6 Things Gayle King Loves This Month
O's editor at large shares what she's loving this month.
By Gayle King
Photo: Courtesy of Gayle King
I can't get enough of Melissa McCarthy...
whether she's on television or the big screen.
So when I got the call that she wanted me in her latest flick,
The Boss, I didn't hesitate—"Where do you need me to be?"—and next thing I knew, I was on a movie set in Atlanta. Melissa plays Michelle Darnell, a millionaire ready to rebrand herself as America's sweetheart after a stint in prison for insider trading. I play Gayle King, a news anchor who scores the first post-jail interview with Michelle. No two takes were the same because while I stuck to my lines, Melissa was having a blast ad-libbing. (And why not? She wrote and produced the comedy alongside her husband, Ben Falcone, who's also the director.) The laugh-out-loud film hits theaters on April 8, and if there's a sequel, I hope I get the call again!
What do you get when you put a slob and a neatnik under one roof?
Mostly fights about picking up dirty socks.
In season 2 of
The Odd Couple, Oscar (Matthew Perry) and Felix (Thomas Lennon) are
still trying to navigate their living arrangement. Now, I've never had a roommate, and nothing about it sounds appealing, but as a fan of the original 1970s series, I'll be tuning in to the reboot on April 7.
Photo: Courtesy of LugLoc
We've all been there....
You arrive at your destination—but your suitcase doesn't.
(Once, I was in Rome without my clothes for three days.)
Let me introduce you to the luggage locator known as
LugLoc (device, $70, and trace packs, from $7).
Place the compact device inside your bag, and track its approximate location
through an app. Once again, technology saves the day.
Photo: Courtesy of Stutterheim
When Adam Glassman... saw me slipping into my new yellow
Stockholm raincoat, ($295) he wanted to know if I was reporting for
school-crossing-guard duty. Cute, Adam, but no, I was getting ready to
brave a New York City monsoon. The coat is made of rubberized cotton,
so it's lightweight, but it also really protects—no need to
worry about looking like a drenched dog. If yellow isn't your color,
there are 14 other solid shades to choose from. April showers, I'm
ready for you!
Photo: Chuck Zlotnick/2015 Warner Bros.
One of my favorite... places to take my favorite son when he was
younger was the barbershop. I'd bring the barbers the latest issue of
O and get all up in their conversation. Which is why when Ice Cube
told me
Barbershop: The Next Cut (out April 15) is the best one in
the series, I watched it immediately. This comedy gets all the laughs, but
it also starts a conversation—just like a real barbershop does—this time about gun control. In the movie, Ice Cube's character says, "It's crazy to think haircuts can stop bullets." But
it made me wonder:
Is it?
Additional photo credits:
Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.
On her debut album
Rita Wilson covered her favorite songs from
the '60s and '70s. Then she decided to try songwriting
because it "felt like the truest expression of who I am.
4; On March 11, Rita gives us 15 cowritten songs on what she calls
a really personal album. She tackles topics like loneliness, friendship,
and love with relatable lyrics like
If I let go of being right, can
you let go of trying to win? 'Cause we've got better things to
prove. If you're like me, you'll listen to each song on
her self-titled album ("Grateful" is my absolute fave) and
think,
I know that feeling.
From the
April 2016 issue of
O, The Oprah Magazine
