Brie & Nikki Bella to Host Amazon’s Social Dating Competition Series “Twin Love”

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Tom Castaneda

Brie and Nikki Bella are twinning in love.

Amazon has ordered a new competition series Twin Love, hosted by the 39-year-old half-Mexican American WWE stars and twin sisters.

Amazon has greenlit the series from ITV Entertainment. It will air on Prime Video and in the U.S. and UK and premiere simultaneously on free streamer Freevee.

Twin Love is a social dating experiment that explores the love lives of identical twins. Ten sets of twins will be split up and placed into two houses of identical casts, where they’ll begin a unique and compelling search for love.

The series will discover if their inherent similarities extend to their romantic desires. When separated from their twin brothers and sisters—some for the first time ever—will they pursue the same identical partners? Or will their choices be dramatically different?

The series, which will launch this summer, is based on a Dutch format created by ITV Studios Netherlands; the latest format to come out of the country responsible for Big Brother, The Voice and The Traitors.

“Twin Love is a social dating experience like no other, blending the specificity of being a twin—someone born, quite literally, with a biological soulmate—with the universality of being single and searching for lasting romantic love,” said Lauren Anderson, head of AVOD Original Content and Unscripted Programming, Amazon Studios.

Brie and Nikki, the former wrestling duo, have starred in a number of reality series including E!’s hit Total Divas and Total Bellas.

Eva Marie to Star in the Action-Thriller “Phoenix”

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Tom Castaneda

Natalie Eva Marie is headed to Phoenix…

The half-Mexican American professional wrestler, WWE star, actress, fashion designer and model will star in the action-thriller Phoenix, from Tadross Media Group, Bulldog Brothers Entertainment and director Daniel Zirilli.

Eva Marie, as she’s known in the ring, will star alongside Randy Couture, Neal McDonough, former WWE tag team champion Oleg Prudius, Bai Lin and former UFC lightweight champion Rashad Evans in the film.

The film has entered production in Miami.

Phoenix centers on Fiona “Phoenix” Grant (Marie), a U.S. Army veteran sergeant who is teaching hand-to-hand combat skills in Afghanistan when she receives word that her father, Everett Grant (Couture), a prominent security specialist, has been killed in Florida. The police report says it was suicide, but Fiona doesn’t believe it. Encouraged to take a leave of absence by her commanding officer (McDonough), she heads back to the U.S. and soon learns that the prime suspect is Maxim Vasiliiev (Prudius), a ruthless local drug kingpin with an army of mercenaries and enough legal, political and business influence to keep him outside the law. Armed to the teeth, she plans to take out Vasiliiev with her bare hands, and nothing is going to stop her.

Zirilli adapted the film from a story he wrote with Alexander Nistratov.

Eva Marie, who appeared in the reality series Total Divas, has appeared in Inconceivable and Hard Kill.

Natalie Eva Marie Starring in the Thriller “Inconceivable”

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Natalie Eva Marie is preparing to make her film debut…

The 32-year-old half-Mexican American actress, fitness model and professional wrestler is starring opposite Nicolas Cage in the thriller Inconceivable.

The film, which also stars Gina Gershon, Faye Dunaway and Nicky Whelan, follows Katie (Whelan), who moves to town with her young daughter in order to start a new life after enduring abuse in her past and she quickly befriends another mother, Angela (Gershon), and her husband Brian (Cage). Angela notices odd behavior from Katie, and begins to question whether Katie’s intentions are as innocent as she makes them out to be, or if something dark is lurking beneath the surface.

Written by Chloe King, filming is set to begin next month with Lionsgate Premiere releasing the picture in the U.S., while Highland Film Group will sell internationally.

Natalie previously appeared on the reality television series Total Divas as part of the main cast.

E! to Premiere The Bella Twins’ “Total Bellas” Series in October

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Nikki and Brie Bella’s spinoff is set to launch this October.

E! has announced plans to premiere its Total Divas spinoff Total Bellas on Wednesday, October 5.

The six hourlong episodes will give viewers an exclusive, intimate look into the VIP lives of the WWE superstars, both former WWE Divas Champions, and the men in their lives, John Cena and Daniel Bryan, as the four coexist under one roof for the first time.

The series kicks off with Nikki and John being sidelined by injuries and Daniel’s recent retirement from the ring.

Total Bellas is produced by WWE and Bunim/Murray Productions.

Romo to Attend This Year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Mr. Romo goes to Washington…

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is among the Hispanic celebrities expected to attend this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the final dinner of President Barack Obama’s administration.

Romo will attend the event as a guest of Fox News Channel, alongside the WWE and Total Divas star Nikki Bella, who will soon be appearing opposite her twin sister Brie in E!’s Total Bellas reality series.

The 90th annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner will take place on Saturday. It’ll be hosted by Comedy Central’s Larry Wilmore.

