fire. so the sing is her battling drug accusations. what was was reportedly doing on coachhe will a posted something about this had a lot of people talking. >> what smoking grass or doing blow? >> i'll tell now little bit. >> oh okay. here is she is. >> ♪ ♪ >> oh, my. >> how does that come out that far -- her mouth? >> oh my gosh. >> does it hurt? if is so good it sounds like it could hurt. i'm ask her. >> anyway she in our studio just warming up. man! >> american idol. >> yes. couple of years ago. she's going to sing for us. >> jennifer holiday is in our studios? >> i don't even think she needs a microphone really. because, i mean, she is a big voice. >> and people in conshohocken are calling in, what was that sound? it is jennifer who had day -- holiday. >> and i'm telling you. >> i'm telling you let's wait until she can come and sing, because we don't want to be hearing this. i'm telling that you. >> i ain't going no where. >> so kristen bell, not afraid to say she needs help in her marriage. >> what movie? >> veronica mars, really popular. >> yes. >> she is into the movies too. >> yes. >> so recently told a magazine that councils selling essential to a great relationship, even when you are happy she believes people should be going to counselling. >> the actress and mother is married to at that time shepherd right there she is, kissing him. oh come on, and she says they go to therapy sessions regularly, so in this interview with us magazine she says, marriage is just a better just so much better when you have guidance. comparing it to exercising at gym with a trainer and maybe cooking better when you follow a recipe. so kristin's hubby of two years, agrees, saying, going to counselling once you already have problems may be too late. >> i guess i can see that. >> go to the counselling right from the start of the marriage. >> sue be, you've been married for 43 years? >> we call it 20, but yes. we celebrated our 20th anniversary actually on new years eve. >> has there been ups and downs? >> uh-huh. at 20 years together, are you kidding me? i think this girl is very wise because she figured it out early i didn't ask but i don't mind telling you guys, we've been to a couple of -- couples counselling it is great you have that neutral person in the room there are always things you don't feel like you want to say because you know it will start a fight, or, you know, everybody's got their buttons. and when you're married to somebody you know how to push them all of those things. well with the neutral person in the room you feel safe to say though things, then, that person can evaluate, you know what i mean, and you get it out. >> did it work? >> and give you advice. >> ya. >> i guess it did? >> i really think you should go like we went when we thought we needed to go, but i think that you should go when you don't think you need to go. >> sue -- >> some people say don't fix it if it ain't broke. >> that's true, but just talk things out. >> here is the trouble. when i went to therapy i lied to her. to the they are us. >> telling the truth is real a good idea. >> isn't that one of the rules. >> in. >> yea, you are supposed to tell the truth. >> well that's the idea. you have to go to somebody you both trust and you both think is good. and maybe if you go to one session and one of you isn't comfortable, then you have to find another therapist. >> i went to this therapy, this woman i was dating i warrant today break up, she said we should go to couples therapy. we d you know what i we got out of it, basically i don't like you. >> then did you break up? >> yes. >> that's why it is a good idea. >> and never saw each other again. >> isn't it a good idea then to go before you even get married? >> pre-marital counsel my friend are doing that so to make sure right now at love preachers won't even marry you unless go through some cows egg with them. >> that's what we did pre cane a? in the catholic church. >> that's right. >> go to counselling and you have a man or who has never had sex tell you about your sex life. >> well -- >> oh they do have cup else? when i went through just a priest. >> you're old. >> ya. >> my photographer back in myrtle beach, his farther watches hi, jill, going through pre-marital counsel ends it was like five hours and i mean different ways you can do it, and so they talk about all kind of things. >> shoes? >> money is a big thing. >> is it? >> those people think it is not row mant took talk about money, but boy once you're married. >> oh it comes up. >> they did it with other couples, too, sometimes he would go, okay, i don't know what we're going to say because there are all of these other cup. >> they guide you through it, sure yes. >> it helps. >> we're broke because we spent so much money on the wedding. >> so mike, are you going to do