Reality Shows

ICE LOVES COCO AND COCO LOVES BEING A BUSINESS WOMAN

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Now that Ice T and Coco Austin’s reality series “Ice Loves Coco” on the E! channel has run its course, Ryan Seacrest is working on a talk show for the couple. Meanwhile, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Coco is aiming to become a sex-toy tycoon. She’s working with a female-run adult web-store, California Exotics, to develop a growing collection called “Coco Licious.” She started with 12 items that she and Ice tested extensively. Coco specializes in sex toys that look like something else (like a makeup compact) and can be concealed in a purse. She says she works on materials and every detail of the devices.
(Above, Ice and Coco with their dog Spartacus and his son)

WHAT DO THESE THREE WOMEN HAVE IN COMMON?

The fact that they are all reality stars (or have been) is one factor that Lilly Galichi, 30, Joanna Krupa, 34, and Carmen Electra, 41, have in common. That means they have limited talent and really need to scheme to keep their tenuous careers rolling. Educated Lilly gave up a legal career to appear on “Shahs of Sunset” so she can always go back into law if all else fails. Polish born lingerie model Joanna is currently on the “Real Housewives of Miami” so her future is iffy at best. And Carmen Electra, who dated Simon Cowell and is described as a “glamour model,” is now trying to be a singer. They are all friends of Bravo’s Andy Cohen so maybe he’s cooking something up for the threesome. They DO get a lot of attention when they’re together!

“COMING OUT” REALITY SHOW CANCELED- STARS WOULDN’T COME OUT

Three years ago, celebrity publicist Howard Bragman announced that he was developing a reality show called “Coming Out” and he was looking for closeted celebrities to appear on the show and announce their sexual preference. We thought it was a fascinating but unrealistic idea. One of Howard’s specialties is helping famous people come out gracefully and he had worked with Lance Bass, Chaz Bono, and Dick Sargent. The reality show never came together because no stars wanted to come out! So in spite of the progress gays have achieved, “coming out” is still a courageous and difficult act.

BRIGITTE NIELSEN CLEANED UP HER ACT AND SHE’S TURNING JAPANESE

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Brigitte Nielsen wants the world to see that she’s in much better shape than she was the last time we saw her – which was in August when she was photographed rolling around on the grass in a Beverly Hills park with a bottle of liquor in her hand – almost looking like a vagrant. At the time, we wondered if it was a stunt to get herself booked on another rehab reality series. Most of her income comes from reality shows of some kind. Four months later she appeared (above) at an award show in Paris looking slightly Asian.

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BREAKING AMISH: REBECCA’S NOT SUCH A GOOD GIRL

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“Breaking Amish” continues to create problems for TLC when it comes to “reality.” TLC claimed the five young Amish people featured were inexperienced and had never left their communities. Websites are popping up online claiming that several of the cast members have not lived the Amish life for quite awhile. A photograph of Abe and Rebecca holding a baby that appeared on his brother Andy’s Facebook page (Facebook?) has critics saying they already have a child together. And a photo of Rebecca allegedly at a pool party in 2010 after she was too modest to wear a swimsuit on the show, DOES imply fakery. Kate (the one with the DUI in Florida) had no trouble modeling a bikini on one episode. Expect more revelations as the show continues – how will TLC explain all this? The premise of the series is fascinating – too bad it wasn’t produced with more attention to detail – and truth.

NOTHING GETS BETWEEN EVELYN LOZADA AND HER REALITY CAREER

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Having watched the Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson wife battering story go down we’ve formed a few conclusions. Chad and Basketball Wives reality star Evelyn Lozada both seem to seek the limelight to excess, and their July wedding was filmed by VH1 for their own reality show “Ev and Ocho.” When the head-butting incident put an end to Chad’s job with the Miami Dolphins and AND VH1 cancelled their reality show, Evelyn filed for divorce the next day! We’re betting if the show WASN’T cancelled she would have made a big deal out of forgiving him on camera and the show would have gone ON. But since her marriage is no longer useful to her reality career, Evelyn is moving on to where the grass is greener. That’s how these “reality marriages” seem to go…

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?

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?

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.

“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.