Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Owns 20 Weeks at No. 1
Ella Langley has turned “Choosin’ Texas” into more than a breakout song: it is now a chart-history problem for everyone coming after her. Just Jared reports that the track has spent 20 weeks at No. 1, making it the longest-running non-holiday hit ever.
The distinction matters. Holiday songs have long dominated conversations about extended chart reigns, but Langley’s record sits in the tougher non-holiday category. “Choosin’ Texas” has therefore crossed from a successful country release into a broader pop-chart milestone.
This is not a one-outlet victory lap. Variety and Deadline also reported the song’s 20-week run and its record-setting status, giving the claim corroboration across three entertainment-news outlets. BAD GOSS is treating the achievement as confirmed on that basis, rather than as a single headline making an oversized claim.
Langley, 27, is the central figure in a rare kind of celebrity story: no scandal, no manufactured feud, just a song refusing to leave the penthouse. The record gives her a clear career marker and makes “Choosin’ Texas” the defining hit of this stretch of her rise.
The headline number is easy to repeat, but the category is the real hook. Twenty weeks at No. 1 is impressive; doing it without a holiday boost is what makes the accomplishment historically specific. For Langley, the song is no longer merely performing well. It has become the benchmark.
Connor Storrie Swaps Golden Curls for Season 2 Buzz Cut
Connor Storrie is leaving the golden curls behind. E! News reports that the actor has debuted a very short buzz cut while filming the second season of Heated Rivalry, where he plays hockey star Ilya Rozanov.
That is a serious visual reset for a character whose signature curls have been part of his recognizable look. The haircut is not a tiny trim or a styling switch that disappears under a hat; it is the kind of change viewers will notice the second Ilya returns to the screen.
The timing matters. Storrie made the change during production, connecting the new look directly to the upcoming season’s filming period. Still, the available report does not explain whether the buzz cut is required by the story, reflects a specific point in Ilya’s arc, or is simply Storrie’s current off-camera choice while working on the series.
That missing explanation is exactly where the speculation starts—and where fans should keep their brakes handy. A haircut can signal a character shift, but it is not proof of a plot twist, time jump, breakup, injury, or any other dramatic development. For now, the confirmed headline is more stylish than secretive: Ilya is heading back to the cottage with a radically cleaner silhouette.
E! News is the source of the report, and related coverage in the same story cluster also identifies the transformation as a surprise season-two look. Until the production offers more context, this is best read as a high-impact appearance change rather than a spoiler hiding in plain sight.
Stephen Kalyn Lands Sydney Sweeney’s Boyfriend Role
Stephen Kalyn is stepping into Sydney Sweeney’s fictional love life. The Off Campus actor has joined The Housemaid’s Secret, the sequel to The Housemaid, and is set to play the boyfriend of Sweeney’s character, Millie.
That casting detail gives the sequel an immediate relationship hook without handing away any extra story secrets. Sweeney’s Millie is already the recognizable center of the project, and Kalyn’s role places him directly beside her rather than somewhere in the anonymous background of the ensemble.
The news was first reported by Just Jared and has also been covered by The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and Deadline. That cross-outlet agreement makes this considerably sturdier than a lone casting whisper, although the supplied reports do not include additional character details, a release date or information about how Millie’s relationship fits into the sequel’s plot.
Kalyn’s casting also connects the project to his Off Campus profile, while giving The Housemaid’s Secret a fresh face opposite a star whose name is already doing much of the movie’s promotional heavy lifting. In gossip terms, the boyfriend role is the tidbit; in studio terms, it is a strategic bit of casting designed to make the returning character’s world feel newly populated.
So far, there is no need to inflate this into a real-life romance story: the boyfriend connection belongs to Millie, not Sweeney. The real development is on-screen and professional, with Kalyn joining a sequel that now has a clearly reported central pairing.