As per request:

Final showcase next June for Price is Right's Bob Barker



Come on down, game show lovers. Bob Barker is to host his last Price is Right in June.

The daytime game show host announced his plans to retire on Tuesday.

Game show host Bob Barker stands alongside the big wheel during a live taping of The Price is Right. He plans to retire in June 2007.
(Ric Francis/Associated Press) "I will be 83 years old on Dec. 12…. and I've decided to retire while I'm still young," he said.

In June, Barker will celebrate 50 years on television and 35 as host of the game show that asks people to guess the retail price of items in its showcases.

"I'm just reaching the age where the constant effort to be there and do the show physically is a lot for me," he said.

"I might be able to do the show another year, but better (to leave) a year too soon than a year too late."


also..in other extremely sad news:



Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe have separated. The couple's rep released a statement to TMZ Monday morning that says "We are saddened to announce that Reese & Ryan have decided to formally separate. They remain committed to their family and we ask that you please respect their privacy and the safety of their children at this time." Sources tell TMZ Witherspoon has contacted celebrity divorce lawyer Robert Kaufman, who has represented Jennifer Aniston, Roseanne and Lisa Marie Presley. Sources say Witherspoon spoke with Kaufman about divorcing Ryan Phillippe, her husband of seven years.

PinkIsTheNewBlog reader Lauren actually saw Ryan making out with some chick behind Reese's back in Texas just last week: Ryan Phillippe is in Austin right now filming a movie, I've seen Reese here once with Deacon. My friends and I went to Kenichi in downtown Austin on Tuesday night and sat 2 tables away from Phillippe and an extremely attractive blonde (not Reese). The couple had a partition placed around their table soon after they arrived but we could still see their legs intertwined under the table and as we left could see them clearly making out behind the partition. I really didn't want to believe it but it makes total sense now.

They were so cute together. What a bummer.