The Biggest Loser - John Rhode - After

John Rhode Lost 220 Lbs To Win The Biggest Loser 12

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – December 13, 2011 – John Rhode, a 41-year-old special education teacher and football coach from Mesa, Arizona, became “The Biggest Loser” and won $250,000 at tonight’s live season finale of NBC’s popular series.

John began season 12 weighing 445 lbs. and lost 220 lbs. He weighed in at finale at 225 lbs. and lost 49.44% of his body weight. Contestants were divided by age for this season’s “Battle of the Ages” theme: the youngest players — all under 30, the middle players – ages 30-49, and the older players – ages 50 and over.

The runner up among the three finalists was Antone Davis (Knoxville, Tennessee), a 44-year-old restaurant manager and former NFL player for the Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Falcons.

He began the show at 447 pounds and weighed 245 lbs. at the finale. Antone lost 202 pounds and 45.19% of his body weight.

Coming in third place was Ramon Medeiros, a 27-year-old tattoo artist from Florence, Colorado, who lost 154 lbs. and 43.38% of his body weight. He started the show at 355 lbs. and weighed 201 lbs. at finale. (more…)

Patti Stanger On The Millionaire Matchmaker

The Millionaire Matchmaker Reunion Expanded

Reunion Part I Airs Tuesday, November 29th At 9 pm ET/PT And Reunion Part II Airs Tuesday, December 6th At 9 pm ET/PT

NEW YORK – November 18, 2011- One hour was not enough as Bravo expands the first-ever “The Millionaire Matchmaker” reunion event into two nights with Part I premiering on Tuesday, November 29 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT and Part II on Tuesday, December 6 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Host Andy Cohen sits down with Patti Stanger and some of her most outrageous clients from the past five seasons to face off with her like never before.

Andy will count down his top five favorite Patti meltdowns and follow-up about her finale date to find out if sparks flew. Plus, a shocking proposal that even has Patti’s jaw dropped to the floor.

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Patti Stanger And Jenny McCarthy

The Millionaire Matchmaker

Bravo’s hit docu-series “The Millionaire Matchmaker” returns to Los Angeles for its fifth season. Patti Stanger, newly single, reigns over her clients’ love lives — but is love in store for the matchmaker herself?

Stanger calls on celebrity friends Tori Spelling and Jenny McCarthy to provide expert advice for her hapless millionaires.

From a former NFL player to “Million Dollar Listing’s” Madison Hildebrand, Stanger will be challenged to find love for a very diverse roster of rich singles.

In each episode, two wealthy clients are set up with dates that were hand-picked by Stanger.

With a brutally blunt approach and a big heart, Stanger and her staff — Destin Pfaff, Chief Operating Officer, and Rachel Federoff, Vice President of Matching — give their millionaire clients complete transformations with the help of personal shoppers, date coaches and therapists. (more…)

Series Premiere Of Oxygen’s “The World According To Paris” on Wednesday, June 1 at 10 PM ET/PT

NEW YORK – May 31, 2011 – With Hollywood on one side and real life on the other, Paris Hilton and four important women in her life go through all of the ups and downs of life, loves gained and lost, marriages, kids, divorce, and more. “The World According to Paris” offers an unprecedented glimpse into Paris Hilton’s private life.

Viewers will have the opportunity to meet her mother Kathy, her boyfriend Cy Waits and her close friends Allison Melnick, Jennifer Rovero and Brooke Mueller. See how Paris’ life unfolds on the premiere episode of Oxygen’s “The World According to Paris” on June 1, 2011 at 10pm ET/PT.

On the premiere episode of “The World According to Paris”, viewers are introduced to Miss Hilton’s unconventional life. It’s clear that Paris’ world is far from that of a superficial socialite; rather, it is a balancing act between her business, family, friends, community service and spending time with her boyfriend, Cy. But when a stranger invades Paris’ home, her world is turned upside down.

To top it all off, she discovers her assistant, Lexie, has a saucy side job and Cy’s jealousy reaches a boiling point causing Paris to question their future. Leaning on her friends for support, Paris attempts to keep it all together. Will she manage to keep her life in balance or will she crumble under the weight of her own world? (more…)

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From the moment I first heard Pia Toscano sing I had perpetual goosebumps.\\u00a0 I had no doubt in my mind that Pia was going to wind up in the top five.\\n\n

Pia Toscano could also sing although she was constantly dinged for only singing ballads.\\u00a0 On Wednesday night she broke with her ballad tradition.\\u00a0 Afterall, the night was dedicated to rock n roll and Pia embraced the opportunity to sing Tina Turner’s ‘River Deep Mountain High.’ (more…)

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In a dramatic gesture last week by the American Idol (AI) judges Casey Abrams was sparred final elimination.\\u00a0 Abrams was as shocked as everyone else that Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler used their one save of the season to keep Abrams.\\u00a0 Ironically their save was relatively early in the AI season.\\n\n

Although I was sad to see two more women go, I wasn’t surprised at all after watching the March 30th performances.\\u00a0 Adedapo applied a reggae twist to an Elton John classic song which the judges didn’t go wild over.\\u00a0 Megia also left a lot to be desired with her rendition of a John son.\\u00a0 America made the correct choices.\\u00a0 I actually was surprised Adedapo lasted as long as she did. (more…)

Kris Jenner was the guest co-hostess with Kathie Lee Gifford on Friday’s Today Show (March 25, 2011).   It turns out Kathie Lee and the mom to the Kardashian Family go way back, “135 years” according to Kris, but “minus 100 years” for approximately 30 years as “long term friends.”

