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“CELEBRITY APPRENTICE” STAR AND FORMER WWE DIVA MARIA KANELLIS TO JOIN HDNET’S MMA BROADCAST TEAM
Kanellis to make her HDNet debut on March 26 at 10:00 p.m. ET at
“King of the Cage: Legacy”
DALLAS (March 15, 2010) – Last week on HDNet’s Inside MMA, we broke the news that Maria Kanellis will become the newest member of the network’s MMA broadcast team. Kanellis was WWE’s 2009 “Diva of the Year,” a Playboy Cover Girl, recording artist and a contestant on this season’s “Celebrity Apprentice.” She will debut as the backstage correspondent on HDNet’s LIVE broadcast of “Mark Burnett Presents: King of the Cage: Legacy” on March 26 from the Silver Legacy Casino in Reno, Nev.
“Maria is an amazing talent with a devoted fan base and we are excited to have her as part of our MMA broadcast team,” said Andrew Simon, CEO of HDNet Fights. “Maria loves MMA and is a superstar on LIVE television – the MMA community will welcome the passion she will bring to covering the sport.”
“My mantra is ‘passion is my motivation’ and I am definitely passionate about MMA!” said Kanellis. “I am excited for the opportunity to be part of the HDNet family. I love their commitment to the sport.”
Kanellis began her career in 2004 as a WWE Diva and appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine in April 2008. Her television credits include appearances on “Family Feud,” “Project Runway,” ” VH1′s Top 20 Video Countdown,” “The Insider,” “Best Damn Sports Show Period,” “Red Eye” and “The Today Show.”
She will be featured as a contestant on this season’s “The Celebrity Apprentice” which premiered on March 14 on NBC. Her debut album “Sevin Sins” will be available on iTunes on April 13 and a preview of the first single can be heard at http://mariakanellis.net.
Last night was the premiere of Celebrity Apprentice. Each week the men will compete against the women in various business oriented tasks. Maria is on team Tenacity, competing against the men’s team, Rocksolid. Last night the two teams had to run their own restruatant to see who could raise the most money for charity. Maria worked very hard waitressing and brining people their food. Unfortunately the men’s team won, and a member of Maria’s team was fired by Mr. Trump.
Here’s your chance to watch the episode, as well as an outtake that did not air. In the outtake, Maria is teasing Carol (the person who was fired) with meat. Carol, a vegetarian (and a lesbian), said she wouldn’t mind being “pinned” by Maria.
Each week Maria will blog about what it was like being on Celebrity Apprentice. Here is her 1st blog about last night’s episode:
What’s up all you stars, studs, and Celebrity Apprentice watchers!!
I just finished watching episode one and it is safe to say that everyone is themselves. What you see is what I lived. I mean Cyndi is as crazy as her hair. Sharon is as fiery as her hair. Donald is as funny as his hair. And Bret come on, don’t get me started. There was a lot of hair and humor in this season. As a kid growing up I was a huuuuge fan of Cyndi Lauper so when I saw her that first day I wanted to jump up and down, but unfortunately that would not have been proper. This is a competition and I am trying to beat her. (Really, I just want her to sing to me every day and lullabies at night). Well, I wanted Bret to sing me lullabies too but I think maybe that would have been a completely different show. Yes, I too watched “Rock of Love” with the rest of the world. Looking around at the cast that first day I have to say I am star stuck. Hearing Sharon Osbourne’s voice alone and I am giggling like a teenager. Then, there was Curtis Stone who also made me giggle but for a different reason. Maybe it was because he is smoking hot, Australian and can cook. I hear that he is good with his utensils. Note: if my man is reading this I just like to look at the menu not taste it, unless it is Curtis’ menu which was delicious in this episode. Anyways, after that drooling session, it was down to business. Task at hand; win Celebrity Apprentice, make money for charity, not get fired and conquer 13 celebrities who could kick my ass. One of whom literally could kick my ass, Bill Goldberg. That man is amazing and intimidating-looking but a total teddy bear who gives, gives, gives. Furthermore, he is a former pro-wrestler and so he also knows the code. “Even when a person punches you in the face and you have broken your nose, you look them square in the eye, shake their hand and say thank you. You mean it and you go back into battle tomorrow. It is about respect.” To see evidence of this, check out the part where Goldberg thanks everyone for coming to the diner in this episode as do I. It is weird but through all the crappy travel, hotels and fast food, you learn respect while you are in wrestling.
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