VIDEO & PHOTOS: DWTS' Carrie Ann Inaba's Surprise Engagement -- On Live With Regis And Kelly!
Posted on Mar 31, 2011 @ 08:18AM - 2 comments
Carrie Ann Inaba probably thought her only engagement Thursday morning was to fill in for a vacationing Kelly Ripa on Live with Regis and Kelly -- but, not so!
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The lovely Dancing with the Stars judge was surprised by her boyfriend, Jesse Sloan, who popped the question during the show.
EXCLUSIVE: Gabourey Sidibe's Mom "Pleased" With Taped Performace on America's Got Talent
Posted on May 01, 2010 @ 04:27AM - 4 comments
New York Subway singer Alice Tan Ridley ‘was pleased’ with her taped performance on America’s Got Talent, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
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The mother of Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe is hoping to find fame and fortune by scooping $1 million and winning NBC’S popular talent show this summer.
Alice – who makes a modest living singing on the Big Apple’s subway – performed before a packed house recently at The Hammerstein Ballroom in New York where she tried to impress judges Piers Morgan, Howie Mandel and Sharon Osbourne.
Watch Alice Tan Ridley Perform
She told RadarOnline.com: “I was pleased with my performance and I think that I did well actually.
“The judges knew who I was and the audience really supported me, so, I think that I can make it through to the next stage.
“I’ve been told not to say too much though. People will just have to watch the show to see how I did – I better not say anything else in case I get into trouble!”
America’s Got Talent, which is hosted by Mariah Carey’s husband Nick Cannon, will start airing the fifth series on June 1.
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Producers are hoping that Ridley can become a U.S. version of Susan Boyle who found international fame after she appeared on the British version of the popular show.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Precious Star Gabourey Sidibe's Mom Confident She Can Win Talent Show
Posted on Apr 21, 2010 @ 04:30PM - 8 comments
Seems that talent runs in the Sidibe family – Oscar nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe’s mom, a New York City subway singer, is set to appear on America’s Got Talent, and she’s confident she has what it takes to win.
Alice Tan Ridley believes that singing for New York subway passengers every day gives her the edge, and the confidence, to win the talent show, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Ridley - who currently earns a modest living performing deep below ground on the Big Apple’s subway – is getting ready for the biggest performance of her life as she tries to impress judges Piers Morgan, Howie Mandel and Sharon Osbourne.
She will perform before a packed house of her fellow New Yorkers later this week at the Hammerstein Ballroom as she tries to follow in British Susan Boyle’s footsteps by finding fame and fortune on the talent show after a difficult past.
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Alice told RadarOnline.com, “I’m not going to tell you the song that I have chosen to sing but it’s a favorite when I perform it on the subway, so, people will identify it straight away.
Watch Alice Tan Ridley Perform
“At the moment I’m not nervous because this is what I love to do and singing in the subway has prepared me to perform anywhere.
“When I walk about New York people recognize me and shout my name or say ‘break a leg Alice’ to offer me luck, so, I’m sure I will have a lot of support in the audience.
“I have to wear the same outfit that I wore in the original audition and my only concern is that I can only perform for 90 seconds, so, I’m practicing on that right now.
“Gabby is doing Saturday Night Live this week, so, she is pretty busy too but she is very supportive of me.
“I’m hoping that I get a good reaction from the judges but I can only do the best that I can and just try and be myself.
“I laugh when people compare me to Susan Boyle but I guess that is a compliment of sorts too.”
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America’s Got Talent, which is hosted by Mariah Carey’s husband Nick Cannon, has been taping live shows across the country as they search for the nation’s best talent.
The show is due in New York City on April 21-23 at The Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center Studios.
Howie Mandel will be replacing David Hasselhoff as one of the judges on the fifth season of the NBC show which is one of the most popular television programs in the summer.
EXCLUSIVE: Precious Star Gabourey Sidibe's Mom To Compete On America's Got Talent
Posted on Apr 06, 2010 @ 08:00AM - 6 comments
Precious star Gabourey Sidibe’s mom Alice Tan Ridley is set to appear before the judges of America's Got Talent, RadarOnline.com can reveal exclusively. As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Ridley was eyeing a star turn on the American version of the show which shot Susan Boyle to fame.
EXCLUSIVE: Precious Star Gabourey Sidibe's Mom Wants To Compete On America's Got Talent
“I have received an e-mail from the producers of the show and I have to appear before the judges in April," Ridley confirmed to RadarOnline.com.
EXCLUSIVE: Precious Star Gabourey Sidibe's Mom Wants To Compete On America's Got Talent
Posted on Mar 16, 2010 @ 11:23AM - 4 comments
Precious star Gabourey Sidibe isn't the only rising star in her family. Her mom Alice Tan Ridley is hoping to follow in Susan Boyle's footsteps by performing on America’s Got Talent, RadarOnline.com has learned.
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The former nursery school teacher- who regularly performs on the New York subway belting out songs– will audition for the show in New York on March 20.
She is confident that she has what it takes to impress judges Piers Morgan, Howie Mandel and Sharon Osbourne, not to mention millions of television viewers across America.
VIDEO: Rumor Has It -- Rumer Willis Bumped Off Letterman
Posted on Sep 01, 2009 @ 06:30AM - 3 comments
Rumer Willis – most famous for being the spawn of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore – was scheduled to appear Monday night on Late Show With David Letterman to promote her upcoming appearance on 90210 as well as her horror flick Sorority Row, but was bumped during the show.
Prior to the show’s taping, she was snapped outside the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City wearing a snug white dress and smiling for paps.
