Table of contents for February 1, 2021 in Globe

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper was 45 when he officially came out of the closet in 2012, but he confesses he knew he was gay since he was a kid. “I was probably seven when I kind of realized — I’m not sure I knew the word ‘gay’ at the time, but I realized something was up. Something was different,” says dad of IVF toddler son Wyatt. But Cooper struggled with his sexuality until graduating from Yale University, when the newsman says he “fully embraced it and came around to really loving the fact that I was gay.”…

DANCER and fitness guru Amanda Kloots says she’s “thrilled and honored” to join The Talk more than six months after her husband, Broadway star Nick Cordero, lost his heart-breaking battle with COVID-19 at age 41. Here are ten things you don’t know about the 38-year-old newly minted TV host. 1 She grew up the second youngest among five kids in Ohio. 2 She was bitten by the theater bug in sixth grade while performing in Fiddler on the Roof. “We were doing the dress rehearsal and singing the opening song, Tradition. I got chills and remember thinking, ‘I want to do this for the rest of my life,’” she recalls. 3 Before marrying Nick in 2017, she was wed for six years to stage actor David Larsen. 4 She met…

FULL House star Lori Loughlin’s designer hubby, Mossimo Giannulli, is cracking up while serving time for his role in the college admissions bribery scandal, insiders dish! The big shot, 57, has been tossed in solitary confinement and is only allowed out of his cell three times a week for a quickie shower, sources claim! “It’s doing huge damage to him mentally and physically!” spills a snitch. “Even though he was told he’d be held in the minimum-security camp, he’s been put in the medium-security jail, which houses dangerous felons, and has been kept in solitary.” Both Giannulli and his wife pleaded guilty in a $500,000 scheme to get their unqualified daughters into the prestigious University of Southern California as rowing team recruits — even though Olivia Jade, now 21, and…

JEALOUS diva Madonna is stressing out because she’s going head-to-head with the ghost of her old rival Whitney Houston, sources say. The 62-year-old Material Girl always competed with the I Wanna Dance with Somebody songbird, who died of a 2012 cocaine overdose, and now, she finds she still is. A Whitney biopic is set to come out the same time her own film biography will hit the screens — and “it’s got Madonna sweating bullets,” spills an insider. But, the insider says Madonna is hoping her life story has the advantage of a happy ending — “that’s her ace in the hole!”…

ARIES March 21 - April 20 A friend or loved one asks for a financial favor Monday, but they’re spinning a web of lies. Hold onto your assets, Ram. Pluto in Capricorn midweek creates the ideal time to start a new fitness or diet regime that will stick. A surprise weekend invite leads to the love of a lifetime where you least expect it. GEMINI May 22 - June 21 You’re bursting with creative ideas but choose only one to focus on for best results. A romantic encounter Thursday leaves you starry-eyed, but is your new beau all they seem? Ask a trusted friend for their honest opinion before committing! Venus guides Twins to weekend deals on beauty and fashion. LEO July 23 - Aug. 23 The color pink will…

CELEB chef Sandra Lee is ready to go on a manhunt after her former longtime partner, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, apparently didn’t share the same rosy view of their post-split relationship! Sources dish the 54-year-old Food Network star, who turned “semi-homemade” and “tablescape” into household words, is starting over in L.A. after her split with the hunky pol! After waxing poetic in an interview about how she and the 63-year-old governor were still very much entwined in each other’s lives — “He’s still my guy; neither one of us, well as far as I know, has had a date” — Cuomo’s office issued a less than poetic statement: “The governor wishes her well in her next endeavor and we’re sure it will be a success.” Now sources say blindsided…

SICKENED and horrified fans of rapper Azealia Banks are screaming for her to get help after she dug up her pet cat Lucifer and seemingly cooked him in a pot of boiling water — on camera! “My stomach is in my mouth right now,” tweets an alarmed fan. “She should really speak to a psychologist.” Writes another: “I genuinely hope girl gets help one day but … g*d damn.” The 29-year-old Ice Princess singer posted her bizarre stunt on social media, saying: “Lucifer 2009 — 2020. My Dear kitty. Thank you for everything. A legend. An icon. Forever a serval serve.” It showed Banks laughing as she and a pal dug up Lucifer’s body. “The cat is in the bag!” she says as she then appears to chuck the kitty’s…

