The Devil and Barbara Walters
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
ARMED TO THE TEETH Anna and her fascinating limbs Barbara Walters has coaxed tears from just about every celebrity this side of Idi Amin. But can she melt the icy heart of Anna Wintour?
The lead Vogue-ette is among the subjects of Walters' annual "Ten Most Fascinating People" special, set to air December 12th at 10 p.m. ABC producers descended on 4 Times Square Wednesday to film Wintour in her office (which she reportedly had redecorated after seeing it copied a little too perfectly onscreen in The Devil Wears Prada), turning the mag's conference room into a temporary command center. "It was like the preparations for a space landing," says one Vogue staffer.
Also fascinating to Walters this year: Creepy televangelist Joel Osteen, Croc Hunter widow Terri Irwin, Andre Agassi, and, of course, Brangelina. (No word on whether they count as one person.) An ABC source says Borat also made the list, but said Walters had yet to confirm an actual sit-down with Sacha Baron Cohen.