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News.com.au
05-08-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Kristin Davis: Co-star on hit show ‘wouldn't speak to me'
Kristin Davis revealed that one of her Melrose Place co-stars gave her the cold shoulder during the time they worked together on the hit '90s primetime soap drama. During a recent appearance on Hey Dude … The '90s Called! podcast, the 60-year-old actress recalled that she 'felt like I won the lottery' when she landed the role of the villainous Brooke Armstrong in the third season of Melrose Place from 1995 to 1996. However, the Sex and the City star told hosts Christine Taylor and David Lascher 'there was never a moment of feeling confident' on the set of the Aaron Spelling-created series, and one cast member in particular was not very friendly to her. 'There were just so many, so many people [on set],' Davis said. 'And I felt and I have obviously seen all these people since then, and so many of them are so lovely. But at the time … it was competitive.' 'I had my friends within, like Marcia Cross and I were close, which was wonderful,' she continued. 'But there was one, you know, she wouldn't speak to me. Like, she wouldn't speak to me. 'I never had scenes with her, so it wasn't an issue. But I say, like, 'Good morning,' [and she wouldn't respond].' Taylor noted she also had similar experiences with co-stars, especially during that 'period of time' in which she recalled actors were wary of 'anybody who could potentially threaten your job.' 'We've all been on sets where we've had that experience where it was like, 'Oh, I don't think that they love that I'm here, but I'm only here for like a guest star [role] or whatever, right?'' she said. Taylor continued, 'And sometimes they weren't the nicest on certain sets and other times wonderful, but I feel like it was a period of time. And then, I guarantee you now, 30 years out of it, everyone looks back and is like, 'Oh my God, what an idiot I was.'' Davis explained she had 'seen this person,' whom she did not name, since that time. 'She's very nice to me now,' Davis said. 'And sometimes I'm like, 'Does she remember that she was being not that nice to me?'' Davis said she took the opposite approach when she starred on Sex and the City, describing herself as the 'welcoming committee' when new actors joined the cast or made guest appearances. 'I tried to get out there quick and be like, 'Hi,' because I remember that horrible feeling,' Davis recalled. 'It was scary.' Despite her negative experience with one co-star, Davis shared that it was 'amazing' to be part of Melrose Place, though she was disappointed that her stint on the show was short. ' Melrose was intimidating in, you know, so many ways, obviously,' Davis said. 'I mean, I grew up … watching all the Dallas and Dynasty and blah blah blah.' 'So, it meant a lot to me to be on there,' she added. 'Obviously, it was just a job also. Like, at a certain point, you're like, 'I have won the lottery. Like, I have a job. I cannot believe it.'' 'You know, it's amazing, right, from a young actor perspective,' she added. 'And, I mean, as far as I know, I was gonna stay there. Like, I didn't know that I was only gonna be one season, which I believe was 32 episodes, which is insane to think about now.' Davis' character was killed off in the episode 'Devil in a Wet Dress' after she drowned in the Melrose Place pool after falling and hitting her head. During a February interview with People magazine, Davis revealed that she beat Hilary Swank for the role of Brooke in Melrose Place. 'It was Hilary Swank, myself and a girl named Meredith,' Davis recalled of the final auditions for the part. Davis told the outlet she had been worried about her 'very, very long hair' at the time since the other actresses on the show had shorter hair. She recalled that she considered cutting her hair but decided against it. 'I remember going in, and it was just the three of us, and everyone was very nice,' Davis recalled. 'It wasn't one of those, like, scary rooms, and then you go in one at a time.' 'And I remember Hilary came out, and she seemed so young, and she had kind of shorter hair and kind of sporty. And I was like, 'Uh-oh,'' she continued. 'And then Meredith had longer hair also. I was like, 'Oh, good.'' Davis recalled that she and Meredith comforted Swank, who told them, 'I totally blew it,' after leaving the audition room. 'Obviously, she goes on to win two Oscars,' Davis said of Swank with a laugh. 'She did fine. She did fine.'
