July 2008 News Archive

Shamelessly trying to copy last season's winner, Christian Siriano, new Project Runway contestant Blayne is all about the catchphrases.

On Wednesday’s Project Runway, the 23-year-old designer’s signature line, “Holla at ya boy,” was actually spoken by Tim Gunn.

The apocalypse cannot be far off. Next thing you know, Gunn will start using “girlicious.” Is this catchy and fun, or just plain annoying?

Tell us ...

Is Blayne the next Christian Siriano?

Let the truth be told: New York (aka Tiffany Pollard) is talking about her breakup with Tailor Made for the first time, on the record.

And there’s more scoop where that came from.

Below are excerpts from an interview with New York in which she talks New York Goes To Hollywood (premiering Monday) making it as an actress, her recent weight gain and future plans for her boobs. Nice.

Tiffany Pollard also gives us her thoughts on how Flavor Flav ended Flavor of Love, how things really went down with Tailor Made and, now if there’s any possibility for an I Love New York 3 down the line ...

Kim Kardashian? Dan Quayle?

Think again, says the gorgeous Julianne Hough of Dancing with the Stars, who has no reservations about giving her opinion on who she'd like to see on next season's cast. Her first choice ...

How about country legend George Strait!

"I'd like to see a country artist get out there and dance," she said at an event to celebrate her new Juicy Fruit Jingle held at Nokia Theater in NYC. "They're really not known for their dancing skills."

Another option? Former American Idol contestant and current country artist Kellie Pickler, who's friends with Julianne Hough!

"I told her I thought it would be fun," Kellie said. "It's only a couple of months. It's not like you're signing on for the rest of your life."

On Tuesday's episode of Project Runway, Suede (speaking in the third person like an idiot as always) decides to keep his model, Tia, which means that everyone will continue with their models from last week.

The designers head back to the Atlas apartments and wait to find out what tonight's challenge will be. Tim Gunn shows up and takes the group to a double decker tour bus.

Everyone is confused but Tim quickly clears the air. 

Their challenge will be to design an outfit for a night out on the town inspired by New York nightlife. The bus will make four stops, where designers will get off and take pics for inspiration.

They hit several hot spots from Grand Central to Greenwich Village to Columbus Circle to, of course, Times Square.

Continue reading this Project Runway recap here ...

Wow. Last night's episode of So You Think You Can Dance was very difficult to analyze in the sense that everybody knocked it out.

Except for Mary Murphy. God, we want to vote HER off.

Here's a little analysis of each pair's performances, as well as our power rankings of the solos for each of the final six.

The Top Six on So You Think You Can Dance: Twitch Boss, Courtney Galiano, Joshua Allen, Chelsie Hightower, Mark Kanemura and Katee Shean.

Chelsie Hightower and Twitch Boss – Mambo

A hip hop dancer straight up owning the mambo? Damn, Twitch! Fool has got skills. As for Chelsie? Yeah, she was spectacular, but since Latin is her thing, we sort of expected it. She's set the bar too high!

Chelsie Hightower and Twitch Boss – Hip Hop

Other routines outshined this one tonight, but only because of the way this was choreographed. Chelsie and Twitch dominated as always, making them strong contenders for the So You Think You Can Dance title.

Mark Kanemura and Courtney Galiano – Jazz

This had the potential to disappoint, but Mark and Courtney bought into it all the way and it showed in their performance. Continue Reading...

Project Runway's consultant, Tim Gunn, is sounding off on celebrity fashion, from Sarah Jessica Parker to Madonna and many more.

In an interview with Extra, the style guru was not shy about stating which stars he feels have the best and worst fashion sense.

"I love Sarah Jessica Parker. She's a risk taker," he says. "Sometimes it's not quite right, but when she gets it right, it's a symphony."

Tim Gunn has different thoughts on Madonna: "If you want to dress as if you never got out of bed, Madonna, don't get out of bed."

The Project Runway star admits he is disappointed with the Material Girl's fashion, joking: "She was a fashion icon. I'm blaming Kabbalah."

When it comes to newly divorced Christie Brinkley's courtroom outfits, Gunn has praise for the scorned divorcee, "She knows what will look good and she accepts responsibility for that and owns her look."

So who tops Tim Gunn's best dressed list?

"The person who never disappoints in my view is Angelina Jolie," he says. "She is always occasion appropriate."

Below, the Big Brother house guests react to the frightening 5.4-magniture earthquake that shook Southern California Tuesday. Sweet. They probably thought it was CBS just screwing with them somehow - but no!

THE EARTH MOVED: And not just for April and Ollie this time.

Days after Andy Baldwin and Karina Smirnoff were spotted getting cozy in Las Vegas, the dancer is denying any romance.

"I'm sure Andy Baldwin is a cool guy," the dancer, 30, said. "However, there is absolutely no truth to any of these rumors."

A witness reported that the two "were together by the pool" at the Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino all day this past Saturday.

"They were very affectionate," the source adds of the Bachelor hunk moving in on the Dancing With the Stars honey.

"He was very affectionate. He was touching her feet when she was laying on her chaise lounge. He made sure he was always touching her."

But Baldwin, 31 — who split with Marla Maples in May — is also remaining tight-lipped and vague about their weekend together.

"Karina is an outstanding dancer and a very sweet girl, but that's about it," he told Us Weekly.

Sam Talbot, the hunky finalist from season two of Top Chef is engaged to long-time Colombian girlfriend, Paola Guerrero.

"I'm so in love it's unreal. We got engaged this weekend," Talbot told People Magazine this week.

The couple met on Talbot's 30th Birthday in Brazil last December.

"She's amazing. She's stunning," Talbot said of his fiancee, who is is a model and T-shirt designer.

We wish this couple nothing but the best!

The openly gay contestant on Big Brother 10, Steven, is already gone. But if you believe some of the stuff we've read online - or seen the Jessie Godderz nude pics - you've gotta wonder just a little about him, too!

We posted Jessie's, um, provocative naked photos earlier this week, and we hear there may be more where those came from.

And, according to "friends" who recently spoke out on the topic, there are rumors Jessie is actually a closeted homosexual!

"He isn't ready for his parents, or the public, to know [he is gay]," a source says. "Jessie isn't actually open with his sexuality, but he doesn't hide it too well either. We just don't talk about it."

These friends also claim to be the ones passing around naked pics of Jessie Godderz - who is up for elimination on Big Brother 10 tomorrow.

They do, however, say the photos they're holding onto are "a lot more exciting" than the ones already online.

What do you think: Is Jessie Godderz gay?