The Lede

That’s the Spirit In the new series SNOOKI: THE PARANORMAL ROOKIE, which premieres tonight with two episodes on Crave, reality-TV icon Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi regularly uses the term “ghosties” rather than “ghosts.” Why? “I want to treat them like I would people,” Snooki told TV critic Bill Harris in an interview for The Lede. “Instead of trying to invade their space, and be annoying, I want to be bubbly, and be like, ‘hi, ghosties! I’m here. I want to chat.’” Conversational techniques aside, SNOOKI: THE PARANORMAL ROOKIE also has a very spooky feel, as Snooki (JERSEY SHORE) embarks upon creepy investigations with a small team of experts in allegedly haunted locations across Ontario. “When I scream, I’m genuinely scared,” Snooki admitted. “I went in really nervous, on top of being worried that I was going to get touched by a ghost, because I feel like I always do. So I guess I felt more comfortable as it went on, but I mean, I’m still scared.”

Road Trip Sometimes a press conference unexpectedly gets a little “heated.” Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie took a break from filming Season 2 of Crave’s HEATED RIVALRY this week to make a surprise appearance at the Global Summit for Women’s Mental Health in New York City, in support of the Irina Foundation, a newly launched charity named after the organization from Rachel Reid’s books. Williams, who plays Shane Hollander, and Storrie, who plays Ilya Rozanov, were joined by Reid and showrunner Jacob Tierney, as well as Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, who plays Svetlana, and Christina Chang, who plays Yuna Hollander. Williams and Storrie fielded multiple questions about their characters, and their intimacy on the show. “We’re both unabashed, shameless people,” said Williams, which caused Tierney to interject, “in a good way!” Season 1 of HEATED RIVALRY, which became a worldwide sensation, is on Crave now.