♪ MTV ♪
[Female narrator] On this episode of Cribs...
Hey, MTV. It's Perez Hilton.
[Narrator] Celebrity news blogger Perez Hilton returns
to MTV Cribs to showcase his family friendly Las Vegas home.
This is a very Perez Hilton fridge.
That's me and Zac Efron.
I used to be an it girl. Now I'm just a cool mom.
[Narrator] Then...
Hey, everybody. My name's Emelia Hartford.
[Narrator] Fire up your engines.
Race car driver and actor Emelia Hartford
showcases her car collection and perfectly cozy home
in Los Angeles, California.
You guys can't sleep on the towel warmer.
If it's cold in the winter, you put your jeans
in the towel warmer. Boom. Warm, comfy, cozy.
[Narrator] But first...
Hello, MTV.
[Narrator] Insecure star, actor and comedian Amanda Seales
wows us at her magical California chateau.
This is the kitchen and the family room.
Can we also just make note of my stools right here?
Look, they have hooves. [mooing]
Come on!
[music]
♪ This is a public service announcement ♪
♪ I be eatin' my spinach ♪
♪ They tried to clone my image ♪
♪ They burnt their London Bridges ♪
♪ None of them bitches British ♪
♪ I know they know the difference ♪
♪ Like, grrah, keep it a stack ♪
♪ -- move wock 'cause they know I got beats ♪
♪ They be chattin' I don't give a damn ♪
♪ And I'm still gettin' money They know who I am ♪
Hello, MTV. I am Amanda Seales and this is my crib.
Come on, let me show you around.
♪ Like grrah, keep it a stack ♪
♪ 'Cause they know I got bands ♪
♪ They be chattin' I don't give a damn ♪
♪ And I'm still gettin' money I know who I am ♪
♪ Tryna be low He gon' hit up my Gram ♪
♪ If he smart, he gon' act like a fan ♪
♪ Thinkin' you bigger They got your head gassed ♪
♪ Bitches so slow, I give them a pass ♪
So the first room, we call it the white room,
uh, for the couches.
♪ Givin' them the queen vibe, queen vibe, queen vibe, vibe ♪
♪ I'll never die ♪
Every Caribbean person has to have a room called
a sitting room where no one sits. [laughs]
So I really went the distance with interior decorating,
putting things together that didn't necessarily
come together.
♪ Queen vibe, queen vibe ♪
I love a tchotchke.
I know! Who loves a tchotchke?
I don't know why I feel like I need to have bobbleheads,
but I love them. Over here, like,
these are paintings that I did.
They're called From the Womb to the Boom.
And they really represent just my generation,
the hip hop generation.
[music]
It's a different time now, ho-ho, but it was a time.
[dog barks]
This is Geordi. Hi, Geordi.
-Sit. Down, down. Bark. -[dog barks]
Good boy! Good boy!
♪ I guess you ♪
♪ Read me like a book ♪
♪ Know me like you should ♪
This is the library. I know you're probably like,
oh, I thought it was a kid's playroom. It's not.
I really made it into just a room of knowledge,
a room of energy. It's just a vibe, okay?
So remember when I said that I keep things?
Y'all, I still have my IDs from when I was working on MTV.
Your girl was a V.J.
What's good, y'all? It's Amanda Diva here.
Welcome to Monday's MTV2 Hip Hop.
These are all pieces of art from my travels.
My mother is from Grenada and my father is from America.
So you'll see different elements of that here.
Like right here, for all my Grenadians,
that is a Jab Jab helmet. So during Carnival,
people paint their bodies black. They wear the Jab Jab helmets
representing the formerly enslaved coming through
and saying, "We're taking over."
♪ Take it low Take it low ♪
♪ Did you know We fly low ♪
♪ We be fire when we walk ♪
This is considered the family room,
but it's really a mix between like the kitchen
and the family room,
because this is where we spend most of our time hanging out.
We watch a lot of TV, a lot of movies.
Can we also just make note of my stools right here?
Look, they have hooves. [mooing]
Come on! Huh? Right?
Fancy! No, this is not a TV. It is a vent that sucks
in the steam and puts it out into the house.
And you never even know what's really happening.
So when it comes to the fridge, ain't much going on in here
but La Croix. [laughs] That's how you know I'm in LA.
But I do get some food that I order to the house.
Also, I don't drink, but people always be bringing in bottles,
so it just stays here until the next gathering.
And then I watch other people toast.
