[Photos Credit: Barbara Nitke, Lifetime Television, 2009]

Guest Judge, Nicole Richie [Photo Credit: Lifetime Television, 2009]

Last night we saw the season premiere of the seventh season of Project Runway. I was thrilled to see that the show had back its same look and personality from seasons past. It’s set in New York again and it’s amazing how the feel of the show changed. I missed it last season!

The new designers are awesome! Every single one of them is very talented and it’s going to be amazing to see who wins. The competition is going to be “fierce!”

Emilio, winner of challenge [Photo Credit: Lifetime Television, 2009]

My favorite designers’ personalities are Anthony and Ping. Both are very unique and have cool personalities. However, I’m not too sure that I appreciate Ping’s design aesthetic. Her garment looked like a bunch of fabric that was just thrown at the model. Perhaps I’ll understand better as the season goes on.

After Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn greeted the designers on the roof with the customary toast, they got settled in and ready for the first challenge.

Christiane, sent home [Photo Credit: Lifetime Television, 2009]

The next morning, they met Tim in Central Park and had three minutes to dash & grab all the Mood fabric they could. Then Tim gave them a couple of minutes to edit down to the best 5 fabrics for their first garment. They were given one day to create a garment that fully shows their unique design style.

I’ve included photos of all of the runway garments for you to enjoy, but my personal favorite was Emilio’s dress. His was the challenge winner, giving him immunity. But I also liked the garments by Maya, SethAaron, Jonathan & Anna

I expected either Ping or Christiane to go home. But the judges saw something in Ping’s garment that they liked so the one to go home first was Christiane.

Emilio’s garment [Photo Credit: Lifetime Television, 2009]

Christiane’s garment [Photo Credit: Lifetime Television, 2009]

I thought it was fun to have Nicole Richie as a guest judge this week. She seems so sweet. Even when she had criticism, she said it in a kind way. I really liked her as a judge.

I loved this episode! What did you think of the new group of designers? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

[Photos Credit: Barbara Nitke, Lifetime Television, 2009]

[Photo Credit: Barbara Nitke, Lifetime Television, 2009]

Last sesson’s Project Runway gave us a great bonus show to watch right afterward. For all the seasons of the series, we’ve known that the models were also in a competition, but didn’t see them much or get to know then at all. Models of the Runway showed us their lives during the season and how they each agonized over their designer’s results each week.

Even though Models fo the Runway isn’t nearly as interesting as Project Runway, it still gives us more to watch regarding the entire competition. I liked it and look forward to the second season, premiering right after Project Runway tomorrow night on Lifetime.

Here are the new models for this season:

[Photo Credit: Barbara Nitke, Lifetime Television, 2009]

Alexis Broker

Hometown: Denver, CO; Resides in Highlands Ranch, CO

Read More – Models of the Runway 2: Meet the New Models

[Photos Credit: Barbara Nitke, Lifetime Television, 2009]

[Photo Credit: Barbara Nitke, Lifetime Television, 2009]

The seventh season of Project Runway premieres again this Thursday. The show heads back to New York City for this season and has a more international cast than ever before. I wonder how it will affect the designs and the drama. I can’t wait to find out!

Here are the new designers for this season:

[Photo Credit: Barbara Nitke, Lifetime Television, 2009]

Amy Sarabi

Age: 26
Hometown: Plano, TX; Resides in Oakland, CA

Read More – Project Runway 7: Meet the New Designers

[Image: © 2010 Bravo]

[Image: © 2010 Bravo]

Have you ever wanted to launch your own line? Here’s your big chance to do it without even having to learn how to sew (or work with a crazy expert!) Bravo is looking for fans to design their own t-shirt inspired by Bravo shows and they’ll give the best design a chance to launch it on the Bravo site.

If you are a true, die-hard fan of Bravo shows, use that knowledge to design a Bravo fan t-shirt using their online tool. Then, they will choose the best design and sell it on Bravo’s web site.

The designer of the winning design won’t get rich, but they will get the next best thing…Bragging Rights!

The Grand Prize Winner’s Bravo-inspired design will be printed on a t-shirt and sold on Bravotv.com! Plus, they’ll receive 20 free t-shirts featuring their design and $500 dollars. 2 lucky runners-up will win $100.

The possiblities are endless and if you win, you’ll have a huge supply of great t-shirts! Be sure to head over to the Bravo site and enter your design now!

[Photos: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]

This season, the Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains logo has three new words that describe the game. Instead of the usual Outwit, Outlast, Outplay the logo has these words for us: Return, Revenge, Redemption. And here are the Villains that will make these words come to life.

[Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]
TYSON APOSTOL
Age: 30
Hometown: Lindon, Utah
Current Residence: Heber City, Utah
Previous Finishes: Tocantins, 8th Out

I’ve talked to Tyson about his time on Survivor and he was just as arrogant and self-important as he seemed on the show. If it’s an act, he’s very good at it.

[Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]
RUSSELL HANTZ
Age: 37
Hometown: Dayton, Texas
Current Residence: Dayton, Texas
Previous Finishes: Samoa, Runner-Up

OK, you know him and you either love him or you hate him. I’m among the people who don’t like Russell at all. My friend Betsy thinks he’s great. That’s how people are about him. When Betsy talked to him at the Survivor: Samoa after party, she told him that to her, he’s the “Sole Survivor.” He thanked her, but laughed and told her that he wouldn’t be giving her the $100,000. At least he has a sense of humor.

Read More – Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains – Meet the Villains

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I’m already getting very excited about the new season of Survivor! It should be a very interesting one, since the 20 former Survivors we’ll see return to the show are all very memorable. Some of them I’ve had the opportunity to meet and I’ll let you know my impressions about them if I have.

Here’s a photo, some brief info and commentary as well as a short video clip for each of the Heroes we’ll see this season:

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RUPERT BONEHAM
Age: 45
Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
Current Residence: Indianapolis, Ind.
Previous Finishes: Pearl Islands, 8th Out, All-Stars, 15th Out, 6th Jury Member

Rupert is not only one of the warmest, friendliest former Survivors I’ve met so far, but he also has a heart of gold. He heads a non-profit organization that helps at-risk young people. His organization also helps young people coming out of incarceration to get acclimated and ready to live a positive life on the outside. He’s the winner of $1 million as the fan favorite.

[Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]
JAMES CLEMENT
Age: 32
Hometown: Lafayette, La.
Current Residence: Malibu, Calif./Lafayette, La.
Previous Finishes: China, 10th Out, Micronesia, Injured, Jury Member

I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting James so far, but My friend Betsy has. She tells me that he is very modest and friendly. He got his incredible physique by working as a grave digger, and he is certainly not hard to watch on the show!

Read More – Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains – Meet the Heroes

[Photos: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]

On last night’s People’s Choice Awards show, Jeff Probst gave us a sneak peek at the new cast of Survivor: Heroes vs. Villians. I was thrilled to see Rupert Boneham there. He’s such a sweet, nice man. I can’t wait to see how he does.

The 20th season of the show takes place in Samoa once again and if you’re like me, you love some of the new cast members, hate some of them too. Here’s last night’s preview clip:

Of course, we all want to know the details about why each of the castaways was chosen for this new season. No problem there, because Jeff Probst gives us the skinny on each of them:

And here’s a quick bonus. Jeff Probst was photographed on last night’s red carpet and here are the photos:

[Photos: Zuma Press]

Tomorrow night, CBS airs the People’s Choice Awards. Once again, the show will be hosted by the lovely Queen Latifah and should be a fun show, just in general. The show airs at 9:00 pm ET, so be sure to watch or record it! Here’s a promo clip of Queen Latifah telling us about this year’s show:

Here are the reality TV shows that have been nominated for People’s Choice Awards this year:

Favorite ANIMAL SHOW

• Animal Cops
• Dog Whisperer
• DOGTOWN
• It’s Me or the Dog
• Rescue Ink Unleashed

Favorite COMPETITION SHOW

• American Idol
• Dancing with the Stars
• Project Runway
• So You Think You Can Dance
• Survivor: Samoa

[Bravo Photos: Pete Tangen/© 2009 NBC Universal, Inc.]

I am very excited to see tomorrow’s new episode of Launch My Line because Lady Gaga will be a part of the show! She’s known for her over-the-top and wild outfits, so she should be a very cool inspiration for the designers when they have to create an avant guarde look for their line.

While the lines of fashion might not be crossed, the tension between some teammates gets intense and someone pushes their teammate to the edge. Watch this:

Be sure to watch the next episode of Launch My Line on Bravo tomorrow at 10/9c!

[NBC Photo: Mitch Haaseth]

Today we finally get to tell you the identities of the new celebrities that will compete to be the next Celebrity Apprentice. It’s been so tough to keep a secret for the past several months. And, yes, there have been information leaks here and there, but I promised not to let the cat out of the bag until today when the official press release went out.

Here’s the list of the new Celebrity Apprentice wannabees:

• Carol Leifer
• Sinbad
• Maria Kanellis
• Sharon Osbourne
• Rod Blagojevich
• Michael Johnson
• Curtis Stone
• Cyndi Lauper
• Goldberg
• Daryl Strawberry
• Bret Michaels
• Selita Ebanks
• Summer Sanders
• Holly Robinson Peete

I’ll be posting short bios of each of the new candidates in the next few days, along with interviews with the celebs from the press junket last fall. So stay tuned!

Donald Trump said “This season of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ is going to be fantastic. The list of celebrities we have this season is outstanding and the show will really resonate with our core viewers and fans. I expect this season of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ to be the best one yet.”

The next season of The Celebrity Apprentice premieres on NBC on March 14 at 9-11 pm ET.