Hilaria Baldwin Reveals Family Dog Dama’s Death in Heartbreaking Post: ‘We Are Sad But Grateful’ tram
The Baldwin family is mourning the loss of their beloved dog, Dama, Hilaria Baldwin has announced.
“Rest in peace, sweet Dama 💔. You brought so much joy to our lives…you were that dog that slept on my pregnant belly 😭🩷,” she captioned a carousel of photos of the family’s sweet dog shared via Instagram on Saturday, September 27. “Your life was long and happy. I know you are running though fields and eating all the cookies you want. We are sad but grateful that we had you in our lives ✨.”
The first photo in the series featured Hilaria’s husband, Alec Baldwin, with both Dama and a second pet. Other photos showed Dama curled on Hilaria’s shoulder or in the crook of her arm.
The news comes as Hilaria, 41, continues to battle it out on the 34th season of Dancing With the Stars. While speaking exclusively to Us Weekly on Tuesday, September 23, Hilaria admitted that “it’s hard” to balance competing on the show with her robust home life. (Hilaria and Alec, 67, share 7 children together: Carmen, Rafael, Leonardo, Romeo, Eduardo, Maria, and Ilaria. )
“One of my friends came out here. I have my two nannies out here that are really helping me, and that’s incredible,” Hilaria told Us of how she managed it all with the help of family and friends. “[My husband] Alec [Baldwin] is doing a movie somewhere, so he’s coming and going, and I have a great community here.”
Having help, paid or unpaid, doesn’t mean she’s not a hands-on mom. In fact, Hilaria also admitted she was up with her 7-year-old at 1 a.m. due to a nightmare — only hours before she earned a 21 out of 30 on Tuesday’s One-Hit Wonders Night.
“It’s show day, but it doesn’t matter. I have to go into the room and bring him in,” she told Us. “We’re balancing all of this, but ultimately I’m mom No. 1.”
Though maintaining the balance can be tough, Hilaria also said that she hopes her children are inspired by her work ethic and the joy she gets from appearing on the series.
“I think it’s a really good example for them to learn that they can follow their dreams,” she explained. “I’m happy that they’re able to see me happy. It’s been a hard past few years, and I think that they need to see their mom with this kind of joy.”
Hilaria also recently got a lot of public support from her stepdaughter, Ireland Baldwin. On September 4, Ireland, 29, defended Hilaria from detractors.
“I wanted to take a second to talk about my step mom @hilariabaldwin. I think if people actually knew her the way I do, they would be quite surprised,” Ireland, 29, wrote via Instagram. She added that despite what some people online think and say, she was not “playing nice so I can secure my inheritance.”
“C’mon, people. I see the comments. I’m not getting an inheritance. I have 7 siblings 😂,” she joked.
“These thoughts have been on my mind since I last visited her on the east coast. Hilaria has had a far more complex and chaotic upbringing than she lets on and I think that’s why we’ve maybe bonded in some ways?” Ireland continued. “She didn’t always feel safe and seen. Sometimes, she is too loyal to a fault. She is eccentric and totally bat s*** crazy (in a fun way) but she saved my dad’s life. She turned his health around and has shown him the forgiveness and kindness that he needed.”
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Southern Charm’s Taylor Ann Green Talks Shep Drama, Friendship Updates, JT Status, and New Boyfriend tram
Taylor Ann Green is sharing how Shep Rose offended her boyfriend, Gaston Rojas, and revealing why Gaston no longer approves of their friendship.
Months after debuting her new romance, the Southern Charm star, 29, is sharing what went down at BravoCon that upset Gaston, insisting that ex-boyfriend Shep, 44, is a “good person,” and sharing who she’s currently in touch with from the cast while also confirming how long she and Gaston have been together.
“It wasn’t until at BravoCon when Shep kind of like, overstepped his boundaries and you know like, he admitted he was like blackout the entire weekend and, ‘I don’t remember coming up to you and like smacking [you] on the a*s.’ And so that’s what kind of like led into this whole thing like I need to make changes,” Taylor shared on the January 25 episode of The Viall Files.
According to Taylor, Gaston didn’t take too kindly to Shep’s behavior at the fan convention.
“Gaston was like, ‘That was not cool. Like, your ex-boyfriend just came up to you [and] smacked around the a** and you just kind of sat there dumbfounded,'” she recalled. “Gaston was like, ‘Yeah I just saw that like not cool bro.’ And so that’s kind of where I was like, ‘I know that you’re uncomfortable with this.’ And I was like, ‘I know that we talk about work a lot,’ but I was like, ‘I want you to know that there’s like, he’s never like, trying to reach out to like slither his way back in.’”
Despite Shep’s antics, which prompted him to embark on a lifestyle change, as he shared at the season nine reunion, Taylor insisted he is a “good person.”
“I wish him the best. He really is a good guy despite what people have seen,” she explained. “There’s also this whole other side to him that’s just like so raw and real and trustworthy. I mean, he comes from a great family … He’s got friends from childhood that just can vouch for him time and time and time again. At the end of the day, he really is a good person, and I’m glad he’s making changes in his life.”
Following a rocky season on Southern Charm, namely due to her alleged hookup with Austen Kroll, 36, which she claims was just a kiss, Taylor said she’s confused about where she stands with certain cast members.
“I really have no idea where I stand with a lot of people amongst the cast, like the girls especially,” she noted. “I’ve had a few reach out to me, and we want to get coffee and just kind of catch up and hopefully be on the up and up … Actually [Leva Bonaparte] and [Venita Aspen] reached out. I have been talking with [Madison LeCroy], her father passed away. Sending condolences to their family. I know it’s been kind of crazy what our cast has been through in less than a year.”
As for her status with Jarrett “JT” Thomas, Taylor confirmed a friendship.
“I love JT. He really is a great friend… We have a great friendship, and he knows my boyfriend,” she shared.
Continuing on about boyfriend Gaston, Taylor revealed they’ve been dating for “about 4 or 5 months,” saying things are “going really great.”
“He’s from New York… He made a little tiny cameo [on Southern Hospitality]… His roommate who’s one of my best friends [TJ Dinch] is on Southern Hospitality and they’ve been living together. He kind of took TJ in as TJ was looking for a place to live,” she explained.
