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>> Tamera Mowry: ON THIS EPISODE
OF "TIA & TAMERA"...
>> NEW YORK, HERE WE COME.
>> I DEFINITELY WANNA SHOW WHO
TAMERA MOWRY IS.
I'M NOT JUST THE GIRL NEXT DOOR.
I CAN BE SEXY.
>> LET'S SET UP A PUBLICITY
MEETING.
>> I'M NERVOUS BECAUSE YOU'RE
PITCHING YOURSELF, AND YOU HAVE
COME CORRECT.
>> YES, YOU HAVE TO LOOK VERY
NICE.
>> YOU HAVE TO LOOK FLY.
>> I HOPE I DON'T SCREW IT UP.
>> IT'S GONNA BE A TRUE TEST TO
SEE WHAT "PARENTING" MAGAZINE
THINKS ABOUT MY BOOK.
>> I READ IT!
>> NICE!
YOU LIKED IT?
>> ADAM BROUGHT UP A REALLY COOL
IDEA.
THEY LOST THEIR WINE
DISTRIBUTOR, SO IF I FIND THEM
A DISTRIBUTOR IN NEW YORK, I'LL
BE A HERO.
I DON'T KNOW.
[CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY COMCAST ENTERTAINMENT GROUP]
>> HI!
>> HI, CHERYL!
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M DOING WELL.
OH, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
CHERYL McLEAN HAS BEEN MY
PUBLICIST FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS.
SHE IS AN AMAZING PUBLICIST.
HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?
>> GOOD, GOOD.
>> I'M WORKING ON STEPPING UP MY
GAME AS AN ACTRESS, SO CHERYL'S
GONNA HELP ME STRATEGIZE WHAT'S
NEXT FOR ME.
TIA JUST BOOKED THIS AMAZING
MOVIE WHERE SHE HAS TO FILM IN
UTAH.
THAT PUTS OUR VENTURES THAT TIA
AND I WERE GONNA DO TOGETHER ON
HOLD.
SO I THINK THIS'LL BE A GREAT
TIME FOR ME TO JUST FOCUS ON
WHAT, WHAT I WANNA DO.
I TOOK SOME ACTING CLASSES, AND
I FELL IN LOVE WITH ACTING
AGAIN.
I DEFINITELY WANNA SHOW
THE DIFFERENT FACETS OF WHO
TAMERA MOWRY IS.
I'M NOT JUST THE, THE SWEET,
FUNNY GIRL NEXT DOOR.
I'M REALLY FOCUSING ON DIVING IN
AND TRYING OUT FOR A LOT OF
SOPHISTICATED ROLES, BECAUSE
A LOT OF THE TIME PEOPLE ONLY
SEE FUNNY AND CUTE, WHEREAS I
CAN BE SEXY.
HELLO.
HOW CAN WE SHOWCASE THAT?
>> WE WANNA BUILD AWARENESS, AND
I THINK THE TIMING COULDN'T BE
ANY MORE PERFECT.
"THE REVOLUTION" WANTS TO BRING
YOU AND, UH, TIA TO NEW YORK.
IT'S A NEW TALK SHOW THAT'S ALL
ABOUT LIFE CHANGERS.
VERY POSITIVE.
TIM GUNN HOSTS IT, AND I KNOW
YOU GUYS ARE BIG FANS.
>> OH, MY GOSH, I LOVE HIM.
>> YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE BEING
AN ACTRESS AND HAVING YOUR
ACTING REEL, WE NEED TO GET SOME
CURRENT TAPE OF YOU ON TALK
SHOWS THAT I CAN SEND OUT TO
BUMP YOUR AWARENESS UP.
AND I THOUGHT WHILE WE WERE
THERE THAT, UH, IT WOULD BE GOOD
TIMING TO SET UP EDITOR
MEETINGS.
ALL THE FASHION MAGAZINES ARE
THERE.
I'LL SET UP SOME MEET-AND-GREETS
WHERE YOU GET TO GO IN AND
REALLY LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN YOUR LIFE.
>> OKAY.
>> THE GREAT THING ABOUT DOING,
YOU KNOW, MAGAZINE SPREADS, IT'S
JUST LIKE PLAYING A ROLE IN
A MOVIE.
IT CAN BE, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING
EDGY FOR THE GREAT ART DIRECTORS
THAT HAVE A VISION, AND I THINK
THAT THAT'S HOW PUBLICITY WILL
BENEFIT YOU BECAUSE I THINK
PEOPLE REMEMBER YOU A CERTAIN
WAY, AND NOW WE CAN START DOING
SOME MORE SOPHISTICATED THINGS.
>> HOW IMPORTANT IS MY IMAGE
WHEN I GO IN TO SEE THESE
PEOPLE?
THESE ARE FASHION EDITORS.
THEY TALK, BREATHE, AND LIVE
THIS STUFF EVERY SINGLE DAY.
>> IT'S HUGE.
YOU KNOW, WE WANNA WOW THEM WITH
YOUR CHIC STYLE...
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND HOW MODERN YOU ARE.
>> I'M EXCITED.
>> LET'S GO GET 'EM.
>> YES.
>> ♪
>> SO THIS NEEDS TO GO OUT.
I FORGOT WHAT I PACKED IN HERE.
>> THAT IS THE HIGH CHAIR.
>> YOU NEVER REALIZE HOW MUCH
STUFF YOU HAVE.
>> YOU'RE MOVING YOUR WHOLE
HOUSE RIGHT NOW.
>> RIGHT?
ISN'T THAT CRAZY?
LIKE I WAS JUST IN ATLANTA.
NOW I'M IN UTAH FOR FIVE WEEKS.
>> YEAH.
>> EVER SINCE CREE HAS BEEN
BORN, I'VE JUST BEEN ON THE GO
LIKE ALL THE TIME.
I BOOKED A MOVIE, AND IT'S IN
UTAH, OF ALL PLACES.
I DEFINITELY KNOW I'M GONNA NEED
AN ASSISTANT, SO I DECIDED TO
HIRE ALEENA.
SHE'S GREAT.
I LOVE HER.
I'VE KNOWN HER EVER SINCE SHE
WAS 5, AND SHE'S ONE GIRL THAT I
KNOW WILL HAVE MY BACK AND
THAT'S ALWAYS HAD MY BACK.
OKAY, UTAH IS...
>> [ PHONE RINGING ]
>> MY PHONE'S RINGING.
BLOCKED?
I DON'T KNOW WHO-- I HATE
ANSWERING BLOCKED NUMBERS.
>> [ CHUCKLES ]
>> LET ME JUST HEAR.
HELLO?
>> Tamera: HELLO?
>> IS THIS TAMERA?
>> YEAH.
>> HEY, WHAT'S UP, GIRL?
YOUR NUMBER'S BLOCKED.
>> 'CAUSE I'M CALLING FROM MY
HOUSE PHONE.
>> OH.
>> I HAVE SOME REALLY COOL NEWS.
>> WHAT?
>> CHERYL, MY PUBLICIST, TOLD ME
SHE JUST BOOKED US ON
"REVOLUTION" WITH TIM GUNN.
>> OH, I LOVE TIM GUNN!
>> SO I THINK THIS WILL BE FUN.
THE ONLY THING IS IT SHOOTS IN
NEW YORK.
ARE YOU ABLE TO DO THAT?
>> UM.
>> I KNOW WITH THE BABY AND NOW,
YOU KNOW, UTAH, YOU'RE GONNA BE
REALLY BUSY, AND I THINK IT'LL
JUST BE KIND OF LIKE A FUN
SISTER TRIP.
>> ACTUALLY, THE LADY THAT'S
BEEN HELPING ME WITH MY BOOK IS
IN NEW YORK, TOO.
SO I CAN JUST GO OUT THERE, AND
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK SHE SAID THAT THE, UH,
COVER IS ACTUALLY READY.
>> WELL, YOU GET TO KILL TWO
BIRDS WITH ONE STONE!
>> OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, COOL.
I THINK THAT DOING
"THE REVOLUTION" IS GOOD FOR ME
BECAUSE I GET TO TALK ABOUT MY
BOOK.
EARLY PUBLICITY IS GOOD
PUBLICITY.
>> I WILL TALK TO YOU LATER.
>> OKAY, BYE.
>> BYE.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> THAT'S GOOD.
