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Nancy O'Dell Jealous of Bachelor's — Er — Dancing's Melissa? Crippled by a torn meniscus, Nancy O'Dell watched the Dancing with the Stars premiere from the sidelines instead of waltzing up a storm on the floor with Tony Dovolani. "That was tough because I so wanted to be a part of it," she tells TVGuide.com. O'Dell was replaced by The Bachelor's No. 2 gal, Melissa Rycroft, who netted a score of 23 with 48 hours of rehearsal. See what O'Dell has to say about her substitute, and get an update on her knee. We'll be checking in weekly with the Access Hollywood host and almost-contestant to get her take on Season 8, so be sure to come back next week. TVGuide.com: How's your knee doing? Can you walk? Nancy O'Dell: Yeah, I can walk fine. Walking and standing are no problem. The irony of it is that Jewel's in pain, but she doesn't have to have surgery. She's just resting. Mine doesn't hurt unless I go downstairs or I try to do twists and turns and I need surgery. ... The doctor said he could see it from three different views, which means it's a large tear and it will not heal itself, so I need surgery or it will totally mess up my knee in the future and I'll have long-term problems. TVGuide.com: When are you having surgery? O'Dell: Next week. Then I have rehab for six to eight weeks. I have an MDA [Muscular Dystrophy Association] bash that I'm hosting, which is another reason I'm bummed. My mom loved the show and she passed away from ALS and MDA was so instrumental in being there for us, and the Dancing cameras were gonna follow me. So I'm gonna go do that first. But it's driving me crazy. I'm so ready to get it done. TVGuide.com: When did you tell Tony? O'Dell: He was with me when I went to see the second doctor, which was the Dancing with the Stars doctor ... so Tony knew. He was very devastated because he thought he was out for the season too. I was so excited when I found out he had a new partner. I was so nervous when he stepped on the floor. He became, like, my family. Literally when he got into the position of how we start our routine, I was shaking. TVGuide.com: Were you jealous of Melissa? O'Dell: There was a part of me! [Laughs] I told Melissa after, "Oh my God! I totally know how you felt on The Bachelor. Here you are watching your man with another woman and I felt that!" I was more sad, but there was a part of me where I was like, you're doing my routine and you're wearing my dress. He didn't have time to choreograph anything else and wardrobe didn't have time to design another dress, so they just cut it about six inches for her. ... We were laughing because I was outside hosting Access earlier in the day and I heard "Moon River," which I would've danced to. So I knew they were rehearsing and I was like, "Oh my God, do not be a nerd and cry right now!" [Laughs] I have to admit I teared up because I put so much work into it. TVGuide.com: Did you talk to her about this yet? O'Dell: I talked to them after the show and she was so cute. I said, "You did it! Here you are with my man!" And she was like, "Thank you, thank you for everything!" I'm like, "Are you thanking me for getting injured?" [Laughs] She was like, "I feel like there's a reason for everything with everything I went through with The Bachelor, but now look at this!" We were just teasing each other, but I do think there's a reason for everything and for some reason I'm not supposed to be on this season. Maybe next season. TVGuide.com: Are you going to come back next season? O'Dell: That's what I'm hoping! [Laughs] The producers certainly can't commit yet, but they know that I'm definitely interested and Jewel said she's interested as well, so they know I'm pushing for it and the possibility is there. TVGuide.com: They should do an injury season with you two and Misty May-Treanor. O'Dell: I know! They need to have a comeback season. Jewel said she'll do it too. TVGuide.com: Who was your favorite from Monday? O'Dell: Well, of course Melissa and Tony. I thought Gilles [Marini] was great. He is the nicest, cutest person. I mean, not just talking about his looks, but his personality is so cute. I think women are gonna fall in love with him. He's kind of the one to watch. He was the first one to call me when he found out about my injury and he left the longest message about how he had a torn meniscus too and he told me how the surgery went and who his doctor is in L.A. "Please call me and I'll tell you all about it." It was really sweet. I think he could totally go all the way. TVGuide.com: On our updated poll, Shawn [Johnson] is leading to win. O'Dell: Oh, she did great, didn't she?! How am I doing on the updated poll? TVGuide.com: Well you're not there anymore, unfortunately. O'Dell: Darn it! [Laughs] Well, I guess Shawn does have a fanbase and she did so well last night. She's so freakin' cute. She's so little. You just wanna squeeze her. I was thinking, if ever at one point during the show, they had me, Lil Kim and Shawn, people would be like, "How tall is she? 6'5"?" They're both 4-feet something and I'm 5 feet 10. Lil Kim was good too and so sweet. TVGuide.com: Do you think Melissa's going to get sympathy votes? O'Dell: Oh, absolutely. I think her dancing deserves it, but she'll definitely get some sympathy votes because we're all mad at Jason! [Laughs] I said to her, "Now, look at you. You go danced like that after two days and you look tremendous. What do you want to say to Jason?" And she said, "Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha." TVGuide.com: Would Jason ever be invited on? O'Dell: I think it would be funny for Jason and Tony to do a dance-off. Wouldn't that be great? We could humiliate him. TVGuide.com: You could train him for two days like Melissa. O'Dell: Yeah and then make him do it and see how he does. This is a good idea we're having right now. Source: http://www.tvguide.com/Dancing-Stars/Nancy...ew-1003904.aspx

