More: What’s your guilty pleasure?
LS: What’s funny is that question used to intimidate me. It’s like, what do you do when you are not working? I would go home and try to be a mom. But now my guilty pleasure is getting on an airplane and gong to see my brand-new granddaughter. She is one year old and her name is Jordan. She just started walking and is just developing language. To her I am Lolly and she knows it is me. If I have any free time I am on a plane to Los Angeles to see her.

More: What’s it like being a grandma?
LS: It is so emotional to watch your child parent. Watching it just gets you in your gut. It is an overwhelming emotion, like Wow! I think I feel a tear coming on now. (laughs)

More: So let me guess, Jordan is your screen saver?
LS: Absolutely. Matter of fact, I am looking at her right now.

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