GUYS? >> EVERYBODY GETS ON TV.
LOVE WHEN AL DOES THAT.
>>> WE ARE HERE WITH CATHERINE
ZETA-JONES
ZETA-JONES ZETA-JONES.
ZETA-JONES. SHE IS AN OSCAR WINNER AND TAKE
HERRING TALENTS TO FACEBOOK
WATCH.
WATCH. SHE IS STARRING IN A NEW SERIES,
CALLED "QUEEN AMERICA."
>> SHE STARS VICKI ELLIS, THE
MOST RUTHLESS PAGEANT COACH IN
OKLAHOMA.
OKLAHOMA. WHEN HER CLIENT IS DECROWNED,
SHE TAKES ON THE HAPLESS
RUNNER-UP WHO NEEDS SOME WORK.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> SAMANTHA, ONE THING YOU’LL
FIGURE OUT DURING OUR TRAINING,
IS THAT ALTHOUGH LEARNING HOW TO
SPEAK WELL IS IMPORTANT,
LEARNING WHEN NOT TO SPEAK AT
ALL IS EVEN MORE SO.
NOW, LET’S FIND YOU SOME JEWELRY
THAT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE YOU WON
IT AT AN ARCADE.
>> CATHERINE, GOOD MORNING.
YOU BIG MEANIE.
>> OH.
>> OH. >> IT MUST HAVE BEEN FUN TO
PLAY.
PLAY. >> YOU KNOW, IT’S ALWAYS GOOD TO
PLAY -- SHE’S NOT A VILLAIN
BECAUSE, AS THE SERIES UNFOLDS,
YOU SEE THE CRACKS AND THE
VULNERABILITY IN HER.
AND THAT’S WHY I TOOK ON THIS
ROLE OF VICKI ELLIS.
YOU CAN JUST RELISH IN HER.
IN A WAY SHE’S LIKE MY ALTER
EGO.
EGO. I THINK THAT BUT I WOULD NEVER
SAY IT.
SAY IT. VICKI THINKS IT AND SAYS IT.
THAT’S ALWAYS SO MUCH FUN.
I JUST RELISH THAT.
>> THIS IS A DARK COMEDY BUT IT
TACKLES SERIOUS ISSUES.
EATING DISORDERS, THINGS LIKE
THAT.
THAT. >> ON THE OUTSIDE, THE PAGEANT
WORLD SEEMS LIGHT AND FLUFFY.
BUT OUR SERIES DELVES INTO THE
GRITTIER PART OF IT.
AND THE IDEAL OF PERFECTION IN
THE WORLD WE LIVE IN TODAY.
WE DEAL WITH BULIMIA.
WE DEAL WITH A LOT OF
DISTRESSING THINGS.
DISTRESSING THINGS. IT’S A WAY OF SHOWING THE WORLD,
THAT THESE GIRLS’ COMMITMENT TO
LIFE IS GETTING TO A BETTER
PLACE.
PLACE. THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES.
IT WAS A WONDERFUL JOURNEY FOR
ME TO TAKE ON THIS CHARACTER.
>> THERE’S A STRIKING SCENE,
WHERE YOUR CHARACTER HAS A
MOMENT OF BINGE EATING.
AND I WAS READING IN SOME OF THE
NOTES, YOU SAID, YOU GREW UP AS
A DANCER.
A DANCER. YOU COULD REALLY CONNECT TO THAT
NEED AND THAT FEELING THAT YOU
HAVE TO BE PERFECT.
AND YOU HAVE TO LOOK A CERTAIN
WAY.
WAY. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. I WAS BROUGHT UP -- NOT BROUGHT
UP, I WAS A DANCER.
YOU SPENTD THAT MUCH TIME IN
FRONT OF A MIRROR, YOU WILL FIND
SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOURSELF.
AFTER I SHOT THAT SCENE IN
PARTICULAR, WAS THAT BOTH MEN
AND WOMEN ON THE SET CAME TO ME
AND SAID THAT REALLY TOUCHED ME.
BOTH MEN AND WOMEN.
THESE WERE THE CREW MEMBERS.
THESE WERE HAIR AND MAKEUP.
THESE WERE NOT MODELS.
THESE WERE NOT ACTRESSES OR
BALLET DANCERS, WHERE ONE WOULD
ASSOCIATE BULIMIA OR ANOREXIA
WITH.
WITH. IT WAS INTERESTING.
AND THE GREAT THING ABOUT BEING
ON FACEBOOK WATCH, WHICH IS A
COMPLETELY NEW PLATFORM FOR ME.
>> YEAH, SURE.
>> IS THAT THERE IS THE CONTENT
AND THERE’S A COMMUNITY AND
THERE’S THE CONVERSATION.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, ISSUES LIKE
THAT, PEOPLE CAN COMMUNICATE,
SHARE STORIES, SHARE THE
LIGHTNESS AND THE DARKNESS OF
THESE CHARACTERS BECAUSE, LIKE I
SAID, THE CHARACTER, VICKI, MY
CHARACTER, ON THE OUTSET, LOOKS
LIKE SHE’S JUST A BALL-BREAKING,
NO-NONSENSE, RUTHLESS WOMEN.
