People.com has reported that Dancing With the Stars will be missing a regular in the ballroom next season. Co-host Samantha Harris had decided not to return when the show premieres on March 22nd for its 9th season, instead she will be focusing on projects, such as correspondent duties on The Insider. Her spot has yet to be filled.
The Superbowl will be filled with superstars for its musical performances. Carrie Underwood has been slated to sing the national anthem on February 7th, when the Indianapolis Colts will take on the New Orleans Saints. Queen Latifah will also perform “America the Beautiful” and The Who will be the entertainment during half time.
Here comes the reality bride! People.com has reported that The Bachelor couple of Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney will say there I Do’s on national television, following in the footsteps of the only other successful couple the show has produced: Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter. ABC has confirmed that the wedding episode will air on March 8th, and will follow preparations such as dress fittings and even the bachelor/bachelorette parties. More than 17.1 million viewers tuned in to the Rehn/Sutter marriage in 2002, and another astronomical number is predicated for this marriage, especially consider the unusual circumstances surrounding Mesnick’s choice. As you may remember, he originally chose Melissa Rycroft on the show’s finale, only to let her go at the Final Rose Ceremony and ask runner-up Molly to give him another chance.
Gisele Bundchen is revealing new details about the birth of her son, Benjamin. The baby (father is Bundchen’s husband NFL quarterback Tom Brady) was born on December 8th, but not at a Boston-area hospital that previous reports stated. Instead, Bundchen gave birth at the couple’s Beacon Hill penthouse, in the bathtub. The supermodel confirmed the water birth while giving an interview to the Brazilian magazine Fantástico. People.com reports that Bundchen is also back to work, shooting a campaign for Brazilian fashion label Colicci in Boston.
Carol Mason always had the desire to write. Even though she suffered through some very non-glamorous jobs in the beginning, she always knew the passion for writing was there, she just wasn’t so sure on what she wanted to write. After her husband, Tony, convinced her to get a degree that was related to writing, Mason got her degree in Radio and Television Arts from Ryerson Polytechnical University in Toronto- and decided she wanted to write a book. After many rejections but never giving up hope, The Secrets of Married Women was bought by Hodder, and has since sold to 12 countries and is translated into 8 languages. Carol Mason now has two books published, The Secrets of Married Women and Send Me a Lover, with a third soon to be published. The Love Market is due out in stores on Valentine’s Day 2010. Mason currently lives in British Columbia with her husband and their cat and dog, Sadie and Rosie.
I hit up the gym about three times a week or so, but the equipment is pretty sparse due to the fact that is within my apartment complex. Sure there are two treadmills, a bike, elliptical, and some free weights- but it’s nothing compared to the big chain gyms. I’ll take what I can get though, and rely on magazines and the internet to keep mixing up my workouts and giving me new ideas. My only problem with the treadmill is that I don’t like to run. I have bad knees and a bad ankle from my cheerleading days in high school, so running for just a few minutes can cause me a lot of pain. To still get a good workout, I decided to take up walking. I started power walking but didn’t feel like I was getting too much out of it, so I switched to walking on an incline. And I have met my match. As of right now, I walk at a brisk pace, and slowly creep up the incline, until a reach a level 8. Once I get to that 8, I am winded, my legs are burning, and I feel like I may collapse on the treadmill, so after about three minutes I start to lower the incline again and eventually cool down. After I complete 30 minutes, I am drenched with sweat, my heart rate is definitely up, and my legs feel like jello. But I feel great, because I know I just gave myself a great workout. I did get worried that by walking on an incline that I would actually be making my legs (especially my thighs) bigger and bulkier, but one click on the internet showed me that is not true. About.com gave a pretty straightforward answer on my dilemma, explaining that walking, along with a variety of other aerobic exercises, uses the body’s slow-twitch fibers, which are designed for sustained activity and will not grow in size. To get lean and toned legs, walking on an incline is highly recommended. To burn more calories, increase your speed or the incline or both! Good luck!
People.com has reported that the popular ABC show Ugly Betty has been cancelled by the network. Executive producer Silvio Horta and ABC president Steve McPherson said this in a joint statement, “We’ve mutually come to the difficult decision to make this Ugly Betty’s final season, and are announcing now as we want to allow the show ample time to write a satisfying conclusion. We are extremely proud of this groundbreaking series, and felt it was important to give the fans a proper farewell.” The hour long comedy, starring Emmy Award winner America Ferrera, first premiered in September 2006.
Country super star Taylor Swift has a new job- writing greeting cards! The 20 year old singer will work on a signature line of card creations for the company American Greetings, Usmagazine reports. The cards will be available mid-February. Swift said, “I’ve always been fascinated by how we express feelings to each other. My idea of a great song is a song that says how I feel, better than I could. I feel the same way about cards.”She will also create gift packing and stationary for the company.
People.com has reported that Jennifer Lopez will be guest starring on the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother in a March episode. Executive producer and co-creator of the series Carter Bays says, “We’re looking forward to a week of revealing outfits and sexy dance moves the likes of which this show hasn’t seen since Regis Philbin guest starred.” The press release states that Lopez will be playing Anita Appleby, an outspoken self-help guru who makes it her mission to break caddish Barney (played by Neil Patrick Harris) of his womanizing ways. Lopez has also been rumored to guest star in another hit comedy, Glee. That appearance has not yet been confirmed.
