Guest guest Posted February 8, 2002 Report Share Posted February 8, 2002 ----- Original Message ----- From: " by way of ilena rose " <DrAylene@...> <Recipient List Suppressed:;> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 1:16 AM Subject: Singer gets implants > She says " I view my appearance in Playboy as the first step in presenting > myself to the world as I am. " I guess who she is involves something that > she purchased. I read this and it saddened me. > > Pop singer glitters in Playboy > > By Dean Goodman > > > LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Move over Britney. Former teen pop idol is > back in the spotlight, this time entertaining the readers of Playboy rather > than screaming teenyboppers. > > The 1980s singer, now a suburban mom, will appear in the magazine's April > issue, which is scheduled to hit newsstands March 4, a Playboy spokesman said > Tuesday. The current issue offers a sneak peak of the redhead, who underwent > breast augmentation surgery, her publicist said. > > The spread was designed to shake the world from its belief that is > still a 15-year-old performer, rather than a 30-year-old wife and mother, she > said on her Web site (http://www.tiffanymusic.com). > > " I have grown significantly, both personally and professionally, after nearly > a decade of raising a family and exploring my craft, " said. " I view > my appearance in Playboy as the first step in presenting myself to the world > as I am. " > > 's spokesman, Jay Marose, said the photo shoot took place last month > after Playboy approached her. He declined to discuss the content of the shots > or reveal how much she was paid, as did a Playboy spokesman. > > Marose described as " a very religious person, " but said she had no > moral problems with doing the spread. He said she will embark on a major TV > and radio promotion for Playboy later this month. > > , whose full name is Darwisch, struck it big in 1987 > after playing to excited youngsters during a tour of America's shopping > malls. Her self-titled debut album reached No. 1 on the charts that year as > did its first two singles, " I Think We're Alone Now " and " Could've Been. " A > third single, " I Saw Him Standing There, " peaked at No. 7. > > Her fickle fans deserted her for New Kids on the Block within a few years, > and found herself relegated to lounge gigs and concerts in Asia, > where she is still popular. > > She emerged from obscurity in 2000 to release her first U.S. album in 10 > years, " The Color Of Silence. " Despite gushing reviews in Billboard magazine, > which compared it to Alanis Morissette's Grammy-winning " Jagged Little Pill, " > the self-distributed album did not resurrect her career. > > lives in southern California with her husband, makeup artist Bulmaro > " Junior " and their son, Elijah. > > Playboy, which is owned by Playboy Enterprises Inc. , has about 10 million > readers in the United States, a magazine spokesman said. > > 22:18 02-05-02 > > Copyright 2002 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or > redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is > expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters > shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any > actions taken in reliance thereon. All active hyperlinks have been inserted > by AOL. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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