Anna Nicole Smith's daughter, Dannielynn Birkhead, debuts bold new look at Kentucky Derby: 'I feel like a vampire'

Dannielynn Birkhead debuted a bold platinum haircut with black tips at a Kentucky Derby gala on Friday.

Key points

• The daughter of the late model-actress Anna Nicole Smith said she wanted the look to evoke Interview With the Vampire.

• "I just want people to know that I love my mom, and she's so beautiful, but I'm also my own person," she said.

Dannielynn Birkhead is switching up her style.

The daughter of Anna Nicole Smith and Larry Birkhead debuted a short platinum haircut with black tips at the Barnstable Brown Gala in Louisville, Ky., on Friday, the night before the Kentucky Derby.

"I feel like a vampire, which is the goal every day," shetoldAccess Hollywood on Friday. "That's like my life's goal, is to look like a vampire every day."

When asked which kind of vampire, she replied, "LikeInterview with the Vampire, modern-ish."

Birkhead alsotold PEOPLEthat comparisons to her late mother "always make me feel good, because I love my mom."

However, she clarified that she doesn't want to be defined by her parents. "She's super pretty, and I like being compared to her in the sense of like, 'Oh, I'm pretty too.' But I also like being known as my own person," she told PEOPLE. "Because it's always like, 'Anna Nicole Smith's daughter,' and never just Dannielynn. So I'm hoping my look right now will kind of help with that in a way."

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Birkhead expressed similar sentiments to Access Hollywood. "I just want people to know that I love my mom, and she's so beautiful, but I'm also my own person, obviously," she said. "And I hope that's a bit more clear now."

She also explained how her new 'do reflects what she's learned about herself and her worldview since beginning college. "I learned to just be myself and not let anything stop me," she said. "Someone's like, 'Hey you actually can't do your hair like that.' Who cares! I'm doing it. I'm not gonna let someone dictate what I wanna do or who I wanna be, because life is short, and I think you should be who you wanna be, no matter what."

Birkhead added, "I probably feel the most confident and happy and like myself I've ever felt right now."

Birkhead's father, Larry Birkhead,discussedhis daughter's new look in an interview with PEOPLE. "This year is a different style for Dannielynn," he said. "People [are] always looking for her to wear something of her mom. And she's done that a couple times, but this is kind of Dannielynn showing off her own sense of style, and she said it's a goth rock theme."

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Larry also noted that his daughter selected his rhinestone-studded lightning bolt jacket for the event. "She said I needed to up my fashion game," he said"That I had no sense of style. And so she was determined to pick my outfit out."

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Billie Lourd watches mom Carrie Fisher in “Episode IV” with kids on Star Wars Day: 'Nothing brings me more joy'

Billie Lourd watched Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope — starring her mother Carrie Fisher — with her children to celebrate Star Wars Day.

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• Lourd said that "nothing brings me more joy" than her son Kingston and daughter Jackson being "even bigger Star Wars nerds than me."

• Fisher, who died in 2016, endeared herself to generations of fans as Princess Leia.

Billie Lourdis celebratingStar WarsDay in a sentimental way.

On May 4, which is known as Star Wars Day, playing on the phrase "may the Force be with you,"Lourd shared a pictureon Instagram of her son Kingston and daughter Jackson watching their grandmother,Carrie Fisher, inStar Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

"Kingston and Jackson are officially even bigger Star Wars nerds than me and nothing brings me more joy," Lourd wrote on her Instagram Stories.

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Lourd's mom, Fisher, portrayedPrincess Leia Organain the original Star Wars trilogy andStar Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens,endearing herself to generations of fans.She died in 2016at 60 after suffering a heart attack.

Lourd has been vocal about missing Fisher and the actress' legacy. She recently spoke about showing her children Fisher as Princess Leia andhow emotional it made her.

“A year ago, I showed them[Return of the] Jedifor the first time, and they were a little bit confused,” Lourd toldE! Newsin December. “They're like, ‘Wait, that's my grandma?’ Like, ‘No, that's Princess Leia, your grandma's Carrie, but that's Princess Leia.’ And they were just so enthralled. I sat behind them and cried while they watched it.”

