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 Weekly Newsletter / 24 - 28 August 2009 |  This week on Ellen...
Monday, August 24
MARISA TOMEI
I’ve got a little bit of something for everyone today! First up: the incredibly heartwarming and inspiring Ballou Marching Band drops by to tell me all about their first time in the Rose Bowl Parade. Then comes the sexy MARISA TOMEI to tell me all about her Oscar-nominated role as a stripper in “The Wrestler.” She talks about the research she did and shows me her special technique for staying in shape -- it involves a giant hoop! Then we turn-on the fans and mood lighting for the mindblowing magician HANS KLOK. I’ve always wondered what happens to the women he cuts in half -- now I know! Following that, I talk with my favorite spiritual author, DEEPAK CHOPRA. He shares some great ways to find a little peace in your day. And if all that isn’t enough, FOREIGNER sings one of their greatest hits!
Tuesday, August 25
ALYSON HANNIGAN
The very funny (and very pregnant) ALYSON HANNIGAN drops by today! They have to hide her belly on the set of “How I Met Your Mother” -- that can’t be easy! She’s not saying if it’s a boy or a girl, but I’ve got some tricks up my sleeve to find out! Apparently, she has massive cravings for ginger ale… so I put together a gift to make sure she always has it handy. Also, I have an incredible kid named Brandon Wilson on the show. He saved four puppies and their mother from a burning house! I can’t wait to hear his story! I know he wants to be a veterinarian when he grows up, so I’ll see what I can do to help him out! Then, what’s better than making four people battle it out for a huge prize? Blindfolding them!
Wednesday, August 26
PENELOPE CRUZ
The beautiful PENELOPE CRUZ tells me all about “Vicky Cristina Barcelona.” She won an Oscar for her role! When her good friend Salma Hayek was last here, she ate crickets -- Penelope said the leftovers ended up at her house! Also, can you believe identical twins DYLAN & COLE SPROUSE are now 16? They’ve been acting since 1993, before they could even talk! When I chat with them, I’ll let you decide whether they’re “adorable” or “heartthrobs”! And, after 9 years, Q-TIP released another solo album -- and all that time paid off! It was one of the best-reviewed CDs of ’08! He’ll sing “Gettin’ Up,” and I know you’ll all be gettin’ up to dance when you hear it!
Thursday, August 27
SERENA WILLIAMS
A few years ago, SERENA WILLIAMS had fallen to 139th in the world. Now she’s won the Australian Open… again! She’s a 10-time Grand Slam champion and became the all-time career prize money leader in women’s sports! (I've got a brilliant idea for Serena's next career goal... Blindfolded Tennis!) I give her a chance to smash my face… you’ll have to see if she did! And if you didn’t get an invitation to Elton John’s exclusive Oscar party, then you probably didn’t see RAPHAEL SAADIQ perform. But don’t worry! He’s here to sing his hit, “100 Yard Dash” from his CD, “The Way I See It”! You’ll know why Elton handpicked him to perform! I also sent RICHARD SIMMONS to my hometown. I’ll talk to him live to see what’s going on -- and you know if he’s around, there’s always something crazy happening!
Friday, August 28
JOHN STAMOS
I love hidden camera pranks, and this season we’ve done some that just keep making me laugh over and over again! I’m gonna cause trouble once again when I talk to a Starbucks worker through a secret earpiece. She’s agreed to repeat everything I say… and I mean everything! Earlier this year, I heard my neighbor on the lot, JOHN STAMOS, was naked in his trailer -- so I did what anyone would do and brought him some fresh cookie dough! (Would you have taken the time to bake it if you knew he wasn’t wearing clothes? I thought so!) We’ve ridden the Dueling Dragons together in Orlando! Whenever we’re together, there’s always something exciting happening! Then I welcome the beautiful EMILY BLUNT to the show for her first visit! Her career took off after “The Devil Wears Prada,” now she’s lining-up the jobs! She loves having fun -- she once got caught smuggling donuts onto a movie set! (How about smuggling donuts to a certain talk show?!)