DON'T STRESS YOURSELF OUT.
THAT'S GOOD.
>> I'M LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE NOW.
THAT'S JUST ANOTHER THING TO ADD
TO MY LIST.
>> YOU KNOW--
>> DID I PUT ON ANY DEODORANT
TODAY?
UM, WOW.
>> YOU HAVE A LOT GOING ON, BUT
YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU WILL NEVER
GET THE TIME BACK WITH YOUR
SISTER.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT.
>> AND YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN SO
BUSY...
>> YOU'RE RIGHT.
>> INDIVIDUALLY THAT YOU GUYS
HAVEN'T HAD THAT, YOU KNOW...
>> WE HAVEN'T, ACTUALLY.
>> THAT TIME TOGETHER.
>> I JUST HAD THE BABY AND
THEN TAMERA JUST GOT MARRIED.
WE HAVEN'T REALLY HAD TIME TO
KIND OF COME TOGETHER AND JUST
SPEND TIME TOGETHER.
>> YEAH.
>> OH, YOU KNOW WHAT'S REALLY
COOL?
"PARENTING" MAGAZINE CONTACTED
ME.
THEY READ MY BOOK AND THEY WANNA
DO A MEET-AND-GREET WITH ME.
AND THEY'RE IN NEW YORK.
>> THAT'LL WORK.
>> THAT'LL WORK.
YAY!
>> YAY!
>> IT'S A TRUE TEST TO SEE WHAT
"PARENTING" MAGAZINE THINKS
ABOUT MY BOOK.
I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN HEARING
THEIR FEEDBACK, BUT HONESTLY,
I'M A LITTLE SCARED.
I JUST HOPE THAT EVERYBODY
ENJOYS THE BOOK.
IT'S CRAZY HOW ME BEING A MOM
HAS OPENED UP...
>> DOORS AND OPPORTUNITIES.
>> DOORS FOR ME, LIKE CRAZY
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ME, ALEENA.
LIKE MY BOOK, AND I'M BASICALLY
TALKING ABOUT MY WHOLE PREGNANCY
EXPERIENCE.
A LOT OF WOMEN DON'T TELL YOU
WHAT IT'S REALLY LIKE.
I WAS AT-- AND IT'S IN
THE BOOK-- I WAS AT THIS, UM,
"ESSENCE" LUNCHEON.
AND I'M AT THE TABLE, AND ALL OF
A SUDDEN I LET ONE GO.
I'M LIKE, OH, MY GOD.
I'M LIKE SITTING HERE, I'M
EATING RIGHT NOW.
I HOPE NO ONE SMELLS THIS.
AND IT'S EMBARRASSING, BUT A LOT
OF PEOPLE DON'T TELL YOU THAT.
[ LAUGHS ]
>> ♪
>> Woman: HELLO?
>> HEY, ANN.
HOW ARE YOU?
HI, ANN.
YOU LOOK SO PRETTY.
YEAH, HEY.
YOU SHOWED UP AT THE RIGHT TIME.
NO, UM, I'M ACTUALLY GONNA HEAD
TO NEW YORK.
MY PUBLICIST SET UP SOME AMAZING
MEETINGS WITH A LOT OF
MAGAZINES.
>> SO IS IT LIKE YOU'RE
CONVINCING THEM TO PUT YOU IN
A MAGAZINE?
IT'S LIKE A--
>> UM, KIND OF.
IT'S JUST GREAT PUBLICITY.
I HAVE PITCHED MYSELF TO
A MAGAZINE BEFORE, AND I THINK I
WAS 17 AND I WAS WITH MY
SISTER.
THIS TIME, I AM BY MYSELF, AND
IT'S KIND OF INTIMIDATING.
ALSO, ADAM BROUGHT UP A REALLY
COOL IDEA.
THEY LOST THEIR DISTRIBUTOR FOR
THEIR WINE, SO I'M GONNA TRY AND
FIND ONE.
>> YOU ARE?
>> YES.
>> IS ADAM GOING WITH YOU?
>> NO.
>> SO YOU'RE DOING THIS ALL BY
YOURSELF?
>> ADAM'S FAMILY OWNS A WINERY
UP IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
WHEN I STARTED DATING ADAM, I
WAS EXPOSED TO THIS AMAZING NEW
WORLD, AND I LOVED IT.
BUT ON TOP OF THAT, I ACTUALLY
WANT TO SHOW THE HOUSLEYS HOW
MUCH I WANNA HELP THEIR
BUSINESS.
>> SO WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO TELL
THEM TO LIKE CONVINCE THEM
TO--
>> THIS IS WHAT I'LL TELL
THE GUY-- THEY ARE A FAMILY-
OWNED, KIND OF LIKE MOM AND POP
WINERY.
THEIR MAIN ANGLE IS YOU HAVE
A GREAT BOTTLE OF WINE BUT NOT
FOR A RIDICULOUS PRICE.
THEIR SLOGAN IS...
IT IS?
THEIR SLOGAN IS "NOT ALL
EXPENSIVE WINES ARE GREAT.
NOT ALL GREAT WINES ARE
EXPENSIVE."
>> RIGHT.
>> SO THAT'S LIKE THEIR MAIN
ANGLE.
>> RIGHT.
>> THE REASON WHY I FEEL
A LITTLE BIT OKAY ABOUT THIS IS
BECAUSE ADAM SAID IT'S NOT
REALLY ABOUT SELLING THE WINE.
IT'S ABOUT CONNECTING WITH
THE DISTRIBUTOR, AND I'M GOOD.
>> BUT YOU CAN DO THAT.
>> I'M A PEOPLE PERSON.
>> YOU CAN SELL ANYTHING.
>> IF I FIND THEM A DISTRIBUTOR
IN NEW YORK, I'LL BE A HERO.
>> ♪
>> HI!
>> HOW CUTE IS THIS, TAMERA?
>> WHAT?
>> DO YOU KNOW IT'S WINTER?
>> NO, I KNOW.
BUT SEE, WHEN YOU SEE IT, YOU
GOTTA BUY IT, 'CAUSE BY THE TIME
SUMMER COMES AROUND, I'M GONNA
HAVE A CUTE TOP, RIGHT?
THAT'S THE WAY I DO IT.
>> THAT IS REALLY CUTE, THOUGH.
I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
WHAT TO DO IN NEW YORK.
I WANNA GO OUT.
>> OKAY, TIA, DEFINE YOUR TERM
"GOING OUT."
>> LIKE MAYBE GO OUT TO LIKE,
GO DANCING.
AND, YOU KNOW, RITVA THE NANNY'S
COMING SO, YOU KNOW, I HAVE
SOMEONE WATCHING CREE.
>> I HAVE TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING.
>> WHAT?
WHAT?
>> I'M JUST GONNA TELL YOU.
LIKE I DON'T THINK I CAN PARTY
WITH YOU, BECAUSE-- NO, I'M
JUST, TIA, I'M JUST BEING
HONEST.
I DON'T THINK I CAN PARTY WITH
YOU.
>> ARE YOU SERIOUS?
>> YEAH, BECAUSE IN MY MIND, YOU
KNOW HOW MOM-- WE USED TO BE
LIKE, "MOM"?
LIKE YOU'RE A MOM NOW, AND
THAT'S HOW I SEE.
I'M LIKE...
>> THAT SUCKS, TAMERA.
>> NO, I KNOW, I'M JUST--
>> I MEAN, MOMS-- JUST BECAUSE
PEOPLE HAVE, PEOPLE, JUST
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE MOMS DOESN'T
MEAN THAT THEIR LIVES ARE OVER.
>> I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
>> THEY CAN STILL GO OUT AND
HAVE FUN.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
MOMS HAVE THE BEST FUN.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
JUST A LOT OF FUN WITH MY
SISTER.
SO IT'S A LITTLE UPSETTING THAT
SHE SAID THESE THINGS.
I WANNA PROVE TO TAMERA THAT
MOMS ALL AROUND THE WORLD,
INCLUDING MYSELF, CAN WHOO-HOO!
>> I KNOW IT'S NOT RIGHT.
I'M JUST SAYING MENTALLY,
SOMETHING HAPPENS.
LIKE I'M LIKE, YOU'RE A MOM.
>> WOW.
THAT REALLY HURT MY FEELINGS.
>> TIA!