pre-marital counselling then? >> i probably should, ya. >> i highly recommend it. >> i know i need it. >> the date, we need to make the date. >> zero two-02-2020. >> 2020 really? >> look at the wedding invitation, 02-02-2020. >> but so far away. >> there is that. sure. >> five years is a long engagement. >> probably not going to work. >> then there is 03-03-30. >> no, not wait that long. >> like i said, just have my wedding and funeral on the same date. >> why don't do you it on my birthday may 15th. five-15-2015. >> can i be the flower girl? >> sure. >> we'll sing. >> and then she can sing ♪ ♪ at last ♪ ♪ you're finally getting married. >> 9:07. >> i'm n thanks, sue. >> as i said my grand daughter teddy who will be third will be in town tomorrow, will be here all week -- there she is. >> so cute. i can't wait to meet her. >> oh, now she's almost four. >> what's she call you? >> well, she asked me, you know my daughter says what do you want to be called? we had to come up with something. pappa mike is what we came up w i didn't want to be called grandpa, you know, grandma's grandpa's, sounds too old. so we found this new survey that shows 20% of families opt for unique names whether it comes to the grand parents? my grandmother she wanted to be called mom momee. >> just silly. >> no it is not. i like that, if i called her grandma she wouldn't answer. she would ignore me. i had to call her mommee. >> so more than half say grandparent choose the names we call themselves like you did mike, like my grandmother picked. so several factors might player play a rawle something more meaningful. for blended families or grandparent like you said, you just don't want to feel old. >> oh grandparent want to sort of lift it up a little bit, solo a gigi, poupe,. >> so boomers went to wood stop real cool and hip. they're really different today than the grandparent of yesterday. so they want to really feel younger. >> meanwhile, the data from the us census actually shows the average age the average age of new england parents is higher than ever before. grant mothers are now around 50 years old. grandpa's around 54. jenn fred, is a mother of two. >> i'm not 54, i am aim 56. hey, you know, the thing is, mike is that as a grandfather, which is what you are, you look hipper than most grandfathers. so i don't understand why you get all cranked up about the name. now, because you're still pappa mike it, sounds like someone's -- >> what do your kids call their grand parents? >> so i have divorced parent. so my mom or my dad and step mom, gray n a grandpa. >> granny, my in-laws they are mimi and pappa. and there is a gigi in that family too but that stands for great grand ma. then there is my mom linda. and my mom didn't want to be grandma, because that's my father's mother's mother. right? and she divorce that family. so she said i won't be grandmother -- she said she wanted to be called lulu. because her name is linda louise i said no no. i said you're the children's grandmother. and they will called you grandma. it does get bit confusing, come on, lulu, really? grandmom lulu. >> i like lulu too. early to sigh. >> lulu yes they call her grandma but i will say there are all these people. these like 65 sexy six a year old, and i said rock t if you have got it, flaunt it, they look great they are in florida, they are in saint bart's with mike, and they look good. i would be like it would be cool to be that hot and and grandma. >> you know it, will happen to you too. what do you think? i don't see you want be to be called a grandma. >> i don't see it either. >> what are they going to call me grand ma jenn fred? i don't think so. i think they'll call me grand ma. i think it will be cool to be racing around on my mow pedestrian in myrtle beach with my grandkids on the back and they call me grand m i love it. >> ya? >> i like being called mom. some people that don't want to be like moms, because that, too, like i'm old, up from pi aim mom. you're someone's mom. you're someone's grand ma. >> here is the thing write this down mike, april 15th 2015 jenn fred said i want to be called grand ma. >> so this will in about -- so 20 years from now. >> we will check back with you. >> when laundry has a child brody has a child will i still be alive? >> yes, you will. >> barely. >> again, on a mow ted. >> in myrdle beach. >> okay. now, i know, for my friends sometimes ask me, if you call your grandmom mommee, does it get confused about your own? no it is the emphasis, is it mommy or mommee. >> and in my family, it is called papa. >> that's big around this area too pop pop. >> mommee. >> i've never heard it -- heard it. >> accent on second sill billion. >> we will avenue writing it down we'll check back with you. >> she is a complicated family doesn't she? >> well everyone has complications. >> branches, and -- >> ya. >> bumm i joel will have a new addition oh, man. this had to be a mistake. don't you think? >> oh mike. >> billy joel is going to be a dad again. >> so yes he is 65 years old his girlfriends is 33. >> oh, for the love. >> alexis spending g first child together. joel and rodrick have been dating since 2009. >> this will be his second child and first with alexis we'll -- billy joel is the father of amex israel. >> kit cat kline was that her we saw a glimpse of? i want to see what this woman looks like. she 33. >> alexis. >> and he's six a? are we looping? finds it on instagram, what's the girl? >> i think we are about to loop. hold on. it is coming. >> that's her? >> i think that's her. >> she is pretty. >> or maybe his caughter? >> no, no. >> that's not alexa. >> okay. >> wait a minute. his daughter's name is alexa? >> and he's dating alexis. >> oh. that's interesting. oh she's pretty. >> she is. >> this is alexis and her dad. >> no that's al election a. >> no which one was that? >> that was the girlfriend alexis. >> his girlfriend. how old is his caughter? >> twenty-nine. and his girlfriends is 33. >> thirty-three. >> yes. >> alexis. >> she is prep. >> i yes, she is. >> okay. >> god having a kid at 65. >> all right so, let's get to this next video. >> hitting close to home. >> are you going to have kids? >> no. >> i was not going to ask but you brought it up. >> you're getting married. maybe want kids? >> no neighbor a boy? >> i told you i am joining the priesthood. becoming a priest. >> we just found this out this morning. >> he said coy do it. >> now there is carly ray jepson. >> oh call me maybe. >> that's the song she since. >> everybody was doing it. >> call me maybe. then the guy turned out to be gay that she was attract today, in the music video she was looking at him he wasn't looking at her. so hoping to make her next song a hit just like call me maybe. >> do you remember justin bieber after listening to it, oh my gosh, justin bieber, now he's helping her out again with a song i really really like you. >> explain this to me. this is bieber lip-syncing call me maybe? >> yes, with his friends and stuff back when it was really big then everybody started doing it, 2012. so what i am ' saying this video is call me maybe now doing another one for i really like you that's the new sing. >> i her new song, i really really really like you. >> yes. >> so let's look at it. >> ♪ ♪ i really really really really really like you ♪ ♪ i want you to want me ♪ ♪ >> i saw lance bass in there. >> did you? >> i did yes. >> you know what? i think i know when they posted this, because charlie mack is manager post add picture it was like justin bieber arianna grand. >> i saw her. >> they probably heyed that video that day. >> ♪ ♪ >> they're having a lot of fun. >> did you see ariana grand is dating big sean, flight. >> yes. >> and he got mad at justin bieber? >> for how close they got at a concert? >> at a concert together, bieber and ariana, weigh cents grinding up on her, rubbing her. >> got little craze. >> i and big sean said that's my girlfriend, keep your hands off of her i don't care if you are performing on stage. >> having a loft fun. pretty cool. >> gentlemen, next time back home in philly, empire. >> you know what i was watching yesterday afternoon. somebody took some cell phone video of ariana grand. she was up on a white piano and david foster came out composer songwriter, and played piano for her while she sang. it is whitney -- whitney houston song. she can sang. >> oh, yes. >> now what song was it? help me. >> i wasn't there. >> help me. >> was she wearing the white heals, the white p.m. snaps. >> she had sparkly silver shoes on. >> oh nice. >> i will always -- if i don't have you. >> oh good one. >> kit cat? can you find it? >> you want her to find the video. >> course probably don't have permission from a guy named benny who shot it. >> made a deal with us, if we go to weather she will find it. how about that? well she just told me. so let's get to sue then, sue? particular -- take it away. >> we'll show you the forecast in the time it will take because that kit cat is good. here is a look at the seven day today the first day. 70 degrees, much better than yesterday. because it is not going to rain. and it is not going to rain tomorrow either. it is going to rain on friday, not every minute but we will have scattered showers around, high of 68 degrees. on saturday, showers in the morning, perhaps but then a nice afternoon in store and a high of 72. sunday is the day of our dash for organ and tissue donor awareness. and it is on sunday morning at the art museum, looks like it will be pretty sunny whether we get started on sunday morning. so we have cleared things out for that event. rain again on monday. so there mike and alex, is your seven