Melchior’s Audience With the King
Tracy Melchior‘s candid account of overcoming a troubled childhood earned her some “royal” treatment recently — a visit to LARRY KING LIVE.
When “Breaking the Perfect 10” hit shelves this past August, Melchior’s (Kristen, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL) tell-all tome earned her some serious attention. “It’s a book about growing up with a dysfunctional family and, against all odds, succeeding and having a happy life, a good career and a good family,” Melchior says the autobiography she wrote with Susan Wales. “I grew up with a lot of abandonment and neglect. That led to a promiscuous lifestyle and deviant behavior. It’s an inspirational story. I overcame it — and then landed on LARRY KING!”
Of course, King isn’t actually in the book, because that interview came after its release. Interest in “Perfect 10” initially garnered Melchior a segment on ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, but she was floored when her book publicist called her with her next interview. “I get a message from my publicist, ‘Hey, Tracy, just calling to let you know LARRY KING LIVE would like to do an interview with you.’ I replayed it five times,” Melchior admits with a laugh. “I was, like, ‘Honey, come here. Did she really say Larry King?’ I was just beside myself.”
Melchior didn’t hesitate. And, after the interview — which aired Oct. 12 — she was just as impressed with the icon as she’d expected to be. “He was delightful,” she says. “He has such a gentle manner. He’s generally interested and there’s no judgment in his eyes. He hangs on your every word. No wonder he gets all the awards he does!”
Conversation
All comments are subject to our Community Guidelines. Soap Opera Digest does not endorse the opinions and views shared by our readers in our comment sections. Our comments section is a place where readers can engage in healthy, productive, lively, and respectful discussions. Offensive language, hate speech, personal attacks, and/or defamatory statements are not permitted. Advertising or spam is also prohibited.