>>> ACTRESS AND TV PERSONALITY, MARLA MAPLES, CAME TO OUR
ATTENTION IN THE 1990s, WHEN HER
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
NOW-PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP,
BECAME PREGNANT.
BECAME PREGNANT. >> AND SHE DECIDED TO RAISE
THEIR DAUGHTER, TIFFANY, IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. >> AND NOW, MARLA MAPLES, TAKING
TIME OUT FROM A BUSY 2018, HERE
WITH US TODAY.
>> WHERE BETTER TO SHARE YOUR
CHEER THAN WITH YOU FOLKS.
>> YOU GUYS HAVE A HISTORY.
>> WE SHOULD CLARIFY.
>> ON BROADWAY.
>> LET’S GO FLYING, WILL.
>> YOU WERE IN "THE WILL ROGERS
FOLLIES."
FOLLIES." I GOT TO PLAY WILL ROGERS ONCE
DURING A CAMEO.
>> YOU DID.
ANYTIME YOU CAN HAVE AL ROKER
COME ON YOUR SHOW OR ANYTHING,
YOU WILL BRING THE LOVE LEVEL UP
A LOT.
A LOT. THAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
YOU CAN DO.
>> IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.
I USED TO SEE YOU AROUND
NEW YORK CITY ALL THE TIME.
IT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME IN
FIVE YEARS, SPENDING CHRISTMAS
IN NEW YORK CITY.
JUST A WARNING.
THERE’S A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON 5th
AVENUE AT 56th.
>> I GOT GOOD AT WALKING REALLY
FAST.
FAST. >> I’M HAPPY TO BE BACK.
RAISED IN CALIFORNIA, I THINK
WAS IMPORTANT.
WAS IMPORTANT. I WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM THE
SPOTLIGHT FOR A BIT.
AND HAVING A CHANCE TO HAVE GOOD
MOMMY/DAUGHTER TIME, TO DISCUSS
WHO SHE IS.
AND NOW, SHE’S BACK IN A BIG
WAY.
WAY. AND NEW YORK HAS ALWAYS HAD MY
HEART.
HEART. I MOVED HERE WHEN I WAS 20 YEARS
OLD.
OLD. AND I LOVE HOW IT’S A MELTING
POT FROM PEOPLE ALL OVER THE
WORLD.
WORLD. ALL OF US TOGETHER, LEARNING AND
GROWING.
GROWING. I LOVE MY CITY.
>> YOU HAD A BUSY YEAR.
YOU SPENT SOME TIME IN CHINA AND
IN INDIA, SPEAKING AT
CONFERENCES.
CONFERENCES. WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?
>> THAT IS GETTING OVER
EMPTY-NEST SYNDROME.
EMPTY-NEST SYNDROME. >> THAT’S TRUE, ISN’T IT?
>> IT IS SO PAINFUL.
I THINK MY DAUGHTER, DIFNY, IS
WATCHING YOU SO MUCH.
SHE CAN’T BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND.
YOU’RE THERE WITH THAT CHILD AND
THEY’RE GROWING.
THEY’RE GROWING. SHE’S IN HER SECOND YEAR LAW
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. INDIA WAS AMAZING.
YOU I GOT TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF
THIS GROUP.
THIS GROUP. SHOT A MUSIC VIDEO THERE.
>> WHAT WAS THAT LIKE?
>> IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL IN INDIA.
WE WERE UP ON MT. ABU.
>> THIS IS THE VIDEO, BY THE
WAY.
WAY. >> OH, YEAH.
>> PART OF THE VIDEO YOU SHOT.
>> WE GOT A CLIP OF IT.
ALL THIS HAPPENED IN OCTOBER.
TO ME, ABOUT, HOW DO YOU SPREAD
LOVE IN HOW DO YOU SHOW HOW
INTERCONNECTED WE ALL ARE.
>> YOU MAKE ME WANT TO TRY YOGA.
WE WERE TALKING, WHEN YOU WERE
WALKING INTO THE STUDIO AND
SOMETIMES PEOPLE GET
OVERWHELMED.
OVERWHELMED. YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURES FROM
YOUR PAGEANTS AND YOUR DAUGHTER,
DONALD TRUMP AT THE TOP.
I’M SURE EVERYBODY IS THINKING
WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT DONALD
TRUMP.
TRUMP. >> NO ONE HAS ASKED ME ANYTHING.
>> I’M GOING TO ASK YOU NOW.
WHEN YOU WERE DATING, DID YOU
THINK THIS DAY WOULD COME, THAT
HE WOULD ONE DAY BE PRESIDENT.
DID HE TALK ABOUT IT WITH YOU?
>> YES.
>> YES. ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. IT’S NOTHING EES’S SOMETHING WE
IN THE ’90s.
IT WOULD BE TOUGHER ON THE KIDS.
IT’S A BIG TOLL.
IT CAN TAKE A BIG TOLL ON KIDS.
IT’S A WHOLE OTHER WORLD.
>> YOUR PERSPECTIVE IS UNIQUE,
TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO WHAT
WE’VE WATCHED AND LISTENED TO
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AS A
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. HAS THERE BEEN A POINT WHEN
YOU’VE BEEN SURPRISED BY
SOMETHING THE PRESIDENT HAS SAID
OR DONE?
OR DONE? >> I THINK LIFE IS ABOUT BEING
READY FOR ANYTHING.
YOU KNOW, WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO
FIND THE POSITIVE IN ALL THINGS?
I CHOOSE NOT TO JUDGE ANYBODY
ELSE.
ELSE. I DON’T WANT TO BE JUDGED.
HOW CAN I JUDGE ANOTHER HUMAN
BEING?
BEING? I WANT TO GIVE THE BEST VERSION
OF MYSELF THAT I CAN.
AND I SAY TO ALL MY FRIENDS,
LET’S HELP LIFT THIS WORLD, NOT
BRING IT DOWN.
>> TALKING ABOUT THAT, YOU’RE A
REGULAR PRACTITIONER OF YOGA.
IS IT TRUE YOU DO A HEADSTAND?
>> INSTAGRAM.
>> INSTAGRAM. HERE IT IS.
>> THAT’S CALLED A EDED ACRA-YOG
GUYS.
GUYS. THAT IS SO HEALING AND POWERFUL.
>> YOU KEEP GETTING BETTER WITH
TIME.
TIME. WHAT IS IT?
>> HOW DO YOU LOVE?
WHO DO YOU SURROUND YOURSELF
WITH?
WITH? HOW DO YOU FEED YOURSELF, YOUR
THOUGHTS, YOUR FOOD.
WHAT ARE YOU SHARING BACK IN THE
WORLD?
WORLD? I BELIEVE THAT’S EVERYTHING.
WHAT DO YOU TAKE IN AND HOW DO
YOU SHARE IT BACK?
I CHOOSE TO SURROUND MYSELF WITH
PEOPLE WITH BEAUTIFUL
CONSCIOUSNESS THAT WANT TO
SHARE.
SHARE. I HAVE INCREDIBLE FRIENDS.
THOSE THAT COME UP CHALLENGED, I
DO MY BEST TO GIVE LOVE BACK.
YOU HAVE TO DO THE BEST YOU CAN.
AND LIVING IN NEW YORK AND
WALKING THE STREETS ON THIS DAY
WHERE EVERYONE IS QUITE CHARGED,
WITH THEIR ISSUES, IT’S MORE
IMPORTANT THAN EVER, JUST TO SEE
BEYOND THAT.
BEYOND THAT. >> MERRY CHRISTMAS, MARLA.
AND THE BEST TO TIFFANY, TOO.
YOU HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS.