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Justin Guarini Talks About His Wedding, New Album and Ellen on Idol

  American Idol first-season runner-up Justin Guarini is used to pressure. He's performed on one of America's biggest stages on American Idol and deals with the demands of live TV on a regular basis as co-host of Idol Tonight and Idol Wrap for the TV Guide Network. This weekend, Guarini will face a very different kind of pressure when he walks down the aisle Saturday to marry girlfriend Reina Capodici. Guarini, 30, talked to TVGuide.com about his upcoming nuptials, brushing off the thought of pre-wedding jitters. "The only thing I'm a little nervous about is...

Fri, Sep 25, 2009

Justin Guarini Talks About His Wedding, New Album and Ellen on Idol

Justin Guarini Talks about Going Country, Idol Drama and More

This Saturday at 8 pm/ET, Justin Guarini will go country as a competitor on Gone Country 3, the CMT series that challenges celebs from assorted walks of life to take a walk on the wailing side. Does Guarini, the runner-up in American Idol's first season, have what what it takes to croon better than Richard Grieco, Micky Dolenz, Taylor Dane and three other wannabes? TVGuide.com invited Guarini to preview his foray into the genre, as well as make some predictions about Idol's new season. TVGuide.com: What about pop singing doesn't necessarily translate into country singing?Justin Guarini: That's a hard question because nowadays country singing is more pop than it has been in a long time. TVGuide.com: Thank you, Carrie Underwood!Guarini: Exactly. Country music is not necessarily the twangy phonographs your grandmother used to listen to. It really is pop music anymore, and there's ...

Wed, Jan 21, 2009

Justin Guarini Talks about Going Country, Idol Drama and More

Idol Chat: Which Top 12 Finalist Faces the Biggest Hurdle?

Who from last Thursday was American Idol's most upsetting ejection? Which top 12 finalist faces the biggest hurdle with this week's theme? And which singer is pulling a fast one on the audience? TVGuide.com asked Rosanna Tavarez, the cohost of the TV Guide Channel's Idol Chat and Reality Chat, for her insider's take on the competition's latest twists and turns. TVGuide.com: Before we get started, what did you think about "the biggest thing to happen to American Idol in five years," the "Idol Gives Back" fund-raiser shows?R

Tue, Mar 13, 2007

Idol Chat: Which Top 12 Finalist Faces the Biggest Hurdle?

Justin Time! TV Guide Gets the Idol Alum Chatting

Five years after coming in second to Kelly Clarkson — even in this very sentence — Justin Guarini is still singing American Idol's praises. We gave Rosanna Tavarez and Kimberly Caldwell's affable new cohost of TV Guide Channel's Idol recap series Idol Chat (Fridays at 8 pm/ET) a chance to do some chatting of his own. TV Guide: Do you and Kimberly gang up on Rosanna because she's from the WB's

Fri, Mar 9, 2007

Justin Time! TV Guide Gets the Idol Alum Chatting

Idol Chat: Experts Assess an Early Fave and a Racy Scandal

As American Idol's two dozen finalists were narrowed down to 20, what's the biggest obstacle facing early favorite Lakisha Jones (pictured at right)? Is Blake "Beatbox" Lewis the real deal? And could an online scandal get one beauty booted? TVGuide.com checked in with Kimberly Caldwell and Rosanna Tavarez, the hosts of TV Guide Channel's Idol Chat and Reality Chat, for their expert takes. TVGuide.com: If I may

Tue, Feb 27, 2007

Idol Chat: Experts Assess an Early Fave and a Racy Scandal

Idol Chat: Who Soared (and Who Sank) In Hollywood?

Ladies and gentlemen, American Idol presented you last Wednesday with your 24 finalists. Who got robbed during the Hollywood round, and who had worrisome flaws exposed? TVGuide.com checked in with Kimberly Caldwell and Rosanna Tavarez, the hosts of TV Guide Channel's Idol Chat and Reality Chat, for their expert takes. TVGuide.com: Topic No. 1, Baylie Brown, aka Miss "Commercial with a Capital C" who was stuck with two best friends....Kimberly: The best friends who want to kill each other? [Laughs] TVGuide.com: She was such an early favorite. D

Tue, Feb 20, 2007

Idol Chat: Who Soared (and Who Sank) In Hollywood?