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THE TALK Secrets Revealed: Julie Chen Had Eye Surgery To Look Less Asian To Attain Goals In Broadcasting!

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On the  season four premiere of The Talk, the ladies of the panel have been each taking turns sharing a very personal secret that has never before been told publicly or to each other.

On yesterday’s episode, Julie Chen revealed she had surgery on her eyes years ago after a local news director in Dayton Ohio, where she was at the beginnings of her news career as a field reporter and had made known she would like to be a news anchor, told her she looked bored during interviews, and a talent agent advised that without opening her eyes, she would never make it to a big market. This caused controversy in her family particularly since Julie is very proud of her Chinese heritage.

Listen to the heartbreaking tale of Julie’s difficult decision to try to move forward in her chosen profession to attain her goals where she faced significant racism and remarks due to her race.

Watch Julie reveal her secret on her eye surgery after the jump, and then let us know how you feel about her story!

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Lchan
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Lchan

Forget about the eyes. Look at how much surgery she had on her nose

Marion
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Marion

my thoughts exactly Lchan, that nose is only about half its original size

Anne
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Anne

Michael

Please don’t write about these awful talk shows. We don’t care.

Lisa
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Lisa

Excuse me, check the ratings. I care and plenty of people obviously DO care. The Talk has built a loyal audience that is growing steadily, little by little. I like Julie Chen, enjoy the show very much, and look forward to watching it each day. It’s a harmless, fun show that puts a smile on my face, and I appreciate this theme for the first week of their new season. If you don’t like/watch it, that’s fine, but don’t ruin it for the rest of us who do. You soap fans are NOT so far above everyone else. Yeah, stick… Read more »

Mary SF
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Mary SF

Lisa– I don’t think soap fans think we are above talk shows. The sad truth is many of our beloved soaps were cancelled by networks and replaced by talk shows. If networks hadn’t done that, the black lash against talk shows by soaps fans would not exist. If talk shows get as many or more eyeballs watching them that sends a message to networks that they can do away with soaps altogether. So If you sense hostility toward talk shows by soap fans I think it is for that reason. They are threatening the existing four soaps. In the old… Read more »

Kate
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Kate

I agree. Stop the talk about The Talk.

brian
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brian

So sad… she should have slapped that talent agent…then tried for a career in Canada…
we have many successful news broadcastors of many races.

aria
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aria

wow she looks totally different, either way she is beautiful and its sad she was so discriminated agianst .

Anne
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Anne

Discrimination is unacceptable, but things worked out well for her. She’s married to the President of CBS and she has a highly paid job which requires her to do nothing to engage in mindless patter.

Mo
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Mo

Her eyes do look better after. She looks more trustworthy after. It also looks like she had some nose work done.

bc
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bc

Talk abt brutal honesty! Tired tv show “the view” could only dream of topping that revelation! It’s completely not surprising though for julie chen to be told she’s not “relatable” enough bec of her Asian american features and heitage and she must conform to white standards of physical appearance for her career to prosper. This is something being told implicitly and explicitly to racial minorities by “tolerant” and “progressive” hollywood. Asian american actors and actresses and public personalities who are part white get more opportunities bec their looks conform more to Anglo features. It’s the same thing for other racial… Read more »

Jared
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Jared

What a beautiful lady!

JustSaying
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JustSaying

Wow. Discrimination in the news media. I’m shocked. I’m really shocked. Shame on you Ohio. Shame, shame, shame.

Seriously, I’m not surprised. Work discrimination happens everywhere. All she needed to do is change her makeup and she would have been fine.

mario soriano
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mario soriano

I love the talk. julie chen is beautiful. I’m so happy that the talk is a big hit. i watch it every day.

