Connecticut’s recent celebrity gossip and sightings, November 2021

Jailene Cuevas, Nicole Funaro, Susie Costaregni

Dec. 1, 2021

From an A-lister filming a parody episode for the ‘Maury’ show to athletes taking pictures around the state during a gymnastics tour, here’s the Hollywood news that made headlines in Connecticut this November.

Lil Nas X films ‘Maury’ episode

Stamford

Lil Nas X getting proposed to on the "Maury" show — Lil Nas X getting proposed to on the “Maury” show

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Montero Lamar Hill, also known as Lil Nas X, was seen running out of the “Maury” show building in Stamford. He appeared on a parody episode of the “Maury” show to declare his love for his music video co-star Yai Ariza and confront his lover’s wife, Ashley. The fictitious storyline was a continuation of his music video for “That’s What I Want.”

Drew Brees spotted dining

Greenwich

Former NFL quarterback and NBC Sunday Night Football analyst Drew Brees speaks to the fans during halftime of the game between the Buffalo Bills and the New Orleans Saints on November 25, 2021 in New Orleans. Brees was seen having brunch at L’Escale at the Delamar Hotel in Greenwich last Sunday.

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Former NFL quarterback and NBC Sunday Night Football analyst Drew Brees was seen having brunch at L’Escale at the Delamar Hotel in Greenwich.

Kayleigh McEnany seen dining

Greenwich

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks during a press briefing at the White House, on May 1, 2020, in Washington. McEnany, now a Fox News contributor, was seen at L’Escale recently.

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Fox News contributor and former White House press secretary in President Donald Trump’s administration Kayleigh McEnany, was seen at L’Escale in Greenwich. McEnany is married to Major League Baseball pitcher and free agent Sean Gilmartin.

Simone Biles and fellow USA gymnasts check out Fairfield County

Bridgeport and Shelton

Simeone Biles Flaunts Legs In A Wonder Woman 'Fit: Simone Biles shows off her toned legs in a Wonder Woman costume in a new Instagram story photo. The gymnastics GOAT spends five or six hours a day training. — Simeone Biles Flaunts Legs In A Wonder Woman ‘Fit: Simone Biles shows off her toned legs in a Wonder Woman costume in a new Instagram story photo. The gymnastics GOAT spends five or six hours a day training.

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Simone Biles and fellow USA gymnasts were seen across the Nutmeg State as they stopped to take pictures around Bridgeport and eat at Little Barn in Shelton during their “Gold Over America” tour.

Hallmark movie filmed in CT premiere on TV

Across the state

Set decorators transform the New Canaan Town Hall property into a Christmas scene for the filming of the Netflix movie The Noel Diary in New Canaan, Conn. on Sunday, June 27, 2021.

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A holiday movie was filmed in Connecticut this year and in November, viewers finally started watching them on the small screen. “Christmas in Harlem” aired on Nov. 14 and was shot in September around the Hartford area.