>> 'CAUSE YOU'RE BASICALLY
SAYING I'M NOT COOL ANYMORE.
>> WELL, YOU, YOU COULD BE FUN.
>> I'M A LOT OF FUN, HONEY!
>> SO FINALLY, MY SISTER AND I
ARE IN NEW YORK CITY, TOGETHER,
WHICH I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT.
>> OH, LOOK AT THIS.
>> WE HAVE "THE REVOLUTION"
LINED UP.
I HAVE A MEETING WITH A WINE
DISTRIBUTOR, AND I HAVE A COUPLE
OF MAGAZINE EDITORS TO MEET.
I'M REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT THAT.
>> THEY GAVE US, UM, A ROCKING
CHAIR AND A CRIB.
>> THAT'S NICE.
>> YEAH.
DO YOU LIKE THIS, CREE?
I'M SO HAPPY TO BE IN NEW YORK.
I GET TO SHARE WITH "PARENTING"
MAGAZINE MY NEW BOOK "OH, BABY!"
AND I WANNA SHOW MY SISTER THAT
MOMS HAVE A LOT OF FUN.
>> [ PHONE RINGING ]
>> HI, ART.
HOW ARE YOU?
YOU KNOW, I WAS GOING TO NEW
YORK.
I JUST ARRIVED AND I'M LOOKING
FOR A NEW YORK DISTRIBUTOR
'CAUSE I KNOW OUR WINERY NEEDS
ONE.
A WINE DISTRIBUTOR IS BASICALLY
LIKE AN AGENT IS FOR AN ACTRESS.
NEW YORK IS KNOWN TO HAVE SOME
OF THE BEST RESTAURANTS IN
THE WORLD.
SO IF WE CAN GET OUR WINE IN NEW
YORK, THAT'LL BE HUGE FOR
THE BUSINESS.
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.
HOLD ON.
HOLD ON, ART.
LET ME WRITE THIS DOWN 'CAUSE I
WANNA MAKE SURE-- 'CAUSE MEDALS,
THAT'S GOOD.
>> 149 MEDALS.
>> GOT IT.
OKAY, SO WE NEED NEW YORK.
I'M NOT GONNA SCREW THIS UP.
OKAY, BYE.
>> ♪
>> Tamera: LET ME GET MY HAIR.
IT'S IN MY PURSE.
>> Tia: SHE SAID, "I NEED TO GET
MY HAIR."
>> TODAY, MY SISTER AND I ARE
GOING TO SHOOT "THE REVOLUTION."
I AM SO EXCITED.
>> HELLO, LADIES.
>> HELLO, TIM!
>> HOW LUCKY AM I TO BE WORKING
WITH YOU?
>> WE'RE LUCKY TO BE WITH YOU.
>> HOW ARE YOU, TAMERA?
>> OH, MY GOD, HE KNOWS WHICH
ONE IS WHICH.
>> HI, TIA.
BIG, BIG FAN.
I'M SO EXCITED.
>> ME, TOO!
>> I HAVE TO TELL YOU, YOU TWO
ALWAYS LOOK STUNNING.
YOU REALLY DO.
I MAKE REFERENCE TO YOU ALL
THE TIME.
PEOPLE SAY, "WELL, WHEN STARS
ARE YOUNGER IT'S HARDER."
IT'S LIKE, OH, NO.
>> OH, REALLY?
>> LOOK AT TIA AND, AND TAMERA.
>> OH, THAT'S SO NICE OF YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU MADE OUR DAY.
>> I'LL SEE YOU A LITTLE LATER.
>> VERY EXCITED.
>> LOVE YOU.
>> BYE.
>> I LOVE HIM!
OH, MY GOSH, YOU JUST WANNA
SQUEEZE HIM.
>> HE'S SO SWEET.
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> SUCK IN THE GUT, PULL UP
THE SPANX AND THEN PULL DOWN
THE DRESS.
>> OKAY.
>> BEFORE THE SHOW, TIA
ENCOURAGED US TO TAKE A LITTLE
SHOT.
YOU REALLY DID?
OH, MY GOD!
>> MY SISTER THINKS I CAN'T HAVE
FUN?
REALLY?
I KNOW WHAT'LL CURE THAT--
MORNING SHOTS OF TEQUILA.
>> [ GLASSES CLINK ]
>> RELAXES YOUR NERVES, HONEY.
>> YEAH.
>> PLEASE WELCOME THE FABULOUS
TIA AND TAMERA.
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> AND I HEARD THAT YOU AND YOUR
HUSBAND DATED FOR SIX YEARS...
>> YEAH, WE DID.
>> BEFORE GETTING MARRIED.
WHY THE DELAY?
>> WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE
IT WAS RIGHT.
>> AND YOU HAVE A BOOK COMING
OUT FOR NEW MOMS.
>> YES, I DO.
>> IT'S COMING OUT IN MAY.
WHAT ARE YOUR BIG TIPS?
>> WELL, IN THE BOOK I JUST TALK
ABOUT CUTE OUTFITS THAT YOU CAN
WEAR WHEN YOU'RE PREGNANT.
>> I LOVE IT.
YOU KNOW I WOULD.
>> YEAH.
BUT THERE'S JUST A WHOLE BUNCH
OF COOL TIPS.
BEFORE WE GO, YOU HAVE TO DO...
>> Both: ONE THING FOR US.
>> WHAT'S THAT?
>> YOU HAVE TO SAY, "MAKE IT
WORK."
>> OH, FOR YOU TWO?
>> YOU MAKE IT WORK EVERY DAY,
SO MAKE IT WORK.
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> YOU HAVE TO RETURN IN KIND.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
>> Both: GO HOME, ROGER.
>> LADIES, I THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE.
>> OH, THANK YOU.
>> YOU'VE MADE THE SHOW SO FUN.
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> ♪
>> I MISS MY SON.
I'M GONNA TEXT RITVA TO SEND
A PICTURE.
>> DOES MY BREATH SMELL?
>> WHY?
>> NO, I JUST WANNA KNOW.
>> YOU WANNA KNOW IF YOUR
BREATH SMELLS?
>> YOU KNOW HOW WE ALWAYS DO
BREATH CHECKS.
I DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE HERE TO DO
THE BREATH CHECK, SO I JUST WANT
YOU TO SMELL MY BREATH.
>> OKAY.
FINE, YEAH.
>> READY?
>> HOLD ON.
>> TIA!
>> HOLD ON, YOU GOTTA GO SLOW.
DON'T GO FAST, 'CAUSE I DON'T
WANNA BE SHOCKED.
>> THAT'S WHAT I DO.
WHAT DO YOU DO TO ME?
YOU GO LIKE THIS.
>> EW, STOP.
>> ♪
>> THIS IS NICE.
>> IT IS.
YOU KNOW WHAT, I GET TO NEW
YORK, I REALIZE I DIDN'T PACK
ANY UNDERWEAR.
>> SO WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
>> I'M NOT ABOUT TO WEAR DIRTY
UNDERWEAR AGAIN.
THIS IS JUST DISGUSTING.
>> DID YOU TURN THEM INSIDE OUT?
>> NO, I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT
THAT.
I'M WASHING MY UNDERWEAR, AND
I'M DRYING IT WITH A BLOW DRYER,
GIRL.
>> JUST GO WITHOUT THEM.
IT'S FREE.
>> ARE YOU WEARING UNDERWEAR
NOW?
>> TIA, YES, I'M WEARING
UNDERWEAR.
>> I'M KIND OF LIKE REALLY
MISSING CREE RIGHT NOW.
SHE HASN'T SENT A PICTURE,
TAMERA.
OKAY, I'M STARTING TO HAVE
A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, ANXIETY.
>> ARE YOU HAVING MOMMY ANXIETY?
>> YEAH.
OH, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
WAIT, WAIT.
SHE SENT A PICTURE.
>> ARE YOU ABOUT TO CRY?
>> I MISS HIM.
>> WELL, DON'T CRY.
>> I JUST, WHEN I SEE HIM I
JUST FEEL A LITTLE GUILTY.
I'M LIKE I SHOULD BE THE ONE
TAKING THE PICTURE.
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE JUST
SO BUSY, YOU KNOW?
>> YEAH.
>> I'VE NOT HAD WINE, TAMERA, IN
FOREVER, AND I'M HAVING IT WITH
YOU.
