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The show that likes to tell it like it is will soon be showing it like it is. For the Sept. 10 season premiere of The Talk, hosts Sharon Osbourne, Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sheryl Underwood, and Aisha Tyler will be appearing completely sans makeup. Guest Jamie Lee Curtis will also be giving her makeup artist the day off. "I had a lot of trepidation when we decided to do this," Chen told People.

Not only is the cast ditching their lipsticks and mascaras, they'll also be on air without false eyelashes or fake hair. "What makes our show work is that the women who sit at the table are comfortable enough in their own skin that we'll all take the risk," Chen said. But don't expect the bare-faced look to stick around long. After the makeup-free premiere, the hosts will be back in the makeup chair once more.

Between the panels on dramas and comedys at the CBS TCA, we got a break to chat with the ladies of The Talk — better known as CBS's version of "The View," a new talk show that was just announced last week. The show will feature six famous faces — Julie Chen, Holly Robinson Peete, Sharon Osbourne, Leah Remini, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and Sara Gilbert (who is also acting as executive producer).

So how will the show differ from The View? Mum's the word — literally. The heart and soul of The Talk is motherhood, acting as a virtual mommy group of sorts that women at home can watch and relate to. In the sneak peek footage it also looks like the ladies will be doing some field work (which includes actual recordings of happenings from inside their own homes). As expected, the melting pot of personalities came alive in the panel, with the ladies dishing on their personal relationships, professional lives, and pet peeves.

• As I mentioned before, Sara Gilbert is an executive producer on the show, and she actually pitched it to CBS herself. She said that she was inspired by her own experience as an overwhelmed new mom. Marissa Jaret Winokur also echoed this sentiment, saying that she would cry in her bathroom every night during the first year after her son was born, and just wished she had someone to talk to about the darker, more difficult sides to motherhood.
• Like The View, the show will also tackle hot topics and current events, but from a "mother's perspective." In addition to talking about their kids, Julie Chen added, "We're here to talk about what everyone else is talking about out there in the world."
• As for the chosen hosts, Holly Robinson Peete said she's a natural fit since she talks about mom stuff all day anyway, and Leah Remini proclaimed herself a "yenta" and just loves talking in general. Sara Gilbert is looking at the show as a good opportunity to talk about motherhood and her sexuality head-on for the first time.

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