CupidsPulse.com Executive Editor Lori Bizzoco recently met up with Blood, Sweat and Heels reality TV star Brie Bythewood at the New Yorker Suite at the Carlton hotel, located at 88 Madison Avenue between 28th and 29th. The gorgeous 1,050 square foot penthouse includes a separate bedroom and living spaces with beautiful decor, as shown in the celebrity video interview above.
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By Brittany Stubbs

Some of our favorite ladies are back in season 6 of Bravo’s popular show The Real Housewives of New York City, which premieres tonight! Returning to the small screen are Aviva Drescher, Carole Radziwill, Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan, and Heather Thomson, joined by the newest housewife Kristen Taekman, a model and businesswoman.

The series follows these six women as they manage their hectic social calendars, careers, children, and love lives in the Big Apple. Outside of relaxing in the Hamptons and surviving the occasional catfight, if there’s one thing these women know, it’s relationships. From married to widowed to divorced and dating with kids, CupidsPulse.com thought it’d be fun to explore their diverse relationships. While the ladies each have their own witty taglines that describe their personalities in the show’s intro, we couldn’t help but think they deserved ones for their love lives too. If these women had relationship taglines, here’s what they’d be:

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Interview by Lori Bizzoco. Written by Louisa Gonzales and Whitney Johnson.

Marcus Pierce is no stranger to the online dating world, having been active on sites like OkCupid since 2006. The celebrity trainer and Artist Muse creative director also isn’t one to shy away from fun opportunities, so deciding to appear on the premiere episode of Bravo’s new reality TV show Online Dating Rituals of the American Male was an easy choice to make.

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This past Saturday, CupidsPulse.com Executive Editor Lori Bizzoco and Millionaire Matchmaker reality TV star Patti Stanger caught up at Match.com’s Singles in America 2014 event where Stanger moderated a panel discussion with four sex and dating experts, including Celebrity Blogger Perez Hilton, Leading Sex Expert Dr. Emily Morse, Cosmopolitan’s Sex and Relationship Editor Anna Breslaw, and Chief Scientific Advisor for Match.com Dr. Helen Fisher. Prior to the event, we had the opportunity to sit down with the matchmaker, and in our celebrity video interview, we chat with her about online dating, her own personal love story, and her best dating advice for meeting The One.

Related Link: Patti Stanger on Celebrity Relationships and Love in NYC

Celebrity Video Interview with Patti Stanger

“I love Match.com! I’m the girl who dates online,” the reality TV star candidly shares. “This is the way to meet singles. 18 or 80, it doesn’t matter. We just need the tools and the ammunition to do it.”

As for how finding love with fiancé David Krause has changed her? “I’m much more relaxed. I love nesting; I love staying home.”

Watch our celebrity video interview above for more information.

Tune in for The Millionaire Matchmaker on Bravo on Thursdays at 9/8c, and check out Stanger’s line of jewelry at Shop by Bravo!

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Celebrity Video Interview with Marisa Saks

We love watching Marisa Saks on Bravo’s hit reality TV show Millionaire Matchmaker, so we were excited to speak to the sassy matchmaker at OK! magazine’s pre-Grammys party last weekend. In our celebrity video interview, she shares, “The best part about being on the show, I would have to say, is that we have our own little-big family.”

Related Link: Patti Stanger Has Three TIps for Making Up After a Breakup

Plus, the reality TV star shares her number one tip when it comes to a successful relationship and love life “Don’t have loose lips. Listen, listen, listen!”

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Viewers of Top Chef recognize Atlanta chef Richard Blais as the runner-up during the reality show’s fourth season and the winner of season eight, Top Chef: All-Stars. What may surprise fans, though, is his new found passion for healthy cooking. It even surprised the chef himself: “I would never have envisioned that I’d be standing here today talking to you about being a dedicated chef to health and wellness.” In our interview, he discusses the importance of fiber and makes raw oatmeal risotto using Benefiber.

Related Link: Wolfgang Puck of ‘Top Chef: Seattle’ Says Taste Is the Most Important Part of Cooking for Your Loved Ones

While the reality star handles most of the cooking duties at home, he knows a thing or two about sharing space in the kitchen. “My kids do cook. We’re getting them involved,” Blais shares of his daughters, ages five and almost three. “I think it’s really important to build a healthy relationship with food with your kids, whether that’s going to the farmer’s market, going to the grocery store, or getting them at the stove with you.”

He adds, “We just made one of these recipes at home – blue corn meal pancakes – with Benefiber.”

For more information, check out Benefiber on www.facebook.com/Benefiber.

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By Kerri Sheehan

You may know the sassy and fiercely protective Jacqueline Laurita from Bravo’s hit reality show The Real Housewives of New Jersey, but that’s not her only claim to fame.

Before we delve into this season’s drama and last night’s episode, let’s focus on a few things you may not know about Laurita, starting with the fact that this 43-year-old mother of three has her own beauty website, AltruisticBeauty.com, with publicist Suzanne Summers. The two began working on the site together after first developing a friendship. “I told her about my idea, and we decided to turn our love affair for beauty into a business. Since I am a licensed cosmetologist with years of experience and Suzanne is a beauty publicist, we make a great pair. We bring our years of knowledge to the site and also handpicked a team of other beauty and health professionals to blog with us.”