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Lourd added, “It's like the ultimate high-budget home movie. For me to get to have those things and to get to show them my mom in those movies is so special.”

Lourd also revealed who her children's favoriteStar Warscharacter is. Spoiler: they're "obsessed" with Princess Leia. “I have some of these dolls that I don't want to take out of the box. I have a Leia shelf at my house, and they're like, ‘Why can't we take them out of the box?’ I'm like, ‘No. You'll understand later, but like, it has to stay in the box,’" she said.

"So sometimes I’ll have to buy two and have one that they're allowed to play with.”

InDecember, on the ninth anniversary of Fisher's death, Lourd posted about her bittersweet feelings as her mother "lives on" through the "joy" of her children. "Watching my dad with my kids is one of the greatest joys I’ve ever known. The kind of joy that makes your face hurt because you can’t stop smiling,"she wrote in parton Instagram.

"Then I started thinking about how this joy wouldn’t be possible without my mom. This joy only exists because she existed. So even though she is not physically part of this joy, she is part of the reason for it. Even though she is not alive she lives on through this joy," added Lourd.

She concluded her tribute with something Fisher told her that continues to resonate. "As my mom wisely said, 'Nothing is ever really over. Just over there,'" Lourd said. "My mombys life isnt really over. Just over there — in my kids and in this joy I’m able to experience because of her. Thank you momby. I will never stop missing you."

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2026 Kentucky Derby guide: Date, location, time, TV channels, betting favorites and more

The hunt for horse racing's Triple Crown begins Saturday with the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky.

This year, the field of 3-year-old horses aren't the only ones drawing attention. Trainer Bob Baffert, whose horses have won the Kentucky Derby a record-tying six times, will have two horses in the field as he tries to become the race's all-time winningest trainer.

NBC Sports will provide coverage of the Derby all Saturday.

How to watch the 2026 Kentucky Derby

Date:Saturday, May 2

Live coverage time:Begins at 12 p.m. ET on Peacock and continues on NBC and Peacock at 2:30 p.m.

Post time for Kentucky Derby:6:57 p.m. ET

Where:Churchill Downsin Louisville, Kentucky

TV Network:NBC

Streaming:Peacock

The essentials

Who:20 3-year-old horses

Purse:$5 million ($3.1 million for first place)

Distance:1¼ miles

Post positions with oddsvia NBC Sports

No. 1 Renegade (4-1)

• Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr. | Trainer: Todd Pletcher

• Career Highlight: The odds-on favorite to win won this year's Arkansas Derby and Sam F Davis Stakes.

• Fun Fact: A Kentucky Derby winner hasn't come from the first position since 1986. But Renegade is trained by a two-time Derby winner in Pletcher.

No. 2 Albus (30-1)

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• Jockey: Manny Franco | Trainer: Riley Mott

• Career Highlight: Winning at Tampa Bay Downs on Feb. 27, and at Aqueduct on April 4.

• Fun Fact: Riley Mott is competing in the same race as his father, trainer Bill Mott. On its mother's side, is related to last year's winner, Sovereignty.

No. 3 Intrepido (50-1)

• Jockey: Hector I. Berrios | Trainer: Jeff Mullins

• Career Highlight: Won the 1 1/16th-mile American Pharaoh Stakes in October.

• Fun Fact: Comes into the Derby after losing by a huge margin, 10 lengths, in the Santa Anita Derby on April 4.

No. 4 Litmus Test (50-1)

• Jockey: Martin Garcia | Trainer: Bob Baffert

• Career Highlight: Won the Los Alamitos Futurity in the fall.

• Fun Fact: Litmus Test's father, Nyquist, was once named Horse of the Year.

No. 6 Commandment (6-1)

• Jockey: Luis Saez | Trainer: Brad Cox

• Career Highlight: Has won its last four races, including at the Florida Derby, and has more than $1 million in career earnings.

• Fun Fact: Cox has two horses in this race, along with Further Ado, and nearly had three until Fulleffort scratched.

