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Grey's Anatomy's Derek has got his mother's ring. Now what? — Gayle
MATT: Dude needs to unload it and quick, I'd say! Instead (sigh), he will hold onto it long enough for virtually every Seattle Gracer — Meredith excluded, of course — to learn of the bauble's being and in turn offer their two cents on when and how he should pop the Q. Will Der stick to his original plan? And if so, does it involve a meticulously crafted arrangement of candles?
I love Tom Scavo on Desperate Housewives this season. Any scoop? — Marcia
MICKEY: Well, remember how it was Tom's dream to open an Italian restaurant, and how begrudgingly Lynette went along with the idea? Well, apparently now he has a different dream ...
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Vanessa Marcil, The Nanny Express
Vanessa Marcil is playing a nanny, but not the naughty type. Rather, the Las Vegas alumna took a gamble by turning things around and playing closer to her true bookworm self in the Hallmark Channel movie The Nanny Express (premiering Saturday at 9 pm/ET).
Marcil plays Kate Hewitt, an aspiring teacher who finds herself caring for the two children of a widower (Brennan Elliot). Can Kate succeed where the previous "run-out-of-town" nannies left off, all the while tending to her ailing father (Dean Stockwell)? And might she find love with her new wards' dad along the way? After the jump, Marcil shares a look at why she chose this different role.
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Vanessa Marcil
Former Las Vegas star Vanessa Marcil, who served as host of Lifetime's Blush: The Search for the Next Great Make-up Artist, "couldn't believe it" when she learned that one of the reality competition's contestants, Todd Homme, had died on Dec. 13, at age 23.
"I was totally ...
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Marcia Cross, Summer Glau and Kyra Sedgwick
I'd love it if you could give a "hint" as to whom on Wisteria Lane Desperate Housewives' Dave Williams has a vendetta against? - Barbara
Matt: Hint, coincidence or sloppy character-naming? You decide. George-the-nutty-pharmacist's last name was Williams.
I need scoop about what is going on with Cameron on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Sookie on True Blood. - Sarah
Matt: Tackling Terminator first, are you ready for some girl-on-girl action? Because the Oct. 20 episode finds Cameron slugging it out with another fierce fembot - all within the confines of an elevator. I need a cigarette already.
Mickey: I'm going to give you a non-spoiler spoiler about True Blood. I accidentally found out who the serial killer is the other day, and it kind of broke my heart. (Hint: It's one of the "good" guys.)
Have anything juicy on Gossip Girl? - Kate
Mickey: Remember how Nate and his mom helped The Captain escape prosecution? Well, I'm hearing that Mr. Archibald (Sam Robards) will reward their loyalty by… double-crossing them! Which is pretty crummy considering Nate almost became a manwhore to fix the family's money problems. Thanks, Dad!
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Vanessa Marcil by Jordan Strauss/WireImage.com
Lifetime is blushing with pride after snagging Vanessa Marcil to head its new makeup reality series.The former Beverly Hills 90210-er and General Hospital resident will host the network's Blush: The Search for the Next Makeup Artist (think Project Runway for comestologists), Variety reports.Also announced for the six-episode series are makeup artist Charlie Green, who will play the Tim Gunn-mentor card, and Hal Rubenstein, In Style fashion director, and makeup artist Joanna Schlip as judges.Originally greenlit as a companion show for Lifetime's newly acquired — but now in jeopardy — Runway, Blush will now make its debut solo Nov. 11 at 10 pm/ET. — Joyce Eng
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Antonio Sabato Jr. by Joel Warren/SoapNet
In Part 1 of this Q&A, Antonio Sabato Jr. talks of cheating death on Celebrity Circus. Meanwhile, on Season 2 of SOAPnet's General Hospital: Night Shift (arriving July 22), he will breathe new life into onetime rebel-without-a-cause "Jagger" Cates, whom he last played (on GH) in 1995. Sabato surveys what's ahead for the hood-gone-good. — Matt Mitovich TVGuide.com: Had ABC tried previously to get you back to GH proper?Antonio Sabato Jr.: There was some talk, but I didn’t really know about it. There were rumors, through the fan clubs and places, about Jagger coming back. And then it came to be this year. [GH casting director] Mark Teschner, who's a good friend of mine, called me up and said, "We'd love Jagger to come back, on Night Shift. You're the only one who has ever played him, and no one else can play him." That’s how it went. And then we had an issue [with Celebrity Circus], where I would lose a day of training. But I said, "I have to make both happen. They ...
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General Hospital Emmy winner turned Las Vegas head-turner Vanessa Marcil got engaged on New Year's Eve, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. Here, however, is where things get a bit quirky: Marcil isn't confirming who popped the question. What this reporter does know is that two bridal showers are already in the works — one in NYC, the other in London. Who might Marcil's lucky, lucky betrothed be? When last we officially spoke, she was being squired by Ben Younger, the writer-director of the Uma Thurman-Meryl Streep comedy Prime. But again, the actress — who has a son by Brian Austin Green, and at one fleeting time was wed to a circa-Dream a Little Dream Corey Feldman — isn't saying. Perhaps more importantly, how does this factor into the New Year's resolution Vanessa shared with me just this past Thursday?
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Vanessa Marcil, Matt Dallas and Rob Lowe
As the old year gives way to the new, TV Guide resolved to get the scoop on some celebrities' New Year's resolutions — and here is what we found out.
Rob Lowe, Brothers & Sisters"I always make one resolution, and I haven't come up with it yet [as of early December]. Last year's was to be more aware of how I speak to people, whether it's my kids, my wife or coworkers. It's always a self-betterment thing, something that I can do to change myself in a good way, and that I will actually be able to do on a long-term basis."
Jack Coleman, Heroes"I'm going to work on being more disciplined, because now there are a lot more demands on my time. And on getting everything done t
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Josh Duhamel, Turistas
Before the Cineplex got hostile with Hostel, there was the equally chilling Turistas, in which a pack of young, nubile folk take a very bad detour down a very bad road while backpacking through Brazil. Thing is, Turistas is just hitting theaters now, though it's sure to slake any horror buff's thirst for a bloody, tense time. TVGuide.com spoke with Josh Duhamel, who stars in the pic, about his rumble in the bug-infested jungle, the fate of NBC's Las Vegas and, of course, his Fergalicious lady love.
TVGuide.com: I'm thinking the Turistas shoot was either sun-kissed and full of soft, warm sand, cold drinks and beautiful people, or bug-infested and dysentery-tainted. Or was it somewhere in between?Josh Duh
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Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Jeremy Piven, the man behind outrageous agent Ari Gold on HBO's Entourage (Sundays at 10pm/ET) swears he's a mama's boy who just wants to meet a nice girl. So is that why he's been seen lugging around that Las Vegas cutie?
TV Guide: Entourage is all about learning to swim with the Hollywood sharks. Is show business really as crazy as it looks on the show?
Jeremy Piven: Honestly, I've been apprenticing for so long in this industry, it just seems normal. I've been around artists and actors since I was 8 because my parents ran an actors' workshop in Chicago. Mom and Dad always had the utmost respect for the profession, and they taught me to value the work, which defini
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