▁she ▁asked ▁him ▁about ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁soon - to - be ▁est r anged ▁wife , ▁C éc ilia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁she ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁N BC ▁sit com ▁F ras ier , ▁playing ▁herself ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁" Des per ately ▁Se ek ing ▁Cl os ure ". ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁Years ▁of ▁Living ▁D anger ously , ▁a ▁document ary ▁show ▁about ▁climate ▁change . ▁ ▁St ahl ▁has ▁written ▁two ▁books , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁which , ▁Report ing ▁Live , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 : ▁ ▁I ▁had ▁decided ▁by ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁in ▁my ▁ 4 8 th ▁year , ▁that ▁I ▁had ▁already ▁had ▁the ▁best ▁day ▁of ▁my ▁life .   ... ▁Then ▁we ▁went ▁to ▁R w anda ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁mountain ▁g or illas , ▁D ian ▁F os sey ' s ▁g or illas ▁in ▁the ▁mist .   ... ▁After ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁hours   ... ▁there ▁they ▁were : ▁two ▁baby ▁g or illas ▁fro lick ing ▁like ▁any ▁four - year - olds . ▁We ▁sn apped ▁and ▁st ared . ▁We ▁were ▁right ▁there , ▁in ▁their ▁lives , ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁their ▁open - air ▁house . ▁And ▁then ▁the ▁silver back , ▁the ▁patri arch , ▁seemed ▁to ▁welcome ▁us , ▁as ▁three ▁females ▁kept ▁gro oming