TIFFANY’S STEROID ADVENTURE – “MEGA PYTHON VS. GATOROID”…GATORS AND PYTHONS AND POPSTARS, OH MY!

OK, admit it, you love those campy SyFy movies where the gigantic fish, rats, dinosaurs and more terrorize and threaten to destroy the world. Yeah, me too – and guess what? pop singer Tiffany loves them as well.


It’s a good thing that she does digs those pics because Tiffany’s starring with fellow singer, Debbie Gibson in Mega Python vs. Gateroid (9:00 p.m. ET/PT, SyFy), where the alligators that Tiffany has enhanced meet the pythons Gibson has juiced up, nearly wipe out the planet.


“I would love to do more work in the sci-fi realm,” she acknowledges. “It’s like being a kid in your backyard imagining creatures…and that’s what I used to do. I used to be in the backyard singing and acting, playing with my stuffed animals and pretending they were monsters were going to get me. So, I’m so in my element.”


Tiffany plays Terry, an over-zealous park ranger who is passionate about preserving the ecological balance in the Everglades. So doesn’t it just make sense she’d feed the gators mass doses of growth hormone? OK, perhaps not, but she’s not alone. Gibson stars as Nicky, a fanatical animal-rights activist who releases the pythons into the same area.


MEGA PYTHON VS. GATOROID -- "World Premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater on Monday, January 24, 2011" -- PIctured: (l-r) Tiffany, Debbie Gibson -- Photo by: David Giesbrecht/Syfy


Tiffany admits the combination of two pop stars battle gigantic, creepy monsters - and each other - were all the right ingredients to make the filming a big hoot of an adventure.


“ We really had a good laugh about that,” Tiffany begins adding, “and we had a catfight where we were throwing around cake and pies and all kinds of food groups. We ended up in a swamp at the end of the fight - they really milked that catfight scene.”


Who’d have thought sci-fi and a food fight would have brought two pop singers together? Certainly, Tiffany never expected this type of movie would unite the women.


“You would think that it would have been musical,” Tiffany says. “We actually never really got to know each other in 25 years. We were a part of each other’s life through the charts and music and the media and our shared fans. The fans have both of our records and they love us both. I wrote a song called Serpentine and Deborah wrote a song called Snake Charmer. We wish we could do something musical together, but we just love these pythons and gators, I’ll tell you that much.”


Still, with food fights and big beasts bonding them, Tiffany is convinced the women are breaking new ground in the sci-fi realm.


“Musically, we were always the first timers in a lot of things,” Tiffany points out. “I did the Mall Tour and she was like the youngest person to write and produce at that time and come out with a top 10 record. We’re used to setting new trends. Maybe this will be a new trend for SyFy.”

Tiffany assures her musical fans that she hasn’t given up on her day job. The singer has a new album coming out next month entitled Rose Tattoo, which is a throwback to her Country Music roots.

“People don’t know that I started in Country Music and I was led into the pop, which I’m very grateful and thankful for,” she states. “But my heart’s desire was always to be a Country singer, kind of a Blues-Country Rocker. The album will be out on the 25th of February. Then I’m going to start out with my band and touring, touring, touring, touring. I’m still rockin’ the house.”

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Mega Python vs. Gatoroid Tiffany Interview By Rachelle

Former teen idol Tiffany is back in an all new Syfy channel movie Mega Python vs. Gatoroid. She teams up with another 80’s singing sensation Debbie Gibson. Learn more about the film and the all grown up Tiffany. There are pictures and an old school video for you to check out too.


She was famous for her mall tours back in the day but now you can see her on the small screen in the made for television movie Mega Python vs. Gatoroid. The other day I was a part of a Q&A interview with Tiffany where we got to chat about her life, the movie and being in the public eye.


Q. Can you talk about what it’s been like after all these years to still be connected to Debbie Gibson and now be doing a movie together?
A. I think it’s great. I think it’s something that our fans have waited for a long time. I mean the funny thing to me is who would’ve thought that pythons and gators would unite us. It’s a great movie that I truly enjoyed making. It was awesome for me to be able to get to know Debbie more because we’ve really never had a chance to sit and talk. So I think that was one of the perks of being able to work with each other on this movie.