day forecast. >> thank you. >> there is your american idol. now we've found the footage of aero around a grand singing at a concert cell phone video. >> oh look at that. >> crank it up. i can't hear it. >> ♪ ♪ she starts singing. >> ♪ ♪ >> right towards the end she can sing. >> oh my gosh. >> i like what she is wearing too. >> very sexy. >> she has a voice man. >> she does. this girl, that woman can sing. don't sleep ♪ ♪ >> i'm not sleeping. >> okay. >> you know, i like to eat. you like to eat. >> i love to eat. >> this woman eats. >> thanks mike. how about eating for a good cause? what's better than that? >> okay. so do you have a ten the 18th annual celebrity chef brunch. on april 19th, details there, so 11:00 to 2:00 p.m. benefits meals on wheels delaware. one of the staff talking part is the owner of a muse, restaurant in rehoboth. >> and this event is in wilmington right? >> yes, it is. >> 1313 north market? >> the hercules plaza in downtown wilmington. hello. say your first name? >> harey. >> it is an unusual name. >> what's it mean? >> one who removes misery and delivers from sorrows. >> big responsibility there yes. >> certainly certainly. >> so you have to be a celebrity to come to this celebrity chef brunch. >> everybody can come. it is open to the public. twenty-one and older. and it benefits meals on wheels delaware. so all of the money goes to home bound seniors in delaware, those who need to eat. >> so many many restaurants involved. >> twenty-seven restaurant. >> wow. >> from around the country. >> fun. >> eighteen states. two of them coming from canada. top chefs from around the country. >> give us example of what type of fare we will be consuming. >> great. actually extrude in the pasta with a pasta machine. it is a see weed pasta. >> hold on. that's different. >> yes. >> some over here. >> so it is pasta shells actually made with see weed. and it is great. you know so i made a dish that has lots and lots of flavor lot -- they cook in about a minute, which is great, fresh pass. that will i have another restaurant on the way in rehoboth beach. it will be called grant pa mack. so the thing that i'm pairing with it today, i have little bit of sea kel be, satisfy weed salt, black trunk pell, english pea, nice spring ingredient pea ten drills, water crest little sea lettuce. >> you just said stuff i've never heard of it. >> a the love things from the sea. >> nice simple pasta that casino of has deep, deep flavors, and healthy but also is, you know, assume err flavor full. >> what do you know what -- >> you want it to to have little chew, the word al dante, so little under done, in the center of it, but you want it to still have nice texture. >> how do you know, though? you pull it out and taste it. >> usually there are directions on it, like for me it is like if it is a fresh pasta, it cooks in a minute. dry pasta take about seven to ten minutes depending on the shell. so this pasta almost done. i'll start my pan. >> slam it in there. i love these pans. it only heats up if the metal is on it. >> wow that's good. >> cooking through magnets great thing. so my pasta is done. i throw in little compound butter. >> compound but ther? >> that butter actually has little miso, little sweet flavor. i drop my pasta in. >> i have never seen pass that that color. >> nice deep flavor, definitely taste of the ocean i like the idea of bridging the beach to the people. name rehoboth beach. so we add some shells to the pasta. some piece. and i'm just going to cook it up. >> oh. >> i like pea pods. >> i do. >> excellent. so as that's working i'll season the dish. >> little bit of kelp. it has a nice texture kind of nice crunch. >> you know that kelp gross about 3 feet a day. yes. >> nice. i was not aware. that will did i not know that. >> made it up. >> so really we want the pasta water to soak with the sauce break it down. >> always your your pasta water. >> great. so i'll let you guys taste this. >> okay. >> and look at this unique dish. >> instead of using black olives as a traditional we use black trip pell mushroom. again, deep flavors from the ocean, deep flavors from ther. >> do you plate that up? >> ready to try it. >> like a flying saucer doesn't it? >> it does. >> now would you put the mushrooms on top that far. >> yes little on as a garnish. >> okay. >> great. so garnish me up, babe. >> i little bit of crest. >> water crest. a little bit of pea -- >> tickets? >> $175. >> what? >> so so many great things to drink, top chefs and from all over. >> great cause meals on wheels delaware. >> they do great job. >> little see weed on top. ready to go. >> looks really good. >> what else are we doing today? thanks chef. >> enjoy. >> okay. jennifer holiday is coming up. >> hi jen. >> don't show her yet. don't show her yet. jennifer holiday is here. >> she