Undercover

WHO IS THIS UNDERCOVER CELEBRITY?

Paris Hilton’s concert in Hollywood drew an interesting crowd. This successful Australian singer-songwriter is well known for concealing her identity with wigs and odd headgear. Besides performing, SIA has written songs for Beyonce, Rihanna, Adele and Katy Perry. She’s quite a character- she claims to be on the autism spectrum, and after announcing that she planned to “remain single forever” she suddenly got married May 9 to a man named Dan Bernard– at Dolce & Gabbana’s house, no less! A few years ago, Sia shot a segment for American Idol at my house (above) and when she took of her crazy wig she was quite friendly and talkative!

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DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS COUPLE?

If you saw this pair walking down the street in New York, would you give them a second glance? Probably not. They look quite average. But this happens to be power couple Ryan Reynolds and Blake lively, and they have figured out how NOT to attract attention and thus be able to enjoy the city without being bothered.They have a large house outside NYC in Pound Ridge, but have been staying in their city apartment with their kids more and more, lately. Ryan’s beard/glasses/hat combo is a great disguise and Blake’s no makeup w/ baggy sweats renders her equally inconspicuous. Just another nice looking couple…

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BELLA HADID KNOWS HOW NOT TO BE NOTICED

Here’s a VERY ORDINARY looking New York couple enjoying Central Park on an almost Spring day. Nobody paid them any attention, and that’s the way they like it. Supermodel Bella Hadid and her undercover boyfriend, art director Marc Kalman, have been together for two years pretty much in plain sight, but without fanfare. When she dated The Weeknd they rarely had a fleeting moment to themselves. But Bella has learned how to minimize her beauty (even without a mask) and not draw attention to herself and her 8 years older boyfriend so they can get around unmolested. They met while working on a fashion project and have been seen together in Paris and New York – friends think she’s quite fond of him.

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JACOB ELORDI: WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T LOOK AT ME!

Euphoria star Jacob Elordi is attempting to slip into The Crosby Hotel in New York as unobtrusively as possible with a black hooded coat, mask, and a leather bag. But when you are 6’5,” it’s really hard NOT to be noticed. Why is the Australian actor trying to be undercover? Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that two of his famous ex-girlfriends happen to be both staying at The Crosby with their new boyfriends, and a lobby run-in might be… awkward. Zendaya is there with her new Batman boyfriend Tom Holland, and Kaia Gerber is also at the hotel with her Elvis boyfriend Austin Butler. We’re guessing their paths will not cross.

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UNDERCOVER IN NEW YORK: GIGI AND BELLA HADID

We have to congratulate the sharp-eyed paparazzi who recognized Bella and Gigi Hadid, along with Gigi’s new baby in a stroller, when they slipped out the back door of their NY building and took a walk in Soho. They girls played it down by dressing in head-to-toe black, with hair tucked into hats, dark glasses and black masks. How the photographers spotted them is a mystery. Did their expensive clothes or footwear draw attention? Recently Paul McCartney admitted that he loves wearing a mask because now he can go everywhere and anywhere and not be noticed. Apparently it doesn’t work for models.

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JUST ANOTHER CALIFORNIA GIRL? HARDLY!

It’s very HOT today and this woman in layers of lavender minding her own business in Beverly Hills has no idea that she’s been photographed. She actually looks no different than a lot of housewives in the neighborhood. But Beverly Hills has one thing most neighborhoods don’t have – paparazzi. Without makeup, Katy Perry almost got away unrecognized, but that lavender outfit attracted too much attention. We can’t say it’s one of Katy’s better looks…

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RAMI MALEK’S GIRLFRIEND IS A WELCOME DISTRACTION

Some people are definitely better than others when it comes to keeping a low profile. Hard to imagine that the man who won the Best Actor Oscar this year starring in Bohemian Rhapsody could spend an afternoon strolling in downtown Manhattan virtually unnoticed – but Rami Malek pulled it off! (The surreptitious photographer snapped him from a distance and kept it a secret.) It helps that all eyes are attracted to his beautiful girlfriend (and costar) Lucy Boynton. The Mr Robot star is just gearing up to star as the main villain in the new James Bond film, Bond 25 (working title.)

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OH YEAH, KATIE HOLMES AND JAMIE FOXX ARE UP TO SOMETHING…

Let’s face it, nobody was really SURE about what’s been going on between Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx. We’d see a photo of them walking and chatting together occasionally, but he lives in LA and Katie lives in New York, so it wasn’t all that often. Was it romance or just friendship? This week, Katie and Jamie have been seen walking around HOLDING HANDS in both LA and New York (including the Century City Westfield mall!) SOMETHING has changed. Jamie was once Tom Cruise’s friend, but now he sees Suri Cruise regularly, and Tom doesn’t see her at all. Puzzling and fascinating…

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CHARLIZE THERON IS AN UNDERCOVER EXPERT

SOME celebrities know how to dress DOWN and are able to socialize freely in public places without attracting attention. It’s truly impressive when someone is as beautiful as Charlize Theron can pass as just another single mom at the Farmer’s Market. She wants her kids to have experiences like ordinary children so Charlize pulls on the baggy clothes, baseball cap and glasses (no makeup of course) and she and her kids Jackson and August (she calls them both daughters now) can enjoy the market without being bothered.

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