Kris who was sitting in for the absent Hoda Kotb spilled a few Kardashian secrets including “the first time” she met Kathie Lee her name was “Kathie Lee Johnson.  That’s how far back we go.”

The TV reality mom confirmed The Kardashians are in their fifth season on E!”, but the reason Kris decided to do a reality show in the first place was because Kathie Lee suggested it in the first place.  Kris chided Kathie Lee “You”  and pointed to her.  “It’s her fault.  She was the one who said ‘you need to do a reality TV show.’ And then of course we go out and get a reality show and she says ‘why are you doing a reality show?”  Kris sounded exasperated “I can’t win with her.  I’m just doing everything you taught me.”

Kathie Lee explained “I’m glad you’re happy and so successful at it (the reality show) but you guys are out there on a limb half the time.”  Kris agreed “we are out on a limb”.  Kathie Lee “at first I was concerned because I am the godmother to your two littlest girls.” (more…)

Reality Star Audrina Patridge is famous for her long sexy hairstyles and hair hues.

Patridge recently took her trademark long lush beachy waves to a softer, lighter hue cascading from an off-center part.  Her latest hair color incarnation works well with her perpetually tanned skin.  The lighter hue also plays well with her eyes and lips.

Audrina admits on her official blog “I feel my hair is usually my biggest flaw!  My hair is actually naturally super straight! I don’t own a hair straightener.  I wish I had wavy hair. I usually put a wave in it, put it up in a pony tail or clip it half way back!”

As far as her natural hair and eye color, Audrina admits “I’m naturally a dirty blonde. My eyes are hazel, but at times look brown, amber or green. So when it comes to coloring my hair, I sometimes go dark which brings out the green.  But I tend to not ask for a specific color, – I like honey tones.”

Hair How To: Step By Step

To copy Audrina’s lightly tousled beachy waves, start with a toffee or caramel base infused with platinum highlights.

1.  Cleanse hair in lukewarm water with desired methodology such as shampoo, Diluted Shampoo (DS), Conditioner Only (CO), Water Only (WO), Lo Poo, No Poo or a combination.   Select the best products for your hair type, texture and condition.

2.  Rinse well.  Apply desired leave-in conditioner from the ears down to the ends.  With the conditioner still in the hair, use fingers or hair-friendly wide tooth comb to detangle.  Start from the ends and work slowly and gently up towards the roots. (more…)

According to an interview with MODERN SALON, celebrity hairstylist Orlando Pita says that Kate Winslet’s hair was cut for the British Vogue cover.

He told MODERN “I think Kate is very versatile and can wear many different looks.  We chose this look because the photographer Mario Testino wanted to giver her a very different look.  The fashion in the story was black and white so we decided to go with almost white hair and cut it short and choppy.”

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Pita, a celebrity hair consultant on Bravo’s recent season of Shear Genius, also noted the Academy Award winner’s hair on British Vogue was a dramatic departure from her former shoulder length, dirty blonde locks.

Of course transitioning hair color from dirty blonde to stark white was shocking to fans as was the short choppy hair which many questioned.  Did Kate really cut her hair or not?  After all, many celebrities over the years have stunned fans with a drastic new length or color only to confess later to wearing a wear, hair extensions or some other instant hair altering accessory.

Jessica Simpson famously shocked fans a few years ago by showing up at a red carpet event wearing a drastic new red hair hue.

Shortly afterwards her celebrity hairstylist Ken Paves explained he and Simpson had collaborated on her stunning new do by having her wear a new wig from her Jessica Simpson collection.  Simpson also told the media she used powder mascara to camouflage any random blonde roots that might have popped out from the wig. (more…)

Kirstie Alley is back on network TV as the celebrity dancing partner of Maksim Chmerkovskiy the Dancing With The Star’s bad boy pro.

Kirstie and Maks came out dancing in the Premiere episode.  The sizzling duo earned a 23, the second-highest score of the night, for their spectacular cha-cha.  Maks is considered a strong taskmaster but he is often in the finals so Kirstie is lucky to have him as her partner.

Kirstie is famous for her long honey hued hairstyle infused with loose curls and waves throughout the perimeter.  Kirstie’s hairstyle usually features a picture perfect side-swept fringe which flows from a side part and down over the top of one eye.

How To Copy Kirstie’s Hair

The top of Kirstie’s hairstyle is smooth and sleek exploding into lush volume along the edges due to a heavy dose of big beautiful waves.

Complete the steps below to copy Kirstie’s Hairstyle:

1.  Wash hair in lukewarm water using routine cleansing method such as Diluted Shampoo (DS), Conditioner Only (CO), Conditioner Wash Conditioner (CWC), No Poo, Low Poo or Water Only (WO).  Use products appropriate for your hair type, texture, length and current condition.

2.  Use a rinse-out conditioner during the wash cycle. While the conditioner is still on the hair detangle your strands using your fingers or a hair-friendly detangling comb.  Finish with a cool water rinse.  Use fingers to gently squeeze out excess water. (more…)