Post by joshmad on Dec 30, 2008 18:13:49 GMT -5
Found these cute interviews with Fergie and Vanessa Marcil.
Dec. 30, 2008
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal
DOUG ELFMAN: Fergie talks about therapy, LV soirees
Fergie will sing New Year's Eve at the Venetian Ballroom and then will serve as mistress of ceremonies at Palazzo's Lavo.
Last week, Fergie and I were talking about how she's put on 15 pounds for a film role (I'll tell you about that in second), when we suddenly started comparing notes about our therapy sessions.
"Some people get scared of it (therapy)," she said. "They think it's some weird, fruity thing. It's not."
Fergie -- who sings New Year's Eve at the Venetian Ballroom, then leads the party at Palazzo's Lavo -- doesn't think she'd be as successful in her career or relationship without therapy. It helps her keep life in perspective and to set and accomplish goals.
For about 10 minutes each session, she goes into hypnotherapy to receive "the power of positive suggestion."
"If you're in a negative place, it helps you get out of that and empower yourself," she said. "If you're in a place where you're positive, it can take you further in that positive light, to really, really excel in your life."
I'd like to add that if you've never gone to therapy, it's not what you think. You don't necessarily sit around and cry about your mommy, at least not in cognitive behavioral therapy.
It's just talking with a mind expert who pinpoints your strengths and weaknesses, and offers realistic approaches to minimize downers and maximize joy.
"I believe everybody should be in therapy," Fergie said.
I agree. Taking your brain to a therapist is like taking your teeth to the dentist, without the drill. You wouldn't try to adjust your teeth by yourself, would you?
CELLULITE FOR CELLULOID
As for getting fluffier, Fergie ate an extra 15 pounds to portray a robust prostitute in the upcoming musical film, "Nine." Fergie -- deemed Maxim magazine's 10th hottest person last year -- loved the process of pigging out.
"I stopped working out. And I just started eating whatever I wanted. I went to In-N-Out Burger. I really went for it," she said.
"I didn't stare in the mirror," she said. "I didn't have to be worried about sucking in my stomach or anything. It was actually great, looking bigger. ... And just the way my body moved felt different."
It's not for naught, she hopes. This is a potentially big movie break for her in a musical film directed by Rob ("Chicago") Marshall, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Penelope Cruz, Kate Hudson and Marion Cotillard.
"This is gonna be great for people to see me step outside of the realm they're used to seeing me as, so they can understand I can play different characters and transform."
Post-filming, it's been tough for Fergie, 33, to get the weight off through normal workout routines.
"I thoroughly enjoyed it -- then I felt like a complete glutton," she said. "It's not just shedding right off, trust me."
She's motivated to feel in shape for her 2009 tour with the Black Eyed Peas, for her "overall mind-body connection and self-esteem" -- and "to be able to be in a bathing suit when I go on vacation with my man," fiance Josh ("Las Vegas") Duhamel.
They get married in 11 days. Duhamel, by the way, is a foot taller -- he's 6 feet 4 inches tall; she's 5-4 -- so sometimes he picks her up to kiss her.
"He's my big strong man," she said. "When we go to the movies -- we counted -- I have to walk double-time in order to keep up with him."
HER NAKED STORY
Unlike some celebrities, Fergie -- friends call her "Fergie" or "Ferg" -- doesn't whine about losing anonymity. But she does miss one thing: crowd-surfing at rock festivals.
"I remember going to the Warped Tour with my sister and crowd-surfing to NOFX and MxPx," she said. "But now, they would strip me naked if I went crowd-surfing. They would take off all my clothes!"
NEW YEAR'S EVE SHOW
For her New Year's Eve show, Fergie is bringing Duhamel and her family. It'll be one of her first big outings since wrapping "Nine."
"I haven't been going out at all. So for me it'll be a nice night to let loose and have a good time and do some dancing," she said. "And I'm doing the countdown! That'll be fun."
The Venetian Ballroom tickets cost $75 to $200. (Coolio also performs.) Her Lavo "mistress of ceremonies" ticket fetches $150 to $250. (Call 414-9000 for either.)
Fergie's last big to-do here was a red-carpeted, dual birthday celebration with Quentin Tarantino (she played a random victim in his horror film, "Grindhouse") at The Mirage's Beatles Revolution Lounge in March.
"We had a cake fight," she said. "We got lap dances. We just did it up. It was fun. It was Quentin and I. We couldn't have a normal birthday. We had to pull out all the stops."
Vanessa Marcil, A Sexy Mary Poppins?
She's flaunted her curvy bod on Las Vegas, Beverly Hills, 90210 and General Hospital. Now, Vanessa Marcil is playing a good girl with glasses in The Nanny Express on the Hallmark Channel (January 3).
