Dolls creator sets sights on Lohan

Kim Kardashian and "American Idol" producer Nigel Lythgoe are co-producing a new Pussycat Dolls television show, to be filmed in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

And Dolls creator Robin Antin tells me she has talked "a lot" with Dolls fan Lindsay Lohan to try to get her onboard with the Pussycats in some capacity, such as guest performing on Dolls tours.

"We're kind of working on it, but nothing is confirmed" with Lohan, says Antin -- who also runs the Pussycat Dolls Burlesque Saloon at Planet Hollywood and oversees Matt Goss' show at Caesars Palace every weekend.

Lohan's beauty and skills remind Antin of Ann-Margret.

"She can dance, and she can sing," Antin says. "She has something special."

Meanwhile, Kardashian is so dedicated to the Dolls, she made a surprise visit to a Dolls performance for label execs before honeymooning with Kris Humphries.

"They were on their way to their honeymoon! Their luggage was packed," Antin says.

But Kardashian stopped by to give some new Dolls a pep talk about sticking together, treating each other with respect, and not brushing strife under the rug.

"She had the girls in tears," Antin says. "Her speech was amazing."

Antin says the new TV show won't be a straight-up competition show in the vein of the 2007 "Pussycat Dolls Present."

It will be a reality show with competitive moments, while chronicling Antin's brand -- the Dolls group, the Dolls burlesque tour (currently fronted by Carmen Electra) -- and her life in Las Vegas.

"You're going to see girls in rehearsal, and dancing, and in lingerie. Who doesn't want to see that?" Antin says.

Kardashian is expected to make occasional appearances at auditions and fashion confabs. It's unclear which network would pick up the show, but it seems like a shoo-in considering the players involved.

Kardashian and Antin came up with the idea for the show while they were talking about how they grew careers into brands.

"I come from the world of everything's sexy," Antin says, "so the working title is 'The Business of Being Sexy.'

"Every woman wants to be sexy. Every woman wants to feel sexy," she says. "I know exactly what to do with you to make you a million times more. It's not 'better,' it's 'more.' "

There's a rumor Gretchen Rossi of "The Real Housewives of Orange County" could come to Las Vegas to perform with the Pussycat Dolls Burlesque Saloon at Planet Hollywood.

And one of Antin's performers and friends, Lauren Bennett, has been working with LMFAO; Bennett and that band were booked on last night's "Dancing With the Stars."

Antin also is promoting her second fitness DVD, "Robin Antin's Pussycat Dolls: Dancer's Body Workout."

Antin says the DVD (coming out Oct. 4) will help women achieve a dancer's body, but it's a good time for men, too.

"When we're doing the warm-ups, I'm like: 'Girls, bend over, arch your back.' ... I know who's watching," Antin says. "It's the business of being sexy."

STUPID FIGHT

TMZ is running video of singer Ray J getting kicked out of Moon nightclub at the Palms late Sunday after he hit rapper Fabolous in the face because of a Twitter comment from Friday. I'm not sure anyone cares. Besides, I saw Ray J and Fabolous at Diddy's dinner at N9NE Saturday night, and they weren't fighting. Rap fights are so 1997 and boring.

SIGHTINGS

Christina Aguilera ate with boyfriend Matthew Rutler and friends at Tao Asian Bistro then went up to club Tao on Saturday. ... Rupert Grint took his Ron-in-''Harry Potter" self to Sugar Factory on Sunday and autographed a woman's thigh. Cheeky.

Doug Elfman's column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Contact him at delfman@reviewjournal.com. He blogs at reviewjournal.com/elfman.