Bionic Woman

Michelle Ryan hit the red carpet again for the Britain’s Best Awards in London, wearing a stunning black dress and perfect locks. Her real accessory, however, was her lips which were painted in a stunning pale red color that was perfect for her features.  It is no wonder that the press was in awe of her, mentioning her among the most prominent celebrities in attendance thanks to her amazing look and little black dress.

Michelle was photographed with Atonement sensation James McAvoy, who has been the toast of Britain this year.  Michelle was also photographed with Mischa Barton of The O.C., but not with an Audi - the latter is unusual as Michelle has been photographed more with Audis than with celebrities at red carpet events in 2008.

The event was a very glam affair with guests that included the British Prime Minister, Jude Law, Victoria Beckham, war heroes, London mayor Boris Johnson, architect Lord Norman Foster, and a wide variety of Britain’s glitterati.

Lucky magazine is all about shopping, and Lucy Hale hit their event in New York City earlier this week to pick up some swag.  She was with her new BFF and costar, Ashley Newbrough, from Lucy’s new show How to Survive the Filthy Rich.

Other celebrities who were swagging the same day as Lucy included Eliza Dushku, star of Joss Whedon’s new series Dollhouse, Molly Shannon, Bonnie Sommerville, Law & Order’s Jill Hennessey and Kathryn Erbe, and a host of others.  The day before Rainn Wilson from The Office was there, along with the cast from Gossip Girl, Brooke Shields, Connie Britton from Friday Night Lights, Daniel Dae Kim from Lost, Alison Sweeney from Days of Our Lives, Zachary Levi from Chuck, and various folks from 30 Rock.

According to TV Guide and to several sites, Katee Sackhoff was virtually a lock for a steady role on the mega-hit show CSI … until the producers changed their mind at the last minute.  What happened?  The official word was that Katee was just not right for the role, but one has to wonder if Bionic Woman tanked her chances.

Katee won rave reviews for her portrayal of Sarah Corvus, Jaime’s bionic nemesis on Bionic Woman.  But many people felt she overpowered her costars and stole the scenes simply by using her natural charisma. 

It is possible that her potential CSI costars worried she would overpower them on the procedural drama, especially since she has a proven ability to make even the most technical dialogue worth watching on Battlestar Galactica? 

There is a vast difference between Galactica and BW, of course, especially since the cast of BSG includes Academy Award nominees Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell.  Nothing against Will Yun Lee or Michelle Ryan, but EJO and MM are simply in a class of their own.  And nothing against William Peterson and Marg Helgenberger, but Katee’s charisma beats the pants off Jorja Fox any day.

We have no doubt that someone will soon realize the brilliance that is Katee, and cast her in something worthy of her talents.  In the meantime Katee-Sackhoff.org is reporting that she will be back on Jimmy Kimmel at the end of May.  If you are in the area and would like to try to get tickets, click here.

Michelle Ryan looked amazing in a skin-tight purple dress at the world premiere of the Sex and the City movie in London earlier this week. 

As always, the British press went mad for Michelle, and several UK newspapers featured her in photographs instead of Sarah Jessica Parker and the other stars of the film.  She won kudos from the British fashion watchers for the way the dress highlighted her famous curves.

The premiere was held at Leicester Square, a popular place to root a red carpet in London.  Other stars in attendance included film stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrell, Vivienne Westwood, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon, as well as Davina McCall, Kim Stewart, Kelly Rowland, Kirsty Gallacher, Mario Cantone, Martine McCutcheon, Alex Curran, and The Sugarbabes.

Will Yun Lee, who played Jae on Bionic Woman, recently hit the red carpet for the JC Penney Asian Excellence Awards at UCLA.  Will was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his work on the show, but he lost to Rex Lee of Entourage.  His companion for the evening was an unidentified blonde, and he wore his hair longer and shaggier than usual.

Other celebrities in attendance included Lindsay Price of Cashmere Mafia and Beverly Hills 90210, Steven Segal, Cheryl Burke and Karina Smirnoff from Dancing with the Stars, Bai Ling, Tia Carrer, Daisy Fuentes, Olympic Gold medalist and Dancing contestant Kristi Yamaguchi, Quentin Tarantino, and many others.

Will attended the 2007 Asian Excellence Awards as well, which were hosted by Grace Park from Battlestar Galactica and Daniel Dae Kim from Lost.