Mary Beth on Regis and Kathie Lee
1990
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Regis: Our next guest is one of the hottest...is one half of the hottest couples on daytime television, there they all are together
Regis holds up a picture of "Patch"/Stephen, "Kayla"/Mary Beth, and "baby Stephanie" on the cover of Soap Opera Update
Regis: She plays the sweet and caring Kayla, living life vicariously through her soulmate Patch
Regis points to Stephen wearing the patch on the magazine cover
Regis (talking to Kathie Lee): Patches are very big, notice the lady on Twin peaks had a patch.
Kathie Lee: Yes
Regis: This guy's had a patch now for a long time...
Kathie Lee: His patch does more for him than that patch does for her though, dontcha think?
Regis(laughs): Ya it looks a little more normal
Kathie Lee: Somehow it looks sexy on him, yes
Regis: Let's look at Kayla, and Patch, in action on Days of our Lives
CLIP FROM DAYS OF OUR LIVES:
(music in background- She's no lady she's my wife by Lyle Lovett)Kayla opens a ring box, Steve has a champage glass in hand
KAYLA: Oh Steve....
STEVE: Oh you don't like it do you...I'll take it back
KAYLA: No! Don't you dare, I love it. It's the most beautiful ring I ever saw
(slips cigar band on her finger)
KAYLA: It must have cost you a fortune
Steve kisses her hand
STEVE: You're worth it
End of Clip
The clip fades, and we see Regis wearing a patch!
Regis Let's bring her out and show her what a real man, in a real patch looks like
Kathie Lee: Reeg, is that where you're supposed to wear that?
Regis: I don't know, where am I supposed to wear it?
Kathie Lee: Oh I just wondered...
Regis laughs: Oh is she a riot
Regis: Here's Mary Beth Hughes!
Regis Mary Beth Evans!
Kathie Lee: EVANS!
Mary Beth walks onstage, laughing, waves at audience
Regis (still with the patch on his eye) kisses Mary Beth's hand and she greets Kathie Lee.
Regis :Hi baby how are you?
Mary Beth to Regis: Now you just have to call me sweetness
Regis: Mary Beth Evans, come on and have a seat
Kathie Lee: New mother also...
Mary Beth: Yes
Kathie Lee: Again for the second time...
Regis: Boy the patch made a big hit with her, did you see that?
Mary Beth: It's because you have to say sweetness...
Regis takes the patch off
Regis: Yes, sweetness. Anyway this is quite a little thing this guy's got going
Mary Beth: His is leather actually...
Regis: Well, what do you think this is?
Mary Beth: (laughs) don't think it's leather...sorry
Kathie Lee: Polyester...
Regis: So, how ya doin?
Mary Beth: I'm very well thank you
Regis: You and Patch have been going together how long?
Mary Beth: It's 4 years now...
Regis: Has he always worn a patch?
Mary Beth: Except when we did an eye, a glass eye implant...in the living room of our house, it was after a little while and now he's back with the patch...(inaudible short comment)
Kathie Lee: (inaudible short comment)....sometimes, when you're sick of playing Parcheesi, there's nothing like poking in a glass eye
Regis: Ya ya....get that patch back on
Mary Beth: That's right...they liked it so they put it back
Regis: But in real life, you're married to a plastic surgeon
Mary Beth: Yes...You'd think he could help out right
Regis: Ya right, exactly
Mary Beth: He didn't want to ruin a good thing
(all laughing)
Kathie Lee: He doesn't watch soaps though, you say
Mary Beth: No...not really
Kathie Lee: He's too busy for one thing
Mary Beth: He's too busy. And I think it's safer that he doesn't ....I don't tell him anything and he doesn't watch. Well the nurses a lot of times tell him what's going on.
Regis: But aren't you lucky to be married to someone like that?
Mary Beth: Because I have a roof over my head all the time, right?
