Judd hikes 11 months after Congo fall
Less than a year after breaking her leg in a gruesome fall, actor Ashley Judd completed a 25-mile hike.
The “Double Jeopardy” star wrote in an Instagram post that the hike took place on the 11-month anniversary of her February accident in Congo, which she said left her “nearly hemorrhaging to death,” along with four breaks in her right leg and a paralyzed foot.
“What is here, now, is a leg that works (with a wee limp and a some knee stiffness at times), a spirit that (won’t) let anything hold it back, and a desire to show up for the fullness of a beautiful life,” Judd wrote Wednesday.
Judd, 53, added that she is eager to return to Congo following months of rehabilitation.
“My heart is open and eager,” she wrote.
“I do not yet know what I will feel, I know only that I will feel, and I am ready to greet the experience with curiosity, wonder, and an abundance of gratitude for every life-saving sister and brother who stroked my face, carried my make shift hammock through the rain forest for hours, wept alongside my agony, or simply laid beside me as I bit a stick while in shock,” Judd continued. “And really, all that is in the past now.”
Judd thanked the people who rescued her in an August Instagram post, writing that if it wasn’t for them, “internal bleeding would have likely killed me, and I would have lost my leg.”
In August, Judd also shared a video showing her walking again in the Swiss National Park.
Mara to play Hepburn in
A biopic of actor biopic: Audrey Hepburn starring Rooney Mara is in the works at Apple.
Oscar-nominated “Call Me by Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino will helm the project, with Mara producing and “The Giver” co-writer Michael Mitnick penning the script.
Though plot details are being kept under wraps, Hepburn is an acting legend celebrated for her performances in classic films such as “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “My Fair Lady,” “Wait Until Dark,” “Charade” and “Sabrina.” During her four-decade career, Hepburn achieved EGOT status, winning Emmy, Oscar, Tony and Grammy awards, the last of which she received posthumously. She was also a dedicated humanitarian.
Mara has been nominated for an Oscar twice, for her work in 2011’s “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” and 2015’s “Carol.”
Debose to host ‘SNL’: “West Side Story” star
Ariana Debose will make her “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut on Jan. 15, the NBC sketch show’s first installment of the new year. Debose, who plays Anita in Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the musical, will be joined by Roddy Ricch, who will appear on the show for the first time as musical guest.
Debose wrote Thursday on Twitter, “I’m hosting @nbcsnl. Hold please while I go collect my extremities, as I have exploded from excitement and sensible fear.”
Jan. 8 birthdays: Actor Larry Storch is 99. TV host Charles Osgood is 89. Singer Shirley Bassey is 85. TV host Bob Eubanks is 84. Singer Anthony Gourdine is 81. Actor Yvette Mimieux is 80. Guitarist Robby Krieger is 76. Actor Ron Cephas Jones is 65. Singer Jenny Lewis is 46. Actor Gaby Hoffman is 40. Actor Cynthia Erivo is 35.