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My worst moment: Wendie Malick and kissing scenes with a co-star who had bad breath

Wendie Malick attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Mack& Rita" at NeueHouse Los Angeles on Aug. 10, 2022, in Hollywood, California.

A 30-year-old influencer suddenly finds herself in the body of her 70-year-old self in the body-switch comedy “Mack & Rita” starring Diane Keaton. In her new (older?) incarnation, she’s surrounded by a group of friends who become something of a Greek chorus. One of those women is played by Wendie Malick.

“It’s a great celebration of women friends at any age, and a reminder that women can stay fabulous right up to the end,” said Malick. “The allure of this movie is that so many of us had role models that were older. My grandmother, for instance, was an opera singer who gave it up to raise her kids, but my grandfather owned a hotel and she would go in and sing songs to people in the tavern. She celebrated

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