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Bret Michaels Has Winning Advice for Celebrity Apprentice Contestants
Originally posted 03/13/2011 06:10PM
After all the battles Bret Michaels has fought over the past 12 months, he still ranks winning Celebrity Apprentice as "one the toughest things I've ever done emotionally and physically, because they drain you down to find who the winner is." So now he has some expert advice for the show's remaining hopefuls.
"You got to work hard, delegate and be able to perform on a fume," says Michaels, who turns 48 March 15. "Because you don't eat a whole lot and you don't sleep a whole lot, and that's the truth."
He adds: "Listen to what Donald Trump and the task assigners are asking you to do. And you better be good at rallying your team, even when they don't like you or believe in you. Eventually, you're going to be facing the same people you worked with."
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Recovering Bret Michaels 'Pumped' to Return to Stage
Originally posted 02/17/2011 03:25PM
Bret Michaels is recovering so well from surgery in January to repair a hole in his heart that he's ready to perform again next month.
"I am pumped to get back on the road and start rocking out on stage for all my awesome fans,” Michaels, 47, says.
He's gearing up to headline the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series sponsored by the Competitor Group, with a four-city tour that kicks off in Dallas and benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure (to breast cancer) on March 27.
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Bret Michaels Has Health Scare After Heart Surgery
Originally posted 01/31/2011 09:35PM
While recovering from heart surgery, Bret Michaels suffered a massive drop in blood pressure, but his doctor found the cause and the singer is doing better again.
"Bret suffered no setbacks and is fine. It's always good for patients to be evaluated when they're not feeling well," says Dr. Mansour Assar, an interventional cardiologist.
The rocker, 47, is recuperating at home in Arizona after undergoing surgery Jan. 24 to repair a hole in his heart. The hole was discovered when he suffered a mini-stroke last May.
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Bret Michaels Recuperating with Family After Heart Surgery
Originally posted 01/26/2011 04:15PM
Bret Michaels has bounced back once again.
Two days after undergoing a successful operation to repair a hole in his heart, the rocker has been released from the hospital.
Michaels headed home, where he's surrounded by loved ones as he heals, including his new fiancée Kristi Gibson.
"Bret is recuperating at home with his family," a source tells PEOPLE. "He is looking forward to enjoying time with Kristi and his daughters as well as getting back on the road."
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Bret Michaels Undergoes Heart Surgery
Originally posted 01/25/2011 07:30AM
Bret Michaels had surgery on Monday to repair a hole in his heart – an operation that had been planned for some time and went well.
"Bret Michaels underwent a successful heart procedure today at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix," the hospital said in a statement. "Michaels is currently recuperating at St. Joseph's where he remains for observation in ICU."
The hole in his heart was discovered last May, after Michaels, 47, suffered a mini-stroke.
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Bret Michaels: Being Engaged Feels Awesome
Originally posted 12/21/2010 03:30PM
Yep, he did it.
"They swore I was the guy who would never," Bret Michaels, who asked his on-off girlfriend of 16 years Kristi Gibson to be his wife on the Monday night finale of his VH1 reality show, Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It, tells PEOPLE. "And it feels awesome."
The rocker had been thinking about proposing but couldn't seem to find the right moment. It seemed like everyone was geared up for it to happen at the anniversary dinner the night before at Mastro's, but Michaels, 47, felt like there were too many waiters and other patrons milling around.
"I wasn't ready there because I felt really strange," he says. "It would've been like, I'm in the middle of proposing and oh, by the way, there's a Cobb salad coming."
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Bret Michaels and Kristi Gibson Are Engaged – Finally!
Originally posted 12/21/2010 05:30AM
It's no longer only a tease: Bret Michaels asked his on-off girlfriend of 16 years, Kristi Gibson, to marry him on Monday night's finale of his VH1 reality show, Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It – and she said yes!
The first thing they did afterwards? Tell their daughters, Raine, 10, and Jorja, 5, the great news.
The rock star told them, "I did it! We'll all be together forever! Family hug!"
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Will Bret Michaels Propose to His Girlfriend on TV?
Originally posted 12/20/2010 03:15PM
The question has been looming all season on VH1's Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It: Is the rock star ready to take the next step with Kristi Gibson, his on-off girlfriend of 16 years?
If a teaser for Monday's finale is any indication, that decision won't be without conflict: In the clip, Gibson is shown handing him what Michaels calls her "friendship with mega benefits" ring he gave her a couple years ago, saying, "I told you before that this means nothing."
Later in the clip, the rocker says, "There's something I want to ask you." But, whatever happens, Michaels tells PEOPLE the way it unfolds is very realistic.
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PEOPLE's Most Intriguing Newsmakers Revealed
Originally posted 12/15/2010 08:00AM
For Sandra Bullock, 2010 was the year that changed everything: She became a mother to son Louis, ended her five-year marriage to Jesse James and reached new career heights with her emotional Oscar win for The Blind Side.
It's only fitting, then, that the superstar, 46, scored the top spot as Woman of the Year in PEOPLE's new Year-End issue. Of the actress's life-altering 2010, says a source, "Bad things happen, but she celebrates the good ones. And Louis is a wonderful celebration of good things."
Also making the cut as the year's most intriguing figures:
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Bret Michaels Previews 'Scary' Days Following Heart Surgery
Originally posted 12/09/2010 09:05AM
Sure, Bret Michaels knows there are risks surrounding his upcoming surgery to repair a hole in his heart. But as harrowing as the prospect of going under the knife is, Michaels is characteristically upbeat.
"I gotta tell ya, I'm very positive," the rocker tells PEOPLE of the surgery, which is expected to happen in January. "I feel positive they're going to do an amazing job. They've done thousands of these operations."
Michaels will have the operation at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, a place he's regrettably familiar with. The diabetic music man has been put through the wringer, first with an emergency appendectomy in April, followed shortly thereafter by a life-threatening brain hemorrhage, then a mini-stroke in May, which is when doctors found the hole in his heart.
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