Candice Bergen talks to EW about her memoir and body image: 'I don't see my comments about loving food as negative'

I am fat.).

Did you have any trepidation about putting that in the book?

Candice Bergen:Well, didnt that come back to bite me on the ass!

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But at my age its just like, Eh, who cares?

I think some didnt want to interfere with my creative process.

When I read that [those passages] went viral, I just thought, What?

May I just say this?

I dont even know how to follow social media.

Im such a primitive person.

And I frankly think that people who do follow social media need to get more of a life.

Otherwise you just sink into a slough of self-narcissism.

But do you think your focus on feeling bad about your own body is at odds with yourMurphy Brownpersona?

I dont enjoy eating with women who only eat kale.