How Martha Stewart's Love Life Has Changed After 'Sports Illustrated' Cover (Exclusive)

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oldest model to grace the cover in history.Thrilled to be on cover of the @SI_Swimsuit issue! I hope this cover inspires you to challenge yourself to try new things. Pick up on newsstands May 18th! #SISwimsuit #SISwim23 @ruvenafanador pic.twitter.com/DsRgLr6crK“Many in the media, they are pouncing on the Stewart cover to force a debate on ageism,” Cain said. “Wow.

Three of this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover stars celebrated the release at a launch party on Friday night (May 19) in Hollywood, Florida.

Martha Stewart's DMs might be flooded after her historical Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover issue, but she has not heard from a specific someone. Stewart, 81, attended the SI Swimsuit release party in New York Thursday night, where she explained that Snoop Dogg has not congratulated her on the accomplishment. "Snoop did not," Stewart told Extra when asked if the rapper reached out.

Padma Lakshmi is encouraging young women to ease their self-criticism, telling ET that she regrets how hard she was on herself in her 20s. «My biggest beauty regret is that I didn't appreciate myself when I was in my 20s,» Lakshmi said at the Swimsuit Party on Thursday. «I was so hard on myself and I think a lot of us women are.» Lakshmi added that she would tell her younger self to «enjoy your body.» «It is not perfect and it will never be and that's OK,» she continues.

Martha Stewart‘s historic Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover was only announced this week, but she hinted that she’s already feeling the impact in the romance department.

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Dipped in gold! Martha Stewart was a metallic dream at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue release party in New York City on Thursday, May 18.

Martha Stewart, Kim Petras and Brooks Nader are three of the newest Sports Illustrated cover stars, and they celebrated the feat at a launch party for the publication’s Swimsuit Issue on Thursday night (May 18) in New York City.

Megan Fox has Us gasping for air! The actress left little to the imagination at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue release party on Thursday, May 18. 

Barbara Corcoran is a shark in a swimsuit.

have in common? Aside from the obvious—fame, fortune, a —the unlikely duo appear to share a favorite eveningwear designer, Jenny Packham. Stewart celebrated her on Thursday, May 18 at the launch event in New York City. The 81-year-old, understanding that she was the star of the evening, wore a long-sleeve beaded Jenny Packham gown in a look-at-me shade: gold. She kept the rest of her look simple and on-brand, sporting her unfussy shoulder-length blonde bob and a glowy, sun-kissed beat. Martha Stewart in Jenny Packham.To keen observer of all things royal fashion like myself, the look was instantly recognizable—back in 2021, the Princess of Wales sported a version of the same dress to the world premiere of the James Bond film No Time to Die. Middleton's dress featured a cape rather than long bell sleeves, with sheets of gold beads cascading down the back, but the V-neckline and gathered waist are unmistakably the same Jenny Packham design.Prince William and Kate Middleton in 2021.Inside the Sports Illustrated celebration, Stewart was giving queen vibes, posing with fans (well, Kim Petras and Megan Fox were also cover stars, but it's probably not a stretch to call them fans) and copies of her history-making cover. Cover girls Martha and Kim Petras.Martha and Megan Fox. And then there's this photo of the homemaking maven/ex-con and Machine Gun Kelly, which is essentially the same photo I have of myself and my grandma at my college graduation.

The twin flames are stronger than ever!

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover, and it’s resulted in some potential love interests.Ever since she landed the gig, Stewart has “gotten a few inquiries. Just a couple,” she told Entertainment Tonight at Sports Illustrated’s party in NYC on Thursday, attended by the likes of Megan Fox, Machine Gun Kelly and Kim Petras.But the 81-year-old is “still working really hard,” and a new relationship isn’t her top priority at the moment.“You have to make time for certain things.

Martha Stewart beamed brightly on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit party's red carpet after a legendary cover photo shoot. Stewart, 81, arrived at the New York City event in a gold gown that featured shiny detailing throughout. In one snap, the former cooking show star is seen smiling as she holds her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover.

Martha Stewart really looks THAT good.

Machine Gun Kelly was by Megan Fox's side Thursday for the launch of annual swimsuit issue, and he couldn't help but gush over his fiancée. When asked about Fox's cover photo, MGK had one word for ET's Rachel Smith: «Hot.»Shooting for  is something the 37-year-old  star has been wanting for a while, in fact, she said she manifested it.«I think I had sort of manifested it. A little bit earlier, a few weeks earlier, I had been like, 'You know, I really think I should do the cover of.

Megan Fox is showing off her assets on the red carpet and Machine Gun Kelly was there to support!

Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran recreated Martha Stewart's viral  cover with her own take on the stunning shot.  Sitting in her New York City apartment, Corcoran donned a white swimsuit and orange cover-up, similar to the one Stewart is seen wearing on the cover, and posed for her own photo, glittering yellow diamond ring included.«I can’t cook, but I sure can swim. @si_swimsuit @marthastewart48,» the 74-year-old businesswoman captioned the post.A post shared by Barbara Corcoran (@barbaracorcoran)Corcoran's take on Stewart's cover photo comes after the lifestyle mogul became the oldest woman ever to grace the cover of the annual issue, at 81 years old.

Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue cover, the 81-year-old revealed if she would go on the new dating series “The Golden Bachelor.”The ABC show is based on their famous “Bachelor” series, however, instead of focusing on young men and women finding love, it will showcase senior citizens looking for their soulmates.The “Martha Stewart Living” founder dished to Variety recently that she would only go on the upcoming competition series “if [she] gets to see the men first.”And as for if she would ever join a reality show, the lifestyle guru added: “I’m very busy. I have my beautiful cooking, entertaining and gardening shows which I’m very interested in.”“So I don’t think I would do a reality dating show.

Sports Illustrated is coming under fire for putting Kim Petras, a transgendered pop star, on one of its covers for the magazine’s annual Swimsuit Issue. Petras was revealed alongside Martha Stewart, Megan Fox and Brooks Nader as SI’s cover models f

Martha Stewart wants Us to know she’s had “no plastic surgery whatsoever.” The lifestyle guru opened up about her good looks after being accused of getting work done following the release of her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover.   

taking it all, or mostly all, off as a cover girl for Sports Illustrated’s new sexy annual swimsuit issue.Like Norma Desmond, played by Gloria Swanson in the film Sunset Boulevard, Martha, 81, loves being on camera, looks spectacular, and probably believes as Desmond did, “The stars are ageless, aren’t they.” She calls being a sex symbol “fantastic.”But Martha’s decision to pose where once young bikini-clad beauties like Kate Upton, Tyra Banks and Christie Brinkley graced SI’s cover should not come as a surprise to Martha insiders.Long before the public ever heard of her, Martha was considered a very hot and desirable lady — holding sex-themed parties in her Westport estate, Turkey Hill, that would not have been appropriate for inclusion in her first big book that made her a star, “Entertaining.”Those parties, involving a very small select group of couples and singles shocked some of Martha’s close friends who were invited to her sexy get-togethers for the first time.They were also usually held when her attorney husband and later New York publisher, Andy Stewart, was out of town.“My husband was sort of horrified at the behavior he saw going on,” recalled Martha’s close friend, NormaCollier, a former model and Martha’s catering business partner for a time. “Martha, for instance, was on [another man’s] lap.

Retirement is far from Martha Stewart’s mind.

Retirement is far from Martha Stewart’s mind.

After Martha Stewart landed the Sports Illustrated cover, she revealed if she would take her modeling to the next level by doing a photo shoot for Playboy. Stewart, 81, who posed in a daring swimsuit for the cover photo shoot confessed she would deny the opportunity if ever asked due to her strict upbringing. "No.

Martha Stewart can promise you one thing — she's all natural. Earlier this week, the businesswoman made history as the oldest woman to appear on the cover of issue.Although the home and garden guru has received much praise for her photo shoot, she admits that she's also been faced with some negativity.«They’re very good,» Stewart tells  about the feedback she has got via social media. «There are only a few naysayers saying, 'The pictures are over-retouched.' But they’re not.

Megan Fox joined Martha Stewart, Kim Petras, and Brooks Nader as Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit issue cover stars this year—and made a very honest confession during her interview with the outlet. Despite being publicly viewed as a sex symbol throughout her career, the 37-year-old actress said she has privately struggled with her body image since childhood. 'I have body dysmorphia,' she started in a video interview.

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Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Martha Stewart had just two months to get ready for her already iconic Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover. She upped her Pilates to three times a week, watched what she ate and stopped drinking alcohol. “I had my regular facials but maybe more frequently and I also got a spray tan,” Stewart, who is up for three Daytime Emmys this year, tells me during a phone interview on Tuesday. “And I’m not a hairy person, but I got a complete body wax.” At 81, Stewart made history as the oldest SI swimsuit model. A model in her 20s, Stewart worked with legends like Richard Avedon. “When I was a model and posing all the time in bathing suits and sporty sexy things, that’s the time I should have been on the cover,” she says before adding with a laugh, “But I wasn’t $75-an-hour model then. I was only a $50- and $60-an-hour model.”

Brooks Nader is fangirling over her fellow Sports Illustrated models.

“The View,” co-host Joy Behar revealed some juicy information about the star – including how she goes to the bathroom while wearing a bathing suit.Behar, 80, started off by applauding Stewart, 81, for her hard work in preparing to “meet the challenge” — and beating stereotypes about aging — but then launched right into a story about an encounter she once had with the lifestyle mogul. “One time I met her and I said to her, ‘Martha, what do you wear as a brassiere?’ Because my generation says, ‘brassiere,’ by the way,” Behar said.

the second-ever transgender model to do so.The publication is facing backlash from conservatives suggesting to boycott the publication for featuring a trans woman, though many people clapped right back at anti-transgender remarks.The artist was one of four women to appear alongside Megan Fox, Brooks Nader and Martha Stewart in the 2023 edition, and she opened up about the “pressure” she feels from being an icon in the LGBTQ+ community.“It’s definitely a scary time to be transgender in America, but there’s also so much more representation than there’s ever been, and there’s so many things on the bright side,” Petras, 30, told SI in her cover interview amid an onslaught of anti-LGBTQ legislation popping up across the country.“I do feel a pressure sometimes to represent the trans community with everything I do,” the Grammy winner admitted. “Because I feel very blessed that I am at this point where I have all these amazing opportunities that I’ve worked really hard for, and feel so happy when I hear from trans people in general that they’re inspired by me.”Despite marking a win for the LGBTQ community, it sparked outrage against diverse representation from conservatives who were quick to compare the trans-inclusive cover to the widespread backlash Bud Light received after teaming up with transgender social media star Dylan Mulvaney.“Except Kim Petras is not there because of her popularity with SI readership, but because SI editorial despises its readership, just as Bud Light management despises its customer base,” one Twitter user wrote in response to SI’s tweet about Petras’ cover.

Behind-the-scenes battle. Megan Fox revealed she’s struggled with body dysmorphia from a very young age.

Martha Stewart and rapper Snoop Dogg are the dynamic duo nobody saw coming.  After Stewart, 81, graced the cover of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit issue, she dished on her unlikely friendship with Snoop Dogg during an all-encompassing interview.  "Snoop!" Stewart excitedly said while pulling out her phone. "Let's see.