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    'RHOC': Tamra Judge Hints at Possible Cameo in Season 15 Reunion

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    When asked during a new interview if she has plan to return to the Bravo show, the 53-year-old reality TV star explains, ‘I never know what Bravo’s going to decide to do.’

    Dec 29, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Tamra Judge may have exited “The Real Housewives of Orange County” ahead of season 15, but it seems like fans will see her in the upcoming season 15 reunion. The former Bravo personality teased her appearance in an interview on Cj Skyes’s Instagram Live series “The Weekly Scoop With CJ”.
    During the live broadcast, Tamra shared to the host that the cast reached out to her during the filming of the reunion. “I did get a phone call during the reunion…you might see it, I don’t know,” the 53-year-old reality TV star teased.
    She went on to say that she got “a little bit of feedback” on the reunion taping which took place on December 18. “I think that the reunion is going to be better than the entire season,” she said, though she admitted that she didn’t really keep up with the current season.
    When asked if she had plan to return to the show, Tamra explained, “I never know what Bravo’s going to decide to do,” adding that she had yet to get “a former offer” to come back and even if she did, she wouldn’t be “telling anyone” because she wanted to make a surprise comeback. During the interview, Tamra also believed that “there’s going to be a shakeup, a big shakeup” on the series in the future.

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    Tamra, who had been on the show for 12 seasons, shockingly announced that she departed from “The Real Housewives of Orange County” in January allegedly due to reduced salary and “humiliating” demotion. “Bravo bosses wanted Tamra to be bridge from the old cast to the new in season 15 and she refused,” a source spilled to Radar Online at the time. “Tamra got her pick up contract letter last, after the other ladies, and it had major conditions in it.”
    The source added that Tamra “was even more than demoted to a friend role” which meant that “she’d have very little camera time. And it meant she would earn next to nothing in reality TV terms. She would go from $900,000 a season to $20,000 an episode for just three show appearances, which would add up to $60,000 total.” Thinking that “it was humiliating,” Tamra decided to walk away.
    In her statement, she said, “It’s been a wild ride, and after all these years, I’m looking forward to life away from the cameras. I was offered a chance to come back to the show in a limited role, but would prefer to walk away on my own terms.”

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    Monique Samuels Announces 'RHOP Exit: 'I'm Over It'

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    She notes in an Instagram Live that she puts her family as priotity, adding that she departs from the Bravo show because she doesn’t want her children to grow up seeing rumors about her.

    Dec 28, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Monique Samuels is not going to return for upcoming season 6 of “The Real Housewives of Potomac”. On Sunday, December 27, the Bravo personality announced in an Instagram Live broadcast that she decided to exit the reality TV show following her massive fight with co-star Candiace Dillard in previous season.
    Reflecting on her stint on the show, Monique said, “It was a crazy ride, it’s not easy doing reality TV, and to be quite honest, I’m over it.” She went on saying, “I appreciate everything people have done for me, everybody that has been Team Monique, I love yall, but when you cross certain lines there’s no going back.”
    She continued noting that she put her family as priority. “For me, my family is that line. The opinion of my family and my kids and what they think about that I do is more valuable to me than anybody’s opinion, so, I’m over it,” she explained.

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    Monique also said that she departed from the show because she didn’t want her children to grow up seeing rumors about her. “I wanted to represent real Black love and show people something outside what the stereotype has been on TV,” she claimed. “Unfortunately, this season I played right into that stereotype. I was working overtime to check myself because that’s the opposite of what I want to display. I’m always going to be a great example or a role model for my kids and you have to know when enough is enough.”

    This arrives after Candiace revealed that she didn’t want to film with Monique. “I will not film with her, I will not work with her,” she declared during her appearance on “Behind the Velvet Rope” podcast. “I, for my mental health, cannot be around someone who is doing a music video to promote the song bragging about fighting me,” she added, referring to Monique’s new song “Drag Queens”.
    “And there’s nothing that I need or want to say to her. This is still a job at the end of the day. I’m not working with her and that’s not an ultimatum. That’s nothing but my truth. I am not comfortable in that space,” she went on saying.

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    Mariah Carey to Get Another Apple TV Plus' Christmas Special in 2021

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    The ‘All I Want For Christmas is You’ hitmaker has been forced to scale back on her 2020 special due to COVID-19 restrictions, but still manages to bring in Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson.

    Dec 28, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Mariah Carey is in talks to make a follow-up to her Apple TV+ Christmas special.
    The singer was forced to scale back on a big-budget spectacular due to COVID restrictions, but the show still featured A-list guests like Ariana Grande, Snoop Dogg, and Jennifer Hudson, and Mariah is now hoping to host another Christmas special without any financial restrictions.
    A source tells The Sun on Sunday newspaper, “Mariah created the Christmas special for Apple as a one-off but it was a runaway hit. No one could have predicted its success and it went to number one in their charts in over 100 countries.”

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    “Bosses at Apple now want to secure her for another special show next year. Mariah’s team are, of course, completely behind it and everyone is going to do what they can to make it happen.
    “They spent over £4 million on this year’s show but next year this could go even higher. Apple know the worth of Mariah and are willing to splash the cash to make a follow-up even bigger and better.”
    Meanwhile, the “All I Want For Christmas is You” singer was delighted she was able to bring so many big stars together for the 2020 show: “I was so excited to work with so many incredible artists and just really try to bring this to life.”
    Prior to this, it was reported that Mariah’s Christmas special cost $5.2 million to produce. “Mariah does nothing by half and the special was created with huge production values,” an insider revealed. “Her styling alone, including hair and make-up, cost more than $165,000 (£125,000), let alone the other $26,000 (£20,000) that she racked up in expenses and costs. But everyone who knows Mariah knows she’s worth every penny.”

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    Mel B Says 'Coronation Street' Shocking Christmas Day Plot Is Inspired by Her Own Marriage

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    Weighing in on the particular episode that saw Yasmeen suffering a panic attack, the Spice Girls member reveals she helped ‘create’ the storyline based on experience during marriage to Stephen Belafonte.

    Dec 28, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The writers of long-running British TV soap “Coronation Street” turned to Spice Girls star Melanie Brown to help them craft a shocking Christmas Day storyline on the show.
    The singer has revealed she helped talk them through what it is like to live with “coercive control and PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)” as they developed the plot between characters Geoff Metcalfe and Yasmeen Nazir. Mel B, who previously accused her ex-husband Stephen Belafonte of abusive behavior, says, “I like to think I helped shape the scripts… They were able to write parts of the script because of what I told them.”
    The “Wannabe” star and Belafonte divorced in 2017, with Mel revealing last year (19) she now suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of her past experiences.

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    “It means a lot to me that what Yasmeen goes through in the show is true to life, because we know that because of the storyline lots of people living with abuse have reached out to get help,” Mel adds.
    The storyline exploded in May (20) as Yasmeen, portrayed by Shelley King, stabbed Geoff (Ian Bartholomew) in the neck with a broken bottle following his campaign of abuse.
    Yasmeen’s suffering was well documented on “Coronation Street”, with Geoff abusing her physically, sexually and emotionally.
    On Friday’s (December 25) Christmas Day episode, Yasmeen suffered a panic attack as she imagined Geoff standing in front of her even though he died trying to chase her off a roof and Mel admits it’s a scenario she knows well, “I didn’t even realise for so many years that I was in a coercive relationship,” she tells MailOnline. “It was only through doing my book that I began to fully understand the situation I had been living in for 10 years. And I know I’m not the only one like that.”

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    ‘The Masked Dancer’ Premiere Recap: Find Out the First Celebrity to Get Unmasked!

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    'The Masked Dancer' Premiere Recap: Find Out the First Celebrity to Get Unmasked!

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    The spin-off series of ‘The Masked Singer’ features 10 celebrities hiding behind extravagant costumes while trying to win the coveted Diamond Mask trophy with their dancing skills.

