Subject: Jeff Probst Interview Yesterday
Author: Barbara L SherrillDate: 18 Jul
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20213202,00.html
After spending a morning in the heat and humidity filming a challenge for
Survivor: Gabon, show host Jeff Probst arrived back to production's base
camp to find 75 e-mails telling him that he'd just been nominated for an
outstanding reality host Emmy Award.
But that wasn't all he heard.
"The funniest part of the whole announcement to me was hearing that I was
getting married!" says Probst, speaking to PEOPLE from Gabon, after Pushing
Daisies actress Kristin Chenoweth, who'd announced the nominations Thursday
morning, also let slip that four years ago, she and the "cute" Probst had
once dated - but now he was set to wed some other woman.
"Considering I'm not even in a serious relationship," said Probst, "that was
a big shock to me. Perhaps in addition to being talented and beautiful,
Kristin Chenoweth is also psychic!"
Added the TV host: "The first email I got said, 'Congratulations on the
nomination AND Kristin Chenoweth!' I thought, 'What does this mean?' And so
I wrote back, 'What are you talking about?' "
Back came the clip, "and it was a funny story," says Probst. "It's true! We
went on a date several years ago. We met at a charity function, and she's
beautiful, talented and funny. I think the only reason we didn't go on a
second date was timing. We had different schedules. We were living in
different cities."
Of the other e-mails Probst received, "four of them were from Tom Bergeron,
Ryan Seacrest, Phil Keoghan and Alison Sweeney," he says. "I made a joke to
Ryan, 'Well, now when I stand up to let Phil Keoghan walk past to collect
the Emmy for best show, I can let you walk past to collect the Emmy for best
host, as well!' And he wrote back and said, 'Fat chance - I'll be out on the
red carpet, asking what you're wearing.' "
MRS. CLEAN