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By Marisa Spano

Imagine inviting strangers into your home to observe your first year of marriage and allowing millions of people to watch the honeymoon stage of your love life. Newly-minted reality star Blair Late can tell you a thing or two about that experience – all good things. Late and his spouse Jeff Pedersen were all for having cameras follow them around as they transitioned into married life.

Of course, reality television was a familiar world for the couple: “I first met Jeff when I was working on a reality series for Melanie Brown from Spice Girls,” he explains. “A producer friend who hung out with us commented that we were a really odd couple.” A year later, they got engaged, and that same friend suggested that they audition for Bravo’s new documentary series, Newlyweds: The First Year. They soon got a call from the network, and after an extensive three-month background check, they agreed to be part of the show.

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By Kerri Sheehan

Australian hairstylist, salon owner and television personality Tabatha Coffey sure has a solid resume. She has been in the hair industry for over 30 years, and in 2007, she was voted the first ever Fan Favorite on the Bravo network’s reality series Shear Genius. Since then, she received her own spin-off series, Tabatha’s Salon Takeover, in which she helps failing salon owners turn their businesses around. After three successful seasons, Coffey has moved on to sprucing up a variety of small businesses on her newest reality television endeavor, Tabatha Takes Over.

“I just had such an overwhelming, positive response from everyone writing to me and saying, ‘I really love what you do. I wish you could help me, but I’m not a hairdresser. I really need help with my business.’ It seemed like a natural progression to be able to go into other businesses and help them turn things around,” says the reality star sensation.

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By Michelle Danzig

She’s witty, laid-back, and beautiful–and couldn’t be a more perfect addition to this season of Bravo’s reality show ‘The Real Housewives of Miami.’ Former playboy and fitness model, 29-year-old Lisa Hochstein absolutely loves being a cast member. In the beginning, it seemed easy to dislike her, as she is the wife of the “Boob God” Dr. Leonard “Lenny” Hochstein and self-proclaimed “best creation” of her husband.

Despite their first impression, everyone was pleasantly surprised to find that she is funny, genuine and the most real of the cast members. Even amidst the telltale drama of the series, Hochstein finds herself very composed. “I have been through so much and have overcome so many of my own personal struggles and bad situations. So I just roll with it,” she says lightheartedly. “It doesn’t affect me because it is nothing compared to what I’ve seen in my past.” …On the edge of your seat? Click here for more!

By Whitney Baker

Fans of reality television will recognize world-renowned chef and restaurateur Wolfgang Puck. Not only was he responsible for the food served at the infamous wedding of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries (filmed for ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’), but he has also appeared as a guest judge on previous seasons of ‘Top Chef: Las Vegas’ and ‘Top Chef: New York.’ And now, Puck is excited to join the tenth season of the cooking-competition series in Seattle as a permanent judge alongside Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons Hugh Acheson and longtime friend Emeril Lagasse with Padma Lakshmi returning as host.

This season of ‘Top Chef: Seattle,’ which premieres on Wednesday, November 7th at 10 p.m. EST on Bravo, focuses on the contestants going back to the basics, something that Puck considers incredibly important when cooking. “I really believe that cooking to learn the foundation is the most important part,” he shares. …On the edge of your seat? Click here to continue.

By Whitney Baker

Matchmaker and reality star Amy Laurent didn’t realize how much she needed her own help until she began filming Bravo’s ‘Miss Advised.’ As viewers saw throughout the first season, she quickly learned how hard it was to be open to love and how scary it was to feel vulnerable. That was the catalyst she needed to write her book, which she began working on two-thirds through filming. 8 Weeks to Everlasting: A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting (and Keeping!) the Guy You Want isn’t about getting the ring or getting to the altar; it’s about building a strong foundation for a lasting relationship with your perfect person. “This book offers simple guidelines that every women needs to follow when they first meet someone they like,” Laurent explains. “It’s about how to change your approach to dating so you don’t lose yourself in it.” No one knows the importance of these parameters better than the author. We had a chance to chat with her about what rules to follow, what lies men tell and what she’s learned in her search for love. …Don’t miss the rest! Click here for more.

Monday, August 6^th @ 10/9c — Miss Advised *SEASON FINALE*

In the season finale, Amy discusses how her prom-disaster date may be the last time she puts herself out there for love. While one love expert still struggles to find a match, another’s future in love looks pretty solid. Emily’s trip to Napa with David takes a sudden turn and morphs their relationship forever.

Watch: Julia breaks down after a bad date

Watch: Emily and David take their relationship to the new level

Monday, August 6^th @ 9/8c — The Real Housewives New York

Over lunch, LuAnn confides in Sonja that she’s trying to have a baby with Jacques. Sonja worries whether or not Jacques’ intentions with LuAnn are pure, and drunkenly confronts him at the housewife holiday party. Her attack on Jacques seems to hit too close to home, leaving most of the housewives wondering if Sonja is really just taking her own issues out on him instead.

