Showing posts with label TYRA BANKS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TYRA BANKS. Show all posts

Monday, August 18, 2008

NYC AUDIENCE LASHES OUT AT TYRA BANKS

Former supermodel and television talk show host Tyra Banks is being branded a "phony" by infuriated audience members who waited more than two hours for her to appear in the "Tyra Banks Show" studio in New York City. Tyra, who won a Emmy award earlier this year for the talk show series, reportedly ignored fans waiting to film the show last Tuesday in New York while she joked and chatted with her staff backstage. Banks' actions further angered the audience as they could hear her laughing behind the stage curtain, according to New York gossip column Page Six. A source tells the publication, "You could hear her going on and on because she was standing right behind the stage curtain. She's talking and talking. Meanwhile, you have the entire audience waiting almost two hours for the taping to start." And fans were said to be unimpressed when the star made it onto the stage, accusing Banks of acting "so cold" towards them. The source continues, "She leaves us waiting, and everyone is sitting there complaining, and then she comes out and doesn't say a word about it. She didn't even say hello, she got right into her script. "She acted so cold towards everyone. She's a phony." The star reportedly further upset the disgruntled audience by taking them outside the studio to release balloons in honor of black models. The source adds, "She had the audience prance down the street and then release black balloons. It was so disorganized, people fell over the press outside and almost trampled two little girls."
Editors Note: Welcome to Hollywood !

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

TYRA BANKS IS HITTING OUT AT HOLLYWOOD

Tyra Banks

Supermodel and television talk show host Tyra Banks is hitting out at pop stars and Hollywood's leading ladies, accusing them of taking cosmetic contracts from the supermodels.Tyra claims it's harder for models to land lucrative deals with fashion houses and make-up and fragrance firms while the big companies turn to beauties like Jennifer Connelly, Eva Mendes and Beyonce Knowles to promote their beauty products.

Monday, July 28, 2008

TYRA BANKS ESCAPES RAIN STORM AT BIBA'S

Tyra Banks

Fashion diva Tyra Banks and the cast of America’s Next Top Model fled into the Biba Boutique in Southampton, to escape a torrential downpour. As fate would have it, Tyra and her cast members were delighted to have ended up in a fashion boutique, and had fun shopping for clothes and accessories.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

TYRA BANKS TO JOIN LEONARDO DICAPRIO

Tyra Banks

Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio is going to join television talker Tyra Banks as a neighbor, The model-turned-talk show host has reportedly bought a bamboo-floored apartment in New York’s trendy, so called energy-efficient Riverhouse building. Actor DiCaprio bought a luxury pad in the complex last month, according to reports. Riverhouse, which was built with non-pollutant materials and solar-powered energy, overlooks the Hudson River, and comes with programmable thermostats, a 24-hour fresh filtered air system, a dog spa, media cafe and rooftop green landscaping. As we recently reported, we don't think this building is so energy efficient. A 24 hour fresh filtered system takes more power. A dog Spa and a media center has nothing to do with going green !

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

HILLARY CLINTON CHATS WITH TYRA BANKS

Hillary Clinton

Talk show host Tyra Banks scored a television coup on her show on Monday night when guest Hillary Clinton talked about her husband’s affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Clinton, who is among the favorites to become America’s next President and return to the White House, where she was the First Lady, rarely agrees to talk about her husband Bill’s infidelity a decade ago. But she was candid and thoughtful while chatting to Banks on the ex-supermodels high rated show. She told the television host, she did a lot of soul searching after the scandal exploded in a bid to find out if she wanted to save her marriage. She said, "I really had to dig down deep and think hard about what was right for me." But a level head helped her come to terms with what had happened, and she move on. She added, "You are mad, you are really upset, you are disappointed… all of that goes through your mind."I have found you really shouldn't make decisions in the heat of those moments."I never doubted Bill’s love for me ever."

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

TYRA BANKS IS 'WOMAN OF THE YEAR'

Television Talk Show host and supermodel Tyra Banks has been named Woman of the Year by America's OK! magazine for her business sense as well as her position as a role model for women worldwide .Tyra told the magazine: "I love my curves. I've made millions of dollars with this body. Right now, there are some great things happening. There's America Ferrera, Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez and myself - women who have curves. "But I still feel like this skinny image is heralded. It's very confusing for young girls and I'm trying to change that."Tyra also spoke about the infamous photographs taken earlier this year, which showed her curvy figure in a tight swimming costume and led to her being labelled a "beached whale".She said: "An average American woman is size 12 or 14 . So if I look like a 10 or 12 in a picture and someone says I look disgusting, are they saying the majority of America is disgusting? That made me really upset, and that's why I decided to fight back."Tyra insisted the photographs were taken from a bad angle, and showed off her fabulous figure by wearing a swimming costume on the set of The Tyra Banks Show.

