Archive for the 'Martha Stewart' Category

We'll take a bar or two! Is this brand still around? LOLz!

Check out the video (above) of Martha Stewart appearing in a vintage ad for Lifebuoy soap in 1956.

Lookin' great, Martha! We CANNOT believe that was filmed 55 years ago!

Craaazy!

Back in March, we met Martha Stewart's granddaughter Jude (above), and we thought she was totally precious!

Now, Martha's daughter Alexis Stewart has spoken up about becoming a mother. Here's what she had to say about the process:

“Getting Jude was lucky. I’m happy, but this has been rough.”

Certainly sounds like it WAS rough! According to Alexis, she saw several doctors and had to spend as much as $27,000/month on IVF procedures, and $6,000 more on medication! Wowsa!

Once she finally met Dr. John Zhang at Manhattan's New Hope Fertility Center though, she was able to bring her monthly costs waaaay down to around $5,000.

More from Alexis on her long road to becoming a mother:

“This is my other job that I don’t talk about, but if you’re lucky enough to be able to afford it and you have time, what’s the downside?”

Certainly can't blame her! All that hard work and money seems to have paid off quite well - just look at baby Jude's face! SO cute!

We continue to wish your new family all the best, Alexis! Send some more pics!

Really??? Come on!!!

We find this HIGHLY unlikely!

The National Enquirer is reporting that Martha Stewart has found love again in the arms of a man young enough to be her son. According to their sources, Miz Stewart has taken a liking to Saturday Night Live's head writer and star, Seth Meyers!

Um, doubt it, but whatever!

The report claims that Seth, who is 32 years her junior, has made quite an impression on her over the four times he has been on the show and they've apparently "grown to like each other a lot." One source adds:

“They crack each oth­er up – and right now, Martha needs to laugh.”

We know we're having one right now at this ridiculous story! Don't get us wrong! If Martha wants herself a younger man in her life make her feel 20 years younger, by God she should have one. But Seth really doesn't fit the "boytoy" criteria. He's got his own money, his own career and not enough time on his hands to spoil Martha with all the attention cougars tend to want from their prey.

Still, more power to them both if it is true - especially to Martha! Way to stick it to Charles Simonyi, girl!

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Poor Martha!

Back in October, we learned that Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia's third-quarter broadcast revenue had declined by 47%.

MSLO's Executive Chairman Charles Koppelman was hoping that more audiences would find Martha and her other shows on Hallmark, but it doesn't seem to be happening.

Now, Martha's company has posted a quarterly loss of $7.1 million, and her broadcasting revenue declined from $12.1 million to $7.8 million. Ouch.

Here's what Koppelman had to say about it:

"Our broadcasting team is continuing to build an attractive block of programming on Hallmark Channel."

"We believe the transformation of the company is beginning to take hold as we seek to broaden our portfolio of engaging content and quality products. We feel we're positioned to deliver profitable growth as we execute on our business plan in 2011 and beyond."

On a brighter note, Martha's merchandising and publishing revenue continues to grow.

Hopefully MSLO's broadcasting team can figure something out. Things are just not working out with Hallmark…

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Does everybody have a TV show?

The Hallmark Channels recent press release makes it seem so.

An unscripted lifestyle series with Maya Angelou its first-ever original musical film and more Martha Stewart primetime interview specials are among the Hallmark Channel's programming slate for 2011-12.

The network also confirmed the launch of the previously unnamed Emeril's Table, a new daily cooking show featuring Emeril Lagasse, which will debut in the fourth quarter and got a 52 half-hour episode order.

The new 13-episode series hosted by writer Angelou is called The Spirit Table and will feature the host and well-known guests sharing life stories and cooking, executives said without immediately announcing names of likely guests. They said the show is targeted for a primetime run with a launch in early 2012.

Among 25 original movies scheduled for the Hallmark Channel will be The Music Teacher, the channel's first foray into musicals.

We are especially excited to announce Billy Ray Cyrus, is set to star in a Hallmark Channel original movie.

Our TiVos are ready!

So, SO cute! She must be absolutely thrilled!

Martha Stewart recently became a grandmother when her daughter, Alexis Stewart, welcomed a baby daughter named Jude via surrogate on March 7th, and the radio host took to her blog to share her joy - and PHOTOS - with the world!

Ch-ch-check out the snaps (above)!

Look at that precious face! SO little!

We couldn't be happier for the whole family right now!

Congratulations again!

It's a good thing!

Alexis Stewart, daughter of the domestic Wonder Woman, Martha Stewart, just had a baby girl via a surrogate, according to sources. This is Martha's first grandchild and we hear she couldn't be more pleased!

Congrats to the whole family!

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Wow! He certainly has a 'take no prisoners' attitude, doesn't he?!

Apparently, Nate Berkus was so bent on securing a specific (but unindentified) celebrity as a guest on his daytime talk show, that he had no problem throwing his competition - Martha Stewart and Wendy Williams - under the bus as a ploy to win them over!

Check out some HIGHlights from a pitch letter that he sent their people (below)!

It reads:

NATE OUTDELIVERS MARTHA

·Nate delivers more than one million more viewers than Martha's Hallmark show. Nate averages about 1.2 million total viewers so far this season, while Martha's talk show averages only about 220,000 total viewers.

NATE IMPROVES TIME PERIODS, WHILE WENDY UNDERPERFORMS THEM

·This November, Nate delivers a 0.6 rating among Women 25-54, building its time periods from a 0.5 base, up +20 percent over last November.

·Wendy Williams also delivers a 0.6 rating among Women 25-54, but that is down from its time periods' 0.7 last year, -14 percent.

Wow!

clASSy move, bb!

The real question is, however, if the kind of people to whom he sends that kind of pitch actually respond positively to it! Personally, we'd find it a little tacky!

Thoughts??

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