Stay ConnectedI‘ve Never Said This Before With Tommy DiDario goes to places that will surprise and delight you. Seasoned entertainment and lifestyle reporter Tommy DiDario speaks with our favorite actors and artists about their journey to success and what they learned along the way. This is a space for guests to reveal who they truly are – and in each interview they’ll tell us at least one thing they’ve never said before.
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This week, Tommy is joined by the brilliant actor Martin Henderson, star of the hit Netflix series, Virgin River. The show is a romance drama that is quite often described as “comfort viewing,” adapted from the long-running romance book series by author Robyn Carr. When every new season drops, it immediately shoots to #1 on the Netflix charts. Today Martin opens up about a show that is so meaningful and special to him, and takes us into the world of Virgin River through his perspective. But we also talk about how he has evolved as a human being over the years, the importance of protecting his peace, why men need to feel safe to express their emotions, and how the internet has named him one of the most swoon-worthy stars in all of television.
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This week, Tommy is joined by the always dapper, the always smooth, Michael Bublé. Michael has sold more than 75 million albums worldwide over the course of his extraordinary career. His voice is often described as one of the best of our time, and it’s a voice that can do it all: pop, swing, jazz, R&B and more. He takes his audiences on a special journey with every song he performs. In this conversation, Bublé opens up about his new whiskey company Fraser & Thompson, the sentimental meaning behind the name, how creating a whiskey brand is not much different than how he creates his music, working with the legendary Cher to re-record his song “Home,” and how important it is to be living in the now.
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This week, Tommy is joined by the legendary Rob Thomas, who rose to fame as the co-founder and lead singer of Matchbox Twenty. The band burst onto the scene in the mid 90’s and has remained as one of the most beloved multi-generational bands in the world. Rob continues to toggle between being a frontman for the rock band and a Grammy-nominated solo star. Rob opens up about what he’s most proud of when he looks back at his incredible career, the importance of writing original music, where his inspiration comes from, how his song “Push” ended up in Barbie, releasing a Christmas album when the world so badly needed a bit of joy, how he prefers that people know his songs more than they know him, and the number one artist he hopes to someday sing a duet with.
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This week, Tommy is joined by Claire Holt, internationally known for playing Rebekah Mikaelson in The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, and Legacies. The Vampire Diaries is the longest-running vampire series ever and Claire quickly became a fan-favorite character. Claire opens up about why she almost didn’t show up to her audition, how her character went from being originally a 3-episode guest star to a huge part of the franchise, taking pride in creating a safe corner of the internet for her fans to share their personal experiences through her new website, the challenges she’s faced in parenting, how she hopes to inspire open dialogue among other parents, if she thinks her cast will all reunite for a project in the future, and if she will ever show her kids her work in The Vampire Diaries when they’re older.
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This week, Tommy is joined by Camilla Luddington, who stars in the ABC hit medical drama Grey’s Anatomy. Camilla is going into her 12th season of the series, which is an incredible testament to the power of the show, and the impressive character that she has created. Camilla opens up about joining a show that she was a huge fan of, the pressure that came along with that, the biggest challenge playing a character for over a decade, storylines she wants to explore for her character Dr. Joe Wilson in upcoming seasons, learning to let go of other people’s opinions, never having a plan B when it came to her career, and the Taylor Swift song she would listen to for the rest of her life.
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This week, Tommy is joined by Marie Avgeropoulos, star of the post-apocalyptic smash-hit television series, The 100. The internet crowns The 100 as one of “the greatest TV shows of all time,” and for good reason. Marie opens up about what it was like playing a heroine warrior fighting for her survival, how the darkness of her character could be all-consuming on set, life after starring on a 7-season show, the defining moment when she personally developed a warrior mentality, looking at fear with a face of bravery, and that one time Stephen King sent her a surprising tweet.
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This week, Tommy is joined by Clinton Kelly and Stacy London for one of their first interviews since reconciling after a very public feud. Clinton and Stacy took pop culture by storm with their smash-hit television series What Not To Wear on TLC from 2003-2013. They became household names, but everything wasn’t as perfect as it seemed. In this beautifully moving and hopeful conversation, we move way deeper than the massive amounts of clickbait headlines that have disappointed Clinton and Stacy for years. This is THEIR story. They open up about the difficulties of navigating rapid fame, being thrust into the spotlight in a booming reality television landscape, reuniting and taking the next chapter of their friendship on the road, the healing power of forgiveness, and taking control of their careers while not relying on anyone else but themselves.
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This week, Tommy is joined by highly-acclaimed television producer Robbie Rogers, whose latest show Fellow Travelers is out now! Fellow Travelers is an epic LGBTQ+ love story and political thriller, chronicling the volatile romance of two very different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington, one of the darkest periods in American history. Over the course of four decades, we follow the stories of five powerful main characters. Robbie opens up about the scene that made him break down in tears on-set, how people from all different walks of life can take something away from this series, being called to projects that dive into LGBTQ+ history, coming out as one of the first openly gay professional athletes, and learning to be proud of who he is today.
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This week, Tommy is joined by international pop star Leigh-Anne Pinnock, who was a member of the multi-platinum selling girl band Little Mix. But now, it is her solo era and we are eagerly awaiting her highly-anticipated debut album. Leigh-Anne opens up about breaking free from the group dynamic to share her truest self, what we can expect with her upcoming album, the importance of loving yourself enough to not let people undervalue you, taking social media breaks, and reclaiming every piece of her power.
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This week, Tommy is joined by Emmy-nominated actress (The Handmaids Tale) and singer/songwriter, Mckenna Grace. With over 70 impressive credits to her name like I Tonya, Captain Marvel, Ghostbusters Afterlife, and more, Mckenna has cemented her spot as a brilliant artist at just 17 years old. But today is all about a different kind of brilliance: her new 5-song EP, Autumn Leaves. Mckenna opens up about being a hopeless romantic, how she remains optimistic even after a big heartbreak, the importance of letting go, being inspired by Lana Del Rey and Taylor Swift, and learning to like herself.
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