Name:

Dina Pugliese

Hometown:

Woodbridge, ON

Occupation:

Co-Host Of Star! Daily

Bio : Dina Pugliese

Born and raised in Woodbridge, Ontario, Dina is a self-confessed pop culture junkie. After completing a double major in sociology and mass communications from York University and a degree in broadcast journalism from Humber College, she began her career as Associate Producer for Global Television�s "The Bynon Show.� In 2003, she moved to Toronto 1�s morning program, � Toronto Today " as Entertainment Reporter and honed her skills as a writer, producer and entertainment anchor. Drawing viewers in with her big smile and charismatic screen presence, she jumped to prime time to help create, write and co-anchor their daily entertainment show, �The A-List.�

When Dina isn't co-hosting "Star! Daily," she can be found cooking, watching reality television or out and about listening to live jazz.

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He's Gonzo

Dina Pugliese

And so it begins....and ends, for another Hopeful. From 10 to 9.

Just as I feared - it's getting worse and much harder to deal with loss as I get to know all of the finalists.
This all started off fun and fancy free - I show the 10 finalists their pimped up new penthouse - they party in the hot tub - all is good. Two challenges later - we're in our first finalist elimination round and i have to stare NORM dead in the face and tell him he's gonzo. It's the first time I've ever seen him so raw and real. His guard completely down, totally vulnerable with fear in his eyes.

Rebecca was having a hard enough time beside him - tears streaming down her face - and the look of relief when she realized she was off the hook...this time. The girl who quickly became the face of the show with the catchphrase "See you at the penthouse, bitches," got one more chance to prove she's more than a pretty one-trick pony a la Paris Hilton ("That's hot")...

Norm - not so lucky...I just hope he's okay and realizes his full potential. The boy is super-talented and will no doubt find his way back into the spotlight - move over Dave Chappelle - the Norm show may be hitting the tube soon...don't give up on your dreams Norm...