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Sex and the City Makes It Work With Tim Gunn
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Carrie Bradshaw & Co. are getting an extra dose of fabulous in the upcoming Sex and the City flick.
I just got word that Tim Gunn is going to appear in the sequel.
A rep for Gunn confirms the cameo, which he's shooting in New York City right now!
No word yet on what the Project Runway guru will be doing in the film, but I'm told he's playing himself.
This wouldn't be the first time Gunn has been in business with Sarah Jessica Parker...
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Dr. Oz Talks Oprah, Dr. Phil and Farrah Fawcett
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Oprah Winfrey means ratings. But that doesn't mean Dr. Mehmet Oz will have the media queen on his new syndicated talk show just to boost his viewership.
"I'd love to have her on the show," Oz tells me during a break from shooting in his New York City studio. "But the big issue is, it's not for me, but for our audience. We have to have a reason to bring her onto the show. If we have a topic that can benefit from having her on the show, believe me, we'll all be thinking the same thing."
And not to worry—there are already plans for Oz to make return appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show. But television isn't the only thing Oz is focusing on these days…
Christian Siriano's Coffee Talk
Earlier today, I gave you Christian Siriano on Lindsay Lohan, why he's saying goodbye to Project Runway and his dream to buy a farm and raise alpaca.
But that's not all I have for you from Mr. Ferosh. Check out today's videoblog to find out about his collaboration with Starbucks that benefits the Art of Elysium.
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Project Runway: Lindsay Lohan Is a Perfect Match
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Christian Siriano says we shouldn't be surprised when we see Lindsay Lohan pop up as a guest judge on the new season of Project Runway.
No, it's not her collection of leggings that qualifies her to scrutinize the aspiring designers.
"Lindsay has probably been in editorial like Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Vanity Fair more than any other actor," Siriano told me yesterday at L.A.'s Grove shopping mall, where he was promoting his new makeup line for Victoria's Secret.
"She really is a chameleon," he adds. "I probably have 20 covers that Lindsay's been on and been editorial in…she turns it out when she needs to."
As much as Siriano loves his Project Runway, however, he says he's slowly bidding auf Wiedersehen to the show that made him a household name...
David Arquette Has Not Lost His Mind
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David Arquette is spending several hours of the next two days living in a box on top of Madison Square Garden, but that doesn't mean he's gone all crazy cuckoo on us.
He has a good reason to be up there…
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Susan Boyle: A Future Project for Heidi Klum?
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Forget Susan Boyle coming stateside to perform on American Idol or America's Got Talent.
Heidi Klum says Project Runway contestants and the world's most famous YouTube sensation make a pretty good match, too.
"She could be a good challenge," Klum told me last night at a party to launch the back plates she's designed for the LG Rumor2 mobile phones. "Maybe she could be on season seven."
And speaking of people who claim they've never been kissed, Klum's been trying to play matchmaker for her very own Tim Gunn...
Heidi Klum Phones It In
Heidi Klum really is the supermodel that keeps on going…and going…and going.
Her latest venture? Designing back plates for the new LG Rumor2 mobile phone. She was only supposed to do one, but she couldn't stop. "I made five of them because I can't just do one," she tells me. "I can't do just one because I can't decide. I'm a Gemini that way."
Find out what else the Project Runway princess had to say by clicking on my videoblog above. Plus, make sure to check back later today to read what she shared about Susan Boyle, Tim Gunn and a whole lot more.
Ellen DeGeneres Suffers Power Outage
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Ellen DeGeneres has been outranked by a politico. But not by too much.
The openly gay talk-show queen was last year's No. 1 on Out magazine's Power 50 list, but this time around she's slipped to No. 2. Instead, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank has been crowned this year's queen king because of the political clout he now carries in our nation's Democratic-heavy capital.
DeGeneres isn't the only Hollywood hotshot to make the third annual list. Read on to find out more boldfaced names deemed worthy of a ranking.
Tim Gunn: Bring Me Meryl and Angelina!
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Tim Gunn would like a word with Meryl Streep.
"I am her biggest fan and I can't get enough of her," the Project Runway mentoring guru tells me. "But wearing my fashion hat, I want to say to Meryl Streep, 'You need to accept responsibility for what you are wearing. I don't know that you do.' She is so smart, so stunning, and she has a great figure."
Gunn says he'd love to go shopping with Ms. Streep to help her—yup—make it work.
"Sometimes she gets it right, but more often she doesn't," Gunn says. "The message she's sending is, I'm too smart for this and it doesn't matter to me what I'm wearing. I want to say to her that it should matter to you."
Gunn may finally get that chance to chat with Streep on Sunday, when he cohosts ABC’s live pre-Oscar special with Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts and Jess Cagle (Entertainment Weekly's managing editor).
Gunn is also hoping to meet Angelina Jolie on the big day. No, he doesn't think she needs any help in the fashion department.
Booty Call for Project Runway's Korto Momolu
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Korto Momolu may have come in second place in the fifth season of Project Runway, but there’s no doubt that the Liberia-born babe and mother of one is destined to become one of the fashion show’s biggest standouts.
Even if Leanne Marshall was crowned the winner, Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and guest judge Tim Gunn raved about Momolu’s collection, and she was voted fan favorite.
I caught up with Momolu, 33, last night at Martell Cognac’s finale screening party at L.A. hot spot STK. Read on to learn what she had to say about her much-talked about booty, the not-so-nice Kenley Collins and which celeb she’d love to dress.
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Nina Garcia Dishes on J.Lo, Runway and Biker Gear
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If the rumors are true that Jennifer Lopez will be the celebrity judge for the Project Runway finale, Nina Garcia hasn't been told about it.
At least that's what Ms. Garcia is saying.
"I don't know if it's her," Garcia says with a laugh from her office in New York City. "Do you know? I don't...But whoever it is, [the designer contestants] should be scared."
Lopez, like Victoria Beckham last season, will reportedly be on hand when the finalists present their work tomorrow under the Bryant Park tents at the near end of New York's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
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Project Runway Is Makin' Whoopi for the Tonys
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The Tony Awards are gonna be fierce this year.
We can exclusively report that show host Whoopi Goldberg will be wearing a design by Project Runway winner Christian Siriano on the big night.
"I am dressing Whoopi Goldberg for the Tonys," Siriano revealed the other night at the Declare Yourself and American Eagle celebrity T-shirt launch in Los Angeles.
Reps for the Tonys and Goldberg confirmed Siriano's latest gig.
The Tonys will be handed out at Radio City Hall in New York City June 15 and telecast live on CBS.
Meanwhile, the New York Daily News reported yesterday that Goldberg has gotten the Big Apple's mayor, Michael Bloomberg, to tape a bit for the show. "He's my friend, and who better to start the night than the mayor of New York City?" Goldberg told the News.
—Additional reporting by Laura Lane
