Somehow I doubt that if Helen Mirren had played the role - as originally planned - that she'd be on Ellen talking about how difficult it was to be "ugly." #mariahcareyellen
Don't you know that there is a rule in Hollywood stating that if you play an ugly character in a movie you must be overly sexy for at least a month afterwards? You don't want people thinking that you're actually ugly, do you? #mariahcareyellen
@IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel: Yeah, it's like she's been caught hanging out with the nerdy kids in school, and has to bitch about them to the popular kids to show that she's not one of them. #mariahcareyellen
@BrookeD: Ellen is a comedienne by training. I feel like she's almost a throwback in her comedic style, and when she has a guest she usually plays an almost vaudeville thing with them - if the guest is silly and loud and big like Mo'Nique, Ellen plays the awkward straight man. If her guest is more of a serious person, she gets wacky. #moniqueonellen
@ccchild: It's sort of a southern thing. A lot of women call their husbands "Daddy" and kids call their brothers and sisters Sissy and Bubba. But it does kind of gross me out, ya know? #moniqueonellen
@ccchild: My boyf calls me "Mama" like AC Slater did to Jessie. It's not as weird as I used to think it was once it started happening to me. I think it started referring me as Mama whilst talking to the dog and just kind of stuck... #moniqueonellen
@ccchild: My Grandfather refers to his wife as "Mother" or "Mama." I think it's sort of a southern thing. It illustrates that she's the matriarch of the family. She calls him "Papa" too. #moniqueonellen
I have to admit that I always found "The Parkers" funnier than it had a right to be. Mo'nique looks great! And she looked great in that gold dress at the LA premiere. #moniqueonellen
@Sanfo: @Uncommon Whore: I have no sound on my computer atm. So out of context is all I have. I imagine it has something to do with the screengrab in the first video where she's going "Rawr!" ? #moniqueonellen
@AfroJezeBella: I know what you're saying: I heard that at first and was like, "Wow, Californians get all the best bud..." Then I realized it was the best summary of Monique's appearance ever uttered. Ellen is crazy like a FOX! A big headed sexy fox! #moniqueonellen
@Sanfo: Haha, yeah it does make perfect sense in context. That being said, I now plan to tell all of my friends, without context, that they have "sexy big kitten heads." #moniqueonellen
@Kivrin: Good! I won't ruin it for you, but I will say there is this whole segment of her & 'Barry Badrinath' and she has some great lines - it's my favourite part. #moniqueonellen
Even if the Gosselins were still a happy family and this whole nasty divorce wasn't happening, it still seems like the show is at a good stopping point. The younger kids are now in kindergarten, are away from home and around other kids far more often, and are growing up and need more private time. I really don't care about seeing them take yet another trip paid for by TLC. It's not "too soon" by any means for the plug to be pulled on the show. #kategosselinellen
I can't pile on this woman - not now. She was offered an opportunity to support her family AND spend more time with them (initially) and couldn't have expected it to blow up this big. And it's done - she's right - Even if the production staff and crew are gone the paps won't be. #kategosselinellen
@sybann: adding: I was perfectly willing to pile on while she was picking on Jon - now of course I think she had reasons for her exasperation. #kategosselinellen
@sybann: I agree with you. There was no way they were going to be able to support all those kids as a nurse and an unemployed IT guy (Jon kept losing his job, winner at Life that he is). #kategosselinellen
I'm frustrated by all of these interviews because none of them address the million dollar question: how does Kate intend to support her family without that fat paycheck?
Her husband Jon hasn't worked in years and has no job skills.
Its also annoying to me to hear so many people complain she should get her kids off t.v. when its obvious the paycheck from the t.v. will make the most future opportunities available to them....including college! #kategosselinellen
@Oryx Hearts Crake: Some people manage to get by raising multiple children without reality TV.
My friend comes from a family of 9 children and somehow, her parents managed to get by.
There are going to have to make some sacrifices (nannies, chefs, bodyguards), but they will still be able to have a good life . #kategosselinellen
@amoureuse is a second class citizen: Not that I totally disagree with your point, but sometimes when people compare the Gosselins to other families with lots of kids, I get annoyed because having 9 kids in stair-step order, where you can spread out resources, use hand-me-downs and basically have some deferment with major expenses is not the same.
Sure they can hand down stuff from the older girls to the younger girls, but otherwise all those expenses come at the same time. Also, if you have 9 kids in stairstep, you can get the older kids to help out with the younger (like that 18 kids and counting show where the younger kids have an older "buddy" who is basically their second mom). Not in this situation.
@seat_5a: Yes, childcare alone for all those kids at once would be astronomical. That was a problem at the start - working would have been not worth it for her because it would have COST her way more in childcare than she would make! (And he couldn't hold a job down.) #kategosselinellen
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Did anyone else notice how awkward Ellen seemed? #moniqueonellen
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And I'm going to call my belly my "girl" from now on. I think that might make me like it more. #moniqueonellen
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Lacking video reference, I still think Moe did it better. ;) #kategosselinellen
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Her husband Jon hasn't worked in years and has no job skills.
Its also annoying to me to hear so many people complain she should get her kids off t.v. when its obvious the paycheck from the t.v. will make the most future opportunities available to them....including college! #kategosselinellen
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My friend comes from a family of 9 children and somehow, her parents managed to get by.
There are going to have to make some sacrifices (nannies, chefs, bodyguards), but they will still be able to have a good life . #kategosselinellen
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Sure they can hand down stuff from the older girls to the younger girls, but otherwise all those expenses come at the same time. Also, if you have 9 kids in stairstep, you can get the older kids to help out with the younger (like that 18 kids and counting show where the younger kids have an older "buddy" who is basically their second mom). Not in this situation.
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