Fox News
03-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Kristin Davis reveals 'Melrose Place' co-star wouldn't speak to her on set during filming
Kristin Davis revealed that one of her "Melrose Place" co-stars gave her the cold shoulder during the time they worked together on the hit '90s prime-time soap drama. During a recent appearance on "Hey Dude... The '90s Called!" podcast, the 60-year-old actress recalled that she "felt like I won the lottery" when she landed the role of the villainous Brooke Armstrong in the third season of "Melrose Place" from 1995 to 1996. However, the "Sex and the City" star told hosts Christine Taylor and David Lascher "there was never a moment of feeling confident" on the set of the Aaron Spelling-created series, and one cast member in particular was not very friendly to her. "There were just so many, so many people [on set]," Davis said. "And I felt and I have obviously seen all these people since then, and so many of them are so lovely. But at the time ... it was competitive." "I had my friends within, like Marcia Cross and I were were close, which was wonderful," she continued. "But there was one, you know, she wouldn't speak to me. Like, she wouldn't speak to me. "I never had scenes with her, so it wasn't an issue. But I say, like, 'Good morning,' [and she wouldn't respond]." Taylor noted she also had similar experiences with co-stars, especially during that "period of time" in which she recalled actors were wary of "anybody who could potentially threaten your job." "We've all been on sets where we've had that experience where it was like, 'Oh, I don't think that they love that I'm here, but I'm only here for like a guest star [role] or whatever, right?'" she said. The "Zoolander" star continued, "And sometimes they weren't the nicest on certain sets and other times wonderful, but I feel like it was a period of time. And then, I guarantee you now, 30 years out of it everyone looks back and is like, 'Oh my God, what an idiot I was.'" Davis explained she had "seen this person," who she did not name, since that time. "She's very nice to me now," Davis said. "And sometimes I'm like, 'Does she remember that she was being not that nice to me?'" Davis said she took the opposite approach when she starred on "Sex and the City," describing herself as the "welcoming committee" when new actors joined the cast or made guest appearances. "I tried to get out there quick and be like, 'Hi,' because I remember that horrible feeling," Davis recalled. "It was scary." Despite her negative experience with one co-star, Davis shared that it was "amazing" to be part of "Melrose Place," though she was disappointed that her stint on the show was short. "Melrose was intimidating in, you know, so many ways, obviously," Davis said. "I mean, I grew up ... watching all the 'Dallas' and 'Dynasty' and blah blah blah." "So, it meant a lot to me to be on there," she added. "Obviously, it was just a job also. Like, at a certain point, you're like, 'I have won the lottery. Like, I have a job. I cannot believe it.' "You know, it's amazing, right, from a young actor perspective," she added. "And, I mean, as far as I know, I was gonna stay there. Like, I didn't know that I was only gonna be one season, which I believe was 32 episodes, which is insane to think about now." Davis' character was killed off in the episode "Devil in a Wet Dress" after she drowned in the Melrose Place pool after falling and hitting her head. During a February interview with People magazine, Davis revealed that she beat Hilary Swank for the role of Brooke in "Melrose Place." "It was Hilary Swank, myself and a girl named Meredith," Davis recalled of the final auditions for the part. Davis told the outlet she had been worried about her "very, very long hair" at the time since the other actresses on the show had shorter hair. She recalled that she considered cutting her hair but decided against it. "I remember going in, and it was just the three of us, and everyone was very nice," Davis recalled. "It wasn't one of those, like, scary rooms, and then you go in one at a time.. "And I remember Hilary came out, and she seemed so young, and she had kind of shorter hair and kind of sporty. And I was like, 'Uh-oh,'" she continued. "And then Meredith had longer hair also. I was like, 'Oh, good.'" Davis recalled that she and Meredith comforted Swank, who told them, "I totally blew it," after leaving the audition room. "Obviously, she goes on to win two Oscars," Davis said of Swank with a laugh. "She did fine. She did fine."
India.com
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Meet man, owner of mansion bigger than Taj Mahal, it is worth over Rs 9160000000, located in..., owner is...