♪ Oh, this feel like a champagne toast ♪
[glasses clink] Cheers!
This is my staircase!
[music]
♪ She works hard for the money ♪
♪ So you better treat her right ♪
This is the guest bedroom, which is kind of like my mom's room.
And if you see all these different little pictures,
it's me and my mom, Nette.
If you notice, it has, like, a really Indian vibe in here.
My mom and I really love Indian culture,
so we just have a lot of that energy.
Also, there's a lot of Indian culture in the Caribbean.
So this bed and this dresser came with me from the last
house that I lived in. These are leftovers that
I never took off this dresser.
"You are loved" and "No one has the answers but you."
And what I mean by that is, yeah, people can have advice.
At the end of the day, it's gonna be your choices,
that determine the moves you make and how they turn out.
Now, I would take you to the master, but if I'm being honest,
the only reason the whole house looks clean
is because I put everything in the master.
♪ I'm a savage ♪
♪ Classy, bougie, ratchet ♪
So this is where the magic happens. It's all pink.
Does it feel like a womb?
Because it's a birth of ideas that happen in here.
And it just makes me happy.
And I'm able to sit here and edit, take my Zoom calls,
write, and still feel like I'm in a beautiful space
because we have all of this outside around us.
For those of you who love my podcast,
this is where we shoot Small Doses,
right here on this couch.
Now, y'all know I love a tchotchke,
but this right here,
you'll see a picture of me and my husband from Insecure.
Tiffany and Derek DuBois.
And this is actually my name card from our final
table read for Insecure.
Last but not least, my I Be Knowin' show poster.
Now we're about to go outside,
but let me slip into something a little more comfortable.
[music]
I want to show y'all my oasis.
I'm an island girl. I come and lie down on my little cabana.
I want to feel like I'm in the islands when I'm at home.
And it's also cool when we have people over.
This is looking too good for me to not get in.
Your girl's a Cancer. I am a water baby.
So let me get focused. I'ma see y'all later.
♪ Turn up the music ♪
♪ Turn down the lights ♪
♪ I've got a feeling I'm gonna be all right ♪
♪ Okay Okay ♪
♪ All right ♪
Y'all still here? Of course you are!
It's the summer of Seales!
Now, get out of here.
♪ It's about damn time ♪
[Narrator] Coming up, Grandma knows best
at celebrity news blogger Perez Hilton's
fun family crib in Las Vegas.
This is the living room,
but it's really Grandmother's room.
Watching her telenovelas and talking on the phone with Miami.
I love Miami.
♪ The boy's a liar The boy's a liar ♪
♪ He doesn't see ya You're not looking at me, boy ♪
♪ The boy's a liar The boy's a liar ♪
♪ He doesn't see ya You're not looking at me, boy ♪
Hey, MTV, it's Perez Hilton. Welcome. This is my crib.
Come inside.
♪ Good enou-ou-gh ♪
♪ Good enou-ou-gh Good enou-ou-gh ♪
♪ Good enou-ou-gh ♪
Before I show you the house, you need to look at this.
I'm Cuban.
I live with my mother.
And my lovely Latina mother thinks that having
coffee and sugar at the entrance
of your house will bring you good luck.
I hope she's right. [angelic choir]
[music]
♪ We know that we can do it better ♪
Now, here is what I like to call my multi-purpose room.
This crib is a home, and we're here for about a year and a half
while I build my forever home, my dream house.
So this is staying here like this.
It's been a while since I've seen you, Cribs.
I was on the show many, many, many years ago.
It was pretty iconic.
My bed is a California king.
That's the only size big enough for this queen.
Now I'm gonna show you one of my most prized possessions.
Okay. There is this singer. Her name is Taylor Swift.
And when my son was born 10 years ago,
she made this for my son.
♪ Wonder woman, wonder, wonder woman ♪
Let's turn around.
And here is where the magic happens.
This is my office.
I sit here every day with my magic shawl.
I can handle all of the hate comments that I get.
It's like my cape.
I'm a superhero when I have my shawl on.
♪ Drink all day Play all night ♪
♪ Let's get it poppin' I'm in Miami, trick ♪
We have my mother here and my dog.
This is Teresita. She is ageless.
And that's Teddy.
This is technically the living room,
but it's really Grandmother's room,
watching her telenovelas and talking on the phone with Miami.
I love Miami.
♪ I'm in Miami, trick ♪
My mother loves roosters. We've got roosters here.