Note: Text from Ellen's Newsletter (23. August 2009) |
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| Weekly Newsletter / 10 - 14 August 2009 | This week on Ellen...
Monday, August 10
NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN
It always gets crazy when NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN stops by! Last time, we ended up blasting each other with silly string! I've got something very special planned to help Nicollette celebrate the success of "Desperate Housewives"! (Can you keep a secret? Well, I'm proud of you. But you've still got to tune in to find out what it is!) And, if you're gonna be a reject, a rock star is a pretty good consolation prize! THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS will perform their hit "Gives You Hell" from their CD, "When the World Comes Down!"
Tuesday, August 11
JENNIFER HUDSON
My first guest, JENNIFER HUDSON has had a very difficult year, but it hasn’t stopped her from reaching new goals. She’s already won an Oscar, and earlier this year, she won a Grammy! Today she’ll sing her hit, “If This Isn’t Love.” Then, he’s only 8 years old, but ANTHONY IGLESIA plays basketball like a pro! He even partnered with Michael Jordan in a shootout competition -- and Anthony hit just as many shots! I’ll talk with this kid and then he’s gonna show off his skills. (And if they’re smart, the Clippers might want to bring over a contract…)
Wednesday, August 12
JESSICA SIMPSON
Let’s see… she’s a pop music star. A country music star. A movie star. JESSICA SIMPSON is also one of the most beautiful women on the planet. She’ll chat with me and then perform a song from her first country CD, “Do You Know." Last time he was here, CHACE CRAWFORD was shy about discussing who he’s dating, but I’m determined to get it out of him! His show “Gossip Girl” has become a cultural phenomenon around the globe! Then, BRIAN BOYLE broke every bone and damaged every organ in his body in a car accident. He spent two months in a coma, but says he could still hear the nurses dance and laugh to my show -- to which he attributes his recovery! Brian is now a successful college swimmer and a professional Iron Man competitor!
Thursday, August 13
HIDDEN AUDIENCE TALENTS
I start off my show with some amazing hidden audience talents! One guy is gonna try to do a front flip over six members of my staff! I’ll also play a game sent in by a home viewer that involves a lot of different body parts working together at the same time! Plus, PATRICIA ARQUETTE comes from a creative family, and she tells me some very funny stories about her brothers and sisters when they were kids! Also, MEGAN JOY may not have won “American Idol,” but she is just as charming and adorable as ever, and she’ll sing one of her favorite songs from the competition for y’all -- live! Then, WAYNE HOFFMAN is a mentalist, and this guy is gonna freak your freak’s freak! (I didn’t even know that was possible!) You will not believe what he does to my watch! Plus, when you hear RASCAL FLATTS perform their single "Here Comes Goodbye," you’ll know why they couldn’t have called their CD anything other than "Unstoppable.” It is amazing!
Friday, August 14
VANESSA HUDGENS
Audience members put on sumo suits to play “Sumove It, Move It” -- and a very deserving contestant will win a priceless Disney vacation! Then I’m joined by one of the hottest young stars in Hollywood, VANESSA HUDGENS! We’ll talk about Zac, Zac and more Zac. (And whether her tweets are real!) Plus, you’ll meet Sport Stacking Champion STEVEN PURUGGANAN, who broke several world records. He can stack cups at lightning speed -- and he’s only 11! Then, beauty expert KYM DOUGLAS returns! Have you ever used a margarita body scrub? Or made your own “slimming spray”? Her tips for summer are crazy, but they work!
Note: Text from Ellen's Newsletter (09. August 2009) |
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| Ellen DeGeneres Wins Choice Twit Teen Choice Award |  
aceshowbiz.com reports: The on-going Teen Choice Awards has announced some of its early winners and Ellen DeGeneres is one of them. The talk show host brings home the Choice Twit prize at the 11th annual awards show which is held at Universal Studios Hollywood's Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif.
Taking the stage to accept her gong, Ellen is quoted as telling the audience, "Over two and half million of you are following me, and I still don't know where we're going. I found out a lot of you are following each other. So apparently we're in a big circle." She then jokingly says, "I have celebrity phone numbers, and I'm going to give them out on my Twitter. I just got Zac Efron's a minute ago. I said this is just for me. And Robert Pattinson, I think I have his number.
