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Child champs Adam Thomlison answers your questions about your favorite shows and stars


(he’s now the host), it was due in part to his
By Adam Thomlison
status as a political insider, having served
Pint-sized bakers whip up upped the ante with a bigger cash prize. TV Media as communications director for then-

governor Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential
q: will “if Loving You is wrong” on own
stunning desserts in ‘Kids Last season, the 12-year-old Hollis be coming back? if so, when? campaign.
Johnson of Jacksonville, Florida, won
Baking Championship’ $10,000, an industrial kitchen set and her A: Even the tireless Tyler Perry needs a He served in the Clinton administration

cake in Duff’s Charm City Cakes collection. break now and again. And so do his shows. for a while but left at the end of his first
With the stakes even higher this season, “If Loving You Is Wrong” is on a break, but term.
By Kyla Brewer Food Network has expanded the program it’s definitely coming back. However, that didn’t mean his Clinton
TV Media from four to eight episodes. The mid-season finale of the show’s years were behind him. He landed in hot wa-
After the inaugural season’s success, second season aired at the beginning of ter earlier this year when it was discovered
ome people spend years perfecting there are plenty of kids out there who want December. It was the 11th episode of the eltony williams and Heather Hemmens that, in recent years, he had donated tens
pastry or learning to make a delight a piece of the season 2 pie. Representing season, meaning it was the true halfway in a scene from “tyler perry’s if Loving of thousands of dollars to Clinton’s chari-
fully airy macaron, but 10 youngsters a cross section of America, this season’s point, since OWN (the Oprah Winfrey You is wrong” table foundation. Some thought it to be a
are about to prove that it doesn’t have to young competitors include Rebecca Beale Network) has committed to a 22-episode That one, too, premiered in September, conflict of interest while he was working as
take years to become a great baker. Pastry from Graham, Texas; Peggy Fischer from season. The last 11 episodes are sched- took a break two months later, and aired a political journalist for ABC, while others
chef Duff Goldman and actress-turned- St. Johnsbury, Vermont; Jane Haviland uled to air starting in March. the rest of the season starting in March. pointed out that his link to Clinton wasn’t
cooking-show-host Valerie Bertinelli put from Ann Arbor, Michigan; Colby Lacasse “If Loving You Is Wrong” is a prime-time exactly a secret.
aspiring bakers to the test in the season of Blue Hill, Maine; Matthew Merril of Great soap created by the incredibly prolific Tyler So while your concern for the fate of the Indeed, there was a whole movie about
show is certainly understandable, you can
premiere of “Kids Baking Championship,” Falls, Virginia; Alex Portis of Monroeville, Perry, who may be better known for his big- rest assured this is all part of the plan. it. His role on the campaign, as well as that
airing Monday, Jan. 4, on Food Network. Pennsylvania; Yahshimabet Sellassie- screen fare, such as the Madea movies of fellow strategist James Carville, was
The culinary competition pits kids ages 10 Hall of Oakland, California; Ryan Wilson of or his breakout hit, 2005’s “Diary of a Mad q: i heard someone make a joke the a central focus of the Oscar-nominated
to 13 against each other in a quest to win a Danville, California; and Alex Alcorta and Black Woman.” other day about George Stephanopoulos 1993 documentary “The War Room.”
whopping $25,000. Emma Wensing, both from Austin, Texas. The network announced in February and Bill Clinton. did they work together
The two hosts, both excellent cooks 2015 that “If Loving You Is Wrong” would be before? Have a question? Email us at
in their own right, mentor the mini-chefs renewed for a 22-episode second season. A: They sure did. Indeed, when George questions@tvtabloid.com. Please include
throughout major challenges, which are The announcement came, in fact, during Stephanopoulos first joined ABC’s current- your name and town. Personal replies will
designed to test their skills and creativ the mid-season break of the first season. affairs show “This Week” as an analyst not be provided.
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