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Sleep Eating Disorder? Paula Abdul Says Kara DioGuardi Raided Her Fridge While Asleep
Kara DioGuardi has become a household name since becoming the fourth judge on "American Idol" last year, but her former co-star Paula Abdul wants us all to remember one thing - she was the one who discovered the songwriter-turned-reality star ten years ago. But having lived with DioGuardi, Abdul also discovered the musician suffered from an interesting eating issue.
"I literally discovered Kara and believed in her, we had lunch together and I told her that if she wants to give two weeks notice, I would move a stranger into my own home. She lived with me and we became the best roommates, we never fought, except she would sleep walk and eat," Abdul told Tarts after announcing the AMA nominations on Tuesday morning. "I'd wake up in the morning and I thought ‘did my dog do this?’ There was food on the ground. ‘What the heck?’ I thought. But she would have no recollection that she did it."
And it seemed this was quite a topic of conversation among their friendship circle.
"The proof is in the pudding, one of her best friends said ‘oh you think you had it bad? She ate mine and my husband’s first anniversary wedding cake... in her sleep.’ So I didn’t feel so bad," Abdul continued.
Last year DioGuardi admitted to having suffered a binge eating disorder in her younger years and acquired professional help in a treatment facility. The judge also told Extra that she would get up in the middle of the night and attempt to drown out her emotions by stuffing down food.
But back to ‘American Idol’ - Miss Abdul also sounded off on the fact that so many seem to think she and DioGuardi were jealous of one another and clashed as a result.
"It was just ridiculous, no one ever seemed to pit the guys against each other and there is definite jealousy that goes on with the guys," she divulged. "We are strong women and she was my roommate, so it is absolutely ridiculous. It's the men who are jealous; pit the men against each other."
And although Abdul still plans on watching the hit FOX show and believes her replacement Ellen DeGeneres will be "fantastic," her nights in front of the flat screen won’t be without a pang of sadness.
"I feel tremendously blessed to be part of history making with that show and the fact that I was so there for the contestants. I felt like I was a mamma-bear to cubs and I was there to protect them. I'll miss that but I'll be rooting on everyone," Abdul added. "I've talked to Simon. He misses me, and I know it. I talk to him a lot; he says he loves me and that is really disturbing to me."
Tracy Anderson: Madonna Didn’t Dump Me!
The blogosphere has been abuzz with reports that Madonna’s long-time trainer Tracy Anderson gave her marching orders, however a rep for the fitness guru told Tarts that the relationship ended on good terms.
"It is true that Tracy is no longer traveling with, living with and training Madonna - but it is not true that Madonna fired her and it is not true that Tracy didn't finish the tour," a rep said. "Madonna did not leave Tracy and Tracy did not leave Madonna. They came to a mutual agreement after three-and-a-half great years of working together. It is in fact a very positive, exciting and happy time for Tracy and her company and her clients."
Pop Tarts actually caught up with Anderson at Nintendo’s Wii Fit Plus launch in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago after she returned from Brazil with the pop queen, and Anderson dished on Madge’s workout routine.
"She is like a professional athlete, (her regime) doesn’t apply to the general public," Anderson said at the launch. "She doesn’t run. It’s an intense workout. When we were on tour: two hours a day, dance aerobics for an hour and muscular structure for an hour."
But even with Madonna out of the picture, Anderson is still busy pushing and perfecting the physiques of Shakira, Courteney Cox and of course her BFF, Gwyneth Paltrow .
"Gwyneth does the work consistently, she’s a mum and career woman and still gets her workouts in. She only does my method. That is it. There is no running. There is no random exercise. I advise against running. No spin classes. You can’t use your muscles over and over - it creates a bulky thick figure. You want long and lean and your muscular structure more balanced," Anderson said. "Gwyneth is amazing cook so she can enjoy family and friends and food and not be a slave to exercise all the time."
But what goes between the lips of these A-list hotties?
"If you have weight to lose cut out wheat and dairy, processed foods and carbs," Anderson advised. "For breakfast I’m a huge fan of ‘think thin’ bars. I think they are the best protein bar on the market. It is good because it has good carbs that won’t make you feel bloated. Or a hard-boiled egg."
For lunch, Anderson suggests steamed chicken breast, chopped kale and spinach (have as much volume as you want, but clean) and dinner should be fish and asparagus.
"Don’t deprive yourself of chocolate - have a few scoops of sorbet. I am a chocolate freak so let’s just be real," Anderson added. "We’re women and we crave certain things. Understand that even if its tough, get your workout out of the way, and get your body in a certain zone."
Bai Ling Lies To Michael Bolton
Nobody quite knows what Bai Ling is famous for (other then a few small movie roles) however the odd actress seems to crash almost every Hollywood party and Sunday night’s Alfred E. Mann Foundation Gala was no exception.
We’re told Ling (who Pop Tarts spies spotted on a romantic date with Lionel Richie earlier this year) made Michael Bolton uncomfortable by having him pose with her for repeated photos on her personal camera and gushed that she was "a huge fan."
But moments earlier, Ling asked a female friend "who is that?" while motioning to the pop prince. Busted.
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