Update: Cheryl is now the mom of two! Daughter Nyla was born in April, 2013.
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My readers know very well that I am a huge entertainment junkie, and what better place to get all the news than Global TV’s Entertainment Tonight Canada?
I recently had the opportunity to chat with ET Canada’s gorgeous, talented (and most importantly, Ontario-born!) host, Cheryl Hickey.
CH: Most of the time whatever you want to ask, but I would say that over the years, the number of publicists coming up to you saying “We don’t want you to talk about this, we don’t want you to talk about that,” is definitely increasing, I think because their privacy is being taken away by all of the sites on the internet, the sort of 24 hours people watching, so there are certain things where they just don’t want to talk about it.
CH: Oh yeah. I think Meg and I have developed a really fantastic relationship in that she knows what I feel I can wear and what I can’t wear. Like any woman, you sort of know your body and you know what works and what doesn’t. Every once in a while I’ll wear something and think “Oh, jeez, why did I do that?” Meg will get a selection of clothes and I walk in and put on what I think works and then I’m out.
CH: We’re going to be all over it, of course! We’ll be at all the really big red carpets, and we have a really great room set up to do some one-on-one intimate interviews with everybody and we’ve got a couple of really good parties with a ton of celebrities coming, and we’ll have our cameras rolling of course so we can show everyone the next day. And we’ll show all of the prep that goes in to it, and the big swag rooms, and how people get ready for big events like this.
CH: {You can hear the smile in her voice as she answers} He’s going to be two in October!
TM: And what is he into these days?
CH: Everything to do with construction and trucks. One of his first words was backhoe. They’re doing some construction on the street in front of our house, and have been doing it for quite a while, so every morning he wakes up and he’s totally excited to look out the window. He says “backhoe”, “dumptruck”, “front loader”, so that is all very big. Also Baby Einstein. The Rocket. Loves it.
CH: You know, if we’re lucky enough, that would be great. Absolutely. It would be wonderful for him to have a brother or sister, but you know, you can’t really plan those things. It’s not really up to us.
TM: We might think it is, but someone else may know better! Speaking of kids, I’ve read that you’re a big proponent of sleep, as am I. Some people seem to to be able to get by on very little. Why is it so important to you?
CH: I think you become delirious if you don’t get it, quite frankly, and it’s hard to function. I think anyone who has been sleep-deprived knows that you have to have it. You don’t function nearly as well. And I had a colicky baby, and I realized relatively quickly that it’s really difficult not sleeping. I also think I did things wrong by not napping when he was napping. Sleep is huge.
CH: We make sure our weekends are always family time, because we’re so busy during the week. My husband runs his own company, a production company with Vernon Wells, and anybody who runs their own company knows that you work long hours. It’s much different. A lot of the time he’s not home for dinner, it’s just Jaxson and I, so on the weekend it’s family time. In the summer we go to every splash pad we can find! We have a really big backyard so we make sure to do lots of fun sports outside. We go to the beach. He’s big into the beach and swimming, so anything with water.
TM: How would you complete the sentence “This Mom Loves…”?
CH: I have a steamer and blender that you use to make your own baby food, and I still use it to this day to steam all of his vegetables and things like that, so I love that! I got it at Williams Sonoma, and it’s green. {The Beaba Babycook Baby Food Maker, pictured below.} I also use a couple of really beautiful creams and oils that I love for my son because he has sensitive skin. We have a ladybug that shines moons and stars on the ceiling at night and that’s a great way to soothe him, and he loves it. And I love his hands and feet!
great interview!