Nancy O'Dell: The Lost Interview By this point, we all know "Access Hollywood" hostess Nancy O' Dell has been sidelined from "Dancing with the Stars" by a knee injury -- surgery and 6 to 8 weeks of rehab awaits. But before she was knocked from the competition, she called up PopWrap to discuss how her training was going. Needless to say, the strains of the competition had already started to show on February 27. PopWrap: How's it going so far, Nancy? Nancy O'Dell: It's so stressful. This just feels like a whole new ballgame. It's a lot, I'm exhausted. PW: What made you want to sign up? Nancy: It was my mom's favorite show (Betty, Nancy's mother, passed away last June), so I know she would have loved for me to do it. And Tony Dovolani, my partner, was my mom's favorite professional. I felt in my bones I would get him, so this has just been so cool. She would have loved it. PW: What's your schedule like? Nancy: It's insane. I have never been this busy in my life. We rehearse 6 hours a day and that's in addition to working on "Access" and being a mom. And I'm one of those mothers that needs a lot of time with my kids or I don't feel good about life. It's exhausting. PW: How is your body holding up? Nancy: I've had a few issues. I have strained both of my quadriceps because I do so many leg lifts in the Waltz. First I hurt the right one, which took a few days to recoup, but I had to go right back in to dancing. Then I pulled the other one and actually needed a day off. PW: Everyone talks about the weight loss -- have you noticed that? Nancy: I can tell you why everyone loses weight immediately -- because you're so freakin' stressed that you signed up to do this in the first place! I kid you not, before I even started rehearsing, I was so stressed out that I lost five pounds in three days! It was the realization that, "Oh my god, I just signed up to dance in front of 25 million people and I've never done this before!" I was scared like crazy. And then all the outfit stuff kicks in and you have to start thinking about what your abs look like. PW: But are you excited to start? Nancy: I can't wait! Source: http://blogs.nypost.com/popwrap/archives/2...ing_injury.html

Carrie Underwood Turns 26: Look Back at Her Style! See her fashion hits and misses http://www.usmagazine.com/photos/carrie-un...rough-the-years

Heidi Klum: Short Order Cook? Cool news: CBS is set to celebrate April Fool’s Day by featuring stars pulling pranks on ordinary people in new special I Get That A Lot, airing April 1. Celebrities will work regular jobs and try to confuse customers who think they’re seeing stars as they deny their true identities. Heidi Klum wil serve up slices at a pizza shop and Jessica Simpson works at a computer repair store. Other stars partaking in the pranking include Survivor host Jeff Probst, rapper Ice-T, country star LeAnn Rimes and Dancing with the Stars alum Mario Lopez. Source: http://www.fadedyouthblog.com/page/2

Elsa Benitez at The Lingerie Miami To Benefit and Empower Impoverished Women Worldwide February 7, 2009

Dancing With The Stars: Nancy O'Dell

Thank you Mags!!

