Kathy Hilton and Jennifer Tilly Unite for Project Angel Food, Raising an Incredible $950,000! trucc
“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Kathy Hilton is opening up her home for a good cause.
A dinner for 12 at Hilton’s estate went for $40,000 during the live auction at Project Angel Food’s Angel Awards Gala in Los Angeles on Saturday night.
Project Angel Food is a meal delivery organization for seriously ill residents throughout Los Angeles County
Two winning bids at $16,000 each won lunch with former “RHOBH” star Lisa Rinna at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
The first lot – two tickets to the “Wicked: For Good” world premiere in New York City in November along with roundtrip flights and hotel accommodations – sold for $13,000.
In total, the evening raised $950,000 for Project Angel Food, making it the most successful Angel Awards since 2019.
The event, which took place on the Paramount studio lot in Hollywood, honored longtime Project Angel Food supporter and volunteer Jennifer Tilly with the Angel Award. Cedars-Sinai was recognized with the Leadership in Love Angel Award, which was presented by Variety’s Marc Malkin and accepted by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Health System CEO Peter L. Slavin, MD.
Tilly said she was accepting her award on behalf of the Project Angel Food staff and volunteers who work behind the scenes. She praised the drivers who deliver the meals. “I think emotional sustenance is just as important as sustenance you eat,” said Tilly, who was presented by Hilton.
Cedars-Sinai’s Slavin said, “We’re more than willing to accept this award, but [want] to thank our colleagues at Project Angel Food for everything they do – the heroic work they do – to meet the needs of thousands of people in this community every day, to make sure that they get the nutrition they need to be healthy and live wonderful lives.”
Loni Love, Caroline Rhea, “Wings” co-stars Steven Weber and Amy Yasbeck, Charo and Project Angel Food CEO Richard Ayoub also made on-stage appearances.
“What we learned this year is that fires can destroy buildings, but they can’t destroy the human spirit,” Ayoub said. “The federal government can cut our funding, but we won’t cut our services. Food is not an option. Compassion is not an option. Giving up is not an option. Project Angel Food brings out the best in Los Angeles and is where hope lives!”
The program kicked off with a three-song set by The Go-Go’s frontwoman Belinda Carlisle. Celebrity auctioneer Harry Santa-Olalla conducted the live auction. The guest list also included Cheryl Tiegs, Kirsten Vangsness, L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, Michael Corbett, Mike Stoller, Shannon K and Stuart O’Keeffe.
See more photos from the Angel Awards below.
Love Island fans convinced another couple got engaged during Paris trip – weeks after Tom Clare proposed to Molly Smith liennhi
LOVE Island fans are convinced another couple got engaged during their romantic Paris trip.
This is just weeks after Tom Clare popped the question to his co-star Molly Smith.
Will Young - also known as Farmer Will - rose to fame when he competed on the ninth edition of Love Island back in 2023.
On the show he found love with Jessie Wynter, 29, who returned to the franchise after an outing on Love Island Australia in 2019.
Three years later, the duo are still going strong but they have previously made their fans confused by some of their loved-up posts.
Previously, Jessie took to her Instagram to post a series of snaps that some thought resembled an engagement announcement.
Now, Will, 26, has done the exact same as he whisked the love of his life to a luxury trip to Paris.
He took to his Instagram to post a series of romantic images of the pair kissing and embracing each other in front of the Eiffel Tower.
The star captioned his post: "To think that this is Jessie’s 3rd birthday with me (well tomorrow) how times flies.
"To only think we were 2 strangers, living on opposite ends of the world, went on a little show called Love Island and fell madly in love.
"There is not a second that goes past where I would have it any other way. When I was growing up I always wondered what a soulmate was, and always wondered if I would ever have that magical, fairytale love.
"I never thought I would. How wrong was I."
He continued: "Jessie you are more amazing and perfect than you’ll ever know.
"You are kind, beautiful, perfect, you’re so pure… the words I’m writing down don’t compare to how I actually feel.
"You are and will always be my safe space. I love you so much, and can’t wait to have another 100 more birthdays with you."
Will added: "I hope I make you as happy as you make me, they do say Paris is the city of love, and oh my love is in the air… I LOVE YOUUUUU."
Love Island 2023 cast revealed
Later during the evening, he posted an additional video of their romantic evening as the duo admired the lights of the iconic tourist attraction.
Fans flooded the comments section of the first post as they thought that his posts were just like proposal announcement.
One person commented: "I thought this was an engagement post [heart eyes and fire emoji] but still absolutely beautiful words."
A second stated: "I thought this was a proposal post."
You are kind, beautiful, perfect, you’re so pure… the words I’m writing down don’t compare to how I actually feel.
Will Young
"Thought this was a proposal," stated a third like-minded fan.
While someone else urged: "Come on Will, put a ring on her xx."
And a fifth added: "Me not frantically scrolling to see did the big question get asked by Will."
Molly and Tom
This comes after Molly Smith got engaged to her Love Island All Stars co-star Tom Clare.
After the Macclesfield Town footballer popped the question in Dubai, the duo are set to wed in
Tom posted a gorgeous series of snaps which showed him embracing his fiancee in a big hug on the beach before flashed her ring to the camera.
The 26-year-old captioned the excited post: "She said yes!"
He clearly pulled out all the stops for their super romantic moment in the UAE.
The former reality star organised a white rose-petal walkway and matching heart-shaped arch with a host of white candles in place for the night-time proposal.
Tom was dressed in a crisp shirt and linen trousers while Molly donned a white silk dress.
Their fairytale proposal comes just weeks after another loved-up trip abroad to Marrakesh.
