Reality TV stars react to the Los Angeles quake

Tuesday's earthquake didn’t last longer than 15 seconds, but it was enough to send some in Hollywood shaking.

At the “Big Brother” house in Studio City, the tremors sent the houseguests on CBS’s reality series running for the “backyard”; the house is built inside a soundstage. Because “Big Brother” cast members aren’t allowed any communication with the outside world, producers informed them of the earthquake over a PA.

“A lot of them are not from California, so this is the first earthquake they’ve experienced,” says series executive producer Allison Grodner. “Everyone was a bit shaken.”

But cameras never stopped taping. The show airs live online 24 hours a day. “We made sure they felt safe. But they went back to business right after,” she said, explaining that they’ve still got to decide who next to eliminate on Wednesday’s episode.

“Sunset Tan” sales rep and cast member Holly Huddleston was stuck in a tanning booth when things started to vibrate during an FHM photo shoot promoting the E! series.

“I was in nothing but a bra and panties and wearing these high heels when everything started shaking,” Huddleston said. “I kind of stopped and looked around to see if it was just me, if I was the one shaking or if I was just positioned funny.

“But then I saw the photographer shaking and all the lights shaking,” she said. “It was scary.”

-- Staff report

Photo: Cast of "Big Brother 10" television reality series, courtesy CBS.

Comments

[Ron]

the elimination is thursday, not wednesday

[Renee Carsone]

Gimme a break we have lives. UNLIKE these wanna be's pushed by greed and agents.! Us nododys have real ives, without agents to speak for us or God Forbid worry about such things. AGAIN LIFE GOES ON...........Let the millionites go on about their business as if nothing happened, as if they really truly are worried PLZZZZZZZZZZZ

[Renee Carsone]

yea well so sorry RON so the date they posted for elimination was wrong! BIG DEAL! Come to find you gotta be a project of an agent or a big time deal to get on this show even! They don't allow NOBODYS! Now that is news, or is that what reality tv is all about? VERY LITTLE REALITY and just WASHUPS and REAL NOBODYS that think they have a chance and compared to the general public! Screw these pathetic weasels! Boo Hoo most aren't from California, let me stop n cry them a RIVER..................NOT