Posts Tagged ‘Private Practice’

Kate Walsh Seeking Divorce Trial Date

April 27th, 2009

Seems like there’s no chance of Kate Walsh ending her marriage with Alex Young amicably: her lawyer Laura Wasser has gone ahead and requested a trial date in their divorce, TMZ reports, which isn’t a sign of friendly terms.

 

Alex is reportedly all about getting info on the house they bought before they were married, and Kate allegedly feels pressured to give him informaiton she thinks he already has. The two were only married for 14 months.

 

Complicated, but it boils down to this: getting a court date means they’ve got to settle things on their own, or they’ll go before a judge. Alex’s lawer tells TMZ the case is "nowhere near ready for trial."

 

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Kate Walsh Talks Love, Divorce & Crank Calls

February 25th, 2009

Kate Walsh has had an amazing past few years. A brief stint on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy in 2005 led to her own spinoff show, Private Practice, making her a household name.

But in a new interview with Redbook, the actress shares some of her not-so-happy times–most recently her whirlwind romance, marriage and divorce from Alex Young.

CLICK HERE for OK!’s Exclusive Photo Shoot from Kate’s wedding day.

"I don’t think anyone gets married thinking that they will get divorced," Walsh says. "We certainly did not. Alex and I still care for each other, and I wish him nothing but the best. The silver lining to this, however, is that I have a wonderful family and a great group of friends who really showed their support and encouragement and for that I am truly grateful."

Walsh is quick to add that she doesn’t wallow in self-pity. When asked to describe herself in three words, she blurts out "funny, willful," and–"troublemaker."

And art seems to be imitating life on the set of her own show, Private Practice. This month, her character, Dr. Addison Montgomery, returns to the set of Grey’s Anatomy, where she and Dr. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) ties up some loose ends. "We explore the history of Addison and Derek, and they get this sort of closure," Walsh says. "That’s been really fun to do, because they got divorced and that was the end. Now this is facing it and dealing with it."

But back to that troublemaking trait—when asked what mischief she most misses getting into, Walsh says, "I still like to make crank calls! Remember when you could mildly stalk a guy? Not anymore man. They can be at your front door in five minutes. There’s just no mystery now."

Kate Walsh & Husband Divorcing

December 11th, 2008 / Author: OK! Staff

Only a little more than a year after Kate Walsh wed husband Alex Young, the Private Practice star and her husband are calling it quits.

"Papers have been filed to amicably end the marriage of executive Alex Young and actress Kate Walsh," a rep for the actress confirms in a statement to OK!. "The couple remain on friendly terms and sincerely hope the media will respect their privacy during this difficult time."

Entertainment Tonight was the first to report that movie executive Alex filed for divorce from the actress, citing irreconcilable differences. 

 

The couple met in February of 2007 and were enaged only three months later, followed by their Sept. 1 wedding that same year, in a ceremony featured in the pages of OK!. The star’s Grey’s Anatomy co-stars were on hand to celebrate the union, including Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers, Chandra Wilson and Sara Ramirez.

 

"I’m living the dream," Kate once said of her love life and successful TV career.

Alex & Kate’s Private Pleasures

September 9th, 2008

Married since Sept.1, 2007, Private Practice star Kate Walsh and hubby Alex Young are still in their honeymoon phase.

At the Sept. 2 Private Practice DVD launch party in L.A., Kate told OK! that life with Alex is "Fantastic and beautiful!"

When asked if a baby was in the works, Kate, 40, who marked her anniversary with a "balmy" romantic getaway, said, "I’m just taking it one day at a time."

Meanwhile,  season two of Private Practice – which premieres Oct. 1 – promises to be a bit steamier than the last when Kate’s character, Addison, and Pete decide to take their relationship to a new level!  

Taye Diggs “Absolutely” Wants Kids

July 19th, 2008 / Author: OK! Staff

He’s had Practice with kids on television, and now Taye Diggs is ready to have some himself.

The Private Practice star revealed to OK! that he "would love to start a family, absolutely."

The 39-year-old doesn’t have an ideal number in mind, but he and wife Idina Menzel definitely won’t be challenging Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie anytime soon.

"I would like to start out with one and have it be healthy," Taye says.

Taye and Idina have been married for five years and are still going strong. So what’s the most romantic thing he does for his wife?

"You have to ask her," he says. "But I try to be romantic constantly."

By Delaina Dixon

TV Fanatic’s Fave New Shows of 2007

December 28th, 2007

As the year rolls to a close, it’s a perfect time for me to reflect back on five new shows that won over my heart in 2007.

5. Private Practice (ABC): I was skeptical after watching that awful Grey’s Anatomy episode that first introduced me to the doctors of Oceanside Wellness Center. And the first stand-alone episode of Practice was no treat neither. But slowly, the show started to find its own footing, reorganizing itself less around the antics of Santa Monica implant Addison and more on the ensemble cast. The writing is sharp and snappy like Grey’s was in its heyday (and returning to this season!). With less characters running around like in a busy hospital, there’s more time to develop each one as an individual. And yeah, the guy who plays Dell is hot.

 

4. Flight of the Conchords (HBO): It’s probably the accents. I’ve always had a thing for guys from other countries. Or maybe it’s the fact they break out into song at the strangest times. Whatever it is, this quirky comedy about a fictional folk duo from New Zealand seeking fame and fortune in New York City, played by real-life musical parody duo Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, is pretty hilarious. Now if they would only let psycho fan, Mel, get a piece…

3. Saving Grace (TNT): Academy award-winner Holly Hunter plays boozing, sexing New Orleans detective Grace Hanadarko, who always get her man, especially if he’s a criminal. Of course, Grace has to answer to a higher power for her devious behavior, an angel named Earl who fancies denim and plaid. One of her biggest? Her illicit affair with fellow detective Ham Dewey (hunky Kenny Johnson), who she often gets in to compromising positions. One of these days they’ll have hell to pay, but for now, I’m just taking it all in.

2. Gossip Girl (The CW): How the heck did I get pulled into a teen drama? Probably because my high school experience was never quite like this! Designer wardrobes, elite private schools and debutante balls (okay, I had that one). The show is fast paced, so I’ve got to stay in overdrive just to keep up. And hey Blair, if you really don’t want Chuck, feel free to toss him my way!

1. Pushing Daisies (ABC): Anyone who doesn’t love Ned, the soulful pie maker who can bring the dead back to life (but just for a minute without consequence), doesn’t deserve to be touched. Of course, he’s in love with the one woman he resurrected and can never touch again since it will leave her permanently dead. Watching all the ways Ned and Chuck find to make out without contact is always a wacky romantic romp.

And three shows I should have watched last season (and plan to watch on DVD!).

Mad Men (AMC): It takes place in the ’50s, but the themes of love, betrayal and climbing the corporate ladder by any means necessary are still relevant today.

Damages (FX): Glenn Close plays an evil lawyer who will do anything to win her case, and I certainly don’t want to be on her bad side.

Calfornication (Showtime): Globe Golden nominee David Duchovny is naked most of the time. Need I say more?

 

Wednesday Night TV Roundup

December 6th, 2007

Gossip Girl: “Bitchy high society grannies were just what I needed this week. It’s time for the annual Cotillion Debutante Ball and Serena could not be more disinterested, but Granny CeCe is not going to have any of that. Feigning a grave illness, she convinces Serena to go. Problem is, iron-hearted CeCe won’t have Dan "Charity Case" Humphrey escort her granddaughter, instead inviting reformed bad boy Carter Baizen (Sebastian Stan) to woo Serena. After failing to scare Dan off, CeCe tries to bribe Rufus by offering to buy all of Alison’s paintings. He tells her Humphrey men can’t be bought, and she agrees and tells him van der Woodsen can be as years ago, she made Lily choose between him and her inheritance. But money can’t buy you love! Angered, Rufus informs Dan of CeCe’s shenanigans. Dan goes and tells Serena that granny ain’t all that she’s cracked up to be and she asks him to leave, winding up with Carter as her escort. When she learns her introduction speech has been altered to be more rich-girl appropriate, Serena switches it to read she aspires to "bed as many millionaires as she can." Lily meets up with Dan to mend CeCe’s damage, telling him he’s a good and right guy for his daughter with a tinge of regret in her eye while Serena confronts her grandmother who tells her she isn’t sick (even though she really is!) before Dan comes and sweeps his gal off her feet. His dad tries to do the same – sort of – to Lily, calling her to gush "I never should’ve let you let me go." How Hugh Grant romantic comedy of you. Is your heart trembling? No? Well, Alison’s probably is – from Jenny’s bitchiness and absence from her opening. Woman’s probably sorry she came back, brushed off by her kid and her hubby too as it now seems. As for the hottest couple on the show, their brief flame burnt out for now after Chuck, pissed that Blair wants to go to the ball with Nate, tips off to Gossip Girl (and Nate) that Blair’s newest conquest is Carter. Determined to reclaim what was rightfully his first, Nate knocks out unsuspecting Carter at the ball, leading Blair to figure out Chuck’s devious theme. She dumps him and runs into Chace Crawford’s lips. Nate gives Chuck a smarmy “I’m gonna tap this” nod as they move into the bedroom. And Chuck? The light packer takes off. You can come to me! – Joyce

