February 2009 News Archive

Is it Melissa Rycroft?

Is it Molly Malaney?

Jason Mesnick won't reveal who he chooses to be his wife on next week's finale of The Bachelor. But he has told People Magazine that he's very happy with the selection:

Have you found The One?
I have found the one. I am in love, without a doubt. I do see her as the one I want to marry and spend the rest of my life with. Everyone has been through ups and down in their life, and there are no guarantees when talking about love. I am living proof. I got married before and thought I’d be with her until death do us part, but we all know how that worked out. That said, I am very much in love and very hopeful.

Are you on Team Molly or Team Melissa?

Why does DeAnna Pappas appear in the finale?
Well I can’t tell you that, of course. Fans will have to wait and see. I was really surprised when she showed up in New Zealand. It would have been one thing if I was hanging out in Atlanta, but she had to go across an ocean to get to me. I had just heard a couple of weeks before that she and Jesse had broken up and that surprised me.

What do you see in the remaining two women?
Melissa is really that ultimate woman that is going to stand by your side forever. She’s fun. She’s beautiful and exciting and willing to try new things.

Molly is the balance of a lot of different things. We have a great friendship going. There’s passion there. She’s got her eyes wide open to the world. They are both amazing — to use my favorite word — which made for a very, very tough decision.

We're halfway to a completed set of 12 American Idol finalists.

With Danny Gokey, Alexis Grace and Michael Sarver - all of whom were voted through to the next round a week ago - looking on, the show announced its next trio of finalists last night.

They are:

• Adam Lambert (pictured)
  
• Kris Allen
• Allison Iraheta

Lambert and Iraheta were no-brainers, as they were the only two impressive contestants on Wednesday night's performance show.

Allen, however, was a slight surprise. He beat out Megan Joy Corkrey for the last spot.

Next week, a dozen more semifinalists will compete for three more spots in the competition's finals.

After that, American Idol is switching it up this season: the judges will pick the last three finalists as part of a special wild card round.

On this Sunday's season finale of The Girls Next Door, Kendra, Bridget and Holly face a startling realization: it's time to go their separate ways.

Because the show was filmed months ago, this isn't exactly breaking news, as the world already knows Marquardt is set to become a successful TV host; Wilkinson is getting married this summer; and Madison just broke up with magician Criss Angel.

We even know that Hugh Hefner will be okay, as he's found a trio of new gals: Crystal Harris, Karissa and Kristina Shannon.

Still, it's the end of an era.

Follow this article's jump to watch a clip from Sunday's sad finale...

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Just over a week away from the March 9 premiere of Dancing with the Stars, Derek Hough has a message:

Look out for Lil Kim!

In a recent blog entry, Hough, who earned last season’s mirror-ball trophy with partner Brooke Burke, showered his latest teammate with praise.

I’m in New York City at the moment, training up my new partner for this season of DWTS, none other than the wonderful Lil Kim. I’m happy to say that she has surpassed my expectations so far and I think she will surprise a lot of people... She is so unbelievably nice and intuitive. She has been a great student.

How far do you think Lil Kim and Derek Hough will advance on Dancing with the Stars?

Congratulations, Hosea Rosenberg!

The new Top Chef champion spoke on his victory with Entertainment Weekly. Here are excerpts from the interview:

A lot of the viewers weren’t fans of Toby this season. What did you think about him? Compared to the other chefs?
I thought he was hilarious. He was cracking me up a lot. He definitely made fun of me, made fun of everybody, made fun of himself. It was refreshing to see a new attitude on the judges’ table. I didn’t always agree with what he was saying. But I think overall, he was funny. I didn’t have any problems with him.

What was the hardest challenge for you?
The hardest challenge, but probably one of the most exciting challenges, I think was Le Bernardin. I loved being there, even though I didn’t [prepare] my monkfish perfectly. I really was just honored and felt happy. It was something special to be cooking in [Eric Ripert’s] kitchen, cooking his food. But that was also one of the hardest. I felt intimidated, and [was] under a severe amount of stress.

How did it feel to watch the show last night?
Oh, it was so fun. We did a big viewing party at a restaurant. [The show] was [playing] on the big screen and there were hundreds of people there, and people [were] holding up signs with my name on it and just cheering every time the judges said something nice to me.

Not only are Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy engaged, but the couple told Us Weekly this week that wedding preparations are underway.

"We started talking about it and figuring out when and where we're going to have it," Smirnoff said. "But there's so many family members that have a say that we got to try to make sure that everyone will be happy. But we think it will be sometime before the end of this year.

Both professionals in midst of rehearsing for Dancing With the Stars' upcoming season, debuting March 9.

Last night's American Idol was terrible. There's just no other way to put it.

The one contestant that stood out was Adam Lambert. He showed incredible range during a rendition of "Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones.

Watch Lambert's performance below:

Enjoy a sneak peek at the next episode of Rock of Love Bus.

Where are Bret Michaels and his "ladies" headed next? Let's take a look...

The bad news for Cornfed - her and Real broke up soon after they had supposedly fallen for each other on Real Chance of Love - is great news for reality TV fans:

VH1 has confirmed plans for Real Chance of Love 2!

According to the network's press release:

Real and Chance are back to give love another chance. 20 new women will move into the Stallioniare Ranch and compete for the brother of their choice. Will Real and Chance finally find the girls of their dreams? Who knows? But one thing is certain, it will be fun to watch them try.

After 13 weeks of chopping and braising, emulsifying and sautéing, Carla Hall, Stefan Richter and Hosea Rosenberg were asked to prepare the best three-course meal of their careers on last night's Top Chef finale.

Following the forced addition of an alligator to their recipes, Rosenberg overcame rival Richter for the victory. Congratulations to the new Top Chef!

"It felt amazing to win, but to have it come down neck and neck with Stefan just made it all that sweeter," Hosea said after the winner was announced. "That was the icing on the cake. This is one of the biggest accomplishments of my life. I know a lot of people are going ot be proud of me for this. I could not be happier."

As for Stefan? He was left wondering what could have been.

"If I had made a different dessert today, I would have won," he said. "I'm happy for you, buddy."