>> I CAN'T WAIT TO GO OUT
TONIGHT.
I'M SO EXCITED 'CAUSE, TIA,
WE HAVEN'T GONE OUT LIKE IN-- DO
YOU REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WE
DANCED?
IT WAS WITH JEANETTE?
TIA, THAT WAS LIKE TWO YEARS
AGO.
>> DO WE HAVE TO GO OUT TONIGHT?
>> YEAH, 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE
PLANNED.
I GOT ALL DOLLED UP.
>> I REALLY WANTED TO MAKE
THE MOST OF OUR SISTER TRIP IN
NEW YORK.
I WANNA SHOW HER THAT MOMS DO
KNOW HOW TO HAVE FUN, BUT
SOMETIMES I GET A LITTLE SAD
WHEN I'M NOT WITH CREE.
SOMETIMES I JUST REALLY HAVE
SEPARATION ANXIETY FROM HIM.
I MEAN, AND I'M HAVING A REALLY,
REALLY GOOD TIME WITH YOU, BUT
SOMETIMES I JUST WANNA BE THERE
TO KIND OF LIKE JUST PUT HIM TO
BED, YOU KNOW?
>> I SET UP EVERYTHING FOR US TO
GO OUT, TO DANCE AND TO JUST
HAVE A GOOD TIME, 'CAUSE THAT'S
WHAT YOU WANTED.
>> I KNOW, TAMERA, BUT I DIDN'T
REALIZE THAT I WOULD BE KIND OF
LIKE REALLY MISSING HIM RIGHT
NOW.
>> I KNEW IT.
I KNEW THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN.
TIA'S A MOM NOW.
THINGS DON'T ALWAYS GO AS
PLANNED.
BUT IT'S ALL GOOD.
I CAN FOCUS ON THESE MAGAZINE
MEETINGS.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT MEETING
THESE EDITORS.
>> HOW MANY, HOW MANY DO, ARE
YOU MEETING WITH?
>> "US WEEKLY," I HAVE
"ESSENCE," AND I HAVE "SELF."
I'M NERVOUS, MAINLY BECAUSE WHEN
YOU THINK ABOUT THESE MAGAZINES,
AUTOMATICALLY YOU WANNA SAY, MY
GOD, WHAT DO THEY LIKE OR WHAT
SHOULD I SAY JUST FOR THEM TO
PUT ME IN THE MAGAZINE?
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> I JUST FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO
THROW UP JUST TALKING ABOUT IT.
THEY ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO
BE JUDGING ME.
HOWEVER, I KNOW THAT THIS IS
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR MY CAREER,
AND I GOTTA DO THIS, BUT I'M
JUST AFRAID I MIGHT SAY
THE WRONG THING.
THEY HAVEN'T SEEN ME IN A WHILE.
THE LAST TIME WE'VE BEEN OUT
HERE WAS WHEN WE WERE...
>> LIKE DOING MEETINGS.
>> 16, 17.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE YOU'RE
PITCHING YOURSELF, AND YOU'RE
PITCHING WHO YOU ARE NOW, AND
YOU HAVE TO COME CORRECT.
>> YES, YOU HAVE TO LOOK VERY
NICE.
>> YOU HAVE TO LOOK FLY.
YOU HAVE TO BE DRESSED LIKE
TO THE NINES AND, AND THEN
THEY'RE GONNA ASK YOU LIKE
PERSONAL QUESTIONS, LIKE--
>> AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE GONNA ASK YOU.
>> YEAH, HAVE YOU SEEN "DEVIL
WEARS PRADA"?
>> YES.
>> SO, YEAH, IT'S LIKE THAT.
I HOPE I DON'T SCREW IT UP.
>> Tamera: IT'S COLD TODAY.
>> SO EXCITED WE'RE HERE IN NEW
YORK.
>> I KNOW, THANK YOU FOR COMING
WITH ME.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
I'M JUST A LITTLE ANXIOUS.
>> THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT FOR
YOU BECAUSE IT'S GONNA SHOW THEM
WHO ARE YOU ARE NOW AS A,
AN ADULT ACTRESS.
>> YES.
BECAUSE CASTING DIRECTORS AND
PRODUCERS LOOK AT THESE
MAGAZINES.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE
A LAST-MINUTE PEP TALK WITH
CHERYL.
FOR SOME REASON, I LOVE TO PITCH
MOVIE IDEAS, TELEVISION SHOW
IDEAS.
HOWEVER, IT FEELS WEIRD PITCHING
MYSELF.
WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'VE HAD
A PERSONAL ENCOUNTER WITH
YOU...
>> YES.
>> IT SPARKS SOMETHING WHEN
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE
FOR CERTAIN FEATURES.
>> SOMETIMES THEY HAVE THIS
IMAGE OF ME AS THE SWEET LITTLE
GIRL FROM, FROM "SISTER,
SISTER."
>> AND I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT WE'RE CHANGING THIS YEAR.
>> YEAH.
>> WE'RE, UH, PUTTING YOU OUT
THERE, WE'RE RAISING THE BAR.
WE'RE SHOWING PEOPLE WHO YOU ARE
AND WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
>> AND I'M A WOMAN NOW.
THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I LOVE, YOU
KNOW?
I'M A GROWN WOMAN, AND I'M HAPPY
TO, TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT NOW.
SO THIS'LL BE GREAT.
>> ♪
>> LOOK AT THE LOLLIPOPS!
>> HEAR THE MUSIC?
WATERMELON POPS.
>> DO YOU REMEMBER, WE USED TO
HAVE THESE WHEN WE WERE KIDS?
>> YES, ALL THE TIME.
>> SO COOL.
THIS IS SO COOL!
OH, THIS MAKES ME FEEL LIKE
A KID AGAIN!
SO GOOD.
>> I'M GONNA BE SICK TOMORROW.
>> ME, TOO.
BUT WHO CARES?
>> THIS IS SINFUL.
>> I SPOKE TO A WINE
DISTRIBUTOR.
>> NICE.
>> YES, AND I'M MEETING HIM
TOMORROW.
>> ARE YOU NERVOUS?
>> YEAH.
>> LIKE ISN'T IT YOUR FIRST TIME
DOING THIS, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
>> WHO WOULD DO THIS BEFORE YOU
GOT MARRIED?
>> ADAM.
THE NERVES THAT I HAVE GOING
INTO THE WINE DISTRIBUTOR
MEETING COMPARED TO THE NERVES
THAT I HAVE GOING INTO
THE EDITOR MAGAZINE MEETINGS ARE
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
I WANNA REPRESENT THE HOUSLEYS'
NAME.
I DON'T WANNA EMBARRASS THEM.
ADAM IS TRUSTING ME BECAUSE IT'S
NOT REALLY ABOUT ALL
THE DETAILS.
>> OKAY.
>> IT'S ALL ABOUT
THE RELATIONSHIP.
I KNOW HOW TO TALK TO PEOPLE,
I LOVE PEOPLE.
>> IS HE USING YOUR CELEBRITY
STATUS?
>> NO.
>> I KNOW, YOU'RE A WELL-KNOWN
FIGURE.
>> I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
NO, IT'S BECAUSE I WANNA DO IT.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT, COME ON.
I'M THE NEW YORK DISTRIBUTOR.
TELL ME WHAT YOU DO, GO.
>> SO YOU WANNA KNOW ABOUT
THE OLD VINE ZINFANDEL.
>> YES, TELL ME ABOUT IT.
>> OLD VINE ZINFANDEL, WHICH
BASICALLY MEANS THEY GOT THEIR
GRAPES FROM THE OLDER VINES.
USUALLY PEOPLE, OBVIOUSLY,
OLDER-- AND I WOULDN'T SAY
"USUALLY" BECAUSE, SEE, THIS GUY
KNOWS-- OLDER GRAPES, AS YOU
KNOW, WELL, OLDER--
>> COME ON, TAMERA.
>> YOU'RE MAKING ME NERVOUS!
>> HONEY, IF YOU COULD DO IT IN
FRONT OF ME, YOU COULD DO IT IN
FRONT OF EVERYBODY.
>> AND NOW YOU'RE GETTING ME ALL
SCREWED UP.
>> ASK ME IF I'D LIKE TO TASTE
IT.
>> [ SIGHS ]
I CAN DO THIS.
>> THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS
IS IT TASTES RIGHT AND IT GETS
YOU A LITTLE BUZZED.