Q. Would you ever want to do a musical tour with Debbie?
A. Right now musically I’m headed into a country direction. I’ve got a new album coming out next month called Rose Tattoo. It’s a total different sound than obviously I Think We’re Alone Now on the pop stuff. I haven’t abandoned that but I kind of put that into the new sound as well. So I think if it’s for the right reason and it shines a bright light on it, it would be a great thing. Again going back to the fans, I think that they deserve it and they would appreciate it but it can’t take away from what we’re doing currently now. It has to be something that embraces that as well.

Q. Was the media scrutiny as intense when you were teenagers as it is today?
A. I don’t think it was as intense with the paparazzi. Two things, I think for us being the child stars girl next-door it wasn’t acceptable at that time to be out of control. I mean that really would’ve been a career ender. I think we both knew that and respected it. We weren’t those types of people. I know for myself singing was my high. I just loved what I was doing. I wasn’t looking to deter from that. Now I think it is a little different because it’s more about being seen, going to parties and clubs. Teen artists now have a lot more deterrence and a lot more leeway of what’s acceptable. You really have to kind of be your own kind of consultant on that because I think that sometimes they’re led astray at this point. But for me there wasn’t paparazzi on every corner. I still had safety zones. My home was off limits. I could do things where there wasn’t somebody always there. Now somebody snaps a picture of you with their iPhone and it’s everywhere. It’s a different time.

Q. Would you be interested in doing live theater, musical theater, or acting of some sort?
A. I would love to do something on Broadway. I’ve seen Deborah twice on Broadway and she’s amazing. It’s funny because I always bring my son and he never comes to anything I do but he’ll go to see Debbie Gibson. Broadway that’s definitely something I would love to do. I’m going to be seeking that out. Musically again, I’m doing the new album this year and doing a lot of touring off of that. I have a lot of goals and dreams and things that I want to do, including continue in the acting world. I’d love to do more Syfy. I’m just really such a fan and there’s just so much more that I’m addicted so there’s no stopping me.

Q. You were a star when you were young. Can you somewhat relate to Justin Bieber and his success right now in some ways?
A. Oh definitely. I mean, for me I was having the time of my life. It looks like he is as well, he’s actually one of my favorite young stars right now. I just love watching him because he does look like he’s having the time of his life. There’s something that I guess for myself that if I could go back I would’ve changed but it was a different time. When Deborah and I were coming out I think a lot of people wanted to discredit our talents. They wanted to say well, there’s the whole Wizard of Oz thing. There’s somebody behind the magic curtain that’s producing your vocals and you can’t really sing and you’re really not as talented and you don’t have a mind of where you really want to be. I think with Justin Bieber when I watch him he’s getting to be this great entertainer and also a kid and has fun with it. He doesn’t have to worry about having the right answer or having to sing everything so perfectly. He is getting to have a chance to own his success and also grow up at the same time which is wonderful.

Q. You are very well liked and you’ve avoided major controversies. Is that more difficult when you are so well liked, is there more pressure to not disappoint your fans?
A. Well I think, for me it’s always been my fans have grown up. I mean it’s always great when I have somebody who’s 18 and comes up and rediscovers I Think We’re Alone Now and me for whatever reason maybe Fit Club and now Syfy that’s always great. But the hard-core fan who has been with me since the Mall Tour days, that girl that bought the first jean jacket or the first Tiffany album she’s now married with kids or has had divorces or is a full-time workaholic like me. There is so much more to bond with that person. So anything that I choose to do I think that it may not be of their liking but they get it. I’m so grateful for my fans for allowing me to do those kinds of things. It’s kind of like we’re all growing, we’re all changing. Doing Playboy a lot of people were like, well that’s not the way I see you and there’s just some issues with that. But as I explain myself as an adult woman and isn’t this awesome and I’m with a great bunch of women who’ve graced the cover of Playboy and what an honor really as a woman. There’s a lot of women that by the end of the conversation go well I have to be honest with you I mean I wouldn’t do it but I get it. That is pretty fabulous.

Q. Who are your biggest inspirations and who would you want to work with?
A. I look up to Bette Midler, Stevie Nicks, people that have had quite the years but they’re always creating. Emmylou Harris which now I’m moving to Nashville and actually her bass player Chris Donahue just produced my latest single so I have an in that seems to be somewhat hopeful which I’m over the moon about. Tina Marie was somebody that I really was inspired by and cried so much when she passed away just recently. I would love to work with Bono, he’s one of my favorites. The U2 sound is something that’s so unique and I think he’s just an awesome person as well. I would love to work with Robert Plant as well. Rob Thomas too, he’s a pal of mine and someone I admire. I’d love to write and/or do a duet with him. I don’t even think I’ve said it to him so putting it out there.