Project Runway: “Oh, the fashions of yesteryear. You know I had to peek into my closet to see what was still hanging in there. Overalls. Check. ‘70s Flare. Check. Pleather? Well, if I can make it look like the real thing. The contestants are broken up into teams of three, which never bodes well for the designs, but does great for personal drama. Ricky, Elisa and Victorya team up. Victorya doesn’t want to be team leader, so Ricky takes the job, buut she sure is bossy for someone who’s not the boss. Definitely a case of, “I’ll share in the glory if we win, but I’m not going to be the fall guy if we blow it.” Ricky calls her on it, even if it’s just to the confessional camera. And he winds up saving her butt. Nicer than most, if you ask me. Steven pairs up with Sweet P and the ever-lovable Chris. They can’t figure out how to make their three dreaded fashion faux-pas gone by work together, so they get a lot of bland beige fabric and make designs that don’t really mesh in any fashion. Steven called it when he said he was worried: his team and Ricky’s were in the bottom two. In the end, Chris got sent home. Too bad. I was so waiting for a challenge where they had to make an evening gown out of dried seaweed or something like that. With his theatrical background, he would have totally rocked it.” – TV Fanatic

 

America’s Next Top Model: "The girls get back from elimination and read a letter from Heather. Heather writes that she didn’t get friends, she got a bunch of nasty bitches that didn’t understand her. Just kidding! She actually said that they were more like her family rather than her friends. Bianca starts ripping Heather apart. This is the start of Bianca’s "hate on everybody tirade." That’s what I like to call it. The ladies pack up and head to Beijing. There they learn the legend of the four princesses. They were so beautiful that one made flowers jealous, the other made swans stop flying and so on and so forth. Their challenge has the final four trying to update the ancient gowns that the four princesses wore. They had an hour to run around a mall and then they had to do a runway show. Jenah won which is nice because Bianca lied and sent her to the other side of the mall where there were no stores. Not only did Jenah win a couture dress, but for the first time in Top Model history she was able to have some one-on-one time with Miss J. He calls it "J-Tips." The girls head to their photo shoot atop the Great Wall of China. Tyra was their photographer as they played Mongolian warriors trying to scale the wall for battle. Thanks for the history lesson Tyra! We discover that Jenah has lost who she is as a person and Bianca is still too stiff. The girls also shoot a photo together to see who stands out the most. At the judging Chantal is complimented for always having such a positive outlook, which was sweet justice since earlier in the episode Bianca tore her apart for her vibrant look on life!) Chantal wins the group photo and is called first, followed by Saleisha who the judges feel has made her way into the high fashion world. Bianca is sent home because she doesn’t have the natural ability to model like the other girls do. So the negative nelly that is Bianca is gone! Is anyone else surprised that Chantal is still there? She flew right under the radar! Let me know what you think!" – Derek

 

Private Practice: “Is it just me, or does anyone else think it’s a little icky that everyone in Oceanside Wellness Center wants to sleep with one another? There’s only six doctors there – what happens when they run out! That said, I’m in love with Dell. Yep, it’s true. How can you not love a guy who worries about his pop pop’s welfare, though grandpa was off doing his own version of geriatic Fight Club. Gramps said it gave him something to still care about, which prompted Dell to lay a wet one on his more-than-a-crush dream gal Naomi. And that prompted Sam, who resisted the urge to punch Dell after he admitted to Dr. Bennett he was in love with his ex-wife, to kiss her for all to see. Yes, confusing, but so incredibly delicious! Addison and Pete decided to be friends, and Pete even encouraged her to date hunky Officer Nelson, but then realized that he wanted to fight for her himself. Now that Cooper’s getting it regularly from Dr. "I’m always in control" King, he ain’t got time for best friend Violet. Oh goodness, please do not let her call up Grey’s Anatomy’s Izzie for advice on how to deal with your best guy friend being in love with some other woman! And how cute that the couple who couldn’t have sex were back at the clinic to have a baby. They were willing to go the distance, with Jeffrey extracting his one viable sperm to mix with Kathleen’s fertile egg. It’s always nice to see that some relationships truly are a fairy tale, even if it’s just on TV.” – TV Fanatic

 

Wednesday Night TV roundup

November 22nd, 2007

TV Fanatic breaks down your fave shows of the night! 

