But how much longer does she want to remain on the job?
“I was doing morning news andBig Brotherfor multiple years,” recalls Chen Moonves.
Laughs the host, “I was a younger person then.
Julie Chen Moonves of ‘Big Brother’.CBS
“I’d be serious, which is why I think I became the Chenbot.
But then around seasons five, six, and seven…
I was like, all right, embrace the Chenbot.
Julie Chen Moonves on ‘Big Brother’.CBS
Maybe I can show a little bit of personality.”
“By the timeThe Talkcame around, that was like a cake walk.
Going across the parking lot, I was like, ‘Why would I ever give up this gig?
It just got easier!’
I’m like, ‘This is now easier than I could have ever dreamed!'”
“Working atThe Talkfor eight years helped me with that because I got to be real Julie.
I got to show shades of my sense of humor.
But it’s not about me, it’s about the Houseguests.
Ah, but how long does Chen Moonves want to drive that train?
And what would make her choose to step off for a new conductor?
“I look at my joints,” laughs the host.
“I look at, ‘how do my hips and my knees feel this morning?'”
She then pauses and considers: “I like to take one season at a time.
Going into season 25, I’m like, ‘I never want it to end.’
But you just never know.”
In other words, expect the unexpected.
