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by gwen stefani. >> misery?ht she was out of miseeven. shirley macl is here to talk about what happened to her on a movie set that never her before. and another fantastic actress, dame helen mirren "eye in the looked so fab on the red carpet, among other thing. >> how bless rd we to have two of our favorite ! >> plus one of our favorite chefs, reid alexander is over there, my adopted son. >> good morning. >> welcome . we're on such an adventure. we need your mom to go with us >> look how reid has a little -- >> no!

a couple of segments ago. >> major ing ing over it is time -- >> we've known you since you were 4. >> we're allowed. last night was the of "the bachelor." >> everybody -- by the way, the most about the bachelor is amanda avery. >> you look beautiful today. >> kind of the end. >> it's so emotional, i couldn't eat my dinner i started eating. i put it down, because my stomach was over the anxiety of whose heart he was going to break. >> what time do you eat dinner? >> like around 8:00. i sat down but put it way. >> anyway, here's what happened. we've been talking about this three months. 28 girls, we're down to the final en still could not decide who he loves more between these two ladies last night.

he said he loved them both. that's the issue. he went to his mom and dad. >> oh, boy. >> talked to his mom and dad. the ladies met with the mom and dad and they best. here is lauren meeting them. they said lauren is perfect, she's polished, perfect. when they met jo-jo, theys a wife that could then be your best friend as well. that's their review. he took that. he was picking up engagementidn't know who he was goin e first person -- >> could be the same ring for either woman regardless? you? >> i think any ring, don't you? >> wrong on every level. >> first woman out of the helicopter to the final rose is that's never a good sign. so, let's see what happens to poor jo-jo. >> just a couple of months,y become my best friend, but a man that i have

i d if i could find love. i foundyou. but i found it with somebody el more. i don't even know what to say right now. i'm so confused and you told me that you were in love with me, that i was your best friend, that you can't imagine life wit me. so, where did it go it never did. i'm about to get on one knee and ask a woman to marry me and i was confused about that because of because that's how much i love her. i was getting my heart broken and i still didn't want to see him cry. >> i know.

no, no, no. >> bye. give it to amanda. >> i was so sad for ery bad reason. >> i did feel sad for her, by the way, because he said i love you, but i love someone more. s like a high school -- he's going to be saying that his entire life. the itch he can't what happened? >> lauren gets out of the helicopter next. that's a good sign. let's take a look at what you're the person i want to spend my whole life with. i love you. i >> lauren, i want to spend the rest of my life with you.

>> yes. >> lauren? >> what? >> you're my first pick. i'm so ou kidding me? i'm the luckiest girl. >> i'm real lucky. >> wow! >> i haven't seen jo-jo thisime but they were super cute at the end. and they did the live after show and they seemed really sweet and genuine. they did? >> i'm rooting for them we have a new bachelorette, jo-jo has been officially named the bachelorette. the show startswith her. they're going t start filming right away. >> how was she during the after show? >> she'll fall in loveth somebody else overnight. she knows she's going to be part of the next series. she didn't really attack him. she did want answers. she a how you decide who

r name, lauren ren b. >> you know what, hoda? >> what? >> you're my person. >> you're my person, that was so unromantic. wasn't it? you're my person. >> you're my person, too. >> amanda, we're going to miss that's really the biggest debbie downer. ts what we have to look forward to in may. >> we took a quiz find out if we were compatible with ben. there's a quiz you can take onzz feed. what's your sign? who do you root for in the super bowl? >> what's your sign? i didn't get that one. >> so oh. >> let's see if either of us are compatible with ben. >> let's hope not. >> i love the music. re not going to believe

we got the same answer. we're both perfect for ben. >> here's what they say.en would make the perfect couple. the you would never grow tired of each other and would have a long, happy don think so. we would like to go like this, we don't think so. okay? >> but we wish you happines in the world with all your wives. good news. one of our favorite people is here. his name is devon still. because there's good news from dairy queen. it's free cone day! >> hi, devon. >> dairy queen is first of all, hi. how are you? this is leah still's dad, a friend of our show's. >> sure is. >> who is battling cancer and is >> great. she's doing great. >> is great an understatement?

i can't find a word but one of the great things i love about devon, he keeps helping people. he knows his d been healed and helped by so many. queen? dairy queen. make sure everybody goes out there and gets that free so serve vanilla cone with thel on the top. >> exactly. we're taking they e children' miracle network, which is huge. that foundation saved and improved the lives of children at 170 different children's and leah was one of those. >> she was. >> that got helped by the children's miracle network. >> exactly. >> i'm so happy leah is doing and congratulations to you, by the way, too. this man will now be playing for the texans. he's playing football, nwith the bengals. what's your number going to be? >> 91.