Meet man, owner of mansion bigger than Taj Mahal, it is worth over Rs 9160000000, located in..., owner is... A huge and famous mansion in Los Angeles has been sold to a new owner. The property is even bigger than the Taj Mahal or the White House. It is around 56,500 square feet in size and is spread over about 5 acres of land. This grand house, known as The Manor or Spelling Manor, was built in the 1990s for TV producer Aaron Spelling, who created popular shows like Charlie's Angels, Beverly Hills 90210, and Charmed. Over the years, the mansion has had different owners. Now, it belongs to Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google. The real estate deal was handled by Drew Fenton, head of Carolwood Estates in Beverly Hills. He announced the news on Instagram, saying this sale was one of the most expensive home sales of the year, matching the price of another luxury home sold in Bel-Air earlier in May. Ex-Google CEO buys famous LA mansion, plans new name and makeover Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife Wendy Schmidt have bought one of Los Angeles' most well-known mansions for USD 110 million, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. Eric Schmidt, who has a net worth of around USD 25.5 billion, plans to use the home not just for living but also for hosting meetings and events related to local charities and cultural groups in LA. The huge estate, once known as Spelling Manor or Candyland, was originally built for famous TV producer Aaron Spelling. But now, the Schmidts plan to remodel the mansion to make it more energy-efficient and modern. They also plan to give it a fresh identity. Instead of its older names, they will simply call it '594,' based on its address: 594 S Mapleton Drive, in the upscale Holmby Hills area. Eric Schmidt buys luxurious LA mansion at a major discount, here's what it includes Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife Wendy Schmidt bought a stunning Los Angeles mansion for USD 110 million — but that's actually a big discount compared to its past prices. The house was originally listed for USD 137.5 million after years of sitting on the market with several price drops. Back in 2019, British heiress Petra Ecclestone, daughter of Formula One legend Bernie Ecclestone, sold it for around USD 120 million. She had lived there after the death of the original owner, famous TV producer Aaron Spelling. The house, known as 'The Manor,' is massive, with 14 bedrooms and 27 bathrooms. It also includes: A two-lane bowling alley A wine cellar A beauty salon with massage and tanning rooms A 20-seat screening room with a 60-foot screen that hides in the floor A swimming pool made with 170,000 glass tiles A private tennis court This grand estate, sitting in LA's Holmby Hills, is now one of the most iconic homes in the city — and the Schmidts got it for far less than its asking price.
Buzz Feed
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
'90s And '00s Things Gen Alpha Won't Understand
Recently, we asked the BuzzFeed Community, "What's something from the 90s/early 2000s that someone born after 2005 would never understand?" Here are 50 of their most nostalgic responses: "The joy of going to the video rental store on Friday nights!" —ellie4me "The stressfulness, rage, and sheer insanity of being a parent to a Tamagotchi." —smartgoose16 "Freaking out that you might get arrested for downloading Limewire and/or Frostwire." —smartgoose16 "The Motorola RAZR was a huge deal stylistically and technologically. The fact that the pink ones were exclusive to one phone carrier — I had to buy one from overseas, where carrier-locked phones aren't a thing, and it was a different shade of pink than was available in the US. It was tiny, sleek, and internet-capable (but for the love of all things holy, don't go on the internet, think of the bill)." —tiktokism "The hype of the BlackBerry Curve phone." —jadewright "Having to watch the news to see if your school is canceled for a snow day." —myneishac "Phones with cords! Why, I ask, why?!" —penguinlover720 "Calling collect and yelling your message to the person you're calling at the point you were supposed to say your name, then hanging up before anyone was charged." —slickninja "Netflix being a DVD-mailing service." —sleepingbubble74 "Watching High School Musical, not on DVD. It was never really about the movie; it was all in the lead-up. The premiere of those movies was a social event and a cultural phenomenon for us growing up. I didn't have cable TV, so I had to arrange watching at my neighbor's house, but I wouldn't have missed it for the world. There was a bunch of buildup in the programming beforehand, and a countdown clock, and you'd be sitting with your eyes plastered to the TV sometimes days ahead of time so you wouldn't miss any of the exclusive trailers or bonus crossovers or promotional materials. Back then, there was still a lot of sprinting to use the bathroom between short commercial breaks. The hype didn't die down just because the movie had aired, oh no. There were High School Musical-themed birthday parties, posters, t-shirts, etc.. It was everywhere, and everyone loved it. I still do!" —tacobaco "I was talking to my dad today about this. I'm pretty sure kids today have probably never seen snowy/bad reception on a TV or static from the