>>> WELCOME BACK.
OUR NEXT GUEST IS KNOWN FOR
PLAYING A LOVING MOM ON NBC’S
HIT SHOW "THIS IS US" AND NOW
SHE IS STEPPING INTO THAT ROLE
IN REAL LIFE.
SHE’S GETTING READY TO WELCOME
HER FIRST BABY.
MANDY MOORE IS LIVE WITH US.
MANDY, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, HODA.
>> OKAY.
SO I DID THE MATH A LITTLE BIT.
YOU WERE WITH US IN JULY AND WE
WERE TALKING AND YOU HAD A
SECRET.
YOU WERE PREGNANT.
HOW HAS PREGNANCY BEEN FOR YOU?
>> I WAS.
I WAS HARBORING A SECRET.
I WAS SO SICK.
IT DIDN’T HELP GETTING READY AT
4:00 IN THE MORNING AND I
REMEMBER THAT MORNING I WAS
SITTING ON THE GROUND IN MY
BATHROOM BECAUSE I WAS SO
NAUSEOUS, PUTTING ON MAKEUP
GOING I WISH PEOPLE KNEW THAT I
DIDN’T FEEL WELL.
BUT I’M FEELING MUCH BETTER NOW.
I’M WELL -- ALMOST IN MY THIRD
TRIMESTER SO I’M GOOD.
>> WE’RE SO EXCITED FOR YOU.
A LITTLE BABY BOY ON THE WAY.
WHEN YOU TAKE A MINUTE AND YOU
STOP AND CLOSE YOUR EYES AND
DAYDREAM ABOUT WHAT YOUR LIFE
WILL BE WITH THAT LITTLE BOY OF
YOURS, WHAT DO YOU SEE?
>> IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE.
YOU KNOW, MY HUSBAND IS A
MUSICIAN AND SO THE IDEA OF
BEING ABLE TO HAVE MUSIC BE THIS
TRUE LINE IN HIS LIFE IS REALLY
EXCITING, TO BE ABLE TO BRING
HIM ON THE ROAD WITH US IS AN
EXCITING PROSPECT, AND THE
HOLIDAYS.
WE’RE SORT OF LIKE AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE BEST SEASON OF
THE YEAR.
I THINK ABOUT TRADITIONS AND THE
WAY WE’RE SORT OF GOING TO BE A
FAMILY TOGETHER IS SO EXCITING.
>> ARE PEOPLE GIVING YOU
MOTHERING ADVICE?
WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM YOUR
FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS?
WHAT ARE THEY TELLING YOU?
>> EVERYONE WANTS TO GIVE YOU
UNSOLICITED ADVICE.
I’M ALL FOR IT.
I WILL WELCOME ANYTHING, BECAUSE
I KNOW NOTHING.
I’M LIKE A SPONGE, I WANT TO
SOAK IT ALL UP.
BUT IT’S FUNNY.
HAVING PLAYED A SORT OF
MATRIARCH OF A FAMILY FOR THE
LAST FIVE YEARS AND GETTING TO
SORT OF SEE CHILDREN AT VARIOUS
DIFFERENT CHAPTERS AND STAGES, I
FEEL LIKE I’M AS PSEUDOPREPARED
AS I CAN BE.
I HAVE BABIES AND TODDLERS AND
ADULT CHILDREN SO I’VE GOTTEN A
PRETTY GOOD TASTE AND LAY OF THE
LAND.
>> MARIA SHRIVER ACTUALLY GAVE
ME SOME ADVICE WHEN I ADOPTED
HALEY.
I WAS BOUNCING HER UP AND DOWN.
SHE SAID WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I’M PLAYING WITH HER.
SHE SAID NO, CHILDREN NEED WHAT
YOU NEED, TO BE LOOKED AT, TO BE
TALKED TO, TO BE MADE SECURE.
I WAS LIKE OH.
EVERYTHING WAS SO CRYSTAL CLEAR.
BUT THAT’S GOOD STUFF.
WELL, YOU’RE STILL SHOOTING
"THIS IS US" OBVIOUSLY, SO HOW
ARE YOU MAKING THINGS WORK WITH
THE BABY BUMP?
>> GOOD QUESTION.
THANKFULLY THAT’S NOT MY JOB TO
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT, I GUESS.
VERY CONSPICUOUS COSTUMES, I
GUESS, TO HIDE STUFF.
