1. Ian Thorpe and Ryan Channing just shared their plans to start a family.

Ian Thorpe and his partner Ryan Channing have shared their plans to become parents.

Swimming champion Thorpe told the Daily Mail that he and his partner are looking into surrogacy in the United States.

“We’re talking about it and have for a while, but it’s still early days,” the 36-year-old said.

“Yes, we decided to visit the clinic in LA – it’s all part of the plan at this stage.”

The couple, who have been dating since 2015, decided to explore surrogacy in the US due to Australia’s strict surrogacy laws.

“Becoming parents is something that Ian and myself would love to make happen,” Channing told theDaily Mail.

“Unfortunately the laws in Australia are difficult for same sex males in regards to surrogacy – California state law has really progressed in this space which makes it the best option legally.”

2. STOP. Meghan Markle has hired a very handsome press secretary.

In your daily dose of non-essential but entertainment royal news, Meghan Markle has hired a very lovely new press secretary.

By lovely, we meanhandsome, and handsome he is.

This handsome man’s name is Christian Jones and his official title is Deputy Communications Secretary for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince William and Kate Middleton.

According toNews.com.au, Jones has previously worked in British Government before – first as the Chief Press Officer at the Treasury from 2014-2016, and then as a speechwriter for the Department for Exiting the European Union a.k.a Brexit.

But Twitter doesn’t really care much about that because photos of Markle and Jones leaving a restaurant are giving us major Netflix showBodyguardvibes.

We need to talk about Meghan Markle’s new press secretary. pic.twitter.com/MdLRG6l06r

— Elizabeth Cotignola ???? (@LaDiavolina) January 19, 2019

Meghan Markle’s hunky new press secretary sets pulses racing https://t.co/eoFADGyzSt pic.twitter.com/KLXkRag5sj

— The Amed Post (@theamedpost) January 23, 2019

Look, we don’t really blame them, do you?

3. “Our hearts are full.” Carrie Underwood welcomes her second child, a baby boy.

American country music star Carrie Underwood has given birth to a baby boy.

The formerAmerican Idolcontestant turned Grammy-winning singer/songwriter shared the happy news on Instagram, writing that she and husband Mike Fisher “couldn’t be happier”.

“Jacob Bryan Fisher entered the world in the wee hours of the morning on Monday… his mom, dad and big brother couldn’t be happier for God to trust them with taking care of this little miracle!” the 35-year-old captioned three images of her family meeting the newest addition in hospital.

“Our hearts are full, our eyes are tired and our lives are forever changed. Life is good.”

Jacob is younger brother to the couple’s first son, three-year-old Isaiah.

Here’s hoping both mum and bub are happy and healthy!

4. Yolanda Hadid has addressed the persistent Gigi and Bella plastic surgery rumours.

It could be said former model andReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar Yolanda Hadid gave birth to two of the most beautiful people in the world, supermodels Gigi and Bella Hadid.

And when you’re beautiful, people naturally wonder if your beauty is real or if it’s had a bit of ahelping hand.

Both Gigi and Bella Hadid have been rumoured to have had cosmetic surgery but in an Instagram post, Yolanda addressed her family’s really, really, ridiculously good looking genes.

After sharing a selfie of herself “living in a body free of breast implants, fillers, botox, extensions…”, one of Yolanda’s followers dared to ask if the same could be said of her daughters.

“I agree with you but what about your daughters? Especially Bella? She is beautiful