Tuesday night I turned the TV to Bravo hoping to catch the repeat of that night's Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, but I was too early. Instead I caught an episode of Hey Paula. I had previously said to myself that I had no desire to watch this show; I don't like to know much about the lives, or personalities, of singers and actors, I'm afraid it will cause me to have a bias in how I take in their work (though I did watch Being Bobby Brown, 'cause that was just freaking hilarious, and I was never a big fan of him or Whitney anyway). Being that Paula Abdul is someone that I admired greatly when I was younger, I didn't want anything to taint that memory.
I watched the show anyway, most of the time thinking "Oh my gosh, are you drunk?" as were all of the reporters she interviewed with. She would either not pay attention to their questions or answer with something totally off the wall, it was actually pretty amusing. They said it was mostly from lack of sleep (she has insomnia), and nerves.
I never imagined she was such a diva either, "I'm tired of everyone not treating me like the gift that I am," awesome! She never has any money on her (which I can understand, as I often don't have cash either), and is constantly getting someone in her entourage to pay her way. That can seem a bit like she just thinks she entitled to it, that she shouldn't have to pay for anything, but I just found it really, really funny. You have to see her in the situation to really get it.
After watching the show I'm left with a strong impression, and a hope really, that it is all a joke, some kind of publicity stunt.
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