    Dec 28, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “The Masked Dancer” finally premiered on Sunday, December 27. Hosted by Craig Robinson, the spin-off series of FOX’s hit competition show “The Masked Singer” featured 10 celebrities hiding behind extravagant costumes while trying to win the coveted Diamond Mask trophy with their dancing skills. The first five dancers to perform in the premiere were Disco Ball, Tulip, Cricket, Hammerhead and Exotic Bird.
    Hammerhead kicked off the night as he danced to “Everybody” by Backstreet Boys. As for his hint, he claimed to the panelists, who included Ashley Tisdale, Brian Austin Green, Ken Jeong and Paula Abdul, that he was workaholic. The panelists thought that Hammerhead could be either Carrot Top, Joe Jonas or Zac Efron.
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    The next dancer was Tulip, who hit the stage by dancing to “Fergalicious” by Fergie (Stacy Ferguson). The panelists were shocked by her performance as it indicated that she was a trained dancer. Tulip hinted that she might have huge followers on TikTok by giving a sign of the video-sharing platform for her hint. Charli D’Amelio, Ariana Grande and Heather Morris were among the guesses.
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    As for Cricket, he opted to dance to “Jump (For My Love)” by Pointer Sisters. It wasn’t the best performance and the panelists threw names such as Ryan Reynolds, Jim Carrey, Ian Ziering and Ashton Kutcher. Following it up was Disco Ball, who flaunted his skills by dancing to “Uptown Funk” by Bruno Mars. Among the guesses for Disco Ball were MC Hammer, LL Cool J and Smokey Robinson.

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    Concluding the night was Exotic Bird. She took the stage to dance to “Con Calma” by Daddy Yankee and Katy Perry, showing that she got the rhythm. The panelists thought that Exotic Bird’s real identity could be Marion Jones, Hope Solo, Jennifer Hudson or Venus Williams.
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    Eventually, it was revealed that Disco Ball got the least amount of votes, meaning that he would be unmasked in the very first episode of the new show. For the final guess, Brian named LL Cool J, while Ken guessed Smokey Robinson. Paul thought Disco Ball could be Ving Rhames with Ashley naming Lionel Richie. Disco Ball was actually Ice-T!

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    Emma Corrin Worked as Reader for 'The Crown' Audition Before Being Cast as Diana

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    The British actress who plays Princess Diana on the controversial fourth season of the Netflix hit royal drama series actually had a different role during audition.

    Dec 25, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Emma Corrin was brought in as a reader on “The Crown” before she was cast as Princess Diana.
    The British actress was a relative unknown before landing the prestigious role in the fourth season of the Netflix drama. However, casting director Robert Sterne has revealed that she was actually involved in the programme in a different capacity at first.
    Explaining that Emma was acting as a reader opposite the actresses auditioning for the role of Camilla Parker-Bowles in the show, Sterne told Elle magazine, “I usually read in all these meetings, but we decided because it was this major scene that we would get somebody to come in (for Diana).”
    “We asked Emma to come in, not thinking about casting Diana at this point. But as she was reading with these Camillas, all the directors and the showrunner were looking more at her and not at the people playing Camilla – who will remain nameless, of course. When we got to thinking about Diana a year later, there she was in my notes.”

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    Emma was later cast as Diana opposite Josh O’Connor as Prince Charles while Emerald Fennell landed the part of Camilla.
    The fourth season of “The Crown” caused big reactions as it focused on the relationship between Princess Diana, then-husband Prince Charles, and his lover Camilla.
    The heir apparent to the British throne and his now-wife Camilla were forced to shut off the comment sections on their Twitter and Instagram due to backlash from Diana’s supporters.
    British minister even asked Netflix to add a disclaimer warning fans that the show was a fiction, but the streaming service refused. Instead, the company promoted a documentary called “Diana: In Her Own Words” amid the controversy.

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    'RHOC' Star Elizabeth Lyn Vargas Gets Candid About Being 'Beaten' by Religious Cult Family

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    In a new episode of ‘The Real Housewives if Orange County, the newly-added cast member reveals that she ‘grew up in complete fear, anxiety, anguish’ in a ‘in a religious f***ing cult.’

