Denise Stapley on Survivor Win: "I Played a Very Quiet But Smart Game"

Denise Stapley

Denise Stapley says it was an understated yet very calculated strategy that propelled her to victory in Survivor: Philippines, the reality show's 25th season.

"I think I just played a very quiet but smart game," the sex therapist from Cedar Rapids, Iowa said in a conference call Monday, less than 24 hours after she found out she was the winner of the show's million-dollar top prize. "As long as votes were going the way that.... read more

Survivor's Lisa Whelchel Has West Nile Virus

Lisa Whelchel

Survivor: Phillippines' Lisa Whelchel is facing a problem no alliance will help her overcome: West Nile virus.

The former Facts of Life star tweeted the bad news on Monday... read more

Facts of Life Grad Lisa Whelchel Reveals She's Divorced

Lisa Whelchel

Facts of Life star Lisa Whelchel — who made her Survivor debut Wednesday — reveals to People that she has been divorced since... read more

Survivor's Lisa Whelchel on Facing Her Fears on Camera, Why Her Celebrity Status Won’t Matter

Lisa Whelchel

It's been almost a quarter of a century since Lisa Whelchel played vain rich girl Blair on The Facts of Life. But while tackling the challenges of Survivor: Philippines, Whelchel learned she still has some of her image-conscious, girly girl alter-ego left in her.

"I was really nervous about things like wearing a bathing suit on television or the fact that, depending on... read more

Go Behind the Scenes of Survivor's 25th Season with TV Guide Network

Survivor: Philippines

Survivor is about to embark on its 25th season and TV Guide Network is going behind the scenes with the cast of the new season in The Philippines.

Facts of Life star among new Survivor: Philippines castaways

Hosted by Maria Sansone, the upcoming special will feature interviews with host Jeff Probst and the newest castaways, including Facts of Life alum Lisa Whelchel and former San Francisco Giant Jeff Kent, as well as three returning players.  Plus: Get a first look at the Tribal Council set and a sneak peek at an immunity challenge.

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Facts of Life Star Among New Survivor: Philippines Castaways

Survivor

She took the good, she took the bad, and now Lisa Whelchel is taking on the jungles of the Philippines as a contestant on the 25th season of CBS' Survivor, premiering Sept. 19 at 8/7c.

Other famous faces in this year's cast include retired Major League Baseball player Jeff Kent, a five-time All Star who won National League MVP in 2000 while playing for the San Francisco Giants, and former beauty queens Katie Hanson (Miss Delaware 2011) and Angie Layton (Miss Utah Teen USA 2010).

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VIDEO: Facts of Life Cast — Reunited at Last!

Facts of Life

You take the good, you take the bad, you reunite them merely for the sake of nostalgia and there you have this video from today's episode of Good Morning America...
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Facts of Life Star Geri Jewell Comes Out in Memoir

Geri Jewell

The Facts of Life alum Geri Jewell has revealed she is lesbian in her new memoir, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Photo Gallery: Check out other stars who have come out

The memoir, titled I'm Walking as Straight as I Can: Transcending Disability in Hollywood and Beyond, also discusses Jewell's battle with cerebral palsy. The actress made history by being the first ... read more

Mindy Cohn Learns the Facts of Fashion

Mindy Cohn

When Mindy Cohn was learning the Facts of Life, she must've skipped Wardrobe 101. For the season premiere of makeover series What Not to Wear (Friday, 9/8c, TLC), the '80s TV star — now 44 and looking to revive her acting career — turns herself (and the seriously frumpy contents of her closet) over to fashion experts Stacy London and Clinton Kelly... read more

Mrs. Garrett Does What with Adam Sandler?!

Adam Sandler in You Don't Mess with the Zohan courtesy Sony

You take the good you take the bad you take them both and there you have Mrs Garrett and Adam Sandler gettin it onCharlotte Rae famous for her role as a girls boarding school headmistress on the 80s sitcom The Facts of Life has a cameo in Sandlers upcoming comedy You Dont Mess with the ZohanRae 82 tells the Associated Press she and Sandlers character make love in the movie in which he plays an undercover Israeli commando who goes disguised as a hair stylist Asked how Sandler was in the sack Rae replies On a table from one to 10 I rate him not bad JR Whalen read more

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