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May 26, 2007

Is Project Runway confusing its Fergies?

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We can't get away from those fat girls! This morning there's word that Fergie has been approached to be a judge on Project Runway. No, not that Fergie. The original Fergie. The one on the left. Sarah Ferguson. The Duchess of Pork. York.

Prince Andrew's randy 47-year-old ex-wife and former Weight Watchers poster girl with the plummy British accent had been in talks to appear as a contestant on Dancing with The Stars before producers nabbed Paul McCartney's controversial one-legged "charity campaigner" ex-wife, Heather Mills (a more current British tabloid scandal figure seeking a career in the States).

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May 9, 2007

Tim Gunn gets a "sassy" sidekick

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Someone at Bravo decided that Tim Gunn of Project Runway was too snooty and stylish to star alone in a show called Tim Gunn's Guide To Style, so they announced a search for a down-to-earth sidekick to make him more approachable-- sort of like the case of Bryant Gumbel and Katie Couric-- or The Brain and Pinky.

Now, with production underway this week in New York, they've found a second banana to keep him real. And who could be more down to earth than snooty former supermodel Veronica Webb-- or, as Bravo calls her, "supermodel, actress, writer, and journalist" Veronica Webb, brought into Tim's show to "add a little sass to his class."

Uh, We've met Veronica, who's a favorite of (Runway producer) Harvey Weinstein. "Sassy" isn't a word we'd use. Could they have confused her with Tyra Banks?

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April 27, 2007

Heidi Klum has an eye infection

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Our favorite Teutonic supermodel-judge-host Heidi Klum appeared on Germany's Next Top Model with a fetching facial accessory. Either that or Seal misplaced his codpiece.

(And yes, we're accepting captions.)

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April 12, 2007

Bravo works that formula

sally.jpgcojo.jpgBravo continues to feed that upscale reality competition machine. Last night's finale of Top Design was followed by the premiere of the top hairstylist series Shear Genius, with old Jaclyn Smith and the woman who created Meg Ryan's messy hairdo-- who for the first fifteen minutes of the show we thought was Steven Cojocaru-- in the Todd Oldham-Jonathan Adler roles. (Or is it the Padma Lakshmi-Tom Colicchio roles? Or Heidi Klum-Tim Gunn?)

Bravo's announced that season three of Top Chef will kick off in the summer-- probably after the finale of the haircut show. Sublime hostess Padma (who's allegedly splitting from trophy husband Salman Rushdie) will have to find a Florida pot connection, because the production will be moving from los Angeles to Miami Beach. Queer Eye's Ted Allen will join Tom and Gail Simmons as judge. The show's expected to air in the time Project Runway last year.

So when will we see the Big Kahuna?

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April 6, 2007

Tim Gunn is definitely back on Runway

timbobble.jpgtimgunn.jpgProject Runway is officially back on track with the announcement that Tim Gunn will return for the fourth season.

The word comes from Bravo and The Weinstein Company, which produces the show, complete with a quote from grizzly Harvey Weinstein that sounds more like it came from Top Design's Jonathan Adler:

"We could not be more excited that Tim is back to mentor and inspire this seasons crop of aspiring designers. His passion, creativity and dedication to the contestants and the world of fashion have helped make the show such a commercial and critical success."

And in a quote conjured up for the press release, Tim adds: "I am thrilled to make it official that I will be back in the workroom for season four of Project Runway. We're in the midst of casting the designers now and I can already see that it will be another amazing season."

Not long ago... Tim's return was a question...

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May 26, 2007:Is Project Runway confusing its Fergies?
May 9, 2007:Tim Gunn gets a "sassy" sidekick
April 27, 2007:Heidi Klum has an eye infection
April 12, 2007:Bravo works that formula
April 6, 2007:Tim Gunn is definitely back on Runway
March 24, 2007:Runway's Jeffrey digs deep for a comeback
February 5, 2007:Yes, Tim's returning to Project Runway
February 1, 2007:Will Tim Gunn's move free him for 'Runway'?
January 12, 2007:Bravo gives Tim Gunn his own show (Paula, too)
December 7, 2006:Project Runway shooting blanks without Gunn!
December 4, 2006:Er, God! Cho Brothers sell good karma
August 14, 2006:Reality Double Take: Before Brangelina There Was Braustin Scarpitt