Colin Firth was on Live with Kelly and Michael today and he shared with Michael Strahan the secret for how a Yank can do a perfect English accent. It was a trick the Oscar winner learned when he shot The King’s Speech. First he had the former American Football player say, “Would you like a spot of tea?” as he would normally do so when he is trying to sound like a Brit. Then Firth told him to roll on the ground, stand up and say the same phrase again. What happens next is bloody amazing because he sounds like a true Brit. Who knew that is the technique that would’ve saved Dick Van Dyke from decades of embarrassment due to his horrible Cockney accent in Mary Poppins.
So now that you know what Firth did to sound so perfect in the movie that earned him an Oscar, are you going to try it for yourself? I am so dizzy from trying it over and over again because it works so well. I can’t wait until my English friend comes over from London, so she can hear how much better I am at doing her accent. That is if I can walk a straight line to see her because at the current time it does not seem feasible.
BTW I loved Strahan’s reaction after he heard himself do the British accent the second time around. So awwdorable like him!
Today on Live with Kelly and Michael they had Honda’s incredible Humanoid robot, ASIMO, on the show. Advanced Step in Innovative MObility has made a lot of progress since his last visit on the show. He can now hop on both one foot and two feet and he can do sign language in both Japanese and ASL. If that is not enough, he can also dance better than Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan. And did I mention, he really knows how to make an entrance.
They say he is the future and I can’t wait for the future to be here because how cool would it be to have one of those. Yes, he has some bugs, but he can still do a lot of really cool things. It would be nice to have a friend do whatever I tell him to. Right?
Yesterday on Live with Kelly and Michael, the little host challenged her co-host and the guest, Stephen Amell, to a push-up contest to see who could do more of them in a minute.
Thanks to the shirtless scenes on Arrow we know that Olive Queen has a very muscular body. We also know that Michael Strahan is a former football player who still keeps in great shape. But is that going to be enough for them to beat the very petite Kelly Ripa? Nope, the little blonde beat both men by a push-up. Proving size and gender don’t matter when it comes to a working out challenge.
BTW you know that had to be very humbling for both men They probably went home and worked on getting even faster at doing push-ups so that they don’t have their a$$es handed to them by a girl who’s half their size in every form of the way.
Finally don’t forget to watch new dad, Stephen Amell, on Arrow tonight at 8p on The CW.
There is a new trend on Twitter called #Riccing in honor of its creator, petite actress Christina Ricci, who fits herself in to the tiniest places and Tweets a photo of it. Well Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan tried #Riccing and one of hosts from from Live with Kelly and Michael was more successful than the other one. In the former-football player’s defense, he didn’t have a chance in hell at this trend. Well maybe if he tried to fit one of those fridges at Costco, but other than that he is just too big to play the game. Still he gave it his best shot and because of that he scored a touchdown with me!
Today on Live with Kelly and Michael, Kelly Ripa read the names of the men that The NY Post thinks would be the perfect match for the single Martha Stewart. Well one of those names was none other than her co-host Michael Strahan and his reaction to his name being on the list was classic.
Seriously could you picture those two going out for cocktails? Actually they would be a pretty hot couple. I could actually see them having a lot of chemistry together.
