Sisters of Mary OP sent fan mail
A convent of nuns called Sisters of Mary OP DM'd Giggly Squad praising them for their love of laughter, calling it a 'delightful take.'
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Giggling about soft smiles, summer reading, and running
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Jun 30, 2026
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Hannah's Botox Recovery Update and the Ice Queen Life
At 40:37 · chapter starts 38:10
Coming back to the main thread, Hannah does a temperature check on how the Botox recovery is actually going. The verdict: she's improving, but the breakthrough was stopping herself from trying to push through and smile anyway. The ice queen persona is becoming more natural. She's been sharing updates from set and mentioning the response from people online, from those calling her Keira Knightley to those offering wildly varying recovery timelines. The conversation loops in Nana — Hannah's grandmother — who Paige describes as similarly unlikely to sugarcoat a bad photo, and a memory surfaces of Nana at Hannah's wedding apologizing for wearing wedge heels due to an injury.
Nuns DMed Giggly Squad and Blessed Them
The Sisters of Mary OP convent DM'd Giggly Squad after being tagged in a video. Their message called it a 'delightful take,' said laughter 'runs deep in our tradition,' and closed with a genuine blessing. The girls are now, officially, protected by a convent.
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