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Howard Stern’s Wife Keeps Him Happy With Hot Shoes, Reality TV
October 17th, 2009 / Author: Valerie Nome
When Beth Ostrosky Stern celebrated her first anniversary with hubby Howard Stern earlier this month, she made him visit her in Las Vegas where she was taping the next season of True Beauty.
“We went to the Kylie Minogue concert on our anniversary,” she tells me during the QVC Presents FFANY Shoes on Sale event held in NYC this week. “It was very special. He got me another ring, and I got him a ring.”
How Stars Spend Super Bowl Sunday
February 1st, 2009
Celebrities love the Super Bowl.
Inkheart star Brendan Fraser tells me he can’t get enough “buffalo wings and suds” while Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively calls out “nachos and hot dogs” as her favorite indulgences during the big game.
This will be Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel’s first Super Bowl. Will he watch? “I guess I will, if you want me to,” he tells me. What will he eat? “I love my popcorn, and a good hot dog,” he tells me. “A big, fat, juicy hot dog because I’m a slumdog. Oh, that was bad.”
How will Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stern spend the big day?
“I will get out my Terrible Towel, and that’s something a Pittsburgher would know,” Beth Ostrosky Stern tells me. “It’s a Pittsburgh thing. It’s towel that has the Pittsburgh Steelers on it. In 1981, we were all waving our Terrible Towels. Howard and I will be watching it up on the big TV, and I’ll probably make turkey chili.”
America’s Next Top Model judge Nigel Barker won’t be tuning in to watch the big game. “I don’t watch the Super Bowl,” he tells me. “I’m an Englishman. I’m a soccer fan.”
However, Gone Country star Justin Guarini will be watching. “My favorite Super Bowl snack is either a Philly cheese steak, if I can get my hands on one, or a nice Philly pretzel with mustard – French’s mustard,” the season one American Idol runner-up tells me. “It’s a little piece of home because I travel so much. I’ll take every little piece of home I can get.”
Fellow Gone Country star Richard Grieco will order pizza. “It came from it was easy to do back when we were kids, and it’s always been my favorite since then.”
What are his Super Bowl traditions?
“Well, I usually go for one thing, but if I don’t go, I usually watch it by myself because I don’t want any outside interference when I’m concentrating on the game,” Richard says.
Of course, Super Bowl Sunday is a big day for the former 21 Jump Street star. “I watch football every Thursday night, every Saturday, every Sunday, every Monday night. Then I watch NFL Network when I go to sleep, or ESPN when I go to sleep.”
Their Gone Country costar Taylor Dayne adds, “I’ll lay out a table and make sure we have some beer in the house. There’s been everything from nachos to tons and tons.”
Ciara says, “I look forward to inviting some friends and just sitting down and watching the game.”
Does Saturday Night Live star – and Bride Wars writer – Casey Wilson have any traditions?
“Oh man, I don’t. Yeah, sadly. It sounds like a dumb girl – yeah, I don’t know anything about football. But the truth of that matter is I don’t.”
Keyshia Cole seconds that thought. “I am not into football. Usually I might take my dogs Lyric, Lola and Gizmo to get groomed … or maybe clean up.”
Cassie is more traditional. “I’m usually at home with my family eating junk food,” she tells me.
Enjoy your Super Bowl Sunday, everyone!
Beth Ostrosky Stern Puts Dogs On Parade
January 14th, 2009
Beth Ostrosky Stern emcees the dog parade during the Year of the Mutt-i-gree event that takes place Tuesday at NYC’s Algonquin Hotel.
The blonde beauty married to Howard Stern rattles off their best qualities such as a “sparkling personality” while pups representing January-December are walked around the room. Later, they’ll be carted back to North Shore Animal League to await adoption.
Finding homes for these cuddly critters is a cause close to Beth’s heart. She raised more than $295,000 for the North Shore Animal League by running in the NYC Marathon last year.
“It’s my passion,” the 36-year-old animal lover tells me. “What’s so great with North Shore is the turnaround is so quick. The puppies I’ll see today — hopefully I’ll never see them again, knock on wood. But there’s an adult dog area where I know a lot of the dogs who have been there for a while because a lot of people don’t want adult dogs. So I do know a lot of them by name. I love going there and I love just giving them kisses because I think they’re missing them.”
Why should we adopt a shelter pet?
“There are so many unwanted dogs out there, and once you adopt from a shelter that will hopefully reduce the euthanasia. These puppy mills are horrific. It’s totally for-profit breeding. It’s despicable.”
Beth and Howard’s bulldog, Bianca Romijn-Stamos-O’Connell, certainly leads a pampered life.
“She’s spoiled every second of the day,” Beth gushes. “I give her peanut butter every morning with her one pill that she doesn’t like. I douse it in peanut butter. Probably not the best thing to do with your fat bulldog, but she definitely likes it.”
Law and Order: Criminal Intent star Kathryn Erbe, who is the American Mutt-i-grees spokesperson, brings her mutt-i-gree Lilah to the event. Lilah came from North Shore Animal League last year, and now lives with Kathryn, 43, her daughter Maeve, 13, and son Carson, 5.
“Lilah changed the whole dynamic of the family,” Kathryn tells me. “It brings everyone together. She’s this force of love who does not judge, does not get mad … she just walks around and loves all of us. And when my kids are crying, she immediately goes to them. If they’re hurt, she immediately goes to the area where they’re hurt. She’s an incredibly empathetic being.”
Dogs are ideal for kids of any age, depending on the breed, the actress who divorced in 2006 admits.
“It’s good for kids to grow up around dogs,” she says. “A couple of my son’s friends are terrified of dogs because they’ve had bad experiences with dogs. If they grow up around a puppy or an older dog, I think it’s good for them.”
What does she love about being a mom?
“Being a mom has made me just a better person in every way. I’m much less self-centered. My heart grows every day through struggling and love of my kids. It helps balance everything else – the work and the world. It helps keep me grounded and in perspective of what is really meaningful to me. It helps me be conscious of the way that I conduct myself in my relationships and in the world.”
How does being a mom influence the men she dates post-divorce?
“I’m pretty careful about who I associate myself with,” she cautions.
Ooh! Gift bag time. We get icing-covered dog bones from the Beggin’ Beagle Bakery, a burgundy American Mutt-i-grees Club hat and t-shirt that says “Mutt-i-grees Rule!”
Why not bring a shelter pet home? Go to muttigrees.org for more information.
Jennifer Aniston Gives Up Spotlight
December 18th, 2008
Jennifer Aniston lets her Marley and Me dog Clyde shine during the Tribeca Cinema Series screening of her comedy held Wednesday at Tribeca Cinemas Gallery in NYC.
While she’s off hitting the talk-show circuit, Clyde is being feted with congratulatory barks when he takes the screen during the V.I.P. (Very Important Pooch) event attended by celebs including Denis Leary and Beth Ostrosky Stern and their dogs. (Abigail Breslin stops by the cocktail party sans pup.)
Clyde’s trainer, Mathilde DeCagny, says working with Jennifer was a dream.
“Jen was loving, and very attentive,” she tells me. “She’s such a normal, sweet, fun person. There’s no ego, there’s no complication. All she wants to do is be professional and do it right. I never thought she would be that easy and outgoing. We loved her.”
Other pampered pets – like Denis’ dog Daphne – are pleased to be in the company of the movie star pooch.
“She’s flipped out that we brought her where there are other dogs, because she likes to think of herself as special,” Denis tells me. He’s keeping a tight grip on Daphne thanks to help from wife Ann.
The comedian has no regrets for 2008 – even though he inflamed parents with particularly vile comments he made about autism in his book Why We Suck: A Feel-Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid. “I would’ve voted for Obama about ten more times if I could have,” he tells me. “That’s about it.”
This holiday season the Rescue Me star jokes that he will gift his three dogs with cars and designer clothing in exchange for the affection they give him.
“Dogs love you no matter what you smell like, no matter how tired you are, or where you just came from,” Denis says. “No matter what mood you’re in or what’s going on, they always love you. You can’t pay a human being to do that – maybe for an hour, but not much longer than that.”
Mrs. Stern moves along with bulldog Bianca Romijn-Stamos-O’Connell, who recently came home with a pink toe when she brought her along to a manicure appointment. “Howard wasn’t too happy about that,” Beth says.
What’s her dog’s idea of a perfect night?
“Lying in her bed between Howard and me,” she tells me. “She’s so happy right between the two of us.”
For the holiday season, Beth tells me the best pet gift is “lots of love.”
Certainly Jennifer would agree.
Marley and Me is in theaters December 25.
And, pick up the OK! on newsstands now for more on Jennifer Aniston and an At Home with Clyde, the dog featured in Marley and Me. Jennifer Aniston/“Obsessed With Angie” is the cover line.
Looking for a great gift this holiday season? Both Denis Leary and Beth Ostrosky Stern agree that pets make great gifts. Visit your local shelter to give one a home.
Beth Stern on Babies, Commitment
November 1st, 2008
Howard Stern’s new wife, Beth, is running the New York City marathon this weekend on behalf of the North Shore Animal League.
The couple, who married last month, are “parents” to bulldog Bianca Romijn-Stamos-O’Connell, who participated in the ceremony.
Has owning a pet prepared her for motherhood?
“Oh gosh, I can’t even believe you’re saying that,” Beth, 36, tells me as if I caught her off-guard. “It’s so funny. That was a shock! I never planned on having children, that’s never been a desire of mine. I’m so in love with my dog and with animals and pets and rescue. I hope to have a house filled with animals more than I ever hope to have a child of my own.
All right, well, she dated Howard for eight years before getting him to commit. Can she share any tips for getting a confirmed bachelor to make that lifelong promise?
“Wow,” she says. “ I never wanted to get married. I never thought that was in my cards. I always thought I was just going to be an independent woman my entire life. Hopefully having a partner but never getting married. Howard was actually the one who wanted to get married. From the second that he mentioned it, I was all in. I was so excited. I don’t know that I have any tips, it’s just if something’s meant to be, you should follow your heart. I’m doing something I never thought I would ever do, and it’s just been the best part of my world. I’m so blissfully happy, and I can’t imagine not marrying Howard. I’m so excited.”
Beth Stern’s Magical Wedding
October 23rd, 2008
The former Ms. Ostrosky, Beth Stern, is getting used to her new name, although at first it sounded odd.
"I’m liking it," she said on Good Day New York this morning. "I think at first, I’m 36 years old, saying this on TV, but it’s always been ‘Beth Ostrosky’ for 36 years so the Stern name kind of threw me. But now, it’s just flowing off nicely."
Beth and her new husband, radio shock jock Howard Stern, were married earlier this month in a star-studded ceremony, with the likes of Barbra Walters, Donald Trump, Chevy Chase and Billy Joel.
"We did a family celebration in the Hamptons a month prior, so this was just our Hollywood, fun, Howard’s work people, associates [celebration] and a lot of, it happened to be celebs be cause they’re friends of Howard’s."
So with so many famous faces in attendance, did any of the usual wedding shenanigans go down?
"That happened to be Billy Joel grabbing the microhphone and singing which wasn’t planned. It was just magical, " she says of the entire wedding.
However Beth, who’s been training for the NYC marathon for the past six months, jumped right into her running shoes the next day.
"I’ve gone through the Roadrunner’s first-time marthaon program and I’m running for the North Shore Animal League America, which I’m the proud spokesperson for."
Although Beth originally set her fundraising goal at $262,000 – $10,000 per mile – she’s already gone above that, with the help of Rachael Ray and her new dog food, Nutrish.
"They sponsored me $50k so I’m up to $280,000 dollars, I’m so excited," she gushed.
Watch the whole interview with the new Mrs. Stern here!
The Valerie Gallery
August 24th, 2007 / Author: matt
