The following is a transcript of Diego Rubio from the Colombian magazine Semana, interviewing Celebrity Life Coach and Human Behavior Expert, Patrick Wanis Ph.D. about actress Gabourey Sidibe, her portrayal of Precious and whether or not Hollywood and the public can truly accept a 350-pound obese woman and actress.

Diego Rubio:       This article is about Miss Sidibe. You said that you lived in West Africa. How was that? 

Patrick Wanis:    It was a great experience. I lived in The Gambia. And The Gambia is almost completely surrounded by Senegal, except on the west where it meets the Atlantic Ocean. The country of The Gambia is a very small vertical shape that runs along The Gambia River.

Diego Rubio:       Yeah.

Patrick Wanis:    So, I knew a lot of Senegalese people and they’re very strong people. They’re very emotional. They’re very passionate people; quite different from The Gambian people who are very quiet, shy and very peaceful.

Diego Rubio:       So people from Senegal are like this young actress? 

Patrick Wanis:    Well, she was born in Brooklyn but her father was from Senegal.

Diego Rubio:       Yeah.

Patrick Wanis:    And her mother is a gospel singer. The other thing that’s very interesting is that her father left, I think, when she was quite young, which I’m sure had an effect on her as well.

Diego Rubio:       Yeah. But he left her or did they just divorce – her father and mother?  

Patrick Wanis:    I use the expression “he left her” because when a husband and wife divorce, the child subconsciously believes that the parent left them, abandoned them or deserted them.

                In fact, just today, I’ve started working with a new client who is suddenly having panic and anxiety attacks. She doesn’t know why but we uncovered that when she was 11, her father had cheated on her mother.

Diego Rubio:       Yeah? 

Patrick Wanis:    And the child then also thinks, “My father betrayed my mother. He also betrayed me because I loved him and trusted him, too.”  So what I’m saying to you is that there is an effect; whatever your parents do, will affect you in one way or another. And when parents divorce, the child often thinks, “Maybe, there is something wrong with me.”  

Diego Rubio:       Yeah. And you say that was very important for her, like how do you think this affected her and the way she reacts to life and to being famous right now? 

Patrick Wanis:    It’s not something that’s obvious because this woman, Gabourey Sidibe has a beautiful soul, a beautiful spirit. She has lots of outward confidence. She seems very comfortable in her skin. But, she’s also 350 pounds.

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The following is a transcript of Diego Rubio from the Colombian magazine Semana, interviewing Celebrity Life Coach and Human Behavior Expert, Patrick Wanis Ph.D. about the reasons many gay artists choose to try and hide from the public their sexual orientation.

Diego Rubio: Even in the 21st Century, it seems that it’s still difficult for an artist to accept publicly his or her homosexuality. Why?

Patrick Wanis PhD: The best way to answer this question is to consider the example of Ricky Martin, who recently came out and told the world he’s gay by saying “I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man.” Now, the interesting thing about this is that obviously, within the music industry, many people already knew that Ricky Martin is gay, and there are many people in the public who already suspected the same thing. After all he adopted two children but on his own – no partner – male or femaile.

But why did Ricky Martin keep it quiet and hidden for so long? For two reasons: One, in the music business, more so than in Hollywood, being gay seems to be frowned upon. Second, being gay is particularly frowned upon or a bad thing within the Latin community. The same applies to the African-American or the Black community. Homosexuality is not something that’s welcomed nor accepted. (more…)

The following is the full transcript of Gil Kaufman from MTV news interviewing Celebrity Life Coach and Human Behavior Expert, Patrick Wanis Ph.D. about the two confrontations and run-ins between Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell, live on Television, on American Idol March 16 and 17, 2010

You can read Gil’s MTV article here:

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1634222/20100318/story.jhtml

Gil:  Hi Patrick.  How are you? 

Patrick Wanis:  Great. 

Gil:  So you saw the show?   

Patrick Wanis:  Yes. And I wanted to begin by adding some info that I wrote about Simon Cowell last year around his 50th birthday

Gil:  Oh, really? 

Patrick Wanis:  Yeah, in the Globe, I was talking about him still being like a little boy who never got that real approval or acceptance.

Just days before his 50th birthday, Simon Cowell wrote his younger self a letter, like a long letter.  Do you remember that? 

Gil:  No.  Vaguely, yeah. 

Patrick Wanis:  Well, he wrote himself a long letter and he describes himself in his 30s and early 40s as “shallow, reckless and cocky.”  In the letter which he published online,  he wrote to himself “You feel that everyone is laughing at you behind your back… Do you want to know something Simon? That’s because they are?”  And he wrote that about something that happened a long time ago, back in the 80s.

