2016 certainly was one for the books. I admit feeling terribly guilty every time someone claimed how horrible the year was when I secretly felt otherwise! Whether it be the amazing Films I saw, singling-out LA LA LAND, which I will say is the one of the finest to be released in the past decade, or songs on the radio – we love a return to strong melancholy melodies –  the year gave us many memories to hold on to. And to think we used to scoff at Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars and The Weeknd … now they’re on repeat on our Spotify account.
If there was a big name in town, we were there and this will be defined as the year we met our faves Gwyneth Paltrow, James Corden, Anne Hathaway, Taraji P. Henson, Rooney Mara and Emma Stone. We admit, we’re a bit mortified we’ll run out of heroes to meet!
And let’s not forget my love of horses. My travels to New York and California brought me together with icons like California Chrome, Beholder, Lady Eli and star of tomorrow, Classic Empire – the early favourite for May’s Kentucky Derby. My favourite horsey moment though? Meeting “Princess” aka A Pic by MrWill, my own namesake, for the first time back in February! I will miss her as she enjoys the sun and sand in Florida this winter, but look forward to her being a tough machine in the spring after her winter training.
Join me on a walk down memory lane one more time!  And check back this weekend as we check-in with Team Mr. Will including Justin Waldman, Jon Godfrey, Dave Baldwin, Siobhán Rich, Amanda Gilmore + George Kozera as they give us their Best-Ofs!
TOP TEN FILMS
TOP SONGS
CELEBRITY
Elizabeth Banks
J.J. Abrams
ÂWith #StarWars #TheForceAwakens’ #JJAbrams, last night in #LosAngeles.
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James Corden
Steven Spielberg
ÂI touched #StevenSpielberg. That’s gotta count for something! #LosAngeles #LA
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Rebecca Hall
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Taryn Manning
ÂWith my love #TarynManning. She was so sweet!! Have waited since the early 2000s for this!
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Alessia Cara
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Alex Trebek
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Victoria Justice
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Kevin Hart
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Emma Stone
ÂWith the mesmerizing #EmmaStone at #TIFF16 for #LaLaLand.
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Ryan Gosling
#RyanGosling at #TIFF16 for #LaLaLand.
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Damien Chazelle
ÂBrilliant director/writer #DamienChazelle at #TIFF16 for #LaLaLand.
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Anne Hathaway
Gwyneth Paltrow
ÂSo this happened. #GwynethPaltrow #HoltRenfrew #juiceBEAUTY
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Jessica Chastain
ÂThe best. #JessicaChastain #IndependentSpiritAwards #Oscars #AcademyAwards
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My fave, #JessicaChastain – the nicest celeb of all time. #MetGala #MetBall
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Rooney Mara
Verklempt that I met my #1!! #AcademyAward Nominee #RooneyMara + me. #Oscars
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Casey Affleck
Â#CaseyAffleck partying pre-#Oscars. #AcademyAwards
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Rami Malek
ÂWith #MrRobot star #RamiMalek at #TIFF16 with #BustersMalHeart
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Rachel Weisz
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Taraji P. Henson
ÂYes!!! Cookie Time!! #TarajiPHenson #TIFF16 #HiddenFigures #Empire
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Jacob Tremblay
ÂMy favourite!!! #JacobTremblay back at #TIFF16 for #BurnYourMaps.
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Gina Rodriguez
ÂWith the beautiful and gracious #GinaRodriguez. #DeepwaterHorizon #TIFF16 #nikond3300
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Isabelle Huppert
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Kate Hudson
ÂMy girl #KateHudson. At her fitness wear shop, #Fabletics.
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Mahershala Ali
Â#HouseofCards star #MahershalaAli at #TIFF16 with #MOONLIGHT.
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Chadwick Boseman
ÂWith #ChadwickBoseman, at #TIFF16 with #MessagefromtheKing. #BlackPanther #Marvel
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Charlie Cox
Â#CharlieCox at #FanExpoCanada. #FanExpo #Daredevil
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Mark Hamill
Â#MarkHamill, b*tches. #StarWars #LukeSkywalker #FanExpo #FanExpoCanada
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Riz Ahmed
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Lupita Nyong’o
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Suicide Squad: Will Smith, David Ayer + Margot Robbie
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Jason Statham
ÂWith handsome as hell #JasonStatham, at #MetGala. #MetBall #NYC
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Robert Pattinson
ÂLong time no see, Robert! #GoGala #RobertPattinson
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Anthony Bourdain
ÂWith culinary icon #AnthonyBourdain, appearing tomorrow night at Sony Centre!
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Rick Astley
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“DeepVeer” – Ranveer Singh x Deepika Padukone
Â#Bollywood! This is for you!! #DeepVeer #DeepikaPadukone #RanveerSingh
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Ruby Rose
Charlie Puth
Selena Gomez
Daya
With our favourite new Popstar, #Daya! She was in Toronto for #BigTicketSummer! #NikonD3300
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Penny Oleksiak
ÂWith Canada’s pride and joy, #PennyOleksiak, Gold medal Olympian! #Olympics #Olympics2016
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Milo Ventamiglia
Anthony Mackie
Team @mrwillw with a Selfie snapped by none other than #AnthonyMackie! Talented actor at #Triple9 Premiere tonight. pic.twitter.com/PNAqUsEKT8
— MR. WILL WONG (@mrwillw) February 24, 2016
HORSES
California Chrome
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Beholder
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Songbird
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Catch a Glimpse
ÂCatch a Glimpse totally misses me. #BC16 #BreedersCup
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Dartmouth
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Classic Empire
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The Pizza Man
ÂP.s. He delivers! #ThePizzaMan wins the Northern Dancer Stakes! #WOMile #BetWoodbine #GetintheGame
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Tepin
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Mutakayyef
Sir Dudley Digges
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Lexie Lou
Miss Katie Mae
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Lady Eli
Flintshire
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Frosted
Arrogate
Conquest Enforcer
ÂSnuggles with #ConquestEnforcer. Catch him #QP16 day!
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A Pic by MrWill
“Princess” (@APicByMrWill) makes her 3rd start Friday at @WoodbineRacing! Her latest. https://t.co/P6aOwL6mfo pic.twitter.com/VaOhNuEgQS
— MR. WILL WONG (@mrwillw) August 2, 2016
See you ’17!
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