Tuesday, October 21, 2003

Wake me up when it's over

Televangelist's ex sharing Hollywood mansion with porn legend:
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Former televangelist wife Tammy Faye Messner and porn legend Ron Jeremy are Hollywood Hills mansion housemates for nearly two weeks in WB's "Surreal Life 2" which began taping on Monday.

The odd couple share the house and act as house hosts for 11 days. They will have four other roommates - rapper Vanilla Ice, "ChiPs" actor Erik Estrada, former "Baywatch" actress Traci Bingham and "Real World: Las Vegas" cast member Trishelle. They will also have a celebrity guest move in each week.
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One of the show's executive producers Cris Abrego said the casting process took a long time, in part because so many personalities were interested in joining the cast.
So that's where celebrities go when their 15 minutes are up!

But there's better news:
The second "Surreal" installment is in the same house used in the first show, although Abrego said it's been injected with a heavy dose of "bling bling."

"It's very pimp, very Austin Powers love shack," he said.
I'm sure it's a class act.