DON’T be surprised if you see Angelina Jolie dressed like a little girl, according to sources who say the one-time screen siren’s wasted away so much, the only duds that fit her are kids’ clothes! Sources snitch the stressed-out, five-foot-seven Maleficent babe is a bag of bones, with her weight hovering at a dangerously low 96 pounds — an unhealthy 23 pounds below her regular weight! “Normally she weighs a very slender 119 pounds, which is still quite low for someone of her stature,” tattles an insider. “But she’s winnowed down to a pathetic 96 pounds. “She barely touches a balanced meal, her sleep pattern’s way out of whack and, of course, the stress levels have never been worse.” The 45-year-old Tomb Raider knockout and mom of ex Brad Pitt’s…

NASCAR speedster Hailie Deegan drove into hot water when she clobbered a rival in a virtual contest with a slur — and will have to undergo sensitivity training before racing again. The 19-year-old babe, who is also one of the hottest young drivers, is now shamefaced after calling a rival a “retard.” “It was inappropriate slang and a stupid thing to do,” she says. “I apologize to everyone who was offended by it. “There’s no excuse for it, and I know I have to do better for my sponsors and my fans.” The California beauty, who became the first woman to win a race in NASCAR’s K&N Pro Series West in 2018, should know better. In April, driver Kyle Larson was suspended and booted off his team for hurling a…

TV TALK star Gayle King wowed fans when she wore the same yellow dress she donned her first day on CBS This Morning — NINE years ago! King, 66, wears the cheery rag, which matches the show’s yellow logo, for every work anniversary and this time tweeted: “I wear this @alexkramer dress once a year to celebrate the anniversary.” Fans were awed she could still slip into the garment, with one tweeting: “Not only fitting in the dress for almost a decade, it’s like you are aging in reverse.”…

BOSSY Whoopi Goldberg’s constant bullying and temper tantrums on The View have pushed everyone to the edge of an explosive rebellion, sources say. After more than 13 years on the show talking hot topics, the 65-year-old workaholic has finally driven herself and everyone — including co-hosts Joy Behar, Meghan McCain, Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin — to the edge with her tyrannical antics, sources claim. And show bigwigs are near wit’s end and close to putting her out to pasture for a rest, according to insiders. “She’s feuding with her costars and snapping at everyone in her life,” tattles an insider. “She’s frustrated with everybody and everything. “She’s got everyone walking on eggshells and producers are this close to telling her to take a break — whether she wants to…

Anyone feel a tiny tinge of sympathy for American-born and bred HILARIA (nee Hillary) BALDWIN, whose fake foreign accent seemed to come and drift for years while she duped the world into believing she was from faraway Espana? The starry-eyed 37-year-old yoga pro/social media influencer, who wed 30 Rock star ALEC BALDWIN in 2012 — while dramatically fanning herself with a Spanish fan — is being dropped like a big sack of papas (potatoes) by high-paying brand partners frowning over the mom of five’s embarrassing scandal. Just days after Mattel’s fancy toy label American Girl waved adios to their deal with the influencer, born Hillary Hayward-Thomas, another partner quickly followed suit and cut her as their spokesperson. “In response to the inquires we have received, we would like to inform…

BITTER exes Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are needling each other over the $7 million divorce settlement she promised to donate to charity. After a British judge ruled against the movie pirate in his defamation suit, Johnny’s legal eagles claimed Amber has failed to make the donation. The Aquaman beauty’s attorney confirmed she’s yet to fulfill her pledge because “she has been forced to spend millions of dollars defending Mr. Depp’s false accusations against her” and money is tight.…

MODEL Chrissy Teigen is wigging out — and her purple passion is coming true! The cookbook author — who confesses she’s wild about the color — sported purple hair on social media then revealed she was wearing a hairpiece. Days earlier, the 35-year-old displayed shockingly violet tresses created by a photo filter while baring her desire to sport a head full of the kooky color to go along with some brand-new bling in her recently pierced nose!…

DYING Las Vegas legend Siegfried Fischbacher is planning to leave his whopping $120 million fortune to the beloved tigers that made him world-famous in the magic act with late partner Roy Horn, sources tell GLOBE! Despite battling incurable pancreatic cancer, the 81-year-old is more worried about his big cats than his own survival, say sources who note the showman left a Sin City hospital after a grueling 12-hour operation to remove a large tumor. He intends to spend his last days at his Little Bavaria compound. “Siegfried knows making the animals his priority is what Roy would have wanted,” spills an insider. “For Roy, the cats were like their children.” When Horn, 75, died from complications related to COVID-19 last May, his last wish was to be buried with his…

