Melissa Willets
Location
St. Augustine, FL
School
Bucknell University
Expertise
Celebrities, Health, Pregnancy, Parenting
- Melissa has interviewed a range of celebrities from Renee Zellweger to Kristen Bell.
- Her essays on parenting have gone viral, and been picked up by Yahoo and the Daily Mail.
- She has been a vegetarian for 30 years.
Experience
Melissa has worked as a professional writer for 12 years. She has previously written for Parents.com, PopSugar, and BabyCenter. Her work has been featured on Today.com, Good Morning America, BBC radio, HLN, HuffPost Live, and in The Washington Post and The New York Times. She feels lucky to get to write about her passions: parenting, pop culture, and health and wellness. With five kids, and a lifelong commitment to a daily practice of yoga and keeping up with Hollywood, she can sometimes find time to enjoy her other favorite pastime, which is drinking coffee.
Education
Melissa's father gave her the best advice on her education: Study what you love. And so she did, and continues to live by this mantra. She earned a B.A from Bucknell University.
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Stories By Melissa Willets
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Reports that Donald Trump's social media baby Truth Social is on the fritz are circulating, but he denies his platform has seen lower-than-expected "truthing."
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When Princess Diana died, the world was stunned. Her accident left fans speechless and distraught. So many people felt compelled to watch her funeral.
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The 2000s weren't that long ago, and yet, many of the pop culture moments from the early years after the turn of the century already seem iconic.
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Since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left royal life, it's been a commonly held belief that the duke followed his wife's lead — right out the palace door.
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We already knew that Prince William and Prince Harry, despite being brothers, are very different people. For the future king, life is about duty and service.
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Prince Harry was one of two royals not wearing a military uniform to the Queen's funeral. The Duke of Sussex "chose" to don a morning suit for the somber event.
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Another day, another unflattering accusation about Meghan Markle. This time, it's a new book about the Duchess of Sussex that is throwing shade her way.
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Many royal family members' titles changed since the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Prince Charles, the longest-waiting king in UK history, is now King Charles.
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While we'd love to think the Queen died having no regrets, this may not be the case. Sadly, the sovereign passed away without realizing a goal she'd long held.
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Most Americans would agree there's no love lost between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. It would be hard to catalog the worst things he's said about the Democrat.
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When we saw Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton and Prince William together after the Queen died, fans had high hopes for a royal reconciliation.
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Whether Donald Trump plans to run for the top job in the land again in 2024 has been a question lingering over the country since he left office two years ago.
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With an estimated worth of $4 billion, The Crown jewels are a collection we'd love to get our hands on. Her jewelry collection is going to stay in the family.
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Queen consort Camilla is known as poised, yet real, as if she's in on the joke. The wife of King Charles has a reputation for being lighthearted and funny.
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Judging from the state of the royal family now, it seems Kate Middleton is as "in" there as possible. She just scored the title of Princess of Wales.
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Princess Charlotte donned a brooch that not only paid subtle homage to the Queen's favorite pastime, but has a storied history that may stretch back 100 years.
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Anyone watching the Queen's funeral this past Monday was likely impressed by the remarkably well-behaved Prince George of Wales and Princess Charlotte of Wales.
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Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, wasn't afforded many honors throughout the week leading up to his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.
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Queen Elizabeth II's life was synonymous with service and sensibility. The beloved sovereign also had an enviable sense of fashion throughout her reign.
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All eyes were on Kate Middleton at Queen Elizabeth's funeral. Expectations were high that the Princess of Wales would step out in style for the somber event.
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As the service at Westminster Abbey wrapped up, and the Queen's coffin made its way from the Abbey to Wellington Arch, things started to drone on.
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While Twitter buzzed about Meghan's black cape dress and hat, saying over and over how "perfect" she looked, she also wore a very significant accessory.
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It's not often that Meghan Markle goes anywhere or does anything that the world doesn't sit up and notice — okay, this never happens.
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While the world is mourning Queen Elizabeth today, we couldn't help but sneak a look at the most headline-making members of the royal family.
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Britain observed a national moment of silence at 8 p.m. local time in honor of their dear, departed Queen, whose funeral is planned for tomorrow, September 19.
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Lady Louise Windsor — who is not a princess unlike her cousins Eugenie and Beatrice — still had a very close relationship with her grandmother, the Queen.
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It's not unusual for a senior royal couple to sleep apart, at least if you consider that Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip kept separate bedrooms.