OK, you win.
I’d completely refrained from following the Gosselin affair, but can’t hold off any longer.
Just when the focus had turned to other entertainment news, ‘Katezilla’ — as she’s affectionately referred to by others in the media — strikes again, and this time ABC hired the controversial celeb and mother-of-eight to guest-host a popular daytime talk show.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s spot on "The View" is vacant while she’s on maternity leave, and the hosting post is scheduled to be filled by a variety of guests including Gosselin, Latoya Jackson and Meghan McCain.
Qualifications aside, how did Mrs. Gosselin end up on the list for this hosting gig?
To me it’s rather simple: ratings. ABC reportedly had the lowest scores this past month.
The chatty morning commentary show has had its share of drama; Rosie and Elizabeth, Barbara and Rosie; Barbara and Star, and their reported feuds have all drawn viewers.
For "The View’s" upcoming season premier, it seems the show’s producers put their thinking caps on and want to capitalize on whatever following she can pull in.
Gosselin can be easy on the eyes, and judging from the positive comments from her recent Larry King appearance, the ears too. And goodness knows that after having EIGHT kids, the hot-tempered momma can confidently don a bikini with the best Hollywood-body moms!
But, how will the hyper-busy mom swing it? I was under the impression Kate Gosselin is going through a divorce and has the Gosselin bunch to tend to.
Making the announced talk-show rounds on "GMA," "Today Show," "Live with Regis and Kelly" in addition to "The View" requires time away from mommy duty, but allows the reality matriarch to earn some milk money.
Ideally, the talk show temp job is pre-planned to coincide when daddy Jon has the kids since they publicly announced the breakup would be amicable to benefit their children.
I’ll admit I haven’t watched a single TLC episode about the multiple-birth family since I get the gist of it by reading the headlines on the gossip magazines blanketing my OBGYN’s waiting room table. And I’m not the least bit curious about why they’re on TV displaying their miraculous offspring.
In fact, I must have been living under a rock since 2005, when "Jon and Kate Plus 8" premiered, because it was just this summer — when the octo-parents’ troubles dominated the media — that I first heard of the doomed couple and their eight children.
In case there’s still something Kate hasn’t covered on the family’s reality show, on September 14 and 15 I’ll be taking in the view from my window, which will likely be more entertaining than ABC’s "The View" with Gosselin.
Or, will it?
Curiosity got the best of me after I got this bit of news, and I allowed myself a few moments to do a quick survey of possible topics the regular panel of experienced hosts could possibly discuss with Kate after they’ve finished fixing Obamas’ health care plan: Private or public schools? Gymboree or designer baby duds? Post partum exercise and diet?
I don’t know. And frankly, I don’t care.
If you watch "The View" and catch Gosselin as guest host, could you please let me know what you got out of it? Especially if you get the name of her hair stylist.
