Why is Scarlett Johansson helping hot young aspiring "If I Can Dream" actor Ben Elliott rehearse his lines -- in his bedroom?
And why don't you ever see anyone watching TV on the web-based reality show? And what goes on regularly in the "Dream" den involving a saxophone?
Those are just a few mysteries we uncovered (and solved) when we toured the house and met the stars of "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller's latest brainchild, "If I Can Dream," a web-based reality TV show that lets viewers see what it would be like to be a young person, trying to make it in Hollywood.
Living in a Hollywood Hills home festooned with 63 cameras and mics capturing their every move and sound 24/7 are brunette model Giglianne Braga, aspiring actors Ben Elliot and blonde Kara Killmer, and musician Alex Lambert. whom you may recall from "American Idol."
These attractive young people...
And why don't you ever see anyone watching TV on the web-based reality show? And what goes on regularly in the "Dream" den involving a saxophone?
Those are just a few mysteries we uncovered (and solved) when we toured the house and met the stars of "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller's latest brainchild, "If I Can Dream," a web-based reality TV show that lets viewers see what it would be like to be a young person, trying to make it in Hollywood.
Living in a Hollywood Hills home festooned with 63 cameras and mics capturing their every move and sound 24/7 are brunette model Giglianne Braga, aspiring actors Ben Elliot and blonde Kara Killmer, and musician Alex Lambert. whom you may recall from "American Idol."
These attractive young people...
- 8/8/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Some thought it was a condom ad. Others saw it as soft pornography. In the end, it turned out to be the latest teaser from PETA that has people debating whether, in a bid to raise awareness about their campaign, the group that stands against cruelty to animals may have sexed things up a bit too much.The ad, which stands for PETA’s campaign, ‘Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur’, features singer Miley Cryus’ ex Justin Gaston, model Giglianne Braga and actor Ben Elliot. “This campaign implies that the fur industry is so bloody and cruel that we’d actually rather go ...
- 7/8/2010
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
London, July 03 – Miley Cyrus’ ex Justin Gaston has done a nude shoot for a new advertising campaign for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
Gaston teamed up with budding model Giglianne Braga and actor Ben Elliot in the bare all photo shoot, aimed to create awareness about animal cruelty.
And the 21-year-old model is happy to help with such a good cause.
“With this PETA campaign, what I really wanted was it not to be about me but to be about the animals,” the Daily Star quoted him as saying.
He added: “We’re trying to bring light to this.
Gaston teamed up with budding model Giglianne Braga and actor Ben Elliot in the bare all photo shoot, aimed to create awareness about animal cruelty.
And the 21-year-old model is happy to help with such a good cause.
“With this PETA campaign, what I really wanted was it not to be about me but to be about the animals,” the Daily Star quoted him as saying.
He added: “We’re trying to bring light to this.
- 7/4/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Filed under: TV News
The stars of the hit Web series 'If I Can Dream' are baring all for PETA. Justin Gaston (a former beau of Miley Cyrus), Giglianne Braga and Ben Elliot dropped their clothes for the animal rights organization.
'If I Can Dream' is an original Web series from Simon Fuller, the creator of 'American Idol.' The series follows five aspiring artists, including the three who are nude at right, Kara Killmer and 'Idol' alumnus Alex Lambert.
The stars are followed 24/7 by 60 cameras as their lives and careers are chronicled for the masses. 'If I Can Dream' is the most-watched series on Hulu.
Viewers can catch the stars 24/7 here and episodes on the series here and after the jump.
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The stars of the hit Web series 'If I Can Dream' are baring all for PETA. Justin Gaston (a former beau of Miley Cyrus), Giglianne Braga and Ben Elliot dropped their clothes for the animal rights organization.
'If I Can Dream' is an original Web series from Simon Fuller, the creator of 'American Idol.' The series follows five aspiring artists, including the three who are nude at right, Kara Killmer and 'Idol' alumnus Alex Lambert.
The stars are followed 24/7 by 60 cameras as their lives and careers are chronicled for the masses. 'If I Can Dream' is the most-watched series on Hulu.
Viewers can catch the stars 24/7 here and episodes on the series here and after the jump.
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- 7/3/2010
- by Chris Harnick
- Aol TV.
Miley Cyrus' model ex Justin Gaston has stripped off for a racy new advertising campaign for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
Gaston joins aspiring model Giglianne Braga and wannabe actor Ben Elliot, his co-stars on online reality show If I Can Dream, in the nude photoshoot, which aims to raise awareness about animal cruelty.
In the ad, Gaston is pictured standing partially behind Braga to protect his modesty, while he cups her left breast to save her from completely baring her boob.
And the 21 year old is happy to help with such a good cause.
He says, "With this PETA campaign, what I really wanted was it not to be about me but to be about the animals. We're trying to bring light to this cause.
Cyrus split from Gaston last summer.
Gaston joins aspiring model Giglianne Braga and wannabe actor Ben Elliot, his co-stars on online reality show If I Can Dream, in the nude photoshoot, which aims to raise awareness about animal cruelty.
In the ad, Gaston is pictured standing partially behind Braga to protect his modesty, while he cups her left breast to save her from completely baring her boob.
And the 21 year old is happy to help with such a good cause.
