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3 days ago
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‘9-1-1' Fans Are in a Frenzy After Peter Krause Makes Rare Instagram Appearance
Peter Krause left 9-1-1 at the end of season 8 in April 2025. Actor Kenneth Choi shared a rare sighting of Peter on his Instagram in mid-July 2025. Kenneth also shared the impact Peter left while working with him on the ABC drama. Even though Peter Krause is no longer on 9-1-1, fans are still curious about what he's up to nowadays. Back in April, viewers of the ABC drama were outraged to discover his character Bobby Nash was killed off toward the end of season 8. While it's unlikely we'll see him on season 9 (although, it could happen in a flashback), we do know that his 9-1-1 family has gotten a "sighting" or two of Peter since he left. On July 14, actor Kenneth Choi (who portrays Howard "Chimney" Han) shared an Instagram featuring Peter juggling while decked out in 9-1-1 jacket. The video had a "Happy Monday" sticker on it, with a short, but sweet caption. "Peter Krause Sighting … he sends his ❤️," Kenneth wrote. Given how it's been some time since viewers have seen Peter, this surprisingly rare update from Kenneth left everyone in a frenzy online. "I KNEW Bobby wasn't gone… he just joined the circus," one person jested in the comments. "We're all sending our love back! We miss him so much! Thank you for this," another penned. "It's almost embarrassing how many times I've watched this and how happy it makes me. Peter Krause, the man that you are," a different follower added. And despite not knowing how his character's death will fully impact 9-1-1 going into the new season, Kenneth did express the impact Peter left on the show. "Peter Krause, you are the classiest guy, the most talented of actors, and the loveliest human being," he wrote on Instagram back in April. "THANK YOU, PK. Love You Pal. ❤️." Here's to seeing more of Peter and Kenneth together in the future! You Might Also Like 67 Best Gifts for Women That'll Make Her Smile The Best Pillows for Every Type of Sleeper Solve the daily Crossword
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4 days ago
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'The Biggest Loser 'Contestant Who 'Died' During First Challenge Felt Like the Reality Show Was Her 'Only Hope'
Tracey Yukich opens up about her experience on the NBC reality show in Netflix's new docuseries 'Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser' NEED TO KNOW Tracey Yukich is opening up about her experience on season 8 of The Biggest Loser in Netflix's new show Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser, available to stream now In the docuseries, Yukich recalls collapsing during the first challenge and having to be transported to the hospital by helicopter "I knew I died that day," she says of her medical emergency on the NBC show When Tracey Yukich decided to attend a The Biggest Loser casting call, she had no idea just how much her life was about to change. The season 8 contestant, who is featured in Netflix's new documentary Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser, remembers feeling like the show could 'fix' her. 'The idea of being on The Biggest Loser, I felt like ... maybe it would fix my marriage, maybe it would fix me,' she says in episode one of the three-part series that premiered on Friday, Aug. 15. 'Maybe it would make me a better mom, a better friend.' 'I felt like my weight and everything about it was something that constantly was bringing me down," she says. "I wanted to change my life and I do feel like at that time that it was, like, my only hope' However, the odds appeared to be stacked against her from the start when during the first challenge, which would determine her spot on the show, she faced a frightening medical emergency. The contestants, who had been held at a hotel 'for days,' were picked up in a bus and driven to a beach where they were told they had to run a mile. Those who crossed the finish line would officially be on the show. 'In my head, I'm like, 'I can run, I've got four kids, I'm running after them all the time,' " she recalls. 'But it was the longest mile, ever.' Danny Cahill, who went on to win the season, remembers noticing how determined she was, noting that she 'didn't pace anything.' And while she started off strong, Yukich says her body started 'to shut down' and her legs felt 'like lead.' Footage shared in the documentary shows her collapsing on the beach and being assisted by someone on staff. 'But I told myself 'I'm gonna do it,' because I wanted to change my life,' she says in the documentary. The other contestants helped her complete the race as she 'physically could not get up,' though as soon as she crossed the finish line, she collapsed onto the beach and became unresponsive. A helicopter was called in to medevac her to the hospital. 'When the helicopter came we were all scared to death' Cahill remembers. 'I just felt like I was floating,' Yukich says while admitting she doesn't 'remember a lot' from the incident. 'And then my grandpa was there and then I saw darkness but then I saw light, so I knew I died that day.' Yukich later found out that she had rhabdomyolysis which she described as 'your body's way of saying 'I'm going to shut down on you.' " The show's doctor, Robert Huizenga, met her at the hospital. More than a decade later, he was moved to tears recalling what she went through. 'It's kind of like my kids I guess, you know, the show could have done a better job,' he says. 'They didn't alert me of the challenge. I mean, I should be at every one of the challenges.' PEOPLE has reached out to NBC for comment on the claims made by Yukich and Huizenga in Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser. Huizenga said that when discussions started to suggest that Yukich would be going home, 'she was really angry.' 