coming. >> she will sing at last. >> welcome back we have special guesses in the studio, it is 9:26. alex and i went to the funeral services of officer wilson, remember the police officer who lost his life. remember the day it was snowing, and went to the game stop to buy a present for his son, and he was shot and killed. so we were fortunate enough to go to the funeral over at the palestra, alex and i and this young woman walk up to us thank you di, give me your name? >> makeya white. >> i remember you. we were visiting outside. she said, you know, my husband is a police officer. and new offers new officer wilson very well. then the subject of pies came up. you know, you never know what you will be talking about. and you said to me what? >> that my husband makes a famous cinnamin butter sweet potato pie. >> and we were like oh, it sounds so good, do you have bring it in. >> so how did you know officer will flop. >> i new him for awhile been for 14 years good officer nothing bad to say about him. great guy. he actually bought four pies off of me, i called me one night, john, don't give me no more of them pies. >> putting on weight? >> addictive. >> open them up. he makes pies. >> you are the husband that makes pies. >> yes. >> and cakes. >> how long have you been making pies? >> for awhile. >> yes? >> for awhile. >> tilt it forward so we can see it. so what do you call it? >> cinnamin butter sweet potato pie. this is not your ordinary sweet potato pie. when you taste it, it is light, i even have kids two three four they will eat the pie. >> okay. >> trust me. >> what's in it? >> give me the ingredient. >> cinnamin butter sweet potatoes? >> i got to give you the cinnamin the butter, and i can't give you the secret ingredient. it is a secret. that's t i can't do that. >> okay. >> my grandmom that's 92, she is will get on me. >> so this is passed down then? >> she is probably watching right now. she will call me soon. >> hello, grandmother. >> yes, she 92. >> i want the recipe. >> i want the pie pass the pie. >> nineteen years this show has been on the air we don't have any forks. >> i brought forks. >> i brought it. >> see, this is a police officer. >> that's what i do. >> he's prepared. >> what's your district. >> twenty-second. >> twenty-second. >> double two's. >> double two's in the house. >> we have to go to jen oh,. >> oh you brought a little piece. do you have take a bite. >> tell me what you think. >> i love you. >> okay now i want one let's get to jen so i can get a piece. >> oh my god. >> okay you should eat that pie, and 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second street on market street is a place called smack parlor a lot of people love that. >> i think it is opened. >> they are designing their own collection. what people love about this it is bold prints, jen. >> big and bold. it is bold prints but we need do's and don't's. people have until may second to preorder to be part of the cool kick starter thaw are doing. >> exactly right. >> what is cool we have chancey here in the just a model but she was one of your people working here doodling and she design some of the designs. >> she made that barbie print. >> that is amazing. she would sit there doodling and then this need to be a print. >> yes. >> way to go. >> so what you are showing there is you can blend prints a bit. >> she has a slight coconut behind the doll legs so we decided to do a blaze tore bring it out. >> and a few prints at a time work really well together. >> that yellow piece is one of the pieces. >> exactly. >> little sleeves and top really cute. >> on all body types. >> so, that looks gorgeous. so one of your most popular prints thinks liberty bell print. >> straight from our fashion truck, dave holy design liberty bell way back when with a fashion show. >> she looks fake, her hair and make up looks amazing. >> she does. >> and then she's blending it all together and she looks adorable. >> next up we have a more conservative look. >> yes. >> this is lauren and she looks fabulous. >> that is a skirt from you guys. >> a skirt good people don't know what it feels like it is like yoga a fabric like a yoga pant and performance spandex. >> yes, definitely. >> one of your other do's was, or one of your other don't's was if you have a crazy print don't go crazy with the accessories. >> keep it light. >> yes. >> this is an amazing print. where did this print come from. >> that came from straight art, the artist with that one. >> really really cute. >> i love fans and everything. you guys look gorgeous. so it is basically wearable on all body types even though we have a certain type of body size here. you can wash it in the washer. >> dry it. >> no ironing. >> in ironing. >> and if you are curvey and busty it the fits because it is so stretchy. >> i have to say i tried on