Paula Deen has attracted criticism for the high amounts of salt, fat and sugar in her recipes. And the debate around the controversial southern chef intensified after she went public with her type two diabetes diagnosis earlier this year and then went on to sign a deal to promote medication for the condition.

Many saw it as gross hypocrisy to make money shilling a medication while promoting the kind of gluttonous diet that can lead to obesity; which is a huge causal factor in developing the disease.

On the heels of celebrity chef Paula Deen announcing she has Type 2 diabetes, Alec Baldwin has revealed that he is pre-diabetic.

The Emmy Award winning 30 Rock star broke the news to Entertainment Tonight’s Nancy O’Dell at the Screen Actor's Guild Awards Sunday night in Los Angeles.

The actor says he received the diagnosis last May 10 and subsequently had to change his diet.

He says he’s lost 30 lbs. since then and appeared noticeably thinner on the red carpet.

E.T. will broadcast its interview with Baldwin on Monday.

Mary Hart's final taping of Entertainment Tonight came with plenty of bells and whistles -- in the form of a surprise party!

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A trio of Hart's former co-hosts -- John Tesh, Bob Goen and Robb Weller -- were on hand Thursday  to honor their one-time colleague, while second-generation singer Natalie Cole sang her hit Unforgettable for the veteran TV personality.

Nancy O'Dell has some big pumps to fill.

O'Dell will take over as co-anchor of Entertainment Tonight when Mary Hart leaves the show next year, RadarOnline.com can report.

O'Dell - formerly of rival Access Hollywood - will join ET as a special correspondent and substitute co-anchor beginning in January 2011 and will assume the role of co-anchor, after Hart ends her final season on the show next fall. Mark Steines will remain as co-anchor of the program.

She's back on television, but not at Entertainment Tonight -- at least, not yet.

Nancy O'Dell has landed a new hosting gig, RadarOnline.com has learned, on Oprah Winfrey's television network.

RadarOnline.com has learned that the former Access Hollywood presenter will be the face of Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search For The Next TV Star, alongside Queer Eye For A Straight Guy star Carson Kressley.

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The show will look to discover a new TV talent and will feature ten finalist who will be thrown into a series of challenges, testing everything from interview skills to how they look on camera.

Each episode will also feature a celebrity judge to help guide the contestants through the competition.

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"We are thrilled to add Nancy and Carson to the Your OWN Show team," said OWN chief creative officer Lisa Erspamer.

"Not only are their skills invaluable, they bring wit and fun to everything they do."

The show is set to kick off in January 2011 when Oprah's network launches.

And Kressley -- formerly of Queer Eye For A Straight Guy -- is looking forward to the new venture.

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"I am so thrilled, grateful and excited to be a part of Your OWN Show," he said in a statement.

"Not only do I get to inspire and be inspired by an amazing group of very talented contestants, I will also have the privilege of working with seasoned pros like Nancy O'Dell, Mark Burnett and of course, my hero, Oprah Winfrey. How lucky am I?"

RadarOnline.com first reported that O'Dell had a big announcement following her departure from Access Hollywood last year.

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Nancy O'Dell has added fuel to the fire of rumors that she'll be taking over for retiring Mary Hart next season on Entertainment Tonight. Asked about her TV future during an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com, O'Dell winked and hinted, "All I can say is that  I will be announcing something big next week which I'm very excited about.

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"I can't say what, so you'll have to wait."

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RadarOnline.com caught up with O'Dell at the Nautica Malibiu Triathlon Sunday where she was both a host and competitor. "I've been enjoying my time," she said in reference to her surprise departure from Access Hollywood last December, two years before her contract was up. "I'm keeping busy.

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"And you'll definitely be seeing me on air!"

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