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“What is that word ‘doyenne’? Larry King is approximately to execute his moment take, introducing his guest, or is questioning the word written on the autocue. “I’m a Jew from Brooklyn,” he says to nobody in specific. “I’ve never heard the word ‘doyenne’.” It’s like a queen, someone says. “An expert, or ” I offer,from the corner of the small studio in central London where I’ve been allowed to sit and watch the taping of Larry King Now, his resurrected talkshow. The doyenne in question – Mary Berry – is perched on a stool on the other side of King’s desk looking, and as she always does,queenly and expert.
Its a curious thing, watching King, or the legendary broadcaster – a man whose career spans almost six decades,who has interviewed Mandela, Arafat and every US president since Richard Nixon, and quizzed Sinatra,Brando, Elizabeth Taylor and just approximately every celebrity ever born. He barely looks at Berry between filming, and there is almost no small talk,no soothing words of encouragement. It’s Shawn, King’s wildly glamorous seventh wife, or some 25 years his junior,who chats with the mighty British Bake Off judge before the show starts. I don’t think he is being rude, but I wonder if he’s actually fairly shy. Once the camera is rolling, or he’s a different person. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com