Top five beauty products you use?
I actually have in my kitchen — above the dishes, plates, the cups and wine glasses — a section for all my hair products [laughs]. For my face, I always like to mix a moisturizer with essential oils. I love Bobbi Brown [products], but I will shop at Walmart in a heartbeat and pick up lipstick I think is fabulous. If it’s good, it’s good. The cheaper the better … [laughs].
How do you stay in shape?
Well, I am blessed with good genes and don’t have to work out all the time. I have a grandfather who is 103 years old and still is walking on his own. We have good genes and we “grilled” my grandfather on what he eats [to stay so healthy]. He eats lots of prunes and yams — at least a yam a day. You will still see me at a drive-thru at McDonald’s ordering a cheeseburger with some fries [laughs].
Any New Year’s resolutions you are going to try and stick to?
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I am very impatient, so when I want something I want it yesterday [laughs]. A voice comes to me and says “Malinda, why are you waiting until January, why don’t you start today?” I make New Year’s resolutions all year long.