Q. Is there any special preparations that you had to do for the role in Mega Python versus Gatoroid?
A. I handled a baby alligator but that was just because I thought it was cool really. There wasn’t some kind of method that I was going through to prepare for my role unfortunately. I just kind of jumped in, both feet on the ground. Again, I’m a huge Syfy fan and now I’m kind of addicted. So I just showed up ready to work. I was thrilled when they had chosen Mary Lambert as the Director because I’m a huge fan. Syfy is awesome to work with. They’re great people. Working with Asylum the production company, I did Mega Python and I did Piranha with them. They’re kind of like extended family at this point. It was just showing up going what are we going to do today.

Q. Did I hear you have a tour coming up?
A. Actually this year I’ll be doing a lot more touring with my band. I’ve always loved the track shows. I always listen to the fans. I went onto this whole dance journey for the last probably ten years and I enjoyed every bit of it. But I feel I shine more with a full band and doing the new music which again is something that I’ve been on a journey to do for about 15 years now. This is really my coming-out party of where I feel I belong and this is the year to go out and make it all happen. It’s all going to be live country music. I’ve got it my own way country blues still with that rock type.

Q. What was the most memorable part of filming this movie?
A. As an actress probably my breakdown crying scene. I wanted to kind of get that right and I wanted to use real tears. I wanted to really go there. I mean yes it’s Syfy and that wasn’t really something that was maybe required at that time. But I came wanting to learn. I mean acting is something I want to do more of. I know people aren’t looking at this maybe going, I can see a vision for her. But for me I wanted to know that I could do it. There was a part there where my fiance dies. I took a minute and I said just let me go there for a second because I don’t want people to throw something in my eyes and make me cry. I was very proud of myself that I could.

Q. What was your favorite part or scene of working on this movie?
A. It was the catfight scene when we did the slap and we had this dialogue and stuff. That was my first time really working with Debbie and that was my first day on set. I kind of came in with all these people and then we had to like smack it down right away and do this fake slap and tell each other off. The momentum leading up to that and how we accomplished it was so much fun for me. I got more comfortable along the way as the days progressed. But so that was my favorite.

It was so cool getting the chance to interview Tiffany. She was one of my faves growing up and it was great to discover more about her all these years later. Make sure to check out her new film Mega Python vs. Gatoroid and enjoy the below pictures and video.

Tiffany Talks Outing NKOTB Jonathan Knight, Turning 40

When 80s pop star Tiffany declared that New Kids On The Block’s Jonathan Knight was gay on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, she confirmed rumors to be true.

“I didn’t know it was going to be such a big deal,” she tells me Monday during her SyFy original movie premiere of Mega Python Vs. Gatoroid at Ziegfeld Theater in NYC. “2011 for me is all about ‘I don’t want to know anything.’ ”

OK! NEWS: TIFFANY APOLOGIZES TO JONATHAN KNIGHT

It all came about when host Andy Cohen asked if she dated anyone famous when she appeared with Debbie Gibson on the show that aired after the record-shattering Real Housewives of Beverly Hills finale January 20.

“The quiet one, the shy one,” Tiffany admitted on Watch What Happens Live. “[Jonathan Knight] became gay later. I didn’t do it. I had issues with that. I was thinking maybe I did. Now looking back when we were dating, he was so much fun. We used to do facials together. He was so easy to talk to.”

The following day, Jonathan took to Twitter to say “I’m so devastated … How can I remember not getting facials???????”

Hours later, he asked fans to stop posting mean things about her, then Tweeted, “Tiff, please don’t lose any sleep over it! I know you weren’t being mean and I found it to be funny!”

OK! NEWS: JONATHAN KNIGHT OUTED BY POP ICON TIFFANY AS GAY

For such a showbiz surprise, he seems to be taking it well.

“He’s darling,” Tiffany tells me. “Of course he’s a darling. I never meant to hurt him, and I think he’s an awesome person. I really do. He has so much class.”