 

Private Practice: “The key to dating successfully is to keep your crazy under wraps until you absolutely have to break it out. Carl seemed so cool as he cruised Addison in the cappuccino line, and was even smart enough to admit during their date that he was a patient of her colleague, Dr. Turner. Violet’s wretched facial gestures every time Addison brought up Carl made it clear that whatever condition he was battling was going to be a doozey, and shoving foreign objects up your butt pretty much takes the cake. Luckily, Addison was preoccupied with saving newborns for Safe Surrender, though it took its toll on her emotions. As she cradled a baby girl she helped save and nicknamed “Bat Girl,” Addison couldn’t understand how her mother could just give her up. (Nice touch that the mom was none other that Desperate Housewives’ Joy Lauren, who just gave birth on that show!) After their night of post-marriage sex, Naomi and Sam thought God was condemning them when their priest called on them. But the Father (My So Called Life alum Tom Irwin!) only wanted them to doctor sick nuns in a sequestered convent, who we would later learn had Typhoid. Sam and Naomi pulled a little CSI action when they realized the disease had only incubated over two weeks, so some infected person had been inside the convent walls. It turned out to be the priest, who admitted he would sneak in after hours to cook with Sister Virginia (and he meant that in the literal definition of the word!), because he missed their platonic gestures of affection. The man of the cloth wasn’t the only one seeking companionship. After his awkward night with BFF Violet, Cooper went back online to find lust, and he did, in the form of CanYouHandleMe445, who turned out to be none other that Dr. Charlotte King! She wanted nothing to do with Cooper at first, but it wasn’t long before she prescribed herself one sweaty romp with the fellow doc. That’s a prescription we could all use!” – TV Fanatic

 

Project Runway: “Three words: Sarah Jessica Parker! The contestants got to meet Ms. Carrie Bradshaw herself, which reduced a few to tears (you would cry too if it happened to you!). I had to pause my DVR because I was clapping so hard! The challenge was to design a fashionable, affordable piece for Sarah’s Bitten line, where no item is over $20. The designers sketched their vision and Sarah chose her seven favorites to be made. The winning designers chose a partner, took their $15 budget and got to work. The actual sewing process wasn’t very exciting, except for the team of Elisa and Sweet P, who was flipping out that she had to work with the out-of-this-dimension designer. Sweet P wanted those edges finished! After learning of Elisa’s icky spit-marking technique (I checked with my Nana who sewed for years. Unhygienic marking techniques are not acceptable in dressmaking!), those gals got it together. Their dress and poncho combination almost won top prize, but it rightfully went to Victorya’s cute little swing dress and striped racerback vest combo. Christian might have thought his ‘80s inspired jacket was retro. In front of a panel that actually lived through the eighties, it was just a bad trip down memory lane. Steven and Marion’s Pocahontas look crashed and burned. I agreed with Heidi, it did look dirty. And Marion was sent home.” – TV Fanatic

 

What did you think of the night’s lineup?

Kate Walsh: No Time for Kids

November 13th, 2007 / Author: cwillett

Though former Grey’s Anatomy star Kate Walsh might have recently gotten married in a fairy-tale wedding to TV exec Alex Young, the Private Practice star says both she and her new hubby have a little too much to focus on right now before they think about starting a family.

“Both of us are pretty much working constantly and seeing each other when we can,” Kate, whose wedding was featured exclusively in the pages of OK!, tells TV’s Extra in an interview set to air Wednesday.

So what about those baby rumors? “I’m pregnant with triplets now and I feel really good!” Kate jokes, before quickly correcting herself. “No, I’m not… Right now, my baby is Private Practice… She is beautiful and strong, growing every week.”

CLICK HERE FOR EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS FROM KATE’S WEDDING

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