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Reality TV Features & Interviews - May 2008
Ousted 'Bachelorette' suitor Ryan Hoag dishes on his experience
May 30, 2008
Ryan Hoag will most likely be remembered by viewers for being The Bachelorette's fourth-season virgin, however that's something that DeAnna Pappas didn't know while he was still in the competition for her heart.'Celebrity Circus' producer: "I think this is a great family show"
May 30, 2008
Executive producer Matt Kunitz feels NBC's new Celebrity Circus reality series will be able to strike a chord with viewers of all ages and differentiate itself from other reality competition shows starring celebrities.
Exclusive: Host Jon Kelley dishes on 'The Mole' fifth-season cast
May 29, 2008
If you're looking for insight on The Mole's identity for the show's upcoming revival, new host Jon Kelley is a good place to start.
Exclusive: New 'The Mole' host Jon Kelley talks about the fifth season
May 28, 2008
Jon Kelley thinks that The Mole's revival has everything fans of the ABC reality series loved about its first two non-celebrity installments, with some new interactive elements that will make it easier for them to play along at home.
David Cook talks about his 'American Idol' seventh-season win
May 23, 2008
David Cook never thought he'd make it past his impromptu American Idol audition last summer, never mind defeat David Archuleta to take home the seventh-season title.
David Archuleta discusses his 'American Idol' runner-up experience
May 23, 2008
While Simon Cowell thought David Archuleta scored a "knockout" over David Cook after American Idol's final seventh-season performance episode on Tuesday night, Archuleta still felt Cook was more worthy of the title.
Billy Ray Cyrus, 'Nashville Star' producer talk about sixth season
May 23, 2008
Nashville Star and American Idol are both reality competition series, but the comparisons apparently end there.
Ousted 'The Bachelorette' bachelor Chandler Fulton had high hopes
May 22, 2008
Chandler Fulton initially thought he'd receive a rose from DeAnna Pappas until he noticed The Bachelorette fourth-season star was running out of boutonnieres to give to her suitors.
Bill Bellamy: 'Last Comic Standing's sixth season is "incredibly good"
May 22, 2008
Last Comic Standing is seen as a legitimate competition amongst comedians, according to host Bill Bellamy, who said the NBC reality show's upcoming sixth-season will only add to its credibility.
Cat Deeley dishes on 'So You Think You Can Dance's fourth season
May 21, 2008
Despite a slew of dance-themed reality shows on the airwaves, Cat Deeley thinks Fox's So You Think You Can Dance is still the standard.
Whitney Thompson talks about her 'America's Next Top Model' win
May 19, 2008
Whitney Thompson had made it farther than any other full-figured America's Next Top Model contestant, but still fully expected to come up short and instead see Anya Kop take home the tenth-season title.
Anya Kop: Whitney Thompson winning 'Top Model' was 'totally on point'
May 16, 2008
Unlike Fatima Siad, Anya Kop feels Whitney Thompson winning America's Next Top Model's tenth-season was the correct choice.
Fatima Siad: Whitney Thompson shouldn't have won 'Top Model'
May 16, 2008
Fatima Siad thinks the wrong woman won America's Next Top Model's tenth season.
Syesha Mercado talks about her 'American Idol' experience
May 16, 2008
Syesha Mercado was a late-blooming American Idol seventh-season finalist, but once she hit her stride, she rode it all the way to the Top 3.
Syesha Mercado knew her 'American Idol' run was "over" on Tuesday
May 15, 2008
It may have taken her longer than everybody else, but even Syesha Mercado eventually came to the realization that American Idol's seventh-season finale would be a battle between David Archuleta and David Cook.
Exclusive: Chelsea Wanstrath talks about losing out on 'The Bachelor'
May 15, 2008
Chelsea Wanstrath fully expected a marriage proposal from Matt Grant.
Unfortunately for her that didn't happen, as The Bachelor: London Calling star instead presented his final rose and a marriage proposal to Shayne Lamas -- and she accepted both during Monday night's finale broadcast of the ABC reality dating series' twelfth season.
DeAnna Pappas "very happy" about her 'The Bachelorette' ending
May 14, 2008
Filming for The Bachelorette's fourth season recently wrapped, and while ABC isn't allowing DeAnna Pappas to say if she got engaged to one of her 25 suitors -- or even if she found love -- the 26-year-old Neunan, GA real estate agent hinted that it has a happy ending.
