Veteran television host Kim Gravel, best known for appearing on QVC with her Belle By Her and Belle Beauty products, has opened up about her Bell’s palsy diagnosis for the first time. Ahead of the launch of her new beauty brand, Love Who You Are (Lwya), the entrepreneur took to social media to share a message with her followers. In the post, she revealed her battle with Bell’s palsy, which is a neurological disorder that causes paralysis or weakness on one side of the face. “My daddy always used to say, ‘You’re either heading into a storm, in a storm or coming out of one,’ and y’all, I am dead set in the middle of it,” she said in an Instagram video posted on Saturday, January 20. “I’m in the storm right now.” She continued, “A few weeks ago, I woke up, and half of my...
- 1/23/2024
- TV Insider
Oh no! It looks like Mama June Shannon hit a snag in her weight loss journey since the first season of her WeTV show From Not to Hot ended. Luckily, Season 2 is right around the corner, and she has a plan to get her fitness back on track by re-joining the pageant circuit! "You need like a twelve, you were a four!" says Mama June's friend while she's trying on dresses. A quick shot shows June munching on unhealthy food like chips and muffins and jiggling her tummy, admitting "I've gained a few pounds." But don't worry, she's not discouraged! After her major transformation last year, she knows what to do to get back in shape, and she's doing it by signing up for a mother-daughter pageant with daughter Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson! That whole storyline will introduce a series of new and familiar characters, like Kim Gravel from...
- 5/22/2018
- by Emy LaCroix
- Life and Style
Steve Harvey revealed he had his future son-in-law “followed” after his daughter announced they were dating.
The talk show host, 61, touched on reports that Selena Gomez‘s mother, Mandy Teefey, disapproved of her relationship with Justin Bieber on Steve Harvey.
Harvey asked his guests Garcelle Beauvais, Tracey Edmonds, Ta’Rhonda Jones, and Kim Gravel if they would ever date someone who their family disapproved of. While the ladies shared their experiences, it was Harvey who had a tale to tell.
Gravel asked him, “What do you think, Steve? Your daughter is dating a professional athlete, does that scare you?”
“It did in the beginning,...
The talk show host, 61, touched on reports that Selena Gomez‘s mother, Mandy Teefey, disapproved of her relationship with Justin Bieber on Steve Harvey.
Harvey asked his guests Garcelle Beauvais, Tracey Edmonds, Ta’Rhonda Jones, and Kim Gravel if they would ever date someone who their family disapproved of. While the ladies shared their experiences, it was Harvey who had a tale to tell.
Gravel asked him, “What do you think, Steve? Your daughter is dating a professional athlete, does that scare you?”
“It did in the beginning,...
- 2/10/2018
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
On Sunday, America will have a new female role model when Miss America chooses its next winner. For Lifetime's “Kim of Queens” star Kim Gravel — a former Miss Georgia and Miss America competitor — the pageant is a huge event for herself, her family and the young pageant girls she coaches. “Miss America is the Super Bowl of beauty for my family,” Gravel told TheWrap. “We all tweet, text, Facebook, and make our predictions on who's going to win. I love texting during the competition with the girls I coach. “Every year I watch Miss America, I get to relive my.
- 9/13/2014
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
On the Season 1 finale of "Kim of Queens," former beauty queen and pageant coach Kim Gravel finds "Double Trouble" when her newest clients are identical twins, plus tempers are short among mothers Debbie, Angie, Lee and Kelly when their daughters have to team up for a "dynamic duos" pageant.
In the above preview, Gravel cackles maniacally at the prospect of making her little pageant girls buddy up for a competition and promises, "I'm going to put their big mouths to the test."
"Kim of Queens" Season 1 comes to an end Tuesday, April 1 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on Lifetime. There is no word yet as to a Season 2 renewal.
In the above preview, Gravel cackles maniacally at the prospect of making her little pageant girls buddy up for a competition and promises, "I'm going to put their big mouths to the test."
"Kim of Queens" Season 1 comes to an end Tuesday, April 1 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on Lifetime. There is no word yet as to a Season 2 renewal.
- 4/1/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Lifetime reality series “Kim of Queens” will be back this summer to rule the pageant circuit. The cable network has renewed the show for a 10-episode second season set to premiere on Tuesday, June 17th, at 10/9c. “‘Kim of Queens’ is yet another example of our success in providing viewers with a rare look into unique worlds that feature incomparable characters you can't find anywhere else,” Lifetime's nonfiction programming senior vice president Eli Lehrer told TheWrap in a statement. Also read: ‘Orphan Black's’ Dylan Bruce Returning for Lifetime's ‘Flowers in the Attic’ Sequel He continued, “We are very excited to bring Kim Gravel,...
- 3/25/2014
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
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