He also wrote about being this little kid that is “peering over a garden wall.” There was a next door neighbor, a movie bigwig, who had a party featuring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton and Simon Cowell was sort of wishing to himself, “I want to be like that.  I want to be at that party.”  And then, of course, when he turns 50, he brags about his star studded party. 

Gil:  Right. 

Patrick Wanis:  And I’m giving you that background to say that Simon Cowell is a guy who definitely has a very powerful ego, who’s almost narcissistic.  Deep down he wants everyone to love and accept him, to approve him, to be accepted by the celebrities. And the way that he responds to people with his harsh criticism is also the way that he responds to himself:  He’s very critical of himself; very, very critical of himself because deeper inside, there’s insecurity and a feeling that he’s not good enough. And, he covers it by attacking everyone else. 

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The following is a transcript of Diego Rubio from the Colombian magazine Semana, interviewing Celebrity Life Coach and Human Behavior Expert, Patrick Wanis Ph.D. about the reasons people are obsessed with celebrities, how celebrities are created and branded, why we worship celebrities but also enjoy tearing them down, and; the way that the media affects our thinking & beliefs and leads us to conform.

Diego Rubio:            The first thing I would like to know is about Brangelina. Brad and Angelina are kind of a brand, and they are so important for the entertainment industry; everybody is so obsessed with them. Why? And what is it about this specific couple that gets all the attention of the public?

Dr. Patrick Wanis     Well, there are two key points and what I refer to as “levels.” The first point or level is that within the entertainment industry, there are people that are always looking to create a brand, something bigger than life, something bigger than the rest of us. And what I mean by that is, Brad was once voted as the world’s sexiest man alive and Angelina was also recognized as one of the most beautiful women alive and one of the most sexiest women. So when two powerful people like this come together you have the sexiest man and the most beautiful and sexiest woman, then the public, in its mind is creating something that is a symbol of perfection. It also becomes a brand where we look up to them and we all wish, we all dream, we all aspire to be like them. Just like “Oh, I wish I could be as handsome as Brad; I wish I could be as beautiful as Angelina; I wish I could be that couple.” But the concept and identification always begins within the media. The media creates that and what I mean by the media is that today more than ever there is so much competition to get the attention of the public because there were so many magazines and media outlets competing against each other…

Diego Rubio:            Within the media you are talking about?

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 The following is an expanded  transcript of Russ Morley, host of 850 WFTL radio interviewing Celebrity Life Coach and Human Behavior Expert, Patrick Wanis Ph.D. about Tiger Woods televised apology and The Fame Factor.

Click here to read the first interview Patrick Wanis gave to Russ Morley Dec. 11, 2009: Tiger Woods – a sex addict? http://patrickwanis.com/blog/index.php/2009/12/11/tiger-woods-a-sex-addict/

Click here to read Patrick Wanis’ Success Newsletter: Lessons from Tiger Woods:

http://patrickwanis.com/blog/index.php/2009/12/16/lessons-from-tiger-woods/

Click here to read the interview Patrick Wanis gave to Russ Morley Dec. 22, 2009: Tiger Woods – a God complex or an inferiority complex? http://patrickwanis.com/blog/index.php/2009/12/22/tiger-woods-god-complex-or-inferiority-complex/

Click here to read the interview Patrick Wanis gave to Russ Morley January 16, 2010: Tiger Woods in sex rehab and claims that his wife Elin is taking him back. http://patrickwanis.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/26/tiger-woods-wife-takes-him-back/

Tiger Woods:  I want to say to each of you, simply and directly; I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior I engaged in.

I know people want to find out how I could be so selfish and so foolish.  People want to know how I could have done these things to my wife, Elin, and to my children.

And while I have always tried to be a private person, there are some things I want to say.  Elin and I have started the process of discussing the damaged caused by my behavior.  As Elin pointed out to me, my real apology to her will not come in the form of words.  It will come from my behavior over time. 

Russ Morley: So, I got to say it.  I got a little moist, well, a little bit, this left eye over here, right—right in the corner, just a little –ah, maybe it was just something in my eye.  I’m not really sure. 

Joining us this morning is Doctor Patrick Wanis, Celebrity Life Coach, Human Behavior Expert.

Doctor Wanis, sincere – I mean he got to me.  He – he got me right here, sir.

Patrick Wanis:  Yeah, I heard you.  You said that you got moist.

Russ Morley: Just a little bit.  A little tear formed over there.

Patrick Wanis: All right.

Russ Morley:  Did you buy the sincerity?

