Kate Plus 8 Preview: Kate Tries Dating, Wears Bikini, Remains Priggish

While Jon Gosselin is no doubt being a shoulder for Michael Lohan to cry on, Kate Gosselin has some promoting to do for a new season of TLC"s Kate Plus 8.

Divorce looks good on Kate, who hasn"t lost her edge nor the need to control EVERY. SINGLE. THING.

We"re treated to a sneak peek of Kate and her eight children – twins Maddy and Cara, and sextuplets Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Colin, Leah and Joel – as they attempt to keep their Pennsylvania home in good shape, travel to Florida so that mom can wear a bikini, go antiquing for phones with cords (CAN YOU IMAGINE?!) and put their teamwork skills to the test in a panic room exercise.

"This show should be called "Kate Plus Kate" because mommy does everything," one of the kids pointed out.

So wise, young human.

Viewers are in for a treat, because everyone"s invited to watch Kate dip her toes in the dating pool.

The gentleman on Kate"s blind date seemed nice enough, and he took her on a lovely helicopter ride over New York City.

Why, though, did the cameras have to hang around to see if they would kiss?

"Yeah…I don"t know.  What is the proper end-of-date/goodnight…I don"t know."

First dates are awkward enough for the two parties involved.  We"re happy to hear a recap instead of having to watch the painful "are they going to kiss?" dance.

Kate Plus 8 premieres December 8th on TLC.

Blake Shelton Jokes About Love Life: I"m So Fertile!

THIS JUST IN: Blake Shelton is not having a baby with Gwen Stefani.

We don’t think he is, at least.

With his love life squarely in the news these days, the country singer had a little fun on Twitter this morning, interacting with fans and mocking various false reports.

Such as the one that claims Stefani is pregnant with his child.

“Damn, I’m fertile!” Blake wrote in response to a follower who wrote that she, too, is having the artist’s “love child.”

Shelton, of course, split from Miranda Lambert this summer after nearly four years of marriage.

A rep for Stefani then came out early last week and confirmed The Voice panelists are a romantic item. So that much we know to be true.

But everything else? Tabloid claims of babies and weddings and accusations from anonymous sources?

“People can’t be that dumb,” Shelton Tweeted in response to a question about whether folks actually believe such nonsense.

Shelton also agreed with a fan who quoted Jerry Seinfeld (“People who read tabloids deserve to be lied to”) and then went ahead himself and quoted “my friend @BradPaisley” in writing:

“The more they run my name down, the more my price goes up.”

And it appears to be true:

Shelton just announced that he’ll be hosting the 2016 Kids Choice Awards. 

Life ain’t too shabby for him at the moment.

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Phil Taylor Dies; Motörhead Drummer Was 61

Phil Taylor – the drummer best known for his time with the influential metal band Motörhead – has passed away at the of 61.

Former bandmate Eddie Clarke made the announcement on his Facebook page moments ago:

“He has been ill for sometime but that does not make it any easier when the time finally comes,” Clarke wrote.

“I have known Phil since he was 21 and he was one hell of a character. Fortunately we made some fantastic music together and I have many many fond memories of our time together. Rest in Peace, Phil!”

Clarke and Taylor – who was affectionately referred to by fans as “Philthy Animal” – played together in two iterations of the iconic British band fronted by rock legend Lemmy Kilmister.

Almost as well known for his classically rock star-like behavior as for his drumming, Taylor was arrested or seriously injured on numerous occasions during his time with Motörhead.

He can be seen sporting a neck brace in the music video for the band’s best-known song, “Ace of Spades.”

Taylor’s death was erroneously reported several times over the years, a fact that he joked about in a 2005 documentary.

Taylor’s final public appearance came last year when he joined Kilmister on stage at a concert in Brmingham, England.

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Farrah Abraham: Look At My New Boobs!

You know that urge you get after buying something brand new, and you just want to show it off?

God bless Farrah Abraham for taking her freshly constructed boobs for a stroll on a beach.  Those girls deserve a photoshoot after being treated so poorly the first two surgeries.  

Let"s throw in a fur bikini and see what happens.

On October 20th, Abraham told Us Weekly that she was getting a third boob job for "reconstructive purposes."

The surgery was performed by Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, Dr. Stuart Linder to get of the "excruciating agony" and "horrible burning and pain," results of her first two boob jobs.

Abraham, who has also admitted to a nose job, a chin implant (which she later removed) and lip fillers, was asked if she would ever support daughter Sophia"s decision to get plastic surgery.

"You"ll see that my daughter does value how I"ve done my look and invested in myself, and I feel like if [plastic surgery is] not harming her and making her look better, and keeping her healthy into her older years, I have no issues with that,” Abraham told Us Weekly.

“I’m going to be supportive because it hurts me to see my daughter worrying about her looks, even while she"s losing her teeth right now, so that"s sad.”

That"s beautiful.  I can"t wait for Abraham to bring another innocent child into her home, and wax his or her eyebrows as if they were her own.