Demi Lovato’s Star Keeps Rising
Demi Lovato’s Star Keeps Rising
As her star continues to rise, Disney actress Demi Lovato is suddenly finding herself under a much brighter spotlight at the young age of 15-years-old.
The Camp Rock cutie was spotted outside of her New York City hotel on Tuesday (June 24), graciously stopping to greet a crowd of fans that had quickly amassed near the hotel exit.
And while the success of Camp Rock (it was this past Friday’s highest rated show and the year’s top drawing cable entertainment program) has been great, it seems that “reuniting with her father for the first time in four years has been an even bigger thrill for the Ms Lovato.”
Talking to Star magazine about the reunion, Patrick Lovato said: “She’ll always be ‘my partner’ — that’s what we’ve always called each other. We have a special relationship that’ll never change, no matter how big she becomes.”
“I was at my dad’s house when I heard a knock on the door, and he yelled out that someone wanted to see me,” says Patrick. “I walked out of the bedroom — and there was Demi! I couldn’t believe how beautiful she was.The first thing she said to me was, ‘Hey, partner… I love you!’ We threw our arms around each other and began to cry.”
According to the Star report, Patrick’s marriage ended in 1994, and “after Patrick later moved to New Mexico and suffered some health problems, a wedge developed between him and Demi. For four years he didn’t see his daughter until she made a surprise visit in February.”
Hell’s Kitchen: Day 13
“Who would have thought this was going to be the top three?” - Corey
I have to agree with Corey. While I actually thought that Corey might make it to the top three (she was strong many weeks and seemed to have the attitude of someone who makes the final three on reality shows), I wasn’t sure about Christina. Sure, she seems to have the cooking skills of any of the other contestants and has won several challenges, I just thought that when it came down to the nitty-gritty, she would screw up one too many times. But she’s actually the secret talent of everyone who appeared this season.
And Petrozza? I like him and kinda want him to win, but I thought he would have been gone long ago because while he’s competent in the kitchen, he’s too nice and unassuming, and the nice people rarely win these shows. And he’s a mess too, which Chef Ramsay has pointed out many times. But here we are at Day 13, with Corey, Petrozza, and Christina vying for the title.
This is the week that the families visit. I always wonder why everyone cries so much during these things. I can understand it on Survivor, since the contestants are in the middle of nowhere and going through hardship. But the Hell’s Kitchen players are in nice digs in Hollywood and probably won’t be away from their loved ones for too long. Once I’d like to see a contestant say something like “oh, shit, you invited my mother?” Petrozza kinda loses it and can’t believe that his dad and girlfriend are actually there. He keeps saying “I can’t believe it!” Um, OK.
The families have a meal with Chef Ramsay prepares, and then when the loved ones leave they have to recreate it. Christina catches on and tries to figure out what’s in the dish. Corey gets the sauce right but the meat wrong, so it’s down to Petrozza and Christina, and Christina wins. This wasn’t an easy challenge, not knowing what the heck was in the dish beyond the obvious.
Christina gets to go to dinner with her parents and Ramsay, while Ramsay forces Corey and Petrozza to not only clean the bar, but to also chop giant blocks of ice. There must be a ice cube shortage in Los Angeles. Corey pretends the ice is Jen. The ice whines and complains and doesn’t communicate well with Corey.
For the service, each person has to run the pass themselves, so Ramsay gives them lessons in yelling/swearing.
Some observations:
- My favorite moment of the night is when JP examines the glasses that Petrozza has cleaned, looking at them closely like the guy who looked really close at the hanging chads during the 2000 election.
- Corey seems to be the only one trash talking the others.
- Ramsay calls Petrozza a “lump,” but he means it affectionately. He calls Christina a “cheerleader,” which she doesn’t like. Corey has to force herself not to laugh.
- There’s no way I believe Christina screwed up on purpose to make Petrozza look bad. It would make Christina look incompetent if anything, especially at this stage of the game.
- I have to admit I agree with Corey that Christina has an annoying, high pitched voice when she’s running the hot plate. I wouldn’t want to hear that all night.
- Favorite quote: “Nice girls don’t make great chefs.” - Chef Ramsay
Ramsay breaks it down like this: Corey does well on meat, but bad on the pass. Christina was great on the pass, but crap at her station. Petrozza was so-so on the pass.
I actually guessed how this was going to go, right down to Petrozza being the first person in the final (he really does deserve it). And I even guessed that Corey would go home. Christina deserves to be in the final. She’s talented and you can picture her growing by leaps and bounds.
Next week: the other chefs return, Petrozza and Christina go to NYC, and Jen scowls.
Amy Winehouse Has Emphysema, Dad Says
Amy Winehouse’s hard-partying ways have officially caught up with her.
The 24-year-old soul singer has been diagnosed with emphysema, her father, Mitch Winehouse, tells Britain’s Sunday Mirror.
“With smoking the crack cocaine and the cigarettes, her lungs are all gunked up,” he said. “There are nodules around the chest and dark marks. She’s got 70 percent lung capacity.”
The elder Winehouse went on to say, “The doctors have told her if she goes back to smoking drugs it won’t just ruin her voice, it will kill her. The doctors have said that if she had continued the way she was going, she could have ended up an invalidshe wouldn’t have been able to breathe.”
The trouble-prone “Rehab” chanteuse has been hospitalized since fainting at her home last week. In the interview, her father called on drug dealers to help Winehouse’s recovery by refusing to supply her with crack cocaine.
Mitch said that working has helped keep his daughter away from drugs in the past and that there is no medical reason why she can’t perform at the Glastonbury Festival next weekend.
Taylor Swift Films Cameo Role For “Hannah Montana”
Taylor Swift Films Cameo Role For “Hannah Montana”
In a welcome announcement, the highly anticipated “Hannah Montana: The Movie” currently being filmed in and around Nashville features a cameo role from Nashville native and country sensation Taylor Swift.
The 18-year-old award winning Swift filmed her role a week ago, playing herself and singing one of her own songs in the background of a scene.
American Idol contestant Bucky Covington and fellow country singers Rascal Flatts also appear in the movie. All three acts are also signed to Disney’s Lyric Street Records.
Miley Cyrus and her dad Billy Ray Cyrus both star in the Hannah Montana movie, due out in theaters next year (2009).