Last week Debra Messing announced that her husband and her had separated earlier in the year and I wondered why now when her show Smash is going to debut in February. Well today the rumors started that she is dating one of her co-stars and a person who works on the NBC show confirmed it to People. The insider said that she has been dating Will Chase for 6 weeks. And this is where it gets even juicier seems he too just separated from his wife and is getting a divorce. Sounds like we have a scandal on our hands even if they left their spouses before they started hooking up. Rut roh!
I kind of had a feeling when she announced her split last week it was because she was dating a co-star and they wanted to make it clear that she was single before the rumors started. Will it work? Hopefully this won’t change how people will perceive the show because I think that Smash is the best new show of the 2011-2012 season!
Debra Messing will be starting out 2012 with a new show on NBC called Smash and she will also be starting it off as single for the first time in over a decade. The Will & Grace star has split from her husband Daniel Zelman, whom she was married to since 2000. Her rep told Us Weekly, “Debra Messing and Daniel Zelman privately separated earlier this year after a 10 year marriage.” The rep added, “The decision was mutual, and they remain supportive of one another and committed to raising their son as a family.” They mean it because a source told the magazine that her ex moved to NYC with their 7 year old son Roman, so they can all still be together. In fact the source says that the three of them all still live together under one roof. Talk about amicable, that is extremely amicable. More marriages should end that way.
The Voice was a Smash hit on NBC this spring/summer, so when it comes back to TV in 2012 it will come back for a longer time starting in February. How big does the Peacock network think the singing reality show that showed American Idol how it is done, is? Well they will be premiering it after the Super Bowl XLVI (the biggest show on TV every year) on Sunday, February 5. The next night it will move to its new timeslot Mondays at 8p with all four coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera.
Once Xtina, I mean the fat lady sings (sorry I had to go there) on the February 6th, Smash will make its much anticipated debut. Can I tell you the show starring Debra Messing, Anjelica Huston and Katharine McPhee is my favorite new show of the season. It is Glee for adults, which means it is smart and less cheesy and it is really well done. I also think unlike the Fox show it won’t lose its way after 13 episodes. To anyone who has ever been to Broadway show, you’re going to love this show. Heck even if you don’t have a fondness for musical, there will be something there for everyone.
So come February 2012, NBC will smash the competition in February sweeps with The Voice and Smash!
