Reality Shows

ABBY AND BRITTANY: REALITY SHOWS JUST TOOK A GIANT LEAP – BUT IN WHICH DIRECTION?

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We’re trying hard NOT to be freaked out by TLC’s new reality show “Abby and Brittany” documenting the story to conjoined twins from Minnesota who just graduated from college and are now job hunting. The two girls are cheerful and perky and have separate personalities but they are literally joined at the neck and share one body. Abby controls the right arm and leg and Brittany controls the left. Internally they have separate hearts, stomachs and spinal core, but share reproductive organs. A third arm was removed early on. They are used to being stared at, so being on camera didn’t bother them. We can’t stop pondering, is this a kind of twisted freak show or is it GOOD for everyone involved? Certainly it’s heartwarming to see the girls enjoy their lives. Is TLC pandering to morbid curiosity seekers or will this show teach viewers to be kinder to unusual or disadvantaged people? What’s your opinion? Will you watch this?

By Janet / August 9, 2012

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IS BRIGITTE NIELSEN ANGLING FOR A FREE RIDE TO CELEBRITY REHAB?

Sylvester Stallone’s amazonian exwife Brigitte Nielsen, 49, is one of the queens of reality TV, and right now she’s between shows. She appeared on Dr Drew’s Celebrity Rehab in 2008 and walked out appearing sober. Besides the US, Brigitte has done many shows in Europe including “Dancing With the Stars,” most recently winning “I’m a Celebrity …Get Me Out Of Here!” in Germany in January. If her behavior in an LA park this week is any indication, she’s trying to get another rehab gig. The six foot Danish model was seen smoking and guzzling vodka out of a bottle, looking disoriented and staggering around a public park. No sign of her young Italian husband Mattie Dessi, with whom she was living in Palm Springs. Is this a ploy to land another Intervention or Rehab show? Or the real thing?

By Janet / August 5, 2012

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THE “WHERE’S LA TOYA JACKSON?” MYSTERY IS SOLVED

We just figured out WHY LaToya Jackson was mysteriously MISSING during the Jackson family squabbles over the past few weeks. Usually LaToya is very free with her opinions. The reason for her reticence is because she was negotiating with Oprah’s OWN network to have her own reality series and didn’t want to jeopardize the deal. Now that papers are signed she has her own show “Life With LaToya,” that will hopefully be more interesting and realistic than her brothers disastrous scripted reality series, modestly titled “The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty.” The show lasted for only six awkward episodes on A&E, and went off the air in 2010. LAToya, 56, IS more watchable than her brothers, but is her private life really all that intriguing?

By Janet / August 2, 2012

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NICOLAS CAGE TOOK A VACATION FROM HIS MONEY TROUBLES

Nicolas Cage put his IRS problems on the back burner and is currently in Europe soaking up some culture at Ravello on the Amalfi Coast in Southern Italy. This ancient town is loaded with architectural and historical wonders. Nic, along with his provocatively dressed wife Alice Kim and his son Kal-El are taking in the sights. This reminds us that we are still waiting to find out what happened to the VH1 reality series that Nic’s goth musician son Weston and Weston’s mother Christina Fulton announced last year. The series was described at a “modern day Addams Family.” We’d been looking forward to it, but now it seems unlikely to happen.

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By Janet / July 18, 2012

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COURTNEY ROBERTSON AND BEN FLAJNIK: 100% FAKE ROMANCE

It’s amazing how far these reality people go to stay in the limelight. According to our sources, Courtney Robertson and Ben Flajnik from last season’s “The Bachelor” have been faking a romance for all this time. Our source says they both have come to realize that no one is very interested in them individually – only as a couple. So they continue to act like they’re in love in front of the cameras because they get more offers to host clubs in Las Vegas or make appearances. It’s all about the money and the fame. They will show up anywhere together, smooch for photos, and talk about being engaged, but actually they are both dating other people in their private lives.

By Janet / July 10, 2012

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RACHEL ZOE AND HER EQUALLY FASHIONABLE MOTHER

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Reality stylist to the stars, Rachel Zoe, 40, was spotted on a family outing in Soho this week. She’s with her husband Roger Berman, her 1 year old son Skyler, and her mother Leslie Rosenzweig. It’s safe to say Rachel probably learned a lot from her stylish and determined looking mom.

By Janet / May 1, 2012

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LOOKY- LOO ALERT: SNOOP FROM YOUR OWN LIVING ROOM

Real estate agents call them “looky-loos.” They’re the droves of nosey people who love to come to open houses whenever an interesting home is up for sale. They have no interest whatsoever in buying – they just want to see every detail of the house’s interior and how the other people live. In Hollywood this is a popular sport with families clutching lists of open houses, spending their Sundays snooping around other peoples properties. Bravo and our friends at World of Wonder production took note and they are developing a reality show called “Property Envy” in which they will visit unusual private homes both on and off the market. Now looky-loos will be able to do it from their couch! (Vera Wang’s house, above)

By Janet / March 28, 2012

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Bethenny Frankel Divorce Family Marriage Reality Shows

BETHENNY FRANKEL IS HAPPIER THAN YOU THINK

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Bethenny Frankel and her husband Jason Hoppy and their baby Bryn look awfully happy for a family going through “a divorce crisis.” Don’t hold your breath waiting for them to split up. Bethenny is smart about making her reality show interesting so she’s been playing up the diva behavior. Her complaints about her husband and marriage are exaggerated for ratings. She doesn’t mind being the villain as long as she doesn’t get canceled!

By Janet / March 17, 2012

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“MOB WIVES” BIG ANG IS CHECKING OUT THE GUYS IN HOLLYWOOD

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We had no idea this is what Angela “Big Ang” Raiola of “Mob Wives” looked like in person. She turned up at Boa restaurant in LA looking like a Beverly Hills plastic surgery victim TIMES TEN! At least we now know that Hollywood isn’t the only place where women overindulge in cosmetic procedures without regrets. Brooklyn born “Big Ang” says men love her looks and she likes to date “wise guys,” but she’ll have a hard time finding one in Hollywood.

By Janet / February 7, 2012

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Reality Shows TLC Undercover Princes

THREE PRINCES IN DISGUISE, LOOKING FOR LOVE

Forget the whining Kardashians, THIS reality show looks like FUN! On Tuesday, Jan 31, TLC will introduce “Undercover Princes” and it looks hilarious. Linda Stasi at the NY Post has seen early episodes and she LOVED it. The show was inspired by Eddie Murphy’s movie “Coming to America.” Three genuine bachelor princes – from Sri Lanka, South Africa, and India, travel to the UK to live together with no servants and look for love dressed like normal people. (One of them is gay!) They are socially awkward and don’t know how to do anything for themselves so every day is a struggle. Watching them search for romance could become a new indulgence.

By Janet / January 30, 2012

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