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Sofía Vergara to Serve as Guest Judge on Season 21 of Freeform’s “Project Runway”

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Sofía Vergara is preparing to judge the runway…

The 52-year-old Colombian-American actress, entrepreneur and television personality will serve as a guest judge on the new season of the Freeform reality competition series Project Runway.

Sofía Vergara,Vergara, best known for her breakout role in Modern Family will reunite with Heidi Kium on Season 21. The two judged America’s Got Talent for several seasons.

Klum, Nina García and Law Roach are joined on the judging panel by familiar faces from the reality TV series, such as designers Michael Kors and Zac Posen.

Kors was one of the OG judges and part of the panel for the first 10 seasons of the franchise. Posen joined the series after Kors left and judged the competition for the next six seasons.

In addition to Vergara, other guest judges appearing throughout the season include comedian Nikki Glaser, supermodel Tyra Banks, Real Housewives of New York City star and former J. Crew president Jenna Lyons, Christian Cowan, designer Harris Reed, model Joan Smalls, country star Mickey Guyton and actress Sara Foster.

Project Runway Season 21 premieres on Freeform with two episodes on Thursday, July 31.

Shortly after, the episodes will be available to stream on Hulu and Disney+.

Spyglass Media Group and Alfred Street Industries produce Project Runway. Gary Barber and Sean Hoagland serve as executive producers for Spyglass. Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Nan Strait, Dan Volpe, Michael Rucker and San Heng serve as executive producers for Alfred Street Industries.

Klum, Christian Siriano and Garcia also serve as executive producers.

Racquel Chevremont Joins Cast of “Real Housewives of New York City” for Season 15

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It’s about to get real for Racquel Chevremont.

The 53-year-old Afro-Puerto Rican art curator and model has joined the cast of the Real Housewives of New York City for season 15.

Racquel Chevremont,Chevremont will be joining the previously announced cast of Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Jessel Taank and Brynn Whitfield as a main cast member.

Rebecca Minkoff, it has been previously reported, is also joining the cast in a friend role.

RHONY, which is currently in production, doesn’t yet have a premiere date.

Chevermont is the franchise’s second openly queer housewife, following Lyons, who joined the show last season when RHONY went through a cast reboot.

“My entire adult life has been about representation and using whatever platform I have to get the voices of queer folks of the diaspora out there,” Chevremont told GLAAD when making the announcement. “What better way to do so if not as a member of this iconic franchise.”

Chevremont began working as a model in the ’90s, appearing in ads for brands such as Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Fila, L’Oréal and Nivea.

As an art curator, the newly appointed housewife has worked on collections for film and TV projects including Severance, Empire and And Just Like That.

As for what her joining the cast means for representation, she told GLAAD: “In the current world climate it’s important for not only our community to see themselves represented, but also for the world to get to know a queer family in a more intimate way and show that we all have more similarities than not. That queer women can be successful, beautiful and in loving relationships raising children too. That this world exists.”

Following a tumultuous 13th season that was marred by allegations of racism among the cast after the longstanding franchise introduced its first Black cast member Eboni Williams, Bravo replaced the legacy cast with a new main cast in 2022 ahead of season 14. It was previously announced the rookie cast would be sticking around for season 15.

Sotomayor to Serve as a Mentor on iVillage’s “DIY Beautify”

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It appears that Andrew Sotomayor may soon become the Tim Gunn of the beauty world…

The Mexican-American celebrity makeup artist will be participating in iVillage’s first competition web series, DIY Beautify, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Andrew Sotomayor

The style-based series, which embraces a “how to” concept,  will showcase two women competing against each other as they apply new makeup techniques they are taught during the show.

Sotomayor— who has worked with the likes of Kerry Washington, Alicia Silverstone, Nina Garcia and other A-list celebrities—will serve as a mentor and teach techniques to the participating women. Contestants will range in age from 21-35.

Former Real Housewives of New York City cast member Kelly Killoren Bensimon will serve as a judge alongside Pat Sandora, the host of the iVillage entertainment series Likes or Yikes. They will choose winners based on their progress and execution.

“We created DIY Beautify based on the increasing popularity of iVillage’s how-to videos, and the fact that our research tells us our audience is hungry for inspiration they can use right now,” said Jodi Kahn, president of iVillage in a statement. “Beauty is a multi-billion dollar industry for the simple reason that women want to look and feel their best. As a trusted source to millions of women, iVillage can authentically deliver tips in a relatable and entertaining way, while offering brands an organic platform to reach a key audience.”

DIY Beautify officially launches on iVillage on October 1.