Worth a try: TV presenters told how they warm themselves during winter airs
'03.01.2019'
Source: New York Post
How to spend the whole New Year's Eve in the middle of Times Square in winter New York and not get numb? Layered clothing! This and other life hacks were shared by American TV presenters, who in their service have to while away the winter days and nights under the open sky, trying to warm up on their own.
For example, last year New Year's Eve was the second coldest ever recorded in New York: the air temperature remained at -12 Celsius (9 Fahrenheit), but because of the strong icy wind it felt like -20 C (-4 F), writes New York Post. This time it was warmer, but the presenters of live broadcasts did not take any chances and insulated on glory.
“Last year I had to wear two pairs of gloves because it was so cold outside,” said Ryan Seacrest, host of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin 'Eve. “I put on electric heated gloves on my hands, and they were wearing another pair of merino wool.”
Seacrest says that even under the condition that you put on several layers of clothing, it is very important to move to keep warm. Heaters are installed on the platform from which the broadcasts are being broadcast, but the leader has to spend most of the working night outside special equipment.
And Andy Cohen, co-host of New Year's Eve Live from CNN, and his long-time buddy Anderson Cooper, say that they fought hard to get portable heaters to the site that year, but they weren’t provided, arguing that increases fire hazard.
Prior to last year's “Chattering Teeth” show, Cooper, who is airing his 3th New Year this year, spent nearly $ XNUMX of his own on high-tech electrically heated clothing (gloves, coat, vest) from the Warming Store in Philadelphia. Unfortunately, there was a nuisance on the set - he did not have the opportunity to charge these things (“It was so cold, nobody could think normally,” he says). He recharged in advance this year. Cohen decided to act the old fashioned way.
“I love the hand warmers you can buy at the drugstore and put them in gloves and boots,” Cohen says. "I bought a big bag of all these things."
Last year, Maria Menounos, co-host of New Year's Eve on Fox, used the same method. Especially for her live wedding in Times Square, the team actually made small hand warmers in her coat: special pockets were created even in the lining.
After the wedding, she changed clothes right on the street, while the assistants covered her with a curtain. This time around, the garment consisted of several layers - leggings lined with faux fur, cashmere tights, several socks, plus ugg boots, thermal pants and a shirt.
Therefore, this year the presenter went to New York "like Beyonce on a tour" with a lot of baggage.
“I went over a hundred jackets,” she says. "I was so scared of last year that I didn't want to be unprepared."
The correspondent of Rockin 'Eve, Jenny McCarthy (the first photo), spends most of the night on the street, and not on the platform with heaters.
“I wear seven pairs of long underwear: silk, cashmere, woolen. They get thicker with each layer, ”she says, adding that she loves those very little heating pads. "They're glued all over the clothes."
Nevertheless, even such an experienced New Year's "fighter", like McCarthy, who works in Times Square since 2010, sometimes makes fashionable mistakes.
“Last year I wore a stylish Burberry trench coat,” McCarthy says. “It was the stupidest thing I've ever done — a paper-thin cloak, even without a lining. They said I was crazy. I thought I was going to look cool, but it was terrible. "
Looking cool on television is quite difficult, but this task becomes more complicated when you need to be in a hat. Cohen admits that he can't stand his kind in a winter hat, so he shoots it on the air. Cooper, too, sometimes left without a hat. How do they handle it? Thanks to a flask of something strong that is always at hand, Cooper jokes.