dairy queen raised $140,000 for you're a perfect spokesperson. let's beat that this year. >> yes, let's beat that. >> give leah a kiss. >> i aving a little bit of a procedure but she's all good. or she would be withe to leave this here? here? >> all right. >> give you are love to leah, let talk about little white lies of the how often do you tell one? >> how often -- how are you >> excellent! direct tv did rank the little white lies we tell by re some of the less severe lies. your baby is cute. that's awful. >> so mean. >> i have a >> okay. i love this present. >> i always say that. yeah. i'l be ready in 15 minutes. >> those are all lies that

i didn't see your text. >> miss you too. >> i always wash my hands after using the the worst one is -- >> what? >> i'm on birth control. >> that is horrible. that is >> what does the wise one have to say about that, little white lies? >> everybody should go back 13 or 14 lives and figure out're still doing it. >> there you go! thank god shirley maclaine is here. >> the answer to s, she does. >> hoda, you're into all kinds of things. tell us what this is. >> a magazine called "live it one of those magazines that you like about how to practice joy and all that stuff. they've come up with a book, too. if you want to be in a good azine is one i like. th featured a couple of things i said in their magazine and book. "live ook forward. >> yeah.

anyway, go to happy you're going to be the keynote speaker. at tulaneer dome. >> i know. what? >> what? that's awesome! >> one of the perks of being a devoted fan -- >> find out if you're ae give it away. plus, shirley maclaine is here. sewing some wild oats. >> adventure of a >> make it two you can find a recipe for almost anything... baby cousin's gonna love that isn't she. oh my gosh. ... and gas. we're gonna make the same meal this year. i wish sarah was here. i know, mom.iest moments in life don't always come from a cookbook. look who's joining us. happy easter. heart. find low prices every day on fresh food for your easter meal.

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with a c spanned six >> hello! >> actress shirley maclaine doesn't want to be called this, but she can't help it. what is she? >> an icon and a on't call her that. >> we won't, despite all the fabulous film she's made, "steel magnolias." she tells us why in her new book -- >> "above the about that in stereo? >> i'm good. i'm very good. happy. love my life. looking at all the otherre seriously. i'm loving the metaphysical trip i'm on, the truth of it all. i'm not kidding.un to look back on what you might have done or who you might have been.

>> yeah, but isn't life --any pas lives do you think you've had? >> who knows. but i have an explanationt, like an elevator speech. we woul like to hear. >> when you get to be 82, you have a short-term memory, okay, that's a the longer term memory, you know, how you remember -- now i'm remembering not o in my childhood but other lifetime . that's a lot. >> no, really. and i'm getting the sense, truly, of having been andd i understand the w i'm having -- it's coming up in mind. >> the canary islands is a specific spot tha rings a bell with you. >> not because everything went beautifully on it. went wrong. >> on making the movie, it's pretty hysterical.

>> two years ago. we were shooting on the canary islands because of the get the rebate and help with the budget. i got on the iberian airlines and it said the only flies to the lost continent of atlantis. i thought this is meant to happen. thas your kind of thing. >> why is that?d me not to go. the money isn't any good. suddenly when i was there, of course, you don't do stuff for for me. but don't tell anybody that. i realized i was making this film to remember some of my times in atlantis. >> tell us a little bit about the circumstances. two fine actresses were already on board. none of the men had been cast right. >> so was this like a super leap of faith? was your agent saying don't go, don't do this? >> everybody, even a couple of kicks said don't go unless

but jessica said, what the hell. let's go drink on the if we have no a good time. >> what was the disaster part of shooting the movie? >> all of it, hoda. >> but they wo call up and say getting up in the hotel. we haven't got money to pay the cab driver today so we're not going to shoot. it got to be so's pretty funny in the book. >> it is kind of funny, because really, demi moore, jessica langmen? >> billy connelly and harold hessman. i don't know him but billy connelly is hysterical. >> ade it even funnier. i had hernias from laughing so hard. we w be doing a scene and the money would run out again and i would start the middle of the scene, which is only costing money. that does take a couple of

measured -- i laughed 11 minutes while they just kept rolling and i couldn't o you know what's funny, shirley? this is going to sound weird. i was looking at an old cbs sunday morning piece.ng about people who were understudies who broke through and had these huge careers and the first person they talked aboute filling in for had a broken ankle. >> sprained. >> and they just -- it showed the chronicling of your career it could happen by one instant where someone happens to see you. >> whe you were do ingg "swe 1954. i had never had a rehearsal. bobby fosse and jerry e the understudy to the great carol haney. she went down in the middle of the show with a sprained ankle, not >> y re

going to drop the hat in steamed and i did. they told me not to say it. i'm still saying it. i've been guided all my life. i really feel i have angels and, i mean, some are very hard nosed, you better get to this and do it. and i'm very disciplined. but that whole shoott's very funny the way you tell the story. one of our favorite ladies. you know that. >> shirley, thank you so very >> beige face. >> do you like them or don't? >> love them. what's better than having an oscar winner on show?

