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FIT-SPIRATION: Retired Patriot Rob Gronkowski and Sports Illustrate­d Swimsuit cover girl Camille Kostek pushed Boston into beast mode this past weekend, rallying work out goers as Gronk Fitness held a compliment­ary class for the

Seaport Sweat series. The former NFL player and his model leading lady went all out while exercising alongside fellow fitness fanatics gathered on the Seaport Common. After doing sets of air squats, Russian twists and treadmill sprints, the couple still managed to have enough energy for a dance off. The “Never Not Dancing” queen, who still turned up to the sweat sesh despite nursing a cold from her marathon of New York

Fashion Week appearance­s, and Gronk were seen essentiall­y dancing at each other, dropping it low as the Backstreet Boys’ “Everybody” blasted in the background. And once they wrapped the workout, Kostek trekked down to her home state of Connecticu­t to celebrate her younger sisters, Jules and Alina, with a birthday dinner.

NETFLIX AND SPILL: As Jenny Slate rocks that new engagement ring from fiance

Ben Shattuck, she’s also giving the world quite the gem. The Milton-raised comedian has just shared that her very first special will be coming to Netflix next month. “MY NETFLIX STANDUP COMEDY SPECIAL ‘Stage Fright’ COMES OUT 10/22 on @netflixisa­joke!” she wrote on social media. “It’s part stand-up, part documentar­y about my family, my fears, my heart, and a lot of other things that will make you laugh.” Slate, whose latest book “Little Weirds” is also set for release later this fall, has long been open about her spotlight anxiety while working in the entertainm­ent biz. The streaming site explains that throughout her special, we’ll see the star overcome her onstage issues as she shares stories from her Mass. past, touching upon tales like a certain visit she made to a midnight Catholic Mass as well as spooky encounters she had growing up in a haunted house. As far as formatting goes, the upcoming program promises to present a mélange of stand-up bits, clips from her childhood home movies and interview footage with her family members.

 ?? MATT STONE / HERALD STAFF FILE ?? Rob Gronkowski and girlfriend Camille Kostek turned the Seaport Common into a dance floor at a free fitness class.
MATT STONE / HERALD STAFF FILE Rob Gronkowski and girlfriend Camille Kostek turned the Seaport Common into a dance floor at a free fitness class.

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