Location
St. Augustine, FL
School
Bucknell University
Expertise
Celebrities, Health, Pregnancy, Parenting
- Melissa has interviewed a range of celebrities from Renee Zellweger to Kristen Bell.
- Her essays on parenting have gone viral, and been picked up by Yahoo and the Daily Mail.
- She has been a vegetarian for 30 years.
Experience
Melissa has worked as a professional writer for 12 years. She has previously written for Parents.com, PopSugar, and BabyCenter. Her work has been featured on Today.com, Good Morning America, BBC radio, HLN, HuffPost Live, and in The Washington Post and The New York Times. She feels lucky to get to write about her passions: parenting, pop culture, and health and wellness. With five kids, and a lifelong commitment to a daily practice of yoga and keeping up with Hollywood, she can sometimes find time to enjoy her other favorite pastime, which is drinking coffee.
Education
Melissa's father gave her the best advice on her education: Study what you love. And so she did, and continues to live by this mantra. She earned a B.A from Bucknell University.
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Stories By Melissa Willets
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Why Prince Edward May Not Inherit Prince Philip's Duke Of Edinburgh Title As Philip Wanted
Prince Edward is the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Being the eleventh royal in line for the throne, Edward plays a far less public role.
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We're About To See Kendra Wilkinson Come Back To Reality TV
For a long time, Kendra Wilkinson seemed to be everywhere. She famously starred on "The Girls Next Door" from 2005 to 2009, dating Hugh Hefner.
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The Important Reason The Olympics Are Reconsidering A Swim Cap Ban
FINA, the governing body of water sports, made a controversial decision to ban swim caps made for the natural hair of Black athletes from the Olympics.
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Why Kourtney Kardashian's Recent Bikini Photo Has The Internet Buzzing
Kourtney Kardashian posting bikini pics on Instagram is not new. A new image the reality star shared on her Poosh account features something we aren't used to.
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Christina Haack Opens Up About Her New Boyfriend For The First Time
Fans of HGTV star Christina Haack were shocked to see her stepping out with a new boyfriend less than a month after her divorce from Ant Anstead was finalized.
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Halle Berry's Surprising Response To Sha'Carri Richardson's Olympic Controversy
Sha'Carri Richardson won't be in Tokyo for the 2021 Olympics. She won the 100-meter dash at trials, but received a one-month ban for testing positive for THC.
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Judge Makes A Shocking Decision Against Erika Girardi In Her Latest Court Ruling
Erika Girardi may claim not to know about her husband's alleged shady business dealings, but that hasn't stopped a judge from making a shocking ruling in court.
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A Recent Selfie Has Fans Wondering If Britney Spears Had Her Tattoos Removed
Britney Spears has been putting it all out there — literally, and figuratively. The star shared new details of her conservatorship in an address to the judge.
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Does Wells Adams Want To Become The Permanent Bachelor Host?
One name that has been floated as a possible replacement for Harrison is Wells Adams, the affable bartender from "Bachelor in Paradise." Does he want the gig?
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Everything We Learned From The New Succession Season 3 Trailer
It's been a minute since season 2 of HBO's wildly-addictive family drama "Succession" ended. Okay, it's been longer than a minute.
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Britney Spears' Attorney Just Resigned. Here's What We Know
Following Spears' speech, her manager Larry Rudolph announced he was parting ways with her. The financial arm of the conservatorship, Bessemer Trust, resigned.
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Is Christina Haack Dating Again After Her Split From Ant Anstead?
Fans collectively smiled from ear-to-ear when we learned that Ant Anstead was dating Renée Zellweger after his very public divorce from Christina Haack.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman's Net Worth At The Time Of His Death May Surprise You
Philip Seymour Hoffman was only 46 when he died in 2014, shocking his fans. Despite his relatively-short life, the actor made a huge mark on pop culture.
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Amanda Kloots' Tearjerking Tribute To Her Husband On The Anniversary Of His Death
It was hard to believe when Nick Cordero died due to complications from COVID-19. Now, it is equally hard to believe that it's been a year since he passed away.
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The Real Reason Clare Crawley Is Having Her Breast Implants Removed
Taking to her Instagram, the former "Bachelorette" said, "The truth is I've been going through things medically with my body that I have not had answers to."
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The Real Reason NeNe Leakes Left Real Housewives
NeNe Leakes was on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" from 2008 until 2020 according to IMDb. That means she was part of the original cast of the Bravo show.
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The Truth About Bobby Flay's Dating History
Bobby Flay is a no-nonsense Food Network celebrity chef and restaurateur. He's known for dishes like skirt steak tacos and chile honey glazed salmon.
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This Is The Only Family Member Not On Britney Spears' Payroll
Britney Spears has a net worth of $60 million, which is a lot by anyone's standards, and yet, Forbes calls the number "shockingly low" compared to her peers.
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Britney Spears' Father Reportedly Claimed This After The Conservatorship Was Granted
Another day, another explosive claim coming out of the Britney Spears conservatorship case. Of course, as fans know, the singer herself had her day in court.
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The Drugstore Hair Product That Kendall Jenner Swears By
With a net worth of $45 million, we are pretty sure Kendall Jenner can afford any hair product in the world, no matter how indulgent (via Bustle).
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The Jennifer Aniston Comedy You Never Knew Meghan Markle Appears In
Believe it or not, Jennifer Aniston is not the most famous person to come out of one of her best-known films. The film we speak of also features Jason Sudeikis.
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Was Harrison Ford's Recent Injury More Serious Than We Thought?
Harrison Ford was 39 years old in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," the third movie in the original trilogy, per Screenrant. This movie came out in 1989.
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Body Language Expert Shares New Insight Into William And Harry's Reunion - Exclusive
Princes William and Harry have had their differences. On Thursday, the brothers were back together again to attend the unveiling of a statue of Princess Diana.
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Bebe Rexha Speaks Out About Her Weight
If there is one celebrity who isn't afraid to push forward a body positive agenda, it's Bebe Rexha. In the past, the singer slammed critics that trolled her.
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This COVID-19 Vaccine May Protect Against The Delta Variant
A new threat has dampened plans to resume life as normal — the delta variant, which PBS reports is likely to become the dominant strain in the United States.
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What Bachelor Nation Stars Have To Say For Themselves After Loan Controversy
Reality stars from Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Lauren Burnham, who recently welcomed twins, to Tayshia Adams, to Dale Moss got a loan of upwards of $20,000 each.
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Is Hilaria Baldwin Done Having Kids?
Hilaria and Alec Baldwin shocked fans when, six months after welcoming baby number five, the family shared a photo that proved they weren't done having kids.
