November 2007 Gossip Archive (Page 15)

Actress Nicollette Sheridan had a bitter rivalry going with some of her co-stars on Desperate Housewives, according to her ex-fiancé.

Niklas Soderblom, a Swedish-born actor and trainer Sheridan dumped in 2005 to reconnect with lame singer Michael Bolton, is out trying to find a publisher for a new tell-all book about Nicollette Sheridan.

He is angry and ready to tell her secrets.

"It was a competition," Niklas Soderblom said of her relationship with co-stars Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross and Eva Longoria.

"She was a middle-aged woman in Hollywood and deep down I am sure she sees Desperate Housewives as her last big break," he wrote.

"When she landed the role of Edie in Desperate Housewives, it was initially only going to be for a few episodes. She was stressed-out," he said.

But even after she was hired as a series regular and delivered funny Desperate Housewives quotes week after week, Sheridan never felt part of the cast.

"[Nicollette Sheridan] was devastated when posters for the show showed the other four women, but not her... She started crying. She said she was sure the producers intended to ditch her character. She exploded," Niklas Soderblom says.

"She screamed: 'Don't you get it? Haven't you seen the new posters? Teri, Marcia, Felicity, Eva.... but no Nicollette,'"he quoted her as saying. "'Do you get it? No Nicollette. They don't give a -- about me. It's like I don't exist.'"

Nicollette Sheridan and Niklas Soderblom reportedly were involved in a year-and-a-half relationship that started before the series began.

Sheridan, 44, is currently expecting her first child with Michael Bolton, according to several news sources, on the set of the successful ABC show.

So far, she has refused to confirm the reports. Sheridan and the "When a Man Loves a Woman" singer are engaged but no date for a wedding is set.

Hmm... auditioning for Dancing with the Stars' next season? Probably not. But "Enchanted" costars Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey certainly have got some skills!

Below, the Grey's Anatomy actor and the cute redhead teach the audience the proper steps to a Viennese Waltz during taping of TRL Monday in New York.

Patrick Dempsey: Always McDreamy ... even on the dance floor.

Patrick is certainly enjoying a career revival, with Grey's Anatomy now in its fourth season, Enchanted in theaters now, and a new romantic comedy, Made of Honor, due out in 2008. One can never get enough Dempsey in our opinion!

Britney Spears made a name for herself as a barely legal cute, wholesome cock-tease pop star ... just a smoking-hot smiling, normal teen from small-town Louisiana.

That seems like an eternity ago.

Lawyer Eric Ervin, who worked with Spears as a teenager, tells Us Weekly in its new cover story that the "virgin" image Spears portrayed was just a "PR blitz." In fact, Britney lost her virginity at 14 to boyfriend Reg Jones. Moreover, Britney and then-beau Justin Timberlake were intimate from the beginning.

Britney Spears' tragic family history has also been kept secret.

Spears' paternal grandmother, Emma Jean Spears, committed suicide in 1966 at age 31. Britney's grandmother suffered from depression and shot herself in the chest with a shotgun at the grave of her infant son - who had died eight years earlier.

Emma Jean Spears left behind four other children, including Britney's dad, Jamie Spears, then an 8th grader. Two of Jamie Spears' brothers ended up homeless. Fortunately, Jamie Spears met Lynne Spears, although they later divorced.

The magazine has many troubling details from Britney Spears' childhood, but we're focused on the fact that Britney and Reg Jones were boning each other at 14.

Reg Jones? Come on. And we thought Britney Spears was all virtuous and wholesome when she first got big. Oh wait, no we didn't. At least Reg Jones hit that piece before it became an overused factory used to create Sean Preston and Jayden James.

Props to him!

Nude photo scandal behind her, Vanessa Hudgens is focused on one thing: that gorgeous backside of boyfriend Zac Efron.

Oh, and she's also psyched to get started on High School Musical 3.

"I am so very excited," Hudgens told People magazine backstage at Sunday's American Music Awards in L.A., when asked about returning for the film. "To do a third one for the big screen, I can't begin to think how much fun we'll have."

The actress said that although "only a few people have actually signed the contracts ... We're all definitely on board."

Yes, folks, that includes co-stars Ashley Tisdale, Monique Coleman and Corbin Bleu. We can't wait to report more details about the movie as they become available.

Kanye West gave an emotional tribute to his mother Donda West in Brussels Sunday.