No. 7 Danon Bourbon (20-1)

• Jockey: Atsuya Nishimura | Trainer: Manabu Ikezoe

• Career Highlight: Has won all three career races. But because all of those races took place in Japan, the horse has only raced on right hand-turning tracks.

• Fun Fact: Though born in Kentucky, Danon Bourbon raced exclusively in Japan, and a Japan-based horse has never won the Kentucky Derby.

No. 8 So Happy (15-1)

• Jockey: Mike Smith | Trainer: Mark Glatt

• Career Highlight: Winning the Santa Anita Derby by 2 3/4 lengths, one of three races it has won in four career starts.

• Fun Fact: Smith rode Justify to the 2018 Kentucky Derby victory.

No. 9 The Puma (10-1)

• Jockey: Javier Castellano | Trainer: Gustavo Delgado

• Career Highlight: Finished second in the Florida Derby. A good omen? Mage and Sovereignty also finished second in the same race before going on to win the Kentucky Derby.

• Fun Fact: Delgado was the trainer for Mage, and Castellano its rider, when the horse won this race in 2023.

No. 10 Wonder Dean (30-1)

• Jockey: Ryusei Sakai | Trainer: Daisuke Takayanagi

• Career Highlight: Winner of the UAE Derby.

• Fun Fact: The only horse in the field born in Japan.

No. 11 Incredibolt (20-1)

• Jockey: Jaime Torres | Trainer: Riley Mott

• Career Highlight: Won the Virginia Derby.

• Fun Fact: Won two races at Churchill Downs in the fall, but can this horse win after not racing for the past seven weeks?

No. 12 Chief Wallabee (8-1)

• Jockey: Junior Alvarado | Trainer: Bill Mott

• Career Highlight: Has won once, at Gulfstream Park, and took second in a stakes race at the same track.

• Fun Fact: Alvarado rode Sovereignty to the win in the 2025 Kentucky Derby. Mott has trained two winners since 2019 in Country House and 2025's Sovereignty.

No. 14 Potente (20-1)

• Jockey: Juan Hernandez | Trainer: Bob Baffert

• Career Highlight: Has won two of its three races, at Santa Anita Park on Jan. 31 and at the same venue on March 7. Faded to second at the Santa Anita Derby.

• Fun Fact: Both Potente and Commandment share the same sire, Into Mischief.

No. 15 Emerging Market (15-1)

• Jockey: Flavien Prat | Trainer: Chad Brown

• Career Highlight: Has won both its career races.

• Fun Fact: Enters with the fewest starts (2) of any horse in the field. Prat rode Country House to the 2019 win after a disqualification. Brown has trained two past Derby runners-up.

No. 16 Pavlovian (30-1)

• Jockey: Edwin Maldonado | Trainer: Doug O’Neill

• Career Highlight: Its results improved dramatically after wearing blinkers, including a win in the Sunland Derby.

• Fun Fact: Has experience on its side. Not only does Pavlovian enter with the most starts (10), its owner and trainer have twice won the Derby together.

No. 17 Six Speed (50-1)

• Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr. | Trainer: Bhupat Seemar

• Career Highlight: Owns three wins, with the last coming March 28, in five starts.

• Fun Fact: Known as quite a fast horse. Hernandez has ridden the winning horse once, in 2024 with Mystik Dan.

No. 18 Further Ado (6-1)

• Jockey: John Velazquez | Trainer: Brad Cox

• Career Highlight: Has earned $1.1 million in earnings in six starts.

• Fun Fact: Further Ado has the highest top-end speed of any horse in the field, according to both the Beyer Speed Figures and Brisnet Speed Ratings. Velazquez has been the winning jockey in 2011, 2017 and 2020.

No. 19 Golden Tempo (30-1)

• Jockey: Jose Ortiz | Trainer: Cherie DeVaux

• Career Highlight: Has raced four times, winning twice.

• Fun Fact: Tempo's father, Curlin, has sired three past Derby runners-up (Exaggerator, Good Magic, Journalism).

