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Perry Carpenter

Perry Carpenter has been writing about entertainment news for more than 20 years and joined the Showbiz Cheat Sheet team in 2019.

Perry’s experience translates to covering multiple topics with expertise. She writes about the British royal family, reality TV shows including The Challenge and The Real Housewives, and popular dramas like Yellowstone and Outlander. Perry can wholeheartedly claim her status as an Outlander fan and expert on our team: She started reading the books 10 years before the show started, and has reread the series each time Diana Gabaldon releases a new one. She’s also visited Scotland four times and visited a location mentioned in the books on each trip.

Perry is also a member of the International Association of Professional Writers and Editors. A storied freelance career before her tenure at Showbiz means that you can find more from Perry at Oola, Reality Blurb, Inhabitat, Inquisitr, and her Muck Rack profile.

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‘Outlander’ Star Sam Heughan Kind of Offers Fans an Update on Season 6

‘Outlander’ fans are all too familiar with the long wait between seasons, which has been dubbed Droughtlander. Very few details have been revealed about season 6 – aside from the fact that it is not coming until 2022 -- but star Sam Heughan (Jamie Fraser) did just give an update. Well, sort of.
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Why ‘Survivor: Arabia’ Was Never Seen By Fans

‘Survivor’ broke the television mold when it premiered on CBS in the summer of 2000. The first three seasons of Survivor brought in an average of 25 million viewers per episode. But just weeks before they started filming season 4, a major event changed everything. Here's why fans never saw ‘Survivor: Arabia.’
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The Best ‘Outlander’ Episodes So Far…

‘Outlander’ is an epic time-traveling saga that tells the love story of Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire Fraser (Caitriona Balfe). While fans patiently wait for the end to the current Droughtlander, it's the perfect time to revisit some of our favorite episodes. Here's our list of the best ‘Outlander episodes’ -- so far.
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‘Yellowstone’ Fans Can Actually Stay at the Real-Life Dutton Ranch

But the best scenery of all on ‘Yellowstone’ is the Dutton Ranch and their gorgeous cabin in Montana, a property that's been in the family for generations. The Duttons and their land are fictional, but the ‘Yellowstone’ shooting locations are very real. In fact, fans can actually book a stay at the real-life Dutton Ranch.
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How Much Is the ‘Yellowstone’ Ranch Worth?

‘Yellowstone’ is the story of John Dutton (Kevin Costner) and his family’s ranch and their fight to keep every inch of the largest ranch in America. The sprawling piece of property is at the center of at least one storyline each season. But how much is the Dutton ranch really worth?
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‘Ted Lasso’: Every Time Jason Sudeikis Has Given a Shout Out to Kansas City

‘Ted Lasso’ – starring ‘SNL’ alum and Kansas City native Jason Sudeikis -- is a fish-out-of-water comedy about an American college football coach managing a professional soccer club in the UK. The unique premise sets the series in London, but Sudeikis takes every opportunity to give shoutouts to his hometown of Kansas City.
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‘Yellowstone’: How Did Rip Wheeler End Up at the Dutton Ranch?

‘Yellowstone’ ranch hand Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) has been John Dutton's (Kevin Costner) secret weapon in the first three seasons. No one willing to do more than Rip when it comes to saving the precious Yellowstone Ranch. How did Rip end up at the ranch, and why is he so loyal to the Duttons?