'She didn't want to go home,' he says, before telling the interviewer, 'But I'll let you ask her why she so desperately wanted to stay on the show.' In the emotional interview, Yukich opens about what was going on in her marriage, saying that infidelity was 'just a snippet.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. 'I thought it was my fault because I was fat,' she says, later adding, 'I don't want to be disrespected, I don't want to be yelled at, I don't want to be harmed, I don't want you to tell me what I can do and can't do.' Yukich says that after opening up to Huizenga, she remembers him telling her: 'This is exactly what you need. You need to go on the show, Tracey. He's like, 'You don't need to go back to your life, you need to create a new one and start right here.' " Looking back at a photo of the two completing the Boston Marathon together, Huizenga remarks, 'What an attitude by this person, like, this is a role model to me.' Reflecting on her time on the show, Yukich says knowing if she'd do it all over again is 'impossible to answer,' but the experience undoubtedly changed her life. 'I definitely think that if I hadn't have gone on the show and experienced everything that I did experience I would have never had the strength to make some serious changes in my life,' she said. Since she was on The Biggest Loser, Yukich has remarried and now shares a blended family with her new husband. Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser is streaming now on Netflix. Read the original article on People
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5 days ago
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‘The Rookie' season 8 cast changes: See who's returning and who's not
During the season 7 finale of 'The Rookie,' notorious villain Oscar Hutchinson (Matthew Glave) escaped yet again. But will viewers be seeing more of him next season? 'The Rookie' showrunner Alexi Hawley teased during a May interview with Us Weekly that Glave will reprise his role as Oscar in season 8. He also acknowledged that 'The Rookie' writers 'can't keep going back to the well of [Oscar] escaping,' and therefore the 'end of a chapter' is coming for the character soon. Oscar won't be the only villain in season 8 of 'The Rookie,' which is scheduled to premiere on ABC in early 2026. Bridget Regan, who plays Monica Stevens, the corrupt lawyer who helped Oscar escape from prison, will also be back. Hawley teased that Monica will 'stir up more drama' within the LAPD during the show's next chapter after securing an immunity deal last season. Keep scrolling to see who else from 'The Rookie' cast is returning for season 8 — and who isn't. Shawn Ashmore Ashmore will be back as attorney Wesley Evers. In April, Hawley told TVLine that Wesley's season 8 arc might include him running for District Attorney. Deric Augustine Augustine, who joined the cast as Officer Miles Penn during season 7, has been promoted to a series regular for season 8, although his character is still a rookie. Lisseth Chavez Chavez joined 'The Rookie' as Celina Juarez during season 5, and she's not going anywhere. Celina finished her rookie training during season 7 and also struck up a romance with musician Rodge Bronson, who is played by showrunner Alexi Hawley's son, Zander Hawley. Hawley told Us Weekly in May that he wasn't '100 percent sure' whether Celina's romance with Zander would continue in season 8. Mekia Cox and Arjay Smith Cox will return as detective Nyla Harper as will Smith, who plays Nyla's husband, James Murray. The couple had their ups and downs during season 7, but Hawley told Us Weekly that he thinks Nyla and James are 'in a stronger place' going into season 8. Jenna Dewan Dewan was one of several cast members who flew to Prague to film the season 8 'Rookie' premiere. She will reprise her role as firefighter Bailey Nune. Alyssa Diaz Diaz will be back as Detective Angela Lopez. Nathan Fillion It wouldn't be 'The Rookie' without Fillion, who plays Officer John Nolan. Season 8 of the ABC series will kick off in Prague as Nolan travels across the Atlantic to track down Monica. Richard T. Jones Jones is expected to appear in season 8 as Lieutenant Wade Grey. Patrick Keleher Like Augustine, Keleher made his 'Rookie' debut during season 7. However, his character's arc has come to an end for now. Keleher played Seth Ridley, a police officer who lied about having cancer. He later got shot and needed to have his leg amputated. While Keleher isn't returning for season 8, Hawley teased that it's possible Seth will be back in the future. 'Something shocking deserved to happen [to the character], and then we'll see where it goes,' he told TVLine in May. Melissa O'Neil and Eric Winter Good news for Chenford stans, O'Neil and Winter will reprise their respective roles as Lucy Chen and Tim Bradford on season 8. As for whether Lucy and Tim's on-again, off-again relationship will flourish in season 8, Hawley told Collider, 'They're happy when they're together. That's a pretty simple thing.' Seasons 1-7 of 'The Rookie' are available to stream on Hulu. Our journalism needs your support. Please subscribe today to Have a tip? Tell us at Solve the daily Crossword
Gizmodo
19-05-2025
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‘Rick and Morty' Season 8 Feels Like a Whole New Beginning