No. 21 Great White(50-1)

• Jockey: Alex Achard | Trainer: John Ennis

• Career Highlight: Great White has won two races but both were on synthetic tracks instead of dirt the kind it will run on at Churchill Downs.

• Fun Fact: Did not officially join the Derby field until Wednesday, after Silent Tactic's scratch.

No. 22 Ocelli (50-1)

• Jockey: Joseph Ramos | Trainer: D. Whitworth Beckman

• Career Highlight: Finished third in the high-profile Wood Memorial, but has yet to produce a victory in six starts.

• Fun Fact: Joined the field Thursday after Fulleffort was scratched following an X-ray showing a chip and fluid in Fulleffort's left hind ankle.

• No. 23 Robusta (50-1)

• Jockey: Cristian Torres | Trainer: Doug O'Neill

• Career Highlight: Has raced four times, all at Santa Anita Park on dirt. Robusta won its first race in January.

• Fun Fact: Joined the field Friday after Right to Party was scratched. This will be the first Kentucky Derby ride for Torres, who had been set to ride Silent Tactic this week until Tactic was scratched. Now, thanks to another scratch, Robusta (and Torres) are in the race.

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A Literal Robot Gets Met Gala 2026 Invite but Gets Trapped

A humanoid robot caught everyone’s attention at theMet Gala 2026. From listening to photographers’ requests to posing for the cameras, it stole the spotlight at the big event. Furthermore, the AgiBot robot, which represented designer Alexander Wang, also had to deal with a small issue. It got trapped while getting out of the elevator of The Mark Hotel. With the help of the staff and its caretakers, the machine soon found its way.

Humanoid robot steals the spotlight ahead of Met Gala 2026

An AgiBot robot at the Met Gala 2026 surprised photographers and onlookers. It was invited as a guest of designer Alexander Wang at the fashion event. The humanoid figure came out of New York’s The Mark Hotel, where A-list celebrities stay or get ready before the gala. However, before stepping outside, it got trapped inside the elevator.

A video, shared by PEOPLE, featured the robot appearing as soon as the lift’s door opened. Photographers seemed to be waiting for it outside the elevator. One of the female camerapersons was heard saying, “Come on,” to the machine. But the robot got stuck as it took a slight left turn. The bodyguards soon came to its aid and helped it to safely get out of the closed space.

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Seeing the situation, the woman photographer/videographer could be heard laughing and saying, “He’s trapped. He needs assistance.” But when the robot posed for the cameras, the paparazzi seemed excited. Another person asked it to “give us a pose,” and the humanoid robot obliged.

Furthermore,InStylealso released a video of the robot from outside the luxury hotel. Like any other celebrity, the Met Gala droid walked towards different directions and posed for the photographers.

Meanwhile, the paparazzi also seemed to be having fun while interacting with the new guest. One of them asked, “Robot, are you ok?” Another praised, “I see you shining there.”

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Braves place Ronald Acuña Jr. on the 10-day injured list with a strained hamstring

DENVER (AP) — TheAtlanta Bravesplaced star right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. on the 10-day injured list because ofa strained left hamstringon Sunday.

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The Braves owned the best record in baseball at 24-10 entering Sunday's game against theColorado Rockies. But they'll have to get by for now without one of their top players.

Acuña leftSaturday night’s gamein the second inning. He was attempting to run out a ground ball before he pulled up about halfway down the base path and grabbed at his hamstring.

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The five-time All-Star and 2023 National League MVP is batting .252 with two home runs, nine RBIs, 17 runs and a team-high seven steals. He had played in all 34 games after a torn ACL he suffered in May 2024 limited him to a combined 144 games over the past two seasons.

The Braves activated right-hander Spencer Strider from the injured list prior to Sunday's start. The 2023 All-Star was set to make his season debut after being sidelined with a strained oblique. The Braves optioned right-hander Hunter Stratton to Triple-A Gwinnett following Saturday's game to make room for him. They also selected outfielder José Azócar's contract from the minor league club on Sunday with Acuña going on the injured list.

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