NEW YORK -- Flamboyant fashionista Steven Cojocaru is leaving People magazine after a decade to focus on his television career. The magazine's West Coast style editor, who regularly appears on the "Today" show and "Entertainment Tonight" to discuss the latest trends, is developing a talk show with Paramount The 41-year-old -- known for his stick-straight highlighted hair, denim-and-fur wardrobe and outrageous sense of humor -- made his name as a fixture at red-carpet events.
'Bachelorette' firefighter goes back to job
VAIL, Colo. -- Firefighter Ryan Sutter from "The Bachelorette" has returned to work after more than six months of wooing and then marrying Trista Rehn. "I am a little rusty," Sutter said of his firefighter duties. "It's the little things that I need to work on, such as remembering where things are, like keys. I couldn't find my boots this morning, so I have to remember where I put them." ABC's "The Bachelorette" pitted 25 men against each other for Rehn's attention. More than 17 million people tuned in to watch Sutter and Rehn's televised wedding.
Gennifer Flowers gets into public eye again
NEW YORK -- Gennifer Flowers sings again. The woman who says she had an intimate relationship with President Clinton will be joining "Boobs! The Musical," a revue currently running at a midtown Manhattan nightspot, on Jan. 21. "Gennifer has been singing professionally for 30 years. She's played all over the world," said Lawrence Leritz, the show's producer. "I went down and saw Gennifer in New Orleans, and she's just an amazing talent." Flowers and her stockbroker-husband own a club in the French Quarter called Gennifer Flowers' Kelsto Club.
Ventura puts mind, body on display at Harvard
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Body is heading to Harvard. Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, known as Jesse "The Body" during his pro wrestling career, will join Harvard's Institute of Politics as a visiting fellow for part of the spring semester. Once known for wearing a feather boa into the wrestling ring, Ventura served four stormy years as governor of Minnesota. His one term ended when he decided in 2002 not to run again.
-- From wire reports
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