn are still married. ET's Deidre Behar spoke to O'Connell and his  co-host, Natalie Morales, at the 2022 Daytime Emmy Awards Friday, where they discussed their show, O'Connell's upcoming wedding anniversary and more.«We haven't thought really about it because I think we're both shocked that we made it this far.

Owen Hargreaves has detailed the persuasive conversations he had with Sir Alex Ferguson either side of signing to become 'part of the puzzle' at Manchester United. Hargreaves spent four seasons at Old Trafford between 2007 and 2011 before being forced to hang up his boots 12 months later.

JOE Swash's Ibiza stag do took a turn for the raucous this afternoon as the lads headed over to Wayne Lineker's club. The boys piled into his legendary open-air club Ocean Beach - but one member of the party had cause to be more nervous than most.

LOVE Island has plenty of celebrity fans but none of them quite as dedicated as Sam Thompson. The Made In Chelsea star - boyfriend of former Islander Zara McDermott - posts about the show on a near-constant basis.

She continued, “Last year, I was honoured to spend time with the @BritishArmy to see how they train serving personnel and new recruits. It was wonderful to see first-hand the many important and varied roles the military play day in, day out to protect us all, and I look forward to discovering more about the @RoyalNavy and @RoyalAirForceUK in due course.” She signed her message, “C,” which stands for Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Last week, Kate Middleton and Prince William unveiled their first by renowned English portrait artist .

Madonna is speaking out.

Olivia Attwood has revealed she has a secret tattoo no one has seen since she was the age of 15.The 31 year old, who recently shared a glimpse of her stunning Cheshire home with a huge walk-in wardrobe, took to her Instagram stories to share how everyone at a wedding she attended the night before laid eyes on her inking due to a mishap she suffered with her dress. Former Love Islander Olivia donned a stunning cut-out burnt orange off-the-shoulder gown the night before, which hung low down her back.Taking to her Instagram stories the following morning, Olivia told her 1.9million followers from her bed: "You guys, this dress yesterday I'm not joking – I'm going to spam you with the pictures soon.

Kelsey Parker celebrated her daughter’s birthday over the weekend with a wonderful party fit for a young princess. The mum-of-two, 32, who recently opened up about coping with life following her husband Tom Parker’s death at the age of 33 in March, shared pictures from the special day with her followers. Aurelia’s third birthday party followed a very specific theme and came complete with a mini castle and a selection of Disney princesses belting out the youngster’s favourite tunes.The party is the first one Kelsey has hosted since the death of her husband following a brain tumour.

The Handmaid's Tale.Bledel, who has starred as Emily/Ofglen on the since 2017, said she decided to “step away” from the series in a statement released by on May 27. “After much thought, I felt I had to step away from The Handmaid’s Tale at this time," the statement read.

Alexis Bledel has announced she will not be returning for the fifth season of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

Variety first reported the news.

Alexis Bledel will not be returning to for season. In a statement to , the 40-year-old actress revealed her exit from the Hulu series. ET has reached out to Bledel and Hulu for comment.«After much thought, I felt I had to step away from at this time,» Bledel's statement read.

Alexis Bledel, who has portrayed Emily/Ofglen on The Handmaid’s Tale since the series launch on Hulu in 2017, is exiting ahead of the upcoming fifth season.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAlexis Bledel will not return for “The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 5, Variety has learned exclusively.Bledel, who has played the key character of Emily/Ofglen on the Hulu drama since its first season debuted in 2017, said in a statement Friday: “After much thought, I felt I had to step away from ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ at this time. I am forever grateful to Bruce Miller for writing such truthful and resonant scenes for Emily, and to Hulu, MGM, the cast and crew for their support.”During her four-year run on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Bledel received four Emmy nominations and one win for her performance in the Bruce Miller-created TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s iconic novel.Aside from “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Bledel is best known for her starring role as Rory Gilmore alongside Lauren Graham’s Lorelai Gilmore on “Gilmore Girls” and the revival “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life,” as well as her parts in “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” franchise and “Mad Men.” Airing its fourth season from April to June 2021, “The Handmaid’s Tale” follows June (Elisabeth Moss) while she strikes back against Gilead as a fierce rebel leader, but the risks she takes bring unexpected and dangerous new challenges.

Alexis Bledel has confirmed her exit from Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale.