Drew Carey's 'Price' Debut on the Money

Comedian credits 'no bread,' 'lots of cardio'

(NEWSER) - Have you seen a picture of Drew Carey lately? You might not recognize him—the once-portly comedian has dropped a striking 80 pounds from his 5-foot-10 frame and now wears size 33-34 pants. How did he do it? Most important was motivation: "It sucks being fat, you know," Bob Barker's successor as host of The Price Is Right tells People . "I was sick of being fat on the camera. I was diabetic with Type 2 diabetes. Now I'm not diabetic anymore." More»

Bob Barker does karate...for real

(NEWSER) - Susan Sarandon isn’t just an actress: She’s also a ping-pong enthusiast, with her own ping-pong club and upcoming ping-pong reality show to prove it. And she’s not the only celeb with a startling hidden passion (who can forget Mike Tyson’s pigeons ?). The Daily Beast lists a dozen others:

• Colin Farrell: Worked for 8 months as a country-western linedancing instructor in the early ‘90s; wore a cowboy hat, vest, and bandana while doing so.
• Bob Barker: In what can only be described as a convergence of awesome, the former Price is Right host took karate lessons…from Chuck Norris.

Brandi Cochran files lawsuit against game show

(NEWSER) - Those Price is Right models always look good—and one former model claims show producers were so invested in keeping it that way, they emotionally abused her during her pregnancies. Brandi Cochran (also known as Brandi Sherwood, according to Game Show Kingdom ) is suing the show, claiming the stress she suffered led to a miscarriage. In documents obtained by TMZ , she alleges, among other things, one producer called her “wide load.” More»

Khloe Kardashian has whale-phobia; Dane Cook thinks flu is scarier

(NEWSER) - Celebs are split on which is more outrageous: that the whale that killed a SeaWorld trainer this week is still alive, or that the whale was a captured and trained to perform in the first place. Reactions from Hollywood, as rounded up by E! :

• Nick Cannon: “People need to stop messing with animals with the word 'KILLER.' Has anyone ever seen a Black Whale trainer?” he tweeted. His hashtag sums it up: #wedontdothatsh!t.
• Dane Cook: “Lots of people concerned about this tragic killer whale situation. Please don't panic the flu still kills more people each year.”
• Bob Barker: In a letter to the president of SeaWorld’s parent company, he recommends closing the parks in favor of sanctuaries and coastal marine animal refuges.

Second clash this year in Japanese whaling standoff

(AP) - The anti-whaling ship the Bob Barker and a Japanese harpoon boat collided in the icy waters off Antarctica today—the second major clash this year in the increasingly belligerent standoff over Japanese whaling. The activist group Sea Shepherd, which sends vessels to confront the fleet each year, said a small hole was torn in the hull of its ship, but it was above the water line and the vessel was not in danger of sinking, the AP reports. More»