one of these things because i didn't believe you. it deathly works. it has shown you everything thaw do want to see. you can get back tour root where you you started. >> exactly. >> i love it. >> mike jerrick this would fit shel d a alex holley everyone is in. >> we love the fact that lots of pie so that is a good thing. >> yes, it can stretch over everything. >> thanks, jen. so rihanna under fire, singer is dealing with some drug accusations what she was reportedly seen doing at coachela and how she responded. ♪ >> well a woman by the name of jade is watching on instagram and says mike/alex, it seems all you are doing today is eating. >> pie. >> perks of the job. >> barbecue pasta, and hash tag jealous. >> well, we do it for you though, to show you new things coming to town. >> we like to give back to the community, that is what we do here. rihanna and or rihanna is under fire for a rid ohio that purports to show her doing cocaine, she said, that no no no this is at coachela cons inert southern california this was posted on instagram and it shows her yeah at coachela, video has been deleted but fans have talk about this and it is causing buzz and her response is causing buzz too. >> now deleted clip shows the singer sitting at a table. she has something white in her hand. people have their opinions on what it is. the camera cuts away. the it shows her friend dancing. then she's holding her nose and shaking her head or doing something weird. she's being a accused of using pretty hard drugs. rihanna denies those accusations but similar video posted on her instagram page has her asking more questions. this rid ohio was posted honorary hanna's personal instagram account but nothing that sticks out as suspicious. people are comparing this to the other deleted video because it shows singer with those same friend. some people jumped on the negative rumor band wagon and they are going after her, but a according to complex, rihanna fired back on the instagram page that contain deleted video. we had to trim out parts that were not suitable for tv but any fool could see that is a joint that i'm basing with cigarette. so she's denying it is cocaine but has been opened about smoking pot. if you follow rihanna she never backs down and she will come after you on social media if you come after her. that bad girl riri, is making headlines. >> i noticed yesterday, on instagram and everyone was liking this photo the owe of her drinking a coke, like a coca cola. but then i said haha you are so funny. she wrote hash tag petty. so, that explains it the now. why is she just drinking coke, why is that petty. >> anyone who has been to coachel a it smells like pot, all over the place. >> yes it does. >> she has never died that. she's a eye lid g al. >> an island girl. >> thanks lauren. >> all right. she just walked by, hi, jennifer. >> hi. >> yes jennifer holiday she's right over here in the studio. >> oh, no. >> we can't wait. >> she will perform a classic song for us next, live in the studio. she's ready to take over. >> a at last you are here. >> yes. >> at last you are here. >> good morning. >> ♪ >> all right. that was the voice of someone who knows how to sing or as i would call it, the thing. it is no surprise that everyone fell in love with broadway legend and singer jennifer holiday after she appeared in the musical dream girls the grammy/tone a ward winning actress is now is set to perform in a new stage production of the color purple. she also has a new cd in stores called the song is you. so let's say hello to the amazing jennifer holiday. >> hello, good morning. >> i feel like i should bow, take a bow. >> you are so sweet. >> so great to have you here. >> thank you thank you. so glad to be here this morning. >> let's talk about your new cd song is you, because after 23 years you are doing a cd. what made you go back and release another cd. >> well, it is amazing. i was on american idol, and this little young girl jessica sanchez was a fan of mine and, you know that is not my generation. you are not my generation. and i'm 54 years old. and i just think it is such a blessing that i could have done something that these young people are inspired by and if i can sing a jennifer holiday song i might win and i might be a winner. i aid maybe i should come back with a record again but i didn't know what to do so i said let me do classics and if someone seeing this who can write a song for me and i within glad but right the now classics so difficult that. >> we love the way you do classic. >> your voice it is so amazing. >> thank you. >> i have always wanted to ask you when you are really breaking it down like you, and you does it hurt at all because it sound like it could be painful. >> in ma'am, it doesn't hurt because i sing correctly. >> that is right. >> even though it