Why Andrew Garfield Gave Up Competitive Gymnastics at Age 12: 'This Is Not a Childhood'

Andrew Garfield attends the 75th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 12, 2022 in New York City.Photo:Dia Dipasupil/Getty Dia Dipasupil/Getty Long beforeAndrew Garfieldstarted acting, he was a competitive athlete. In an interview withEsquirepublished on Wednesday, Oct. 2, the actor, 41, opened up about taking up gymnastics as a kid while living withhis parents, mom Lynn Garfield and dad Richard Garfield, in England. Garfield became talented enough in the sport to begin training with a Russian coach, he told the magazine.

Why Anna Kendrick Says Directing and Starring inWoman of the HourFelt Like Working ‘with a Blindfold On’ (Exclusive)

Anna Kendrickpulled double duty onWoman of the Hour, directing the film while also acting in a lead role.But the balancing act, she tells PEOPLE, “was a little bit like directing with a blindfold on.”When she’d finish performing in a scene, “I could basically run to the monitor, ask to see 30 seconds from the middle of that take and be like, ‘Okay, fingers crossed that there’s no surprises when I get into the edit,’” Kendrick continues.

Why Are the Menendez Brothers on a Basketball Trading Card? See the Courtside Photo Taken Months Before Their Arrest

Left: Mark Jackson 1990 trading card. Right: Lyle and Erik Menendez.Photo:Amazon; AP Photo/Nick UtLyle and Erik Menendez went on a $700,000 spending spree after murdering their parents,José and KittyMenendez, in August 1989.They purchased Rolex watches, clothing, new cars — and courtside tickets to watch the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. By pure coincidence, a photo featuring the Menendez brothers was used forMark Jackson’s 1990-91 NBA Hoops basketball trading card.

Why Billie Lourd Says HerLast ShowgirlRole ‘Reminded Me So Much of My Mom and Grandma’ (Exclusive)

Billie Lourde next to a photo of her mom Carrie Fisher and grandmother Debbie Reynolds.Photo:Robin Marchant/Getty, Ethan Miller/GettyFilmingThe Last Showgirlwas more than just a job forBillie Lourd.While speaking with PEOPLE exclusively at theToronto International Film Festival(TIFF) on Friday, Sept. 6, theBooksmartstar, 32, reflected on what playing her character inGia Coppola’s film has meant to her.“That’s so weird, a movie about Vegas and mothers and daughters… did I relate to that? 100 percent,” the actress jokes.

Why Blackpink's Jennie Apologized for Vaping Indoors

Jennie of Blackpink for ‘Harper’s BAZAAR’.Photo:Zoë Ghertner (2) Zoë Ghertner (2) Jennie Kim of Blackpinkhas opened up about whyshe apologized for vaping indoors. In a cover story interview withHarper’s BAZAARon Wednesday, Sept. 18, the K-pop star, 28, reflected on the July incident in Italy, in which she was using a vape while getting her hair and makeup done in a vlog shared toher YouTubechannel. “What can I do? If Korean people think it’s wrong, I’ve got to make up for it,” she told the publication.