Celebs Invade Churchill Downs For The Kentucky Derby
Celebs of varying degree and caliber made their way out to the Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY for the 135th Kentucky Derby to bet on the horses, drink their mint julips and show off their fancy hats. Here are a few pics of some of the celebs who walked the red carpet at the Derby today:
I gotta say, I love Betheny from The Real Housewives of NYC (mostly because she isn’t a housewife at all and still manages to make that show work … oh yeah, and she’s about 10 secs. away from beating the shizz out of Kelly Bensimone) but I totally hate her entire outfit. I don’t know what she was thinking by wearing that bell-bottomed pantsuit but … yeah. Everyone else looked pretty OK with their snazzy hats. Because of the failing US economy, there is much less glitz at this year’s Derby but still, the celebs are makin’ it work. I don’t know shizz about horse racing but I can appreciate any event where the women are compelled to wear the most ostentatious hats they can find for our mere amusement. No Aretha Franklin hat sightings just yet … but I’ll keep my eye out.
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Tags: Bethenny Frankel, Brooke Shields, Kid Rock, LeAnn Rimes, The Kentucky Derby
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May 2nd, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Kid Rock looks like some kind of Muppet.
May 2nd, 2009 at 3:27 pm
although she walked the carpet in that….bethenny posted a twitpic while wearing an entirely different outfit. but still using a lollipop http://twitpic.com/4d0bg
May 2nd, 2009 at 3:28 pm
You should have put the Arethea hat on Kid Rock!
May 2nd, 2009 at 5:48 pm
so….i’m just gonna admit this right here. BUT. i sort of find kid rock really attractive. EEP!
…………..and to all my friends that read the comments in ptnb. hope this doesn’t change our friendship. DON’T JUDGE ME!
May 2nd, 2009 at 6:19 pm
for a second i thought bethany was mary louise parker…but mlp would never wear something like that!
May 2nd, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Woo Hoo! I bet on Mine that Bird and won!!! :) Who would of thought 50-1 odds right? I love derby time….
May 2nd, 2009 at 10:00 pm
haha @ sykosoo… its ok.. sometimes…i do too haha
May 3rd, 2009 at 12:35 am
@ sykosoo and nicole…me too!
May 3rd, 2009 at 4:11 am
The real stars of the Kentucky Derby are the horses. Why aren’t they really mention here, especially since Mine that Bird broke a Kentucky Derby Record.
May 3rd, 2009 at 9:22 am
I thought the LeeAnn photo was Chloe Sevigny! Omg
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:24 am
aretha was here for the derby–but her hat wasn’t quite as exciting as her last one! http://evilbeetgossip.film.com/2009/05/02/i-love-the-kentucky-derby/aretha-franklin-derby-hat/
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:26 am
@sykosoo, nicole & M3 – uggggh me too! WTF is w/that? I hate myself for findin him sexy! Glad we’re all in the same club!
& trent – sooo w/ya – loooove Bethenny but that outfit is FUGLY!! @katrin i saw that twit pic too – she looked better there – this outfit – big ol cameltoed mess!
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:37 am
@SuzieLee — “big ol cameltoed mess!” LMAO!!
May 3rd, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Bethanney looks like the Cap’n Ds mascot
May 3rd, 2009 at 6:08 pm
My father actually held a conversation with Bethanney at an airport a day before the Kentucky Derby. It turns out she and Kelly were on the same flight- having to contend with one another’s presence in unintentional encounters restroom to seat. Interesting.
May 3rd, 2009 at 9:23 pm
@sykosoo, nicole, M3 and SuzieLee – I’m with y’all on that one..The mystery ranks up there with why I thought Steven Tyler was super sexy about 15 years ago..I never knew why..I just thought it..
May 4th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
LeAnn Rimes looks horrible!