Dishing Backstage At The Emmy Gift Lounge

I've just arrived to the Emmys and let me tell you that red carpet is "H.O.T. - hot" and I actually am talking about the temperature.

So, thanks to our friends at On3 Productions, Access Hollywood is exclusive backstage Dishing with the stars on Saturday and Sunday at the Presenter's Gift Lounge at “The 60th Primetime Emmy® Awards” hosted by AEG Ehrlich Ventures, producers of this year's landmark show.

[left, Laura tries on the necklace from the 1.5 million dollar collection from D'Annunzio Fine Jewelry]

It's not your ordinary gift lounge though, for all the stars who stop by, Bertolli Oven Bake Meals is making a donation on their behalf to the Dream Street Foundation and Girls, Inc. -- two great causes!

I am thrilled to be spending my Emmys inside the gift lounge. It's right next to Oprah Winfrey's dressing room! So, I'm hoping for a sighting. I missed her yesterday when she came through the lounge. One of my eagle eye spotters did see her though. She arrived at around 1 PM with her best friend Gayle King in tow. She snagged some Michael Kors Trench Coat Frame sunglasses and actually left wearing them (UPDATE late Sunday evening: Oprah was also seen sporting them on her way out after presenting). Gayle picked a pair of Emilio Pucci sunglasses for herself. Oprah also grabbed a Stella McCartney designed LeSportsac bag. She was overheard saying that her favorite thing (and we know how she loves her favorite things!) was Truejeans.com, a Web site that matches customers with jeans that fit them perfectly.

Oprah also checked out a 1.5 million dollar 255 carat diamond necklace, earrings, a bracelet and a ring collection from D'Annunzio Group International. They were hoping she would want to borrow it for tonight but she told them, "I wouldn't take it, it's too much responsibility!"  I'm told that Oprah bumped into nominee and host Heidi Klum in the elevator and told her someone sent her a Seal CD and that's all she was listening to in her car right now.

So, instead, I tried on the necklace. Unfortunately, they weren't going to lend it to me for the red carpet.

The hysterical Ross the Intern from "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" was hanging out at the Bertolli Oven Bake Meals booth where they were having celebs sign their own signature dishes for charity. I asked him if he ever got married would he change his name. He said he would hyphenate. I suggested Ross Matthews Clooney. "From your mouth to God's ears," he replied.

Jennifer Love Hewitt dropped in and picked up a pair of grey Koolaburra boots with a Swarovski crystal peace sign, "Ooh," she joked. "I know what I'm wearing with my dress tomorrow!" She's a huge fan of Tweety Bird and just about fell over when she saw D'Anunnzio's diamond Tweety Bird charm. She also grabbed a Palm centro smartphone.  The one-of-a-kind Palm centro's phones were all blinged out with Swarovski crystals by Ed Hardy Icing – same for the matching Plantronics Bluetooth headset.