Hilary Duff: So Happy with Mike Comrie
Hilary Duff: So Happy with Mike Comrie
They’ve been successful at keeping their relationship out of the tabloids so far. And it looks like Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie’s strategy of keeping personal things personal has panned out well for them.
The “Foodfight!” cutie and her hockey player stud were spotted, still going strong, out and about in Los Angeles yesterday (joined by one of Duff’s pooches) for a little bit of shopping and hand-holding.
And it sounds like Miss Duff has been seriously pondering the prospect of becoming Mrs. Comrie, with the people around her giving her a resounding “go for it!”
A source told press, “She’s really into Mike and would like to get married and start a family, so she’s looking for a second opinion about whether he’d be a good fit for her in the long run.” And “Hilary is so happy!” because she’s been getting nothing but a thumbs up response.
Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong’s Day of Romance
Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong’s Day of Romance
Showing the world that their romance is still burning strong, Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong were spotted spending the day together yesterday in Los Angeles, California.
The biker and the blonde got together to head over to the City Bakery in Brentwood for a casual lunch. Hudson sported a flirty red strapless summery dress while her Tour de France hunk stuck to a pair of plaid shorts and a white t-shirt.
Later on in the day, Kate and Lance were spotted out and about on a dinner date, having both changed into a little bit dressier attire.
The “Fool’s Gold” hottie sported a white short-sleeved babydoll dress teamed with strappy shoes while her LivesStrong stud opted for a blue button-up shirt and dark trousers with canvas slip-ons.
Secret Diary of a Call Girl: Episode 1-03
“If you ask them first, 90% of them will say ’No.’ But hey, once it’s up there…” — Belle
Ahh, the pitfalls of being a London call girl. I’ll have to remember Belle’s trick for when I’m stuck with a marathon runner and I’m on someone else’s clock. That someone else is Ashok. We met Belle’s very first client tonight. I already hope we see more of him.
My review of Secret Diary of a Call Girl is after the jump.
First, this episode was better than last week’s. I like getting know a bit more about Belle’s / Hannah’s character. The tidbits about her business are interesting, but you can’t build a show around just that. I enjoyed getting to know Ashok a little bit too; he seems every bit as charming as she described him.
We learned a bit more about Belle / Hannah in the way that she looks at Ashok. She smiles at him as if they really do have a relationship. (Perhaps they do in a way.) They joke. She gives him a book. He knows what she drinks. Also, I found it interesting that she pointed out Ashok’s wife hasn’t had sex with him for years, justifying his decisions to hire a prostitute.
The “moonlighting” was quite amusing. Our London call girl doesn’t sleep when she’s doing all-nighters. She meets a man at the hotel bar who was hungry for a good time (and willing to pay). Belle assessed him — apparently a man’s shoes and watch will tell you how quick he is in bed. Sounds like easy money, right? When he said he was a marathon runner, I laughed out loud. It’s moments like that where Billie Piper really shines. As some of you have pointed out, she’s great at breaking the fourth wall. And she is. However, only some moments are really conducive to it. And it doesn’t always need a one-liner. It can just be a sarcastic look.
For the past two weeks, I’ve noticed (and you readers, too) that Belle constantly breaks her rules. For example, this week she had a beer yet she told us last Monday that she never drinks on the job. Belle seems so meticulous about following her rules and being professional. But she’s always breaking them. One of the commenters pointed out that maybe that’s the way it’s supposed to be. I think it’s a good possibility. I just don’t see what purpose that serves. Am I missing something? I guess I’ll just have to get over it.
Just one more thing. I’m currently reading the real Diary. I noticed that the show glossed over what Belle puts in her bag at the beginning of the episode. Here’s the passage from the Diary where she lists everything. I’m interested to her your thoughts.
Small handbags, bah. The magazines can tout this or that tiny purse of the season. But considering what I typically leave the house carrying,
a pair of folding scissors (stray threads are the enemy)
a pen (my memory is good, but not htat good)
phone (phone agency on arrival and leaving)
condoms (polyurethane as well as latex — some people have allegries)
a spoon
bottle of lube
lipgloss (reapplying lipstick after a blowjob is too complicated)
compact and mascara
small vial of scent
tissues
spare knickers and stockings
keys, bankcards, other normal detritus
and sometimes, nipple clamps, ball gag, and a multitailed rubber whip
(Belle du Jour, page 14)
Hell’s Kitchen: Day 14
“My goal tonight is to make Chef Ramsay second guess the fact that he got rid of me.” - Jen
Oh Jen, just when we had started to forget you, you come back with the nasty attitude and the chip on your shoulder. Like Mary Tyler Moore, you can turn the world on with your smile.
This is part one of the finale, where final contestants Petrozza and Christina design their restaurants and have to complete a service with some of the eliminated contestants. The returning players are Jen, Louross, Bobby, Corey, Matt, and Ben. Not sure why these contestants are the ones who return, other than they’re the most controversial. They’re not all the most recent rejects, because Roseann would be in the mix if that was the case and not Ben.
I have mixed feelings about these contestants coming back, which I’ll explain after the jump.
I really like it when Hell’s Kitchen gets down to the nitty gritty of two contestants. Finally, the backstabbing and soap opera stuff is gone and we can focus on the two last chefs and their plans for their own restaurants, and there’s just a sense that there’s more breathing room without all of the other players getting in the way. Aside from some comments by Christina about Petrozza having to push his fireplace wall into her space a little bit and her hatred of the stripes that the designer put on her walls (even though she said she liked the stripes and picked them herself), this episode didn’t have any of the nastiness of the other episodes. But that will change next week when the service begins and we have to deal with Jen’s attitude, conflicting personalities, and whatever Matt might do. I kinda wish they didn’t bring back any of the other contestants and just have the final two go up against each other, somehow, some way.
Still not sure why Whoopi Goldberg showed up for 12 seconds and then vanished forever (she didn’t even have a hand in who won the challenge). Unless she comes back for the finale next week, it was like trying to find Alfred Hitchcock’s cameo in one of his movies. I also don’t get Petrozza’s near-orgasmic “Oh my Gahd…Oh my Gahd…Oh my Gahd…” when Whoopi appeared.
Petrozza wins the challenge, by the way, chosen by the five executive chefs from his other restaurants. It comes down to the final chef (of course it does), but in the end Petrozza’s filet mignon with onions and risotto is chosen over Christina’s New York strip steak with succotash and potatoes.
So the finale next week will have the players helping Petrozza and Christina win, but before that, a few observations.
- I think Ramsay’s “I’m wondering if I have the right finalists” trick is manipulative. Not just to Petrozza and Christina but to the audience as well. They pushed it in the coming attractions last week, and for a split second I agreed with Christina when she said she thought they were going to bring back another contestant to compete again.
- The 10 minute season recap at the start is so rapid-fire that I doubt anyone who missed an episode or two would know what the heck happened. And it just proves that the BS stuff like the hot tub and shopping trips are a really boring part of the show. Though it was fantastic to relive Petrozza’s “Hen in a Pumpkin” signature dish from the first episode. Good to see his signature dish changed so drastically in this ep.
- What’s up with the big spectacle in Times Square? You could see hundreds of New Yorkers watching Ramsay, Petrozza, and Christina film the scene in the middle of Times Square, then a giant congrats to the two contestants was flashed on the big screen (though it’s hard to say if that was superimposed later). How did this bit of information about who these contestants were - at least maybe some pics - get out weeks ago? Or did it and I just haven’t heard about it?
- All of the flowers that Petrozza wants in his restaurant? That really worries me.