The sexy actress gets some dramatic scenes and a little romance as the spunky nanny who tries to bring a troubled family together. Leaving her usual glam look behind, the actress admits she enjoyed the no-fuss role.
Q: You're sexy even when you play kind, dedicated and spunky, but this part sure will surprise your fans who love you playing the hot gal.
A: It's true that people think of me as the kind of characters I've played. But everyone who knows me in my own life calls me the librarian because I'm very nerdy. I read a lot. And I never watch TV. I hardly go to the movies. And I dress really conservatively, like a librarian.When I read this story I thought, 'Wow, I'd love to be able to play a girl like this who I just have so much admiration for.' And by the way, who's so graceful in the face of adversity.
Q: I'm willing to bet that there was a huge debate about whether to have you wear glasses for most of the show.
A: I love that you knew that. Everyone except the director gave me a huge fight about the glasses. And the funniest thing is that they are my own glasses that I wear in real life. I've never worn them on camera because I've always liked the fact that when I pull my hair back and don't put on any make-up, the glasses give me sort of a separate personal life. For the movie my character wouldn't even have enough money to buy contact lenses.
Q: And we know you love kids, the last time I saw you with your son Kassius, he was playing the slot machines on the Las Vegas set.
A: Oh yeah, he's six now and for years he was king of that set. Once when we actually visited Vegas I had to explain to him that he couldn't go in the real casinos because they didn't allow children.
Q: His father is Brian Austin Green and though you two never married and you're in a long-time relationship with another man, Brian still has a wonderful relationship with Kassius.
A: He loves his dad. They play video games together and once, when Brian guested on Las Vegas, Kassius was on the set and we took lots of pictures. Both his father and I agree, though, that he has to finish college before we'd even think about letting him become an actor.
Q: So are you getting ready for your Las Vegas co-star Josh Duhamel and Fergie's wedding? Are you teasing him about it?
A: I tease Josh about everything all of the time. He and I have a brother/sister dynamic with each other. Because Stacy is so lovely I tease him about how the hell did he get anyone to commit to marrying him. When we worked together all these women would just go crazy over him and I'd have to rib on him that I would tell that he farts under the covers on the set and stuff like that.
Q: Can you imagine him married to Stacy (who the rest of us all call Fergie)?
A: Oh, yeah. Jokes aside, he's such a lovely down-home country boy, really. I've always said about Josh, that he's the most humble lead I've ever worked with on a show. He is always focused and passionate and wants everyone to be good. Stacy guested on the show and we all met her together. We just added her to the family and he got serious.
Dec. 30, 2008
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal
DOUG ELFMAN: Fergie talks about therapy, LV soirees
Fergie will sing New Year's Eve at the Venetian Ballroom and then will serve as mistress of ceremonies at Palazzo's Lavo.
Last week, Fergie and I were talking about how she's put on 15 pounds for a film role (I'll tell you about that in second), when we suddenly started comparing notes about our therapy sessions.
"Some people get scared of it (therapy)," she said. "They think it's some weird, fruity thing. It's not."
Fergie -- who sings New Year's Eve at the Venetian Ballroom, then leads the party at Palazzo's Lavo -- doesn't think she'd be as successful in her career or relationship without therapy. It helps her keep life in perspective and to set and accomplish goals.
For about 10 minutes each session, she goes into hypnotherapy to receive "the power of positive suggestion."
"If you're in a negative place, it helps you get out of that and empower yourself," she said. "If you're in a place where you're positive, it can take you further in that positive light, to really, really excel in your life."
I'd like to add that if you've never gone to therapy, it's not what you think. You don't necessarily sit around and cry about your mommy, at least not in cognitive behavioral therapy.
It's just talking with a mind expert who pinpoints your strengths and weaknesses, and offers realistic approaches to minimize downers and maximize joy.
"I believe everybody should be in therapy," Fergie said.
I agree. Taking your brain to a therapist is like taking your teeth to the dentist, without the drill. You wouldn't try to adjust your teeth by yourself, would you?
CELLULITE FOR CELLULOID
As for getting fluffier, Fergie ate an extra 15 pounds to portray a robust prostitute in the upcoming musical film, "Nine." Fergie -- deemed Maxim magazine's 10th hottest person last year -- loved the process of pigging out.
"I stopped working out. And I just started eating whatever I wanted. I went to In-N-Out Burger. I really went for it," she said.
"I didn't stare in the mirror," she said. "I didn't have to be worried about sucking in my stomach or anything. It was actually great, looking bigger. ... And just the way my body moved felt different."
It's not for naught, she hopes. This is a potentially big movie break for her in a musical film directed by Rob ("Chicago") Marshall, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Penelope Cruz, Kate Hudson and Marion Cotillard.
"This is gonna be great for people to see me step outside of the realm they're used to seeing me as, so they can understand I can play different characters and transform."
