Rev. Run's darling daughter's Angela and Vanessa Simmons have moved out of their daddy's home, Run's House and on to their own reality series. Revealed on AOL's Blackvoices, the Simmons sisters are slated to appear on Daddy's Girls, a spin-off reality series that will follow the sisters as they adjust to life in Los Angeles. Slated to air on MTV, Daddy's Girls will also showcase Angela and Vanessa Simmons' 'Pastry' shoe and clothing line as the girls transform the line into a more grown-up brand. "I appreciate my process because that's going to make me stronger in the end and the best talent that I can possibly give the world" says Vanessa Simmons.
Listen to them sounding all independent and whatnot. Moving out on their own isn't the only thing the two sisters intend on doing. They're also joining in with other celebrities in a campaign to urge young adults (and even the old ones) to vote on November 4th.
In the meantime, check out Angela and Vanessa attending the Lauren Conrad fashion show during Fashion Week.
Angela and Vanessa Simmons’ Pastry division of Run Athletics will launch a new line of products benefiting the Girls Scouts of the USA, the company announced today (Jul 16). The Pastry Thin Mint Collection, consisting of women’s and kids shoes and a backpack, hits specialty retail stores across the country today, including Finish Line, Underground Station and Lady Foot Locker. A take on Pastry’s Fab Cookie sneaker, the Thin Mint Shoe will be available in chocolate and white, and incorporates the Girl Scout philosophy, scripted on the shoe’s outsole. The women’s shoe will retail around $70 with the kid’s version available for $45 and the coordinating backpack going for around $65. "Our relationship with the Girl Scouts is deeply meaningful to us," explained Vanessa Simmons. "To have the opportunity to further support their efforts of empowering young women with the creation of the Thin Mint Collection is very special."
Vanessa and Angela joined the organization as spokespersons for the “Make Girls Scouts Your Business” initiative, which encourages girls to participate in the various Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy programs. Their efforts have included a series of speaking engagements sharing their experiences as young businesswomen, as well as supporting the girls in their various leadership initiatives. “We have had so much fun working with the girls,” added Angela. “I feel they do more for us than we could ever do for them! We are hoping our relationship with the Girl Scouts organization continues to grow and develop.”
The entire Simmons clan, including adopted daughter Miley, makes it’s return to MTV tonight, kicking off the 5th season of the award winning reality series Run’s House. The season premier of Run’s House, the 2008 NAACP Image Award winner for Outstanding Reality Series, airs on MTV tonight at 10pm ET/PT.
PEEP PICS OF THE FAMILY'S APPEARANCE ON MTV'S TRL ON MONDAY JULY 14, 2008.
CONTINUE READING THIS STORY AFTER THE JUMP AND FIND OUT IF ANGELA IS LOOKING TO ADD R&B SINGER TO HER GROWING RESUME!
A portion of all proceeds from sales of the Thin Mint Collection will go directly to the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., the premier leadership organization serving 3.6 million girls and adult members across the country. The Thin Mint Collection continues the relationship established between the Simmons sisters and the Girls Scouts Organization in 2007.
In related news, Angela has released a new song called Center of Attention to promote Pastry's newest sneaker, Glam Pie. "Wearing Glam Pie will make you the 'Center of Attention,' says the 20-year-old of the shoe developed along with her sister and partner, Vanessa Simmons. Bryan Barber will direct TV commercials featuring the siblings, as well as a music video for the single to premiere July 24th, exclusively on PASTRYKICKS.COM
In better late than never news, Reverend Run, 43, and his wife Justine Simmons adopted an American-born baby girl in September, who they named Miley Justine Simmons. Miley was one month old when they brought her home and will make her debut on the family's MTV reality series, Run's House, in January. Run has three children from his first marriage (Vanessa, Angela and Joseph) and he and Justine have two boys together (Daniel and Russell).
The couple lost their first daughter together, Victoria Anne, hours after birth when she came into the world with a condition known as omphalocele. Justine said, "People say, 'You need to mourn,' and you do, but only a little because the more you mourn, the more you want to mourn. I would have landed in depression." The couple decided to adopt Miley -- now 4 months -- because, as Justine says, "I wanted a girl really bad, and I knew I wasn't going to try again. That could have really messed me up."
