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Dylan Walsh, Julian McMahon, Roma Maffia and the rest of the "Nip/Tuck" cast return from hiatus on Feb. 11 to begin what will be the final episodes of the FX show. "We're wrapping it up," reveals Maffia of the series in which Walsh and McMahon play dysfunctional plastic surgeons and she a caustic lesbian anesthesiologist. She notes that "N/T," now in its fifth season, "is doing well, and it's time to let it go rather than just let it drag on. We'll be finished the end of June, and that will be that. Part of me is in denial. It's nice to have a job, but it's exciting to wonder what might happen next."

This will be an exciting season for Roma's "Nip/Tuck" character, who will be involved in an ongoing major romance with McMahon's Dr. Christian Troy. She notes that, as lesbian Dr. Liz Cruz, she "has been involved with men before," but adds that, rather than sexual, the draw for Dr. Troy she feels "is most likely built on loneliness."
She comments, "Unfortunately, that's rather universal, and it's only when a romance is over that we get to look back on what was the whole picture. It's a matter of having your eyes wide open," says the actress who was married once and has, she says, "no involvements at this time."
TIME ON FOR BAD BEHAVIOR: Host of VH1's "I Love Money 2," Craig J. Jackson, says it doesn't take long for this season's contestants to get straight to the drama. The show, which premieres Monday (2/2), pits 17 so-called "celebreality all-stars" -- previously seen on shows such as "Flavor of Love" and "Rock of Love" -- against one another competing to win $250,000. Old rivalries quickly ignite. "People knew that the money was real, and they came in with game plans, so the emotions kicked in the first day," notes Jackson, who traveled to Mexico with the contestants for the show. "The first episode will be one of the weirdest eliminations on television. I was like, 'Is this really happening?'"
Jackson tells us that even he got in on some of the action. "The people on this show will let you know how they feel. Sometimes they try to test you. We got into a few small altercations, but nothing major," he claims.
"I understand that they're trying to win this money, so emotions are high. It's tough times. Everybody's broke." On top of that, he points out, the group members were dealing with all the stress and conflicts taking place at the house where "I Love Money" headquartered. "I don't take anything personal if they start yelling or whatever. If they start going crazy, I don't really react to it too much. We just try to focus on what will move the show along."
As always, he says, fans can expect a lot of surprises. "The game is always changing. They had their alliances and strategies ready to go, but if you're not able to adjust and change, then you're going home."
MATERNALLY SPEAKING: Billie Piper plays a hot, high-class prostitute on the Showtime series "Secret Diary of a Call Girl," but after giving birth to a baby boy in October, she tells us she has her acting sites set on other things. "I'm desperate to now play a mother. I've been playing 18 year olds for years, and then a 25-year-old with this," notes the British actress. "Now I want to play a mother. Those feelings and emotions are running through me, and it'd be great to use them at work."