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11 hours ago
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How Love Island USA Host Ariana Madix Was ‘Inspired By' UK Host Maya Jama
When Vanderpump Rules alum Ariana Madix announced on the show how much she loved Love Island USA, the stars aligned. Later, Ariana signed on to host Season 6 of the series about sexy singles looking for a connection. Of course, Ariana brought new eyeballs to the Peacock series, and the ratings soared. And it seems like Season 7 of Love Island USA has even more heat and more controversy. Now, Ariana is opening up about why Maya Jama, the host of Love Island UK, caused her to up her game. As a host, Ariana brings some humor and playfulness to her role. So, who did she model her Love Island persona after? 'I'm a big fan of so many of the women who have hosted the show in the different countries, and in the U.S.,' Ariana told Variety. 'I think that no matter what, if you try to do what someone else is doing or has done, it won't work. I wanted to really bring myself to it.' She added, 'So whatever that is – being a little bit more on the sexy side, and trying to bring a level of confidence … if I'm not feeling it in the moment, you fake it until you make it. And of course, humor.' Plus, Ariana wanted to showcase some amazing fashion, and she slays. 'And I knew I really wanted to bring some amazing looks, and that was something that was also inspired by other hosts around the world,' the Pump Rules alum explained. 'Because when Maya Jama is walking into that U.K. villa, she is sex on a stick.' I think that Ariana also deserves a shout-out for reacting to the backlash against some of the Love Island cast members. 'Don't be contacting people's families, don't be doxxing people,' Ariana stated on Aftersun, 'don't be going on islander's pages and saying rude things.' She added, 'This is an amazing, fun, and beautiful show, and we should be thanking each of these islanders every day for giving us themselves, so be nice.' Love Island USA is available to stream on Peacock. New episodes drop every day except Wednesdays. TELL US – WHAT DO YOU THINK OF ARIANA AS A HOST ON LOVE ISLAND USA? DOES SHE BRING A FRESH VIBE TO THE SHOW? The post How Love Island USA Host Ariana Madix Was 'Inspired By' UK Host Maya Jama appeared first on Reality Tea.
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15 hours ago
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- Elle
Abby Elliott on the ‘Vanderpump Rules' Character that Inspired Her Feud Scene in ‘The Bear'
Spoilers below. If Carmen Berzatto ultimately decides to leave the restaurant from which FX's hit dramedy The Bear draws its name, fans are certain to riot—but Natalie 'Sugar' Berzatto will have done her job well. As the older sister to Jeremy Allen White's emotionally stunted chef Carmy, Natalie has spent her entire life looking out for her mother and brothers, gamely putting up with their 'bullshit,' as actress Abby Elliott puts it. But at the beginning of the newest season of The Bear, she's a new mother and an operations manager at a struggling restaurant—and, frankly, too exhausted not to be forthright. 'I think because she's exhausted, because she's a new mom, she's able to really express a little more to Carmy what she's feeling,' Elliott says. 'So she's telling Carmy, 'If you're not in love with [the restaurant business] anymore, that's okay.' And that may not have been something that she could have said before.' The scene Elliott is referencing takes place in episode 2, and is one of several moments that underscore season 4's focus on emotional release after the pressure-cooker pace of season 3. 'Catharsis: I feel like that is exactly what this season is,' Elliott says. As an actress, she found it increasingly difficult to separate herself from what Natalie was undergoing on-camera. 'I really, really feel all of her feelings, which is a new thing for me on TV shows. I go through the emotions of Natalie now and feel like I am living in it.' But, of course, Natalie's role isn't simply as The Bear's budget-minded brain or its emotional engine. Elliott's comedic background—she was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2008 to 2012, and has starred in several sitcoms since—goes a long way toward legitimizing the FX series' status as a bona fide comedy. A standout scene arrives during a much-hyped wedding showdown in episode 7, during which actress Brie Larson makes a guest-star appearance as Natalie's frenemy, Francie Fak. Elliott's inflections around phrases like, 'Francie Fucking Fak!' and 'You were drunk as shit!' make an otherwise overwhelming shouting match a treat to watch. 'Tonally, you really have to ground it and sell it,' Elliott says. 