News Round-up: Driscoll, Tyra, Barrowman, Reeves

INTERVIEW: Y&R's John Driscoll (Chance)
"If you look back at the classics, you had a lot of gay actors playing straight men, and a lot of times they kept it very secret. You had women swooning over these guys, and they just kept it a secret. But nowadays it’s cool, and who cares? If you can pull it off as an actor and make it work, more power to you."

Tyra Banks to apear on GOSSIP GIRL
Banks will appear in an episode during GOSSIP GIRL's third season, which returns September 14.

John Barrowman to DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES?
The Torchwood star revealed he was about to meet up with producers in Los Angeles to discuss the role during a chat with DJ Chris Moyles on his Radio 1 Breakfast Show today.

The 42-year-old exclaimed: "I probably shouldn't say this but I've got a meeting with the execs of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES. Can you believe it, I'm going to be a Desperate Housewife!"

Report: THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE has given Mischa Barton a "sober coach"
A "sobriety counselor" will apparently follow Barton around to make sure stays out of trouble.

Eyal Podell talks about his new ABC Series DEFYING GRAVITY
"It's about the mission, which includes eight people on a space shuttle that travels around our solar system. Six planets in six years. We call it affectionately, science fact. A lot of what we're doing is based on research and the general direction that NASA and other space programs are going based on technology that's available today."

Marie Osmond talk show delayed for fall
The one-hour strip talk show had been cleared in more than 80% of the country, but stations had steadily been pulling their offers over the last couple of weeks, reported several sources. The show had been expected to launch on Sept. 14, but the program's ability to launch had been increasingly in doubt.

INTERVIEW: GL Costume Designer Shawn Reeves
"I have a lot of clothes to get rid of [laughs]! I wanted to try and make sure I gave stuff to places that could use it instead of just selling it. I wanted to make sure it was going to good use. I just happened to be reading the Styles section of the New York Times one day about a month or so ago and ran across an article about Bottomless Closet, which helps women reenter the workforce. It's local and they're very involved with their clients. I wrote the woman who wrote the article and she passed me on and it all just fell into place."