Friends to Lovers? and Work Out cast member Greg Plitt, 37, was killed Saturday afternoon. He’s the second cast member from Work Out series to die. He was hit by a train in Burbank and was apparently filming with his own camera… continue reading
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Desperate Housewives creator breaks surprising news about Work Out’s Doug Blasdell
Surprising news emerged yesterday, almost five years after the death of Work Out cast member Doug Blasdell: He inspired a character on Desperate Housewives, as he was the trainer of its creator, Marc Cherry, and actually died at Cherry’s house… continue reading
Jackie Warner blames editing: “I would never do a docu-drama about my life ever again”
Jackie Warner is about to return to Bravo as a star of a reality series, Thintervention, but it is not one about her life, because she says she was basically burned by the editing on her first series, Work Out…. continue reading
Bravo gives Jackie Warner a new series, Thintervention, despite controversial Work Out
Work Out star Jackie Warner is getting a new reality series on Bravo, which may be a surprise considering how reviled Jackie was when her show ended well over a year ago. During the series’ contrived and set-up final season,… continue reading
Greg Plitt was cast for Work Out by producers, reveals how contrived and set-up it is
Work Out‘s workplace drama looks increasingly contrived this season, and there’s good reason for that: At least one of the show’s trainers was cast by producers, not hired by Jackie “I’m fond of emotionally manipulating people and then blaming them… continue reading
Jackie Warner blames “negative editing” after apparently losing a sponsor over comments
A week before her new workout DVD comes out, Jackie Warner’s increasingly annoying behavior on Work Out has apparently cost her a sponsor. But she has placed the blame for criticism she’s received on Bravo and the editing of the… continue reading
Sky Sport Spa’s trainer list spoils which trainer will leave Work Out this season
The few episodes of Work Out that have aired so far this season have mostly focused on Jackie Warner’s conflict with her trainers. Because the show is a nonfiction workplace drama, and because that workplace is open to the public,… continue reading
Deion Sanders’ and NOFX’s shows debut; Deadliest Catch and Work Out return
Tonight, two shows conclude their seasons: NBC’s The Biggest Loser 5 and Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City. But it’s also a busy night for new reality show debuts, as two familiar series return and two new ones… continue reading
Producer sues former agent over Work Out, claiming show was his idea
A producer has sued his former agent, claiming that she stole the idea for Bravo’s Work Out from him. In late December, David Russo filed suite “for $5 million, claiming … that Amy Shpall, a former UTA agent who is… continue reading
Bravo brags that Doug’s death episode of Work Out “delivers in the ratings”
Bravo’s promotion of Work Out‘s most recent episode, which featured trainer Doug Blasdell’s death, may have been sensational, but it’s nothing compared to what the network is doing now. On Wednesday, Bravo issued a press release that shouted, “BRAVO’S ‘WORK… continue reading
Bravo relentlessly teases, then includes, Doug Blasdell’s death on Work Out
Three weeks ago, an AP story said that Work Out trainer Doug Blasdell’s death would be addressed in the show’s fourth episode. Instead, that aired last night, the Bravo docudrama’s seventh episode. Trainer Brian Peeler tells After Elton about the… continue reading
Jackie Warner “didn’t want to exploit” Doug’s death on Work Out
Tuesday night’s episode of Bravo’s Work Out will apparently include the death of trainer Doug Blasdell, even though it occurred less than two months after another scene in the episode, when Jackie tells the staff that he’s in a coma…. continue reading
Work Out returns, Tori & Dean: Inn Love debuts tonight
Bravo’s Work Out returns for a second season tonight at 10 p.m. ET. The show again follows Jackie Warner and the trainers at her high-end L.A. gym, including Amazing Race team member Rebecca Cardon. The good news for reality TV… continue reading
Work Out trainer Doug Blasdell dies, was undergoing chemo for a brain tumor
Doug Blasdell, one of the trainers on Bravo’s Work Out, died Monday. He “was suddenly hospitalized over this weekend and died unexpectedly” on Jan. 22, AfterElton.com reports. He was 44. Jody Watley, who was trained by Doug on the show,… continue reading
Bravo’s Work Out, Oxygen’s The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency both renewed
Two female-centered life- and workplace-focused reality series have been renewed by their respective networks. Bravo is picking up a second season of Work Out, which aired last summer. There’s no word when the new six episodes will debut. Jackie Warner… continue reading