READ MORE OF THIS STORY AFTER THE JUMP!
The couple had been planning to adopt for a while. Back in March, she told Essence magazine, "We take for granted that we can just have a baby. But I couldn't. Maybe part of the reason God let this happen is because He wanted us to adopt." Run added, "It's heaven to have this baby come into our house at this time, at Christmas."
Rev. Run and his family made an appearance on MTV's TRL earlier this week to promote the 4th season of their super-successful reality show, Run's House. You can't help but to love and adore the Simmons' clan. The close-knit bond this family possess is just bananas! As a matter of fact, I don't know anyone who doesn't watch this show. I remember me watching the first couple of episodes and I could've swore on everything I owned that Justine was the biological mother of Run's 3 oldest kids. I mean, come on! They were calling her, 'Mom' and they could easily pass as her daughters in the looks department...although I'm not too sure the same can be said about JoJo! What I do know is Justine and the Rev. are going to have a hell (no pun intended) of a time keeping those little girls off Diggy. Trust. Have yall seen the way he interacts with his mother?! He absolutely adores her! Too cute. Yeah, his future wifey is going to have the perfect hubby! Bless his heart. Anywhoo, check out the pics. There's more after the jump. However, I'm not too sure the same can be said about Russy! Lil dude always seem to be in a world of his very own, bless his heart.
***I UPPED THIS POST (WHICH I POSTED LAST WEEK) TO REMIND YOU ALL TO REMEMBER TO TUNE IN TO THE 4th SEASON PREMIERE OF 'RUN'S HOUSE,' WHICH AIRS TONIGHT AT 10 pm ON MTV***
I must be slipping because until I saw the preview last night, I had absolutely no idea that the fourth season of Run's House would premiere next Thursday night (October 25) at 10 pm on MTV. This show has got to be realest reality show I've seen in a long time. And that's rare. And I think that's also why people love it so much. Although MTV gets a hard time these days for not showing music videos, and giving a lot of air time to people who certainly aren't, or shouldn't be, role models (like My Super Sweet Sixteen) you have to give them credit for sticking with a show like Run's House that doesn't have a sexy hook. Run himself has proved himself as a capable and beloved patriarch, and is one of the most morally centered programs that MTV produces. It's just a show about a family. Simple. It's about time MTV does something right.
At Run's House the laughs, drama and excitement never seem to end. Rev. Run, (Joseph Simmons of Run-DMC), and his wife Justine continue to manage a very bustling household and keep the lives of their 5 children as normal as possible amid the extravagance of their surroundings. With the entire family back together again under one roof, life in the Simmons house is anything but normal. This season Rev. Run and Justine make a major decision on adopting a new baby and life for them may never be the same again.
Eldest sibling, Vanessa, 24, lands her first acting role on the day-time soap opera Guiding Light and finds that perfecting her craft is harder work than she thought. Angela, 20, sets her sights on expanding her current magazine insert into a bona-fide celebrity driven fashion/entertainment magazine. JoJo, 18, deals with everything from graduating high school, to hustling for a record deal, to developing deeper relationships with his dad and Uncle Russell (music/fashion mogul Russell Simmons).
AFTER THE JUMP, READ MORE ON WHAT'S IN STORE FOR DIGGY & RUSSY FOR THE NEW SEASON; PLUS DETAILS ON THE SALE OF THE FAMILY'S HOME.
As the coolest tween-ager on television, Diggy, 12, is fast becoming a ladies man but Rev. Run manages to keep him grounded. And Russy, 11, might just be ready to cast his love for video games aside for a new interest girls!
In related news, Rev. Run (real name Joseph Simmons) has put the family's Saddle Creek, New Jersey mansion up for sale for a cool $5.5 million. I'm not surprised by this at all. Reality show stars have a tendency to sale their homes after it's been seen by everyone and their mama on national television. Coincidentally, Nick (Lachey) and Jessica (Simpson), as well as Travis Barker and his estranged wife, Shanna, did the same thing.
The Simmons' estate, which has been on the market for several months, contains six bedrooms and five bath rooms. It also has a basketball court, swimming pool, recording studio and a movie theater. Not a bad place to grow up.
For you die hard fans, Run's House seasons are out on DVD. It'll make a great stocking stuffer.