>> ♪
>> HI!
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> THESE ARE REALLY CUTE.
>> OH, AND I GOTTA TELL YOU,
LOOK.
THESE ARE LIKE, THESE ARE VERY
CUTE AND WARM, AND THEY'RE LINED
WITH FLEECE.
>> OKAY, WAIT A MINUTE.
I GOTTA GET THIS THEN.
SHERYL IS THE CO-WRITER OF MY
BOOK, "OH, BABY!"
WE WERE ABLE TO RESONATE WITH
ONE ANOTHER AND REALLY RELATE TO
ONE ANOTHER BECAUSE SHE'S A MOM,
AND WE SHARE THE SAME
EXPERIENCES DURING OUR
PREGNANCY.
ONE THING THAT I HAVE REALIZED
IS PRETTY BAD FOR ME, IT'S
THE SEPARATION ANXIETY.
IT'S GOTTEN REALLY BAD.
I WAS ACTUALLY--
>> CAN YOU LIKE GO OUT?
CAN YOU ENJOY YOURSELF WHEN
YOU'RE IN NEW YORK AT ALL?
>> KIND OF.
I MEAN, I PROMISED MY SISTER,
YOU KNOW, THAT I WOULD GO OUT.
IT'S JUST KIND OF HARD FOR ME TO
JUST GET OUT AND KIND OF
SEPARATE IT--
>> SHE'S LIKE, "SHE WAS
THE PARTY POOPER WHEN SHE WAS
PREGNANT 'CAUSE SHE'D NEVER GO
OUT.
AND NOW SHE'S A PARTY POOPER,
AND HE'S HERE."
>> I KNOW.
>> "AND SHE WON'T GO OUT."
BUT YOUR LIFE CHANGES SO MUCH...
>> IT DOES.
>> WHEN YOU BECOME A MOMMY, AND
IT'S A GOOD THING.
>> I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS
BOOK.
IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY.
>> REMEMBER WE WERE, WE WERE
DONE.
WE'RE LIKE, "YES, THE LAST
CHAPTER IS 'DELIVERY.'"
AND THEN WE WENT, "I HAVE TO DO
'MOMMY MILESTONES' NOW."
BECAUSE YOU KEPT WANTING TO
WRITE.
AND FINALLY, THE EDITOR WAS
LIKE, "ENOUGH.
STOP, BECAUSE WE CAN'T WRITE
A 500-PAGE BOOK."
>> HEY, MAYBE IT'S ANOTHER BOOK.
>> I, I THINK, "OH, TODDLER!"
>> LET'S CLAIM IT!
>> ♪
>> HOW ARE YOU?
I'M TAMERA.
>> MIKELE, NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> HOW DO YOU SAY YOUR NAME?
>> MIKELE.
>> MIKELE.
>> ITALIAN?
>> LIKE ITALIAN, YES.
>> OH, NICE.
ALL I KNOW HOW TO SAY IN
ITALIAN IS, "QUE COSA FAI?"
RIGHT?
>> SI.
TU QUE COSA FAI?
>> "TU," UH, HUH?
>> TU QUE COSA FAI?
>> TU, OH, BENE.
>> NO.
>> NO, NO?
OH, NEVER MIND.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M NOT DOING SO GREAT.
KEEP SMILING, TAMERA, KEEP
SMILING.
WE'RE MAINLY KNOWN FOR OUR
ZINFANDEL RIGHT HERE.
>> OKAY.
>> YES.
AND OUR CABERNET SAUVIGNON.
I CAN SIT HERE AND TALK ABOUT IT
ALL DAY, BUT THE MAIN THING IS I
JUST WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO
JUST GET A FEEL OF IT, YOU KNOW,
TASTE IT.
THIS IS ROSE.
>> NICE.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> WELL, RELAX.
WHY YOU NERVOUS?
>> I'M NERVOUS.
>> OH, COME ON.
RELAX.
THE CABERNET YOU LIKE.
YOU LOVE THIS ONE, YES?
>> I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE,
LOVE.
>> I'M SURE I LIKE IT.
I LOOK YOU EYES, I LOOK AT
THE WINE, YOU KNOW, I LIKE IT.
>> OH, OKAY.
TASTE THAT.
>> IT'S ONE OF THE BEST I TRY.
REALLY.
>> REALLY?
>> YOU MAKING ME EMOTIONAL.
LOOK.
>> REALLY, ARE YOU SERIOUS?
>> SERIOUS.
>> REALLY?
>> I'M SURE, 100%.
I SELL THE WINE.
>> THIS IS MY FIRST TIME SELLING
WINE.
>> NO!
>> YES, IT IS.
>> YOU KIDDING ME?
COME IN WITH YOU FOR SELLING
WINE AND FORGET ABOUT IT.
EVERYBODY BUY THE WINE.
EVERYBODY.
>> OH.
THAT'S A VERY HUGE COMPLIMENT
FOR ME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YEAH, NO, IT'S NO COMPLIMENT.
IT'S TRUE.
>> THAT'S WHY I WAS A LITTLE
NERVOUS WHEN I--
>> NO, COME ON.
>> I'M SWEATING.
>> I AM SO NICE.
>> YOU ARE NICE.
>> OH, THANK YOU.
THE ROSE AND WHITE WINE, YOU
NEED TO COME IN WITH A-- NICE,
YOU SEE?
>> OKAY.
>> YOU FORGOT THIS ONE.
>> SO THE NEXT TIME COME
WITH A LITTLE CHILLED, YES?
>> PERFECT.
>> OKAY.
>> I THINK IT'S NICE.
>> IT IS NICE.
SO JUST IMAGINE IT A LITTLE
CHILLED.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> YOU'RE TOO MUCH.
>> I KNOW, I KNOW.
>> I DON'T NEED TO TRY
THE WINE.
I NEED JUST TO TALK TO YOU,
THAT'S IT.
>> OH, THANK YOU.
GRAZIE.
HI, BABY!
>> Man on phone: HOW'S
EVERYTHING GOING?
>> GOOD!
THEY LOVED THE WINE, BABE.
HE SAID, "PLEASE GIVE
COMPLIMENTS TO YOUR FAMILY,"
BECAUSE THE CAB WAS THE BEST ONE
HE'D EVER TASTED.
>> WOW.
>> ♪
>> WE CAN'T GO, 'CAUSE, UH, YOU
GOTTA WAIT FOR THE--
>> I KNOW, BUT YOU KNOW HOW YOU
PUT THE LITTLE THING SO THAT--
>> WELL, LET'S JUST FOLLOW THIS
DUDE RIGHT HERE.
WHEN HE CROSSES THE STREET,
THAT'S WHEN WE KNOW WE'RE
GONNA TO CROSS THE STREET.
>> 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT NEW
YORKERS DO.
THEY JAYWALK.
SO WE'LL JUST WATCH HIM.
WE'LL WATCH WHAT HE DOES.
>> OKAY.
>> HE LOOKS VERY SERIOUS.
>> HE DOES.
HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S REALLY DEEP
IN THOUGHT.
>> HE DOES.
>> Both: WHOA!
>> WE ALMOST GOT KNOCKED OUT BY
A TAXI.
>> OKAY, LOOK, FOLLOW THEM.
>> WAIT, NO, NO, NO.
>> THEY'RE NOT CROSSING
THE STREET, TAMERA--
>> I KNOW THEY'RE NOT CROSSING
THE STREET RIGHT NOW.
>> AND I'M DEFINITELY NOT
STAYING ON THE EDGE LIKE THIS.
THE CAR JUST FREAKIN' ALMOST RAN
US OVER!
>> COME ON.
WE'RE IN NEW YORK.
WE HAVE TO ACT LIKE NEW YORKERS.
SO YOU GOTTA KEEP IT MOVING.
>> THEY HAVE A STORE CALLED
BAG, AND THEY JUST HAVE ALL
BAGS.
>> OH, LOOK.
IT'S AN INDOOR PARK.
>> I WANNA JUST CHECK IT OUT.
OH, MY GOD.
>> WAIT, IS THERE LIKE A LITTLE
PARTY GOING ON HERE?
>> HEY, LOOK, THERE'S A FAKE
BENCH RIGHT OVER THERE.
LIKE DOES THIS LOOK KIND OF
NATURAL?
RIGHT?