'It really is about playing everything super-grounded and real, trying to feel those feelings, to get to a place of, 'I'm fighting with her because I'm genuinely heartbroken by what she did.' And then trusting that it will be edited and directed in a way that feels [both funny and dramatic].' Below, Elliott discusses working with White on strengthening Carmy and Natalie's bond; how Vanderpump Rules inspired her performance with Larson; and what that crucial finale scene means for Natalie's future in The Bear. When we read [the scripts], it makes so much sense to us. And with Jeremy, our relationship has naturally evolved on-camera, and I feel closer to him now off-camera. I genuinely didn't know how [the scene in episode 2] was going to come out in the moment. I didn't know how emotional it would feel, and that's how [show creator] Chris Storer approaches everything: It's all really fresh and not overly rehearsed. And every time I'm [filming a scene] on the phone, there is an actor also on the [other side of the] phone. Jeremy was really on the phone with me, and Carmy's felt so different this time than the times that he's apologized in the past. Now that Carmy and Natalie are in this emotional place together and she says this thing, it almost feels like a seed she's planting. It brings him to a different place. And then we see her come into the restaurant with the baby, and his face lights up. The way it's shot is so light; the directorial choices were so beautiful in that moment. Everything's coming to light, literally and figuratively. Absolutely. I think, now more than ever, she needs support. She's a new mom, and she still has this very complicated relationship with [her mother] Donna. Them coming together and connecting in the labor episode [last season]? That wasn't really this reconciliation. She's still like, 'Fuck this' when her mom calls her. I think she knows she needs support now. And Pete is a huge part of that. He's the antithesis of how she grew up, and you see her being grateful for him. In the wedding episode, she's reassuring him that she wasn't in love with Francie; it's always been Pete. I love those moments with him, and I love the moments in bed where Nat and him are being affectionate. I think they're so important for Nat's character, to see her not just being walked on and giving too much of herself to Carmy and the restaurant. Chris Storer and I have been having conversations about this since season 2, when the concept of Francie first gets introduced. We were like, 'Who is she?' We talked about Stassi [Schroeder] from Vanderpump Rules. And we were like, 'I think she's kind of like Stassi.' Then, I think it was between seasons 2 and 3, I was at the L.A. Natural History Museum, and I saw Stassi. I was like, 'Oh my God.' I was so embarrassed because my kid was having a tantrum and her kid was so well-behaved, and [Storer] was like, 'This is perfect. This is so Natalie and Francie.' Another thing that Chris and I talked about: I was watching a reality show with all these women at this wedding in those Hill House nap dresses. And I was like, 'It'd be so funny if [Francie and Natalie] are going at each other in these Little-Bo-Peep pastel dresses.' So we tried to do that with the wardrobe in episode 7; she's wearing a headband and I'm wearing a headband. Everything's very cute, and then we're going into this dark drunken backstory. It was my favorite thing to shoot. That episode felt so much like My Best Friend's Wedding and The Wedding Singer and all of those kind of '90s/2000s movies that you watch and you're like, 'Oh, I wish I was at that wedding.' There was a scene in My Best Friend's Wedding, which takes place in Chicago, and [Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz] are in the bathroom at Wrigley Field. Cameron's wearing a little headband and she's in pastel, and she goes off on Julia's character. I kept watching that scene before [filming episode 7] to really get me into it. So much goes down at weddings. It's such a perfect backdrop for drama and comedy. And then when Brie stepped in, it made it all the more perfect. We really hit it off. I think we're pretty similar, and she's so funny. I love her. We were simpatico from the start, which was so much fun to play. And even though we do, sort of, find out [the source of Natalie and Francie's feud], it's still a little unclear! When I was in the scene and when I performed it, I just felt heartbreak for Carmy. I felt heartbreak that he couldn't bring himself in to Mikey's funeral, that he was there and he couldn't get himself to go in. But then I think Sugar's overcome with pride for how far he's come. In that moment, she wants him to be okay. That hug is a hug of support: I got you. I'm going to lift you up and get you to where you want to be. If we were to have that opportunity, I'd love to see her continue supporting Carmy—to have this relationship with him that is now in a good place, a loving place on both sides. I think that she's so capable. She has this healthy work-life balance where... Yes, she's ambitious, but she's not going to [drive herself to the brink] over this restaurant. This was never really her dream. She's here for her brother, to support him, and then she fell in love with it and loves the Bear family. She has her home life, which is very satisfying to her, but she also knows how to operate the restaurant. She knows what she's doing. I'd like to see her continue down that path. For entertainment purposes, I would love to see her with Donna. I'd love to see Donna coming over to babysit. And then having something happen. [Laughs.] This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Tom Sandoval's ‘AGT' Audition: Simon Cowell Notes 'Vocals Weren't Great' & Mel B Says, 'I Don't Give A F*** About A Scandal'
