Five Minutes with Catherine McCord
drDrew.com, Five Minutes with Catherine McCord, drDrew.com Celebrity Stories, 04 Apr 2000
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CATHERINE McCORD
When Diane Farr left “Loveline” at the end of last season, the show’s producers interviewed over 200 possible replacements. Ironically, they picked the first girl who auditioned: former Elite model-turned-actress Catherine McCord. “I was so excited,” recalled McCord in a recent Gear magazine interview. “But my parents were horrified. My mother called me after one of the first episodes and said, ‘So, when did you become so knowledgeable about oral sex?’ But she’s okay with it now. She tapes the show and watches it the next morning. One time, the tape was stopped in the middle, and it turned out my dad was going down in the middle of the night and rewinding the tape and watching it. My mother said to him, ‘You don’t need to know about sex. Go back to bed.’”
McCord, who was discovered by Elite Model Management at age 14, has appeared on the cover of such magazines as Elle and Glamour, while strutting the runway for designers like Calvin Klein, Victoria’s Secret, and Donna Karan. She followed that with appearances on Melrose Place and entertainment reporting gigs for Extra! and Entertainment Tonight. Does she buy into her own hype? Let’s put it this way, back when Elite spotted her in the local mall, the stunning McCord said, “You’ve totally picked the wrong girl! I’m 14 years old and I’m a dork.’” Hot and humble? We’re not worthy.
drDrew.com: What's your favorite thing to do when no one else is around?
Catherine McCord: Eat frozen yogurt. My favorite is Edys Cookie Chunk.
drDrew.com: Name a guilty pleasure.
CM: Kentucky Fried Chicken.
drDrew.com: What's your greatest fear?
CM: Being unhappy.
drDrew.com: Name your favorite body part.
CM: My butt.
drDrew.com: What was your worst day job?
CM: Still modeling in a mall window at Ups and Downs.
drDrew.com: What is your idea of perfect happiness?
CM: Hiking with my puppy, Roscoe.
drDrew.com: What's something you're good at that's totally useless?
CM: I can touch my nose with my upper lip.
drDrew.com: Name your favorite fictional character.
CM: Julie, the cruise director from The Love Boat.
drDrew.com: What was your most memorable celebrity encounter?
CM: When I was 12 years old, I stalked Brooke Shields outside a restaurant in Washington. She was so great-she gave me her autograph.
drDrew.com: What song best represents the soundtrack of your life?
CM: "Let Love Rule" by Lenny Kravitz.
drDrew.com: If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
CM: I'd come back as Drew. He has an awesome wife, three beautiful kids, he's a doctor and has this awesome web site!
drDrew.com: When you were a kid growing up, who did you imitate when you stood in front of the mirror?
CM: I didn't imitate anyone in front of the mirror, but when I was younger, my brother and I played CHIPS, and I was Ponch.
drDrew.com: What is your motto?
CM: Eat, drink, and be merry.
drDrew.com: Name a book you've read recently and liked.
CM: The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester.
drDrew.com: Name a film you've seen recently and liked.
CM: Mumford.
drDrew.com: Name an album you've heard recently and liked.
CM: The Vertical Horizon album.
drDrew.com: What will you remember most about the '90s?
CM: I got to travel the world and learn about different types of people.
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