It's good to be Mariah Carey
Her eight-octave voice is in the Guinness Book of World Records, but there's so much more to Mariah Carey than her chart-topping vocal cords. Where to start? How about her penthouse worth $9 million, or her 500 pairs of high heels, or even her a $2,500-a-day habit of looking beautiful.
This heartbreaker is living large as a pop diva should, but you'd never guess to what extreme. Our new episode, It's Good To Be Mariah Carey, premiering July 18 at 10:30 p.m., lifts the lid on her days of luxury. Before this songbird raked in millions in album sales, Carey lived a humble life. She shared a one-bedroom apartment, unfurnished except for a mattress on the floor. Carey also worked as a waitress and coat-check girl for $7,000 a year, while dishing out her music demos to anyone who would take one.
Finally, a demo landed in into the hands of music-biz honcho Tommy Mottola, and the rest is money-minting (and romantic) history. With a fairy-tale wedding, hit records and sold-out concerts, Carey became a megamillionaire with a jet-set life to match. There's the 10-day, $100,000 ski getaways at Aspen's St. Regis resort. (This ski bunny only wears Chanel when she hits the slopes.) There's also the $600,000 piano formerly owned by Marilyn Monroe that no one is allowed to even touch. And if you're Carey, it even pays to get fired. You won't believe how many millions she was given to leave her record label.
And that's the warm up. Tune in to find out why Carey's first nickname was Mirage; how much she's willing to shell out keeping her dogs sleeping soundly; and how many times a day she changes her outfits. Designer clothes, expensive wines and courtside seats at Lakers games. Don't doubt that it's really, really good to be Mariah Carey. (E! Online)
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