August 2008 News Archive

With over 20 Daytime Emmy Award nominations, Susan Lucci is the unquestionale queen of daytime television.

But will the All My Children star be crowned the winner of this season's Dancing with the Stars?

The soap opera actress, who will be teamed with professional Tony Dovolani, does have one thing going for her: advice from co-star Cameron Mathison, who impressed viewers on season five.

"Cameron has been so generous with his time and his insights," said Lucci. "I really feel it's going to be a life experience."

Survivor host has gone on record saying that Ken Hoang is one of his favorite contestants of all-time.

''Ken the gamer is one of my favorite people who has been on the show in a long time," Probst told Entertainment Weekly. "He is convinced his gaming expertise is absolutely in line with what it takes to win, that he knows this game backward and forward simply because he's a gamer. But Ken is a true nerd. I think when the show began he weighed less than [China's] Courtney did.''

Indeed, the 22-year old Hoang is a professional video game player. How will that play out on Survivor: Gabon? We'll have to tune in and find out!

In a wedding made in reality TV heaven, The Bachelorette star DeAnna Pappas and Jesse Csincsak, her snowboarder fiancé, are set to get married next year — and Andy Baldwin will officiate!

“Andy Baldwin is a certified minister,” an insider tells InTouch Weekly, noting that the rose ceremony veterans met on MySpace.

They got to know each other, and eventually grew to be close friends, and Andy was then asked to officiate at the wedding.

“I’m really so happy for DeAnna and Jesse. I am really honored that they’ve asked me and I can’t wait to be a part of their big day,” said Baldwin, who starred on The Bachelor a year before DeAnna appeared on it.

Baldwin chose Tessa Horst and later broke up with her. DeAnna Pappas was negged by moron Brad Womack during that season's finale.

She later went on to star on The Bachelorette, where she chose Jesse Csincsak. Finalist Jason Mesnick will be the next Bachelor star.

We love Julianne Hough.

No, seriously, we really, really love Julianne Hough.

But we can't defend the Dancing with the Stars professional for this outfit. Call us crazy, but we'd rather see Hough in nothing at all...

Last night's double elimination episode of Big Brother was non-stop drama, but because of what happened in the Head of Household challenge, and then the Power of Veto challenge, the end result was in a sense inevitable.

Follow the jump to see which two house guests were eliminated, which five remain, and how it all went down on Big Brother 10 ...

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Corinne Kaplan is a pharmaceutical sales rep from Los Angeles.

The Survivor: Gabon contestant takes an interviewing view of the show, recently saying "there are no losers in Survivor: We all come home skinny, detoxed, and tan. We're all winners.''

What does host Jeff Probst have to say about Kaplan? Nothing nearly as positive as her take above.

''Corinne is a self-proclaimed über-bitch, and she owns it," Probst told Entertainment Weekly. "I think the meanest thing you could say to Corinne would be to say, 'You're very pleasant.' She would take that as an insult of the highest order.''

Rocco DiSpirito may spend a lot of time in the kitchen - the man is a world famous chef, after all - but don't doubt his level of physical fitness.

Rocco should have no problem keeping up with his Dancing with the Stars competitors. How come? Because he's also a triathlon competitor, one that participated in the prestigious Ironman St. Croix. Impressive.

This former reality TV star - he used to be the star of The Restaurant - will be teaming with Karina Smirnoff in the fall. She's actually been romantically linked to two of her partners in the past.

Will this be the case with DiSpirito? It seems unlikely. He's rumored to be dating Eddie Murphy's ex, Tracey Edmonds.

Congratulations are in order for Dee Adams. She won this summer's Shear Genius title and recently talked with BuddyTV about the title...

Did you get along with everybody on the show this season?
I did get along with pretty much everyone, with the exception of Charlie. He had a way of getting under my skin but I just had to prove that, at the end of it all, I was a better stylist.

Dee Adams is a Shear Genius.

Going up against Charlie and Nicole, in the finals, were you nervous at all?
I was more nervous about just getting the job done, more than them winning. I was just more timing of the actual timing – 3 hours to do 4 people, color, cut and style, is almost nearly impossible.

What was the most difficult challenge for you this season?
The most difficult challenge, I would say, would have to be the dog challenge just because I’ve never cut a dog before. I don’t even own a dog, I have a cat! That was definitely something challenging, something out of my comfort zone I’ve never done before but I nailed it.

Veteran actress Cloris Leachman, 82, is the oldest human being ever to take to the floor of Dancing With the Stars cast. Pretty cool.

Cody Linley, 18, best known for his work on Hannah Montana, is the youngest. He'll be dancing with Julianne Hough, lucky jackass.

Who do you think will go the longest without being sent home?

After a troubling past - which included the Miss USA 2006 title, a cocaine problem and a friendship with Donald Trump - Tara Conner is making a comeback.

According to Fox News, the disgraced beauty queen will host MTV’s upcoming reality show, LaDette to Lady.

The series, which stars filming in London this fall, will showcase Conner as she helps women transform themselves into prim and proper individuals.

What, was Jennifer Toof too busy to serve as host?