Wednesday's Woman 11 By Audrey J. Bernard We tv picks Loni Love to host new ‘Bridezillas’ series oni Love is a celebrat- been a recurring guest DJ ed comedienne, host, on “The Ellen DeGeneres actress, author, and TV Show” and serves as co-host Lpersonality and now the new of the Gracie Award-winning voice of WE tv’s pop culture radio show “Café Mocha”

phenom “Bridezillas” that will with rapper YoYo, where they BEACON, May 28 – June 3, 2020 newyorkbeacon.com return this fall for season 13 have interviewed President after a multi-year hiatus to rat- Barack Obama and First Lady ings success and glowing fan Michelle Obama, as well as reception for the new reboot! John legend, and countless “We are thrilled to have a others. Café Mocha is the only multi-faceted talent like Loni nationally syndicated show of join ‘Bridezillas’ as the new its kind that was created ex- voice of the show,’” said Marc clusively by and for women of Juris, president of WE tv. “Her color. You can catch the show comedic wit is unmatched, and on over 40 stations including we can’t wait for longtime fans SiriusXM Channel 141. of the series and new audienc- Additionally, she has guest es to see the energy that Loni hosted on Fashion Police and brings to each episode.” been a correspondent for En- “Bridezillas” famously tertainment Tonight and E! She spotlights ‘normal’ women has appeared in films such as who have turned into ‘Bridez- “Mother’s Day,” “Paul Blart illas,’ all in the name of plan- Mall Cop 2,” “Soul Plane” ning the “perfect” wedding. with Kevin Hart and the “Bad Each episode follows two Ass” franchise with Danny hilariously unhinged brides as Glover and Danny Trejo. The they journey toward the altar Detroit Diva has no plans on — we learn about the brides slowing down. She hosted the and their grooms, their back- 25th Essence Festival in New grounds, relationship histories, Orleans, LA and was slated to and see how the wedding has return as host for the 2020 fes- taken over their lives. Tempers tival which was cancelled due and tensions flare, everyone’s to the COVID-19 pandemic patience is tested, and mon- umental meltdowns become About We tv inevitable as our “Bridezillas” With compelling, can’t miss are pushed to the edge as they unscripted shows, WE tv’s pro- strive to throw the event of a gramming is fueled by person- lifetime. alities and relationships filled “I am thrilled to host and with purpose and passion. WE celebrate love with these beau- Loni Love tv welcomes everyone and tiful brides!!! We will all see creates an inclusive experi- their outrageous, hilarious and of “The Real,” the one-hour Outstanding Talk Show, and stand up comedienne, TV and ence across all platforms: on at times touching stories as daily talk show on Fox sta- won the Emmy for Outstand- movie star. Her first book TV, online, on demand, and they prepare for their dream tions. Most recently “The ing Entertainment Talk Show “Love Him or Leave Him but social media, embracing how wedding…it’s about to be Real” received a 2019 Daytime Hosts. The Real also won a Don’t Get Stuck with the Tab” today’s digitally savvy, social- lit!!! Bridezillas is back!!!” Emmy nomination for Best 2018 NAACP Image Award for was published in 2013. ly engaged audiences connect exclaimed Love. Talk show as well as Love Outstanding Talk Series. Early in her career, Love through content, using it as a The popular signature se- and her co-hosts receiving the In addition, Love is the sub- was a regular at the legendary catalyst to drive conversation ries is executive produced nomination for Best Talk Show ject of the documentary “Being Laugh Factory. In 2003, she and build community. WE tv is by Shahram Qureshi with Hosts. The nationally syndicat- Loni Love,” which traces her won the Jury Prize for Best owned and operated by AMC executive producers for WE tv ed show (with a rebroadcast life story from her early days Stand-Up on “Star Search,” Networks Inc., and its sister Lauren P. Gellert, Kate Farrell in primetime on cable net- as a latchkey daughter growing and went on to showcase on channels include AMC, BBC and Angela Molloy. work BET) was nominated for up in Detroit’s Brewster-Doug- HBO’s “U.S. Comedy Arts America, IFC and Sundance Love is currently a co-host four Emmy Awards, including las housing projects to national Festival” in Aspen. She has TV. Detroit Diva embraces flaws in new memoir n an inspiring, hilarious college with an engineering the uproariously funny story of memoir about learning degree, seeking to break out how she overcame the trap of to resist the pressures of in the entertainment world, self-improvement and instead Iconformity, love yourself for there was nothing that would learned to embrace who she who you are, embrace your convince her to eat the kale was. As Love writes, “There’s flaws, and unlock your true salads and quinoa bowls that a saying a lot of people live by: potential, Loni Love tells her colleagues introduced her ‘Fake it till you make it.’ For it like it is! Now co-host to, which looked to Love like me, it’s always been ‘fake it, of Fox’s The Real and Siri- “weeds my grandma used to and then have the whole thing usXM’s Café Mocha, Love pay me a dollar to pull from blow up in your face.’” I Tried hasn’t taken the typical path her yard.” to Change So You Don’t Have to becoming America’s favor- Still, despite the differ- To explores all of the embar- ite straight-talking girlfriend ences that set her apart in the rassing mistakes, terrifying and comedian. She was not status-driven world of enter- challenges, and unexpected the child of Hollywood leg- tainment where being thin, breakthroughs that taught her ends and she never wore a young, blond, and bubbly is how, by committing ourselves size 00. Rather, she grew up sometimes considered a talent, to our own path, we can take in housing projects in Detroit, Love spent years trying to fit in control of our destiny. The more worried about affording — trying to style her hair just book which is set to be released her next meal than going on so, dieting, dating the men she June 23, 2020 is available for a diet. When she moved to thought she was supposed to pre-order at www.LoniLove- Hollywood after graduating be with. In this book, she tells Book.com. “I Tried to Change So You Don’t Have To” book cover