Regis: Exactly, and in the years to come, later on, if you feel like it...maybe he'll give you half price
Mary Beth: (laughs) He'll look at me and probably do this to me and be like ...(Mary Beth motions as if she were checking Regis's face for wrinkles)
Regis: Yes he'll look you over and...
Kathie Lee: Little nip, little tuck
Mary Beth: That's right, whatever works
Regis: So you've been on the show now for 4 years, you have two children, were they born while you were on the show ?
Mary Beth: Yes...the first one, my son, they didn't write it in, and my nose gained 20 pounds. They were like this (motions that the camera only showed her face), and I looked completely pregnant just right here (puts her hand in front of her face). And the second one they wrote in but my face stayed the same, I did ok.
Kathie Lee: Typical
Mary Beth: Right so the girl was ok and the boy I kind of lost my look, so
Regis: Oh gosh...it came back, look how nice
Mary Beth: Thank you
Regis: Are you and Patch and your husband all good friends
Mary Beth: We're very good friends. We don't do that much outside of work because of time...I mean who has time when you have small children, but it's nice that they like each other and that I like his wife, it makes it a nicer situation
Kathie Lee: It sure does...is it awkward though to do the love scenes with a friend? I mean when I think of doing one with him (points to Regis), it's so hysterical to me
Mary Beth laughs: If he wore the patch it would be better, let me tell you...
Regis: She (Kathie Lee) keeps bringing this up, which means only one thing, she wants me!
Mary Beth laughs.
Kathie Lee: In. Your. DREAMS!
Regis: Any psychologist would tell you that's exactly what you want, and what you dream about and you see, it's forbidden fruit. I'm forbidden fruit!
Kathie Lee: Oh forbid this! That's enough. Poor Mary Beth didn't come here to talk about your fantasies...
Mary Beth: I think it's works better when you're friends, really.
Kathie Lee: You think so?
Mary Beth: Ya, if you practice off camera, you'll be alright. Don't be nervous.
Kathie Lee: Oh please!
Regis: What did you do before this?
Mary Beth: I had done a lot of episodic television...you know, rode in the talking car, was on Remington Steele, things like that...
Regis: You're happy now with the steady role and a steady show...
Mary Beth: It's been nice
Regis: Go to work every morning
Mary Beth: It's been nice...Everybody in my life always got up and went to work...and I'd kind of say, 'Well nobody expects me to be anywhere' (Mary Beth is pouting), so this is nice
Regis: You know, I don't know if I could handle the life of an actor, I really mean it...those interludes...
Mary Beth: It's hard...the ups and downs
Kathie Lee: Where you don't know where your next job..
Mary Beth: It's hard not to take it personally
Regis: This is almost like a regular job
Mary Beth: It is very much like a regular job, I get home by six...which is nice when you have small children
Kathie Lee: But your days are much longer
Mary Beth: It's six to six..so it's a long day
Kathie Lee: But you have a good nanny...right?
Mary Beth: Very ..oh excellent
Kathie Lee: Couldn't do it without her
Mary Beth: Is that what you have?
Kathie Lee: Ya, but my baby comes to the show with me usually...
Regis: We put the nanny to bed and we take the baby to us
(laughs)
Kathie Lee: It's very difficult to be a working mother
Mary Beth: It's true. It's very hard. I never really felt guilt so much. But now that I am a mother I feel it a lot.
Regis: But you're leaving the children alone for 12 hours...
Mary Beth: Especially to come to New York, I had to leave them at home...
Kathie Lee: Leave her alone Reeg!
Mary Beth: It's hard, but I think most people in America now are two income families and you have to do what you have to do...
Regis: sure. Well it's great having you here in New York and we thank you so much for coming by and visiting with us
Mary Beth: Thank you for having me
Regis: Mary Beth Evans from the Days of our Lives
Mary Beth: Thank you
Kathie Lee: My alma mater
Regis: That's right
As they cut to break, Kathie Lee tells Mary Beth that she played Nurse Calloway on Days.
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