Chrishell Stause (“Selling Sunset”) will be a guest on the Tuesday, February 8 episode of “Tamron Hall” as she discusses her new memoir, “Under Construction: Because Living My Best Life Took a Little Work.”
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Soap alums Nafessa Williams (“One Life to Live”) and Tamara Tunie (“As The World Turns”) cast in the Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” also starring Stanley Tucci as Clive Davis and Naomi Ackie as the iconic singer.
“All My Children” alum Yaya DaCosta exits “Chicago Med” for FOX drama “Our Kind of People” from producers Karin Gist and Lee Daniels, Multi-hyphenated talent Tasha Smith to direct the first two episodes, including the pilot.
Saturday, January 17 was Whitney Houston night on Lifetime as the network premiered “Whitney,” its biopic based on the romantic life of Houston and husband Bobby Brown, one-hour special, “Bobby Brown: Remembering Whitney,” and “Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances,” hosted by long-time friend and the man who discovered her, Clive Davis. According to Nielsen Media Research ratings data, overall 11.8 million viewers tuned in during the event block (8:00 PM – 12:00 AM, ET/PT).
Best known as the runner-up in the season three finale of The CW’s “America’s Next Top Model,” and her contract role as Cassandra Foster on ABC’s “All My Children,” TVLine is reporting that Yaya DaCosta has landed the coveted role of Whitney Houston in Lifetime’s upcoming biopic, aptly titled “Whitney Houston,” which chronicles Houston’s headline-making relationship between the iconic singer, actress, producer and model, and singer, songwriter Bobby Brown — from the time they first met at the very height of their celebrity, to their courtship and tumultuous marriage.
