reality television

Alex Perry’s Future’s So Bright, He Wears His Shades On His Head

10:20AM Clem Bastow | There are some people who continue to be given television work despite having the personality of (to borrow a phrase from one especially witty Defamer Australia commenter) a plank of wood with eyebrows drawn on, and then there are people who bewilderingly seem never to be able to catch a television break. And then there are the TV signings that you wouldn’t have thought of in a million years but that, once they exist, seem like the best idea ever. And any television idea featuring the phrases “Alex Perry” and “crazy stuff … at weddings” in quick succession is bound to be a winner! Sydney’s king of red carpet couture is set for his close-up, after inking a deal to host his own program on Foxtel. More »

The Veronicas To Join The Celebreality Machine

10:30AM Clem Bastow | Now that the whole “Veronicas porn storm” has cleared and moved towards northern New South Wales, bringing with it some light showers easing to an afternoon sea breeze (sorry), the twins are back on the work horse and look set to sign away their private time in exchange for the sweet, sweet exposure (read: horrible, horrible intrusion) of their own reality television series, which would detail their time in the US pop market. “We’re looking into doing a reality show on a big network,” pop twin Jess Origliasso told music writer Cameron Adams from Los Angeles yesterday. More »

Jodhi Meares Will Not Be Leaving ANTM, Charlotte Dawson Stocks Up On Voodoo Dolls

9:22AM Clem Bastow | Bad news for those who were hoping Charlotte Dawnson and her sassypants would snatch the Australia’s Next Top Model hosting spirit stick from Jodhi Meares after her, er, underwhelming (i.e. nonexistent) performance in the role come grand finale time: Foxtel sez Meares isn’t going anywhere. Somewhere in the suburbs of Sydney, Charlotte Dawson is contacting Fiona Horne to see how she can make a Wiccan career spell out of a pile of Tigerlily samples and a can of kerosene. The pay-TV channel’s CEO Brian Walsh slammed reports claiming executives on the model contest were “furious” after Meares pulled out of the live decider over stage fright. “Nothing could be further from the truth. I rang Jodhi on Friday and reiterated the fact she has our full support and apologised for the media circus it’s become,” Walsh told Confidential yesterday. “We won’t be discussing contracts (for next year) until next month, but I told her to go have a holiday and forget about it.” Blah blah, whatever, but what’s most exciting is that at the very least, as the piece goes on to note, it looks as though big things are planned for Dawson anyway: Walsh had good news for Dawson too, revealing the Foxtel femme had been “earmarked” to host a major new series for the network next year. “I haven’t talked to her about it yet but it has a big live component with a studio audience and I think she’d be great,” Walsh said. And, rumour (read: The Vogue Forums) has it that Dawson and Alex “Tiny Mouth” Girdwood will be muscling in on Demelza’s Vogue shoot, which would be amazing and create hilarity for all. So you see? All is well with the world. More »

Reality TV Takes Turn For Worse, Goes To Dogs

6:50AM Defamer Hollywood | This is the true story of twelve competitors, picked to live a house, compete in elimination challenges and have their lives taped, to find out what happens, when dogs stop being polite and start getting real. Yes, canines are the newest craze in reality television, and frankly, it’s about time. Who wants to watch overly-tanned, underly-informed humans panting and smelling competitors asses, when you have the opportunity – no, privilege – to watch dogs do it? For a full 30 minutes! Allow CBS to present Greatest American Dog. More »

Latest Season Of ‘Dancing With The Stars’ May Not Suck, May Actually Contain Stars

8:37AM Clem Bastow | Of course, that all depends on your definition of “star”, but a totally gorgeous and currently employed Home & Away castmember (who, doubly excitingly, used to regularly appear in the Dolly magazines of the Defamer Australia team’s youth) probably fits the bill: welcome aboard the good ship “I Thought This Might Revive My Career”, Jodi Gordon! Jodi joins other rumoured Dancing stars as, er, Tara Reid. And that’s about it so far. So she really IS the star! While Channel 7 would not officially confirm Gordon’s reality TV spin yesterday, Confidential can reveal the Home and Away star has agreed to take part in the popular dance-off when it airs post-Olympics. While her boyfriend, Seven heir Ryan Stokes, will be hoping Gordon leaves more than just her hat on during her ballroom blitz, the stunning brunette will no doubt be positioned as the eye candy offering of the eighth series. Well, until Channel Seven themselves decide to “reveal” the official line-up for this year, we’re sticking with illustrating this piece with the glorious visage of one Miss Tina Sparkle, aka Sonia Kruger, Dancing co-host and general goddess. More »

Do YOU Have What It Takes To Bitch Alongside Napoleon?

12:29PM Clem Bastow | Napoleon Perdis, largely through his association with Australia’s Next Top Model, has become one of those “industry” types you either love to hate or hate to love; I find myself in between, except when he is fabulously sparring on the AusNTM final three contestants to slag each other off while in the chair (most memorably clapping his hands and shouting “I LOVE IT!” after getting Alice to lay into Steph in Cycle 3), then I just love to love him. Anyway, his Napoleon Perdis Cosmetics line has become big news in the States, so it seems he’s taken advantage of his growing overlord celebrity status and whipped up an Apprentice-esque reality/doco show. After an exhaustive search, Perdis has found a protege to run his business in the US – with every step filmed for a documentary reality series. Get Your Face On has followed the extravagant and entrepreneurial life of the former Parramatta powder prince. The series will introduce the Aussie dynamo, who waves his magic brush over 59 stand-alone stores and 800 outlets across the country, to US audiences. Provided it involves making wannabe models up to look like Amsterdam hookers and then having them pose in the front window of your flagship store, I for one am excited to see what Napoleon and his bronzer brush bring to the world of reality television. More »