JB- The Miss California thing could be considered a low for her. And every day on Access Hollywood you're talking about celebrity highs and lows. Speaking of that, all month on the show we're going to be seeing a lot of the tops - and that's not to say being at the top of a list is a good thing. One of the things you're going to be featuring is the top 5 meltdowns. Tell me what else you're working on for that series.
BB- The top 5s. The fives is what people have been going crazy for this. They're breaking out body parts and limbs and all kinds of things - like the top 5 boobs, the top 5 buns. (laughing) Even I'm looking at the boss going, What is going on here? But they're going everywhere - the top 5 meltdowns, the feuds. And I think you'll see as it develops it'll get a little deeper. We started with a bang - with the buns and the chest and all that. Celebrities are watching. They want to know if they've been on this list.
JB- (laughing) You mentioned it, so do you agree with the top 1 set of buns?
BB- The top buns?
JB- Yes.
BB- I believe that those were (Kim) Kardashian. I do not agree with that.
JB- Oh.
BB- Vocally, I said, Wait, you're talking about… what is the parameter here? I don't think we have defined the parameters well enough. And that is why the next night in the boobs category I made them define all-natural. Because the buns were left… I know plenty of people that would not have chosen Kardashian. We had Jessica Biel in number 3. I would have put her way, way, way on top. I think we're looking at buns as how famous they are - like J. Lo has famous buns, Kardashian has very famous buns.
JB- Back on this whole buns criteria. Like, how closely… I mean, who decided? Like, how close was it examined? Did you actually take pictures of people and look at them and just stare?
BB- We have buns-ologists who work for Access Hollywood, so we've really got that… they've got permission and access to each person on the list to examine them while they're sleeping and laying on their stomach and… (laughing)
JB- You do the same thing at Miss USA!
BB- Nah, we just sat in a room full of producers - probably about 30 people - but I was not involved in that. The top producers of the show got together and they batted it around until they agreed.
JB- If you could give an award for celebrity media darling, who would it be?
BB- Right now?
JB- Yeah.
BB- Celebrity media darling. Ah… right now it's Hugh Jackman. But, that'll change because the next movie will come out, but people love Hugh. I love the guy, too. I can't help it, he's just that nice. Hmm… who else? People adore Will Smith.
JB- On the other side of that, who would you give it to for biggest media enemy? Kanye?
BB- Ooh. It rotates. I think Jessica Simpson has had a hard time lately. With her Mom Jeans and people calling her fat. I don't get it because her clothing empire is huge - it makes almost a half a billion dollars. It's huge. People love her, and yet the media beats her up.
JB- You're known for some good on-air jokes and pranks. Are you working on anything? Can you give us a sneak peek on something you're concocting right now?
BB- Oh my god, I've got a great thing going on this afternoon. My wife, hopefully she'll be feeling a lot better, for Mother's Day, Heidi Klum is bringing a Mother's Day gift basket from Victoria's Secret to the house. And my wife doesn't know it. She thinks the cameras are here because we have an organic garden we're starting and we're doing a little green piece. She thinks that's the reason why the cameras are coming. She doesn't know that there's going to be a knock at the door and she's going to answer the door and it's going to be Heidi Klum with a gift basket for her.
JB- Wow. And how do you arrange something like that? Who do you have to call to get Heidi Klum?
BB- I'll be honest with you, this one was Heidi's idea.
JB- Oh, wow. See, you know what, when you're in the business and you know everybody. They come to you.
BB- How about I come surprise your wife? I thought, Whoa! That's a great idea!
JB- So, let me just recap: that's Victoria's Secret, Miss USA, best buns, best breasts…
BB- You know, amazingly my wife tolerates it because she benefits.