As Ariana Madix triumphs as host of Love Island USA, which is setting record viewership in Season 7, her ex Tom Sandoval is still trying to move past the scandal he provoked on Vanderpump Rules. With the Bravo reality series completely rebooting with a new cast, Sandoval has turned to music and appeared on America's Got Talent Season 20 with his band to audition for the NBC talent show. More from Deadline 'Love Island USA' Season 7: Casa Amor Dumping Shocks As Two OG Islanders Exit 'Love Island USA' Issues Warning To Viewers Amid Growing Negative Discourse Online: "Let's Be Kind & Spread The Love" 'America's Got Talent' & 'Destination X' Join Forces To Heat Up NBC Summer Tuesdays With Big Audience Wins 'A couple of years ago, I made some really bad choices and was involved in a very bad cheating scandal and I let down a lot of people,' Sandoval said on AGT. 'It pretty much destroyed my life. It was absurd how much coverage and how big it became. Ever since then, everything I do is completely criticized.' Sandoval noted that he felt a lot of pressure and hoped the judges could see him as a musician and not just someone on a reality show. When Sandoval got on stage, Simon Cowell reminded him that he worked with his friend Lisa Vanderpump, owner of SUR and executive producer of Vanderpump Rules. 'With being on a reality TV show, it's very much about your personal life,' Sandoval said of moving on to music. 'A couple of years ago, I was involved in a scandal and I was labeled as, 'The most hated man in America,' by the New York Times. It was really rough and I was in a very dark place. I felt as though I had nothing in my life and this band was the only thing that kept me going.' Sandoval added that he wants to tour the world and become the ultimate cover band. The former Bravo star was accompanied by his co-star Tom Schwartz and his girlfriend, who were cheering him on in the audience. As Sandoval got ready to perform, Sofía Vergara asked fellow judge Howie Mandel what was the scandal he was involved in, to which he said, 'He slept with his girlfriend's best friend.' 'No wonder nobody likes him then,' Mel B chimed in. Cowell then added, 'Do you know how not interested I am in any of that stuff?' Tom Sandoval and the Most Extras performed 'Take On Me' by A-ha and wowed the judges, receiving a standing ovation from all four of them. 'You made me smile,' Mel B said after Cowell noted that she got on her feet following Sandoval's performance. 'You gave me happy vibes, and apart from that song being one of my favorite songs, you all looked like you were fully enjoying yourselves, and you're not embarrassed to say that you are a cover band.' Mel B noted that she may need a cover band for her upcoming wedding with Sandoval saying he was down to perform there. 'I love cover bands. I love the band. I love the energy,' Vergara said. 'Tom, you look amazing up there. I think you guys brought us joy tonight.' Mandel, who interviewed Sandoval on his podcast in the aftermath of the Vanderpump Rules scandal, said, 'Tom is a showman. He really takes this seriously. For me, it was great.' Cowell got honest with Sandoval and said, 'The vocals weren't great, Tom.' The crowd booed Cowell, who then added, 'Not everyone comes on this show to get a record deal. Sometimes it's about being true to who you are.' All the judges said yes, pushing Sandoval into the next round. 'That's real life. That's what happens to some people. That's why I'm like, 'I don't give a f*** about a scandal.' Who cares?' Mel B added after Sandoval left the stage. 'I liked it because I'm cheesy.' Watch Sandoval's full performance below. Watch the AGT judges give Sandoval feedback. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About 'My Life With The Walter Boys' Season 2 So Far Everything We Know About The 'Reminders of Him' Movie So Far Everything We Know About The 'Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping' Movie So Far
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Kailyn Lowry Explains Why She Co-Parents Each of Her 7 Kids Differently: 'Sort of Difficult'
Kailyn Lowry is sharing how she approaches co-parenting her seven kids The podcaster opened up about the topic while appearing on Lala Kent's podcast Give Them Lala Lowry has been open in the past about how her co-parenting relationships have evolved over timeKailyn Lowry is opening up about how she approaches co-parenting her seven kids. The podcaster, 33, appeared on Lala Kent's podcast Give Them Lala and was asked by the Vanderpump Rules alum how she approaches co-parenting her kids. Lowry shares twins, Verse and Valley, 19 months, and a 2-year-old son, Rio, with Elijah Scott. She is also mom to Lux and Creed, now 7½ and 4½, whom she shares with ex Chris Lopez; son Lincoln, 11, whom she shares with ex-husband Javi Marroquin; and son Elliott, 15, whom she shares with ex Jo Rivera. Asked by Kent if she co-parents her kids differently, Lowry says she "1000%" does. "Because what I know about Jo and his parenting style and what I know about Javi and his parenting style, I think they're all very different," Lowry says of her exes. