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Paula Deen lands Michelle Obama for cook show taping
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Leave it to Savannah’s own Paula Deen to snag a potential future first lady for her Food Network show, “Paula’s Party.” Michelle Obama recently taped an episode of the program in the coastal city, set to air Sept. 20. People.com has a sneak peek clip of the episode. In it, Obama tells Deen what she first cooked for her future husband back when they were dating. The dish: seafood gumbo chock full of lobster, mussels and shrimp.
“It was an impressive first attempt,” Obama told Deen. “I must have really been in love. I haven’t cooked it since!”
Reassured Deen: “It was so good that once was enough.”
Of her special guest, Deen told People: “She was everything I thought she would be: smart, great sense of humor and loves to talk about her family. Did I tell you she is in the best shape ever? Everyone was staring at her amazing arms!”
If the Obamas make it to the White House, they can count on at least one home-cooked meal. Deen has promised to make the family her famous fried chicken.
DANCER ADDS COVERGIRL TO HER RESUME
“Dancing With the Stars” blond bombshell Julianne Hough was getting the first gander at her debut Atlanta Peach magazine cover when she phoned into Buzz Central on Thursday.
“It’s just beautiful,” the 20-year-old, two-time “Dancing” champ gushed to Buzz. “I loved the entire experience of shooting the Peach cover. I got to wear Versace and the cutest little Gucci dress. At one point, I put on these shoes that were a little big on me. It felt like playing dress-up, like, when you were little and you were trying on your mom’s shoes.”
But her brother Derek, a fellow “Dancing With the Stars” dancer, and her sisters help keep her grounded amid all the glitz.
“I might look all glamorous on that magazine cover but they keep me in line,” she said.
Between glossy magazine fashion shoots, however, Hough is busy keeping Cody Linley, her latest “Dancing” partner, in line. Hough told us the 18-year-old “Hannah Montana” actor should be ready for the grueling competition when the show returns to ABC on Sept. 22.
“Right now, Cody is definitely getting better,” she said. “But I had to crack the whip a little bit yesterday. This is the first time I’ve worked with someone who’s actually younger than me on the show. I think I’ve been babying him a little bit too much. I don’t let him work that charm thing on me at all either!”
As for Toni Braxton, our local celebrity “Dancing” contestant this season, Hough says she hasn’t yet seen the singer dance.
“But I’m sure she’s going to be fabulous,” she predicted. “I’ve met her. She’s so sweet! I think she’s amazingly talented.”
Atlanta Peach editor Drew Brown tells us Hough was a pro throughout the mag’s lengthy photo shoot in Nashville.
“At one point we had her pinned up in this gorgeous Alice Temperly gown and 5-inch heels,” Brown said. “And she was dancing and jumping around. I remember thinking, ‘Great, if she sprains an ankle, I’ll have the entire ABC [“Dancing With the Stars”] legal team breathing down my neck!’ “
The September issue of Atlanta Peach is on stands now.
‘ELEVATE’-ING THE LOWE GALLERY
The Bill Lowe Gallery’s namesake didn’t mince words when describing the arduous eight months he’s endured since closing up shop at the 19-year-old business’ original space on Bennett Street.
“People were wondering if we would make it,” Bill Lowe told Buzz on Thursday.
Tonight, art aficionados will get to tour the new Pershing Point multilevel space at 1555 Peachtree St., Suite 100, in Midtown. Slow construction on the space, a slower economy and a temporary move down the street this year didn’t do much to raise Lowe’s spirits.
“I had a very firm idea of what I wanted in the new space. We didn’t want to lose our bohemian roots, but we also wanted to elevate the conversation with the new space. And all the way, the meter was ticking and money was burning. I’m thrilled we’re finally through the gantlet!”
Tonight, in the gorgeous space with soaring 22-foot ceilings designed by the architecture firm Gensler & Associates, art lovers will enjoy the space’s premiere exhibition, featuring works by Thrush Holmes, Jimmy O’Neal, Dusty Griffith and Sam Glankoff. Call for info: 404-352-8114.
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Country singer George Jones is 77. Singer Ben Folds is 42. Actor Paul Walker (“The Fast and the Furious”) is 35. Country singer Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland is 34. Actor Benjamin Mc-Kenzie (“The O.C.”) is 30. Singer Ruben Studdard is 30. Singer-actress Jennifer Hudson (“American Idol,” “Dreamgirls”) is 27.
CELEBRITY DOCKET
The mother of two of T.I.’s children has sued the platinum-selling Atlanta rapper for child support, saying she is having a hard time supporting the boys and wants a court-ordered arrangement for payment.
Lashon Dixon and T.I. have known each other since they were teenagers and dated before he reached megastar status. They have two sons together, ages 7 and 8.
Dixon says T.I. gives her about $2,000 a month to care for the boys, but she wants to schedule a more stable stipend that is commensurate with his success. Both parties appeared in Fulton County Superior Court on Thursday.
In March, T.I. is expected to be sentenced to at least a year in prison on federal weapon possession charges.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I think I saw two Madea movies before I realized she was played by a man.”
“The View” den mother Barbara Walters to Atlanta director Tyler Perry during Thursday’s live broadcast of the ABC Daytime program. We pray she was joking.
Contributing: News services
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