Are you ready for the television event of the year?

No, I’m not talking about last night’s big ‘Larry King Live’ interview with Paris Hilton – it’s all about the premiere of Paula Abdul’s new reality show ‘Hey Paula!’ tonight on Bravo!

If the first episode is any indication, Miss Abdul goes on more emotional rollercoasters in one episode than she does an entire season of ‘American Idol.’

FYB has collected a few snippets of primo Paula from the premiere. Enjoy!

Paula on her moxie: “They beat me down. But I’m a warrior.”

Paula on how others see her: “I’m tired of people not treating me like the gift that I am.”

Paula on her lack of a significant other: “My romantic life is like a horror movie.”

Paula on her lack of more than one Grammy Award: “The last time I had a hit, Bill and Hillary were having sex.”

Paula on her image: “This business is about perception. It’s all about perception. I am exhausted keeping it up.”

Girl power is officially back!

“Hey everybody!! We’re back!! Can you believe it!!” Ginger, Sporty, Posh, Scary and Baby Spice announced on their website.

The Spice Girls will start their new world tour starting in December in Los Angeles before heading to Las Vegas, New York, London, Cologne, Madrid, Beijing, Hong Kong, Sydney, Cape Town and Buenos Aires.

The gals are expected to pocket a whopping $20 million each.

The announcement came shortly ahead of a London press conference at which the group, who are now all in their 30s and have six children between them, posed together for photographers for the first time in years.

In other Spice news, rumour has it Victoria Beckham may soon be honoured with ladyship status by the British Prime Minister!

Sounds strange, but you have to agree — Lady Posh has a certain ring to it!

After letting the media do most of the talking while she was in - and then out of, and then back in - jail, Paris Hilton gave her first interview since the ordeal on CNN’s ‘Larry King Live’ last night. She opened up about the “traumatic” experience, telling the host that she’s learned from her mistakes - but still believes she got a raw deal.

Paris on her first taste of freedom: “It was one of the happiest days of my life. Like, it’s hard to even describe. It was so exciting even just being in the fresh air and looking up at the sky and the stars and being outside. And then it was just pandemonium. And then as soon as I saw my mom, I just ran to her to go give her a hug. So that was really exciting for me.”

Paris on her cell: “Basically it’s a small room with a metal bunk bed, a toilet right next to the bed connected to the sink and a little metal desk. So it’s a very small area.”

Paris on food in jail: “Lunch is basically a bologna sandwich, which is they just give this bologna which — as I — they call it mystery meat. It’s pretty scary. And two pieces of bread and some mayonnaise with some orange juice…Dinner was usually the same. Just, it was hot, at least. The only hot meal, but it was like, again, like this mystery kind of — they call it jail slop. So it wasn’t that tasty.”

Paris on whether she learned a lesson while in jail: “It definitely — it was a very traumatic experience, but I feel like God does make everything happen for a reason. And it gave me, you know, a time-out in life just to really find out what is important and what I want to do, figuring out who I am. And I’m — even though it was really hard, I took that time just so I’d get to know myself.”

Paris on whether she thinks she got a raw deal: “Yes, I do. But I don’t know, even though I hated it, I’m glad it happened, in a way, because it’s — it’s really changed my life forever. And I feel stronger than ever. And I don’t know, I just feel like… KING: So bad turned to good?”

Paris on her mysterious medical condition: “Well, I’ve suffered from claustrophobia my entire life. And when I first got in that cell, I was having severe panic attacks, anxiety attacks. My claustrophobia was kicking in. I wasn’t sleeping. I wasn’t eating. It was — the doctors talked to the sheriff and he could see that it would be better if I just did it on house arrest. Plus, I had already served more than — most people on that kind of infraction will only serve 10 percent of their stay. And I had already done more than that. So he just thought it would be better for everyone for me just to be at home.”

Paris on why she showed up at the MTV Awards hours before going to jail: “Actually, I was playing a trick on everyone. Because outside my house, outside the Lynwood facility, there were paparazzi, I heard, from all around the world. So I thought if I went to the MTV Awards, snuck out during — during the show, I could get there unnoticed. And that’s what we did. No one even saw me going in.”

Paris on what she would change about herself: “Something I, you know, when I get nervous or shy, my voice gets really high. I’ve been doing that ever since I was a little girl. And that’s something that I don’t like that I do. I like when I talk in my normal voice. But sometimes I go down and that’s something I’m trying to change about myself.”

Paris on whether she’s ever taken drugs: “No.”

