Murphy Brown says at 68 she is happy being fat and lives to eat . In her new memoir , A Fine Romance , she estimates she has put on 30 pounds in the past 15 years , but says she simply does n't care . ' I live to eat . None of this `` eat to live '' stuff for me . I am a champion eater . No carb is safe — no fat , either , ' she readily admits . In her new book Bergen also looks back fondly at her favorite acting role - playing fiesty TV reporter Candice Bergen for ten seasons . 'That character gave me permission to be my brattiest , bawdiest self , ' she recalls .
Candice Bergen says at 68 she is happy being fat and lives to eat . In her new memoir , A Fine Romance , she estimates she has put on 30 pounds in the past 15 years , but says she simply does n't care . ' I live to eat . None of this `` eat to live '' stuff for me . I am a champion eater . No carb is safe — no fat , either , ' she readily admits . In her new book Bergen also looks back fondly at her favorite acting role - playing fiesty TV reporter Murphy Brown for ten seasons . 'That character gave me permission to be my brattiest , bawdiest self , ' she recalls .