By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
Aug 21, 2008
Jo De La Rosa, who rose to fame on "The Real Housewives of Orange County" and is now starring on Bravo's "Date My Ex," has often been touted as being in the same league as Eva Longoria, but the reality star claims she doesn't even come close. "She is beautiful. I'm a big fan of hers. I love her on 'Desperate Housewives,'" gushes Jo, who people saw as the real-life version of Longoria's character Gabrielle Solis. "I don't know why people compare us, but I get a little bashful about it. I'm very flattered and humbled that people would compare me to Eva Longoria, but really, there is no comparison."
Jo De La Rosa Says She's No Eva Longoria (Image: Wenn)
THE VIDEOLAND VIEW: Expect NBC's new "Knight Rider" series this fall to be "less campy and darker" than either the original '80s hit show, or February's highly rated "Knight Rider" movie. That's the word from the show's star, Justin Bruening, who also says that his character, Mike Tracer, will show an edge as well. However, he assures, "It's still funny. Directors, everybody just loves to come on our set. We just laugh. It's not 'ER.' We have a talking car, for crying out loud." Yep, KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand) the car "continues to evolve, to learn like a child. It's like HAL from '2001: A Space Odyssey,' but not in the evil sense."
Bruening notes that "Knight Rider" will live up to the expectation that "the hero is going to win at the end of the day. Sometimes people need that kind of story. There's enough stories where the good guys don't win."
The former "All My Children" actor, who is married to his former costar Alexa Havins, says "Life is kind of 'Knight Rider' right now. It's a huge life change. The biggest challenge is trying to find that balance between life and 14-hour days of work. My wife was out on the set last week -- it helped that we were shooting at the beach in Palos Verdes -- and brought our dogs to work." That is, their Yorkshire terriers, the smallest one of which weighs in at 3 pounds. "Wouldn't you know, that's the one who likes me the most. The tiny dog with the tiny pink bow." Now there's a silly pet for an action hero. "A trained killer," laughs Bruening.
THE BIG SCREEN SCENE: Nothing against Uma Thurman, but it's going to be interesting to see how the storied beauty fares as Nanny in the next "Eloise" movie. She's taking over the role from Julie Andrews, who did Nanny duty in two successful telepics based on Kay Thompson's beloved 1950s books about a wild 'n' woolly little rich girl who lives at New York's Plaza Hotel. Julie decided the 2003 "Eloise at Christmastime" would be the end of the line for her. Nathan Lane tells us he'll be joining the feature production on "Eloise in Paris" right after Labor Day.
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