I’M SURE YOU’LL SEE REBECCA
CARRYING A LOT OF LAUNDRY
BASKETS AND OVERSIZE PURSES AND
GOD KNOWS WHAT TO THE NEXT
COUPLE OF MONTHS.
I’VE ALSO HEARD THAT THEY CAN GO
IN AND DIGITALLY CHANGE THINGS
IF NEED BE.
BUT I’M GUESSING IT WILL BE A
LOT MORE SHOTS -- LESS FULL
BODY, PROBABLY JUST LIKE WHAT
WE’RE SEEING TODAY, CHEST UP.
>> I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR
HUSBAND’S INSTAGRAM PAGE AND HE
CHANGED HIS BIO.
WHAT IT SAYS THERE IS FUTURE
DAD.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS, FIRST OF
ALL, SO BEAUTIFUL.
YOU GUYS ARE WORKING ON MUSIC
TOGETHER.
>> YES.
>> YOU’VE WRITTEN CHRISTMAS
SONGS.
WHAT IS THAT LIKE WORKING WITH
HIM IN THE MUSIC WORLD?
>> I MEAN I WROTE MY WHOLE
RECORD "SILVER LANDINGS" WITH MY
HUSBAND.
HE’S IN MY BAND.
IT ONLY FELT FITTING THINKING
ABOUT THE FACT OUR TOUR WAS
CANCELLED BECAUSE OF COVID
OBVIOUSLY, WE WANTED TO LIKE
INCORPORATE NEW MUSIC AND KIND
OF FIND SOMEPLACE TO FUNNEL THIS
CREATIVE ENERGY.
SO I MEAN WE’VE BEEN SPENDING
EVERY WAKING HOUR FOR THE LAST
EIGHT MONTHS TOGETHER SO IT JUST
FELT VERY FITTING TO BE ABLE TO
CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS AND
INCORPORATE A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT
WE’RE ALL FEELING ABOUT HOW
DIFFERENT THIS PARTICULAR
HOLIDAY SEASON IS GOING TO BE.
IT’S SO SPECIAL TO BE ABLE TO
SHARE THAT CONNECTION OF MUSIC
TOGETHER.
>> BY THE WAY, I HAVE TO CONFESS
I DUG A LITTLE BIT INTO OUR
VAULT BECAUSE I WAS LISTENING TO
AN INTERVIEW WITH YOU AND THEY
WERE SAYING THAT YOU GOT
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR ACTING
SKILLS WHEN YOU WERE HOSTING TRL
WITH CARSON.
>> YES.
>> I WAS LIKE, WAIT, WHAT?
SO I JUST LOOKED THROUGH, I
FOUNDING THESE OLD PICTURES.
I WAS LOOKING FOR VIDEO.
I’M LOOKING AT THAT LITTLE GIRL
RIGHT THERE WHO WAS A MUSIC STAR
AT THE TIME, DIDN’T KNOW SHE WAS
GOING TO BE AN ACTRESS, DIDN’T
KNOW THAT SHE WAS GOING TO
ENDING UP BEING ON THE HIT
SHOWS, DIDN’T KNOW SHE WAS GOING
TO BE PREGNANT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU LOOK
BACK AT THAT YOUNG GIRL AND JUST
WHERE YOU ARE TODAY?
>> I MEAN SHE HAD SO MUCH
CONFIDENCE.
SHE JUST DIDN’T -- IT’S LIKE
WHEN YOU’RE THAT AGE YOU DON’T
KNOW WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW.
AND THE IDEA NOW OF BEING, YOU
KNOW, IN FRONT OF LIKE MILLIONS
OF PEOPLE ON MTV AND BEING IN
THE MIDDLE OF TIMES SQUARE LIKE
WITH CARSON, IT WAS A GIRL’S
DREAM BUT I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS
IS MY LIFE THERE.
>> AND YOUR CAT IS THERE.
>> HE ALWAYS WANTS TO BE ON
CAMERA.
HE WAS ON THE LAST INTERVIEW
WITH US TOO.
HE’S THE LIFE AND HE KNOWS.
>> I LIKE A FIG PHOTO BOMB ANY
DAY.
MAENGD
MANDY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANKS FOR GETTING UP THIS
MORNING AND WE CAN’T WAIT TO
TALK TO YOU WHEN YOUR LITTLE
BABY IS BORN.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU.
OF COURSE.
>> AGAIN, MANDY’S CHRISTMAS SONG