WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2023

Lifetime is gathering some of the hottest nighttime soap women of the ’80s into a single movie

Loni Anderson from “WKRP in Cincinnati”

Morgan Fairchild from “Falcon Crest”

Linda Gray from “Dallas”

Donna Mills from “Knots Landing”

Nicollette Sheridan from “Knots Landing”and “Desperate Housewives”

The movie is called “Ladies of the 80’s: A Divas Christmas”, and it stars these fine GILFs as actresses who reunite to film the final Christmas episode of their long-running soap opera. Also along for the ride is another name from decades past:  Christopher Atkins from “The Blue Lagoon”.  There’s no word yet on an airdate.

Michael Jordan is the first athlete to make the “Forbes” list of the 400 richest Americans.  He’s worth $3 million after selling his stake in the Charlotte Hornets.  Elon Musk tops the list again, with a net worth of $251 billion.

Hardy is canceling shows because of “serious anxiety” that he’s been dealing with since last year’s tour bus accident.  Things got so bad that he started having “many panic attacks” that landed him in the hospital. He opened up about it in a post online saying, quote, “It has taken control of my life [and] I need a moment to focus on me and to make myself better for my wife, family, and you, the fans.” He’s canceling tomorrow night’s show in Simpsonville, South Carolina . . . and Saturday’s concert in Brandon, Mississippi.  He’s also postponing his Georgia Rodeo show.  That’s been moved to April 12th of next year. At this point his plan is to be “back and focused on October 12th” for his show in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Garth Brooks is 61, so no one expects him to be glued to social media — but — he was only following 63 people total on Instagram and X, formerly Twitter.  Actually, less than that, because some are duplicates. A few are people are his wife Trisha Yearwood . . . Parton, Blake Shelton, and Carrie Underwood . . . and the official account for the Grand Ole Opry. And — Here are a few “RANDOM” people he follows

1.  Chris Pratt.  They sang “Friends in Low Places” together at an award show in 2019.  He also follows Justin Timberlake and Ashton Kutcher, two other people who’ve sung it with him.

2.  Former NFL star Larry Fitzgerald.  They’ve done lots of charity work together.  He follows a few sports stars, and it’s usually because of his Teammates for Kids Foundation.  He also follows Brett Favre and Steelers coach Mike Tomlin.

3.  Cher.  She presented him with the Billboard Icon Award three years ago.

 4.  National Geographic.  He narrates a series on NatGeo called “America’s National Parks”.

5.  Pitbull.  Garth performed at the AMAs in 2014, and Pitbull hosted that year.

6.  Ellen DeGeneres.  He did her show multiple times.  He also guest hosted.

Wynonna Judd is hosting a two-hour “Christmas at the Opry” concert special.  It’ll include performances from Lauren Alaina, Trace Adkins, Kelly Clarkson, and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” singer Brenda Lee. There will be holiday classics, original hits, and collaborations.  She filmed it yesterday, but it won’t air until December 7th on NBC

Chris Young got healthier when he lost 60 pounds . . . even though he found the process tedious.  He tells CMT, quote, “It’s really boring.  It’s very boring.”  But he does admit the healthier lifestyle improved the new album he’s been working on. “It’s probably the best I’ve felt vocally in a long time.  I think this record is truly one of the best ones I’ve made in a very long time.”

Kenny Chesney was friends with Boston Red Sox knuckleball pitcher Tim Wakefield, who died of brain cancer on Sunday.  Kenny shared a tribute on social media yesterday, and he said, “I shared a lot of laughs [him] . . . and I’m sure gonna miss him.”

Jason Isbell will throw out the first pitch at Monday’s MLB playoff game in Atlanta.  The Braves will be playing the winner of the Phillies – Marlins series.  Phillies won the 1st game yesterday, 4-1. 

 Toby Keith got a chart bump from his appearance on “The People’s Choice Country Awards”.  His song “Don’t Let the Old Man In” is #1 on the iTunes Country Songs and Videos charts, and #3 in the all-genre charts. 

Nate Smith was asked to choose between Whataburger and In-N-Out.  Tough call because he loves them both, but he grew up in California so he “stayed with his roots” and chose In-N-Out.

Jamie Lynn Spears got sent home last night on “Dancing with the Stars”.

Ozzy Osbourne says he’s going to try tai chi in hopes it helps him get back onstage.

Inspired by the death of Jimmy Buffett, Bret Michaels got a spot above his hip checked, and apparently it turned out to be cancer.  He had it removed.

Dakota Johnson is 34.  Anastasia Steele in the “Fifty Shades of Grey” movies.

Jaren Johnston is 43.  Country singer/guitarist of The Cadillac Three.

Alicia Silverstone is 47. 

Heidi Newfield is 53.  Country beauty who quit Trick Pony for a solo career.

A.C. Green is 60.  Former NBA superstar.

Jon Secada is 62.  Biggest hit: “Just Another Day”.

David W. Harper is 62.  Jim-Bob Walton on “The Waltons”.

Chris Lowe is 64.  The instrumental half of the Pet Shop Boys.

Susan Sarandon is 77. 

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