And, hey, a lot of people accuse me of being a big[bleep],
so it makes sense.
[music]
I don't cook, but I thankfully did my research
and found a great meal prep company.
So our fridge is full of these containers,
and I just heat it up and ready to go.
This is a very Perez Hilton fridge.
We've got Mischa Barton. That's me and Zac Efron.
You know, I used to be an it girl.
Now I'm just a cool mom.
Let's go upstairs.
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Can't stop ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
This is my youngest's room. This is my middle child's room.
This is my son's bedroom.
And also the playroom for all three of my kids.
And because we are Cuban, it's always a very loud household.
[music]
All right, This is my bedroom, where no action happens.
Maybe some solo action, but that's about it.
♪ I'm a hot one Yeah, I'm burning up ♪
♪ I'm about your height, but you can't even touch ♪
All right, come outside.
There is a fireplace here, which I have never turned on.
Another piece of equipment that I am not very familiar with.
Manly men love to grill. I am not that.
This place even came with a playhouse.
Adorable. I think I need to clean the playhouse.
It's a little dirty in there.
♪ This is heaven This is heaven ♪
♪ This is heaven ♪
♪ This is heaven This is heaven ♪
♪ This is heaven ♪
All right. That is it.
But I have a surprise for you, Cribs.
[music]
Here we are, Cribs.
What you can see behind me is my dream home.
Cannot wait to show you the finished results.
Now I've gotta go talk to some people.
We gotta get back on schedule. Thanks for coming, Cribs.
See ya!
♪ This is heaven This is heaven ♪
[Narrator] Coming up, actor and race car driver
Emelia Hartford shows off her car collection
and her cheery home in Southern California.
[Emelia] These are milestone awards.
Here is for hitting 100,000 subscribers,
and this is for passing one million subscribers on YouTube.
Next is the diamond one for 10 mil.
♪ You can catch my eye ♪
♪ I'm so alive ♪
♪ Never stop, that's how we ride Coming up until we die ♪
Hey everybody, my name's Emelia Hartford.
I'm an actress. And I build and drive race cars.
And this is my home away from home.
Come on, take a look.
♪ I don't wanna go to school ♪
♪ I just wanna break the rules ♪
♪ Boys and girls across the world ♪
♪ Putting on our dancing shoes ♪
♪ Going to the discotheque ♪
♪ Getting -- And getting wrecked ♪
♪ I don't wanna go to school ♪
♪ I just wanna break the rules ♪
So this is my shop. This is where the magic happens.
Get your mind out of the gutter.
♪ I'm a bad girl ♪
♪ You can't handle me ♪
This is my Mark 1 Ford GT40.
I found it rotting in someone's backyard and had the chance
to clean her up a little bit. And behind me is a Ferrari 458.
And it's super sick. This is an '87 GNX.
And finally, we have my Nissan 240SX.
In total, I have 13 cars. But you guys seem cool enough.
Why don't you just come with me over to my crib
and I'll show you a few more?
[music]
♪ Black stripe Yellow paint ♪
♪ I hear they're scared of it ♪
♪ But them pros ain't ♪
♪ Yeah, uh-huh You know what it is ♪
♪ Everything I do, I do it big ♪
♪ Yeah, uh-huh You know what it is ♪
♪ Black and yellow ♪
♪ Black and yellow Black and yellow ♪
♪ Black and yellow ♪
And from one garage to another, this is my home garage.
I completely renovated this garage for a new,
modern and sexy appeal.
Someplace I was proud to park my cars into.
This here is the all-new Nissan Z.
It's a twin turbo V6.
And this here is my 2023 Corvette Z06.
It's actually tied as the world's fastest Z06
in the quarter mile, but it's little hot one outside.
So let's get inside for some AC, shall we?
♪ Not gonna throw it in reverse ♪
♪ Not gonna slow it down ♪
♪ Not gonna take my time 'cause it feels just right ♪
♪ Won't you come with me I'm wanna crash and burn ♪
Oh, that AC feels nice.
So this is my dining room.
♪ One, two One, two ♪
♪ Gotta move Gotta move ♪
It doesn't always look like this.
It's pretty neat and tidy right now.
This is my bar cart. My favorite thing is having a nightcap.
And I go between having a glass of wine or a glass of Scotch.
Growing up, my mom actually painted all the artwork
in the house, so I just love having oversized artwork.
And that's what I have here.
