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"Chelsea Handler may seem like an open book, given her tell-it-like-it-is approach to comedy. But even Handler has her secrets. Here, Us Weekly rounds up five fun facts about the 37-year-old bestselling author and comedienne. Handler&amp;apos;s late-night E! talk show, Chelsea Lately, returns Monday, October 15, featuring a brand new set and all-star guests.\r\n\r\n01. She takes care of her friends&amp;apos; families. According to comedian Heather McDonald, Handler&amp;apos;s pal and co-worker, the talk show host &amp;quot;set up a scholarship fund for each of my kids and does the same for anyone on staff who has a baby. Yet she never went to college herself. She&amp;apos;s a really sensitive person.&amp;quot;\r\n02. She once competed in a beauty pageant. Handler didn&amp;apos;t win any trophies, but the New Jersey native didn&amp;apos;t exactly try her hardest. &amp;quot;I only entered the contest where there was no talent required. I knew early on that my talents were limited, obviously. I mean, look at me!&amp;quot; she once recalled on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. &amp;quot;You have to be in a bathing suit and they want you to play an instrument, and that wasn&amp;apos;t going to work. I mean, I played an instrument, but it was called a bong, so. . .&amp;quot;\r\n\r\n03. She doesn&amp;apos;t want to be anyone&amp;apos;s wife. &amp;quot;I don&amp;apos;t know if I even want to get married,&amp;quot; Handler once told The New York Times. &amp;quot;But if I do ever meet someone I like, they&amp;apos;re going to know everything. They&amp;apos;ll never be able to come back a couple years down the road and say I lied.&amp;quot;\r\n04. She doesn&amp;apos;t imbibe as often as people assume. Given the title of her 2008 book of essays, Are You There, Vodka? It&amp;apos;s Me, Chelsea, many fans assume Handler is always liquored up. Not so, says the comedian. &amp;quot;I don&amp;apos;t drink as much as I should --or as much as people think I do. Mondays through Wednesdays I try to take it easy, and then on the weekends I do whatever I want,&amp;quot; she once explained. &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s more for diet than the actual drinking thing. You can&amp;apos;t drink like that and expect to be in at least somewhat decent shape. I mean, I love to go out and drink and have fun with my friends. But I&amp;apos;m not a mess.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\n05. She&amp;apos;s co-creating a non-profit organization for young women. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;m working on starting this foundation for young girls with my sisters to try to help underdogs get a light shone on them,&amp;quot; she once told More. &amp;quot;I think that&amp;apos;s really important when you&amp;apos;re growing up, to have somebody remind you that you are special, that you have a gift.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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