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Something Borrowed, Something New premieres Feb. 8 on TLC

January 31, 2013 Lori Acken

It’s loved one’s pride versus fashion-conscious bride in TLC’s new BrideDay Friday series, Something Borrowed, Something New, which premieres Feb. 8 at 10/9C. The show taps into a quagmire familiar to generations of newly-betrothed ladies: They’re dreaming of dress shopping when mom/sister/bestie sidles up with dewy eyes and offers her own (often outdated) gown for the occasion. Looking for a happily-ever-after for everyone involved, Something Borrowed, Something New taps Georgia-born, LA-based designer Kelly Nishimoto to revamp the borrowed gown into something new — without making the anxious bride feel blue. As Kelly works, stylist to the stars Sam Saboura — who […]

Chef Wanted Season 2: Anne Burrell says the tests are even harder

January 30, 2013 Lori Acken

In her nearly 25 years in the restaurant business, Food Network star chef Anne Burrell has seen and done it all — right down to teaching the tricks of the trade at New York’s Institute of Culinary Education. That’s why, she says, she feels right at home scouting executive chefs for some of America’s top restaurants in the network’s fascinating Chef Wanted With Anne Burrell, which launches its second season Thursday night at 10pm/9pmCT. “I have been in the restaurant industry since I was 19 and one thing that I love about this show is that it really shows people what restaurants […]

Who are the models on Built? Style’s handyman, model series

January 28, 2013 Barb Oates

So who are these hot new handymen and models on Built? Style Network turns the camera on guys who model and remodel in its new 10-episode series Built, airing Mondays at 9pm ET beginning Jan. 28. The series follows five male models – Shane Duffy, Sandy Dias, Gage Cass, Donny Ware and Mike Keute — along with interior designer Kim Gieske, as they work on high-end home renovations. While the guys claim that some of their jobs are secured based on their good looks — well, it’s part of their moniker, isn’t it — their reputation for quality work and […]

HGTV 2011 Dream Home for sale

January 22, 2013 Barb Oates

The HGTV 2011 Dream Home for sale? Not really a surprise, as most winners can’t afford the property taxes or the time commitment of owning two homes on average incomes. The spectacular ski home in Stowe, Vt., is up for sale for a mere $2,995,000. Of the 76 million people who entered the 2011 sweepstakes, Eric and Catherine Makstenieks of Hinsdale, Ill., were the lucky winners of the luxuriously furnished HGTV Dream Home 2011, a new 2011 GMC Acadia Denali and $500,000 — a grand-prize package worth more than $2 million. According to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com, the young couple was only able […]

Beth Chapman on Baby Lyssa and Duane Lee’s absence from CMT’s Dog and Beth On The Hunt: “You can’t force your kids to stay with you forever”

January 11, 2013 Lori Acken

When I sat down with Leland, Dog and Beth Chapman to talk about their upcoming new CMT reality series Dog and Beth: On The Hunt and told them that my own family loved watching theirs on A&E’s smash Dog the Bounty Hunter, Beth wanted to know what I liked best about the show. I told her it was her family’s bond. • NEW INTERVIEW: Dog Chapman talks business family, and CMT’s Dog and Beth: On the Hunt Season 2 Much to my surprise — and with Dog and Leland looking on — she offered candid insight into what the Twittersphere has been discussing […]

Cyndi Lauper talks Broadway, philanthropy and her upcoming WE tv reality show

January 9, 2013 Lori Acken

If you still think of Cyndi Lauper as the rainbow-haired, helium-voiced pop music confection who defined ’80s girl power with tunes like “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” and “She Bop” — well, you’re partially right. Her hair remains a canvas for her mood, and the voice is unmistakably Lauper. But in the decades since she burst into the pop culture lexicon with 1983’s platinum-selling “She’s So Unusual,” Lauper has evolved into an actor, author, Broadway composer and tireless philanthropist — all the while continuing to make music and a home life with her actor husband David Thornton and their […]

Double Divas on Lifetime follows LiviRae Lingerie owners Molly Hopkins, Cynthia Richards

January 8, 2013 Barb Oates

Double Divas on Lifetime opens the doors to Atlanta-based LiviRae Lingerie, a specialty store that touts: “Got Boobs? LiviRae’s Got Bras.” Molly Hopkins and Cynthia Richards are the owners of LiviRae Lingerie and have long-been a standout with their custom bras and hands-on approach to fitting a woman correctly. Double Divas airs on Lifetime Tuesdays at 10pm ET/PT. The series comes from the producers of Say Yes to the Dress and follows Hopkins and Richards in action at LiviRae’s as they interact with clientele in a funny, touching and completely candid way. Cynthia is the Thomas Edison of custom lingerie. […]

Kings of Crash on Velocity new demolition derby series

January 7, 2013 Barb Oates

Meet Gumby, the McPhee family and Utah’s demolition derby drivers in Kings of Crash on Velocity. Redneck TV continues to grow with its latest addition being Kings of Crash, a new reality series that focuses on the lives of demolition derby drivers in a rural Utah town. Drivers TJ McPhee, Ryan Sweat, Gumby “The Mormon Maniac” (aka James Simko) and Monty Sweat provide just the right formula to make this an interesting character study on a popular hobby not yet captured in the reality TV world. The series debuts on Velocity, formerly HD Theater but now a growing “men’s focused” […]

Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan inspired by Steve Irwin

January 6, 2013 Barb Oates

Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan follows actor/wildlife enthusiast Dominic Monaghan (Lost) on his hunt for some seriously creepy creatures — from flesh-slicing army ants and thick-tailed scorpions to the world’s largest centipede, rumored to snatch bats right out of the air. Monaghan told TV critics at the 2013 TCA Winter Press Tour that Steve Irwin really was the inspiration on getting his wildlife adventure series into production. The series premieres on BBC America Jan. 22. “Steve Irwin is one of the major reasons why I made the show. I was in Hawaii shooting Lost and was pretty devastated by his […]

Pro athletes’ realtor of choice Jason Abrams stars in HGTV’s “Scoring The Deal”

January 4, 2013 Lori Acken

When he was just 21, Jason Abrams launched his real estate company The Abrams Team in his hometown of Detroit. One decade and two branch offices later, his unique brand of soup-to-nuts (and every black-walled living room and gigantic bathtub in between) service has earned him the devotion of a roster of professional athletes, and the nickname “The Jerry Maguire of real estate.” “In that movie, he became everything to his clients — he was a shoulder to cry on, he showed up at their games, he was negotiating their contracts — and in our world, that’s what we’ve really […]