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capture, not a kill ma'am, i think it would be wise >> are you or just debating with refer up? >> uh-huh. >> i am telling you. >> oh. >> ooh. >> hello to ross about that. >> she is. now was this originally supposed to be that of a man? >> it was written for a it change things when you stepped in? >> nothing changed on the page at all. i mean, it absolutely fell into i think the only thing that it slightly -- it made the moral dilemma that you see played out in the movie kind of moreignant, more potent if you like, it being a woman having to make those decisions. it's about a terrorist and the question is, do you ou kill and how do you do it? >> the whole issue of drone warfare.

public awareness it's becoming this growing awareness of what drone warfare really is and how it's managed. and this is this movie that's very much about that. and it's about the of moral decisions that constantly have to be made in war. >> you're so multifaceted. i'm looking at you in this and all i can think of is most of the time when kathie lee and i show you air, you're in abikini. we showed you the other day wearing a cool weather jacket, very hip. i look at your hand and i see a right? >> i do have a tattoo. very verks old tattoo. i used to tell people i got it in prison before my sex so why did you get it? >> i got it because i was drunk, in america, on an indianion in minnesota and a

>> three xs? >> very uite spiritual. it's equal and opposite. speaking to what we're talking about now, which is to see are so different from you as basically being your equal, of equal value with s of what it means. >> you have a wonderful life outside of the movies, too. a delicious husband. >> i do. shooting right deniro. and i'm shooting parallel with will smith. the two of you at the end you're shooting his stuff, you're doing your stuff. you get together at the end of the day, do you talk work or put work aside?ow did it go, darling? did you get your day, i always say to taylor. the only time i pray to god is shooting and i pray for the weather to be right.

it doesn't rain when it needs to, you know, the whole sc husband's schedule. but, no, it's fun. no, we into details. was it okay? were there problems? we share the difficulties. falling in love at 40,e, was that about the right timeframe? >> 38. is he the love of your life? i mean, falling in love at that >> yeah. i guess. because, you know, don't have much life left, do i? who knows. you never know what the future may bring. no, i mean -- no. i recognize theout finding a partnership, say, a partnership later such. you recognize the partnership level of this

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pork chops and apple sauce dinner, immortalized in this classi brady bunchremember this? >> hi, mom. hi, alice. what's for dinner? >> pork chop. >> pork chops, huh? >> apple sauce. >> pork chops and apple sauce. gee, that's >> all right. hello, darling. >> good morning. >> only people of a certain age remember that. >> on theion. >> i know, the rk chops and apple sauce, as you heard there. restaurant sty at home. >> okay. >> so easy. are you ready? >> what kind of we need? >> couple of basic thing s s, olive l, onions, vinegar, chicken broth, salt and pepper for seasoning. and the pork chops

i'v preheated this i start t you do the honor for the second one? >> yes. >> amazing. get them really nice and brown, two to three minutes per side. >> that's just in olive oil?poon or two, preheated. imagine we've gone and removed them to a plate. they're resting. we're caramelizing some onion. >> i will. >> brilliant. >> we start to make our sauce. little bit of chicken eep flavor. balsamic vinegar is the secret here. can you guess why, kathie lee? >> no, lagged. why? >> exactly. it's sweet and tangy. when this starts to reduce, the vinegar, natural sugar also come up and will thickenhat's what i was going to say but wasn't quite sure. >> you were on the right track. >> what's that green next to the >> mint. we add back the pork chops right into it. and finish cooking. put the lid on it.

five to seven minutes and you're how simple is that, right? >> easy. so easy. >> now pork chops done, apple sauce. where does that come in? >> apple >> plum and apple chutny ey. that's my take. a little e ahead and left the skins on. very colorful. hoda, would y add in the water and i'll add the unsweetened apple apple juice? >> apple juice. thank you. apple sauce might not help you too much. >> what is this, sweetheart? >> raw sugar, just for nd some cinnamon. simple. one pot idea. mix this up. cover. cook for about 40 minutes.e that. >> really easy. >> simple. and the last thing you do -- >> wait, is that it? >> that's it. i'm adding in a little vanilla at>> t >> doesn't that smell so good? >> there's so many great smells. >> you're doing great with that.

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diana of her time and captured the love of the people and was this fashion icon, was involved in these tumultuous love the course of history. yet for some reason we don't know about her in modern days. and i think this makes for the best type of historicalthe best novel. we can crack open this really juicy, dysfunctional family saga and see this beautiful woman. >> a lot of books, and we've read your books. we wonder what part is the real thing and what part are we adding a little bit reat at saying at the end. you have history that's dramatic, this cast of the backdrop is beautiful palace, castles and world war i. >> and the hair. >> floor-length hair. you have the good from the history, you couldn't make it up. it would be too outlandish for fiction. you really can't believe it as you're reading it. and your -- >> hungarian.

when i go back to hung still worship her. she captures the imagination. i thought i would really want to read a book or see a movie about this woman and nothing exists. i write the book. >> i'm so happy for you. >> are we going to talk about your other project? >> the other ow old is she, sweetie? >> she's five months, the new empress. i can't stand it. >> and your beautiful husband,ho has been going through an incredible year of his own. >> it's been a big year fs been the benevolentd has come in to take over. >> i understand how you found sisi, but how do you find some of your other characters? >> the traitor's wife, arnold's wife, peggy. >> she was a mink. so was sisi. these were sassy women. we know the men's stories, butnificant women.

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