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The following is a transcript of Joanie Winberg, host of the Single Again! Now What? alk Radio Show, interviewing Celebrity Life Coach and Human Behavior & Relationship Expert, Patrick Wanis Ph.D. about The Putt Putt Syndrome and relationships and marriages. Patrick Wanis is the exclusive relationship expert to the movie The Putt Putt Syndrome. www.theputtputtsyndrome.com

In a thorough and sometimes shocking interview, Patrick Wanis PhD shares his expertise on the mistakes husband and wives make; shares strategies & tips to relight the fire of romance & passion; reveals the most dangerous mistake parents make with their children; reveals the top 4 things a man wants and the top 4 things a woman wants, and, how you can use that knowledge to strengthen and deepen the bond, connection and romance in your relationship.

To listen to the interview, click here: http://patrickwanis.com/Putt_Putt_Syndrome.asp          

JOANIE WINBERG:  Hello and welcome.  This is Joanie Winberg, your host of the Single Again! Now What? Blog Talk Radio Show.  I am very excited to introduce my guest today.  But before I do, I would like to take a few minutes to, once again, welcome our listeners. 

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The following is a transcript of Russ Morley, host of 850 WFTL radio interviewing Celebrity Life Coach and Human Behavior Expert, Patrick Wanis Ph.D. about Tiger Woods in sex rehab and claims that his wife Elin is taking him back at the same time that another woman claims to have been one of Tiger’s many mistresses.

Click here to read the first interview Patrick Wanis gave to Russ Morley Dec. 11, 2009: Tiger Woods – a sex addict? http://patrickwanis.com/blog/index.php/2009/12/11/tiger-woods-a-sex-addict/

Click here to read Patrick Wanis’ Success Newsletter: Lessons from Tiger Woods:

http://patrickwanis.com/blog/index.php/2009/12/16/lessons-from-tiger-woods/

Click here to read the interview Patrick Wanis gave to Russ Morley Dec. 22, 2009: Tiger Woods – a God complex or an inferiority complex? http://patrickwanis.com/blog/index.php/2009/12/22/tiger-woods-god-complex-or-inferiority-complex/

Good Morning on the WFTL Morning News. Now here’s your host, Russ Morley.

Russ Morley:         There are still more women telling their tale about Tiger. The latest that came out this weekend, the British mother of two named Tiger’s latest mistress concocted the story that she was having golf lessons to maintain their affair. That’s what she was telling her friends. Golf lessons! Emma Rotherham, a 42-year-old living near Tiger in Isleworth, up near Orlando, invented the story to tell her friends and family she claimed to be receiving tuition from an instructor called Jose whereas she was in fact raising the Woods’ office in Windermere for sex lessons and that’s the latest story about Tiger.

Now, we hear Elin has been visiting Tiger at that Mississippi sex rehab clinic for the last five days. So apparently, the marriage is not over. Joining us this morning, Dr. Patrick Wanis. He’s a celebrity life coach and human behavior expert. You may have seen him recently on Extra. Dr. Wanis, how are you doing?

Patrick Wanis:       Doing great, thank you.

Russ Morley:         First of all, let’s talk about sex addiction. Is it a genuine illness? Is it something that you can diagnose that you have on your book of diagnoses there that you can label somebody with?

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The following is a transcript of Johannes Faber from the German magazine PM interviewing Celebrity Life Coach and Human Behavior Expert, Patrick Wanis Ph.D. about Emotional Vampires.

Click here to read Patrick Wanis’ Success Newsletter: Dealing with emotional vampires:

http://patrickwanis.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/10/dealing-with-emotional-vampires/

Johannes Faber:         Johannes Faber.

Dr. Patrick Wanis:       Johannes, hi. This is Patrick Wanis.

Johannes Faber:         Hello. That’s very cool that you called me.

Dr. Patrick Wanis:       You’re welcome.

Johannes Faber:         That’s great. Yeah.

Dr. Patrick Wanis:       Would you tell me about the magazine and a little bit about yourself?

Johannes Faber:         The magazine is big in Germany. Its basic topics are science and psychology.

Dr. Patrick Wanis:       Okay.

Johannes Faber:         I’m now writing an article for the print magazine. We have an online version but we also have the print magazine and this is our focus. And I’m going to write a print article about Emotional Vampires.

Dr. Patrick Wanis:       And what got you interested in Emotional Vampires?

Johannes Faber:         Well, at the moment, there’s loads of vampirism around us, particularly in the media.

Dr. Patrick Wanis:       You mean movies?  Movies and books?

Johannes Faber:         Yes, exactly.  Like this “Twilight” material, you know that?

Dr. Patrick Wanis:       Yes, yes, it’s huge in America. 

