The Price Is Right needs a host, and Rosie
O'Donnell is interested. Very interested. The 45-year-old
said on her blog recently that she was meeting with
the Price people this week and that she ''sure
would'' accept the job if they offer.
''I LOVE THE
PRICE IS RIGHT,'' she wrote, the capitalization underscoring
her feelings.
CBS and
FremantleMedia North America, which produces the hit game
show, have been seeking a replacement for the
venerable Bob Barker, who retired this month after 35
years as the show's host.
Among those
reportedly in the running are Todd Newton of the E! network,
Mark Steines of Entertainment Tonight, George
Hamilton, and John O'Hurley. But Barker said O'Donnell is
his pick.
''She knows the
show,'' he said backstage at Friday's Daytime Emmy
Awards. ''There's no doubt in my mind she could do the show.
Now, whether they want a lady host, I don't know. I've
never heard that discussed. As far as I know, they've
only auditioned men.''
CBS and
FremantleMedia had no comment Tuesday.
O'Donnell's
spokeswoman, Cindi Berger, was not specific about the
ex-View commentator's plans: ''Rosie is meeting
with several networks about a lot of different ideas.''
The Price Is Right is filmed in Los Angeles.
O'Donnell lives in Nyack, N.Y., near New York City, with her
partner and their four children. (AP)