We've all heard the phrase "You are what you eat," but are we also what we watch? According to a recent study by an ad targeting company, the programs you choose to watch on a regular basis say a lot about your personality. I've summarized the data for a few of the standout shows, so click through and vote on whether or not you agree with the findings.
The Real Housewives of Orange County's Jeana Keough left the drama at home and proudly showed off her slimmed-down body on the finale of Jackie Warner's Thintervention last night. The 55-year-old, who was once a Playboy model, reports losing 25 pounds while on the show (you can see her before and after in the picture at right).
Jeana says she now exercises four or five days a week, eats every three or four hours, and takes time to prepare her food in order to stay in shape. She hasn't given up all her vices, though — she still eats her beloved pizza, but says she limits herself to two pieces once a month.
Pizza is hardly ever a healthy choice, but it's a delicious and comforting food favorite. Could you limit your intake like Jeana, or do you choose to eat it more regularly, but carefully slice off calories or pick heart-healthy toppings?
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As unreal as The Real Housewives of Orange County can be, last night's episode raises an interesting question: can stricter parents be better? Housewife Lynne complains that she can't get her daughter Alexa to do what she says — in this case, showing up for an appointment with a "youthologist" designed to help motivate her.
Of course, she doesn't say this to her mom, because really, who wants to be grounded? Still, sometimes having strict parents or rules like curfews at least makes teens feel like someone cares. What do you think?
Soon enough, all the petty fighting, extravagant shopping sprees, and larger-than-life egos in Bravo's Real Housewives series will likely head to Washington DC and I kind of can't wait. Before we move on though, which of the four Real Housewives cities has been your favorite so far: Orange County, New York, Atlanta, or New Jersey?
I have to admit, I'm having a good time watching the ridiculousness that is this New Jersey group of women. Then again, NeNe, from Atlanta is one entertaining lady. Orange County and New York have their moments as well.
Which one is the best in your eyes?
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Bravo just can't get itself out of Orange County. The network that's already brought us The Real Housewives of Orange County — and its countless spinoffs — is preparing a new series about "hip and stylish" 18- to 25-year-olds in the OC. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Bravo wants folks who are independent yet still have "an 'involved' relationship with their parents." Cast members could be "attending college, finding their first apartment, starting a new business, still living at home, moving in with a significant other, or recently married or 'living an alternative lifestyle.'" (You know the producers are rooting for some alternative lifestyles.)
No offense to the actual Orange County, but mining the wealth of the OC for entertainment purposes just strikes me as very 2003. Still, some good stuff has come out of there, so I'm wondering: what do you think is the greatest show or movie to come out of Orange County?
If there's one thing I've learned from Bravo, it's that housewives can be really scary. Just when I thought women could not get any more immature than The Real Housewives of Orange County, The Really Scary Housewives of New York debuted bringing catty to a whole new level. And, now the network has hand picked another city to wreak havoc in — Atlanta. So we've gone from oranges to apples to peaches in hand, are you going to bite?
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Between following the antics of the rich folks on ABC's Dirty Sexy Money, the "true-life" tribulations of the Real Housewives of the O.C. — and now their New York City counterparts — on Bravo, and the MTV series that follows wealthy teenagers as they plan for their extravagant 16th birthday parties, do we really need another program about rich people?
The CW renewed Gossip Girl and is now developing another book-to-TV series about "filthy" rich teens. Are you choking on all this wealth? Or is this world of glamour (and in the case of My Super Sweet 16, tantrums) endlessly intriguing?
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Okay, so I admit it — Bravo's The Real Housewives of Orange County is mildly addicting. From Vicki's wild weekends in Lake Havasu to Tamra's dirty dancing, it's hard not to watch the motherly madness unfold. But is it because Jeana, Lauri, Tammy, Vicky and Tamra are good moms who want to have fun, or because they are glamorized momsters?
Tamra is the newest addition to The Real Housewives of Orange County and she's a real trip — to the tanning parlor and back. Although the woman is a mother of four, her biggest source of pride and joy in life is her self-assigned status as the "hottest housewife in Orange County." And Tamra's biggest goal? To look as hot as she possibly can. Hey, at least she has goals.
