The Premiere of “Hey Paula”
This week, we get to jump on the Diva train with the premiere of Bravo’s “Hey Paula.” Or should I saw we get to view the train wreck? I don’t know if Paula Abdul hoped this reality show of her life would help improve her image or not, but so far, I’m thinking – uh, no.
The two episodes tonight dealt with Paula going to the Grammys, to QVC to talk about her jewelry, to NY to accept a fashion icon award, then the infamous “American Idol’ promo interviews in which questions were raised as to whether she was drunk or on drugs. We find out that in a period of six days, Paula slept only about a hour and fifteen minutes a night, so that may account for her erratic behavior. She claims to have insomnia, but maybe if she would lay off the Starbucks at 2:30 in the morning that would help! We see her throw a fit over the clothes her stylist chose for her to wear on the flight, then saw her digging through her luggage at the airport, only to see her wear the original outfit on the plane. She complains to QVC about an indention in a necklace key charm, then the colors of the bracelets. She mouths to the camera “This is exhausting.” I am sure it was – FOR THE QVC PEOPLE!
Her award show seemed to go fairly well, despite the fact that she was late and hadn’t read her speech. She did take time to meet with the future fashion designers, so that was a nice moment. And she seems to go out of her way to say hello to her fans. But her behavior at the perfume meeting was just foolish. She almost seemed asleep while smelling the samples. Then we see the interviews where she was talking crazy and not paying attention to the interviewers. She blamed it on being tired and audio problems, but the media jumped on wondering if she was on drugs or drunk. Next week, we get to see her responses to those allegations.
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