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Jessica Simpson: Will have a baby before she is forty

Angelina Irinici — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:06:06 +0000

We all have one: “backups”. You know, in high school you promise your best guy friend that if you are both single by the time you’re forty you will get married? Well, some of us have anyway and although you’d think celebs would be the last to need a backup, Jessica Simpson has one. The dose.ca reports:

The singer and reality star appeared on Barbara Walters’ Sirius XM Radio show called “Here’s Barbara” and revealed that she will have a child by the time she is 40 with, or without a husband. She is going to use her hair stylist and dear friend Ken Paves, who happens to be interested in men.

The blonde bombshell is only 29, and still has plenty of time to meet Mr. Right, but has had some bad luck in the dating pool as of late. There are rumours that Simpson is dating Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, but she was there to set the record straight.

“Right now, I am very single. Billy is a dear, dear friend of mine. I adore him. I love him very much. We will always be friends. He will always be in my life. He is a great spiritual leader and just a phenomenal guy. But, right now, I’m single. But I have been getting a lot of phone calls which is nice.”

Simpson is focusing her attention from men to her new VH1 reality show, The Price of Beauty, which debuted last night and so far, has not been gaining much success. The show features Simpson, Paves and CaCee Cobb travelling to Thailand to do things like eat fried worms and cockroaches. The Washington Post’s Hank Stuever is not her best critic, “Simpson’s naivete about the world beyond her own crosses a line from mildly clueless to patently offensive,” he wrote.

Peak Season to Go World Wide after deal with VH1, MTV Networks International

Angelina Irinici — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:20:05 +0000

MTV Canada has announced via a media release that the popular hit reality show “Peak Season” has partnered with VH1 and MTV Networks International, a deal that will take Peak Season worldwide. According to the release, the Canadian series will begin airing on VH1 this Sunday, Feb. 14, for all of the United States to view. MTV Canada will present a full-season marathon this Sunday from 6-11 p.m. which will show all 10 episode back-to-back. It will debut on over 20 MTV Networks International channels around the world, this spring.

Peak Season is a Canadian documentary series filmed in Whistler B.C., at the Coastal Mountain resort. It follows a group of young adults in the unique tourist hot-spot of Whistler, where snowboarding, parties and love is the lifestyle. A lot of drama unfolds when the local residents mix with, travelers and temporary workers from all corners of the globe. Unlike most reality TV shows, the characters are easily relatable as they are everyday people. Don’t expect the stars of Peak Season to drive flashy cars, drink expensive champagne and wear designer clothing. They are real people, like the viewers who watch them. The unscripted show became an instant hit and had the highest rating for a series premier in MTV history. Now the rest of the world will get to experience all of the drama that a Canadian television show can bring.

Divas Revived On VH1

Eva Lam — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:57:52 +0000

Music fans could have a say in anointing the next generation of “Divas” as VH1 brings back its performance special for the first time since 2005.

The show, which has featured such top female talent as Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Diana Ross since debuting in 1998, will air live on Sept. 17.

VH1 is asking the public to weigh in on who would make the perfect “Divas” performer, as well as their dream “Diva Duet,” by visiting the network’s blog and leaving a comment. More than 6,900 comments had been posted as of Wednesday evening.

“Now more than ever, the time feels right to re-launch this beloved show as a new generation of talented female artists has come to the forefront of music,” Lee Rolontz, executive vice president of music production for VH1, said in a statement. “We’ve heard our viewers, and we promise to deliver a live show that will generate the same ‘Divas’ excitement as in the past – while also infusing some new twists along the way.”

The 2009 show will be held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House in New York.

American Idol Champ To Star In Reality Series

Eva Lam — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:23:56 +0000

Season 3 “American Idol” winner Fantasia Barrino is returning to the small screen with a new reality show on VH1.

According to the network, the as-yet-untitled series will track Fantasia’s everyday life as a recording artist and young single mother.

It’s not the first time the singer has given fans a peek into her personal life – she released an autobiography called “Life Is Not a Fairy Tale” in 2005 and later starred in the TV movie adaptation.

“Fantasia’s life has been an open book, but at 24 years old, her story has just begun,” exec producer Randy Barbato told the Hollywood Reporter. “We look forward to smashing expectations and revealing the fresh, funny and unexpected side of this one-of-a-kind country girl and superstar.”

Cameras are set to begin following the singer shortly for an early 2010 debut.

Since winning “Idol” in 2004, Fantasia has earned nine Grammy nominations and performed in the Broadway production of “The Colour Purple” as Celie, a role she will reprise when the production opens this summer in Washington, DC. She is currently working on her third album.

Lil’ Wayne and Scott Weiland Go ‘Behind The Music’

Jennifer Brooks — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:22:29 +0000

VH1 announced on Thursday (March 19th) that the popular show, “Behind the Music” will be re-launched depicting more modern day musicians in mainstream Pop-culture, MTVnews.com reports.

“We had to rethink a little bit and look at these current artists that are really big stars now, and maybe it isn’t the classic rise and fall,” Rick Krim, executive vice president of talent and music programming at VH1, told MTV News on Thursday. “There’s the classic ‘Behind The Music’ arc, but in this crop we wanted to get some artists that were on top of their game now instead of looking back. And also, just because their big stars now doesn’t mean they necessarily have a great ‘Behind the Music’ kind of story.”

With 200 previous episodes, the show has covered a vast majority of iconic talents ranging from Meatloaf to Megadeth. Now that the show has made its way through the decades, VH1’s Behind the Music looks towards new age artists to reveal what goes on behind the scenes to the public and put their talents and realities on display.

Scott Weiland and Lil’ Wayne are among the first modern musical talents to sign up to be documented by the network, and these are certainly two current stars that have much drama to showcase behind their music.

New episodes are set to air in July/09.