Kelly Osbourne Debuts as a Special Correspondent on 'Dr. Phil' 
 
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 Dr. Phil welcomes a new addition to his long-running show -- and only ET has the inside scoop! 
 
 Kelly Osbourne will be joining "Dr. Phil" as a special contributor, beginning on Wednesday, March 24, and then make additional appearances through the remainder of this season. 
 
 "Kelly is an excellent addition to our show because she's experienced a lot of what many of our younger viewers may be going through," said Dr. Phil. "She has dealt with drug addiction as well as addictions within her family. She's also fought the battle with obesity, and the public scrutiny that often accompanies it. She is well-armed and up to the task of being our special contributor." 
 
 "I am excited to be a part of 'Dr. Phil' as a contributor for the show," Osbourne says. "It offers a great opportunity for me to bring a youthful perspective and opinion on the issues that affect our selves, our families and society as a whole, and I'm very honored to be a part of it." Osbourne continues, "I really hope I can use my life experiences to do some good." 
 
 Osbourne's first assignment is to join a panel alongside Dr. Harold C. Urschel III, founder of the Urschel Recovery Science Institute, "The Insider" correspondent Chris Jacobs, and California Attorney General Jerry Brown in a frank discussion about prescription drug use in Hollywood, and its effects on today's teens. 
 
 "We're excited about having Kelly as part of the "Dr. Phil" team," said executive producer Carla Pennington. "We see her role not limited to that of just a studio guest, but someone who we can send out in the field to gather information and to do interviews, particularly with young people, on a more comfortable and even playing field." 
 
 "Dr. Phil" airs weekdays in syndication. Check your local listings for the time and station in your city. ||||| Jerry Springer is reinventing himself again, this time as host of a dating game series. 
 
 "Baggage," debuting next month on the Game Show Network, gives three contestants the chance to win the eye of a prospective date. The hitch: Contestants have to reveal their faults and foibles. 
 
 Players will carry suitcases onstage to represent the baggage they'll confess to and defend, GSN said Tuesday. Among the planned suitors: a shoplifter, a woman who gets advice from psychics and a control freak. 
 
 Springer called "Baggage" a family friendly show that's "just fun and lighthearted. There's no life-changing issues." 
 
 "I'm like the crazy old uncle," he said. "People feel comfortable telling me their secrets, that I won't be judgmental." 
 
 After the three contestants are pared down to one, the potential date must own up to a fault of his or her own. 
 
 Springer, 66, whose varied credits include his long-running talk show, "The Jerry Springer Show," as well as "America's Got Talent," "Dancing With the Stars" and a Broadway turn last year in the musical "Chicago," was to begin taping "Baggage" this week. 
 
 "I just keep finding jobs," said Springer. "I'm really lucky and I know that. ... Being a host is what I'm comfortable doing. I've been doing it forever, joking around with guests, having fun." 
 
 The half-hour series debuts April 19. It will air Monday through Friday. 
 
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– Today's television news: Jerry Springer heads to another trainwreck-of-a-show, while Kelly Osbourne lands a gig trying to help trainwrecks-in-the-making. Springer—who calls himself “the crazy old uncle” that people tell secrets to—will host a dating show where contestants reveal their biggest faults then vie for a date, the AP reports. The appropriately named Baggage debuts on the Game Show Network April 19; planned suitors include a shoplifter and a control freak. Meanwhile, Kelly Osbourne will be a contributor on Dr. Phil starting today. The doc calls her “an excellent addition” since “she has dealt with drug addiction as well as addictions within her family. She’s also fought the battle with obesity.” Osbourne tells Entertainment Tonight she’s “excited” about her new job. “I really hope I can use my life experiences to do some good.”