The world may be dark and confusing, but at least Rick and Morty is finally back. Season eight comes nearly a year and a half after season seven wrapped up in late 2023, marking the end of the first outing for new stars Ian Cardoni (Rick) and Harry Belden (Morty). Fans couldn't help but spend much of season seven listening very closely, searching for clues that the voices behind the show's main characters had changed. But the transition was surprisingly seamless, and season eight continues that feeling—with the additional joy of hearing all the ways Cardoni and Belden are now stretching out in their roles. io9 was able to view episodes one ('Summer of All Fears'), three ('The Rick, the Mort & the Ugly'), four ('The Last Temptation of Jerry'), and five ('Cryo Mort a Rickver')—no, we have no idea why Adult Swim skipped over episode two ('Valkyrick'), but either way, we won't be spoiling anything in this review. Most of the episodes we watched hew to the trademark Rick and Morty formula of 'petty or ordinary thing spirals into ridiculously messy ordeal with life-or-death consequences.' That includes the season premiere, which sees Morty and Summer enduring existential agony for the crime of not returning Rick's phone charger; episode four, in which Jerry's enthusiasm for celebrating Easter first irritates his family, then ends up causing an intergalactic crisis; and episode five, where Rick's determination to commit deep-space theft brings forth a calamity that (naturally) doesn't deter him in the slightest. These stories may follow the classic Rick and Morty escalation plot structure, but they're also stuffed full of what makes the show so reliably enjoyable: vivid animation, clever writing (never have so many phone charger-related puns been gathered in one place than the season premiere), bizarre tangents, and outrageous body horror. There's also the consistent sense that the scripts are committed to character development even as they poke fun at the characters themselves—and an interest in exploring how the show's relationships help drive the decisions and plot twists that happen along the way. This latter element is particularly apparent in Beth and Summer's scenes in episode one; Beth, always torn between being the 'cool mom' and commanding authority, unwittingly gets an entirely new perspective on her teenage daughter. 'Summer of All Fears' also digs into the ongoing sibling rivalry between Summer and Morty—a conflict that always seems to mend based on the fact that nobody else will ever understand how wild it is being a part of Grandpa Rick's schemes and adventures. But the show is called Rick and Morty for a reason, and as much as the pattern between the two can feel familiar after all this time, season eight finds new ways to challenge them. It also acknowledges the unlikely but undeniable character growth Rick went through in season seven. 'You're really changing!' Morty enthuses at one point when Rick declares he has no problem admitting that Morty was actually right about something—proof there's some continuity to his evolution. Though they're no longer a novelty this time around, the changes behind the scenes are also worth pointing out, especially when it comes to the standout episode among the four provided: 'The Rick, the Mort & the Ugly.' Fans who thought we'd seen the last of the show's Citadel arc—especially after season seven sealed the fate of Rick Prime—are in for a treat, and Cardoni and Belden seem to be having an absolute blast trying on different Rick and Morty variants in their performances. Rick and Morty stars Ian Cardoni (Rick), Harry Belden (Morty), Sarah Chalke (Beth), Chris Parnell (Jerry), and Spencer Grammer (Summer). The executive producers are Dan Harmon and Scott Marder, who also serves as showrunner. Rick and Morty season eight runs for 10 weekly episodes; it kicks off May 25 on Adult Swim. In the U.S., you can purchase new episodes from digital retailers the day after they premiere; the season will hit streaming in the U.S. September 1.
Gizmodo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
The Stars of ‘Rick and Morty' on What It's Like Voicing the Iconic Characters
Rick and Morty is about to kick off its eighth season, but it's only season two for the voices behind the main characters. Ian Cardoni (Rick) and Harry Belden (Morty) joined the show ahead of season seven, coming aboard after Justin Roiland's departure. Fans were delighted to realize the switch sounded nearly seamless—and now, Cardoni and Belden can relax a bit having settled into the roles. Or can they? 'I would say that the nerves never go away as long as you care,' Cardoni told io9 at a recent Rick and Morty press day. 'We'll always be our own toughest critic to make sure that we're delivering on the material that we're given. But I will say that season eight provided us with so many opportunities to explore the range of these characters.' No spoilers, but Cardoni is looking forward to fans hearing his work on the upcoming season. 'I was thrilled to read all the different iterations of Rick, and Rick's emotional journey, and the growth that is not linear by any means for Rick, and really explore and bring as much of myself to the role as possible, to hopefully give fans a really awesome roller coaster to follow along.' Belden agreed. 'Yeah, same here. I think that initial big momentous feeling of pressure maybe faded a little bit in that we aren't waiting for people to hear exactly what we sound like. It's kind of out there. It's known. It's not a huge surprise.' But that doesn't mean they're easing up on themselves. 'But now it's like Ian said: we always want to be doing good jobs. So I wake up every day that I go in the booth and I'm just 'okay, this you know, you need to be giving it 110% because that's what the fans expect.' And that's I expect no less of myself, you know, so I think now it's just with that out of the way, let's say we can just focus on being the characters to the best of our ability and provide do justice to these incredible scripts that we've got.' Rick and Morty season eight arrives May 25 on Adult Swim.
