Quincoces dishes about her gig as well as future projects and more.
The former “Real Housewives of Miami” star reveals she sets her alarm for 3 a.m. every (week) day for her new gig on “The Studio D Show,” an hourlong talk show that airs at 1 p.m. She is in charge of the entertainment and social media stories.
Ana reveals that it's a different gig from “RHOM,” and her most recent stint on reality TV, Food Network’s “Next Food Network Star.”
“I’ve never used a TelePrompTer before,” she told the Miami Herald during the 28th Annual Festival of Chefs Easter Seals event last week at Nikki Beach. “I’m very much the type of person who shoots from the hip.”
“The editing on ‘The Next Food Network Star’ makes ‘Housewives’ look like a walk in the park,” laughed the statuesque lawyer. “Besides the reunions, everything on [RHOM] was kind of the way it happened. I wasn’t expecting a food show to be so cut-throat. I get it, though. They all want the same thing: ratings.”
As a home cook with no formal training, Quincoces was proud of how she far she went in the competition.
“I thought I was going home the first week, humiliated,” admitted the Coral Gables resident. “But I received a lot of accolades from great chefs Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay. I ended up trademarking the hashtag #thebitchcancook [laughs]. Call me whatever you want, but if you say I can cook, I’m happy.”
Between cooking event, reality television stints and her hosting duties on The Studio D Show, the single mother of two is also juggling her Skinny Latina Million Dollar line of marinades.
“People love it,” Quincoces said. “It goes flying off the shelves. It’s like crack.”
One thing Quincoces wants to cross off the old bucket list: a stint on “Dancing with the Stars.”
“I just want to put it out there — I would go through any kind of physical or emotional pain,” she said. “I would not quit, people!”
The Studio D Show airs weekdays at 1:00pm. Check your local UVerse listings or studiod.com
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