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The Misadventures Of Mariah
Quick trivia question: Who is the only music artist to have more #1 songs than Mariah Carey?
It's not Madonna. Not Elvis. Nope, not even Michael.
Only The Beatles have scored more #1 songs than Mimi.
And now, after three years off the road, Mariah's come to Hollywood to rehearse for her new tour. But while she clearly has a plan, getting kidnapped at the airport by Access Hollywood's Billy Bush was probably not part of it.
With that, let the adventures of Billy and Mimi begin.
Billy made his way to the airport to greet Mariah as she landed. While she thought she was headed straight to rehearsals for her summer tour, Billy had something a bit more adventurous in mind for the newly svelte Mariah and her pooch Jack.
"I hope you are in a flexible mood. We might take a detour – or two," Billy grinned.
She would soon find out that was the understatement of the year as we kidnapped Mariah for an adventure in her tricked-out tour bus.
"So I guess this is your ride?" Billy said upon seeing the fully furnished, lavishly decked out vehicle.
"This is my temporary home," Mariah said.
The first stop on the misadventure of Mariah – the entertainment capitol of L.A.: Universal Studios Hollywood for the "Mummy" ride of a lifetime.
"Does anyone know this woman?" Billy asked the crowd of theme park-goers, eliciting a scream from the fans who immediately recognized Mariah and began snapping photos.
"Are they going to come on the roller coaster with us?" Mariah laughed.
Soon, Billy saw what it was like to be a superstar as he found himself swept along on what, for Mariah, is an everyday occurrence – surrounded by eager fans. And as Billy saw, Mariah is truly a giver.
She stopped and waved to the fans, even chatting with a few.
"You're so beautiful," one young fan yelled.
"So are you," Mariah smiled back.
And while getting on the ride, Mariah made the summer (actually make that the life) of an unsuspecting fan, as she sat down right next to a young lady and buckled up.
"I'm going to cry," the woman said.
For obvious safety reason, our cameras couldn't accompany Billy and Mariah on the ride, but our microphone did.
"Billy get your hand off my shoulder," Mariah joked.
"Sorry honey, I'm scared," he replied.
And after the ride, it was more madness as the two tried to weave their way through an intense crush of fans.
"You gotta love a random amusement park stop by," Mariah said. "It's like a drive-by amusement park moment."
"It's awesome," Billy agreed.
As they make their way back to the bus, it's more hordes of fans to navigate. And after stopping to sign an autograph for a cute little girl, and getting rid of one overly aggressive grown man with a camera, they finally make their way onto the bus.
"A success," Billy notes. "A little chaos. A little action. And everyone's in one piece."
But little did they know things were just heating up as they headed off to their next stop – the Hollywood Walk of Fame for a little star gazing.
And sure enough, once again, the fans took notice of who was there right away.
"I think they knew we were coming," Billy said, as they stepped foot off of the bus and onto the sidewalk. "It looks like a few of your closest friends are here to say hello."
Try thousands of friends, all cramming the sidewalk to catch a glimpse and take a photo with Mariah. Then, Billy unveiled his next surprise.
"We are taking you somewhere very special," he told her.
"Ok, what are we doing?" Mariah wondered.
"Your idol is Marilyn Monroe," Billy said.
"Yes. I'm a very big fan of hers," Mariah confirmed.
"Well, we are going to pay tribute and visit her foot and hand prints on the Walk of Fame," Billy revealed.
"Oh get out of here! I've never been there before," she beamed.
As they made their way to Marilyn's famous prints, Mariah was curious to see if hers matched up.
"Let's see if they match," Billy suggested.
"They definitely don't match because I think my feet are bigger," she laughed.
As far as her hands?
"I'm afraid to bend over. There are a few too many people here," she joked.
"Am I the greatest date or what?" Billy asked.
"Aww Billy, nobody else does this," she smiled. "He is the best date ever."
But alas, it was finally time to drop Mariah off at the sound stage for her tour rehearsals.
"That was very fun," Mariah told Billy.
"The adventures of Mimi and Billy are over and now let the adventures of Mimi begin," he said.
"Alright good. I've got to get focused to go on tour but I thank you for my adventure with Billy," she smiled to the camera. "Nobody else does this but you, so I thank you."
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