radio." —kevinhicks77 "The Tinkerbell Pixie Hollow computer game." —Anonymous "Junk food vending machines at school." —almanmark720 "We were watching regular TV the other day, and my kid asked us to pause the show. I had to explain that it doesn't work that way when you're not streaming." —francesjoys "Hit Clips… I miss Hit Clips." —morgandemkey "There was a great show on the WB network called Grosse Pointe that was a satire of Beverly Hills, 90210 and Dawson's Creek. It was only something like 12 episodes before it was cancelled. Supposedly, it hit Aaron Spelling too close to home." —janes4c411b247 "The 2002 limited edition wild berry Spider-Man Pop-Tarts. To this day, I have not found a Pop-Tart that even comes close to how yummy (and exciting, because Spider-Man had just come out) those Pop-Tarts were. SMH, good things never last." —haleeraeevans "The scene era." —smartgoose16 "Not having a computer in the home, and if you did have one, not having the internet. I didn't have a computer until I was in college, and in the summers when I was home, I was without internet unless I wanted to pay by the minute for it. We also didn't use computers much in school unless it was a business class, like typing or programming. We would write research papers by hand, and then we'd have a few days before they were due when the whole English class would go to the computer lab to type them up for submission. Even those computers didn't have internet, so much of our research was done at the library." —matchwolf "Having to wait until Saturday mornings to watch cartoons all morning, and you didn't have a way to custom choose the schedule for which cartoons to watch. You watched what was available on broadcast TV or cable." —jealouskitten151 "If you lived in a small town, you had to go to the restaurant to get your food. There was no food delivery service, not even from Chinese restaurants, just the occasional pizza joint." —jealouskitten151 "I recently found out TV Guide is still a thing when I got an actual mailer for it a couple of weeks ago." —jgcromwell "Walt Disney World used to send out VHS tapes with little features on the parks as a way to encourage people to visit. My sister and I used to watch them over and over again because we lived in PA, and we weren't a vacation-style family. Eventually, though, my parents did feel guilty and took us to Disney World. I do feel bad because one of my only memories of that trip is me being such a small child that when I sat on the toilet, I folded in half and fell in." —monikap6 "Don't even get me started on having to memorize your friends' phone numbers because there were no smartphones to store them. Simpler times!" —trendycake45 "Disney Channel used to play movies every night at 8 p.m. I still sometimes hear, 'Let's watch a Disney Channel movie.' It's not like streaming was around, so you had to be ready with a VHS tape if you wanted to ever rewatch it. The Thirteenth Year was a favorite at our household." —monikap6 "Burning a CD. I asked my daughter what she thought it meant, and she guessed I was destroying something. Quite the opposite. Those custom CDs were romantic gifts, the soundtrack to rolling through town/backroads, and even a way to celebrate without a DJ. Now, the idea of a playlist capped at 16 songs sounds foreign." —acidictooth778 "Trying to burn the perfect mix CD from LimeWire without crashing your computer or downloading a virus… now that was a skill." —trendycake45 "Salsa Fries from Andy Capp." —Anonymous, 36, MN "Senior from 1994 here. Someone born after 2005 would never understand why, in the '90s, if you were in a hurry or had a set time to be somewhere, you did not drive the main street of your town on a Friday or Saturday night. You drove on the outskirts of town to get through faster. (Because all the teens were driving in circles or drag racing.)" —abourque "Waiting until after 8 pm to call long distance. Or, getting your first cellphone and having only 60 minutes of 'talk time' per month. If you went over, you had to pay per minute. Same with texting when it became more common." —laurachytka "Being told to come home when the street lights turn on." —slickninja "'Playing' the demo version of arcade games in the laundromat." —smartgoose16 "Writing a text using only numbers. I was trying to explain this to my daughter the other day — to write out 'hey,' you had to press 4 twice, 3 twice, and 9 three times." —hovingkaitlin "Having to buy film for your camera. Having to be selective over what photos you take because you only get 24-36 frames. Forgetting to get the film developed for months or years." —lesliepl0310 "Plug-in CD players. You would put a tape into the 'tape player' and the plug into the cigarette lighter, and you would be able to listen to CDs." —jgcromwell "On Nickelodeon, that chimp with three eyes that used to say, 'Hi, I'm Paul!' during commercial breaks and wave!" —Anonymous, 30, Niagara Falls, NY "Waiting for the radio station to play your new favorite pop song by Britney or *NSYNC so you can record it with a cassette tape!" "Making plans with friends to meet at the mall with no guarantee that they would show up and no way to contact them to see if they were on the way." —myneishac "Having a large cellular phone that came in a black leather-like bag for only your car. One of the early cell phones was