Hmm, any possibility that the married mom would tour with NKOTB … just like she did in the 80s?

“Well, I’m doing country music now,” she says. “It would be a little difficult. I’m delivering a new album next month. It’s called Rose Tattoo. It’s very country blues. It’s Bonnie Raitt with a Stevie Ray Vaughan vibe. Musically, I’m diverse now from the group. I’ve winged off into something I’ve wanted to do for 15 years. I’m a rocker at heart. I love country music, started in country music. I’m really just going back to my roots.”

(Oh yeah, I remember reading the teen magazines … she started singing Tanya Tucker’s Delta Dawn when she was young.)

Another thing on deck later this year for the woman who made her place in pop culture with I Think We’re Alone Now and Could’ve Been? Turning 40.

“I’m okay with it,” she confesses, adding that her son is 18. “It’s just a number. I think women have changed that number especially. We’re getting better. I have a lot of role models in that, and I live life. I think life is great. 40’s just a number, girl.”

Interview with Mega Python vs Gateroid star, Tiffany Posted on January 29, 2011 by MGDSQUAN

OTE: This interview took place on Friday afternoon. Any mention of the movie Mega Python vs Gateroid is in reference to the premier SATURDAY night, January 29th, 2011 on SyFy.
I had the amazing opportunity today to chat with Tiffany. Yes, Tiffany. You’ll remember her from her hit 1987 single “I Think We’re Alone Now.” She’s been working consistently in the industry since then with new music, Playboy, television spots, reality television, and most recently her foray into horror films. She’s done three horror films to date, one of which will premier tomorrow night on SyFy. Mega Python vs Gateroid will be shown on SyFy Saturday night at 9:00PM and 1:00AM. Tiffany will play one of the lead roles in this new film, which luckily brought her onto our screens and sound waves here at HorrorSociety. You can read the transcript below or listen to it here..