Johannes Faber:         Yeah, also in Germany. And so the questions that arose were “What’s behind it and what’s the reason that people still believe in vampires? And what does it give to the people?”  So we came to the point that we saw that it’s not primarily about the blood that the vampire sucks from the victims but rather it’s about the energy.  And so we saw a bridge to the Emotional Vampires. 

Dr. Patrick Wanis:       Right.  And I would argue that there’s always been an interest in vampires, but it comes and goes in cycles and I would say the reason that it’s so big now is because of what the vampire represents: first it’s the sense of power and invincibility.  And the power and invincibility adds security, a sense of stability and a sense of safety in a time when in the world we, as individuals, don’t feel secure; we don’t feel stable and we don’t feel powerful.  We feel the opposite. We feel helpless and we feel afraid.  But the vampire has no fear.

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The following is a transcript of Jennifer Vogel “Relationships for twentysomethings” reporter for Examiner.com interviewing Celebrity Life Coach and Human Behavior Expert, Patrick Wanis Ph.D. about techniques, tips and strategies to help people make lasting first impressions when dating.

You can read Jennifer’s article here: http://www.examiner.com/x-32435-Houston-Twentysomething-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m12d9-Make-a-lasting-first-impression-in-person-by-text-and-online

Jennifer:                    If you’re meeting someone in your 20s, so, you know, this is a lot of the digital age, what would you say would be the best advice you could give someone if they’re going to meet someone face to face to leave a lasting impression?

Patrick Wanis:          The first key to all persuasion and influence is to understand the other person. The other equally significant key is “If you want to impress someone, be impressed by them.” In most dating situations, guys are the biggest culprits of self-obsessing. Guys will sit there and talk all about themselves, thinking that they’re going to impress and win over the girl by saying how great they are, in every area in their life, whether it’s their material possessions, their career, their looks, their achievements. But what the girl really wants to hear is that he is interested in her; that he will listen to her and that he’ll pay attention to her and that he’s actually hearing what she says and is interested in what she says, not just cutting her off so he can then get in his next sentence.

Jennifer:                    Oh, that makes perfect sense. And the second question is about online dating; how do you make a great first impression as you are meeting someone online like either through a social network or a dating website like a Match.com? What’s the best way to make a good impression?

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The following is a transcript of Russ Morley, host of 850 WFTL radio interviewing Celebrity Life Coach and Human Behavior Expert, Patrick Wanis Ph.D. about Tiger Woods scandal of sexual betrayal and cheating.

Click here to read the first interview Patrick Wanis gave to Russ Morley Dec. 11, 2009: Tiger Woods – a sex addict? http://patrickwanis.com/blog/index.php/2009/12/11/tiger-woods-a-sex-addict/

Click here to read Patrick Wanis’ Success Newsletter: Lessons from Tiger Woods:

http://patrickwanis.com/blog/index.php/2009/12/16/lessons-from-tiger-woods/

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Jamie Jungers:  Yes, he’d flew me in and we’re dinging off. He got a phone call from his mother. His father wasn’t doing very well and he left for a couple of hours to go see him. And, came home later on that night; we make love on his bed and then around 2 or 3 o’clock in the morning, there was a phone call that his father passed away. So, I was extremely devastated and I know he was, too.

Russ Morley: In bed with mistress Jamie Jungers, the night his father died. Interesting. Let’s look back at some things Tiger has told the media in the past, one of those was how hurt he was when he learned his father had cheated on this beloved mother. So, like father like son? Joining us this morning is celebrity life coach, human behavior expert and shrink of the stars, Dr. Patrick Wanis. Dr. Wanis, good morning. You had a whirlwind tour. You’ve been in Australia and then Los Angeles for the past week. Did I see you on Extra just the other day?

Dr. Wanis: I was taping some interviews with Extra, a very long interview around Tiger Woods and then we taped some segments for some upcoming shows that you’ll see in January and February.

Russ Morley: This is pretty rough stuff. Now, we’re finding out more about him. By the way, that’s mistress number 5 and, yes, I do have a program. Jamie Jungers, she’s the 26 year old former employee of Trashy Girls Lingerie, the one he met in Las Vegas who had flown into Florida for the week with his father been ill and was in bed with her the night that the father died. But, I’d read some things about Tiger that said, “He was really devastated – really hurt when he found out that his father, at one point in time, had cheated on his mother.” Wouldn’t you think normally, Doc, that that was something he’d stay away from? He’d be very conscious about that?

Dr. Wanis: I’ll use the example of Chris Brown. We, all, know that Chris Brown assaulted his girlfriend, Rihanna. Are you also aware that he had a lot of resenment towards his father because his father was abusive? So, Chris Brown ended up doing what most people do and that’s copying your parents’ behavior. So, there’s always the chance that sometimes we end up engaging in the very behavior that we hate.

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