ABDUL LANDS TV DEAL WITH OPRAH
PAULA ABDUL is following in the footsteps of talk show queen OPRAH WINFRE= Y after signing a deal for her own TV series on the mogul’s new broadcast= ing network.
Abdul stepped down from her last TV job, as a judge on hit reality show= American Idol, in August (09) following an alleged pay dispute. She has = since been replaced by chat show host Ellen DeGeneres.
But Abdul is preparing to relaunch her small screen career by taping a = one-hour pilot episode for the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). The programme= will reportedly feature celebrity guests and people telling inspirationa= l stories in a similar format to the media mogul’s current U.S. chat show= ..
Meanwhile, the Straight Up hitmaker continues to fuel rumours she’s to = rejoin former American Idol colleague Simon Cowell as a panelist on the U= ..S. version of his British talent show The X Factor.
Last week (ends21Feb10), Abdul told reporters: "I’m going back to my ro= ots and doing a TV show that has something to do with my roots. I knew th= at I would not be able to say certain things. I want to be able to say ev= erything right now, but I can’t." But Abdul insists she can handle more than one TV spot. She tells the N= ational Enquirer, "If Ellen DeGeneres can do it=E2=80=A6so can I!" (JMA/W=
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