MGD: Hey, this is MGD for HorrorSociety and I’m here with Tiffany, who is actually currently battling the snow in Atlantic City this weekend because she has a concert at the Resorts Casino. She also has a movie premiering on SyFy this weekend titled Mega Python vs Gateroid, which is pretty much why I’m sitting here talking to her. So, how are you doing?
Tiffany: I’m good. I’m so excited about the movie. I can’t wait for it [to come out]. Thank goodness I already went to the premier and saw it because I’m going to, unfortunately, miss the big viewing, the big coming out on television. I’m going to be driving from Atlantic City back to Nashville. So I’m going to miss it, but I had such a blast in New York City going to the premier with Debbie Gibson. We just had a great time.
MGD: Ya know, if you do, well you’re driving to Nashville, I was about to say that they’re re-running it at 1:00AM, but I think you’ll still be in the car.
Tiffany: Oh! I may be able to make it if we really high tail it down the road. Because I drive all over the place, it seems like we get there in a flash because we don’t really pull over and do too much. Just fill up and get back on the road. So it’s possible I will be in my own bed being able to watch it by 1.
MGD: I hope so. I’m probably going to have to watch it at 1 because I’m going to be at work at my dopey little job. So, most people will remember you from your hit song in 1987, “I Think We’re Alone Now.” It was #1 for two weeks and it went 4x platinum. Now, you’ve been making music consistently since then. How do you feel about being most known for that one song? Do you ever get tired of being known for that?
Tiffany: Oh, no. I’m real grateful. It’s a great song and I still love singing it today. Ya know? I think that’s the thing that most comes to mind, that or the mall tours, actually, or my crazy jean jackets. So I think those three things. It is always interesting to me who remembers what. It’s funny. Sometimes there will be a 60-year-old man who comes up and says, “I know you. You’re the girl that wore those jean jackets,” and I’m thinking, “oh ok.” It could be an 18-year-old girl who’s like, “oh my gosh, that song ‘I Think We’re Alone Now,’ yeah, I remember that,” and I’m thinking, “Well, you weren’t there during the first few of the mall tours.” It keeps me on my toes. I’m very grateful for always having new fans. This year for me is all about getting out there and doing the new music, which is country music. We reworked “I Think We’re Alone Now” a little bit. I don’t ever want [people] to say I messed it up or anything like that because I want to stay true to the actual song. But just made it a little bit more blues, I guess, and I love performing with a live band. That’s actually my favorite way to perform it. So hopefully people will like the new version.
MGD: Right. And the new album is coming out in March, right?
Tiffany: It is. It’s called, Rose Tattoo, and I’m so excited about it. So it will be online and available in March. The actual release date is the 25th of February.
MGD: Oh wow.
Tiffany: We will have a CD release party in Nashville. I’m really excited about that because my band and I will hopefully rock it out.
MGD: I hope so. I know I’m interested. I actually got a copy of “Serpentine,” the song that you did especially for the new movie; and it’s pretty good.
Tiffany: Oh, thank you. I appreciate it. Yeah, it was a great opportunity to be able to put some new music into the movie. Of course they asked us to do something for the movie and when I got on set and after I read the script and everything and realized that it will be great for me because it will lend itself for that kind of bayou, kind of swampy sound.
MGD: Yeah.
Tiffany: My character is a ranger. I’m in the Everglades. All the crazy little rednecks around me, which I had so much fun with all the characters, Zeeke and stuff, as you guys will see tomorrow when you guys tune into Mega Python vs Gateroid. There is so much great comedy in this movie. It’s great. So many great actors. It was really an honor to be on set with everyone and I kept thinking, “Oh yea I could hear some jokes in here for sure.”
MGD: I can’t wait. I can’t wait. I was listening to the song like I had it on repeat like four times while researching for the interview.
Tiffany: Thank you so much.
MGD: I was like this is going to be my jam for the whole weekend. While researching for things you’ve done on TV. You did “The Young and the Restless.” You did “How I Met Your Mother.” “That 80’s Show.” And I remembered you did “Celebrity Fit Club,” which I don’t know what you were thinking. I still think you look good no matter what.
Tiffany: Thank you. I’m a normal woman. I go up and down and up and down. When I’m good, things work out really well for me and so I try to live a little bit. I love to cook and I love to host dinner parties. Being on the road is very erratic and I’m at age 39 now and it’s just not as easy as it was in my 20s. I’m getting back down there again, eating more disciplined, and yeah I yo-yo a lot. That’s why Celebrity Fit Club was so good for me though because I reached my goal and proved to myself that I can do it. And I have no excuses! I always rely on good friends of mine and everyone’s always pretty reachable, which is great because for me it’s a harsh reality, but I do think that people do want to see me at my best. I know my fans do really care and I’m really grateful for that. That gives me a lot of incentive to be my best.
MGD: Alright. You also did Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling. What made you want to wrestle?