I DON'T THINK SO.
LIKE REALLY?
I MEAN, YOU CAN'T EVEN BRING
YOUR DOG HERE.
I MEAN, WHAT IF HE CRAPS ON
THE GRASS?
>> WHERE WOULD HE PEE?
>> RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A TIM BURTON
MOVIE.
IT SEEMS LIKE A BIG SLUMBER
PARTY.
ALL WE'RE MISSING IS JOHNNY
DEPP.
[ LAUGHS ]
>> MY GOD.
HOW WAS THE WINE DISTRIBUTOR
MEETING?
>> IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
>> NICE!
>> I WONDER IF THEY HAVE
CONCERTS HERE, LIKE PARK
CONCERTS.
>> OH.
>> SO WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO
TODAY?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT I'M REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT?
I'M EXCITED ABOUT GOING OUT.
AND I'M GONNA PROVE TO YOU THAT
MOMS CAN STILL HAVE FUN.
I WANNA HEAR MUSIC.
>> YOU WANNA GO TO A CLUB.
>> JUST TO GET OUT AND JUST
HANG.
>> I JUST REVERT BACK TO OUR,
OUR SINGLE DAYS.
YOU KNOW?
AND I'M JUST LIKE, WHAT YOU SEE
IN A CLUB.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M GONNA
BE DOING?
>> I KNOW WHAT THE SINGLE TIA
USED TO DO.
[ LAUGHS ]
>> WHAT DID I USED TO DO?
I'D LIKE TO HEAR THIS.
>> TIA.
>> WHAT?
>> YOU DON'T REMEMBER WHAT
YOU USED TO DO?
YOU USED TO HUMP THE WALL.
>> WELL, I ALWAYS HAD
A FASCINATION WITH THE WALL.
>> I KNOW.
YOU USED TO HUMP THE WALL.
>> YEAH, BUT THERE'S NOTHING
WRONG WITH *** THE WALL.
I NEVER *** ANYBODY ELSE.
>> TRUE.
>> I NEVER WOULD DANCE WITH
ANYBODY AT A CLUB.
>> I KNOW, I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO
DANCE WITH ANYBODY ELSE.
I'M JUST SAYING THE ENVIRONMENT.
IT'S JUST MY WEIRD, IT'S MY...
>> CONNOTATION.
>> IT'S MY WEIRD ASSOCIATION
WITH MOMS.
>> JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE A MOM, IT
DOESN'T MAKE YOU OLD.
>> OH, I KNOW.
IT'S JUST WEIRD.
I KNOW.
JUST MOM TO MOM.
MAYBE YOU'LL CHANGE MY MIND.
>> NO, YEAH.
MOMS REALLY KNOW HOW TO HAVE
A GOOD TIME, SO LET ME JUST TELL
YOU THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> ♪
>> I WOULD LIKE A CHOCOLATE CHIP
SCONE, A BLUEBERRY MUFFIN.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE
GONNA BE IN THIS MEETING.
I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I BRING
SOME NICE TREATS.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO MAY
NOT LIKE EAT--
>> SWEETS?
>> YEAH, WHY NOT SOME FRUIT?
THAT'S ACTUALLY A GOOD IDEA.
CHERYL SAID ONE OF HER, HER
CLIENTS GAVE THE EDITORS
FLOWERS.
>> YEAH?
>> AND IT WORKED, AND I THOUGHT,
HONESTLY, I THOUGHT IT'D JUST BE
LIKE A REALLY NICE GESTURE.
>> BUT AREN'T YOU LIKE TRYING TO
GET RID OF YOUR "GOOD GIRL NEXT
DOOR" IMAGE?
>> I DON'T WANNA--
>> LIKE, YOU KNOW.
>> WHAT, DO YOU THINK IT'S
KISSIN' BUTT?
>> LIKE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF
CUTESY, YOU KNOW.
>> THIS ISN'T CUTESY!
NO, IT'S NOT!
>> OKAY.
>> MY MAIN GOAL IS JUST FOR THEM
TO SEE ME, ONE, HOW I AM IN
PERSON, AND THEN TO SEE ME AS
THE GROWN WOMAN I AM.
>> HOW ARE YOU GONNA SELL THAT
YOU ARE NOT JUST A SWEET GIRL?
>> OKAY.
IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE SWEET GIRL
THING.
OKAY?
IT'S THAT I'M A WOMAN.
>> GOT IT.
OKAY.
AND HOW ARE YOU GONNA CONVEY
THAT?
>> BEING MYSELF.
>> THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO HEAR.
>> AND YOU THINK THE HAIR'S
OKAY?
IT'S NOT TOO--
>> GIRLY?
>> GIRLY.
>> YOU'RE WEARING SHIRLEY TEMPLE
CURLS.
[ LAUGHS ]
>> SHIRLEY TEMPLE CURLS IS NOT
WHAT I REALLY WANNA HEAR GOING
INTO AN "ESSENCE" MEETING, TIA,
SHOWING THAT I'M A GROWN WOMAN.
JUST SAYING.
>> ♪
>> HI, CHERYL!
>> HI!
>> SO I'M JUST A LITTLE NERVOUS
BECAUSE I WAS TALKING TO TIA,
AND SHE SAID, "WELL, YOU'RE
BRINGING SWEETS AND YOU HAVE
SHIRLEY TEMPLE CURLS."
>> THIS IS A GREAT GIFT TO BRING
THEM.
NOW YOU'RE GONNA TELL THEM
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOUR LIFE.
YOU'RE A MARRIED WOMAN.
YOU'VE GOT SO MANY NEW THINGS TO
TALK ABOUT.
AND WE'RE GONNA GO IN THERE
AND WIN THEM OVER, WIN THEIR
STOMACHS OVER AND THEIR HEARTS.
OKAY?
>> OKAY.
>> AND THE CURLS ARE FANTASTIC.
>> THEY ARE, OKAY.
I DON'T LOOK TOO SWEET?
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING
SWEET.
>> YEAH, YOU LOOK FANTASTIC.
>> OKAY, THANKS.
HELLO, HI.
>> I'M CORI MURRAY,
ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTOR AT
"ESSENCE."
>> NICE, TAMERA.
>> CORYNNE CORBETT, BEAUTY
DIRECTOR AT "ESSENCE."
>> WE, WE BROUGHT SOME TREATS
FOR YOU GUYS.
>> HOW EXCITING.
THANK YOU.
>> WE'D THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE IT.
>> YES.
>> I'VE BEEN READING "ESSENCE"
EVER SINCE I WAS A KID, AND I'VE
ALWAYS DREAMED ABOUT BEING IN IT
SOME DAY.
>> I'VE BEEN TAKING A LOOK AT,
LIKE TAKING A LOOK AT A LOT OF
YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS.
>> OH, YOU HAVE.
OKAY.
>> YEAH, YOU OUT AND ABOUT.
LOOKING AT, AT YOUR BEAUTY LOOK
AND YOUR STYLE OVERALL.
AND THE WORD I WOULD SAY IS
"SWEET."
>> EVERYONE SAYS THAT, AND I--
THANK YOU.
I AM GONNA TAKE THAT AS
A COMPLIMENT.
>> YEAH, IT IS A COMPLIMENT.
>> BUT...
[ LAUGHS ]
>> SO I'M GONNA MAKE
A SUGGESTION.
YOU DO SOFT COLORS.
>> YES, I DO.
>> NATURAL MAKEUP.
>> I DO.
>> YOUR HAIR'S ALWAYS SOFT
AND CURLY!
YEAH, BUT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE
SORT OF ALREADY, YOU KNOW,
A MARRIED LADY NOW, AND CHANGED
FROM A GIRL NEXT DOOR TO SORT OF
LIKE A LITTLE--
>> Tamera: SOPHISTICATED
WOMAN.
>> SOPHISTICATED.
STEP IT UP A LITTLE.
A LITTLE SULTRIER.
>> YEAH, AH, OKAY.
>> SULTRIER, DOESN'T HAVE TO BE,
YOU KNOW, OVERTLY SEXY.
>> YEAH.
>> I THINK OF BEYONCE AND
SOLANGE.
>> YEAH, SISTERS, TWO DIFFERENT.
>> SO OKAY.