has a a lot ofe motion and very fortunate to be a broadway baby. i started in the theater first. i had to do eight shows a week. they teach you how to use your voice and save your voice. >> speaking of broadway, you sing from your diaphragm speaking of broadway someone who lives in our area and in hollywood wasn't shirley lee ralph in dream girls. >> she was one of the stars as well. >> she wants to say hi to you, she is on the phone, are you with us. >> you have got one of the greatest voices sitting right there with you, on the show this morning. when jeb fur holiday opened up her mouth to sing that song, all i could do was stand at the wings every night for 1247 performances and say you are truly looking at the work of god when you get to hear that woman sing that song. i'm so happy to say it to everyone watching her in philadelphia this morning because that is the truth and this original dream girl knows it. >> she's calling from hollywood. >> thank you. >> thank you for calling in. >> hi there mike jerrick. there was no way i could not say this because time passes and life becomes a whisper but that woman and i have been through life, we have been through the ups and downs and we know that all you have to do is hang on, because i get to say something wonderful, about her. >> thank you for calling in. >> thank you so much. >> you are so welcome. shine in the color purple, i necessity it will be a whole big production. >> miracle theater you are playing so fee average yes, i am i will take this back. >> are you ready to sing. >> sure. >> what will you sing. >> at last from my cd. >> great. >> thank you good at last, she's going to sing. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> yeah. >> oh, my goodness. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> my goodness. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> hair is up on my neck and all over my body. >> you don't even need a microphone. >> thank you so much. >> i think some of the glassies broken in the studio. >> we will see you you in the color purple miriam theater come right back. wow, i'm still recovering from that performance by jennifer holiday. her new cd is a mix of r and b songs and jazz songs so each song is dedicated to a singer jazz singer. >> yes that is nice. >> would i like to announce my engagement to jennifer holiday. >> in the break she was saying she has that date bring, february 20th, 2020. >> her perfume is fantastic. >> i think i have fallen in love. >> i have too. >> at last. >> your love has come along. >> and i'm telling you. >> she's not going. >> she lives in atlanta though. >> you can make that work. >> you can hear her in philly if she was singing in atlanta. >> probably true you. >> essence magazine been around for quite a while. >> they are marking may with a huge milestone. they are covered. they are dedicating to the five well men women. >> who are they. >> it is their forty-fifth anniversary. to celebrate that so we have sandra ri mses debbie allen and, they will grace the upcoming cover wearing all white. pay tribute to their contributions to television, film and web. >> shon d.a. >> she writes scandal and how to get away with murder, grace anatomy. he doesn't do mary jane. >> no, she did the show girlfriend, and he does mary jane. i love mary jane. >> i did a mary jane marathon. >> yes. >> about a month ago. >> that is not the full name. >> being mary jane. >> yes. >> gabriel union. >> and she does a show called opera black girl web seer that is got so popular. great to see them coming a course. and the director of sell in man. >> she was sitting right here. >> we have to have gabriel union here sometime. >> that would be nice. >> let's talk about heidi klum and some people call it putting on your face for a reason. who but this super model heidi klum posted before she was camera ready and after photos after a recent photo shoot. look at the the before and have after. >> she's good looking no matter what. >> contouring. >> she's beautiful either way. >> but fun to post that. >> i see woman with a hair due like that where they are covering one of their eyes. it does than the that bother you. >> what do you mean you cannot see you are only looking at one eye. >> we are trying to be see ducktive peeking out from behind the hair. >> i used to do it when i like aalayha used to cover it. >> yes. >> you should try it sometime. >> i don't think we do it when we are trying to read. >> growing out my bangs right now. . >> announcer: live from new york city, it's the "wendy williams show." today wendy is sounding off on all the juiciest hot topics and star of the hit series, "the game," brittany daniel is here telling us whole to expect in the surprising last season. plus, food network star, katie 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