American Idol's Paris Bennett: Baby Won't Change Life
By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
Oct 6, 2008
Paris Bennett, who rose to fame on "American Idol," doesn't intend for motherhood to slow her down. "The baby is only added into my schedule," she says. Wow. "I definitely will be the best mother I can be and continue with my career -- with the help of my mom and so many supporters in my family. We're a very close family, and everyone helps each other, and that's allowing me to be in my career as well as to be a mommy when I'm off stage."
American Idol's Paris Bennett: Baby Won't Change Life (Image: Wenn)
The 20-year-old songstress is due to give birth to her baby daughter . well, possibly by the time you read this. Bennett tells us last week was her first performing break in her pregnancy. "I haven't been sick, and even being with child, expecting, I still have done shows day to day. I have the energy to go through the labor process and be a mom," says Paris, who's been putting headphones on her stomach, and finds her daughter "moves a lot when music is on. I'm sure she'll be the fifth generation in our family to be involved in music."
Meanwhile, Bennett has a Christmas album coming out next week, and her next studio album coming out in January. The latter moves her out of the pop/rock sound of her "Princess P" album and into "jazz, which has always been a first love of mine. I wanted to redo some of the classics, and also to take the chance to fulfill my dream to become a jazz writer like Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Nat King Cole and other favorites of mine."
FOR LAUGHS: Winner of "Last Comic Standing 3" Alonzo Bodden tells us the show has opened up a lot of doors for him, but some of the show's comics aren't faring so well. "I'd say me, Kathleen Madigan, John Heffron, Ralphie May, Corey Holcomb -- a lot of us, we were ready, and we needed the break. Some comics I think it may have happened too soon. They were new in the business. They had a few minutes that were funny, they got on the show, but then when they had to go on the road and produce after the show, they just weren't ready," claims Bodden, who had done comedy for 10 years before landing the gig. "You want to be ready because there's nothing worse than disappointing fans. People remember the negative."
Luckily for Bodden, the show has brought nothing but opportunities his way. "It's the difference between working at the Chuckle Hut in Iowa and headlining the Improv in Vegas -- that's the biggest thing it's done for me." He certainly seems to have his plate full. He'll be in New York Oct. 8-10 as part of the Headblade Comedy Tour, which is performing in the New York Underground Comedy Festival. He's also hosting the Fox Reality Channel Really Awards, airing Oct. 11, which recognizes the best and worst of reality TV over the last year. "The great thing about this show is we never know what we're going to get from these reality stars who are there. I saw last year's show, which got kind of crazy with Danny Bonaduce and Johnny Fairplay. We just hope it doesn't get violent this time, but I'm heavily insured." And who knows? This could be the start of a new hosting career. "With what they did with the Emmys, I may be taking that over. I couldn't do worse. Well, I could do as bad, but for a lot less money."
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