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "It's the child and the other co-parent because if you co-parent a certain [way] or discipline or do something that the other parent doesn't like, that could put you in a whole other situation that you didn't even [know], you never even thought of," she continues. "And so, I think that is a really good point to be made that the kids need to be parented, but also you're [a] co-parent, which is sort of difficult. And my oldest, I don't talk to his dad about anything." Lowry goes on to say that since her son Elliott is now a teenager and getting older, she feels like she doesn't need to talk to her ex about anything. "We don't really like to put him in the middle of anything," she explains. "So if I have something to say, I'll shoot him a text, but there's really nothing I have to say to him at this point. Like, I have all of [Elliott's] stuff on my calendar. [Elliott] and I are really, really close. So there's just nothing." "Like I said, if I needed to text them, I would, but I just don't have to. There's nothing," adds Lowry. This past April, Lowry spoke with PEOPLE and shared how her co-parenting relationship with Jo has evolved since they met in high school. At the time, she explained that their relationship was "very different" from how it'd been in the past. "I think that the unique situation that Jo and I are in is that we were together as teenagers. I don't want to speak for him, but I would guess that he probably feels the same way, in that we're so far removed from that. It doesn't feel like he's my ex. It's like I'm co-parenting with somebody I just know," she told PEOPLE. "Now that Isaac's 15, we don't have a whole lot to fight about at this point," Lowry said. "We really only communicate if we absolutely have to because I think that, for the most part, we've gotten through most of the hard stuff. And that's not to say there won't be more stuff coming in the future, with him graduating high school in the next couple years, and cars and all of that." Read the original article on People
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3 days ago
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Tom Sandoval's ‘AGT' Audition: Simon Cowell Notes 'Vocals Weren't Great' & Mel B Says, 'I Don't Give A F*** About A Scandal'
As Ariana Madix triumphs as host of Love Island USA, which is setting record viewership in Season 7, her ex Tom Sandoval is still trying to move past the scandal he provoked on Vanderpump Rules. With the Bravo reality series completely rebooting with a new cast, Sandoval has turned to music and appeared on America's Got Talent Season 20 with his band to audition for the NBC talent show. More from Deadline 'Love Island USA' Season 7: Casa Amor Dumping Shocks As Two OG Islanders Exit 'Love Island USA' Issues Warning To Viewers Amid Growing Negative Discourse Online: "Let's Be Kind & Spread The Love" 'America's Got Talent' & 'Destination X' Join Forces To Heat Up NBC Summer Tuesdays With Big Audience Wins 'A couple of years ago, I made some really bad choices and was involved in a very bad cheating scandal and I let down a lot of people,' Sandoval said on AGT. 'It pretty much destroyed my life. It was absurd how much coverage and how big it became. Ever since then, everything I do is completely criticized.' Sandoval noted that he felt a lot of pressure and hoped the judges could see him as a musician and not just someone on a reality show. When Sandoval got on stage, Simon Cowell reminded him that he worked with his friend Lisa Vanderpump, owner of SUR and executive producer of Vanderpump Rules. 'With being on a reality TV show, it's very much about your personal life,' Sandoval said of moving on to music. 'A couple of years ago, I was involved in a scandal and I was labeled as, 'The most hated man in America,' by the New York Times. It was really rough and I was in a very dark place. I felt as though I had nothing in my life and this band was the only thing that kept me going.' Sandoval added that he wants to tour the world and become the ultimate cover band. The former Bravo star was accompanied by his co-star Tom Schwartz and his girlfriend, who were cheering him on in the audience. As Sandoval got ready to perform, Sofía Vergara asked fellow judge Howie Mandel what was the scandal he was involved in, to which he said, 'He slept with his girlfriend's best friend.' 'No wonder nobody likes him then,' Mel B chimed in. Cowell then added, 'Do you know how not interested I am in any of that stuff?' Tom Sandoval and the Most Extras performed 'Take On Me' by A-ha and wowed the judges, receiving a standing ovation from all four of them. 'You made me smile,' Mel B said after Cowell noted that she got on her feet following Sandoval's performance. 'You gave me happy vibes, and apart from that song being one of my favorite songs, you all looked like you were fully enjoying yourselves, and you're not embarrassed to say that you are a cover band.' Mel B noted that she may need a cover band for her upcoming wedding with Sandoval saying he was down to perform there. 'I love cover bands. I love the band. I love the energy,' Vergara said. 'Tom, you look amazing up there. I think you guys brought us joy tonight.' Mandel, who interviewed Sandoval on his podcast in the aftermath of the Vanderpump Rules scandal, said, 'Tom is a showman. He really takes this seriously. For me, it was great.' Cowell got honest with Sandoval and said, 'The vocals weren't great, Tom.' The crowd booed Cowell, who then added, 'Not everyone comes on this show to get a record deal. Sometimes it's about being true to who you are.' All the judges said yes, pushing Sandoval into the next round. 'That's real life. That's what happens to some people. That's why I'm like, 'I don't give a f*** about a scandal.' Who cares?' Mel B added after Sandoval left the stage. 'I liked it because I'm cheesy.' Watch Sandoval's full performance below. Watch the AGT judges give Sandoval feedback. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About 'My Life With The Walter Boys' Season 2 So Far Everything We Know About The 'Reminders of Him' Movie So Far Everything We Know About The 'Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping' Movie So Far
