Selfies are weird. Well, they’re weird to me, but they’re totally normal for the vast majority of those under 25. That’s weird to me too. It’s weird to me that there’s an entire generation that doesn’t feel awkward about constantly and obsessively taking pictures of themselves and uploading those pictures into cyberspace and that they’ve been doing this since their parents first got them smart phones as pre-teens. It’s weird that you can literally watch a young person grow up in a few minutes by scanning through their Facebook or Instagram feeds. Like a life-flashing-before-your-eyes moment, you can witness girls…
Author: Kim D'Eon
Kim D'Eon
Kim is an award-winning reporter and television host. She has spent the last 15 years reporting on a wide range of topics including consumer advocacy, current affairs, entertainment and food. Her resume boasts contributions to such popular and critically acclaimed shows as Street Cents, Marketplace, The Hour and Family Cook Off. She is best known for her work on Entertainment Tonight Canada where she spent 7 years traveling the world interviewing some of the biggest celebrities of our time. Kim is also an Ambassador of Change for CARE Canada, an aid organization that aims to empower girls and women in developing countries. Kim was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and lives in Toronto. She holds an honors degree in journalism.
Have you ever been suckered into waiting in line at a club, just to find out it isn’t near capacity on the inside? The ‘busy’ illusion can fool even the most savvy when it comes to just about anything. If there’s a lineup – the club, restaurant, or product must be worth it! It’s kinda like that with red carpets. There’s a whole lot of hoopla on a red carpet that makes it look it’s something that it’s not. What it IS is a public exercise in celebrity aggrandizing that helps all of us in the biz sell something. The…
I remember the first time I showed my cleavage on TV. It was mortifying. It was deeply exposing. It was hilarious. Hilarious because it was SO. NOT. ME. I had started working on a flashy entertainment show about a year before that and so began the struggles with my style, my hair, my ability (or lack thereof) to wear heels. As a neophyte on the entertainment scene, I knew I needed to get up to speed. Stat. My fashion transition was like one of those fun, little musical montage moments in the movies where someone takes on the project of…
Celebrity. The notion elicits a different reaction depending on who you’re talking to. We all have our own relationship with celebrities and celebrity culture, whether we consume it, aspire to it or are grotesquely repulsed by it. No matter how you feel about it, celebrity undoubtedly rears its shiny, fabricated, hyper-manic, glossy head (full of perfectly coiffed hair) into your inner sanctum. After spending 7 years entrenched in the world of celebrity as an entertainment reporter, I’ve gleaned quite a unique perspective on the topic. There are so many things to say about the fame machine that I couldn’t possibly…
Sometimes, when people ask me what’s unique about me, I choke. I pause and my throat closes over…because I don’t really feel like I have one of those hidden talents. I don’t juggle, I’m not ambidextrous and I can’t even speak another language. So, I muster up as much pride as I can and I say: I’m authentic. I felt bad about that answer for a long time because it seemed pretty lame. It’s not unique and it’s not a gift…and more and more the word authentic has become so new-agey and self-helpy that it almost elicits a gag-reflex in…
What does your body say about you before you open your mouth? And no, I don’t mean how does your body look. I mean, what does it say? In life, and especially in showbiz, it’s critical you know how to harness the power of your body language. The way you hold your body, use gesture and touch while interacting with others is the first way to put your best foot forward … Yes, I love a pun. I’ve made a career in TV interviewing people, observing them and gauging their moods as soon as I meet them…and also projecting myself…
Sweaty palms, flip-flopping stomach, weak knees…No, I’m not talking about falling in love. I’m talking about getting up in front of a crowd and speaking. It’s no secret that public speaking is one of the things that causes people the most anxiety. But it’s not just “regular” folk who suffer from this performance anxiety…performers experience it too. I’ve been speaking in public since 8th grade. I was active in theatre during high school and then I went on to have a career in the public eye as a broadcaster. So, I’ve been talking to large groups of people for a…