hooked to your vehicle's battery." —marvelousfan911 "Having to stop a random person to ask what time it is." —slickninja "Riding your bike to a friend's house and knocking on their door to see if they could come out. Or calling someone's house phone and having to interact with their family member before getting them on the phone." —slickninja "Being on the Internet, probably playing a flash game, and your mom telling you to get off the internet because she has to make a phone call, and then waiting around for her to finish." —hobbitgirl96 "Buying disposable cameras for big events, and then the anticipation of getting them all developed." —bravechinchilla277 "Pagers and payphones being the only means of communication. In fact, in high school, you were considered cool if you had a pager." —angelamastin82 "There was a show on Disney Channel called Naturally, Sadie about a girl who loved nature. I remembered its existence, but I swear I thought it lasted a season, maybe, because I can only somewhat recall one episode (she notices that there are no baby pictures of her older brother but tons of her, and at the end, her mom reveals that they had a housefire before she was born or something), but according to Wikipedia, there were three seasons!?!" —rachelo4ef37e40d "Phone companies charging PER text message." —amandav4218e9747 "Kissing Fruit lip gloss." —Anonymous, 18, Houston, TX "Buying a 'phone card' so you could make long-distance calls home from camp on a landline or payphone and have the cost covered in advance. There was always a stupidly long string of numbers to punch in, and you had to do it at the right time in the right order, or you would have to hang up and start all over. You bought the cards in increments of time (20 min, 45 min, 1 hr, etc). I remember having thoughts like, 'There's a dance on Friday, and I know I'll want to talk about it for a long time, so I should probably keep Monday's convo under five minutes!' Different times, man." —melc40e454224 "The electronic pocket dictionary things. They were about the size of a calculator, and they can't have been expensive because I think I had one." —gettysburgdressmaker And finally: "'You have died of dysentery.'" —kimmiethiel What's something you miss from the '90s or early '00s? Tell us all about it in the comments or in the anonymous comments box below!
News.com.au
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Julian McMahon's Charmed co-star Alyssa Milano calls out fake tributes to late Aussie star: ‘Stop'
Julian McMahon's former Charmed co-star Alyssa Milano has pleaded with fans to stop using AI to mourn the loss of the beloved actor. The actress took to Instagram to beg followers to be more respectful in the wake of the Aussie star's death last week after a private battle with cancer. In an emotional post, Milano, 51, asked fans to refrain from using fabricated or AI-generated images and videos to pay tribute to the late star. 'Charmed fans/accounts! | love and appreciate you so much but please stop using Al to fabricate emotion from Julian McMahon's death,' she wrote in a post. 'It is totally unessessary (sic) when there are real moments you can use from his nearly 35 years in the public eye. And please be considerate to Julian's grieving family and friends during this difficult time.' Milano played witch Phoebe Halliwell on Charmed with McMahon playing her love interest, Cole Turner, from 2000 to 2005. Their relationship became a central storyline on the Aaron Spelling-produced series, with their characters going on to get married before Cole turned into a half-demon named Belthazor. When paying tribute to McMahon after his death, Milano said she was 'heartbroken' but will always cherish their time together on set. 'Julian McMahon was magic. That smile. That laugh. That talent. That presence. He walked into a room and lit it up – not just with charisma, but with kindness. With mischief. With soulful understanding,' she began in her post. 'We spent years together on Charmed – years of scenes, stories, and so many in-between moments. He made me feel safe as an actor. Seen as a woman. He challenged me, teased me, supported me. We were so different, and yet somehow we always understood each other. Julian was more than my TV husband. He was a dear friend. 'Losing him feels unreal. Too soon. Too unfair. Rest, my friend. I'll carry your laugh with me. Forever Cole. Forever Julian.' It was McMahon's real-life wife of 11 years, author Kelly McMahon, who shared the sad news of his passing last Thursday, aged 56. 'With an open heart, I wish to share with the world that my beloved husband, Julian McMahon, died peacefully this week after a valiant effort to overcome cancer,' she wrote in a statement to Deadline. 'Julian loved life. He loved his family. He loved his friends. He loved his work, and he loved his fans. His deepest wish was to bring joy into as many lives as possible. We ask for support during this time to allow our family to grieve in privacy. And we wish for all of those to whom Julian brought joy, to continue to find joy in life. We are grateful for the memories.' The actor is also survived by his only child, Madison, who he shared with ex-wife Brooke Burns. Upon his death, Burns, who starred on Baywatch, reacted to the news by sharing a happy snap of 25-year-old Madison with her father.
