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Vanessa William: 'My mother was an incredible role models'
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Part 1 of our interview with the multi-talented performer
- Duration 2:57
- Date May 1, 2012
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She's the star of film television music and Broadway and mother of four and now has an MRI out called you have no idea.
Vanessa Williams joins us now alongside her co author and mother tellingly it's good to see both of you ladies and I was so many things in the book that I -- -- -- one -- -- answer you Helen is this fact that you would you named Vanessa because that means that butterfly correct yes.
And you said that maybe when did you -- -- butterfly tattoo yes I'm still planning on doing just have this island my body duplicate.
I definitely can't if I love it at 72 years old -- Obama.
-- -- -- -- -- I -- -- Saturday grandson and those days.
Really.
But if somebody gets in a moment so don't worry -- your -- got my engineer now because I think that you can you tell your age with -- -- I have some grateful for every year.
At the hands on -- -- -- and many many more right now on that 72.
And year bird contemplating a butterfly tattoo what -- is -- that you do that we would be surprised about possibly.
And I.
-- lying I tweet.
And I'm on FaceBook.
And -- results of my grandchildren teaching me and my son.
And I'm still learning how to use DDD Abbott and getting to that trains and a trainer yes I have a -- -- -- Your -- and I really am glad I Wear sleeves and a listen Vanessa is when was the last time that you remember going.
Mom and really I'm I'm a grown woman I got that's okay this line.
I remember one particular time and it didn't happen to her commenting but.
I had to and I talk about the book game was in the process of renovating my house which took.
Probably three years to do.
And number being a mother of three and sleeping in my brother's blog that.
And being like mid thirty's -- what is going it haven't.
Did she is start it.
Didn't -- them.
My -- has -- -- bread with my kids next door viral that they grew up then and it was just one of those moments that.
You know it just made to feel like a child again.
And that's after everything you know Clinton at night that's that's -- you're still grounded in great what with that that happened this morning that.
She safety mom really have it almost everything now she literally.
You get -- you get the he's very opinionated and each that's part of what I think.
Is revealed in and the book people that know -- could hear her voice loud and clear.
And people that down will be able to see what makes her her and -- me and why sometimes in this complex.
And but also why she's such an incredible drama and that is why I think it's a great book you empire -- empower women.
And it's a great family story is is Vanessa and Helen Williams they're book is you have no idea.
Think luck to both of you for joining us camera phone -- -- we'll see you later.