Disney’s Newest Show “Shake It Up!” Premieres Sunday – Watch Exclusive Interview W/The Show’s Brandon Johnson

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW.

  One of the stars of Disney Channel’s newest show, Shake It Up!, R. Brandon Johnson (One Life to Live, Hannah Montana), gave CelebMagnet an exclusive video interview (below) all about the show which is set to premiere Sunday (8:30 p.m., ET/PT) and will be television’s first dance-driven sitcom.

Watch the interview:


Shake It Up!, a show about friendship and following one’s dreams, was created by Chris Thompson (Laverne and Shirley, Bosom Buddies, The Naked Truth) and executive-produced by Thompson and Rob Lotterstein (The War at Home, Ellen).

Gary Marsh, President and Chief Creative Officer of Disney Channels Worldwide said about the show:

Newcomers Bella Thorne and Zendaya make for one of the most likable and engaging BFF duos we’ve ever seen. And while buddy comedies have been around since the start of television, what makes Shake It Up unique is that this is the first time anyone has incorporated dancing into the underlying premise of a sitcom.

Other cast members include Davis Cleveland (Good Luck Charlie, Desperate Housewives) as Flynn Jones, Kenton Duty (Lost) as Gunther Hessenheffer, Roshon Fegan (Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam) as Ty Blue, and Caroline Sunshine (Marmaduke) as Tinka Hessenheffer.

Brandon Johnson and May May Ali (Muhammad Ali’s daughter) at the red carpet for Night of the Masters

Brandon Johnson (R) with Damion Hall (L)

Brandon Johnson and me 🙂

Jessica Alba Wants Meatier Movie Roles

Jessica Alba couldn’t look any cuter on the Elle December cover.

But cute is not the look she wants to go for in her future movie roles as she reflects on her past parts. She tells Elle: “I know I haven’t been swimming in the deep end with some of the movies I’ve done. I wasn’t trying to. I knew what they were.”

Believe it or not, the Elle cover also says she is shy and doesn’t “like being the center of attention.” 

For her future roles, Alba wants to make sure the films she plays in are worth the price she has to pay as a new mother. Alba says: “The time I’m not spending with my kid has to be worth it, so when I sat down with my agents after I was ready to go back to work, I told them: It’s all about the directors.”
Alba is currently filming Little Fockers and Spy Kids 4. We will have to wait and see if those movies are time worthy.

Joan Collins Still Looking Hot, Calls Mario Lopez “Cute, But Not Beautiful!” – EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS & VIDEO

Joan Collins you are still a beautiful naughty woman! And we love you for it!

With an acting career spanning over 50 years, the legendary British and ever-oh-so-glamorous-yet-so-devilish Joan Collins stopped by the Grove in Los Angeles to have a chat with Mario Lopez of Extra.

Best known to American audiences as the vixen Alexis Colby in the long-running ABC television series Dynasty, as well as being a favorite of Star Trek fans for her appearance as Edith Keeler in the Star Trek episode “The City on the Edge of Forever”, Ms. Collins looked just as beautiful to me as she did in the 80’s.

Joan walked onto the Extra set in a stunning off-white coat, off-white dress, off-white cap, off-white gloves and off-white shoes, making all heads turn. She has an undeniable presence. Even fellow-Brit Simon Cowell would admit that Joan has the “It Factor!”

On her recent role playing David Spade’s mom on CBS’ Rules of Engagement:
“The description of her is ‘dripping in jewels, and slightly crazy.’ So I said, I can do that!”

On her upcoming one-woman show in NYC, One Night with Joan
“It’s a series of outrageous stories about Richard Burton, Bette Davis, Paul Newman and the Dynasty cast of course. Everybody.” [Show plays @ NYC’s Feinstein’s at Loews Regency Ballroom, November 16-27.]
On whether she had to ever do the casting couch:
“I was asked but never did and never would and no one else should!”
On the most beautiful celeb she ever met:
“Ava Gardner.”
On the controversy of her calling Jennifer Aniston “cute” but not “beautiful”:
“I was given a list to pick from on who I thought was cute and who I thought was beautiful and I said Sandra Bullock, Kate Hudson and Jennifer are cute. [Then she turned to Mario and said by way of example:] Your’re cute; you’re not beautiful! But you’re cute.”

Watch the video of Joan talking about her “most embarrassing moment”:



My Fave Celeb TwitPics Of The Week!

CELEBRITY TWITPICS.

 Celebrities love to send TwitPics of themselves and we love to see them! Here is a collection of some of my favorites celeb pics of the week.

Given that it was Halloween, there are some very interesting photos included indeed.


Come back every Friday for more of my favorites!

Jake Pavelka
Jake with Erin Andrews and Evan Lysacek
Kyle Massey
Kyle Massey, Kurt Warner, Rod Stewart
DWTS Cast
Mark Ballas
Mark and Corky Ballas
50 Cent

Weird Al Yankovic

Kim Kardashian

Shaquille O’Neal

 Jenny McCarthy

Derek Hough
Derek with Julianne Hough
 Mandy Moore

Rachel Zoe

Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen with Taylor Swift
Rose McGowan

Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Maksim with Erin Andrews and Stacy Keibler 
LeBron James


Eliza Dushku
Eliza and Rick Fox
Cheryl Burke
Gilles Marini, Emmitt Smith, Kelly Osbourne and Tom Bergeron

Michael Jackson And Cirque Du Soleil Join Forces To Create “Immortal Tour”

I just had an OMG moment at hearing this scrumptious news!