♪ I got you feeling alive ♪
And now we're in my living room. I love a big comfy couch.
And so does Uni. This is where we watch a movie.
I have a TV on the wall there.
It's just the perfect gathering place.
As you can see, the 356 Porsche behind me
to keep the automotive tie-in.
And right here is my office, where I do all of my work.
♪ Take, you runnin' off the road so get out the way ♪
♪ Push the pedal to the floor Blow 'em all away ♪
This is my cousin, Donovan. He's using my racing sim.
He's getting some seat time on the Nurburgring.
And these here are from YouTube. They're milestone awards.
So here is for hitting 100,000 subscribers.
And this is for passing one million subscribers on YouTube.
Next is the diamond one for 10 mil.
[Narrator] Coming up,
we shred some shoes with actor and racecar enthusiast
Emelia Hartford at her cozy Cali crib.
I love my J's. These are the lost and founds.
I have the dark mochas over here.
And when I work on cars, you'll notice I have, like,
20 pairs of the same Vans because they get so busted.
♪ 'Cause girls is playas too ♪
♪ It's time that we let 'em know that ♪
♪ Girls is playas too ♪
This here is my bedroom.
♪ 'Cause girls is playas too ♪
♪ Ladies get money all around the world ♪
♪ 'Cause girls is playas too ♪
I love using this as just a place of tranquility and peace.
And I grew up playing piano with my mom.
So it's really important for me to have this.
And I don't know that I can ever let go of this piano.
This is something that my friends think
I'm brilliant for doing.
I have a coffee maker right next to my bed.
It smells amazing and helps to wake me up.
This is my vanity. Fresh flowers. I love it.
You wanna see the bathroom? You may as well. Come on.
♪ Fast life Fast life ♪
This is where I get ready for my day.
Over here is my bath.
I love to read scripts in the bath.
Sometimes watch a good movie.
You guys can't sleep on the towel warmer.
If it's cold in the winter, you put your jeans
in the towel warmer, boom. Warm, comfy, cozy.
All right. Speaking of comfy cozy, we have my closet.
I am very big into shoes. I love my J's.
These are the lost and founds. I have the dark mochas over here
and a whole amount of J's here.
When I work on cars, you'll notice I have, like,
20 pairs of the same Vans 'cause they get so busted.
♪ Running, running Running, running ♪
♪ Running, running They don't see it coming ♪
This is my kitchen.
I don't always have a lot of time to cook, so unfortunately,
a lot of my meals are takeout. And this is the fridge.
I grew up watching MTV Cribs,
so this is a pretty surreal moment.
[music]
There we go.
Clearly, I ran out of storage space, so I had to put the
turb skis inside the fridge.
And it's strobing because it's a party.
Lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
We got some chicken breasts right here.
This I want to try. I just haven't done it yet.
It's Flamin' Hot Cheeto Mountain Dew.
And then over here I have my tea station.
I'm brewing up something right now.
So let me start setting this up and then I'll take you guys
outside to show you where I like to sit.
[music]
Uni, come.
Now, if I come out here during the day,
I'm just baking in the sun. So right now is a perfect time
because I have a little bit of shade over here.
And I get to just sit here and watch Uni chase lizards
like she's doing right now.
[dog barking]
♪ He was a skater boy ♪
♪ She said, "See you later, boy" ♪
♪ He wasn't good enough for her ♪
♪ Now he's a superstar Slammin' on his guitar ♪
♪ Does your pretty face see what he's worth ♪
That was the tour for today.
God, it's so cool I get to kick you guys out.
But it's time to go.
You ain't gotta go home, but you can't stay here.
Go get 'em, Uni.
[dog barks]
♪ I'm with the skater boy I said, "See you later, boy" ♪
♪ I'll be backstage after the show ♪
[music]
[Narrator] Next time on Cribs .
We stick around Chappaqua, New York
and reunite with actor, TV personality Adrienne Bailon
and singer/songwriter husband Israel Houghton
at their opulent New York manor.
My favorite bathroom in the house is our
entrance powder room.
And most importantly, black toilet paper.
I love it.
Has MTV Cribs ever seen black toilet paper?
[Narrator] Then we hop on over to legendary singer and actress
Vanessa Williams's lush estate.
Of course, one must always have champagne, always chilled,
always available for any guests that happen to come in.
Who doesn't need a pot roast?
Let's talk about a pot roast must always be at the ready.
Simmons dove into it.
Mm-hm.
But it looks delicious. [laughs]