April 2008 News Archive (Page 13)

The ever-present Lauren Conrad already has her own reality show and clothing line, but she's a real Renaissance girl - she's going to be blogging the Stanley Cup Playoffs on the NHL's website throughout the postseason, according to E! Online.

"I'm blogging about the NHL playoffs because I love live hockey and I thought this would be a fun way to get more involved with the postseason," The Hills star said.

But that doesn't mean Lauren Conrad doesn't need some help. She's already asked fans: "Is there anything you guys think I should know as I watch the Ducks?"

  You can start by telling the little girl behind you to show some enthusiasm, Lauren! Conrad's blog of the NHL playoffs might just make them worth following!

In between donation phone calls to Idol Gives Back last night, we found time to watch a trio of other reality TV shows. Here's what we saw:

Top Chef: The guest judge is Ming Tsai, who Lisa describes as being known for his "east-meets-west cuisine." This challenge is all about a trained palate: it's the blindfold taste test. Antonia's psyched because this is her favorite challenge on the show... Reality News Online

Big Brother: James wasn't laying down on the job this week. After Adam replaced Sheila's nomination with James, the mohawked hamster went to work. His plan? Take out Natalie... TV Squad

Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious: This week's oddly avant garde video message tells the girls that their challenge is about "Star Quality" - the ability to stand out in a crowd and turn heads and all that jazz. When they go to meet Robin, she tells them that the weakest member will go home... Zap2It

There were numerous great, moving moments on Idol Gives Back last night. Performances by Carrie Underwood, Fergie, Mariah Carey and many others brought the crowd to its feet.

But we wanted to highlight the following clip because a) it featured the American Idol finalists and b) the song "Seasons of Love" was appropriate to sing on an evening that saw so much money donated to so many worthy causes.

Thanks to everyone that called in.

Love her or hate her, she's ever-present on The Hills... and on our reality TV site. With a few goodies in hand, a plastic-looking Heidi Montag snuck in a post-lunch phone call Tuesday, after dining with boyfriend Spencer Pratt in Los Angeles.

  Hello? Audrina? Wanna get together and back-stab Lauren?

Shooting scenes for The Hills, a beautiful Lauren Conrad browsed the clothing store People's Revolution on Melrose Ave. in Los Angeles, Calif., on Tuesday.

When you're LC and trying to make it in the fashion biz, guess that gives you an excuse to ship until you drop... pretty much all the time! Wooo!

Lauren Conrad does her things ... shopping and filming a reality show!

Meanwhile, rumor has it that Lauren Conrad and her nemesis Heidi Montag have put their differences aside as they appeared together with the other girls of The Hills in a shoot for the cover of an upcoming issue of Rolling Stone.

Now that would be interesting!

Kristi Yamaguchi has always enjoyed major fan support in the Dancing with the Stars crowd: mom Carol and Kristi's sister take up a pair of front-row seats every week.

Now, though, the Dancing favorite is adding to her posse. Yamaguchi's hockey star husband Bret Hedican will be attending the performances, now that his Carolina Hurricanes season is over.

"It feels great," Kristi said, "because it's kind of been lonely here."

Of course, this means Hedicanget a closer view of his wife's ever steamier dance routines with partner Mark Ballas.

"He understands," the gold medalist said, adding that it's just like her performances with figure skaters Scott Hamilton or Kurt Browning. "But notice that he's here, and sitting in the front row."

Okay, we know we should be very grateful that there's been so much screen time for Whitney Port on The Hills so far this spring (and we are), but we're gonna launch into another complaining session anywhere. Where the heck is Lo?

We're talking, of course, about Lauren Bosworth, the former Laguna Beach cast member and trusted confidant of Lauren Conrad since back in their legendary, drama-filled high school days. She's currently living with LC in her new house!

Just the same, she's been layin' "Lo" so far in the new season! What's the deal with that, MTV? Bring us more of the other Lauren! Give the people what they want!

  Lauren "Lo" Bosworth: Cute and underutilized on The Hills.

Give Flavor Flav points for honesty.

While Matt Grant and anyone that has ever starred on a dating reality show are spewing nonsense about hoping to find true love in front of a camera - and then, without fail, dumping said true love months after the series ends - at least Flav is honest about his intentions on Flavor of Love.

"Honestly, to tell you the truth, I'm never tired of bringing entertainment to television. But it's not really like I'm looking for love. I automatically get that when I walk out the door," Flavor Flav recently said.

Sorry, current Flavor of Love contestants. But did you really think you'd end up with the man who has fathered enough children to field a softball team?

No matter how this season of the show ends, moreover, Flavor Flav is moving on from the reality TV genre.

"I'm not going to do any more Flavor of Loves," he said. "It's getting a little repetitious for me, you know what I'm saying?"

But the musician's days as a TV star are far from over. He has a new sitcom coming out - seriously - called Under One Roof. It premieres on April 16 on MyNetworkTV. And in case he wasn't already clear enough about his lack of interest in settling down, Flav concluded:

"My personal career right now is more important to me than anything but the air I breathe."

Now that Holly Kiser - winner of this year's Make Me a Supermodel - is officially part of the modeling world, she has a message for fans:

"I promise I won't be a diva. I promise not to throw any phones at you," Kiser said, referring to the controversial acts of violence of supermodel Naomi Campbell, who previously made a surprise appearance on Make Me A Supermodel.

Kiser wants to remain a simple country girl, which could be a challenge when faced with her newly-earned $100,000 cash prize, modeling contract and fashion spread in GQ.

"I'm not gonna go out and a buy a Louis Vuitton purse or anything," she said. "I'll maybe go to the flea market and go to some yard sales. I just wanna be myself and buy some cool vintage things."

Adam Carolla, who was not shy in stating that he was performing on Dancing with the Stars solely to promote his new movie (The Hammer) and hoped to get voted off within the first few week, got his wish last night.

Fans, unappreciative of his talents on a unicycle from the night before, sent the comedian and his beautiful partner Julianne Hough home.

Carolla was gracious in defeat, saying:

"I lost 20 pounds of fat, I gained 105 pounds of angel. I love this girl."

Joining Carolla and Hough in the bottom two were Priscilla Presley and Louis Van Amstel, who were penalized a point Monday night for doing a lift during their Viennese waltz.