Arts Educator Who Weighed 495 Lbs. Is Running the Chicago Marathon to Inspire Students: 'I Feel Invincible’ (Exclusive)

César Torruella in June 2021 (left) and in August 2022 (right).Photo:Courtesy of Cesar Torruella Courtesy of Cesar Torruella César Torruella signed up for theBank of America Chicago Marathonwhile parked outside his gym. The 35-year-old music educator — who started running about two years ago — never expected to run a marathon. In fact, for most of his life, he could not run at all. He grew up to be a professional opera singer and moved to Houston, Texas, in 2012.

Aryna Sabalenka Is 'Really Happy' for Her Boyfriend's Support as She Aims for US Open Semifinal (Exclusive)

Photo:Robert Prange/Getty Robert Prange/Getty Aryna Sabalenkais one win away from making the semifinal round of the US Open — and what she hopes will be her second Grand Slam win — and she’s “really happy” to have the support of her boyfriend Georgios Frangulis through the ups and downs of this year. Six months after thedeath of her ex-boyfriend Konstantin Kolstovin March, Sabalenka admits that it has been “difficult year.” A shoulder injury forced her to pull out of Wimbledon, weeks after an illness led to a quarterfinals loss at the French Open.

As Her Profile Rises Again, Terri Clark Celebrates Ryman Debut: 'I Never Thought It Would Happen' (Exclusive)

Terri Clark.Photo:Jason Kempin/Getty Jason Kempin/Getty It’s been almost 30 years sinceTerri Clarkfirst vaulted onto the charts and launched her award-winning and platinum-selling career, and now at long last, she’s achieved one of her greatest lifelong dreams. On Thursday night, she headlined Nashville’s iconic Ryman Auditorium. But seriously, what took her so long? The answer actually has a lot more to do with the Ryman than with Clark. During her glory days as one of the legendary ’90s women of country, the Ryman wasn’t the artist mecca it is today.

Ashanti and Nelly Give Rare Insights Into Their First Few Months as Parents to Baby Son KK

Ashanti and Nelly attend 3rd Annual Birthday Ball for Pierre “P” Thomas in 2023.Photo:Paras Griffin/Getty Paras Griffin/Getty AshantiandNellyare sharing what it’s been like for them as they’ve transitioned to being parents together. “She’s an awesome mom, to watch someone care about someone else so much and give their all and is willing to give their all,” Nelly says. “Like she said, sometimes it can be too far but you would way prefer to have a parent that goes too far than a parent that doesn’t go far enough.

Ashanti Shares Sentimental Inspiration Behind Her Newborn Son's Name and Says He Looks Like Her 'Twin'

Speaking about her son’s name — Kareem Kenkaide Haynes — Ashanti revealed that the inspiration came from Nelly, 49. “His dad named him with a lot of pride,” the proud mom told the outlet. “We were going back and forth for a long time on his name and he was very adamant. He was like, ‘This is what I want, I love this.’ ” “I thought it was just so amazing and so thoughtful and so sweet because Kenkaide is my dad’s name and obviously my dad has only girls, so Nelly was just like, ‘I think that would be really dope.