We’d like to wish Love And Hip Hop star Emily Bustamante a belated happy birthday! We missed it yesterday, but that’s just because we knew she’d be posting great photos like this one from her birthday party that we’d have to post today, of course. Emily posed with her good pals Chrissy Lampkin and Mob Wives star Renee Graziano and captioned the photo “Me and my two favorite Mobsters lol.”
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There are two things we’re passionate about here at the VH1 Blog: The shows on our network, and awesome, nostalgic photos of celebrities. Our network has been around since 1985, but our blog has only existed for the past few years, so there are a lot of shows and old events we never got the chance to cover…Do you see where we’re going with this? Yes, we’ve decided to bring you a new feature on the blog called “If The VH1 Blog Existed Back In…” For our inaugural nostalgstravaganza (new word!), please feast your eyes on this gem from July, 1988, a photo of the a few of the original VH1 VJs (back when they were called VH-1: Video Hits One VJs), Bobby Rivers, Roger Rose and, oh yeah, Rosie O’Donnell.
And since everyone already knows that the first ever video to be played on MTV was “Video Killed The Radio Star,” by The Buggles, you might want to know that the first video to debut on VH1 was Marvin Gaye‘s performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Add that one to your trivia night and see how many people have never heard that fun fact before.
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TMZ is reporting that Chad Ochocinco plans to change his name back to Chad Johnson so that when he gets married to Evelyn Lozada this summer, she won’t be stuck with a “made-up last name.” That means Evelyn could end up being “Evelyn Johnson,” if she goes the traditional route and takes his name. What do you think, Basketball Wives fans, should she take either of his last names, or stick with the name that made her famous?
Check out some of the best screencaps from the supertrailer after the jump.
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La La Anthony and some other very famous, very gorgeous ladies took time out of their schedules this week to walk the runway for The Heart Truth Red Dress Event, held during New York Fashion Week. Not only did La La look beautiful in her Rachel Roy dress, but the show was for a great cause, to spread awareness about women affected by heart disease. Check out Ms. Anthony as she walks the runway, along with some other gorgeous ladies like Chaka Khan, Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Nettles, and Minka Kelly, who appeared on VH1′s Big Morning Buzz Live today to discuss the event.
Karen‘s idea to throw a relaxing spa party has fizzled out before her eyes though, because unfortunately, Ramona and Renee can’t help but argue the entire time. “I don’t know what’s behind Renee’s madness,” Ramona says in the midst of their argument. “Something ain’t right.” Watch the clip to find out what’s bothering Renee, and then check out the second sneak peek below, where Renee and Drita try, and succeed at, breaking into Junior’s phone.
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It can’t be easy being a new cast member on an established show, especially a show like Basketball Wives. (See: Meeka Claxton.) But two brave women are up for the challenge, so we’d like to introduce you to Kenya Bell and Kesha Nichols, the newest ladies to join the cast of the show for its fourth season. The two spoke to VIBE Vixen recently, and we pulled some of our favorite quotes from each of them below.
Kesha, who was left at the altar by her former fiance Richard Jefferson, says “I don’t want to focus on my relationship with Richard. I feel like that story has been told so many times. I’m over that and it’s in the past. I am dating someone now. He’s an amazing person, but he chooses not to be in the spotlight, chooses not to have anything to do with reality TV, and it’s just so amazing that I want to keep that part to myself.” And she describes herself, saying “They wanted to bring in someone who would be the anti-basketball wife.That’s kind of what I am. I’m very different from them and my reactions are different than the other girls and I’ve never been in my life around a group of people like this. These ladies have short fuse and it’s a learning process for me every single day for me.”
As for Kenya, who is perhaps most known for a rumor that she stabbed her soon-to-be ex-husband Charlie Bell, she says “First of all, it was all a hot, fiery mess. The truth of the matter is he was not mad. I did not stab my husband. It was horrible experience for me. At this point in my life, I think it changed me for the better because I was taught in that situation that when somebody has problems or issues, it’s not in my place to even try to change them. They need to change them themselves. That’s kind of where that whole drama took me. I think I’m in a better place [now].” She also says she’s been making friends on the set which is nice to hear but, as we know, can always change at the drop of a hat. “Some of the chicks are really cool. I dig cool chicks that are working hard, trying to do their thing. For the most part, we’re all out here trying to make it. I really appreciate that aspect of some of the women.”
Basketball Wives will premiere Monday, February 20 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Judging from this photo that Emily Bustamante posted to Twitter last night with the caption “Don’t sleep on us,” we’d say they look pretty together. But that’s just our opinion.
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In other news, it’s nice that those two set aside their differences for a day to film this, right?
