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Reality Tidbits – Monday Evening

Rob Mills is going to play Danny in Grease, also I Will Survive Stephen Mahey will have a support role. (Source: News.com.au)

A new book about reality make over shows, says the viewers are savvy about the tricks used in this show but remain emotionally invested in the contestants. (Source: Scoop NZ)

Isabella and Sophia of Junior Masterchef fame are currently in South Africa to cook for an audience at the Food and Wine Store in Capetown. (Source: The Citizen Online)

Polly and Waz from The Block got married. It looks like cost was not a problem as the reception was in Guilliame in the Opera House. (Source: Woman’s Day)

The Good Weekend caught up with “Outback Jack” aka Vadim Dale looking at his post reality TV life as a local police officer in Kentucky. It is a really interesting read. (Source: SMH)

CBS have apologised over the latest episode of The Amazing Race which was staged in Vietnam with one shot in front of a wreckage of a B 52 bomber. This was apparently insensitive to the grieving families and soilders left behind. (Source: Willits News)

Kyle Sandilands has told Tracey Grimshaw that he is no misogynist. (Source: Daily Telegraph)

Is a game show based on UNO being made overseas, and there could be prize money worth up to $1 million. (Source: Deadline)

Tori Spelling slams the Kardashians because there was alligator hunting on their show Kim and Kourtney Take Miami. It was a plot line for Kourtney’s husband Scott who struggles to find anything to do but party. (Source: Radar Online)

Claudia Jamieson was the latest person fired from Celebrity Apprentice All Stars. (Source: Reality TV World)

 

 

March 26, 2013   11 Comments

Reality Tidbits – Saturday Edition

Mel B booed and jeered on set at America’s Got Talent. (Source: Daily Telegraph)

Also Heidi Klum will also be on America’s Got Talent as a judge. (Source: @heidiklum)

The host of Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson, sounds like a dick (Source: Daily Telegraph)

Former Dancing With The Stars Contestant Danielle Spencer is penning her third album, and she won’t be doing a Taylor Swift, as ex-hubbie is unlikely to get a mention. The big question is who actually bought her first two albums? (Source: Daily Telegraph)

Kim Kardashian in miscarriage scare, she has been told to slow down. (Source: News.com.au)

Jessica Simpson revealed she is having a baby boy accidentally on TV. (Source: Herald Sun)

You know you are a huge star when……Honey Boo Boo is selling girl scout cookies on Facebook and this has made the international news . (Source: Mashable)

Gordon Ramsay slags off Bobby Flay for not being a real chef, and Cat Cora saying she had stipulated if she appeared on Masterchef she must win the challenge against the contestants. (Source: Huffington Post)

 

March 9, 2013   5 Comments

Reality Tidbits – Friday Evening

Layla from Big Brother and now Celebrity Apprentice says she would like a ring off Sam and make it a large one. (Source: TV Week)

Also sources are saying Roxy Jacenko and Stephanie Rice are no fans of each other and are creating friction on camera on the set of Celebrity Apprentice Australia. (Source: Daily Telegraph)

My Kitchen Rules judge Manu Feildel reveals some secrets to OK Magazine about the show, including they film the two rounds at the same time in the State they are in. (Source: OK Magazine)

Kate Gosselin is going to be on Celebrity Wife Swap, but apparently her kids were traumatised by the experience. (Source: Daily Mail)

Matt Newton is being interviewed on 60 Minutes this Sunday night, this must be another attempt to rehabilitate his image,  the smoking lobby has probably got a better reputation. (Source: TV Tonight)

Kim Kardashian’s ex Kris Humphries has been sacked by his lawyer. Is this circus ever going to end? (Source: News.com.au)

Curtis Stone will marry the mother of his child, Lindsay Price in Europe. (Source: Herald Sun)

Storage Wars Mark Baleo has killed himself after being arrested for drugs (Source: Reality Blurred)

Former Next Top Model judge was jailed for assaulting a woman. (Source: Radar Online)

February 15, 2013   5 Comments

Reality Tidbits – Reality TV Gossip – Monday Afternoon

American Idol judge Keith Urban and wife Nicole Kidman walking the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. (Photo source: News.com.au)

Sonia Kruger has got the plum gig of hosting an Ellen DeGeneres event. I like Ellen but not really sure why so many people are so excited about her coming to Australia. (Source: Daily Telegraph)

Masterchef’s Justine Schofield is partnering with Continental to find Australia’s national dish. It will be interesting to see what it will turn out to be. Something using a Continental product probably. (Source: Daily Telegraph)

There are pictures of Mahalia Barnes swimming in Thailand,which a magazine has bought. As she is sponsored by Weight Watcher’s and have an exclusive deal with another magazine for “the big reveal” this won’t go down well. (Source: Private Sydney, SMH)

Former The Block winner Andrew Rochford said he quit TEN Breakfast as working with Paul Henry  was “unworkable”. (Source: SMH)

“Kimora: House of Fab”, premieres Style Channel on Monday, March 4 at 8:30pm. Kimora is a US reality TV star and this show is about her  online fashion dot-com company, JustFab, and her employees.

Tracey from Masterchef: The Professionals says she wishes she had kids in this interview with TV Week. (Source: TV Week – Facebook)

A Can Of Worms starts tonight (Monday at 8.30pm) on TEN and Chrissie Swan who is host is coming out of a very bad week PR wise. Will they discuss should you smoke when you are pregnant? Also it was revealed last week that her management company bid over $50,000 for the pictures but in the end Woman’s Day won the bidding war.

Shipping Wars start on A&E Tuesday the 12 February at 7.30pm. The show is about people transporting competing and transporting unusual or heavy loads across the US. (Source: TV Tonight)

Michael Christian one of the DJ duo involved in the Royal Prank is back on air, no news on whether Mel Grieg will be returning to the air waves. (Source: News.com.au)

The X Factor Australia judge Mel B  and her husband Stephen Belafonte (wasn’t he meant to be on Celebrity Apprentice?) talk about their marriage. (Source: News.com.au)

February 11, 2013   6 Comments

Reality Tidbits – Sunday Edition

The Shire’s Sophie and Vernesa were styled by the Sunday Telegraph and they did not want their tits covered. Well if you pay $10,000 for something you probably do want to show it off. (Source: Sunday Telegraph)

Jessica Mauboy may be going to Hollywood with US buying The Sapphires for distribution. (Source: Sunday Telegraph)

Jesinta Campbell from Celebrity Apprentice Australia is flashing her hot body for Valentines Day. She won’t stay single for long. (Source: Sunday Telegraph)

Ricky Martin is in town to film The Voice the blind auditions are due to start filming on Thursday. If you want to see a live show you can go here to register your interest. (Source: Daily Telegraph)

Joel Madden’s advisor on The Voice, Benji Madden, has a new girlfriend and she is here in Australia with him. (Source: news.com.au)

The Swan which was a bizarre plastic surgery make over show is coming back, this time with female celebrities. Since they turned each contestant out looking like porn stars, maybe this will be the calibre of the celebs. (Source: EW)

Mel Grieg from The Amazing Race Australia but more famous now for being one of the DJ’s behind the hoax call to the hospital where Kate Middleton was staying will not be charged, however it appears they have been sacked with their show being shelved. (Source: ABC)

Malcolm and Shambo did not want to return for Survivor Caramoan. (Source: Inside TV, but hat tip to Carole thanks). Also clearly I am not the only person who wonders if Brendon Hantz was emotionally strong enough to come back on Survivor however Jeff Probst said he has been passed by a psychologist. (Source: EW)

 

February 3, 2013   6 Comments