Location
Clanwilliam, South Africa
School
University of the Free State
Expertise
The Royal Family, Health & Wellness, Beauty Trends
- When Marica is not reading the latest medical studies about trending beauty treatments, she is handing out skincare advice to her friends over a cup of coffee.
- She has been a health, wellness, and fitness enthusiast since her early 20s and went on to become a 200-hour certified yoga teacher.
- She's always curious about the latest shenanigans the royal family is getting up to and loves researching royal family protocols and their origins.
Experience
Marica has been a freelance writer since 2018. She kicked off her career writing articles about the wizarding world for MuggleNet's news team. From there, Marica landed various writing jobs, most notably for Bad Yogi's health and fitness blog, Bad Yogi Magazine, covering everything from women's health to the latest yoga, fitness, beauty, and celebrity news. One of the highlights of her career so far has been co-authoring three books, including "The Unofficial Harry Potter Bestiary" and "The Ultimate Wizarding World Guide to Magical Studies."
Education
Marica received a B.A. in drama and theater arts and a B.A. Honors in film and visual media. These degrees provide her with unique insight into the entertainment industry and are the reason she knows a thing or two about stage makeup (and all the skin woes that come with using it every day).
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While being interviewed on CNN, Eric Trump had a strange, seemingly attention-seeking response to a comment President Donald Trump made about him.
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Relationships
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Aubrey O'Day and Donald Trump Jr.'s short-lived affair may have been a major scandal, and a tightly-kept secret, but the outspoken star considers him fondly.
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Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump are on the same page on most things, including press freedom, but they differ in a major way that must gross the president out.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom and his wife Jennifer Siebel have been married for years, but there are many odd things about their relationship.
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Reports suggest that Donald Trump is considerably more concerned with putting his own stamp on the White House rather than doing his actual job as president.
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Many of President Donald Trump's lawyers eventually ended up cutting ties with him for a variety of different, and sometimes surprising, reasons.
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Despite getting a major win by landing the cover of Time magazine, President Trump's notoriously fragile ego could only focus on one unflattering aspect of it.
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Willow Smith was born to one of the most prominent couples in Hollywood, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, but this didn't spare her from tragic circumstances.
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Donald Trump is known for his overly intense handshakes, but some – like his 29-second exchange with French President Emmanuel Macron – are incredibly awkward.
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Melania Trump and Hillary Clinton are on opposite sides of the political spectrum but the former model might not hate her husband's opponent as much as he does.
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Although Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris are ostensibly on the same side of the political aisle, there have long been signs that they're at odds with each other.
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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump spoke on the phone following the 2024 presidential election and, unsurprisingly, her staff wasn't happy about his behavior.
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During an interview for her "The Life of a Showgirl" album, Taylor Swift's tan appeared orange. Netizens questioned her seemingly MAGA makeup look.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's beard ban for the military could be a personal vendetta, since he doesn't seem to be able to grow a non-patchy beard.
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is a magnet for controversy, but the Trump staffer has garnered headlines for his many extramarital affairs in particular.
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Donald Trump is eager to prove how powerful he is but the president's reaction to his lawsuit against the New York Times being thrown out exhibits the opposite.
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Donald Trump Jr. can never live up to his dad's larger than life persona, so it doesn't help that his younger brother also casts a long shadow. Literally.
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King Charles III had to endure the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on top of all the complications that royal life brought to it, changing him forever.
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Many Trump family members were bestowed nicknames by the public, while others were called unfavorable names by White House staffers behind their backs.
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Karoline Leavitt is showing off a frighteningly orange hue these days, making her real skin tone beneath the bronzer and fake tan jarring to see.
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Fans were excited for Taylor Swift to appear on "The Graham Norton Show," but they couldn't help but notice how different she looked in promo shots.
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The photo of an emotional Erika Kirk being embraced by Donald Trump at her husband's memorial didn't just go viral; it also led to rumors they went back years.
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JD Vance was visibly uncomfortable during a meeting about the government shutdown, seemingly thanks to Trump's choice of prominent, and humiliating, decoration.
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Karoline Leavitt's looks have been put under the microscope ever since she took on the role of White House press secretary, and her blocky brows aren't helping.
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Controversy
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Jimmy Kimmel is known for being an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, so it's highly surprising that one of his BFFs has a similarly dodgy reputation.
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Donald Trump once bragged that Chuck Schumer was a good pal of his, but it's unlikely the president would say the same nowadays given their tense relationship.
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They may have been on completely opposite sides of the political aisle, but slain commentator Charlie Kirk and Governor Gavin Newsom were actually fast friends.
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