Other Hispanic celebrities on the guest list include Rosario Dawson as a guest of Time magazine, and Christy Turington Burns as a guest of the Wall Street Journal.

Here’s a look at the list so far:

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
Cheryl Boone Isaacs (AMPAS President)
Chris Dodd (MPAA CEO)
Vivica A. Fox (Independence Day: Resurgence)
John Cena and Nikki Bella (WWE)
JC Chasez (N’Sync)
Ryan Kwanten (True Blood)
Sela Ward (Independence Day: Resurgence)
Jeff Goldblum (Independence Day: Resurgence)
Cheryl Ladd (Charlie’s Angels – 40 year anniversary of the show)
Gladys Knight
Tony Romo (Dallas Cowboys)
Toks Olagundoye (Castle)

ABC NEWS
Will Smith (Suicide Squad)
Jada Pinkett Smith (Magic Mike XXL)
Shonda Rhimes (Scandal EP, among many other things)
Kerry Washington (Scandal)
Tony Goldwyn (Scandal)
Scott Foley (Scandal)
Anthony Anderson (black-ish)
Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish)
Kenya Barris (black-ish creator/EP)
Whoopi Goldberg (The View)
Joy Behar (The View)
Paula Farris (The View)
Raven-Symone (The View)
Michelle Collins (The View)

THOMSON REUTERS
Michael Kelly (House of Cards)
Illana Glazer (Broad City)
Abbi Jacobson (Broad City)
Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey)
Von Miller (Denver Broncos, Super Bowl MVP)
Odell Beckham, Jr., (New York Giants)

CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NEWORK
Candace Cameron Bure (Fuller House/The View)

BLOOMBERG
Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Star Wars Episode VIII)

NBC NEWS
Jaime Alexander (Blindspot)

TIME
Neve Campbell (House of Cards)
Priyanka Chopra (Quantico)
Alan Cumming (The Good Wife)
Rosario Dawson (Daredevil)
Miles Teller (Divergent franchise)
Kendall Jenner (Keeping Up With The Kardashians)
Wendi McLendon-Covey (The Goldbergs)

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Ed Burns (Public Morals)
Christy Turington Burns

E! Green Lights “Total Divas” Spinoff “Total Bellas” Starring The Bella Twins

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Tom Castaneda

Nikki and Brie Bella are the Bellas of the Ball at E!

E! has given the green light to the Total Divas spinoff Total Bellas, a docuseries starring the 32-year-old half-Mexican American twin professional wrestlers, models and actresses.

The six hour-long episodes will take an in-depth look at the lives of the Bella Twins and their significant others, John Cena and Daniel Bryan, as the WWE stars move in together and enter a new chapter of their lives, both professionally and personally.

The Bella Twins will continue to appear on Total Divas, which concludes its fifth season at 9:00 pm on Tuesday. The series returns for its sixth season in the fall.

Total Divas and Total Bellas are produced by WWE and Bunim-Murray Productions.

They are both former WWE Divas Champions, with Nikki’s second reign of 301 days being the longest in the title’s history. In November 2015, Nikki was ranked #1 in Pro Wrestling Illustrated‘s Female 50 in 2015.

E! Picks Up The Bella Twins’ “Total Divas” for a Second Season

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

It looks like Brianna Garcia-Colace and Nicole Garcia-Colace aren’t going anywhere…

E! has ordered a second season of the 30-year-old half-Mexican American twins’ reality series Total Divas.

The reality series follows the private and often complicated lives of some of WWE’s most popular Divas, the Garcia-Colaces, who are commonly known as The Bella Twins, and their romantic relationships with WWE superstars John Cena and Daniel Bryan.

Season Two will bring The Bellas’ 30th birthday in addition to Brie’s journey to the altar with Bryan.

It will continue with new Season One episodes on Sundays at 10 PM through December 15.

The series then will return for Season 2 in early 2014.

E! and WWE the Order Six More Episodes of The Bella Twins’ Hit Reality Series

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

It looks like you’ll be seeing more of Brianna Garcia-Colace and Nicole Garcia-Colace on television…

E! and WWE have announced plans to add six episodes to the new reality series Total Divas, starring the 29-year-old half-Mexican American twin models and professional wrestlers, better known as The Bella Twins.

The series tracks the in-ring and behind the scenes lives of pro lady wrestlers Natalya, the Bella Twins, and the Funkadactlys as well as their male WWE superstar counterparts and the network’s divas-in-training.

Three episodes of the WWE and Bunim-Murray production have aired so far with the series debut hitting 1.3M viewers and last Sunday’s episode notching a series high 1.7M viewers.

The initial episode run will have its summer finale on September 15, with the newly added six episodes returning this fall on November 17 at 10: 00 pm ET.

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