Jeannie Mai is benefiting from her days within the midst of disaster. Now that she’s dwelling extra typically, the Actual cohost is utilizing this time to mirror and bond together with her family members — particularly on the weekends.
Whereas the 41-year-old has been busy taping digital episodes of her discuss present, she’s been dedicating her Saturdays and Sundays to chilling out together with her mom, Olivia Mai.
Cooking is one in every of methods the mother-daughter duo have been spending time collectively. “Mama Mai has been staying over with us on weekends,” she says solely within the new challenge of Us Weekly. “I really like getting lunch prepared together with her. I’m cooking much more these days.”
Regardless of the pandemic, the California native notes that she’s particularly grateful for seeing her family members extra typically. “When else would I be taught all these household recipes?” she provides. “There’s nothing like high quality time and I hope everybody else is protected and proud of their family members as properly.”
Jeannie and Olivia are additionally watching extra movies. “[There’s] nothing like catching up on all our favourite basic motion pictures,” says the TV character. “Up to now we’ve watched Coming to America, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and Home Occasion.”
One other constructive for Jeannie in a time of frequent unfavorable information? Getting engaged to longtime boyfriend Jeezy, as Us confirmed in early April. (As a substitute of popping the query in Vietnam as initially deliberate, the rapper, 42, introduced the nation to their dwelling in Los Angeles.)
The newly engaged pair are staying indoors for essentially the most half, and solely step out for “absolute requirements,” she says. “We masks up [and stay] conscious of distancing from others round us.”
Wish to see what else she’s been doing? Scroll all the way down to see what a typical Saturday in quarantine seems to be like for Jeannie.