April 2009 News Archive (Page 7)

On tonight's episode of The Hills, Spencer Pratt goes on a double date... without fiancee Heidi Montag!

The awful singer's reaction to this development? Watch it in the clip below.

"Are you kidding me?" Montag says after spotting Pratt with the bartender he was caught flirting with last week. "I had to find out that you were here sneaking around with Stacie. Are you guys dating? Are you having more shots?"

Following this totally unscripted altercation, Heidi demands that she and Pratt go to couple's therapy.

Also during the episode: Lauren Conrad puts her reputation on the line when she gets Stephanie an internship at People's Revolution.

As always, come back to our site tomorrow for a detailed recap of all the action!

Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi reveals both her top and her bottom to readers of Allure next month.

The part-time model poses in her birthday suit for the May 2009 issue of the magazine, which goes on sale on April 21.

Inside, Lakshmi is asked a couple questions about her body:

Allure: What did you do to prepare for the shoot?
Padma Lakshmi: "I exercised a little bit extra, but I actually think I look better when I have a little bit of weight on—my breasts are fuller, and I'm curvier than when I'm at my thinnest."

Allure: Are you confident about your body?
Padma Lakshmi: "Yes; I like the way I look. I think I look better now than I did in my 20s, because I'm more confident about my body—and I don't want to look like anyone but myself."

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Chucks Wicks heads back to the dance floor tonight, as he and partner Julianne Hough take on The Rumba.

Hours prior to the latest installment of Dancing with the Stars, Wicks previewed the routine with TV Guide:

[The Rumba is] the dance of love. It's actually been a lot of fun for me because I get to get up close and personal with her and we already have that chemistry locked in, so I think that's an advantage of us. What's not an advantage is that I still have to learn the steps! But that's what I'm gonna try to bring this week — not trying to think too much about the dance steps, but just being out there with Julianne and trying to bring that passion through.

When I get out there, I think a lot, I get nervous and this week I think I might have a chance to put that aside and show raw emotion. ... As each week goes by, I just get more comfortable with the setting, with the nerves, and I feel like I'm finally getting to a place where I need to let it all go and see what happens.

Might Simon Cowell's days on American Idol be numbered?

In a new interview with the U.K. Mirror, the judge admitted that he's tired of traveling for his trio TV shows, while stating that Idol would be the first to be removed from his schedule.

"I don't want to come over as whiney because I am very grateful that I have got these jobs," said Cowell, who also hosts U.K.'s The X-Factor and Britain's Got Talent. "But there is a point where I am not sure we can keep this schedule up."

Cowell added he "can't imagine not doing Britain’s Got Talent and I can't imagine not doing X-Factor. But I guess [American Idol] is more likely to go because I have got one year under contract. Maybe that will be the end."

Would you even watch American Idol without Simon Cowell?

Spurned by Jason Mesnick (though nowhere near as badly as Melissa Rycroft), Jillian Harris is ready to find love again on The Bachelorette.

ABC has announced the premiere date for the next installment of this franchise. It will debut with a two-hour episode on Monday night, May 18.

If at first you don't succeed at finding love on a reality TV show, in front of cameras and alongside men you've known for a few weeks, try, try again!

When first asked about taking on the role of The Bachelorette, Harris replied:

"Part of me says, 'Jill, stop while you are ahead. Now that you have done this and learned a lot about yourself, do it the old-fashioned way.' The old-fashioned way hasn't really been working for me, so the other part of me says, 'Jill, just go ahead and do it. You are an adventure seeker. Give it a shot and maybe you can find him that way.'"

Will it happen for Jillian? We'll certainly be tuning in to find out!

On last night's Rock of Love Bus finale, Bret Michaels chose Taya Parker over Mindy Hall.

Do you think he made the right decision? With this relationship actually last?

Taya herself was asked a few questions by VH1 soon after the final episode aired. Here are excerpts from the interview?

How has your interaction with Bret been since the show wrapped?
He’s reached out to me via some personal friends. He’s gotten messages to me here and there. I’ve talked to Big John. I’ve gotten “Hello’s” and “How ya doin’s?” and updates through other people. We’re not supposed to be around each other or talk. We’ve played it safe. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. I’m a little nervous about it.

Can Taya Parker - seen here in her original promo and in subsequent scenes from Rock of Love Bus - actually tame Bret Michaels?

Do you have a set plan to make it work?
I think that our lifestyles complement each other so well. I don’t see a need for a lot of strategy. Whereas with some of the other girls, they might have to finagle this or that, I’m already on the road. It’s not like I work 9 to 5. My job as it is, I can go, “Hey, Bret’s going to be in Vegas. Can you schedule my trip to Vegas while he’s there?”

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She's already been to Hollywood.

Now, Tiffany Pollard is going to work. If she can handle the tasks assigned to her by viewers, that is.

On May 4, VH1 premieres New York Goes to Work. Throughout the series, fans will vote on a list of job opportunities for the talentless reality TV star.

In exchange for remaining employed for a certain number of days, Pollard will earn cash from the network. During tough economic times, when millions of Americans are being laid off, it's nice to see this attention-starved hack given the chance to succeed at various jobs.

Click on the promo images below for examples of two gigs Pollard will reportedly try her STD-infested hand at...

On the season finale of Rock of Love Bus, Bret Michaels will choose between Mindy and Taya.

Who does the rocker select? We don't know yet.

But in a recent interview with TV Guide, Michaels said he has fallen in love with the winner. Kinda. Sort of.

"I definitely felt love at the end of all three seasons. Or, I felt lust and a lot of like. It was the same feeling I had at the end of the first two seasons. I go into these relationships with the same intention, but whether or not they last is a whole different ball game," the reality TV star said.

Who do you wanna win Rock of Love Bus: Mindy Hall or Taya Parker?

The third season of Charm School is almost in session. With Ricki Lake as the host, it premieres on VH1 on Monday, May 11.

Ready to meet the latest series of students?

This edition features "ladies" from Real Chance of Love and Rock of Love Bus. Click on the photos below to see just who's enrolled in Charm School this season...

So much for the end of the Kelly Bensimon vs. Bethenny Frankel feud.

Despite claiming "it's over" earlier this month, Bensimon goes off on her Real Housewives of New York City co-star in May's Harper's Bazaar. She attacks Frankel for being a desperate whiner.

"All she does is sit there and cry all the time. I'm like, 'You're crying about guys? And shut up,'" Bensimon says.

She then counteracts Frankel's claim that Kelly is "inauthentic," telling the magazine:

"Honestly, if being inauthentic means graduating from Columbia University, writing three books, starting two magazines, bearing two children [daughters Sea, 10, and Teddy, 8], being the ambassador for wool, running a marathon for charity - if that's inauthentic? Tell me what authentic is."

As for appearing on the show, Bensimon expresses a few regrets.

"One of the worst things about putting yourself out there is exposing yourself to situations you never dreamed would be a reality," she says.

Apparently Kelly skimmed over the word reality in "reality TV."