>>> AUDIENCES FIRST FELL IN LOVE WITH HILARY DUFF 16 YEARS AGO
WHEN SHE PLAYED LIZZIE McGUIRE. MY KIDS WATCHED EVERY EPISODE ON
THE POPULAR DISNEY SERIES. >> 16 YEARS AGO.
>> WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW. HILARY IS ONCE AGAIN TAKING THE
TV WORLD BY STORM WITH HER ROLE AT A 20-SOMETHING BOOK EDITOR
KELSEY IN THE TV-LAND SERIOUS "YOUNGER."
IT'S A HIT, BABY. IT'S IN ITS FOURTH SEASON.
>> THINGS ARE HEATING UP EVER SINCE THE CHARACTER LIZA
REVEALED SHE'S NOT 26, BUT LOOKS REALLY GOOD, BUT SHE'S ACTUALLY
A 40-YEAR-OLD MOM. SO NOW KELSEY'S TRYING TO MAKE
SENSE OF THE BOMBSHELL NEWS. TAKE A LOOK.
>> YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD THAT
UNDERSTAND WHAT I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH.
>> YEAH. WE'RE LIKE IN LIZA RECOVERY
TOGETHER. >> NO.
FIRST RULE OF RECOVERY. DO NOT USE THE L WORD.
>> GOT IT. AND THE SECOND RULE?
>> GRITS. >> GRITS?
>> YEAH. GRITS.
A LITTLE CHEESE AND BACON. THE WAY YOU START YOUR MORNING
RIGHT IN THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
>> OH. I'M FROM TEXAS, DARLING.
YOU ARE SPEAKING MY LANGUAGE. >> YOU ARE SPEAKING MY LANGUAGE.
HELLO! >> WHAT THE HECK IS HEATING UP
IN THAT KITCHEN? >> UH-OH.
I DON'T KNOW. >> WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> GET A TEXAS -- OOH. CAN WE SEE A LITTLE MORE OF
THAT? [ LAUGHTER ]
HOW ARE YA, DARLING? >> WONDERFUL.
SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU. >> SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU.
>> I CAN'T WAIT TO PUT ONE OF THOSE LITTLE PIGS IN MY MOUTH.
>> IS THAT YOUR GO-TO? >> A STAPLE ON THE FOURTH OF
JULY. >> WHERE DID YOU ACTUALLY GROW
UP? >> TEXAS.
>> THE ACCENT, DON'T HAVE TO FAKE ANYTHING.
IT'S ALL REAL TO YOU? >> KELSEY DOESN'T REALLY HAVE AN
ACCENT ANYMORE. DECIDED SHE MOVED TO NEW YORK
AND, LIKE, START ADD NEW LIFE. >> SHE'S FAKING IT, TOO, IN SOME
WAYS? >> EVERYONE'S FAKING IT UNTIL
THEY MAKE IT.
A LITTLE BIT. RIGHT?
>> AND ON WITH US A LITTLE WHILE AGO.
CAT'S OUT OF THE BAG. SHE TOLD YOU, BASICALLY, SHE'S
NOT A 20-SOMETHING. IN HER 40s.
>> THAT'S HOW THE SEASON ENDED LAST YEAR, A HUGE BOMB, AND WE
PICK UP RIGHT WHERE WE LEFT OFF. SO WE ARE REALLY NOT STARTING
OFF ON A GOOD FOOT. WE ARE IN A BAD PLACE AND --
>> SHE STILL WORKS FOR YOU, THOUGH.
>> STILL, WOULDS FOR ME AT THE IMPRINT AND I THINK KELSEY IS SO
CAREER DRIVEN, SHE IS LIKE, WELL, I CAN'T LET HER MESS UP ME
AND MY NEW IMPRINT. >> SHE'S A SELFISH, YOU KNOW
WHAT? >> YEAH.
WORKED HARD TO GET WHERE SHE IS. YOU'RE NOT RUINING IT FOR ME.
>> WHEN WE SHOWED THE EARLIER CLIPS BACK IN THE DAY.
DO YOU GO, LIKE, OH, MY GOSH! OR DO YOU GO, LIE, OH, MY GOSH.
>> I'M SO OVER HITTING PUBERTY ON TV.
>> MY DAUGHTER AND SON LOVED YOU.
NEVER MISSED AN EPISODE. >> I WANT TO RE-WATCH IT.
I HAVE TO REMEMBER WHAT -- PEOPLE -- IT WAS SO RELATABLE
AND JUST TOUCHED SO MANY PEOPLE AT THE RIGHT TIME IN THEIR
LIVES. >> AND FRIENDS ON IT.
>> YEAH. >> YOUR SON.
YOU HAVE A SON THAT'S 5? >> YEAH.
>> HE CAN START WATCHING THEM PRETTY SOON?
>> YEAH. I'M SURE HE WON'T EVEN RECOGNIZE
ME, BUT -- >> IS THAT HIM?
>> YES. >> OH, MY GOSH.
>> THAT'S MY LUCCA. >> WHAT ARE YOU DOING TONIGHT
FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY? >> WE ALWAYS DO SPARKLER.
HE'S BIG ENOUGH TO HANDLE A SPARKLER.
THAT'S A WHOLE 7 THING. WE DO THE POOL PARTY AND I LIVE
IN A GATED COMMUNITY IN L.A. SO WE SIT IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD
BECAUSE WE KNOW CARS AREN'T GOING TO COME AND STEAL ALL THE
FIREWORK SHOW FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS BECAUSE HE OVERLOOK THE
VALLEY. >> OH, I KNOW WHERE YOU ARE,
THEN. >> HE THINK IT'S SO NAUGHTY TO
SIT IN THE ROAD. WE BRING A BLANK IT OUT AND
WATCHED FIREWORKS. >> YOU'RE SO SWEET.
>> GOING TO BE A BIG, NEW SEASON?
>> YES. SO MUCH GOING ON AND REALLY THE
MOST DRAMATIC SEASON WHICH IS A LOT OF FUN FOR US TO SWITCH IT
UP. >>