Thanksgiving week was a highly emotional experience on "The X Factor," especially for two contestants, CeCe Frey and Paige Thomas, who already had terrible memories associated with the holiday season: CeCe's sister died from cerebral palsy complications at age 7 on Christmas Eve, and on another horrific Christmas Eve long ago, Paige's mother was killed in a drunk-driving accident. So last Wednesday, both CeCe and Paige poured their hearts, souls, and quite literally their tears into performances for their loved ones. (CeCe dedicated "Wind Beneath My Wings" to her late sister, Kelsey; Paige dedicated Britney Spears's "Everytime" to Colleen, the woman who adopted her after her mother's death.) And after the show, they composed themselves and spoke to Reality Rocks backstage about showcasing previously unseen, vulnerable sides of themselves to America.
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By Lyndsey Parker | Reality Rocks – Mon, Nov 26, 2012 1:54 PM PSTIt’s Been Real: The Week In Reality Rocks Ending Nov. 23
By Lyndsey Parker | Reality Rocks – Sun, Nov 25, 2012 8:53 PM PST
Cody Belew gives "Voice" fans reason to be thankful! [photo: Tyler Goldman/NBC]Last week was Thanksgiving week, which was cause for celebration, of course--at least on "The Voice." But it was a (melo)dramatically different story on "The X Factor," which cruelly opted to air a double-elimination episode ON THANKSGIVING, aka the night that will henceforth be known as Black Thursday to the latest two probably-unthankful "X Factor" castoffs, Arin Ray and Beatrice Miller. Sheesh, that Simon Cowell really is a Scrooge.But let's focus on the celebratory stuff for a moment, shall we? So last Monday on "The Voice," this happened:
Read More »from It’s Been Real: The Week In Reality Rocks Ending Nov. 23Who Said Adam Lambert Isn’t A Diva? Here’s Proof…
By Lyndsey Parker | Reality Rocks – Sun, Nov 25, 2012 12:49 PM PST
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Say it AND spray it: Adam is a diva!Adam Lambert is set to host VH1's "Divas Live" on December 16, and in case you were wondering whether Adam--the first male performer to host a "Divas" special--is truly qualified to gain honorary membership into this elite girls' club, wonder no more. A new series of VH1 promos proves once and for all that Adam is the ultimate diva.Lyric Da Queen Surprises Yahoo!’s Lyndsey Parker On ‘The X Factor’ Preshow
By Lyndsey Parker | Reality Rocks – Sat, Nov 24, 2012 7:57 PM PST
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I literally didn't see her coming!Regular readers of Reality Rocks are well aware that I was (and am) a massive fan of "The X Factor's" Lyric 145, and that I was none too thrilled with their ridiculous 12th-place elimination last week. So when I was invited to be a guest on "The X Factor's" live online preshow this past Wednesday, I was totally representin', rocking an eyepatch in protest and in honor of frontwoman Lyric Da Queen. But little did I know that I was about to be upstaged on the preshow by a special secret guest: Lyric Da Queen herself!‘X Factor’ Thanksgiving Night Top 10 Results: Black Thursday
By Lyndsey Parker | Reality Rocks – Thu, Nov 22, 2012 6:50 PM PST
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Beatrice Miller's very unhappy ThanksgivingThis Thursday was Thanksgiving on "The X Factor," obviously. But while the show made a feeble attempt to create a warm 'n' fuzzy holiday vibe by having the top 10 sing with L.A.'s Bancroft Middle School Choir and by (pre-Black Friday product placement alert!) helping Best Buy refurbish the school's music room, we all knew that by the end of this very ill-timed episode, two of these 10 contestants would not be feeling so thankful. Yes, it was another double-elimination night on "The X Factor," and Scroogey Simon Cowell and Grinchy L.A. Reid weren't going to let a little something like a major holiday stop them from getting down to business. If you were expecting hosts Mario Lopez and Khloe Kardashian to gleefully announce, "Hey, guess what? Surprise! No one goes home this week!"--well, that didn't happen.
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