Maria talks to Mingle Media @ Steve Garvey Softball Game

Ang — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:10:01 +0000

New Maria Appearance

Jasmina — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:08:40 +0000

Shrine is going South Beach on July 22 with our infamous Ultimate White Party feat. Celebrity Guest Maria Kanellis! Pick out your hottest white dress, and see you there!

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Maria’s ‘Fantasy’ Video Now Avaliable

Jasmina — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:20:36 +0000

We are late with this but better late than never, right? Maria’s “Fantasy” music video is finally available on iTunes. I have already downloaded it to my iPhone and I have to say that the video turned out fantastic! For only $1.49 you can show your support for Maria, so go ahead and buy it. You should definitely check it out. It’s worth it! HQ Screencaptures will be added to the gallery by the end of the week!

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- Purchase Fantasy Video

Murtz Jaffer interviews Maria at Celebrity Apprentice finale

Ang — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:41:08 +0000

Maria posing for photos at TCA Finale celebration

Carol — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:15:41 +0000

You can see Maria posing for photos in the first 10 seconds or so, cute right?

Raleigh Examiner : Bret Michaels, Holly Robinson Peete, Donald Trump and more at ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’ after-party

Ang — Mon, 24 May 2010 22:46:15 +0000

It wasn’t surprising that Bret Michaels, the lead singer of Poison, was named the winner of “The Celebrity Apprentice” Season 3. What was surprising is that he even made it to “The Celebrity Apprentice” live third-season finale (which aired May 23 on NBC), without showing any outward signs that he had gone through a brain hemorrhage, an appendectomy, a mini stroke and a defective-heart diagnosis all within a span of a few months. Michaels had been released from the hospital just two days before the finale (after experiencing the stroke and after doctors found a small hole in his heart), and his speech and behavior were pretty much the same as they were before his recent health problems. “The Celebrity Apprentice,” hosted and executive produced by Donald Trump, features stars competing on various business tasks to raise money for their selected charities. Michaels’ chosen charity was the American Diabetes Foundation.

All of the former contestants of “The Celebrity Apprentice” Season 3 (except for Goldberg and Sharon Osbourne) attended the live finale show at the Skirball Center in New York City, and then celebrated at the after-party, which was held at the Trump SoHo Hotel. I caught up with many of “The Celebrity Apprentice” stars at the after-party, including a triumphant Michaels, who seemed to get rounds of much-deserved applause everywhere he went. Holly Robinson Peete, who came in second place to Michaels in the final round of the show, was very gracious about not being named the winner, because she (like the rest of the contestants) did not lose sight of the most important goal: to raise money and awareness for charity. Here’s what some of “The Celebrity Apprentice” Season 3 stars had to say when I chatted with them at the after-party.

Which do you like better: wrestling or reality TV?
I love all of it, and I love singing now. It’s one of those things that I think everybody grows from it. Everybody transitions from one thing to the next. You might love something for a while, but once you feel it’s enough, maybe it’s time to move on. Now that I’m involved in singing, it’s incredible, because I wrote the music and the lyrics. I know what I was going through, so being able to come from that place — it’s all mine — that’s really cool.

You got fired from “The Celebrity Apprentice” because Donald Trump didn’t like how you said in the boardroom that your dressing room stunk after fellow contestant Curtis Stone “took a crap.” And you also said at other times on the show that you didn’t like Curtis because you thought he was arrogant. You later apologized on the show for saying those things, but what’s your relationship like with Curtis these days?
[She laughs.] My relationship with Curtis is amazing now. He’s a very attractive man, so who wouldn’t like that? He’s also a sweetheart. He comes from a place of wanting to do good things for charity. When he was on “The Biggest Loser,” he wanted to do good things for them. I’m also the kind of person who’s like, “If you slap me in the face today, I’ll forgive you tomorrow and we’ll be best friends.” I’m all about forgiveness.

From what they showed on TV, you really went through a wide range of emotions when you were on “The Celebrity of Apprentice.” Was that how you really felt or was it selective editing?
Oh gosh, every night I was going home with a different emotion. Tonight, I was crying three different times. You go through so many emotions.

In the episode where you got fired, all your fellow teammates said you should be the one to be fired. How do you feel about it now?
It’s good to get criticized. That’s the only way to learn to do better. I take all of that in, and I go, “OK, I can learn from that.” And you become a better person.

So now that you’ve launched a music career, is there anyone you’d like to go on tour with, whether or not they were on “The Celebrity Apprentice”?
I would love to tour with Cyndi [Lauper], but I don’t want to necessarily work with her in business. [She laughs.] Touring? Amazing. Performing? Amazing. Her music is wonderful. I can’t wait to grab her [new] CD up. I learned so much from these people, every single one of them, from Summer [Sanders] to Sharon [Osbourne] even to Rod [Blagojevich]. I learned from so many people. It was wonderful. The people are wonderful.

Can you talk about any personal highlights of being involved in your chosen charity, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, whether or not those highlights were shown on TV?
My highlight was just being able to have the kids involved in the show. When they watched the show and saw themselves on it, they were so excited about that. All those Make-a-Wish kids are amazing.

What’s next for you?
Music is my next thing. It’s the thing I’m passionate and most focused on right now. So I’m excited about that.