Source: www.celebitchy.com
Marie Osmond will be starring in her own daytime talk show set to launch in 2009. She agreed to the deal for an undisclosed amount of cash with syndicator Program Partners. The title of the show is—you guessed it—“Marie.”
“I like the philosophy that Program Partners brought to the table,” Ms. Osmond said Tuesday at a NATPE press conference announcing the show. “They’re giving me the freedom to do some things that I feel strongly about, and the timing is right for a show like this.
Ms. Osmond first hit the airwaves in 1976 in prime-time series “Donny & Marie.” She returned to television first in the 1995 ABC sitcom “Maybe This Time” and then with brother Donny in 1998 to co-host “Donny and Marie,” a talk/entertainment show from Sony that lasted two seasons.
“Marie Osmond is unique in this industry,” said Josh Raphaelson, co-founder of Program Partners. “She is a star with an authenticity that makes her relatable to every woman in America.”
Marie cha-cha’ed her way back into the spotlight with a controversial appearance on “Dancing With the Stars” last season. During the run of that show, Osmond fainted on live television, which some later claimed she staged. She also lost her father during the show’s run, and announced that her teenaged son was entering rehab. She finished in third place, after a bizarre performance in which she dressed as a giant doll. At the time, the performance was ridiculed, but now it looks like all that exposure has paid off.
Picture note by Celebitchy: Marie Osmond is shown at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino on 1/29/08 announcing her talk show. It’s not set to launch until Fall, 2009. Maybe it’s delayed because of the writer’s strike, but why announce it now if it’s not coming out for at least 18 months? Thanks to PRPhotos.
Source: seriouslyomg.com
(photo from Donny Osmond)
Donny and Marie Osmond might be cashing in on her success from Dancing with the Stars and be back on TV with a new show according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Sources have indicated that there’s been interest from networks and syndicators in the pair, who previously starred in such series as the 1970s variety show "The Donny & Marie Show" and the late-’90s daytime talker "Donny & Marie."
The talks revolve around hosting duties for reality series in primetime and a syndicated talk show for daytime, sources said.
I really hope they get a deal or two because I would watch them everyday! I am glad that the two of them are finding success again because they really deserve it!
Source: seriouslyomg.com
Marie Osmond posted on her blog that she will be singing on QVC on Wednesday!!!
SEE ME ON QVC!!!Tune in this Wednesday, Dec. 12th at 3:00 ET and watch me do something that I actually feel comfortable doing – and it doesn’t cause bruising . . . SING! I’m stopping by QVC for just about 10 minutes to help put you in the holiday spirit, singing a couple of songs from my brand new “Magic of Christmas” CD. I put an additional 5 bonus tracks on this CD that you can only find right here at QVC. And you know me well enough to know I’ll try and sneak in my new Dancing With the Stars dolls, too – so join me for all the fun this Wednesday!Happy Holidays! Marie
I can’t wait to see which new Dancing with the Stars dolls she will sneak in and what songs she will do on the show! I am so going to TiVo her on QVC because it will help me keep the holiday cheer up all year round!!!
Source: www.celebitchy.com
Apparently, the incident on Dancing with the Stars where Marie Osmond fainted was staged. Reality TV fake and scripted? I’d never believe it!
Sources on the set of “Dancing With the Stars” tell TMZ that Marie Osmond’s fainting spell was scripted — to the point where she had a writer just off camera feeding her lines when she stood up!
Our moles say Marie has a writer on set at all times, prompting her with witty conversation. One on-set source says he was in position when Marie went down — and didn’t miss a beat.
[From TMZ]
For all we know the real reason that Marie Osmond had to have a prompter was that she swears like a sailor on leave, and can’t be trusted to utter a sentence without dropping a few four-letter-words. A renpresentative for Marie denies that she has a writer-prompter.
Could this rumor be a nasty smear campaign to ruin her chances at winning DWTS?
In other Osmond family news, there are plans for the family to reunite for a television special, “The Osmond 50th Anniversary, starring The Osmond Brothers, with special guests Donny, Marie, and Jimmy.” Look for it on PBS in 2008.
Note by Celebitchy (includes spoilers): Marie Osmond came in third in this Season’s Dancing with the Stars, with Mel B and Maksim Chmerkovskiy the surprising runners-up. Helio Castroneves and Julianne Hough won this season. It was Juliane’s second consecutive win as a dance pro. If this is true that Osmond faked her collapse, it hardly seems fair that she made it into the top three.
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