Merlin you have such acute eyeballs. I think what you are saying, that people who have success dropped full on them end up thinking they are something they are not, they lose sight of their own capacities, and buy in to the supposed adoration, before some disasterous reality check pulls the rug out, is one of the standard lessons of celebrityhood.

I think Daddy's got an interesting question. But I have also known plenty of 'ill' people who, once they see they are the focus of some huge amount of attention, will even play up their illyness out of realizing THAT is what is getting them the boost.

How, oh HOW, did I miss this episode of ET!?

Plastic Surgery Obsession: Meet the Real-Life 'Ken' Doll

August 18, 2005

STEVE ERHARDT is a man in search of perfection. A virtual human "Ken" doll, the celebrity hairstylist and makeup artist has undergone approximately 30 cosmetic surgeries and subsequent maintenance and has spent close to $250,000 out of his own pocket to achieve his current look.

ET followed along with Steve to watch him get Botox and hear his unique take on the ideal appearance.

"When you're in Hollywood, you have to keep yourself together and looking good to extend your career," he tells ET. "My photo gallery in my salon is like a chameleon. It's pretty amazing how I've changed over the years."

What started in 1987 as a nose job soon became an obsession. Steve went to the same doctor that worked on MICHAEL JACKSON, and intending only to get rhinoplasty, he also ended up getting a cleft chin. From there, Steve went on to get a facelift and lid work and has since added such things as pec implants, bicep implants (he was the first person to ever have that type of work done) and even painful butt implants, one of the most difficult surgeries to perform for both doctor and patient.

"I'm content with myself now because I've done everything that bothered me," says Steve, who says he looked like a cross between PATRICK SWAYZE and DAVID HASSELHOFF before he underwent his various surgeries. "There's no one I'm trying to look like. You have to work with the features you've got."

So, what's Steve's ultimate objective? "I think the goal is just to stay youthful and feeling good," he says. "It's not really to look like anything in particular. Keeping your face nice, you know?"

Watch ET for more with Steve!

http://et.tv.yahoo.com/celebrities/etsid2910170012291/

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quote: " Keeping your face nice, you know?"

Oh real nice Steve. Queen, you're only a boob job away from being a real pretty lady.

Actually, I think the bangs are what really pull the whole look together.

I agree Betty, the bangs are hot.
And that robot stare!

Isn't that Pete Burns' sister?

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"I'm content with myself now because I've done everything that bothered me," says Steve.

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" I'm finally happy with my look."
says Sherry Vine.

THE BEST TELLY I HAVE SEEN IN AGES!!!!
FOOTBALLERS WIVES!
CLASSIC!!
BBC America (and BBC America on demand) have been showing here in the US the first series which if u catch the first episode i swear you will be addicted! If you can imagine Dynasty set in London ON speed then this is it! Lots of sex drugs and soccer players arses! Cat fights, high fashion clothes, coke use, naked men and women, lesbian and gay characters and interacial dating all matter of fact. Great bitch character.... its just full on brilliant!
I have the DVD so will route them when you have a weekend free... but its a major addiction of mine... check it out!
Boys from the show.... mmmmm

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The boys from Footballers wives....
also... watch the trailers on BBC America site http://www.bbcamerica.com/genre/drama_mysteries/footbal...es_videos_s2.jsp?i=0 (the one called "wankers!" is funny)

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I don't know about the show AN but this one is enuff to wet my appetite!

tried to watch this show, it's a bunch of english types sitting around sounding like Boy George before the bust. there were no cuties when merlin watched like these guys to be seen anywhere, just wine glasses and a bleached blond woman talking about something in unamerican english.

never mind.

Project Runway
As much as I hate to admit it, a reality show I like. A bunch of overwrought fashion designers...is that redundant?
I am weirdly attracted to Santino and Nick is cute as well.

ALL MY CHILDREN

As a kid I started watching this soap in the late 70s on school breaks. Erica Kane (Susan Lucci) was on her 3rd husband at that time. During the daytime soap "golden era" (late 70s through mid-80s) I caught up also with One Life to Live, Ryan's Hope and General Hospital too, but AMC was always my favorite. The other shows fell off for me but I stuck with AMC.

Then I moved to NYC in '88 and stopped watching altogether for, like, 16 years. I heard about various plot developments through grapevines -- like Erica's daughter being a lesbian and struggling with eating disorders, the death of Erica's mother, etc and the escapades of other characters -- but I was not a viewer.

Now after all these years I've been sucked back in again, thanks to the wonders of cable TV (SoapNet), some new beefcake actors I enjoy and the continuing misadventures of daytime diva La Kane and the residents of Pine Valley. The writing is HORRIBLE, the storylines COMPLETELY STUPID, INSANE AND IMPLAUSABLE, but for whatever reason I'm hooked again. Talk about junk .... worse than gobbling up Hostess Twinkies and Ho-Hos! A guilty pleasure if ever there was one.

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Regrettably I feel myself getting pulled into the current season of The Real World. This time it takes place in Key West, and the cast features one gay boy and one hot mulatto chick. There's another girl who's anorexic and of course 3 shaggable boys. Yeesh. Here we go again.

TRAIN WRECK! The Surreal Life: Alexis Arquette is out to steal the show. I saw the first episode sunday. Check it out!

Haven't seen this week's episode - but I saw the premiere and am j'adoring it, Bobby! Alexis seems so, well, INSINCERE about the whole thing. At least compared to the troubled folk who scrimp and save and travel to Thailand to get their sex change on! Flloyd and I were saying he's probably going to change his mind on live TV just as they are wheeling him into the OR to have IT done...it'll be great for the ratings! Maybe herm's for real, though...who knows...

On the other hand, has anyone seen this season's Sopranos? I am loving it so far - Edie Falco is so great! She's cried more this season than Laura Palmer did in Fire Walk with Me. Her face says so much in close-up without any dialogue. Saw her earlier this week on the hateful VIEW (with another goddess Julianne Moore) - can't wait to see Freedomland.

Edie Falco is GENIUS on the Sopranos. The wife and I have been LIVING FOR HER this season. Everytime she's on screen I think my TV is going to explode!

Meanwhile my fave reality show smorgasbord of man meat "The Ultimate Fighter" is back for Season 3 on Spike TV. This time they even imported some Scouse Northern Brit blokes to shake it up. Loving how they punch the shit out of each other and roll around on the mat in homoerotic wrestling moves like porn stars .... ***oink**oink***