He says, "With this PETA campaign, what I really wanted was it not to be about me but to be about the animals. We're trying to bring light to this cause.
Cyrus split from Gaston last summer.
- 7/3/2010
- WENN
Talk about a great way to get a lot of attention for a new Web series.
Justin Gaston, whom you may remember from being Miley Cyrus' super-cute underwear model boyfriend, and hot newcomers Giglianne Braga, and Ben Elliot have shed their clothes for PETA, the animal rights organization.
All three are on the new 24/7 Hulu reality show "If I Can Dream," the brainchild of "American Idol" and So You Think You Can Dance" creator Simon Fuller and 19 Entertainment.
We are suddenly very (make that Very) intrigued by "Iicd", which features five aspiring artists who try to make it in Hollywood while the world watches them all day and all night, seven days a week. Just think, you get to watch Justin sleep, just like Miley used to.
With 60 cameras rolling 24/7, viewers watch as these contestants get mentored by Fuller's best managers and coaches and live their lives. They stay...
Justin Gaston, whom you may remember from being Miley Cyrus' super-cute underwear model boyfriend, and hot newcomers Giglianne Braga, and Ben Elliot have shed their clothes for PETA, the animal rights organization.
All three are on the new 24/7 Hulu reality show "If I Can Dream," the brainchild of "American Idol" and So You Think You Can Dance" creator Simon Fuller and 19 Entertainment.
We are suddenly very (make that Very) intrigued by "Iicd", which features five aspiring artists who try to make it in Hollywood while the world watches them all day and all night, seven days a week. Just think, you get to watch Justin sleep, just like Miley used to.
With 60 cameras rolling 24/7, viewers watch as these contestants get mentored by Fuller's best managers and coaches and live their lives. They stay...
- 7/2/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Say what you will about Miley Cyrus' questionable taste in wardrobe—she clearly has good taste in men. The Hannah Montana star's former beau, Justin Gaston, strips down in the name of animal rights in a new PETA ad, along with fellow If I Can Dream castmates Giglianne Braga and Ben Elliot. Says Gaston of the flesh-friendly endeavor, "With this PETA campaign, what I really wanted was it not to be about me but to be about the animals. We're trying to bring light to this cause." Clearly, Gaston will bring out the animal in many who gaze upon this image of his unclothed bod....
- 7/2/2010
- by Celebuzz
- Celebuzz.com
What happens when you put five aspiring performers in a Los Angeles house with cameras running 24 hours a day for all the world to see? American Idol creator Simon Fuller decided to find out by creating If I Can Dream. The online series captures the lives of five twenty-somethings as they struggle to find a gig in Hollywood. While it's great to finally find a job, it also means they're out of the house and a new person, who can audition via MySpace, will fill their vacancy.
Stars in waiting: Celebs clamoring to replace Cowell, Idol creator says
Amanda Phillips, 23, and Ben Elliot, 22, two of the five inaugural housemates, talked to TVGuide.com about living their lives on camera, the pitfalls of fame and healthy competition...
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Stars in waiting: Celebs clamoring to replace Cowell, Idol creator says
Amanda Phillips, 23, and Ben Elliot, 22, two of the five inaugural housemates, talked to TVGuide.com about living their lives on camera, the pitfalls of fame and healthy competition...
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- 3/4/2010
- by Natalie Abrams
- TVGuide - Breaking News
The Quintessentially club at the House of St. Barnabas, in London. Wandering through the door of London's No. 1 Greek Street, in Soho, on Tuesday evening, felt like breaking into a stately home while the owners were having a party. A pretty big party. One where British designer Karen Millen was finishing her glass of claret in the bar, jeweler Stephen Webster was watching some strangely enjoyable Soho entertainment in the lounge, model Poppy Delevigne was skipping in and out of the garden chasing canapés, and the Duchess of Cornwall’s son Tom Parker Bowles had disappeared to the chapel for some quiet time. With such a full house, rest and relaxation were necessary if Parker Bowles wanted to reflect on the recent accomplishment of his cousin, and the concierge group Quintessentially's co-founder, Ben Elliot: Quintessentially Soho, a not-for-profit members’ club that opened during a recession in one of London’s oldest homeless refuges,...
- 10/1/2009
- Vanity Fair
1. Sophie Hunter and Johnny Borrell. 2. Noelle Reno and Hofit Golan. 3. David Hasselhoff and his daughters. High security battled high society at the Kensington Palace Gates, in London, last Thursday night at the Quintessentially Perrier-Jouët summer party. Concierge club co-founder Ben Elliot cut a fine yet rather formal figure in a blue Ralph Lauren suit, but those he greeted on the steps of the Orangery were quite a different kettle of fish. The dress code was avant-garde, after all, and for guests, including actor Thomas Sangster, writer Richard Dennen, model Poppy Delevingne, Hofit Golan, model Lily Cole, and the Marquis of Worcester, no outfit was too loud, no bustle too big, and no color too garish. Actress Sophie Hunter, sporting a baby bump, and Razorlight singer Johnny Borrell were spotted sitting on a wicker chair that appeared suspended in mid-air beneath an arch of white roses. It was only when one partygoer piped up,...
- 6/22/2009
- Vanity Fair
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