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It also means that every day is jam-packed.
Top, JCrew, $45.
Shorts, J Brand, $154.
Earrings, Viv & Ingrid, $144.
Necklace chain and charm, Helen Ficalora, $260 and $1,200.
Watch, Coach, $358.
Pinkie ring, KiraKira, $631.
I moved to New York City in August with an air mattress and a set of sheets and towels.
But now I have new furniture, and my place is comfortable.
Plus, there’s a great view.
Dress, Pleasure Doing Business, $325.
Earrings, Mauri Pioppo, $440.
Necklace, Phillips Frankel, $1,835.
Cuff, Salvatore Ferragamo, $1,320.
Now there’s a mark that will take forever to heal.
MY DREAM DAYI’d look at myself and think, You’relooking youngerevery day.
Those fine lines have gotten finer!
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Shorts, J Brand, $154; Bloomingdale?s.
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Acorn charm necklace, Jennifer Meyer, $4,725;Ylang23.com.
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So I take a quick one.
MY DREAM DAYI’d take an amazing, luxurious shower in a giant, glassed-in bathtub.
I’d carefully scrub my face with aClairisonic, do my hair and feel good about how I look.
5:30 a.m.: Commute!
So I ended up crying and in a cab anyway.
Now the show sends a van for me.
MY DREAM DAYI’d like to see the butterfly exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History.
But then I’d still go to work.
6 a.m.: Arrive on Set
MY TYPICAL DAYI go right to hair and makeup.
That’s when I eat:oatmealwith brown sugar and raisins, and crispyturkey bacon.
MY DREAM DAYI wouldn’t wear makeup in the morning!
I’d have breakfast at Todd English’s Ca Va.
It sounds sinful, but it really is balanced.
Left: “We have fun.
It’s not brain surgery,” says McPhee, withSmashco-star Megan Hilty (right).
“We’re trying to entertain people!”
Debra has an infectious laugh, and Nena, my dog, likes to sit on Anjelica’s lap.
It would be good press if we hated each other, but we don’t.
Megan and I joke that we should make a fight up.
We’d be on the cover ofUs Weekly.
I dreamed about this and now, because I had those dreamsand the driveI’m actually here.
MY DREAM DAYI’d head to Barneys and have crab cakes andfries, very crispythe perfect pairing.
Then I’d walk around the amazing shoe department and buy myself a new pair.
I feel like a different person than I was afterIdol.
I get the celebrity game nowyou can go from being hot to fighting to be seen.
MY DREAM DAYI’d press a button, andbeeep!My mom would show up.
2 p.m.: My 1-Hour Wonder
MY TYPICAL DAYI do a five-hour dance rehearsal.
I feel it in my thighs and calves, but it’s so stop-and-go, I miss my realworkout.
MY DREAM DAYI’d do a one-hour kick-asscardioprogram with my trainer, Oscar Smith.
He says the key is mixing cardio bursts with strength moves to confuse the muscles.
Pedal on a stationary bike for 5 minutes at resistance 10 or 15.
3 minutes jumping rope 30 seconds hold plank Repeat stair run.
Left: McPhee’s trainer devised her workout to burn 8001,000 calories and build endurance for long days on-set.
Or we do leftovers, maybelentilsandturkey burgers, then Pinkberry for peanut butter yogurt.
MY DREAM DAYI’d go to Eataly, Mario Batali’s Italian market, and buy fresh ingredients.
Then I’d makepasta, chicken with artichokes and roasted potatoes.
Then I’d kick everybody out because I’d be falling asleep.
Left: McPhee with her husband Nick.
9:30 p.m.: Bedtime!
MY TYPICAL DAYI have some mintteawith raw honey on the couch with the dogs.
MY DREAM DAYGoing to bed feeling grateful to have a job on a show I’m so proud of.
This is the hardest I’ve worked physically, but getting here was really the hardest part.
Left: “I bring my dogs with me to workthey’re famous and popular!
They love rolling around on the carpet in my trailer.”