Watch: Sonja drunkenly lets loose on Jacques

 Watch: LuAnn offends Carole with ‘racist’ slurr

By Jessica Nappi

Radio show host, author and reality star — what can’t Emily Morse do? If you haven’t seen Emily navigate her dating life on the new hit show ‘Miss Advised,’ produced by Disney darling Ashley Tisdale, read her book, ‘Hot Sex: Over 200 Things You Can Try Tonight!,’ or listened to her radio show, ‘Sex with Emily,’ no doubt you soon will because this young lady is just getting warmed up.  She’s even been dubbed the real-life Carrie Bradshaw, although she openly admits that she has never watched an episode of ‘Sex and The City.”

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Monday, July 30th at 10/9c – Miss Advised

Amy screams on the first date, but it doesn’t involve her “giving it up” in the sexual sense. A rock climbing date brings out her biggest fears, and it’s tough to tell whether or not the climb during the date is literally or figuratively getting the best of her. Later on, Emily’s friend David surprises her on-air, but his appearance leaves them both stunned by how unexpectedly similar their theories on love are…

Monday, July 16^th @ 10/9c — Miss Advised

Matchmaker Julia takes matters into her own hands and plans her dream date. Meanwhile, Amy goes casual on her third date with Lewis but is surprised when she realizes the tables have now turned. Emily tries to get in touch with her sexual side by doing acrobatic yoga on a blind date, but things just get too weird for her liking…

Watch: Is Emily a good kisser?

BONUS: The first episode is available FREE on iTunes!

Monday, July 16th @ 9/8c — The Real Housewives of New York City

It’s down to the ladies’ last days in London, and the built-up tension between Carole, LuAnn and Heather turns into an all-out “royal war.” Back in NYC, Aviva’s concerns with Sonja’s lack of effort in her party planning continues to escalate, and Ramona steps in to “check” on Sonja’s progress. (Ramona sticking her head in Sonja’s business is sure to end smoothly, right?!)

Watch: Ramona’s second child…?

Watch: Ramona discovers how Aviva goes shoe shopping (sans leg).

Monday, July 9th at 10/9c – Miss Advised

While attempting to play hard to get, Amy breaks (another!) rule by desperately asking her date why he didn’t text her. Julia visits a witch (yes, witch!) to help her break bad dating habits. Meanwhile, Emily uncovers some unexpected answers on open relationships…

Watch: Amy unloads on her date.

Watch: Julia hazes her date.

BONUS: The first episode is available for FREE on iTunes here!

Monday, July 9th at 9/8c – The Real Housewives of New York City

It’s London at last for (most of) the housewives! Carole, Sonja and LuAnn live it up in the London penthouse that Heather arranged, but they show their “gratitude” by claiming that Heather’s “lost it” at her Yummie Tummie business dinner. Back in the Big Apple, Ramona and Aviva go retail therapy crazy trying to convince themselves that they’re having the better time.

Watch: London at last!

Watch: Heather’s lost her mind.

By Whitney Baker

As a relationship expert and executive matchmaker for the past seven years, Amy Laurent has plenty of advice when it comes to navigating the dating world. And, now she’s putting it out there publicly starring on Bravo’s new reality series ‘Miss Advised,’ a show that features three single relationship experts as they attempt to follow their own dating advice in the search for love.

Given Laurent’s background, we thought she’d be the perfect source to comment on the most talked about divorce of the week (and most likely the year), the infamous TomKat split.  By now, we’ve all read the tabloids or heard the news that Tom’s obsession with Scientology was a huge factor in their divorce (source), but how important is religion to a marriage?

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Monday, June 2nd @ 10/9c — Miss Advised

Amy reluctantly agrees to go on a blind date that was set up by a friend. Julia enlists a professional love coach to rid her of her bad dating habits and do some digging into her past. It’s back to Michigan for Emily, where visiting her fifth-grade crush makes her wonder if moving home is the answer to finding true love. Get exclusive clips from this week’s episode here!

Watch: Julia admits her worst fear is being called ‘crazy.’

 Watch: Emily’s mom says the answer is to move back to Michigan.

BONUS: The first episode is available for FREE on iTunes!

Monday, July 2nd @ 9/8c — The Real Housewives of New York City

Aviva and Heather meet up to discuss the London trip, and Heather stands by her decision to leave Ramona behind. LuAnn heads to an acupuncturist to see if having another child is possible. Aviva hires Sonja to throw a fifth anniversary party for her and her husband, which leaves Sonja excited but concerned since she’ll be in London (sans Ramona!) during most of the planning. Check out the highlights for this week’s episode below!

Watch: Carole thinks she’s found the perfect man.

Watch: Why does Sonja need three interns?

Monday, June 25^th @ 10/9c — Miss Advised

After her first date in Los Angeles was a bust, Julia looks to rebound with a former college basketball player. Amy continues to break her own rules by dating a younger man. Emily goes on an unconventional date — to a strip club — with one of her radio show guests, rapper Ray Luv.

Watch: Julia’s date won’t kiss on the lips.

Watch: Emily: “If I’ve gotta slap one more strippers ass, I’m gonna shoot myself!”