Hilary Duff Talks About Hockey and Faye Dunaway on Rachael Ray Show

I wanted to put up the video of Hilary Duff’s appearance on the Rachael Ray show but the whole interview wasn’t available right away.  Anyway, Rachael started by telling Hilary how great she smells and thanked her for giving her some bottles of her fragrance “With Love.” 

Rachael mentioned that Hilary is often described as being wholesome and cute and asked if the singer/actress wanted to change her image a bit since she is now 21 years old.  I’ve actually wondered about this myself since I’ve noticed how mature Hilary seems lately (she’s come a long way since her days on Lizzie McGuire!).  I thought it was great that Hilary said that she prefers being known for being “nice” and doesn’t feel that she has to prove herself to anyone. 

I really love how down-to-earth Hilary is and, of course, my ears perked up when Rachael mentioned Hilary’s NHL hockey player boyfriend, Mike Comrie (recently traded from the New York Islanders to the Ottawa Senators).  I’m a huge hockey fan so I loved when Rachael asked how Hilary handles the crazy fans at the games.  Hilary said that people have tried to rile her up by saying things like “Mike Sucks” but she’s learned to hold her own now that she understands hockey a little better.  I think that’s pretty cool!

The audience were allowed to ask questions and one woman asked “if you could meet Faye Dunaway face-to-face, what would you say to her?”  The question stems from the fact that Faye made some negative comments about the fact that Hilary would be starring in a remake of Bonnie and Clyde as Bonnie, which is a role that Faye originally made famous.  I thought it was petty for Faye to try to put the younger actress down and I’m glad that Hilary chose to take the high road in how she has handled this situation.