The new year looks bright for these luminaries.
Actors, political figures and reality stars revealed their New Year’s resolutions before the ball drops on Dec. 31.
From spending more time with family and searching for peace to focusing on mental health and staying away from social media, these celebrities have big plans and lofty goals for 2024.
Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs tight end and Taylor Swift squeeze
“I’m not eating bacon anymore. I’m done eating bacon.”
Mayor Eric Adams
Mayor Eric Adams would like to spend more time with his son in 2024. Paul Martinka“I’m going to spend some more time with [my son] Jordan. We’re not doing enough football games together. We’re not having enough dinners together. And I just want to spend some more time with him because I’ve been doing this for so long that I have not had son/dad time enough. He keeps texting me, ‘hey, dad, let’s catch a game.’ I need to be more reciprocal on that. That’s my top thing. I want to spend a heck of a lot more time with him.”
George Santos, expelled congressman, speaking from a nail salon
George Santos hopes that this coming year will be “the absolute opposite” of 2023. AP“Peace. I want clarity in my life, and I want peace, and I just really want 2024 to be the absolute opposite of 2023.”
Mandy Moore, actress and singer
Mandy Moore, a mom of two, hopes to take care of herself more in 2024. FilmMagic“I definitely want to be better about taking care of myself. I feel like I have been very focused on family, which is the way it should be. But I want to strike a little healthier balance between taking care of myself, too. Like, I’m sick perpetually because of my children. So I would love to get my immune system in balance and a little stronger so I can fight colds a little better because I just feel like I have been taken down systematically every time my kids get sick. And my mental health, like, all of it.”
Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino, “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” star
Mike Sorrentino wants to “stay with the secret sauce that’s been working” for him. Tamara Beckwith/NY Post“The only time you look back is to see how far you’ve come. During New Year’s, I do that. I need to stay on the same path of recovery. I just celebrated eight years clean and sober, so I’m going to stay with the secret sauce that’s been working. This year, I’m now an author, a little check on the bucket list, and next year I’m going to be a father of three, so I have so much to look forward to.
Michael Rapaport, actor and comedian
Michael Rapaport is striving to “be as Jewish and Zionist as possible.” Getty Images“My New Year’s resolution is to be as Jewish and Zionist as possible. The Most Disruptive Ashkenazi Jew of 2024 is my goal.”
Meghan McCain, podcast host of ‘Meghan McCain Has Entered the Chat‘
“Tweet less.”
Brandon Nimmo, Mets outfielder
Mets player Brandon Nimmo hopes to see his team in the playoffs this year. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST“My New Year’s resolution is for us to make the playoffs, because once you are in, you never know what might happen.”
Jenni ‘JWoww’ Farley, ‘Jersey Shore: Family Vacation’ star
“I’m going to continue to raise my kids to be kind humans, my health journey of not just exercising but eating right, and I want to bring back the show ‘Snooki & JWoww.'”
Tom Arnold, actor
Tom Arnold is looking for romance in the new year. AFP via Getty Images“I haven’t had a date in seven years so my New Year’s resolution is to find my soulmate. A woman of appropriate age, 30 to 80, who’s looking for a 64-year-old single dad with two little kids, not much money and four ex-wives.”
James Dolan, owner of Knicks and Rangers
“Another year of sobriety, which will be 31 years sober.”
Don Lemon, former CNN anchor
Don Lemon’s goal is to be even more outspoken this year. Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock“I usually don’t make new years resolutions. But 2023 changed that. If you thought I was outspoken before, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Stand by for news.”
Kellyanne Conway, former counselor to President Donald Trump
Kellyanne Conway wishes to see a new president get elected next year. Getty Images“A new president, more volunteering, to fall in love, learn how to play golf.”
Jared Leto, actor and musician
Jared Leto is looking forward to touring with his band. Kristina Bumphrey/Shutterstock“We’re really looking forward to being on the road again. I mean it will be six years, 30 Seconds to Mars is back. We’re touring. We’re all over the world. It’s pretty exciting.”
Matthew McConaughey, actor
Matthew McConaughey believes in looking back on what he’s accomplished. AP“Just because we got things we want to change, does not mean that we can’t also look back and appreciate some of the things that maybe we pulled off in the past.”
‘Cake Boss’ Buddy Valastro
Dad of four Buddy Valastro wants to spend time with his family. Getty Images for NYCWFF“With a busy, busy year returning to television with new shows on A+E Network and getting a new line of specialty cakes launched at Walmart, I want to spend some quality time with my family and enjoy the hard work we’ve accomplished, definitely some family fun on vacations and Sunday dinners. The kids are getting older and doing their own thing, but we want to make sure we make the time to come together and show them that they can have a balance of hard work and enjoyable family time.”
Cindy Adams, Post columnist
Cindy Adams told The Post, ” I am going to try and not be aggravated with everybody and I absolutely know I won’t be able to keep this beyond Jan 2.” Annie Wermiel/NY Post“I’m going to try and be more pleasant. I am going to try and be more loving. I am going to try and not be aggravated with everybody and I absolutely know I won’t be able to keep this beyond Jan 2.”
