Lily Collins Amongst Hollywood Names at Desert Smash 2026 Tennis Event
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When Desert Smash hits, Hollywood positive is aware of how one can rally.
As is custom, the 2026 philanthropic celeb tennis and pickleball occasion was held the primary week of March at La Quinta Resort & Club. Serving as an unofficial kickoff to the BNP Paribas Open, Desert Smash unites actors, musicians, entertainers and athletes for a trigger — this yr, the USTA Foundationwhich brings tennis, schooling and mentorship to younger individuals from under-resourced communities.
Per week after Lily Collins announces her role as Audrey Hepburn in an upcoming film mission based mostly on Sam Wasson’s guide Fifth Avenue, 5 AMthe Emily in Paris lead packed her luggage for the desert in help of each the GO Campaignfor which she’s an official ambassador, and her husband, movie director and screenwriter Charlie McDowell, who performed on this yr’s third Annual Desert Smash Celebrity Pickleball Challenge.
Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell at twenty second annual Desert Smash.
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Collins’ in-laws, Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, have been additionally in attendance at the pickleball and tennis matches alongside individuals and friends Naomi Osaka, Yvonne Orji, Nick Kyrgios, Pete Wentz, Matteo Berrettini, Lorenzo Musetti, Alexander Zverev, Gavin Rossdale and Lance Bass, to call just a few.
Yvonne Orji and Naomi Osaka taking part in in twenty second annual Desert Smash.
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Amidst heated matches and exhilarating dwell auctions, celeb cooks Masaharu Morimoto and Robbie Felice whipped up shippable eats for stars, athletes and friends in partnership with HexClad Cookwareone in all this yr’s lengthy listing of sponsors. Joining HexClad at the 2026 Desert Smash Sponsor Village have been David Beckham’s science-backed wellness model IM8sustainable high quality jewellery model John Hardyfashionable tennis label Boast, Lucid Motors and Dobel Tequila (who teamed with No. 1 girls’s tennis participant Aryna Sabalenka to create her signature cocktail, the Marg-Aryna), amongst others.
For further high quality eating favorites, many friends, star athletes included, headed to close by resort Grand Hyatt Indian Wells for Taste of Tennisthe place dozens of native cooks dished up Michelin-worthy bites. And as all the time, Desert Smash concluded in celebratory vogue with Smash Bash, the two-day occasion’s unique afterparty hosted close by Zenyaraa 70 acre personal property with its very personal man-made white-sand seashore, that counts Rihanna, Post Malone, Blackpink and Idris Elba as previous friends.
2026 Smash Bash afterparty at Zenyara Estate.
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Lily Collins on tennis court docket at twenty second annual Desert Smash.
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Tickets for Desert Smash 2027 will turn out to be accessible at desertsmash.com early subsequent yr.