AND EVERYONE'S LIKE, "BEYONCE,
BEYONCE, BEYONCE," BUT WHEN
SOLANGE CUT HER HAIR IT WAS
ALMOST LIKE SHE DID SOMETHING SO
DRASTIC AND JUST LIKE, "OH, HERE
YOU ARE.
HERE'S YOUR"-- AND NOW IT'S LIKE
SHE'S KNOWN AS A MODEL.
NOW SHE'S BEING PHOTOGRAPHED ALL
THE TIME.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M
WORKING ON THIS YEAR IS STEPPING
UP MY, MY IMAGE.
I RECENTLY WENT TO THE PEOPLE'S
CHOICE AWARDS, AND I WORE A VERY
SEXY DRESS THAT KIND OF SHOWED
THAT I'M NO LONGER THE LITTLE
GIRL, AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO
COME HERE.
BY "ESSENCE" MAGAZINE GIVING ME
ADVICE, THAT'S HUGE TO ME
BECAUSE AS A BLACK WOMAN, YOU
HARDLY EVER SEE MAGAZINES THAT
YOU CAN EMULATE OR RELATE
TO.
SO TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT CHERYL
AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT PRIOR
TO THE MEETING, I'M DEFINITELY
DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.
BUT I STILL NEED TO
DIFFERENTIATE MYSELF FROM WHAT
PEOPLE THOUGHT OF ME AS BEFORE.
BUT THANK YOU FOR SEEING ME.
I APPRECIATE IT.
>> OUR PLEASURE.
>> ♪
>> ARE YOU JUST CHILLIN'?
ARE YOU JUST CHILLIN'?
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE DOING
EARLY PUBLICITY IN REGARDS TO MY
BOOK.
HI!
HOW ARE YOU?
WHAT "PARENTING" MAGAZINE THINKS
IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.
YOU KNOW, I'M AN ACTRESS.
NOW PEOPLE ARE GONNA SEE ME AS
AN AUTHOR.
THIS IS NEW TO ME, AND I'M
A LITTLE SCARED ABOUT WHAT
THEY'LL THINK ABOUT IT.
OH, YOU HAVE THE BOOK!
>> Woman: YES, I DO.
I READ IT.
>> NICE!
I HAVEN'T SEEN THE BOOK.
I HAVEN'T SEEN THE FULL-ON, UH,
COVER.
THAT'S SO CUTE!
>> SO THIS IS GONNA BE
THE ACTUAL COVER?
>> YES.
>> IT'S GONNA BE HARDCOVER,
RIGHT?
>> YOU LIKED IT?
>> WELL...
I REALLY ENJOYED IT.
>> NICE.
WOW.
>> MY QUESTION IS, HOW DID YOU
FIND TIME TO WRITE THIS BOOK?
>> I THINK WHAT'S SO COOL ABOUT
THIS BOOK IS THAT WHILE I WAS
GOING THROUGH MY PREGNANCY, I
WAS WRITING AT THE SAME TIME.
I WAS DOING JOURNALS, SO I WAS
JOTTING THINGS DOWN, YOU KNOW,
WHAT I WAS KIND OF LIKE
EXPERIENCING AND GOING THROUGH.
BUT IT WAS A CHALLENGE.
>> HOW WAS YOUR PREGNANCY?
>> UGH.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> WELL, THAT'S WHAT I LOVE
ABOUT THIS BOOK, TOO.
I, I FOUND IT HARD WHEN I WAS
PREGNANT THAT THERE WEREN'T
QUICK GUIDES AND KIND OF LIKE
GO-TOs FOR PREGNANT WOMEN.
I HAVE TIPS ON WHAT TO WEAR,
WHAT TO BUY THAT'S IMPORTANT
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO GET
WHEN YOU'RE A FIRST-TIME MOM.
IT IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT
"PARENTING" MAGAZINE REALLY
ENJOYED MY BOOK, AND HOPEFULLY
THIS IS A PRECURSOR TO WHAT
EVERYONE ELSE IS GONNA THINK
ABOUT THE BOOK.
WELL, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN A BIG
FAN FOR A LONG TIME.
>> OKAY.
>> AND I'M NOT REALLY A STALKER.
>> OKAY.
>> BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT MY LOVE FOR YOU AND YOUR
SISTER DOES RUN DEEP AND IT IS
BEEN A LONG TIME.
SO I HAVE THIS PICTURE...
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> THAT I GOT.
>> WHOA!
>> I WROTE YOU GUYS A LETTER
WHEN YOU WERE ON "SISTER,
SISTER."
AND TO MY SURPRISE, I GOT
A PICTURE IN THE MAIL.
>> THAT IS INSANE!
>> SO MY PARENTS FRAMED IT FOR
ME, AND IT'S BEEN HANGING IN MY
HOUSE EVER SINCE.
>> YOU ARE KIDDING ME.
>> ♪
>> I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU
THOUGH, CHERYL, I FEEL LIKE WITH
THESE MEETINGS, I FEEL LIKE I
SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE THE RIGHT
ANSWER.
>> THIS IS ABOUT WHO YOU ARE,
NOT TRYING TO BE ANYBODY ELSE.
>> GOT IT.
>> ♪
>> Woman: HI!
WELCOME TO "US WEEKLY."
>> THANKS FOR, FOR HAVING ME
HERE.
I'M EXCITED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING
AND SEEING US.
IT'S SO GREAT TO MEET YOU IN
PERSON, AND, UH.
>> YOU GUYS ARE GREAT.
>> AND YOU'RE HERE FOR, UM, JUST
TO DO A LOT OF MEETINGS AND?
>> YES.
I'M MEETING WITH A LOT OF, UM,
EDITORS OF MAGAZINES SUCH AS
YOURSELVES.
I'M GONNA BE MOVING TO, TO, TO
NAPA, BUT NOT 100% OF THE TIME.
>> OH, OKAY.
>> I'M MARRIED AND NOW, YOU
KNOW, I HAVE THIS WINERY THAT I
WANNA, YOU KNOW, HELP WITH AND
DO THAT SO I'VE GOTTA BE UP
THERE.
>> SO TELL US MORE ABOUT
THE WINERY THOUGH.
>> THE WINERY.
IT'S CALLED CENTURY OAK WINERY.
IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR ALMOST 11
YEARS.
>> DID YOU STOMP GRAPES OR
ANYTHING?
>> NOW THEY DON'T STOMP THEM.
BUT THEY HAVE THIS MACHINE THAT
KIND OF LIKE PRESSES THEM, BUT
YES, 'CAUSE I WANTED TO GET
THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, EXPERIENCE.
THIS IS EASY.
I LOVE TALKING ABOUT WINE, AND
NOT ONLY THAT, IT DIFFERENTIATES
ME FROM THAT LITTLE GIRL ON
"SISTER, SISTER."
WHEN YOU THINK OF WINE, YOU
THINK OF SOPHISTICATION.
>> AND IT'S A GOOD EXCUSE TO DO
A LOT OF WINE RESEARCH TRIPS.
>> I KNOW, RIGHT?
LOTS OF WINE TASTING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.
IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO MEET YOU
IN PERSON.
BYE-BYE.
>> Cheryl: IT'S OKAY TO BE PROUD
OF WHO YOU ARE AND TO EMBRACE
WHAT GREAT THINGS YOU'RE DOING.
AND IT'S OKAY TO TOOT YOUR OWN
HORN.
>> OKAY.
I'M ABOUT TO GO INTO "SELF"
MAGAZINE.
THEY'RE INTO THE THINGS
THAT, THAT I LOVE-- FITNESS,
FOOD, WINE.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
ONE.
>> ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I, I
OBVIOUSLY WANNA ASK-- WHAT'S
YOUR MANTRA?
>> I ALWAYS SAY I DON'T WANNA BE
LIKE ANYONE ELSE.
I WANNA BE THE BEST VERSION OF
ME.
>> I LOVE THAT.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO TO BE
ACTIVE AND HEALTHY AND FIT?
>> I LOVE PILATES, AND ALSO
I JUST GOT INTO RUNNING.
>> WOW.
>> THAT'S WHAT I DO.
>> POSTER GIRL FOR "SELF"
MAGAZINE HERE.
WE DON'T SAY, "DON'T DRINK WINE"
AND, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY ALL
ABOUT BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE...
>> YEAH.
>> WHETHER THEY WANNA DRINK WINE
OR, OR DO PILATES OR JUST BE
HAPPY IN THEIR LIVES.
