Melissa and Joan Rivers in 2014.Photo: D Dipasupil/FilmMagic
Melissa Riversis getting candid about her late momJoan, whodiedunexpectedly nearly a decade ago.
The comedian’s formerFashion Police!costar, who now hosts the celebrity chat show podcastMelissa Rivers’Group Text, opened up in this week’s issue of PEOPLE about what she wishes she could tell her mom about the world today — while also joking about things her mom wouldnotbe excited about.
“She would not have bought into athleisure and people wearing sweatpants everywhere,” Melissa, 55, says. “She’d be like no, you still get dressed, you pull yourself together, you put on a little lip gloss andthenyou go out.”
Still, she admits her mom would have equallyenjoyed the new GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro.
“Oh she would have thought Ozempic was the greatest thing since sliced bread,” Melissa says. “Her two least favorite things were diet and exercise, so if she could find a way to avoid both? Awesome.”
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Melissa says there’s so much more she wishes she could still tell her mom. “I think about her the most when something ridiculous happens,” she says. “So many of our phone calls began with, ‘Ok so, are you ready for this?'”
And even though her mom is gone, Melissa still hears her voice all the time. “Way too much,” she says. “I especially think of her when I’m about to get upset, and have to stop and think, ‘What would she do in this particular situation?’ And I can hear her voice saying, ‘Oh Melissa, please just stop. Get over it!'”
For more about Melissa Rivers and what she would tell her late mom, pick up this week’s issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
source: people.com
