Celebrity "Believe It Or Not"

by Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger

14 Sep 2007 11:35 AM

And you thought the prospect of having a Grammy award-winner sit next to you in college was hard to wrap your mind around, get a load of this next celebrity tidbit:

New parents Tori Spelling and her husband Dean McDermott apparently have such a difficult time being away from each other that their agent has been told to shop them around as a team. YIKES!

It's true; they've had mild success with their last joint project--their Oxygen network reality series, Tori & Dean: Inn Love, based on their attempts at running a California B&B. Their other joint project (one that has been met with more raves) is 6-month-old son Liam.

Now, it appears the couple is at it again. According to the New York Post, Spelling and McDermott "are currently in talks" with show producers to strut their stuff on Broadway in the current incarnation of the musical Chicago. The paper reports that Spelling would play the role of Roxie Hart, the murderous heroine of the story, and McDermott would portray her crooked lawyer, Billy Flynn.

If the couple does sign on for the respective parts it wouldn't be the first time a real life married couple appeared in the show. Amy Spanger and Michael C. Hall as well as Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin, have starred in the stage version of the musical.

In other head shaking celebrity news Carol Channing's signature dress - a shimmery number she wore in the stage production of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" - has been stolen.

According to police reports, the 86-year-old actress and her husband were checking into a Hollywood hotel when an unknown man took off with one of her bags from a luggage cart in the lobby. The stolen bag contained the famous dress, which Channing told police was valued at $150,000.

The award-winning actress' gown was reportedly on its way to the Smithsonian museum for an exhibit, along with her 1964 Tony award for "Hello Dolly." (Luckily, the award was in a different bag.)

Interestingly, when reporters questioned Channing about the theft she appeared unphased.

"I'm not crying about it. I didn't know it was such a historic specimen," Channing said. "The Smithsonian was crying."

Police say they have obtained surveillance video of the thief exiting the hotel with the dress bag, but are waiting to press charges because officers say they want the dress back first.

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Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism.

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