THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR
INSIGHT.
SHEINELLE, OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CRAIG.
THAT WAS A GOOD INTERVIEW.
NOW WE’RE GOING TO SWITCH GEARS
AND CATCH UP WITH THE
MULTITALENTED TERRY CRUZ.
A FORMER NFL PLAYER TURNED
ACTOR, ARTIST, MUSICIAN, AND, OF
COURSE, HOST OF "AMERICA’S GOT
TALENT" SEASON 15 PREMIERS
TOMORROW NIGHT.
HOW ARE YOU DOING, MY FRIEND?
>> I’M DOING GOOD.
I’M DOING GOOD.
WE ARE QUARANTINED.
WE’RE STAYING TIGHT RIGHT HERE
IN THE HOUSE AND STAYING SAFE.
>> SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT "AMERICA’S
GOT TALENT," IT’S INTERESTING
YOU HEARD THE DOCTOR TALKING
ABOUT HEALTH CARE.
FOR YOUR WIFE REBECCA, HOW IS
SHE DOING?
FOR PEOPLE WHO DON’T KNOW, SHE
WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
I WAS WONDERING IN THE MIDST OF
THE PANDEMIC IF THAT ADDED ANY
CHALLENGES?
>> YES, IT DID.
IT WAS A BIG CHALLENGE BECAUSE
SHE WAS IMMUNOCOMPROMISED, WHICH
WAS A REALLY BIG THING.
WE HAD TO KEEP EVERYTHING LOCKED
UP, EVERYTHING SAFE, JUST TO
MAKE SURE SHE DID NOT CONTRACT
ANY SICKNESS DURING THAT TIME.
RIGHT NOW SHE IS 100%
CANCER-FREE.
I AM SO HAPPY.
SHE’S DOING VERY, VERY WELL.
I’VE BEEN HER PERSONAL NURSE
OVER THIS WHOLE TIME, AND I
HAVEN’T HEARD ANY COMPLAINTS
YET.
>> AMEN.
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING WHO
CAN RELATE TO WHAT YOUR WIFE IS
GOING THROUGH, DID SHE DO HER
CHECKUPS IN PERSON OR DO
TELEMEDICINE?
HOW DID SHE DO IT?
>> THIS IS THE THING, SHE DID
THE WHOLE OPERATION TWO WEEKS
BEFORE THE SHUTDOWN HAPPENED.
SO SHE WAS VERY, VERY PROACTIVE,
VERY AGGRESSIVE.
AS SOON AS WE GOT THE DIAGNOSIS,
SHE WENT RIGHT ON IN AND GOT A
DOUBLE MASTECTOMY.
SHE WAS ONLY SLATED FOR ONE BUT
SHE WANTED TO BE SAFE AND DID A
DOUBLE.
THEY FOUND CANCER IN THE OTHER
BREAST.
IT WAS THE LIFESAVING MOVE.
SHE WAS AT STAGE 1.
IT WAS A TOTAL LIFESAVING MOVE.
AGAIN, I WOULD ENCOURAGE, SHE
WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO
AHEAD AND, GET YOUR CHECKUPS,
MAKE SURE YOU’RE RIGHT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE’RE SO HAPPY THAT SHE IS
BETTER, YOUR WHOLE FAMILY IS
HAPPY AND DOING BETTER.
OKAY.
CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE NEW SEASON
"AMERICA’S GOT TALENT."
YOU STARTED PREPANDEMIC, THEN
YOU WATCHED THE YOU AIENCE GET
SMALLER AND SMALLER AS
CORONAVIRUS SPREAD.
WHAT WAS THAT LIKE?
>> IT WAS SURREAL.
IT WAS LIKE WATCHING A POOL
DRAINING OF WATER.
DAY BY DAY.
REMEMBER, CORONAVIRUS WAS KIND
OF A RUMOR AT THE TIME, THEN IT
GOT MORE AND MORE SERIOUS AND
MORE AND MORE DEADLY.
SO YOU KNOW, TO BE SAFE,
EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN.
THE BIG DEAL IS WE WENT NO
AUDIENCE.
THEN HEIDI KLUM GOT SICK.
THANK GOODNESS, IT WAS NOT THE
CORONAVIRUS.
SHE DIDN’T KNOW.
SHE WENT TO QUARANTINE.
WE HAD THREE JUDGES, NO
AUDIENCE.
IT WAS A SURREAL MOMENT.
YOU’LL SEE IT.
YOU’LL BE ABLE TO WATCH ALL OF
IT.
>> SPEAKING OF JUDGES, I’VE
WORKED WITH HOWIE MANDEL.
IT’S NO SECRET HE’S QUITE THE
GERMPHOPIA.
HE’S BEEN DOING FIST BUMPS AND
ELBOW BUMPS FOR DECADES.
>> WE CALLED HIM THE SMARTEST
MAN IN THE WORLD.
HOWIE FOR PRESIDENT.
HE CALLED THIS YEARS AGO.
YOU KNOW WHAT, HE REALLY
UNDERSTOOD HOW SERIOUS THIS
STUFF IT WHEN IT CAME TO
PANDEMICS AND SICKNESS AND HOW
GERMS TRAVEL.
THERE WAS ONE DAY HE ACTUALLY
SHOWED UP IN A FULL HAZMAT SUIT.
PEOPLE WERE JOKING ABOUT IT.
BUT THE THING IS, HE WAS
ACTUALLY RIGHT IN EVERY WAY.
HE WAS ACTUALLY PERFECTLY RIGHT
WHEN HE MADE THOSE DECISIONS.
WOW.
>> I’M ACTUALLY INTERESTED TO
WATCH THE SHOW TO SEE HOW IT
PROGRESSED.
TERRY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR TIME.
YOU’RE ALWAYS SUCH A PLEASURE.
ALL THE BEST TO YOUR WIFE AND
THE REST OF YOUR FAMILY.
TO EVERYONE WATCHING AS WE
SPEAK, A REMINDER YOU CAN CATCH
