‘The Bold Type’ Renewed for Two More Seasons at Freeform, Names New Showrunner – Freeform has renewed “The Bold Type” for Seasons 2 and 3 and will enlist a new showrunner, Variety has confirmed. Each of the new seasons will consist of 10 one-hour episodes. Amanda Lasher will become the new showrunner, taking over for series creator Sarah Watson. Lasher was previously the showrunner on the acclaimed MTV series “Sweet/Vicious.” She also worked as a co-executive producer and writer on “Gossip Girl” and also as a writer and consulting producer on “Togetherness.” The series stars Katie Stevens as Jane Sloan, Aisha Dee as Kat Edison, Meghann Fahy as Sutton Brady, Sam Page as Richard Hunter, Matt Ward as Alex Crawford and Melora Hardin as Jacqueline, editor-in- chief of Scarlet Magazine. – Read more at Variety
Battle of the Tabloids…
Kelly Ripa demands Ryan Seacrest cancel ‘GMA’ appearance – Multiple sources revealed on “Page Six TV” Wednesday that Ripa, 47, demanded her “Live!” co-host Ryan Seacrest cancel an appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America” at the very last minute. “Ryan was scheduled to be on Wednesday’s show well in advance. He’s been on the show rundown for a week. Then yesterday, or maybe even as late as last night, Kelly threw a s–t fit and told him he couldn’t do ‘GMA,’ so he pulled his appearance,” a source told us. – Read more at Page Six
But not so fast…
Ryan Seacrest cancelled on GMA ‘Idol’ interview due to his packed schedule and NOT because Kelly Ripa demanded he stay off ABC morning show – Ryan Seacrest skipped GMA over scheduling and NOT Kelly’s Ripa’s demands, with back-to-back days of Live, On Air and American Idol leaving no time for an interview.vA busy overextended Ryan Seacrest made the decision early Tuesday to not join Idol judges for an appearance on Good Morning America on Wednesday due to time constraints and not at the behest of his ‘Live co-host Kelly Ripa. That did not stop a report from emerging though that placed all the blame on Ripa, with Page Six claiming that Seacrest’s new co-host forbid him from appearing on GMA. – Read more at Daily Mail
‘Property Brothers’ Star Jonathan Scott Reveals He Was Also Supposed To Be on ‘DWTS’ – It looks like it really was supposed to be brother vs. brother on Season 25 of “Dancing With the Stars” for “Property Brothers” hunks Jonathan Scott and Drew Scott.
During an interview with “Access Hollywood Live,” Jonathan let it slip that he was actually supposed to join the show alongside his realtor brother. “I am jealous now that I turned it down,” Jonathan told Access Hollywood hosts Kit Hoover and Natalie Morales. “I have 17 construction projects that we just started for ‘Property Brothers’ and ‘Buying and Selling,’ so I will have no life through to the end of the year. I couldn’t physically do 4 hours a day.” – Read more at Access Hollywood
Survivor: Jeff Probst Weighs in on Latest Vote-Off – ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Simone clearly had a really hard time out in the elements, complaining about — among other things — the lack of air conditioning. Did you pick up on that in casting interviews, that she might have difficulty out there? JEFF PROBST: We knew Simone would be a fish out of water, and for the record, so did Simone. But what made Simone so appealing is that her entire life has been about making the best of any situation. She has been an underdog time and time again. Survivor is not always an equal opportunity game. Social politics — your ability to read a person or find the nuance in a moment — is key. If you can’t sense how you’re being perceived at any given moment, it could be the beginning of your end. So in that sense, this was another underdog situation for Simone. She has a great attitude toward life and who knows? Maybe she learned a bit about how to play the game of “life.” – Read more at Entertainment Weekly