The best show on earth, Cirque du Soleil, is joining forces with the greatest catalog of music, that of Michael Jackson, to create Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour, set to launch October of 2011.

The new Cirque du Soleil Immortal Tour show will focus on Michael Jackson’s three solo concert tours: the 1987 Bad World Tour, the Dangerous World Tour and the HIStory World Tour.

Beginning next October, the world tour will kick off in Canada, working its way to the U.S. and finding a permanent home at Vegas’ MGM Mirage hotel in 2012.

All I have to say to that is: Where and how soon can I buy my ticket?

In case you were wondering, the partnership between the Michael Jackson Estate and Cirque du Soleil ensures that each party will receive 50 percent of the profits. Michael Jackson already tops Forbes’ list of top-earning dead celebrities by having made $275 million after his death. I can’t imagine what this partnership will mean for his estate for years to come.

Good Charlotte brothers Joel and Benji Madden were at The Grove Tuesday to promote their brand new album, Cardiology, which was released on the same day. Joel’s is engaged to Nicole Richie

Describing the sound to MTV news, Joel Madden said it would sound a lot like Blink-182.[2][3] Joel Madden went on to say in the same MTV interview that “There’s nothing dance-y on the record, though, at all, which is different from our last one,” [4] further implying a movement away from the sound of Good Morning Revival.

The role of being a parent is a part of their music on ‘Cardiology,’ one that has directly influenced the writing of the album. “[There’s] a song that I wrote for my daughter called ‘Harlow’s Song,’ and it was originally like a lullaby, and then [Benji] heard it and really liked it, and the guys heard it and they all liked it,” Joel says. “I’ve never written a song like that. It was pretty interesting. It’s like a straight love song for somebody. It’s a lullaby, and it ended up being on the record. I’ve never really had the ability to write songs like that. So I guess my life has changed a lot. ” 

Here they are performing their first single off of Cardiology, Like Its Her Birthday




Katy Perry Says Russell Brand Is A Man Of God And She Is A Freak In Bed

Russell Brand is pretty funny. We knew that already. But apparently, he is much more than that if you listen to his new not-so-blushing but utterly gushing wife, Katy Perry.  
Perry told Harper’s Bazaar: “I always knew I wanted a great man of God...Someone who’s an inspiration for people and also a lovely husband and father.” Perry continued: “We’re at different places in our lives, but we can still grow together.”
“I also definitely wanted to have a laugh. I have all that in him.” 
So, of course, a man of God needs a freak in bed, and that is exactly who he has in Perry. Perry recently told Now Magazine: “Like Ludacris raps, ‘I’m a lady in the street and a freak in the bed.  If you ask Russell I’m sure he’d give me a 10 out of 10.”
Sounds like a match made in heaven! LOVE IT!

Kim Kardashian Recording A Music Album Of Her Own!


Word on the street is that Kim Kardashian has teamed up with superproducer Terius Youngdell “The-Dream” Nash to help Kim release a music album of her very own.


That’s right, Kim wants to become a pop singer! The-Dream might actually be able to help Kim pull off her dream as his music production credits include hits like Rihanna’s Umbrella and Beyonce’s Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).
Kim told Hollyscoop, “Producers ask me all the time [about recording an album] I’d have to hear a song and feel it out and see if it’s something I’d sound good at. I would like the music to sound a bit like Lady GaGa, Britney Spears and J.Lo with a bit of an R’n’B twist to it.”

Kim has said before that she’s too shy to sing, but now she seems ready to give it a try: “I’ve decided this year I’m going to do things that are outside my comfort zone, so I think I might try a little bit here and there and just see what happens with it,” Kim told Hollyscoop.

As soon as I get more details, or get a release date, I will let you know.

American Idol Releases Nostalgia-Inducing Promo Spot Video

VIDEO CLIP OF THE DAY.

American Idol has released its first promo video clip for Season 10 and by the looks of it, they’re trying to make us nostalgic for the show’s gone by and most likely possibly better days.

The video takes us back to the first -time auditions of all nine of the show’s crown winners including Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, David Cook, Kris Allen, Ruben Studdard, Jordin Sparks and Fantasia Barrino. I guess I could also mention Taylor Hicks and Lee DeWyze since I mentioned everyone else.

Does this promo video make you miss American Idol? Does it do enough to make all of the old faithful to want to tune in? Who is actually excited for this new season and chapter in the long-successful reality show? Tell me, tell me!

Brooke Burke Dishes About Dancing With The Stars And Her New Book, The Naked Mom – EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS & VIDEO

Brook Burke, co-host of Dancing with the Stars was at The Grove, to meet up with Mario Lopez of Extra and to answer fan questions.


On Dancing with the Stars:
“Tensions are high. We are more than half way through and everyone has that trophy in sight, and nobody wants to go home.”

On Paparazzi:
“The paparazzi are everywhere and waiting for those awkward moments. I always have a spare baseball hat in the car just in case.”

On title of her new book, The Naked Mom:
“I’m not naked. It’s naked in the sense that it’s motherhood revealed.”




On staying in shape:
“I am really into  working out at home. Video game workouts are my favorite and my new obsession is Your Shape Fitness Revolved. Basically, you are watching yourself on the screen next to a personal trainer.”


On what is tougher, hosting DWTS or dancing as a contestant:
“Nothing is harder than dancing on the show. It’s 7 days a week. It’s blood sweat and tears.”



Here is a quick video of Mario Lopez and Brook Burke dancing: