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Nicole Richie “Kicked Ass” on Chuck

July 17th, 2008

Maybe Nicole Richie should give up acting and take up stunt work.

The socialite recently filmed a guest spot on NBC’s spy dramedy Chuck and has earned rave reviews form her co-stars for her balls-out performance.

“I wasn’t shooting with her because she was doing all the action stuff, but everyone said she did a great job. She’s really committed to it,” Ryan McPartlin tells OK! at the ESPY Awards.

The actor conceded he was wary of Nicole’s commitment as acting isn’t her claim to fame, but the 26-year-old erased all of his concerns.

“She came in and did all of her own stunts and just kicked ass from what I hear,” he says.

Nicole isn’t the only major star the series snagged for its second season. John Larroquette stops by, as does former New York Giant defensive end Michael Strahan. While Nicole was able to hold her own, Michael had a little more trouble adapting to the TV set life.

“There’s a lot of aspects that are similar as far as schedules and the team aspects are concerned [between football and acting],” Ryan says, “but as far as performing and being comfortable, you don’t have as many pads to hide under.”

By Jon Warech

How The Stars Spend Super Bowl Sunday

February 3rd, 2008

Football’s biggest night is a great time to whoop it up.

Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively tells me she’s going to chow down while she watches the Super Bowl live in Phoenix.

“The more fattening, the better,” she laughs. “Nachos, hot dogs, whatever they have. I’ve never been to the Super Bowl.”

She’s not alone in pigging out.

“I’m usually at home with my family, eating junk food,” Cassie tells me. This year, she’ll be in L.A. promoting her movie Step Up 2 but she considered going to Phoenix.

“I don’t know much about football,” Gossip Girl’s Dreama Walker tells me. “I think my friends and I are going to rent out boxes and maybe see if we can win some money.” Still, if it doesn’t involve her favorite team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, she says, “I don’t really have anything to do with it.”

Some gals couldn’t care less about the game.

“I’m performing Super Bowl Sunday," Keyshia Cole, who is part of the Valerie Gallery, tells me. "They’re having a private party for the NFL players, but I’m sorry, I am not into football. Usually I might take my dogs Lyric, Lola and Gizmo to get groomed … or maybe clean up.”

How do the players get ready for football’s biggest night?

While the New York Giants’ Amani Toomer tells me “I try to relax as much as possible” before the big game, his teammates are more serious.

“I’m just trying to take care of my body, making sure that when the game rolls around, I’m in the best shape I can be in,” Michael Strahan tells me.

“These guys are a very good football team,” Brandon Jacobs tells me. “We know we’re going to have our work cut out for us, so right now we’re getting our game plan on.”

Good luck to the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. May the best team win.

Brody, Ivanka, John, Cassie Give Props To Pepsi

January 30th, 2008

Sports and showbiz mix during the Pepsi Stuff Launch Party held at NYC’s Pacha.

While New York Giants players Michael Strahan, Amani Toomer and Brandon Jacobs laugh off celeb romance questions, Ivanka Trump takes off her coat.

“So cold!” she says. “I just came from the office. I’m that girl who is fixing myself up a bit in the bathroom.” Her must-haves? “Purpose facial soap, and in the office, Pepsi.”

Here is Brody Jenner, who tells reporters he thinks Nicole Richie will be a great mother, and now we’ve got Cassie, who is stunning in a cut-to-the-belly-button top and oversized shiny black boots.

How does she keep her fab figure? “I try to eat healthy and take care of myself,” she tells me. “I dance and rehearse and rehearse and rehearse with my choreographer.”

John Legend and I catch up for the first time since I saw him perform at the St. Lucia Jazz Festival in May. “That was beautiful,” he tells me. “Great beach, great water. It was fun.”

Next up is Gossip Girl’s Dreama Walker, who helps a pal fix her hair. “Will you get my friend in here, please?” she pleads with a photographer. “Her name is Jo.”

How is she spending her time off during the writers’ strike?

“I’m really bored,” Dreama says. “I’ve done a lot of shopping. Just relaxing. My friend and I were thinking about taking a trip to Europe. There’s really nothing to do, but thank God there’s auditions for plays and movies. I have an off-Broadway play coming up, which is good. That will keep me occupied for a little while.”

Meanwhile, Prince Charming is whisked upstairs to the VIP section, where he’s waited on hand-and-foot. He tells me Kobe sliders, Hawaiian chicken, scallops and Glenlivet Scotch are being served, and Ivanka shyly says ‘hi, how are you?’ to him.

Ivanka is the greatest. Every single member of the Trump family is super-sweet including Donald, Ivanka, Donald Jr., Vanessa, Melania and Ivana. They’ve got the perfect blend of brains and beauty – and serious spunk! The Donald reminds me of my uncle, I see him so often — seriously.

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