Paris on BFF Nicole Richie’s potential jail time: “I hope not. But she’s not…You know, she just — everyone makes mistakes. And she just — I wish her the best. She’s like my sister. I love her so much. So I don’t want anything bad to happen to her.”

Paris on Britney Spears: “She’s a sweet girl. She’s a good mom. She loves her children and again, I think the media just likes to….I’ve seen her with her kids. She loves her kids. And I think it’s hard for anyone when you’re in the spotlight so much. It’s very overwhelming at such, like, a young age.”

Paris on Lindsay Lohan: “I wish the best for her.”

Paris on getting strip searched: “The most humiliating experience of my life. I never had to do that, you know, doing that in front of someone you don’t even know. It’s pretty embarrassing….It’s pretty gross, you know, taking your clothes off in front of someone and having to do that, yes.”

Paris on her favourite passage in the Bible: “[Long pause] I don’t have a favorite, but..”

The highlight of the night came when a forcefully trite Anderson Cooper took over following the interview, and in what was a clear and pathetic attempt to appease the millions of angry CNN viewers peeved over having to watch a full hour of the heiress-turned-felon, began berating her incessantly. “I have got to tell you, if part of being a celebrity is creating a mystique about somebody, she’s destroying it every time she opens that lip-glossed mouth of hers,” lamented the perfectly quaffed anchor through his very own highly glossed smackers.

After performing her little good girl song and dance in her first post-jail interview, Paris Hilton was all smiles as she departed the CNN offices after chatting with Larry King.

Check out those gorgeous brown eyes!

Stay tuned for more highlights and lowlights from the big faux interview.

MSNBC journalist Mika Brzezinski suffered a (staged?) meltdown on the ‘Morning Joe’ show, destroying the Paris Hilton lead story script on camera.

Check it out. The woman literally flies off th deep end.

I am guessing that Mika didn’t get the memo that TV news isn’t about real news.

In other non-news, Miss Hilton is set to appear on ‘Larry King Live’ in only moments.

Paris Hilton has priorities. After spending most of yesterday getting new 20″ extensions, a 2 hour body massage and her makeup professionally done, the newly freed jailbird has rented an expensive beach house in Malibu.

ET Online reports that just hours after leaving jail Tuesday morning, Paris rented a $2.9 million dollar beach house in Malibu for the summer holiday.

The Hollywood outlaw will be residing in a 2258-sq ft, two-bedroom, three-bath, water-front home perhaps as soon as this weekend.

Mommy and Daddy Hilton don’t plan to let their daughter out of sight just yet and may be renting a separate house for the summer nearby.

Good idea.

With two Wimbledon titles already under her belt, it looks like tennis ace Serena Williams is well on the way to snagging her third title as she clobbered Alicia Molik of Australia in a second-round victory today in London.

There was a bit of controversy involved with Serena’s win. On her final match point, Molik hit a forehand that a line judge called wide, but — apparently oblivious to the ruling — they continued hitting until Serena put away a forehand volley. The players walked to the net to shake hands, but the chair umpire reminded Molik of her right to challenge the call.

Molik did, the replay showed the ball was out, and only then was it over, leading Serena to say: “That was a little weird.”

With just one day to go until they’re set to announce a reunion tour, fellow Spice Girls Geri Halliwell and Mel Brown are busy with last-minute preparations.

While Ginger squeezed in one final workout at a London park, Crazy Spice was just touching down in L-town with her three-month-old daughter Angel Iris.

Mel, who is nearing the end of an ugly paternity battle with ex beau Eddie Murphy, was spotted hand-in-hand with her new (and dare I say better?) boyfriend, Stephen Belafonte, son of famed musician, actor and social activist, Harry Belafonte.

Liz Claiborne, whose name has been a staple of women’s closets for decades, is dead.

The woman behind the famous label died yesterday in her home in New York at age 78 after a battle with cancer.

“In losing Liz Claiborne, we have not only lost the founder of our company, but an inspirational woman who revolutionized the fashion industry 30 years ago,” said Bill McComb, CEO of Liz Claiborne, in a statement. “Her commitment to style and design is ever present in our thinking and the way we work. We will remember Liz for her vision, her entrepreneurial spirit and her enduring compassion and generosity.”

Rest in chic.

Eva Longoria is driven to laughter by the normal paparazzi pandemonium as she heads to her car after getting her hair done at Ken Paves Hair Salon in West Hollywood, California on Tuesday.

The ‘Desperate Housewives’ star is putting the finishing touches on her gorgeous looks before her wedding to NBA champ Tony Parker in France next month.

There was definitely one person who didn’t find the situation all that funny. An overly eager paparazzo took a tumble as the bride-to-be passed by.