'Bachelor's Matt Grant and Shayne Lamas: We're going to get married
May 13, 2008
Any jaded The Bachelor viewers doubting Matt Grant and Shayne Lamas' engagement will end with an actual wedding better think again, according to Lamas.
Exclusive: Parvati Shallow talks about her 'Survivor: Micronesia' win
May 13, 2008
Parvati Shallow readily admitted to outwitting, outplaying and outlasting her fellow castaways, and they awarded her for it.
Exclusive: Natalie Bolton talks about 'Survivor: Micronesia' journey
May 13, 2008
Natalie Bolton was the last fan standing.
Exclusive: Amanda Kimmel talks about 'Survivor,' losing twice in a row
May 12, 2008
Amanda Kimmel admits she's not very good at choosing castaways to take with her to Survivor's final Tribal Council.
Exclusive: Cirie Fields talks about her 'Survivor: Micronesia' experience
May 12, 2008
Cirie Fields felt she was a much more active as a Survivor: Micronesia -- Fans vs. Favorites castaway than she was on Survivor: Panama, and she planned to use that as her argument for why she deserved the $1 million during the final Tribal Council.
Exclusive: Erik Reichenbach dishes on biggest 'Survivor' blunder ever
May 9, 2008
Erik Reichenbach stands accused of being the "dumbest Survivor ever," and he can't argue.
The 22-year-old student from Hell, MI gave his Individual Immunity to another castaway in an attempt at redemption and was promptly blindsided, becoming the sixteenth castaway eliminated from Survivor: Micronesia -- Fans vs. Favorites during last night's penultimate episode of the CBS reality series' sixteenth season.
Jeff Probst talks about surviving sixteen seasons of 'Survivor'
May 9, 2008
Jeff Probst talks about surviving sixteen seasons of 'Survivor'
Jason Castro talks about his seventh-season 'American Idol' journey
May 9, 2008
Jason Castro's American Idol journey lasted longer than he thought it would.
Dominique Reighard: I'll be more successful than 'Top Model's winner
May 9, 2008
Despite being ousted from America's Next Top Model, Dominique Reighard still isn't short on the self-confidence that made her so memorable.
2008 Reality TV Summer Preview: Coming soon to a TV near you
May 8, 2008
Temperatures aren't the only thing rising this summer, as the new season also means the dawn of several new reality series and the return of some old favorites that have been on vacation.
Jason Castro "relieved" the pressure of 'American Idol' is behind him
May 8, 2008
If Jason Castro looked relieved when he was ousted from American Idol's seventh season during last night's results show, that's because he was.
Exclusive: Joshuah Welch dishes on 'Big Brother's ninth season
May 8, 2008
Joshuah Welch went eight weeks without finding himself on the chopping block before he became the fifth individual houseguest evicted from Big Brother's ninth season.
Matt Grant dishes on upcoming 'The Bachelor: London Calling' finale
May 6, 2008
Matt Grant was nervous he'd make mistakes as The Bachelor: London Calling's star -- and while he admits he might have made several slip-ups along the way, he added the end result was spot on.
Exclusive: James Clement talks about 'Survivor: Micronesia'
May 2, 2008
James Clement feels that even without his injured finger, he was in a "tight spot."
Exclusive: Alexis Jones dishes about 'Survivor: Micronesia'
May 2, 2008
Alexis Jones knew she would be safe from having her torch snuffed -- until she saw fellow castaway Amanda Kimmel reach for something right before the Tribal Council votes were read.
Brooke White discusses her emotional 'American Idol' journey
May 2, 2008
Brooke White estimates she cried "50 billion times" during her American Idol experience as she struggled to find self confidence that she said was lacking before the competition even began.
Ousted 'Top Model' Katarzyna Dolinska: I got the 'boring edit' but I'm fun
May 2, 2008
Katarzyna Dolinska feels the lack of personality she was accused of having as an America's Next Top Model tenth-season contestant wasn't entirely accurate.
Brooke White "kind of anticipated" her 'American Idol' elimination
May 1, 2008
Brooke White's American Idol ouster may have been a surprise to some, but it didn't catch her completely off guard.
Interview: Amanda Rantuccio dishes on 'Bachelor: London Calling'
May 1, 2008
Amanda Rantuccio said she could have seen herself marrying Matt Grant.
