Author Archive: Parade
Chace Crawford on ‘Gossip Girl’: ‘It’s the End of an Era’
This Friday, Chace Crawford will hit the big screen in a role he has yet to play: a baby daddy. In What to Expect When You’re Expecting, the 26-year-old actor and his co-star Anna Kendrick find themselves in it for the long haul when their one night stand turns them into expectant parents. Parade.com sat [...]
Miranda Lambert: ‘Blake and I Definitely Have Friendly Competition’
Country star Miranda Lambert has a lot to celebrate. The 28-year-old Texas native is in the middle of her mega-successful On Fire tour, she won both Female Vocalist and Album of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards, and she and husband Blake Shelton recently celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary. Lambert, 28, talked [...]
Josh Turner on His New Album and Protégé Scotty McCreery
With four #1 singles and two Grammy Award nominations under his belt, country star Josh Turner is ready to go another round with his latest album, Punching Bag, due out June 12. Turner, 34, talked to Parade.com about the meaning behind his new album, being a role model to American Idol winner Scotty McCreery, and [...]
Kevin Costner on Family, Being Lucky, and Remembering Whitney
Kevin Costner has often been compared to Gary Cooper. Even Cooper’s widow, Rocky, once told me she saw the similarities: “They both act with their eyes.” Now 30-plus years into his career, Costner still radiates the all-American appeal and casual glamour that helped make him a star.
Debbie Gibson: ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Saved Me Money on Therapy
When Debbie Gibson was fired from Celebrity Apprentice following the seventh task, she almost breathed a sigh of relief. “I was happy to go being that the climate was shifting to potshots,” she told Parade.com. Now that she’s off the reality show, she can focus on other things like her upcoming album and Children International, [...]
‘Bachelorette’ Emily Maynard: ‘I’d Take a Pickup Truck Over a Ferrari’
Don’t let the fancy dresses and perfectly coiffed hair fool you: The Bachelorette’s Emily Maynard may be a pretty package but it’s not the glitzy things in life catching her attention. “Anyone who knows me knows I would take a pickup truck over a fancy Ferrari any day,” Maynard insisted during a conference call shortly [...]
Jennifer Grey on Why ‘Dirty Dancing’ Still Resonates 25 Years Later
Twenty-five years after Jennifer Grey and the late Patrick Swayze lit up the silver screen in the iconic film Dirty Dancing, the actress has teamed up with Skinny Cow to bring the movie back to the big screen in a special anniversary tour. The veteran actress sat down with Parade.com at the kickoff screening in [...]
Carson Kressley Makes Over a Reader!
Fashion expert Carson Kressley may love his clothes and accessories, but that doesn’t mean he’s oblivious to the sometimes sky-high price tags accompanying them. “I had done so many makeover shows and I was always coming back to these same silhouettes but they were harder and harder to find and when we did find them, [...]
‘American Idol’ Champ Phillip Phillips: ‘I Hate Being the Center of Attention’
After a record-breaking 132 million votes, Phillip Phillips is the season 11 American Idol champion. The 21-year-old pawnshop worker from Leesburg, Ga., talked to reporters about his big win, runner-up Jessica Sanchez, postponing his kidney surgery, and more.