YOU KNOW, "SELF" WANTS HAPPY,
HEALTHY LIVING TO BE CHIC AND
BE WHERE IT'S AT.
>> AND YOU GUYS ARE THAT.
YOU ARE.
WHAT WAS SO GREAT ABOUT
THE "SELF" MAGAZINE MEETING IS
THE FACT THAT THEY REALLY
RESONATED WITH WHO I AM AS
AN INDIVIDUAL.
>> WINE IS FULL OF ANTIOXIDANTS.
>> IT'S HEALTHY TO HAVE ONE
GLASS A DAY.
>> EXACTLY.
>> IT WAS AN ALL-AROUND JUST
WIN-WIN.
>> SO HOPEFULLY I'LL GET TO SEE
YOU, UH, IN CALIFORNIA, AND
I'LL COME TO YOUR WINERY.
>> I'D LOVE THAT.
>> SO THANKS FOR BEING AT
"SELF," AND I REALLY MEAN IT
WHEN I SAY YOU ARE THAT "SELFY"
GIRL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH!
>> AND "SELFY" WOMAN, I SHOULD
SAY.
>> THANK YOU!
YOU'RE AWESOME.
>> NO, YOU'RE AWESOME.
>> THIS IS THE YEAR.
YOU'RE GONNA TRY NEW THINGS
AND SHOW THE DIFFERENT SIDE.
>> I AM EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
>> ♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪
>> LET'S DO THIS.
THIS IS OUR LAST NIGHT IN NEW
YORK CITY, SO I HAVE TO PROVE TO
MYSELF AND MY SISTER THAT I CAN
BRING IT.
THIS IS OUR LAST NIGHT IN NEW
YORK CITY, SO I HAVE TO PROVE TO
MYSELF AND MY SISTER THAT I CAN
BRING IT.
SO I INVITED OUR FRIEND
JUANITA, AND GUESS WHAT, SHE'S
A MOM, TOO, AND SHE'S REALLY
FUN.
>> [ SINGING ]
>> BEING A MOM, I DON'T GO OUT
DANCING AS MUCH, SO WHEN I DO GO
OUT, I LIKE TO MAKE THE MOST OF
IT.
>> [ SINGING ]
>> I'M NOT AFRAID TO ADMIT IT,
I WAS WRONG.
MOMS CAN HAVE FUN.
I ACTUALLY FORGOT FOR A SECOND
THAT JUANITA WAS A MOM AND THAT
TIA WAS A MOM WHEN WE WERE ALL
HAVING FUN.
>> [ SINGING ]
>> ♪
>> IS THIS WHAT HAPPENS AFTER
YOU DRINK?
I'M SO HUNGRY.
>> I THINK THAT MEANS YOU'RE
HUNGOVER.
>> TAMERA, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY
CALORIES ARE IN ONE SLICE?
>> LET'S FIND OUT, SHALL WE?
>> CAN I JUST SMELL IT?
>> ISN'T THAT TORTURE?
>> IF I WASN'T ALLERGIC TO
YEAST, I WOULD.
SOMETIMES I'LL JUST PUT IT MY
MOUTH AND SPIT IT OUT.
>> DON'T PUT YOUR WHOLE NOSE IN
MY FOOD.
TIA!
>> COME ON, GIRL, WE SHARED
THE SAME WOMB.
>> I KNOW, BUT I DON'T WANT--
>> DO YOU KNOW WHAT FLOATS
AROUND IN A UTERUS?
>> TIA.
>> PEE.
>> MY GOD.
>> THAT SUCKS.
>> THIS IS TORTURE.
>> SO YOU HAD FUN?
>> JUST BECAUSE I'M A MOM
DOESN'T MEAN THAT I CAN'T, YOU
KNOW, HAVE A LOT OF FUN.
>> I WAS WRONG, AND YOU WERE
RIGHT.
YOU ACTUALLY HAD MORE FUN THAN I
DID.
WHEN I GO OUT, I JUST KEEP IT
RIGHT HERE.
I JUST KEEP IT RIGHT HERE.
WHEREAS YOU, YOU'RE LIKE
[ SCREAMS ].
>> WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE I DON'T
GO OUT.
>> HEY, EVERYBODY!
>> BUT ONE THING THAT I HAVE
REALIZED ABOUT ME BEING A MOM--
IT'S GOOD TO GET OUT, BUT
SPENDING TIME WITH MY SON IS
LIKE THE ULTIMATE JOY.
BEING A MOM JUST CHANGES YOUR
WHOLE PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE.
IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU ANYMORE.
HE'S MY MOTIVATION.
BUT MY MAIN RULE IN BEING
A MOM, JUST LIKE HOW MY BOOK
SAYS--
>> OH, LORD.
DON'T LOSE YOURSELF.
>> YEAH, I DON'T THINK YOU
SHOULD LOSE YOUR OWN IDENTITY.
AND IT IS SO EASY TO FORGET
ABOUT YOURSELF.
SO HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING FROM
YOUR MAGAZINE MEETINGS YET?
>> I HAVEN'T BOOKED ANYTHING
YET.
BUT I HAVE A REALLY GOOD FEELING
ABOUT IT.
SO-- 'CAUSE THE FEEDBACK IS
AMAZING AND, PLUS, IT TAKES
A WHILE.
BUT, UM, "SELF" SAID, UM, THAT I
REPRESENT THE "SELF" WOMAN.
THEN "ESSENCE," THEY JUST GAVE
ME POINTERS ON HOW TO
DIFFERENTIATE ME FROM YOU.
YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE WE'RE TWINS,
AND I'M FINE WITH BEING MYSELF.
YOU KNOW, WITH MY CURLY HAIR,
WITH MY SOFT MAKEUP.
>> I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU
DID THIS.
>> IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
I THINK THE BIGGEST THING I
LEARNED FROM GOING ON THESE
MEETINGS IS, TAMERA, CALM DOWN.
IF YOU GO IN AS YOURSELF AND
THEY DON'T LIKE YOU, SO WHAT?
>> WELL, I HAD AN AMAZING
MEETING WITH "PARENTING"
MAGAZINE.
I GOT TO SEE THE BOOK FOR
THE FIRST TIME.
>> OH, I WANNA SEE IT!
>> IT'S, IT IS SO CUTE.
IT, IT'S JUST KNOWING THAT ALL
OF THIS HARD WORK IS BEING PAID
OFF.
WE HAVE A, UH, BOOK RELEASE
DATE, MAY 15th.
>> THAT'S MY WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY!
>> IF "PARENTING" MAGAZINE WANTS
TO MEET WITH ME, I'M SURE OTHER
MAGAZINES WILL AS WELL.
I CAN ACTUALLY CALL MYSELF
AN AUTHOR.
IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE.
LET'S CHEERS TO A GREAT TRIP,
TO OUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
>> BACK TO L.A.
>> Tia: ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF
"TIA & TAMERA"...
>> THE HOUSLEYS EACH YEAR
FOR THEIR WINERY, THEY HAVE
A WINE AND CHOCOLATE EVENT.
I'M NERVOUS, HOUSLEY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DIFFERENT
WINES ARE.
>> JUST SELL WINE.
>> CAN YOU BELIEVE I'M DECIDING
TO LEARN HOW TO DO THESE SHOTS
MYSELF?
OH!
OH, MY GOD, I DON'T KNOW IF I
CAN DO THIS.
>> SO REMEMBER THE MOVIE TIA
DIDN'T TELL ME SHE WAS OFFERED?
IT'S A MUSICAL.
THAT'S LIKE MY DREAM JOB.
>> ♪ TWO TURTLEDOVES ♪
>> ♪ IN A PEAR ♪
>> [ OFF-KEY ] ♪ IN ♪
>> COME DOWN, YOU'RE A LITTLE
SHARP THERE.
>> UM.
>> ARE YOU FEELING INTIMIDATED
BECAUSE SINGING ISN'T YOUR, YOUR
COMFORT ZONE?
>> HOW DOES IT FEEL WITH ME IN
HERE PRACTICING, DOING
REHEARSALS AND YOU'RE
AUDITIONING?
DO YOU FEEL LIKE JEALOUS AT ALL?
>> Tamera: FOR MORE "TIA &
TAMERA," GO TO MY
MYSTYLE.COM/TIAANDTAMERA.