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FaceApp says it won’t hold on to your photos and other top lifestyle news to know

FaceApp. (PHOTO: Screenshot from FaceApp)
FaceApp. (PHOTO: Screenshot from FaceApp)

By: Jade Yong

Stay up to date with the latest in Lifestyle, Fashion, Entertainment and Celebrity News. Here are your Top 5 of the Day:

FaceApp says it won’t hold on to your photos

Over the last couple days, social media has been inundated with images of old people, made using FaceApp, an app that takes a current picture of users’ faces and rendering it through a realistic filter to show what they might look like in their advanced years. Permission is given to the app’s parent company to use it for any reasons or purposes, although FaceApp itself has stated that images are typically deleted within 48 hours of its uploading and that user data will not be shared with third parties.

Reboot of ‘Gossip Girl’ coming to HBO

We’re really into our reboots these days, aren’t we? While Disney is still in the heat of their reboot frenzy, noughties cult TV series Gossip Girl is now apparently due for a reboot, thanks to HBO. Original show creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage have been confirmed for the project, as well as an all-new cast of teens enjoying their privileged lives in New York’s Upper East Side.

Getting married in Singapore not for the financially faint hearted

Getting married often means couples need to be financially prepared for the cost of it… yet financial advisors have been vocal in the press about not starting wedded life with soul crushing debt. Here’s the lowdown on what it means monetarily, to hold a wedding to remember while celebrating your union, from the cost of venue and food, to outfits and entertainment.

Marie Kondo up for Emmy Award

After giving so much value to her followers, Marie Kondo now has the Emmy Awards sparking joy for her instead. She now officially joins the list of nominees for the Emmy Awards, thanks to her show Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. She’s been nominated for the category of Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program.

‘Hustlers’ trailer dropped today amidst excitement

J.Lo and Cardi B’s much awaited movie Hustlers had its trailer released today, and fans are wild for it. The movie centers around a group of strippers getting their customers - comprising of rich Wall Street bankers - drunk, and then robbing them. Cardi B’s hit song Money features in the background, while we see the ultra sexy cast do their thing, including Constance Wu, Julia Stiles, Lili Reinhart, Keke Palmer, Lizzo and Cardi B, with J.Lo playing their ringleader.