Tiffany: I am a tomboy. I love any kind of physical activity, wrestling, I always have. I’m a huge Hulk Hogan fan. My stepfather and I…that was really the only thing we bonded on… wrestling. He used to take me to wrestling matches in Los Angeles at The Forum and on those Friday nights, everything was great. You had good family fun time. I always really loved it. So, being a part of the show was a lot of fun.
MGD: I enjoyed watching it. I wish you went farther.
Tiffany: Me too. I was like, “what?!”
MGD: I think you could have beat up half of those people. I mean, you’re probably friends with them, but still.
Tiffany: Yeah, I was never one of those girls that really fought for fun. Fights get really intense. I was kidding around with my little sister one time and I ended up throwing her into the floor and she was crying and I was like, “it’s just wrestling,” and I was like, “I guess I got a little too into it.” Wrestling’s great.
MGD: Now, just some more information. I’m going to drag us back to Mega Python vs Gateroid because I do work for a horror website. You are, like you said, a park ranger. I read that…are you the one who gives the gaters steroids or are you the one who releases the pythons, because that’s what I read online.
Tiffany: No, Debbie Gibson releases the Python into the Everglades and me, being a park ranger, I’m really concerned about the natural balance of things and watching out for my park. I go a little buzzirk because these pythons come in and start killing off endangered [animals] and people and they actually kill my fiancé. So I go after them a little bit and that’s what leads me to do things with the gaters. I give steroids to the gaters and you get gateroid. And then the fight is on to explain the gaters and the pythons and then it gets out of control. We’re running for our lives and trying to save the situation and make it all better and fix our mistake.
MGD: It sounds like a good time. I saw a [movie] still of you and Debbie [Gibson] wrestling in a cake? At a wedding? Something along those lines.
Tiffany: Actually at a party.
MGD: Oh, ok.
Tiffany: Oh, yeah. The fight is on with Debbie. Our characters can’t stand each other. Which is funny because we like each other, but it’s our characters that are at war.
MGD: On IMDB it says you were a producer for the film.
Tiffany: Yes. Executive producer, yes.
MGD: So, what was that like being behind the scenes a little bit instead of in front of the camera?
Tiffany: It was really great. I don’t think we really threw it down too much with our power. It was nice to have an opinion. It was nice to…Mary Lambert, the director, was so great that I kind of did whatever Mary wants because she was just awesome. I think she’s really the person who made it all happen for us. Brought a lot out of our characters and I was looking at the movie at the premier and going, “this was a good choice Mary Ann, this was a good choice Mary Ann.” She was on it, ya know, and it was an honor to work with her. The thing for me, being a producer I had a say if I needed to more than an actor. She was able to say, “Let’s do a couple things and we’ll do it and it’ll look this way.”
It’s a cheesy, campy movie – let’s get real, but we wanted the best campy movie. [Mega Python vs Gateroid] has a low budget kind of look and I think that Mary [Lambert] really made things pop. It’s all CGI. Sometimes those things look not the best, but I think she really pulled out the stops.
MGD: You were also in another giant, I guess, animal film on SyFy in 2010, Mega Piranha, which is out on DVD and also the highest rated movie for Syfy channel in 2010. What was that like?
Tiffany: That was great. It was my first venture into the scifi world and I’m so thankful for the scifi fans. Being able to be doing this was really just a dream come true for me and I’m having a blast doing it. I think that Mega Python vs Gateroid vs Mega Piranha…[interference]…on Mega Piranha they also did a good job. There were a few things that we went, “really?” I think it makes a different in budget. I think it makes a difference, and these are definitely things I’m learning. Given the opportunity to do these things a little more, [I’ll learn]. I think that’s what happened with Mega Python [vs Gateroid]. I was much happier with the CGI stuff, happier with the script and the character. Mega Python was my first time out… I mean Mega Piranha. Sorry, there’s a lot of Mega’s.
MGD: I know. I know you’re busy, so I’m going to let you go. But I’m going to end the intervierw, since I have editing software, I will leave a clip of “Serpentine” at the end so hopefully new fans can hear it and will go out and buy it.
Tiffany: That would be awesome. Thank you. I appreciate it very much. New music. New music. New music. So excited about it, and I do really hope people enjoy the new sound.
MGD: I really just wanted to thank you for taking the time out to talk to me. I really appreciate it.
Tiffany. Cool. Well, thank you for your time.
MGD: Good luck with everything this weekend. Good luck with your concert.
Tiffany: Stay dry, out of this cold weather.
MGD: I know, it’s supposed to snow again tonight and tomorrow.
Tiffany: Yeah, it’s happening here so I’m like uuugghh, really? You guys take care and I will talk to you soon, hopefully.
MGD: Alright, maybe we’ll do a follow up interview sometime.
Tiffany: Cool. I would love that. Thank you very much.
MGD: Thank you. Bye.
Tiffany: Bye.
There you have it, folks. Remember to tune in SATURDAY (1/29) night at 9:00PM and Sunday morning at 1:00AM to catch the SyFy network premier of Mega Python vs Gateroid. Also, Tiffany’s new single “Serpentine,” is available on www.tiffanytunes.com, www.cdbaby.com, and itunes! Make sure you go check it out! Thanks again, Tiffany. It was a pleasure to speak with you.

