Chef Gordon Ramsay Brings U.K. “Masterchef” to America

Chef Gordon Ramsay is bringing MASTERCHEF (working title), a new culinary competition series based on the smash hit U.K. and Australian format, to FOX. MASTERCHEF (working title) will take wannabe chefs who simply cook as a hobby and have absolutely no experience in the food industry and attempt to turn one of them into a MasterChef.

Contestants on MASTERCHEF  will be put through the paces with various challenges as they compete head-to-head to create delicious dishes. The series will serve as a unique platform for people from all walks of life who want to follow their dream of working as a professional chef. These everyday at-home cooks will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to show their passion and excitement for food as they are put to the test and judged by world-renowned chefs.

“MASTERCHEF has already become a cultural phenomenon in the U.K. and Australia, breaking ratings records in two of the world’s biggest markets,” said Mark Koops and Howard T. Owens, Managing Directors of Reveille. “We’re excited to work with FOX to replicate that success while bringing a fresh, new U.S. spin to this proven format.”

Chef Ramsay will challenge and coach the amateurs all the way to the finish line. However, known for his explosive outbursts, he won’t be afraid to tell the chefs the cold, hard truth about their cooking along the way.

Reality Roll Call’s WTF of the Day: Verne Troyer takes a spill to music

Anyone who saw Verne Troyer on the reality show, The Surreal Life knows that he cannot hold his alcohol. TMZ caught Verne this week tipping over as he tried to get into his car. Jimmy Kimmel put it to music:

Artie Lange Wouldn’t Do Celebrity Rehab Even If They Paid Him

Comedian Artie Lange says that he wouldn’t do Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew even if they paid him, and according to him they tried.

The former regular on Mad TV and regular of  Howard Stern’s radio show says that he was offered $200,000 to do the reality show, but he turned them down because he feels that they would sabotage his sobriety for television.

Lange says that he hasn’t taken heroin in over eight months, and hasn’t used coke since 1997. He is the subject of the blog, “Artie Lange is Dead“.

Kirstie Alley Gets Reality Show on A&E

Actress Kirstie Alley has signed on for her own reality show, scheduled to air on A&E in 2010. The show will document her life as she raises her two daughters, produces a movie, and looks for love. It will also track her weight loss progress.

Robert Sharenow, senior vice president of A&E’s non-fiction and alternative programming had the following to say about the network’s working partnership with Alley:

“She is a multifaceted talent who connects with our audience on so many levels,” he added. “Her personal life has been playing out in the media for years, but this will be the first time she’ll be opening up her home to reveal her real life for the cameras.”

Josh Colon of The Real World: DC Performs With Wicked Liquid

I’m going to go out on a limb and bet that Josh Colon of The Real World: DC is going to have a huge female and gay male following this coming season. While in DC, the Philly native performed in a band called Wicked Liquid. Here’s a short clip of them performing  “Snow”:

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First Look at the Cast of The Real World: DC

All Real World fans know that once The Real World/Road Rules Challenge ends it’s time to gear up for another season of the strangers who find out what it’s like when they stop being polite and get real.

This weekend The Washington Post did a piece on The Real World: DC cast, who vacated the city October 13th, after spending the summer together and contributing to a better world while working at places like The Human Rights Campaign and Rhino Bar. It sounds like each castmate will had their own separate job while working in DC, something that I can’t remember happening since the show was in its infancy.

Here’s a tour of the house, and a look at the cast:

Did Whitney Port Have a Nose Job?

Reality TV star Whitney Port is the latest celebrity to have questions raised about the origins of their nose. The star of The City appears to have had a little trimmed off the sides and tip sometime after the time she gave up the notion to be basketball star in childhood but before she became the Whitney we all have come to know.

To see more pictures, click here.

Clint Black Travels to Kentucky to Help The Mattinglys on “Extreme Makeover Home Edition”

On September 5, “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and celebrity volunteer Clint Black traveled to Daviess County, KY to tell Steve and Melissa Mattingly that their current home, a small single-wide trailer, will be replaced by a newly constructed home built in just seven days. This episode of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” airs SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET), on ABC.

Country music superstar Clint Black will be the celebrity volunteer to “Get on the Bus” for this build.

Two years ago, Steve Mattingly was responding to a fire call at a neighborhood home, where he was asked to direct traffic around the site. Steve’s wife, Melissa, was driving by the fire when disaster struck: Steve was hit full speed by a car that didn’t see him. An EMT herself, Melissa immediately got out of her car and ran to her husband to give him care. Steve suffered multiple injuries, brain damage and amnesia. To date, he has had seven surgeries to try to repair the damage. Most of his problems with pain, balance and memory are irreparable, and he will probably never be able to work a full-time job again. Although Steve, 41, has regained his ability to walk and retains his humorous personality, his family knows his life has changed forever. They live in a small, 700-square-foot crumbling trailer, and Melissa, 38, is now the sole wage earner. They cannot afford to fix the home, which they also share with their growing daughters, Alana, 12, and Madison, 11. Now it’s up to Ty and the gang to give this family who have endured such hardship some comfort in a peaceful new home.

Show designers for this episode are Ty Pennington, Michael Moloney and Didiayer Snyder.

(courtesy of ABC)

Secrets Revealed Could Send Someone Home on “The Amazing Race”

One team musters up the courage to reveal a personal secret to the others, and another Racer breaks down in tears as the stress of the Race mounts, on THE AMAZING RACE, Sunday, Nov. 1 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

(courtesy of CBS)

Pictures of Monica “Danger” Leon’s New Baby

It’s the moment many of  you have been waiting for: Monica “Danger” Leon has finally given birth to her baby, and there are pictures out there on the Internet for the perusal of those who have been curious about the parentage the young one. For the record, Monica and Gabriel Cannon are the proud parents of little Mayara Cannon.

Check out the pictures here.

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