Idina Menzel Interview on Paul O'Grady

[wickedautograph]

And also on a different topic, they should have chosen a better wicked clip

[wickedautograph]

It's not that hard to convert kg to lbs. Idina!!!!! You just take the kg and x by 2, but I would have liked to hear that radio show

[rose123456789ize]

i loved that little laugh Idina did when vernon said 'you could role play' she looked guilty!

[loulou9219]

idina is my only gay icon... i went to see wicked in london for the first time when she was doing the guest appearence and i cried uncontrollably during defying gravity... i've never felt so inspired by anyone other than her she is just immense on every level

[LilMonstre4Gaga]

@loulou9219 shes not gay....

[sassyjurphy]

@LilMonstre4Gaga Gay icon doesn't necessarily mean gay. It means someone who the gay community idolizes, looks up to, and is a fan of in great numbers.

[LadyKikiism]

cast of new recordings of West Side sTory. Idina MEnzel=Maria, Donny Osmand=Tony, Paloma Faith=Anita They will be much better than KIri Ta Kanawa and Jose Carreras

[LuAikawa]

"We're both gay icons! We're very proud of that in our home." i love her so much

[Thriller0404]

i love her sooooo much <3

[Janellelynnmayo]

She can pass for 20 so she can play Elphaba in the Wicked Movie:)

[famosyyo]

@Janellelynnmayo I know! The people who said her and Kristin are too old are retards! She's almost 40 (4 hours in canada) and yet she hasn't changed a bit. her face is still absolutley gorgeous and everything about her is just UHMAZING!! Fanzel 4 Life<33333

[Janellelynnmayo]

@famosyyo I know! I heard Lea Michelle might get cast as Elphie which I highly doubt if u heard Lea Michelle try Wicked (she can't do it). BTW, what do you mean by 4 hours in canada? just wondering cause I live there.

[ImBeautifullyTragicx]

she is so so pretty here. i love her so much.

[lolipop2119]

how old is idina anyway? 20s?

[ss74656]

@lolipop2119 at the time of this interview (Sept. 2008) Idina was 37. She'll be 40 on May 30th...national Idina day?!?!!!!! XD

[lolipop2119]

@ss74656 40????? i thought she was like 22!!!! wow!

[unshallowifyable]

@ss74656 INTERnational Idina day! :D If someone can know about Idina and not be in love with her, they must have some sort of problem in my opinion!

[EllaForTheAges]

@ss74656 OMG I just realized it's her birthday!!!!!!

[AngelaLorraine96]

I wanna listen to that radio show

[overthissong]

Who is that guy on the couch she keeps looking at?

[Wicked2708]

@overthissong Vernon Kay

[EmizeeLouuBoo]

I Love this woman!

I am so proud to say 'Idina Menzel in my inspiration'

AND THAT ALBUM!

is amazing! I Love it!

Its my top played songs on itunes!

[wickedashleys]

amazing. Love this interview.

[JesusSaves017]

She looked so shocked when he said they could role play!!!! It was so adorable!!!

[drygravity795]

i love this interview i think it is so cute<3

[pilchard96]

they honestly couldn't have chosen a worse clip of Idina - if you watch that full clip she looks so pissed off with herself afterwards :P

[FriFroJones]

@pilchard96 Yeah... I mean her singing is ok, but the orchestra also kinda messed it up. There are so many clips of her singing but this is really no good...

[pilchard96]

@FriFroJones yeah, her mic level is way too low, the orchestra too slow..

[FriFroJones]

@pilchard96 Yeah and it's kinda getting out of the beat.... I don't know. They just don't work together...

[pilchard96]

@FriFroJones to be fair, the pit musicians would be playing this music for maybe only the second time? and they are complex parts, so no stink on them, from a musician. although, i believe the normal pit conductor of the musical conducts, so the timing should be ok. the thing i get annoyed at most is how much Idina had to strain to be heard, the audio levels were shocking

[FriFroJones]

@pilchard96 Ah...that I didn't know. But it's true. She really has to scream so one could hear her and I don't know why...but the magic just doesn't seem to come...

[pilchard96]

@FriFroJones if you look for the full performance of this she is about crying at the end, she looks disappointed. Its from the Royal Variety, which is a big way in which the musical gets known to the wider public, so i am sure she would have felt bad :|

[FriFroJones]

@pilchard96 Oh yeah... I watched it. The beginning seemed to be ok, but then oh my.... poor girl. I know how it feels like to realize that it doesn't work and to know you can't do anything about it...

But she really looks sad at the end....

[enticott4]

@FriFroJones I've got to say, though, for saying that that was one of her off-days- and it was :( it was still brilliant! Idina's beautiful in every way! <3

[FriFroJones]

@enticott4 She is. No doubt! =)

[HinchyL]

i cried when they started talking about the teenage girls in the audience and how they connected to her and her character! i love her so much! Gosh i wish she would come out to Australia!!

[Maihime811]

"Oh you can roleplay!" -Gives him a strange look- XD

[FriFroJones]

@Maihime811 It's not a strange look. It's kinda shocked look and then she composes herself. ^^

[WickedWitchElphaba16]

Ahaha! I love her reaction when they're about to play the video! That's always my reaction. And then she's like, "You can see my cavities." =D

[allthings01]

Idina: One time like Tom Cruz was back stage to say hi and I was in the shower naked scrubbing my face trying to get it out.

HAHAHA! I love Idina!

[HaveASpoonOfMagic]

The ugly duckling? Even with green skin Idina couldn't be further from ugly!

[LittleMissMe2006]

I loved the wee look that Idina gives Vernon when he mentions role playing :D

[VampireXXDiaries]

LOL TOM CRUISE!

[TotallyBonkers123]

Is Menzel said Men-zel or Min-zel btw?

[defygravitybewicked]

@TotallyBonkers123 MENzell

[TotallyBonkers123]

@defygravitybewicked Thanks :) That's what I thought! Just one interviewer really confused me over how you say it :P

[lou1893]

@TotallyBonkers123 Men-zel

[KristinandIdinagirl]

@TotallyBonkers123 Men-zel

[TotallyBonkers123]

Idina plays the spoons! WTF? HAHA :L

[KristinandIdinagirl]

@TotallyBonkers123 I didn't know that either.

[dramakinghull]

should bring a recorded versioon of the stage on dvd

[AppointedFate]

I loved watching Paul O Grady, yet I missed this episode.

How? I'm asking myself this very question, right now. . .

[lacey2013]

love her so much!!!

[iLaurenHenry]

Idina is so beautiful :D

[SIZERRULE]

@iLaurenHenry stunning!!!

[iLaurenHenry]

@SIZERRULE I KNOWWW 8D

[dolphindreamer95]

LOL the look she gives vernon at 6:21 XDXDXD pmsl soo funny

and vernons face when they are talking about being gay icons LOL

i wish kristin would come to the uk and do more shows like this

[nimmie54]

Aww she still has the sticker on the bottom of her shoe. :D

[RuthColclough]

LOVE <3.

[gabriellecorinne]

I <3 Idina Menzel! She is so adorable!

[Sarrhi]

i see a little Lea michele like the cheekbones but everything else not really... both prettiful people anyways!

[shishkababy24]

she looks like leah michelle from glee!!

[wills1624]

@shishkababy24 or maybe lea michele looks like IDINA MENZEL.

[musicalmad1996]

aww i love Idina Menzel she is amazing :)

[defygravitybewicked]

i love how she justs like pops her foot out "i wore these shoes for you!" ROFL!

[lisirox]

I love when she sticks her tongue out at Vernon Kay!! XD

[willemijnverkaik]

I love you Idina!

You have a beautiful caracter!

<33333333

[714fearless]

ohhh i love Idina so much!

"your husband is a gay icon isnt he?

"we both are, were very proud of that in our home" =)

[Lindow]

Who on earth is that heartthrob sitting next to her?

[WormsG123]

Vernon Kay

[lou1893]

@Lindow vernon kay

[Bullock1992]

Idina Menzel I believe is so awe inspiring to young teenage girls. As she said so rightly, Wicked is all about finding out who you really are and not be afraid to standing up to anything you believe in. When I first listened to Defying Gravety, it lifted me up so much and left me with a beaming smile for the rest of the day! I would love to see this show so much, and hope I do next year! :D :D :D :D :D

[GaaraSabuka]

@Bullock1992 totally the same happened to me when i first heard defying gravity and i first heard it on glee then i heards the original i and i couldnt help but sing to it and i was singing it thr whole day its a magical song

[MrEmoPete]

*AAA*

I wish I saw he when she came to liverpool. :P

[Wicked629]

TO ALL IDINA MENZEL AND TAYE DIGGS FANS!!!!!!!!!!!!:

Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs welcomed son Walker Nathaniel Diggs yesterday September 2nd

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[1mutsnuts]

he isn't scottish he's english and comes from liverpool that's a scouse accent

[sarawer]

whatever, but none of them are american

[1mutsnuts]

becase it's an english chat show

[sugar4585]

Um... David Letterman? Jay Leno? Ellen Degeneres? Jimmy Kimmel?

*Sarcasm* No, no, no american talk show hosts.

Idina is often interviews by Scottish and British ones because she worked in London for a while!

[ImNotThatGirlx3]

@sarawer He's Not Scottish, He's Liverpudlian

[nycbound40]

who's the cute guy sitting next to her

[hp348]

Vernon Kay :D

[IBINAH]

i think she looks a bit like Sandra Bullock

[xFabalax]

LOVE!!

[greengoblin200]

i love her!

[OliviaLaw94]

She's so funny :)

Love her - her album is AWSOMEE

[catylaloca]

"... in kilograms, thank God i dont know what that is!"

[JacobFlores2]

She and Nelly Furtado look SLIGHTLY alike.

[kimmy50143]

at about 8:40.. she reminds of reese witherspoon... the face she makes.. and her voice..

[cocoluk88]

"you could roleplay!"

idina: yeh...*stare*

[FourStringKid]

Ah, she's so lovely. Paul is hilarious :D

[teardropsofhope7]

Favorite Idina interview ever!!! lol its sooo funny when they are talking about Taye!!!

[elzmay95]

i would love to see kerry ellis in an interview with paul o'grady !! omg that would be mint...but idina menzel is hilarious in this vid...love her XX

[ilovetodefygravity]

Vernon Kay seems to be rude. At 1:39 he rolls his eyes!

[ilovetodefygravity]

Sorry, 1:49!

[bok0306]

"We're both gay icons!" LOL!!

[GreysFan92]

I love her, but i didn't like when she startet talking about Private Practice. It's Kate's show, not Taye's!!!

[softballchick617]

but he;s on it , too!

[drpuppy2]

"Um...what were we talking about?" lol man i love this girl

[IndieHardcoreBaby]

she is soooooo sweet! i love elphaba, shes amazing - so is kerry tho!!!

[1nkheart1]

It's so nice to read a comment from someone who appreciates both Kerry and Idina! There is a ridiculous amount of negativity between their fans. Which is unnecessary because the whole message of Wicked is to try 'looking at things another way'.

Idina's lovely in this!

[haynesy2008]

Why do Kerry fans usually hate Idina fans? I am both too and I think they are very different people. It's like comparing an orange to a...er...aeroplane or something stupid like that.

[p1erced]

its probably cos idinas from new york and kerry from london. its so stupid there both amazing

[stottie92]

Ooh I love them both too. I mean it was because i heard Idina that i first found Wicked and then i saw Kerry and I was equally blown away! They're both fantastic and i completely admire both!

[ilovetodefygravity]

Yeah, they are both amazing. Is it true Kerry's retiring from Wicked on the 9th May?! I MUST go see the last show.....!!!!

[stottie92]

Aah yeh she is. But i mean she has been with the West End pratically from the start *minus the time she was on Broadway* ^^ Hehe im so glad i saw her when i did! You really do have to go see her, her and Dianne make an amazing team!

[wickeddx10]

i have watched this video so many times and i just relized that when he said "stizins" he was trying to say stizan and in Barbra.....so i was always thinking to myself "what the hell in a strizin?!" haha

[stottie92]

Haha, i remember when this was on and my friend phoned me up and screamed down the phone! Ugh, stupid living on the Wirral. You would have thought that living right next to Liverpool you would hear everything but no! *sigh* I so want to meet Idina i love her so much! Really hope she dose come back here!

[ilovewicked303]

i LOVE idina menzel with all my heart!!!!

"you can see my cavities from there..."

[DefyingGravity36]

You gotta love the look she gives that guy when he says she and taye could roll play...priceless.

[IBINAH]

hahaha sooooooooooo funny!!!!!!

[xoxabbeyxox15]

"you can see my cavities from there!" haha i love her such a great person she is, shes my all time role model

[Hipmister3000]

was that a west end tape of her singing defying gravity? the lights were green not blue.

[Jenna10227]

It was from the Royal Variety Performance

[gutterpunk6292]

I love heeeer <3

[wickedsuperfan]

lol.shes funni an se seems sooooooooo genuine!!!!!!!!

[mattmo2007]

i like her shoes

[FourStringKid]

I watched this...Paul O'Grady and Idina Menzel..What a combo...:L

[hAwAiiAnSuNsEt101]

Teeheehee. Love the old guy's voice. =D

[Abbsterdam]

I can remember watching this and not knowing she was on, i must have turned it on at like this point, and when she came out and was like "Omg thats the green one from Wicked!"

I got a right funny look from my sister.

Me and my mate have just been having a discussion about how pretty she is and what a great singer. Lucky her ey. lol.

[sixhuitneuftrois]

hahahha i love British talk shows!!! the host is always funny!! haha

[dirtyprettything87]

Paul made me laugh, ranting on about the Wicked witch of the west and how they were her ruby slippers and Idina's just like "Yeah ... right" and smiling and nodding. Haha.

Bless.

(:

[demisings]

hehe i have met idina haha

shes amazing

[lavieboheme68]

My Own Worst Enemy is my favorite, too <3

[sweetatlgrl]

I am so glad to hear her talk about "My Own Worst Enemy"! It is an amazing song and I don't think it's gotten enough exposure... yet! lol Keep it up Idina! You're incredible!

