The Real Housewives of Dubai” will premiere on June 1 at 9 p.m. ET, Bravo announced Friday.
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Lisa Ann Walter knew Abbott Elementary was a hit when she read the pilot — and that the role of Melissa Schemmenti was made for her.
“It’s rare now that people get excited about [a] half-hour [comedy] on network [television] because they’re so used to some crazy idea on streaming,” the actress, 58, exclusively told Us Weekly. “When I read it, I laughed out loud. I cried and I went, ‘This is me. Melissa is me. I got to be a part of it. There is nobody else.’ I know the actors that go out for the roles I go out for. I’m it. I know this woman.”
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For her audition, Walter “threw in some little Sicilian slang” for creator Quinta Brunson and director Randall Einhorn. But it was her walking off frame and throwing her bag over her shoulder while half-listening to her fictional coworkers that sealed the deal.
“[They said], ‘We’re done. That’s good. Twenty seconds of this. She’s it.’ So I guess I felt like I was right. And they felt like I was right,” she mused. “And I looked at this show and went, if it makes me laugh and cry on the page, I don’t know if we’re going to get there once I see it, but I know what’s here. And then I met Quinta and I was like, ‘This is the most adorable human on the planet.’ She cannot not be likable. Everybody that sees her, loves her. So I said, we got a shot. And then first week of shooting the pilot, the chemistry was so off the chain that we were all like, ‘Do you all feel this? Like, we’re not making this up. Right? No, but shut up. Don’t anybody jinx it.’ So we all felt it.”
Brunson, 32, based the ABC comedy on her sixth-grade teacher, Joyce Abbott, and her upbringing in the education system in West Philadelphia.
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The Real Housewives of Dubai” will premiere on June 1 at 9 p.m. ET, Bravo announced Friday.
Jen Shah‘s not letting her legal troubles stop her from having a good time. The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City star twerked up a storm at Latto‘s concert in SLC on Wednesday, March 30 after being invited onstage. The mom of two didn’t appear to have a care in the world as she danced, showing off her physique in a fitted patterned catsuit with a matching headscarf, sunglasses, and over the knee leather boots.
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Jen Shah revealed during Sunday night’s third and final installment of the "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" Season 2 reunion why she didn’t take a plea deal in her ongoing fraud trial. "I’m fighting this. I am innocent," she told host Andy Cohen and her castmates after Cohen pointed out the "success rate" of the New York State Attorney. "And I will fight for every person out there that can’t fight for themselves because they don’t have the resources or the means, so they don’t fight." Shah continued, "I will fight because No.
Nina Dobrev and Shaun White are enjoying their time in Costa Rica. The actress shared some photos of their vacation, including several of them looking amazing in their bathing suits.Nina Dobrev gushes over boyfriend Shaun White ahead of his fifth Winter OlympicsShaun White quickly crossed one thing off his bucket list following retirementA post shared by Nina Dobrev (@nina)The photos show off Dobrev, White, and some friends, enjoying the beautiful views and drinks that the island is known for. The last one features White and Dobrev smiling for the camera, wearing tank tops and sunglasses.
Another Bravo business! Jen Shah has dropped a range of apparel to promote her innocence ahead of her trail, which set to be held in July 2022. The 49-year-old Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star has been charged for her alleged involvement in a long-running telemarketing scheme.