Post-filming, it's been tough for Fergie, 33, to get the weight off through normal workout routines.
"I thoroughly enjoyed it -- then I felt like a complete glutton," she said. "It's not just shedding right off, trust me."
She's motivated to feel in shape for her 2009 tour with the Black Eyed Peas, for her "overall mind-body connection and self-esteem" -- and "to be able to be in a bathing suit when I go on vacation with my man," fiance Josh ("Las Vegas") Duhamel.
They get married in 11 days. Duhamel, by the way, is a foot taller -- he's 6 feet 4 inches tall; she's 5-4 -- so sometimes he picks her up to kiss her.
"He's my big strong man," she said. "When we go to the movies -- we counted -- I have to walk double-time in order to keep up with him."
HER NAKED STORY
Unlike some celebrities, Fergie -- friends call her "Fergie" or "Ferg" -- doesn't whine about losing anonymity. But she does miss one thing: crowd-surfing at rock festivals.
"I remember going to the Warped Tour with my sister and crowd-surfing to NOFX and MxPx," she said. "But now, they would strip me naked if I went crowd-surfing. They would take off all my clothes!"
NEW YEAR'S EVE SHOW
For her New Year's Eve show, Fergie is bringing Duhamel and her family. It'll be one of her first big outings since wrapping "Nine."
"I haven't been going out at all. So for me it'll be a nice night to let loose and have a good time and do some dancing," she said. "And I'm doing the countdown! That'll be fun."
The Venetian Ballroom tickets cost $75 to $200. (Coolio also performs.) Her Lavo "mistress of ceremonies" ticket fetches $150 to $250. (Call 414-9000 for either.)
Fergie's last big to-do here was a red-carpeted, dual birthday celebration with Quentin Tarantino (she played a random victim in his horror film, "Grindhouse") at The Mirage's Beatles Revolution Lounge in March.
"We had a cake fight," she said. "We got lap dances. We just did it up. It was fun. It was Quentin and I. We couldn't have a normal birthday. We had to pull out all the stops."
Vanessa Marcil, A Sexy Mary Poppins?
She's flaunted her curvy bod on Las Vegas, Beverly Hills, 90210 and General Hospital. Now, Vanessa Marcil is playing a good girl with glasses in The Nanny Express on the Hallmark Channel (January 3).
The sexy actress gets some dramatic scenes and a little romance as the spunky nanny who tries to bring a troubled family together. Leaving her usual glam look behind, the actress admits she enjoyed the no-fuss role.
Q: You're sexy even when you play kind, dedicated and spunky, but this part sure will surprise your fans who love you playing the hot gal.
A: It's true that people think of me as the kind of characters I've played. But everyone who knows me in my own life calls me the librarian because I'm very nerdy. I read a lot. And I never watch TV. I hardly go to the movies. And I dress really conservatively, like a librarian.When I read this story I thought, 'Wow, I'd love to be able to play a girl like this who I just have so much admiration for.' And by the way, who's so graceful in the face of adversity.
Q: I'm willing to bet that there was a huge debate about whether to have you wear glasses for most of the show.
A: I love that you knew that. Everyone except the director gave me a huge fight about the glasses. And the funniest thing is that they are my own glasses that I wear in real life. I've never worn them on camera because I've always liked the fact that when I pull my hair back and don't put on any make-up, the glasses give me sort of a separate personal life. For the movie my character wouldn't even have enough money to buy contact lenses.
Q: And we know you love kids, the last time I saw you with your son Kassius, he was playing the slot machines on the Las Vegas set.
A: Oh yeah, he's six now and for years he was king of that set. Once when we actually visited Vegas I had to explain to him that he couldn't go in the real casinos because they didn't allow children.
Q: His father is Brian Austin Green and though you two never married and you're in a long-time relationship with another man, Brian still has a wonderful relationship with Kassius.
A: He loves his dad. They play video games together and once, when Brian guested on Las Vegas, Kassius was on the set and we took lots of pictures. Both his father and I agree, though, that he has to finish college before we'd even think about letting him become an actor.
Q: So are you getting ready for your Las Vegas co-star Josh Duhamel and Fergie's wedding? Are you teasing him about it?
A: I tease Josh about everything all of the time. He and I have a brother/sister dynamic with each other. Because Stacy is so lovely I tease him about how the hell did he get anyone to commit to marrying him. When we worked together all these women would just go crazy over him and I'd have to rib on him that I would tell that he farts under the covers on the set and stuff like that.
Q: Can you imagine him married to Stacy (who the rest of us all call Fergie)?
A: Oh, yeah. Jokes aside, he's such a lovely down-home country boy, really. I've always said about Josh, that he's the most humble lead I've ever worked with on a show. He is always focused and passionate and wants everyone to be good. Stacy guested on the show and we all met her together. We just added her to the family and he got serious.