Greater than that, on the same event Ellen also announces that she will give away $1,000 randomly to someone following her on Twitter starting from next week. "You can apply that toward your college education or to give to someone to help buy you beer," she goes on joking.
Some other early winners at this year's Teen Choice Awards include Zac Efron, Chace Crawford, and Leighton Meester. More awards winners, meanwhile, will be announced soon.
  
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| Weekly Newsletter / 03 - 07 August 2009 | This week on Ellen...
Monday, August 3
JENNY MCCARTHY
Last year’s “Britain’s Got Talent” winner, 6-year-old Connie Talbot, kick-starts my week with her signature song “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” from her debut album. You won’t want to miss it. She even wowed Simon Cowell! Then I’ve got some really fun stuff in store for JENNY MCCARTHY! She is always game for anything I ask her to do. Plus, since I have a gorgeous girl on the show, it's only fair that SHEMAR MOORE from "Criminal Minds" stops by to even the playing field. Then, Scottish singer AMY MACDONALD, who is earning rave reviews, will perform "This Is the Life" from her debut album of the same name!
Tuesday, August 4
VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
On Tuesday I get to interview our Vice President, JOE BIDEN! I'll ask pointed questions about the direction of our country, the economy, and a serious issue that's very close to my heart. It's a must-see interview! Last time COLIN FARRELL was here, he kissed me. (And I'm not talking a peck on the cheek.) I think he might still have a little crush. I'm a married woman now. But he does look better than ever, and the women in the audience may just melt when he heads into the crowd with a special surprise for one lucky audience member! Plus, it's samba time! TONI BRAXTON and ALEC MAZO give an amazing dance demo. And, Toni will discuss the incredible odds she faced to make it onto “Dancing with the Stars” after battling an illness.
Wednesday, August 5
KRIS ALLEN
I start the show with some incredible Hidden Audience Talents -- and I still can’t get over them! Plus, it was one of the most unpredictable “American Idol” finales ever -- and I welcome the winner, KRIS ALLEN! We’ll chat and he’ll sing for y’all, live! Also, what happens when you follow my tweets and are the first to show up at Tulane half-naked? Ask Michelle Holmes, who I named my “American Idol” Red Carpet Correspondent. Today I’ll show you the exclusive footage that you can’t see anywhere else! Then, singer and actress double-threat MANDY MOORE will perform her new single, “I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of the Week”!
Thursday, August 6
MARCIA CROSS
Thursday, MARCIA CROSS is gonna stop by, and I hope she brings pictures of her kids! I hope they’re dressed up as a monkey and a kitty cat! She’ll explain all about “Desperate Housewives,” which is now taking place five years in the future. KYM DOUGLAS is a television host, author, and beauty expert. She’s gonna give tips on being a “recessionista” -- which she defines as a person who looks good without spending a lot of money. Then, he was born a living Legend (literally). JOHN LEGEND'S gonna perform his hit “Green Light” from his CD “Evolver.” He’s a busy guy. John also has a role in the movie “Soul Men.”
Friday, August 7
HEIDI KLUM
HEIDI KLUM has a new makeup collection. The two of us are gonna compete to see who can do a better job of putting her makeup on members of my audience… in just 45 seconds! (Did I mention that we’ll be blindfolded?) And I’m going to play back Heidi’s sexy commercial that parodies “Risky Business.” (If my censors will allow it!) Next, SEANN WILLIAM SCOTT tells me he’s single, and I think I’ll try to set him up! He also tells me about an incident he had when he worked at the L.A. Zoo. It involved a gorilla, a pinecone and an epiphany. (That’s all I can say right now.) Plus, they might not have taken home the title for “Dancing with the Stars,” but SUSAN LUCCI & TONY DOVOLANI are here to show me their amazing dancing skills! (And I still can’t imagine Susan Lucci not winning something -- of all people!)
Note: Text from Ellen's Newsletter (02. August 2009) |
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