    Dec 24, 2020
    AceShowbiz – “The Real Housewives of Orange County” is opening up about her rough childhood. In the Wednesday, December 23 episode of the Bravo reality TV show, the newly-added cast member shared about her background while hiking with co-star Braunwyn Windham-Burke.
    “I was raised in a very, very religious situation, where I was told to absolutely not open my mouth, or tell the truth about what was happening, and I have a very, very hard issue with stopping the compartmentalization because I grew up in this horrible situation,” she told Braunwyn. “It’s why I don’t let people get to know me — I throw big parties, but no one really knows me.”
    Braunwind responded, “I’ve been to those parties and none of those people are your friends.” To that, Elizabeth said, “I know, and I don’t want to live that way anymore.”
    Elizabeth admitted that she needed help, though she didn’t know how to get it. “I’m not going to tell the girls, ‘Oh by the way, I was in a religious f***ing cult growing up that told me to shut my f***ing mouth or I’d be thrown under a bridge,’ ” she explained. “I really can’t talk about this. This is bothering me a lot,” she added while crying.

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    Elizabeth started to struggle to catch her breath, prompting Braunwyn to help her sit down. “You’re having a panic attack.”
    In her confessional, Elizabeth revealed that she “grew up in complete fear, anxiety, anguish.” She went on recalling, “It was very, very hard for me. I was always scared for my life because we were beaten so bad that I thought for sure I was going to die one day of it.”
    “My grandmother was the leader of the church and my father was the preacher and my family really wanted me to be a preacher,” she continued. “When I was 8 years old, my grandmother asked me to speak in tongues in front of the church and she says, ‘The Lord needs to speak through Elizabeth.’ And I just faked it and they all bought it — in fact, even a member passed out.”
    “That was the exact day when I realized adults were full of s**t and that I could lie to get my way. I couldn’t stand what [the church] did,” she added.
    Meanwhile, Braunwyn shared that she was confused about the whole thing. “I have no idea what she’s talking about,” she claimed in a confessional. “But if I can get her to open up and all these things that she’s been bottling up are going to come out, she’s going to feel so much lighter and she’s going to be able to breathe.”

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    Kim Cattrall on Stepping Away From 'Sex and the City': You Don't Want to Become That Caged Bird

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    Amid rumors of a reboot with her three original co-stars, the actress famous as Samantha Jones in the hit series deems herself lucky to have had a choice to leave the franchise.

    Dec 24, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Actress Kim Cattrall considers herself “lucky” to step away from the “Sex and the City” franchise amid rumors of a reboot with her three original co-stars.
    Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis are said to be working on a “limited series reboot” for U.S. streaming service HBO Max, but Cattrall won’t be a part of the TV revamp, and she has no problem leaving her role as sex-crazed PR guru Samantha Jones in her past.
    Cattrall has previously made it clear she has no interest in reprising her character, a decision which led to plans for a third “Sex and the City” movie to be ditched last year, and she has now reiterated her stance on the show.
    In an interview on the “Women’s Prize for Fiction” podcast on Wednesday, December 23, Cattrall said of the original run of the hit drama series, “It was a lot of fun and I loved it and being in new territory is always exciting. I felt like we were.”
    “Walking away, even if it’s the only thing to do, you always feel, it’s a bit of shame, I think. The taste of shame and you have to let go of that. You don’t want to become that caged bird (sic).”

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    The actress recalled some of the harsh backlash she received from “Sex and the City” fans when she refused to sign on for another movie sequel, but she is glad she can afford to opt out of projects which simply do not appeal to her.
    “I’m lucky enough to have the choice, not that I haven’t worked for it. I have,” Cattrall continued. “It’s something I feel very lucky to have and I’m very protective of it. I wouldn’t be any good doing something that I really didn’t want to do.”

    Now Cattrall wants to focus her screen career on more specific projects, “I want to use my platform to tell stories about women my age who have gone through loss. Loss is the biggest headache for my 60s so far, I’ve lost my father. I’ve lost my brother,” she shared of her family heartaches.
    Family patriarch Dennis died in 2012, while Kim’s brother, Christopher Cattrall, passed away in 2018.

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