It’ll be la la lullabies for newlyweds EMMA STONE, 32, and husband DAVE McCARY, 35, happily awaiting a first baby. The La La Land Oscar winner and SNL director tied the knot last fall. JULIA ROBERTS became a great aunt, thanks to her American Horror Story star niece EMMA ROBERTS, 29, and her boyfriend GARRETT HEDLUND, 36. The pair welcomed their first baby together, son RHODES. Hoping marriage works out better than it did with his divorced parents, TATUM O’NEAL and JOHN McENROE, SEAN McENROE, 33, secretly married wife NIAMH last fall. The bride suffered a miscarriage around the same time. Turning 50 ain’t no biggie for REGINA KING. “I feel like I’m so much more interesting now,” says the If Beale Street Could Talk Oscar winner. “I think that’s…

RAPPER Nicki Minaj has agreed to cough up $450,000 to singer Tracy Chapman to settle a copyright infringement lawsuit, according to federal court documents. Chapman sued claiming Nicki sampled her tune Baby Can I Hold You in the rapper’s song Sorry. Nicki sought permission for the song from Chapman, who repeatedly refused. The hip-hop hottie never released Sorry, but it was played on the air by a New York DJ and it became available online. Nicki says she never sampled Tracy’s tune.…

TWO ghouls stole four heads from graves and used them in a gruesome, black magic ritual designed to protect them from evil spirits, stunned police charge. Three of the heads belonged to military veterans because accused grave robbers Brian Montalvo Tolentino, 43, and Juan Burgos-Lopez, 39, believed they needed the spirits of heroes, contained in their skulls, for the spell to work, according to Florida’s Polk County Sheriff’s Office. “They say the spirits had led them to the cemetery,” says Sheriff Grady Judd. Detectives say they found a Palo Mayombe cult shrine at the Lake Wales home of Lopez. The religion, which originated in Africa, is a “black magic art that needs body parts in order to worship, and they prefer to have skulls,” says Judd. Deputies say they tracked…

THE symptoms of asthma — gasping for air and heavy coughing — are bad enough during the daytime, but for up to 70 percent of sufferers they’re even worse and much scarier at night. Causes of terrible nighttime attacks can be blamed on exposure to allergens like bed bugs and dust, acid reflux and postnasal drip due to the horizontal sleeping position, stress and change in medication timing. But the nocturnal fits may also be reduced by sleeping in a more upright position, exercising at least twice a week and changing medication dosing and times. One study found inhaling 800 mgs triamcinolone [Azmacort] at 3 p.m. is more beneficial for nighttime than four daily doses of 200 mgs. Experts suggest keeping an inhaler nearby at night.…

TRAGIC Bond girl Tanya Roberts’ ashes will be scattered on the dog trail she used with her beloved pooches. The 65-year-old actress died Jan. 4 from a urinary tract infection that spread to her kidney, gallbladder, liver and bloodstream when she collapsed on Christmas Eve after a dog walk. Her partner, Lance O’Brien, says he’ll scatter her ashes in the hills behind their home in Laurel Canyon, where she hiked four miles with her two dogs five times a week.…

GUTSY seven-year-old Eli Davidson rescued his baby sister from a horrifying death when he climbed into a flaming bedroom, snatched her from her crib and whisked her to safety. The courageous Tennessee tyke later admitted he was terrified, but braved the inferno engulfing his family’s home because “I didn’t want my sister to die.” The family of five was asleep when an electrical malfunction torched their New Tazewell home around 11:30 p.m. Mom Nicole and hubby Chris, who are both former firefighters, woke smelling smoke. Chris grabbed an extinguisher to fight off the flames, while she went to get foster son Eli and adopted tots Elijah, 2, and Erin, 22 months. “I grabbed the boys because they were closest to the fire,” she says. But when she went to get…

DIRECTOR Steven Spielberg bought Rosebud, the child’s sleigh featured at the end of Citizen Kane, for a staggering $55,000! SUPERMARKET carts didn’t exist before 1937. The first was invented by Sylvan Goldman, who owned the Piggly Wiggly market in Oklahoma City. GEORGE Washington never lived — or even slept — in the White House, which wasn’t completed until 1800. COYOTES, which are native to North America, actually walk on their toes when they want to keep quiet! UTAH is home to the world’s oldest organism — an 80,000-year-old aspen grove known as Pando, the Trembling Giant. A DOLLAR bill’s average lifespan is a mere 18 months — and 2.4 billion were printed last year.…