Robet
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Robet

It’s sad she felt she had to do that because she was beautiful before. However, she needs a refund as she is still a beautiful Asian woman who unfortunately had WAY TOO much plastic surgery!

kevin tredway
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kevin tredway

All of you ladies on the Talk are BEAUTIFUL I’m so proud of all of you for bringing out your secrets. And believe me I know what I’m talking about you see I had a stroke 3 years ago which was just following up a heart valve replacementto make a long story short I now have 2 cow valves, yes cow! in my heart and I’ve been code blue or dead 3 times ,but Julie whom ever made you painted you with a golden paint brush,( your beautiful) and I’m glad you ladies have your show it has gotten me… Read more »

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‘Young Rock’ Canceled By NBC After Three Seasons

NBC canned both The Rock-inspired comedy series, Young Rock along with Grand Crew on Friday.  The pro wrestling comedy featured Dwayne Johnson, as the sYoung Rock revealed the story of different chapters of Johnson’s life.

From growing up in a strong and resilient family to being surrounded by the wild characters of his professional wrestling family to playing football at the University of Miami, the show explored the crazy rollercoaster that has shaped Dwayne into the man he is today and the larger-than-life characters he’s met along the way.

Young Rock used several current WWE stars throughout its three seasons along with actors portraying some of pro wrestlers most-known and most notorious figures. This past season, Becky Lynch took on the role of Cyndi Lauper.

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Part of the reason for the cancellation was a dip in linear ratings.  Season 3 averaged 1.4 million total viewers, while season 2 drew an average of 2.23 million viewers.

The now third and final season ended its 13-episode run this past February.  The series was produced by Universal Television, Seven Bucks Productions and Fierce Baby Productions.

Did you enjoy ‘Young Rock’? Sad to hear it has been canceled? Would you like to see another series similar told about a pro wrestling superstar, or another TV series for Dwayne Johnson as well? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

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Andrea Bocelli to Appear on The Bold and the Beautiful

The Bold and the Beautiful will have a very special guest during its upcoming Italian remote episodes, when opera superstar, Andrea Bocelli, makes a guest appearance and sings on the CBS daytime drama.

Bocelli will appear on June 26th in scenes and a performance filmed in Rome.

According to PEOPLE.com, in story, Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) arranges with her friend, Andrea’s wife, Veronica Bocelli, to surprise Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) with a special performance of his popular song, ‘A Te.’

In addition, both Veronica Bocelli and their daughter, Virginia Bocelli will also appear in the episode.

As we move closer to the airing of B&B’s Italy remote, which begins on June 16th and will run through June 28th, CBS shared, “The City of Eternal Love and its stunning architectural beauty will be the setting of a magically romantic story, the preview of Hope Logan’s (Annika Noelle) elegant new fashion collection is a triumph, but the magic of the moment could either break, or fulfill, the promise of true love.”

So, what do you think about Andrea Bocelli appearing on B&B, which continues to be the most-watched daily dramatic television show in the world? Comment below.

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B&B’s Matthew Atkinson Gets Engaged to Brytnee Ratledge

Congratulations are in order for The Bold and the Beautiful’s Matthew Atkinson (Thomas Forrester).  Matthew is now engaged to be married to his longtime girlfriend, Brytnee Ratledge.  The couple made the announcement on June 9th.

While B&B’s Thomas hasn’t had much luck in the romance department, all that could change if Hope (Annika Noelle) gives into her feelings for him!

As for Atkinson, he shared his engagement photos to Ratledge.  In his IG post, Matthew simply captioned the moment expressing,”Living, breathing proof of God’s faithfulness.”

Several of Matthew’s B&B co-stars co-signed the happy news in the comment section of the duo’s IG posts including: Tanner Novlan (Finn, B&B) with  “Biggest congratulations, guys!” and Courtney Hope (Sally, Y&R and ex-B&B) expressing, “Yahhhhhh congrats!”

Like her fiancé, Brytnee is also a performer. She has appeared in numerous films and TV projects including: Lifetime’s Stalked By My Ex and The Au Pair Nightmare, and ABC’s comedy, The Goldbergs.

The couple also traveled to Italy together during the recent remote shoot for B&B.  Look for those scenes, in which Atkinson is featured, to air on the CBS daytime drama series starting next week on June 16th.

Share your well-wishes and for Matthew and Brytnee on their engagement via the comment section below.

 

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