The new Bravo series “Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition” has women from the “Real Housewives” franchise swapping with actual non-celebrity wives. It premieres October 14th.
Did you know that Riley Green was on the CMT reality show “Redneck Island”? It was in 2016 . . . and Riley and his partner Becky Andrews won Season 5. They split a $100,000 prize. At the time, Riley was still out on the bar circuit in Alabama, and the show’s producers scouted him at one of those gigs. He admitted that, at first, he was hesitant to sign on . . . but thought a little TV exposure might help his music career. Well, first, he quickly learned $50,000 doesn’t go as far as a twenty-something might think. He said, “I thought I was just gonna retire after that . . .Then I found out what taxes are pretty quick. And the IRS found out I was a person.”
Did you know that Ashley McBryde has a mocktail bar on Broadway in Nashville? It’s called Redemption and it’s on the 5th floor of Eric Church’s bar “Chief’s”. It features only non-alcoholic drinks, because she’s three years sober. Here are some other country music stars who are dedicated to sobriety:
- Brad Paisley
- Brantley Gilbert
- Keith Urban
- Charles Kelley
- Chris Janson
- Jake Owen
- Jason Isbell
- Jo Dee Messina
- Jon Pardi
- Shania Twain
Ella Langley was doing a show in Edmonton, Canada recently opening for Morgan Wallen . . . and she started talking about love. Ella asked the crowd: “What does love mean to you?” Then she said, “To me, love is everything. It’s passionate, it’s honest, it’s hardworking. It’s forgiveness. I’m looking for that. Somebody that I just know is my person.” Her honesty is a big reason why so many fans are gravitating towards her. She’s still got that gritty Alabama edge, but she isn’t afraid to let her guard down too.
The “Friends” café Central Perk is opening its first permanent location in Times Square.
Carrie Ann Inaba missed the season premiere of “Dancing with the Stars” last night due to an undisclosed illness. She expects to be back next week.
A Joni Mitchell biopic is in the works, and rumor has it that it’ll star Anya Taylor-Joy and Meryl Streep as Joni at different points in her life.
Avril Lavigne now has her own wine. It’s called Complicated.
Police in Atlanta arrested a suspect in the theft of Beyoncé’s unreleased music and other materials from a car.
Patrick Mahomes is 30. Kansas City Chiefs QB.
Jimmie Johnson is 50. One of the top drivers in NASCAR.
Austin St. John is 51. Jason, the original Red Ranger on “The Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers”.
Kevin Clash is 65. Former voice of Elmo on “Sesame Street”.
Rita Rudner is 72. Comedienne who’s been doing Vegas shows since 2000.
Elvira is 74. The Mistress of the Dark.