[obsessivewickedfan]

i swear she said exactly the same about tom cruise and stuff on her richard and judy interview.

[takemebabyorleavemeX]

she is amazing and she really apreaciates how people like her but she isn't over modest

[cheekymonkey3np]

I would laugh if he actually saw Kerry Ellis!

[obsessivewickedfan]

lol why?

[cheekymonkey3np]

Because he would be saying good things about Kerry instead of Idina, but I think that he did see Idina. Just a random thought lol...

[xObroadwaybabyyOx]

ahhh this made my life =]

[GREENHOUSES]

OMG I LOVE HER!!

[sparkly1]

aww bless her she is sooo sweet (vernon's cute too lol) :p

[lemon1xxx]

who was the radio person?!?

[GabbyDee32]

6.24/3 LOL at Idina! i swear i could listen to her talk all day i love the way she talks and what she talks about! she is so adorable and lovable to! ahhh I love u Idina! brillant interview i know he likes her loads!

[kimmy50143]

"uh o.... were am i?" (looks all around) So CUTE!

[kimmy50143]

he read my mind... "Glinda you wanted to slap!" I thought about it jumping on stage and punching her in the face.... but then i told myself that they were just acting!!!! Its hard to believe thay are THAT amazing!

[WxIxCxKxExD]

"You can see my cavities from there"

LMAO!

[ellenorspendlove]

Can anyone tell me is the album being RE-released on 13th Oct? Cos I've had it for ages (but it's in a cardboard gatefold sleeve)also its been on Amazon yonks.

Also I am truly gutted that I missed this (favourited) and never knew she was in the country -boo hoo!!!

[fanzel4eva]

Thats the same with me! only 25 copies were pre-released to the UK. Mine cost me £16 and now its been released it £9.97 at ASDA! But atleast we had it before it was released!!

[jenalicerose]

Snap!

Did you get the bag too? :D

[fanzel4eva]

Yeah i got it!! :D

[RentandWicked]

Dee is awesome and this was so funny! Paul O'Grady never seen before bu i love his accent and hes funny

[going2NY]

grr so angry

WHY CAN'T SHE PROMOTE HER ALBUM IN AUSTRALIA!

IT'S NOT FAIR!

[xxidinarox]

"chinese food in the middle with the green make-up...its not fun" lol. she is the best thing thats ever come along.

[jennna05]

bahahaha

"thank god i don;t know kilograms!"

i love her so much!

[PezziiMezzii]

'Aww, I miss him. I've been here two weeks. Umm ... what were we talking about!'

Cute!

[KerryEllisObsessed]

This is soooo cute :)

[GREYSMEREDITH13]

idina darling, people generally are naked when they are taking a shower

[idinaluv]

hah! Idina says she can't dance!lol

[HorseCrazyGrl167]

Haha, and that little, "Uh oh... where am I? was so cute xDD

[HorseCrazyGrl167]

Dance? xDD

Nahh, I'm kidding <33 I love herrr!

[DanielJordan1991]

She can dance! Have you seen The Tango Maureen on the Rent movie?

[FiendishKitten]

Heck ya -- she's awesome, she can act, sing, dance...anything she CAN'T do? SHE ROCKS!!!!

[sopranosinger123]

Such an awesome interview! he has pictures of Idina and taye on his desk! : )

[aimee1989poole]

So amusing! I was in the audience =]

[WickedInRock1]

U WERE? COOLIES!!!

[veronica896]

i watched this. i rushed home from skl 2 make sure i didn't miss it even tho it was on like 2 hours afta i finished skl. lol. this is very funny.

[LookToTheWesternSky1]

ahhh! this is amazing!! thank you soo much for posting!

[AdulteratedLoathing]

are those pictures of taye and idina on his table?

[i0heart0idina]

i think so. who's that dude in the middle?

[Wicked2708]

It's Vernon Kay, the guy sitting next to Idina.

[Cassix94]

hehehe he said glindy

[ILOVERENTILOVERENT]

thank u for the upload

[fanzel4eva]

Ah im so glad i taped it one to go in the archives lol!!!

[xxjustineex3]

hahaha i love the look on her face when he goes "you could role play" :)

[isabellacinderella]

arghhh i meant to watch this but i forgot!!!

[holly1fan]

6:22 was hilarious!! i love this interview. idina is so cute!

[1pinkballerina]

does anyone know if theres a video of her on this morning up. i missed her this morning but i saw this interview yessterday.

i luved finally getting to watch her on tv instead of youtube!lol

[Wicked2708]

I think that they recorded her for the show but are showing it nearer the time of her album release. However I have read that on internet so not sure how true it is, but she wasn't on this morning.