AND SHE IS.
BUT YOU SEE WHERE THAT COMES
FROM, THE FEAR AND THE LETDOWN
OF, MAYBE, WHAT HER LIFE COULD
HAVE BEEN.
HAVE BEEN. >> IT WASN’T TOO LONG AGO, WE
HAD YOUR HUSBAND ON THE SHOW.
AND YOU’RE ON THE SHOW.
YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN TOGETHER, I
THINK GOING ON 18 YEARS.
AND I WAS JUST STRUCK AT HOW
REMARKABLY CANDID YOU ARE ABOUT
YOUR MARRIAGE.
YOUR MARRIAGE. WE HEAR ABOUT THE GOOD THINGS.
BUT YOU DON’T SHY AWAY FROM
TALKING ABOUT THE THINGS THAT
AREN’T SO GREAT.
I WAS LOOKING UP THIS MORNING.
I SAW YOU HAD SPOKEN ABOUT THOSE
THINGS THAT WERE PROBABLY TOUGH
TO TALK ABOUT.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. I THINK AT ANY -- I’M SO HAPPY
THAT WE MADE IT, ALMOST 20 YEARS
AGO.
AGO. IT’S BEEN GREAT.
I THINK IT’S JUST UNFATHOMABLE
TO ME THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH ONE
PERSON FOR 18 YEARS AND THINGS
ARE ROSIEEYROSY.
ARE ROSIEEYROSY. THEY’RE JUST NOT.
MY MOTHER AND FATHER WERE
MARRIED FOR 50 YEARS.
I HAVE SEEN THE BAD AND THE UGLY
WITH THEM AND THEY’RE GOING
STRONG.
STRONG. MICHAEL AND I HAVE AN OPEN
RELATIONSHIP.
RELATIONSHIP. WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS THAT DIDN’T
ASK TO BE BORN INTO A WORLD THAT
IS SCRUTINIZED OR LOOKED INTO,
YOU HAVE TO BE OPEN AND HONEST
AND SHARE THINGS THAT PROBABLY
PEOPLE AT THE DRUGSTORE WOULDN’T
SHARE OVER THE COUNTER.
>> DO YOU FEEL THAT MICHAEL GETS
TOO MUCH SCRUTINY?
IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK?
>> NOT AT ALL.
MICHAEL IS DOING JUST FINE.
>> YOU TALKED ABOUT KIND OF
HAVING A CONVERSATION, ALMOST
SOUNDED LIKE A FAMILY MEETING,
WHEN SOME ALLEGATIONS CAME UP
AGAINST HIM.
AGAINST HIM. AND AGAIN, YOU WERE REALLY OPEN
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT. SAYING, OKAY, WHAT IS REALLY
GOING ON HERE AND HOW IT WAS A
MOMENT FOR YOU AND THE FAMILY.
>> YEAH, WE SHARE EVERYTHING
AROUND THE TABLE.
I’M A BIG EUROPEAN KIND OF
FAMILY GIRL.
FAMILY GIRL. AND SO, EVERYTHING IS SHARED
AROUND THE TABLE.
ISSUES WITH MY DAUGHTER, IF
SHE’S FEELING INSECURE.
SHE’S A TEENAGER.
GIRLS CAN BE MEAN.
AND MY SON GOING OFF TO COLLEGE
WHAT THAT IS FOR YOU AND FOR ME.
ALL THESE CONVERSATIONS GET
AROUND THE TABLE.
AND SO, AND THEN, I THINK YOU
CLEAR THE AIR.
AND EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT’S GOING
ON.
ON. IT’S NO BIG SURPRISES.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
YOU PUT A CUTE PICTURE UP ON THE
MOMENT YOU MET ON INSTAGRAM,
WHICH WAS ALL THOSE YEARS AGO.
AND YOU SHARE A BIRTHDAY.
>> IS THAT GOOD OR BAD?
>> IT WAS WONDERFUL FOR TEN
YEARS.
YEARS. AND THEN, IT GOT REALLY BORING.
IT GOT BORING LIKE, WHY AM I
LOOKING FOR A GIFT FOR MY
HUSBAND WHEN IT’S MY BIRTH DAY?
>> WHAT WOULD VICKI SAY, YOUR
CHARACTER?
CHARACTER? >> SHE WOULDN’T BE DEALING WITH
THAT.
THAT. SHE WOULD GO, HONEY, YOU BUY
YOUR OWN CAKE.
>> WOULDN’T IT BE NICE TO HAVE
JUST CATHERINE?
JUST CATHERINE? OF COURSE, WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE
IT.
IT. AND I MUST SAY, AS THE YEARS GO
ON, IT’S THE KIND OF DESTINED --
WE’RE SO SIMILAR.
I WANT TO REITERATE THAT HE IS
25 YEARS OLDER THAN ME.
AS I AGE GRACEFULLY, LIKE -- THE
GAP GETS NARROWER AND NARROWER,
AS IT DOES WITH MEN.
I AM GOING TO REITERATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU, CATHERINE.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE YOU COMING BACK WITH HODA
AND KATHIE LEE LATER ON.
>> SEEING YOU LATER.
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