Tiffany, 'Rose Tattoo' ( 8th album, February 2011 )

Tiffany's back....again. She's gone country this time in her genre hopping, but it's more Jewel than Tammy Wynette style country so don't run away. Haven't heard snippets but I imagine it's pretty much along the lines of her single 'Serpentine' which is on Itunes at the moment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvbgW56rRPc

Read more: http://www.popjustice.com/forum/index.php?topic=27416.msg1395496;topicseen#ixzz1DT8CZmwI

Tiffany To Release Country Album, ‘Rose Tattoo’

80s pop singer Tiffany is putting the finishing touches on her new country album, Rose Tattoo.

Speaking about the album, which was recorded in Nashville, TN, Tiffany told OK Magazine: “I’m delivering a new album next month. It’s called Rose Tattoo. It’s very country blues. It’s Bonnie Raitt with a Stevie Ray Vaughan vibe. Musically, I’m diverse now from the group. I’ve winged off into something I’ve wanted to do for 15 years. I’m a rocker at heart. I love country music, started in country music. I’m really just going back to my roots.”

If you are wondering what Tiffany sounds like singing country music, then you are in luck. She recorded a country song, “Serpentine”, for the SyFy Original Movie Mega Python Vs. Gatoroid. I am not sure if the song will be on the album, but it has been released as a single.

Although no release date or track listing for Rose Tattoo has been confirmed, it is believed that it will be released some time next month.

Mega Python vs. Gatoroid Tiffany Interview By Rachelle

Former teen idol Tiffany is back in an all new Syfy channel movie Mega Python vs. Gatoroid. She teams up with another 80’s singing sensation Debbie Gibson. Learn more about the film and the all grown up Tiffany. There are pictures and an old school video for you to check out too.

She was famous for her mall tours back in the day but now you can see her on the small screen in the made for television movie Mega Python vs. Gatoroid. The other day I was a part of a Q&A interview with Tiffany where we got to chat about her life, the movie and being in the public eye.


Q. Can you talk about what it’s been like after all these years to still be connected to Debbie Gibson and now be doing a movie together?
A. I think it’s great. I think it’s something that our fans have waited for a long time. I mean the funny thing to me is who would’ve thought that pythons and gators would unite us. It’s a great movie that I truly enjoyed making. It was awesome for me to be able to get to know Debbie more because we’ve really never had a chance to sit and talk. So I think that was one of the perks of being able to work with each other on this movie.

Q. Would you ever want to do a musical tour with Debbie?
A. Right now musically I’m headed into a country direction. I’ve got a new album coming out next month called Rose Tattoo. It’s a total different sound than obviously I Think We’re Alone Now on the pop stuff. I haven’t abandoned that but I kind of put that into the new sound as well. So I think if it’s for the right reason and it shines a bright light on it, it would be a great thing. Again going back to the fans, I think that they deserve it and they would appreciate it but it can’t take away from what we’re doing currently now. It has to be something that embraces that as well.

Q. Was the media scrutiny as intense when you were teenagers as it is today?
A. I don’t think it was as intense with the paparazzi. Two things, I think for us being the child stars girl next-door it wasn’t acceptable at that time to be out of control. I mean that really would’ve been a career ender. I think we both knew that and respected it. We weren’t those types of people. I know for myself singing was my high. I just loved what I was doing. I wasn’t looking to deter from that. Now I think it is a little different because it’s more about being seen, going to parties and clubs. Teen artists now have a lot more deterrence and a lot more leeway of what’s acceptable. You really have to kind of be your own kind of consultant on that because I think that sometimes they’re led astray at this point. But for me there wasn’t paparazzi on every corner. I still had safety zones. My home was off limits. I could do things where there wasn’t somebody always there. Now somebody snaps a picture of you with their iPhone and it’s everywhere. It’s a different time.

Q. Would you be interested in doing live theater, musical theater, or acting of some sort?
A. I would love to do something on Broadway. I’ve seen Deborah twice on Broadway and she’s amazing. It’s funny because I always bring my son and he never comes to anything I do but he’ll go to see Debbie Gibson. Broadway that’s definitely something I would love to do. I’m going to be seeking that out. Musically again, I’m doing the new album this year and doing a lot of touring off of that. I have a lot of goals and dreams and things that I want to do, including continue in the acting world. I’d love to do more Syfy. I’m just really such a fan and there’s just so much more that I’m addicted so there’s no stopping me.

Q. You were a star when you were young. Can you somewhat relate to Justin Bieber and his success right now in some ways?
A. Oh definitely. I mean, for me I was having the time of my life. It looks like he is as well, he’s actually one of my favorite young stars right now. I just love watching him because he does look like he’s having the time of his life. There’s something that I guess for myself that if I could go back I would’ve changed but it was a different time. When Deborah and I were coming out I think a lot of people wanted to discredit our talents. They wanted to say well, there’s the whole Wizard of Oz thing. There’s somebody behind the magic curtain that’s producing your vocals and you can’t really sing and you’re really not as talented and you don’t have a mind of where you really want to be. I think with Justin Bieber when I watch him he’s getting to be this great entertainer and also a kid and has fun with it. He doesn’t have to worry about having the right answer or having to sing everything so perfectly. He is getting to have a chance to own his success and also grow up at the same time which is wonderful.