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

TYRA BANKS SEX LIFE RUINED BY HER WIGS

Tyra Banks

Tyra Banks' sex life is being ruined by her wig.The supermodel is said to be very "insecure" about her hair and refuses to spend the night with men because she doesn't want to remove her long fake locks in bed. A source said: "Tyra is a confident woman for the most part, but she is really insecure about her hair. She doesn't want any guy to see her without her wigs or hair extensions."Tyra feels like guys are with her for her image that they see on TV and in magazines. If one wakes up without her glamorous hair, she's worried he may not call back!"Meanwhile, the 33-year-old star has confessed she doesn't like wine - but orders it in public just to look sexy.Tyra said: "Every now and then I'll order some wine at the table. I'll only take two sips, but I'll keep holding the glass cause it makes me feel sexy,but I still don't drink it because it still tastes kind of nasty to me."The chat show host believes she is lucky as her dislike for alcohol means she won't end up in rehab like other stars. She said: "I feel like I've been very lucky because I don't really have an addictive personality. I'm not really an 'alcohol girl' and I'm definitely not a 'drug girl'."

Thursday, August 23, 2007

TYRA BANKS SHOW MOVES TO NEW YORK

Tyra Banks has sacked her manager for allegedly being a bigger diva than she is.The talk show host has parted ways from Benny Medina of Handprint Entertainment and insiders say her decision came after he "forgot who the star was".A source told the New York Daily News newspaper: "His perk list is bigger than hers. Everything from private jets and votive candles that the staff has to light before he gets to the set. He forgot who the star was."Medina had a bitter legal battle with Jennifer Lopez when she fired him as her manager, but he insists his split from Tyra is amicable.In a joint statement, Medina said: "Tyra Banks is a highly regarded artist,entrepreneur and producer, and I respect her vision for developing her own bankable brand."Tyra and Handprint Entertainment look forward to the opportunity to work together on existing or new ventures. This is a great thing for everyone involved."Some have speculated Tyra's latest decision was heavily influenced by her new boyfriend, investment banker John Utendahl, for whom she recently uprooted her talk show to New York. But a source close to the former model denied her lover was involved in the split, saying: "John had nothing to do with this."

Saturday, August 04, 2007

TYRA BANKS BROTHER HEADING TO IRAQ

Tyra Banks' younger brother is being posted to Iraq.The TV host's brother Devin Banks is a cadet with the US Air Force and is being posted to the war-torn country on August 9. Tyra, 33, held a special farewell party for Devin at New York restaurant Chin Chin last Friday to wish him well. A source told the New York Post newspaper: "It was very private. Tyra was with her brother and their mom and Devin's wife. Everyone was hugging and kissing and sending him off."The former Victoria's Secret model is planning to move to New York, and will record her TV talk show 'The Tyra Banks Show' there.Tyra is rumored to be dating 51-year-old investment banker John Utendahl -head of the firm Utendahl Capital Partners - and reportedly decided to leave Los Angeles to be closer to him.

Saturday, June 02, 2007

TYRA BANKS DRINKS WINE TO LOOK SEXY

Supermodel Tyra Banks

Tyra Banks doesn't like wine - but orders it in public to look sexy.The US talk show host thinks the alcoholic tipple tastes "nasty" but likes to hold a wine glass to look more attractive to people. Tyra wrote on her personal website: "I recently went to Napa, California, and I learned how to pair wines with certain tastes, how red wine tastes good with salt and bitter things like lemon."So, every now and then I'll order some wine at the table. I'll only take two sips, but I'll keep holding the glass cause it makes me feel sexy, but I still don't drink it because it still tastes kind of nasty to me."The 33-year-old former supermodel believes she is lucky as her dislike for alcohol means she won't end up in rehab like other stars. She said: "I feel like I've been very lucky because I don't really have an addictive personality."I've never had any drugs and I had a little taste of alcohol when I was 12-years-old, but that's about it."I'm not really an 'alcohol girl' and I'm definitely not a 'drug girl.' "

Thursday, January 18, 2007

TYRA BANKS BREAKS OUT IN PIMPLES

Tyra Banks

Tyra Banks splashed out $200 on a face cream and ended up breaking out in pimples.The 'America's Next Top Model' presenter - who prides herself on her bargain hunting and dubs herself "the queen of cheap" - regretted spending the extra money after her skin erupted after reacting to the beauty product. She revealed on her chat show the 'Tyra Banks Show': "I bought this $200 face cream and I had to stop using it because it broke me out. I had pimples on top of pimples. The kind of pimples that feel like there is poison underneath your skin. The kind of pimples that feel alive!"What a waste of money! The queen of cheap should've known better."I guess I've learned my lesson - stick to the cheap face cream I've been using for more than 10 years. There is no magic in a bottle."