Angelina Jolie is Pennsylvania Avenue Pretty Angelina Jolie is hard at work on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C., filming her new spy thriller Salt on Thursday. “She’s having a lot of fun and joking on set with the stunt double. She’s in a great mood and was laughing with [co-star] Liev Schreiber in between takes,” a spywitness tells OK!. “There were some fans who were watching her shoot and she was waving to them.” The source adds, “She’s been filming a sprint scene this morning where she runs down the street and before she ran, she runs in place to get warmed up. She was doing all of the stunts herself but her stunt double was walking her through everything.” March 5, 2009 http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/03/06/an...ylvania-avenue/

Brad Pitt + Washington DC + Daughters Newsboy cap-clad Brad Pitt gets in some special father-daughter bonding as he takes Shiloh, 2 1/2, and Zahara, 4, to Jan’s on Friday in Washington, D.C. How cute is Zahara licking her lips!!! Brad was in town with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic Whip James Clyburn to discuss the “Make it Right” project. Hot mama Angelina Jolie has been busy filming her spy flick, Salt, out in 2010. March 6, 2009 http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/03/06/br...n-dc-daughters/

Angelina Jolie films on the set of her new movie "Salt" in Washington, D.C. March 5, 2009

Isla Fisher in a park with Olive. March 5, 2009

Gwen Stefani playing with her sons' Kingston and Zuma at Coldwater Park in Beverly Hills. February 28, 2009

Isla & Olive: Coldwater Canyon Cuties Isla Fisher was seen playing with her 1-year-old daughter Olive Cohen at Coldwater Park in Beverly Hills on Friday. The mother-daughter duo are becoming regulars at Coldwater Canyon Park like so many other high-profile families. We just saw the adorable pair yesterday on the swings and playing around the popular playground. March 6, 2009

First Glimpse Of Baby Seraphina Affleck! It’s the first glimpse of Seraphina Rose Elizabeth! Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner were seen picking up their 3-year-old daughter Violet from preschool with their 2-month-old daughter Seraphina. We can’t wait to see more pictures of Violet’s little sister!

Kingston's A Badass! http://x17online.com/celebrities/kingston/...ss-03062009.php