Q. You are very well liked and you’ve avoided major controversies. Is that more difficult when you are so well liked, is there more pressure to not disappoint your fans?
A. Well I think, for me it’s always been my fans have grown up. I mean it’s always great when I have somebody who’s 18 and comes up and rediscovers I Think We’re Alone Now and me for whatever reason maybe Fit Club and now Syfy that’s always great. But the hard-core fan who has been with me since the Mall Tour days, that girl that bought the first jean jacket or the first Tiffany album she’s now married with kids or has had divorces or is a full-time workaholic like me. There is so much more to bond with that person. So anything that I choose to do I think that it may not be of their liking but they get it. I’m so grateful for my fans for allowing me to do those kinds of things. It’s kind of like we’re all growing, we’re all changing. Doing Playboy a lot of people were like, well that’s not the way I see you and there’s just some issues with that. But as I explain myself as an adult woman and isn’t this awesome and I’m with a great bunch of women who’ve graced the cover of Playboy and what an honor really as a woman. There’s a lot of women that by the end of the conversation go well I have to be honest with you I mean I wouldn’t do it but I get it. That is pretty fabulous.

Q. Who are your biggest inspirations and who would you want to work with?
A. I look up to Bette Midler, Stevie Nicks, people that have had quite the years but they’re always creating. Emmylou Harris which now I’m moving to Nashville and actually her bass player Chris Donahue just produced my latest single so I have an in that seems to be somewhat hopeful which I’m over the moon about. Tina Marie was somebody that I really was inspired by and cried so much when she passed away just recently. I would love to work with Bono, he’s one of my favorites. The U2 sound is something that’s so unique and I think he’s just an awesome person as well. I would love to work with Robert Plant as well. Rob Thomas too, he’s a pal of mine and someone I admire. I’d love to write and/or do a duet with him. I don’t even think I’ve said it to him so putting it out there.

Q. Is there any special preparations that you had to do for the role in Mega Python versus Gatoroid?
A. I handled a baby alligator but that was just because I thought it was cool really. There wasn’t some kind of method that I was going through to prepare for my role unfortunately. I just kind of jumped in, both feet on the ground. Again, I’m a huge Syfy fan and now I’m kind of addicted. So I just showed up ready to work. I was thrilled when they had chosen Mary Lambert as the Director because I’m a huge fan. Syfy is awesome to work with. They’re great people. Working with Asylum the production company, I did Mega Python and I did Piranha with them. They’re kind of like extended family at this point. It was just showing up going what are we going to do today.

Q. Did I hear you have a tour coming up?
A. Actually this year I’ll be doing a lot more touring with my band. I’ve always loved the track shows. I always listen to the fans. I went onto this whole dance journey for the last probably ten years and I enjoyed every bit of it. But I feel I shine more with a full band and doing the new music which again is something that I’ve been on a journey to do for about 15 years now. This is really my coming-out party of where I feel I belong and this is the year to go out and make it all happen. It’s all going to be live country music. I’ve got it my own way country blues still with that rock type.

Q. What was the most memorable part of filming this movie?
A. As an actress probably my breakdown crying scene. I wanted to kind of get that right and I wanted to use real tears. I wanted to really go there. I mean yes it’s Syfy and that wasn’t really something that was maybe required at that time. But I came wanting to learn. I mean acting is something I want to do more of. I know people aren’t looking at this maybe going, I can see a vision for her. But for me I wanted to know that I could do it. There was a part there where my fiance dies. I took a minute and I said just let me go there for a second because I don’t want people to throw something in my eyes and make me cry. I was very proud of myself that I could.

Q. What was your favorite part or scene of working on this movie?
A. It was the catfight scene when we did the slap and we had this dialogue and stuff. That was my first time really working with Debbie and that was my first day on set. I kind of came in with all these people and then we had to like smack it down right away and do this fake slap and tell each other off. The momentum leading up to that and how we accomplished it was so much fun for me. I got more comfortable along the way as the days progressed. But so that was my favorite.

It was so cool getting the chance to interview Tiffany. She was one of my faves growing up and it was great to discover more about her all these years later. Make sure to check out her new film Mega Python vs. Gatoroid and enjoy the below pictures and video.