January 2008 News Archive (Page 3)

Past Flavor of Love girls have treated the reality TV world to never-ending enjoyment.

There was Tiffany Pollard and her spin-off dating show, of course. And who can forget Deelishes, Pumkin or Jennifer Toof?

With these ladies in mind, we're excited to meet the new contestants of Flavor of Love 3, which premieres on February 11. Let's get to it...

Bee-Ex:
About Her: Growing up in the Bronx gave this woman street smarts, made her sociable... and a bit rowdy. Is usually the center of attention and admit that some would she's selfish.
Occupation: IT Consultant and Promotional Model

Shore-Tee:
About Her: 23 year-old from Providence, RI

Hotlanta:
About Her: Intimidated by loud, aggressive people; 27-year old from Marietta, GA
Occupation: Dental Assistant, single mother of 3

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An old friend will be a new member of Team Lauren during the upcoming spring season of The Hills.

Lauren Bosworth - who appeared on the original season of Laguna Beach and hung out with Lauren Conrad last year on The Hills sometimes - will be moving in with LC and Audrina Patridge.

"New year, new house, new jobs, new boys, new everything," Patridge told Us Weekly about the new episodes of The Hills. "It's gonna be fun!"

Bosworth, who is known as "Lo," has one brother and one sister; attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma there; transferred to UCLA for her junior year.

What else is there to know about Lo? Tune in this spring to The Hills and find out!

Because Ryan Seacrest is not involved in enough projects at the moment...

The American Idol host has revealed that he's in talks with Denise Richards to film a reality TV show about her life. For reasons unknown, Seacrest claims Richards "an interesting personality." Charlie Sheen might classify it as something else.

As for whether Denise's children with Sheen would participate - a possibility the actor has tried to have legally blocked -  Seacrest was unclear.

"We've been in talks about doing a series with her. I don't know if the kids would necessarily be involved. It would be about her, if we do this, and her life. And what she wants to do with it, with her career," Seacrest said.

Ryan is also the producer behind Keeping Up with the Kardashians, the hit reality show that features Kim Kardashian and her family. We can only hope Richards' show is as fascinating as this one.

Survivor: Micronesia introduces a new format to followers of the show: Fans versus Favorites.

With that in mind, here are a handful of Survivor spoilers for the new season. The attached photos don't reveal any secrets. They're simply from this edition's premiere.

• Johnny Fairplay is voted out quickly after quitting on a challenge in the opener. He makes a whiny exit.

• Yau-Man Chan makes it nowhere near the final four. No one allies with him.

• Parvati hangs in until mid-late season.

• Tracy (a fan) receives an early boot.

• Eliza is out before the jury.

• Mary is the second contestant ousted.

• Alexis, Natalie, and Cirie last for awhile.

Here are a pair of Survivor gossip tidbits:

• Ozzy and Amanda have a showmance

• So do James and Parvati!

Across the reality TV airwaves last night, it was an evening centered around looking good. Let's find out what happened on Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants and Project Runway...

Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants: The penultimate episode of Crowned begins with the five remaining teams discussing Team Beauty is Skin Deep's shocking exit. Rachelle consoles Christan and Ada for not having had a chance to say good-bye to their roommates. -- BuddyTV

Project Runway: Heidi Klum greeted the designers with her usual perkiness and first called out the losers from the last challenge: Lisa and Marie. Ricky lamented his shaky status, aware tha the had to impress the judges because he has been at the bottom so many times recently. -- Reality TV Magazine

Zack Wilson is not your typical contestant on Dance War.

Granted, the member of Bruno Tonioli's team hopes to earn a living in the world of dancing, just like anyone else on the program. But Wilson also possesses a background unlike other hopeful on the reality competition.

Like Julianne Hough and Derek Hough - of Dancing with the Stars fame - Wilson trained at the Center Stage Performing Arts Studio in Orem, Utah. Moreover, he's the former fiance of Julianne!

Word spread last year that Hough called off her wedding, but the name of her main man at the time was never revealed. Until now. It's unknown if she and Wilson are still a couple.

Meanwhile, Zack does appear to have a bright future on the dance floor. Carrie Ann Inaba has said he has "All-American appeal," while Bruno's assessment is also positive:

"He's got a different feeling, like a gentleman…so strong, a real leading man." With Zack leading his team, Bruno thinks his group of performers is "a slick, lean, song-and-dance machine."

The new season of Top Chef kicks off (or cooks off, to be precise) on March 12 in Chicago. Here's a rundown of the contestats vying for this reality show title...

Andrew (pictured) is a 30-year-old sous chef from New York City. He has studied everything from the French cuisine of Raymond Blanc to the molecular gastronomy of Ferran Adria. The man possesses strong skills in a variety of different types of cuisine.

31-year-old Antonia hails from Los Angeles. She's currently the executive chef at a popular restaurant called Foxtail. The single mother lives with her 7-year-old daughter and has a background in Italian cuisine. Antonia loves root beer floats with her daughter.

Check out the rest of the contestants now, courtesy of BuddyTV.

The Biggest Loser made a couple of surprising cuts last night. Let's take a look a the recap:

The Biggest Loser: Bette Sue Burkland and her daughter Alison Vincent rubbed the wrong team the wrong way at the wrong time, causing the Mesa, AZ hair stylists to become the fourth team eliminated from The Biggest Loser: Couples. -- Reality TV World

Before there was Saleisha Stowers, there was CariDee English.

The former winner of America's Next Top Model has taken advantage of her fame to help raise awareness about psoriasis, a skin disease that she's battled and was open about on the show.

Recently, English headed down to Miami to participate in a walk-a-thon about the disease. While there, she talked about her prior experience as a model in the city.

"I used to model in Miami," CariDee said. "I lived here my senior year of high school and worked with Mega Models. They sent me home immediately after they found out I had psoriasis, a hereditary skin disease that I have had for 16 years, that's now under control by medication.

I moved on and eventually ended up being America's Next Top Model, and now I'm the spokeswoman for psoriasis around the world."

As for advice English has for upcoming models?

"Have a strong heart and mind, as this industry will love you and spit you out in a second."

Michael Davies is ready to pump celebrities up.

The producer of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire producer is teaming with IMG to mount The World's Strongest Celebrity, a celeb-centric spinoff of the long-running The World's Strongest Man competition.

The reality series would feature well-known folks squaring off against each other in a series of physical challenges designed to test their strength. The civilian edition began more than 30 years ago on CBS and is now seen on ESPN2.

"If the strongmen are pulling airplanes, then the celebs might be pulling cars," said one person familiar with the pitch for Strongest Celebrity.

It's likely the format of the show would match that of Dancing With the Stars, with celebrities training with pros and facing weekly elimination.