• Wayne Brady and the folks at Let's Make a Deal want to honor those fighting the coronavirus -- and they don't have to wear their capes if they don't want to. The CBS daytime game show that usually has a studio audience in zany costumes is asking front-line workers to submit video auditions for an upcoming special online edition of the show. "The idea sprang into my head because I wanted for us at Deal to not only bring smiles to our loyal Deal Family, but to give hope and something to look forward to," said Brady, the host of the show. "In times like this, a small token can go a long way. Whether a joke or a $50 Amazon gift card, when the news is oftentimes bad, I wanted us to be that bright spot in their day." Several contestants on the Let's Make a Deal: At Home edition of the show have been front-line workers, but the new recruitment is intended to help dedicate an entire show to them. Let's Make a Deal hopes to attract "doctors, nurses, paramedics, delivery drivers, nursing home attendants and any other individual out there providing care, safety and services." To land a spot on the show, hopefuls should each submit a short video detailing their line of work and why they would be good contestants. Videos should be emailed to LMADatHome@gmail.com. Entries must be no more than a minute long, and participants must be at least 18 years old and be legal residents of the U.S.
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• Brian May, the guitarist for the band Queen, recently took a trip to the hospital after severely injuring his buttocks in a gardening accident. "I managed to rip my Gluteus Maximus to shreds in a moment of over-enthusiastic gardening," the musician shared Thursday on Instagram, along with a masked selfie. "So suddenly I find myself in a hospital getting scanned to find out exactly how much I've actually damaged myself. Turns out I did a thorough job." In a time when hospitalization announcements are all too common, May, 72, also made sure to clarify he does not have covid-19 -- "thank God" -- and advised his 2.4 million followers to be "extra-safe out there." May offered few details about his injury, but he noted that he is in a lot of pain. "I won't be able to walk for a while ... or sleep, without a lot of assistance, because the pain is relentless," he wrote. "So, folks ... I need to go dark for a while, getting some complete rest, at home." May has been busy in isolation, staging frequent Instagram Live performances; uniting with drummer Roger Taylor and singer Adam Lambert to release a "You Are the Champions" anthem celebrating health care heroes; hosting a music marathon on the U.K.'s Planet Radio; and, apparently, going a bit too hard in the garden.
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