"There's nothing that she loved more than to come to the show and scream louder than any fan," he told a cheering audience. "She was my first fan that was screaming before anyone else.... If she was here, she would tell me, 'Get on that stage and kill it, dawg!'"

Sadly, Donda is not here anymore because Jan Adams is the world's worst doctor.

Before a woman began performing the Journey ballad, "Don't Stop Believing," West said: "I wanna dedicate this to my mother because of the words, the lyrics ... It says what she would want me to do, and that's to not stop believing."

A majority of teenagers around the country know what they want for Christmas:

All Miley Cyrus, all the time.

Seen here, the star of Hanna Montana gives a performance of "All I Want For Christmas Is You," during a taping for the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade. The special airs Christmas morning on ABC.

Sorry, breasts of Gemma Atkinson. Even you aren't bigger than Miley Cyrus these days.

For Jenni Croft, it was not meant to be.

For DeAnna Pappas, it was not meant to be, either.

Brad Womack threw viewers a curveball last night as The Bachelor star did not give a final rose to either of his remaining ladies - Jenni Croft or DeAnna Pappas - during the season finale. His decision left both in tears.

"The fact that he didn't pick either one of us is harder to deal with," said DeAnna Pappas, a 25-year-old realtor and bartender from Neunan, Ga., who was rejected after Brad Womack had sent Jenni Croft packing.

"This is one of the worst feelings in the world... telling someone how you feel about them and they kind of just reject your feelings," Jenni Croft, a 27-year-old Phoenix Suns cheerleader hailing from Wichita, Ks., said. "[That's] the reason why it's so hard for me to tell people how I feel."

Brad Womack sits alone with the final rose, having chosen to dole it out.

After both girls had gone and met Brad Womack's family, Jenni Croft and DeAnna Pappas each had one more chance to impress Brad during a final set of solo dates. Then it was time for the big showdown ... who would it be?

Neither. Brad Womack said that he could see both DeAnna Pappas (left) and Jenni Croft (right) being his wife and found himself in quite a quandary. In the end, he found a unique and historic way out of this jam.

ABC will air a special The Bachelor: After the Final Rose episode in which Brad will explain his move and Jenni Croft and DeAnna Pappas get a shot at some additional answers from Mr. Womack on Tuesday, November 20. Should be hot.

Hopefully Brad Womack gets his ass beaten with a sock full of quarters by both of these vengeful ladies. Now that would be a surprise twist.

Take a look at how last night unfolded, from the family visits to the final rose ceremony, read our comprehensive episode guide to The Bachelor ...

The villainous, revolting Spencer Pratt looked as classy as ever Thursday as he stopped by Wells Fargo Bank in Pacific Palisades, Calif., while running some errands with his plastic-looking "fiancee" Heidi Montag.

Apparently picking up a package was also on Spencer Pratt's agenda... and we're not talking about a trip UPS or FedEx here, people. We're talking about Spencer adjusting his miniscule manhood in public. Peep this pic:

Heidi Montag has Spencer Pratt by the balls... but they're still his.

Playing with sack aside, this pair of nuts was up to familiar old tricks on The Hills. We'll have a full recap for you later on today at The Hollywood Gossip.

We hope Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Julianne Hough had no plans for next Monday.

That's because they've helped lead their celebrity partners - Helio Castroneves and Melanie Brown - into the finals of Dancing with the Stars.

Granted, there's still tonight's results show to get through, but a quartet of perfect scores between these dancers last night pretty much guaranteed them a spot in the championship of the competition.

As for the third celebrity to join them there? Will it be Jennie Garth or Marie Osmond? Follow our link now to read a full Dancing with the Stars recap and decide for yourself.

Just kidding. But if you only had this pic to go by ...

Tom Cruise, who has been promoting his new movie, Lions For Lambs, is back to work on a new project - a cameo in the upcoming comedy Tropic Thunder, directed by Ben Stiller and scheduled for a mid-2008 release.

The nutty father of the adorable little Suri Cruise is believed to be playing a studio mogul in the movie, which also features appearances from Matthew McConaughey, Tom's wife Katie Holmes, and Tobey Maguire.

That's all well and good. But wait until you see this funny photo of a fat, bald and hairy Tom Cruise from the set of the new comedy...

Tom Cruise: Has a good gut feeling about his role in Tropic Thunder.