Gwen Stefani: My Boys Were Given the Wrong Names! In the time spent preparing for baby, choosing a name is a critical step, with some parents opting to meet their little one first in order to ensure the moniker is a perfect fit. According to Gwen Stefani, as her two boys grow older and develop their own personalities, she is becoming more convinced there was name mishap along the way! Joking during an interview with 104.7 KISS FM that her sons — 2 ½-year-old Kingston James McGregor and 6-month-old Zuma Nesta Rock — had “the wrong names given to them,” she explains that a swap may be appropriate. “[Kingston] is in that terrible twos. Gavin [Rossdale] calls him Sid Vicious. He’s like, ‘You gave birth to Sid Vicious.’ I’m like, ‘Oops!’ He’s definitely got an attitude and Zuma is the opposite. He’s like this cool, laid back, easy-going guy — is that always how it is?” While Zuma — or ‘Baby Zooms’ as his big brother calls him — is perfectly content to sit back and relax, Kingston seems to be taking after his musician parents, turning into quite the rock star himself! Along with his passion for “[Top 40] hits like his mom,” Kingston enjoys keeping up to speed with the tunes. Beware, don’t touch that dial, says Gwen! “Any song that comes on, he’ll get pissed if you turn the station. He’ll be like, ‘That’s my song! That’s my song!’” A true lover of music, the toddler already has his eye on one icon: Britney Spears. With the popstar living right down the street from the family, Kingston has been known to stop over at her house for a quick hello. “He’s really into Britney’s songs. He’s really into her! He thinks she’s really great and cute and he flirts with her and stuff.” Clearly smitten with their two boys, Gwen shares that she and Gavin are often left in amazement by their beautiful family. “It’s really mind-blowing to be together all these years and then all of a sudden these little creatures come. You’re like, ‘Who are these guys? Where did they come from? And they’re around the whole time,” she laughs. However, despite being “really tired,” the proud mama reveals the couple are about to embark on a new adventure: a No Doubt tour. Scheduled to bring her family out on the road, the group is in for a wild time! “All the No Doubt guys [except Tony] all have kids as well,” she explains. “We basically have to have a playroom on tour! It’s going to be really really fun having them all with us.” Ready to head out on the road and see all of her fans, Gwen is thrilled to be past her days as an expectant mom. “I actually don’t really enjoy being pregnant,” she shares. The 39-year-old — who faced morning sickness until she was five-and-a-half months along — admits that the whole “uncomfortable and odd” process is one she has learned to endure. “The first pregnancy, I was on tour until I was four-and-a-half months pregnant. I would cry before I’d go on stage,” she recalls. Once a true believer that the long nine months were to be completely enjoyed, she says her opinions have certainly changed since having two children! “I thought that I was going to be like this earth mother. When people would complain about being pregnant, I was like, ‘What are you talking about? It’s incredible! Just enjoy it.’” In order to prepare her body for the rigorous tour, Gwen has been hitting the road in the mornings, going for jogs and lifting weights. While the exercise routines are paying off, she laughs that her one true secret to staying in shape is toting her “squishy” baby boy Zuma! “I have this little chunky baby. Zuma is like the biggest, chunkiest boy,” she says. “He’s gigantic. He actually gets my arms strong because he weighs so much carrying him around!” Apparently the proud parents aren’t the only ones who think their boys are adorable, whether they be at the park blowing up balloons or out and about running errands around town. At a recent Vanity Fair party, Gwen admits she found it a bit “bizarre” after being told by guests all evening that they enjoyed seeing her family. “Everyone was coming up to me and they’re like, ‘Oh my gosh! Kingston…’ Like they know him!” While the paparazzi shots of her sons are without a doubt cute, the protective mama is still unsure whether she likes their pictures floating around the media. “I’m not quite sure if that’s okay. I think they need to get, like, a permission slip from me.” Source: 104.7 KISS FM

First Shots Of Baby Seraphina!!! http://x17online.com/celebrities/ben_affle...na-03062009.php

Brad Treats His Girls After getting all political on Thursday, it was time for Brad Pitt to do the dad thing today. Treating his girls to a special dad day out, the 45-year-old actor was seen with his daughters Zahara and Shiloh after a no-expenses-spared shopping spree at Tugooh toy store in Washington D.C. All three parties looked cool as ever in their sunglasses. While Brad kept things subtle in aviator style sunnies, Zahara and Shiloh proved that funkiness is for the young by donning colourful frames. March 6, 2009

Brad Treats His Girls After getting all political on Thursday, it was time for Brad Pitt to do the dad thing today. Treating his girls to a special dad day out, the 45-year-old actor was seen with his daughters Zahara and Shiloh after a no-expenses-spared shopping spree at Tugooh toy store in Washington D.C. All three parties looked cool as ever in their sunglasses. While Brad kept things subtle in aviator style sunnies, Zahara and Shiloh proved that funkiness is for the young by donning colourful frames. March 6, 2009

Badgley Mischka Taps Carrie Underwood, Eva Longoria Badgley Mischka celebrates two decades of glamour with an Annie Leibovitz-shot ad campaign featuring Carrie Underwood, Eva Longoria, Brooke Shields, Lauren Hutton and Anjelica Huston. Eva commented on the experience, “Badgley Mischka is an iconic brand and to be able to celebrate their twentieth anniversary with them is an honor for me.” The campaign will debut in April issues of monthly fashion magazines. Source: http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/03/04/ba...d-eva-longoria/

Ali Landry plays with her daughter Estela at the Coldwater Canyon Park February 27, 2009