McCarthy joins forces with Oprah: Is she the next Dr. Phil?

May 4, 2009

May 4, 2009, 11:44 AM | by Simon Vozick-Levinson

Categories: Oprah Winfrey, Television, Weblogs

It goes without saying that Oprah Winfrey wields some major starmaking power, so

when someone signs a multi-platform, multi-year development deal with Harpo

Productions, get ready to see a lot of them. The latest beneficiary of Oprah's

media might is McCarthy, who's on track to create a syndicated talk show

for Harpo after inking just such a deal. In the meantime, she launched a blog

called " Give It Up Before Summer " on Oprah.com this past Friday. The " it "

currently being given up is refined sugar, which McCarthy seems to have sworn

off because, she explains, " I would always complain to my friends that I wish

there were AA meetings for chocoholics. " Also, just FYI, McCarthy was

PMSing this weekend. And she refers to her " awesome husband " even though she and

Jim Carrey are not technically married. So many things to learn from this blog!

So far McCarthy's been a Playboy model, an actress with a knack for gross-out

comedies, an MTV dating show host, an outspoken parent, and, recently, a

frequent guest on Oprah. Not a bad career arc. Now, clearly, she's poised to

become a bigger phenomenon than ever. So now's the time to speak up: What sort

of projects would you like to see emerge from her Harpo deal? The sky is the

limit here.

Photo Credit: McCarthy:Jordan Strauss/WireImage.com; Oprah: Steve

Granitz/WireImage.com

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