On
Ellen this week:
Monday, 20 October 2008Rocco Dispirito prepares a dish from his new cookbook Rocco's Real-Life Recipes, then American Idol Jordin Sparks performs Tattoo from her solo, self-titled debut album.
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Tuesday, 21 October 2008The latest, hottest Bachelor, Brad Womack, stops by and leaves Ellen and her audience wondering which bachelorette will win the final rose. Then, Miss Puerto Rico, Ingrid Marie Rivera, chats with Ellen, and country music star Keith Urban sings Everybody from his Greatest Hits CD.
Ellen also talks with Jerry Mika of Draper, Utah, who recently received a $2 million check in the mail from the state of Utah. This was a big mistake because he was only supposed to get a $15.00 refund. His conscience caught up with him, and he returned the check.
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008Ellen hosts Ugly Betty star Vanessa Williams, then the young Dakota Blue Richards - the 13-year-old star of The Golden Compass, who won the part over 10,000 other girls who answered open casting calls for the part of Lyra.
OneRepublic performs its #1 hit song, Apologize.
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Thursday, 23 October 2008
Rapper Snoop Dogg sings his new song, Sensual Seduction and chats about his E! Reality show, Father Hood.
Then Ellen talks with Bryan Dattilo of Days of our Lives and David Frei shows Ellen the winner of Best in Show (an Australian Shepherd) from the United States' National Dog Show.
Also: newlyweds and YouTube stars Michelle and John Brubaker of San Diego, California, explain to Ellen how they shocked their wedding guests with their synchronized non-traditional first dance to Sir Mix-A-Lot's Baby Got Back.
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Friday, 24 October 2008Jenna Bush, daughter of United States President George W. Bush, talks with Ellen about her book Anna's Story: A Journey of Hope, which chronicles the story of a Jamaican teenager born HIV-positive into a life of poverty and abuse, yet who still views her life as a gift from God.
Then R&B star Ryan Shaw performs a song from his debut album This is Ryan Shaw, and 9-year-old Carl Brown, Jr. and 8-year-old Davis Soots share their story of how Davis choked on a Cheez-It cracker at school and his best friend, Carl Jr., performed the Heimlich maneouvre.