Disney’s High School Musical star Ashley Tisdale will be making an appearance on the ABC television show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition – which stars Ty Pennington as he helps families in need by bringing together a team to build them a house in just a weeks time.
Below is a segment of the press release announcing Ashley’s help on the show:
On July 14, 2009,”Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” traveled to Green (sic) County, Missouri to tell the eight members of the Hampton family – all living in a cramped one-bedroom, one-bath cottage, 792 sq. ft. total – that they’ll have a new home in seven days. The original family of four doubled in size not long ago after a fateful phone call from a social services agency. Chris and Niki Hampton were told they had just one hour to decide if they would take in their four nieces and nephews or let them go to foster care.
Ashley Tisdale will be the celebrity volunteer for this build.
Chris and Niki didn’t hesitate to open their hearts and home to young Gage, Kira, Lexi and Jacob, who now range in age from two to eight years old. Squeezing out the space for them, together with eleven-year-old son Dakota and eight-year-old daughter Hannah, has been the real challenge. Currently the three boys share one set of bunk beds in the dining room, and the three girls share another set of bunks in what used to be a utility closet. Since the cottage has no closets, plastic storage bins are stacked floor-to-ceiling in every room. Dinner is served assembly line-style, and everyone sits on the floor except for the youngest children in booster seats.
What the family lacks in comfort and space, they more than make up for in love. The children are incredibly close – literally and figuratively – and Chris and Niki look forward to the day when they move beyond full legal custody of their nieces and nephews to become their adoptive parents. Chris, a land surveyor, basketball and football coach, and president of the Missouri Family Rodeo Association (MFRA), and Niki, a saleswoman and MFRA secretary, also have rescued six horses that live on their five-acre farm along with three dogs.
The Hampton family will go on a Disney Cruise vacation while the “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” team, local builder Millstone Home, workers and volunteers transform their home. The design team for this episode will feature team leader Ty Pennington and designers Michael Moloney and Paige Hemmis.
Aww, that is so sweet of Ashley to be helping out. We can’t wait to find out when this episode will air so we can watch it! What about you?
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Great news for Miley Cyrus fans – Miley’s song “The Climb” has been the most popular song during American Idol auditions. Earlier this week, American Idol host Ryan Seacrest Tweeted about it, saying, “Idol auds in denver..hot temps…the most popular song on the road so far miley cyrus “the climb” for real”
After 19 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart “The Climb” is hanging on to the 17th spot, after peaking at the number 6 spot when it debuted.
Are you excited that so many American Idol hopefuls are singing Miss Miley’s song during their auditions?
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As we mentioned EXCLUSIVELY earlier this week, KSM is going on tour with Mitchel Musso this summer. Mitchel finally came out with the news by sending this message:
This amazing all girl rock band called KSM is going to be joining me on my headlining tour this August. Check them out on MySpace and Facebook and be sure to get tickets for the tour! I will also be doing meet and greets on the tour, so I look forward to meeting as many of you as I can!
Click here to find out when their shows are going to be this summer. And don’t forget that at some of Mitchel’s shows he will be joined by his older brother’s band Metro Station!!!
Are you planning on getting tickets?
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Demi Lovato will be doing a live web chat tonight at 5 PM PST. The chat will be available on www.ustream.tv/channel/demi-lovato-live
During the interview, fans will be able to ask Demi questions and hopefully she will answer them! Let us know if you check out the live chat tonight and what questions you ask Demi. We have our fingers crossed that she answers all the questions you ask!
And don’t forget that Demi’s CD “Here We Go Again” will be premiering this weekend on Radio Disney. Click here to learn more.
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