Young Whitney Houston 1985 rare interview

Wow, Whitney's face was ridiculously beautiful. I mean, look at those eyes, her nose, her mouth, her cheekbones, her teeth... God has given her everything.

[@moniquemitchell5092]

Rômulo Rocha I say the same thing. Agreed.. Without a question..

[@Miumiu0404]

And God didn't just stopped with her looks, He gave her an incredible talent. lol

[@arikalamari19]

you sound exactly like my mother also huge Whitney fan :D I think it's wonderful to feel so positive about another person

[@ralex3697]

Rômulo Rocha She was blessed but she did not see it Greatest talent and beauty of all time

[@castacino]

Incredible beautiful and talented women which destroyed herself.

[@simonwebster368]

What a beautiful, melodic, smooth and silky speaking voice Whitney had - then she had breathtaking beauty and divine vocal gifts on top of that. The world didn't know how lucky we were to have her for the time she was here.

[@rosemariegardner5167]

Beautiful Whitney

[@jimmyv8238]

She's also a great model as a teen. She appeared on Seventeen and Cosmopolitan. Famous magazine.

[@mouditaandrea9475]

her speaking voice is melting my heart. gosh she was so pretty

[@MsLannapyt25]

Pacinka Malinka Yesss she was so beautiful

[@MsJoose59]

It’s ridiculous to say her speaking voice was fake. Comparing Whitney of 1986 to “Being Bobby Brown” Whitney is absolutely ludicrous. Go hate somewhere else or be honest and try to exercise some objectivity.

[@tonnymitch4016]

Tracy Lands You are comparing a 21 year old young lady to a late 30s year old woman. And this was very early in her career when she was young, new and fresh.. so she had to speak with grace and class. That’s how she was marketed

[@Slaychelle]

Wow the interviewer deserves an A* for PASSIVE AGGRESSION. Every single question was loaded with resentment for Whitney. It must have been real fun watching her prosper as THE VOICE.

[@bleu1306]

ikr!!! Whitney handled her very well though... And this ho lucky she wasnt talking to late 90s Whitney or even the 2000s Whitney!!! Ohh Chyy. Whitney woulda got her all the way together honey!!

[@amonjarissa]

I'm GLAD someone said it. Whitney Houston was and IS Amazing. As a person and professional in her professions. ALL of those interviewers that she encountered piss me off and I know they are ALL receiving their karma/dharma for what they did towards and to her. As well as those other pieces of s*** that hurt her while she was alive. Rest peaceful Queen Whitney Elizabeth Houston, until THE TRUE HEAVEN is prepared and ready for you.🙏🏽🕊️💚

[@kupuva4kata]

I felt that too, she looked envious and hateful towards Whitney. Whitney was either gracious and let it slide, or did not notice it.

[@afrosensei5308]

Not to give Jane Pauley a pass, but I feel like this pointed kind of interview style was the norm/standard at the time. I've watched morning show interviews with other celebrities from that era (Madonna, Janet, Cher, Mariah etc.) and the back and forth is often similar, with some exceptions (Donnie Simpson and Ed Gordon come to mind)

[@nenej12]

@@kupuva4kata she let it slide 🛝 lol just listen to how whitney vocalizes while the woman is talking

[@sequoyagriffin]

I had a dream about Whitney. I heard her voice. She was SANGING in Heaven and her voice was RESTORED. The privilege we had to hear her voice was taken for granted while she was on earth. How joyous to hear it again someday for eternity!

[@cindyrolle6476]

Intelligent, well spoken, beautiful, and talented. She had it all. RIP Nippy

[@johnlewis195]

I fell in love in 1985.. Noone will ever have a voice like Whitney..not even that Glynss lady

[@jamesgeorge5276]

😂👍

[@jonestasha901]

Articulate and beautiful at a very young age. I miss you Whitney!!!

[@skip031890]

"How long have you been a STRUGGLING entertainer?" This lady rubbed me all the way wrong with her line of questioning. And the way she put emphasis on the word struggling. I can't. And am I the only one who noticed she didn't even get the name of you give good love right? She said you "make" good love.

[@bleu1306]

Whitney handled her very well though... And this ho lucky she wasnt talking to late 90s Whitney or even the 2000s Whitney!!! Ohh Chyy. Whitney woulda got her all the way together honey!!

[@ChosenRellll1111]

Kel0390 I caught it to smh I was like ok she got a pass lol 😂

[@ChosenRellll1111]

Bleu 1 I said the same thing late 80s early 90s and early 2000s Whitney would eat her up Bruh lmao 😂 she lucky

[@shgarrett624]

Yeah this interviewer was soooo shady, jealous and envious of Whitney..but Whitney kept her composure....

[@kiessendefi1429]

A struggling entertainer???? This is 1985 and the first album was launched during summer of 1985 and had instant global success. Before launching the album, WH was doing promo. This interviewer is STUPID with her dum questions !!!!!

[@moniquemitchell5092]

So effortlessly beautiful- look at those eyes, look at that face and her smile. I was always fascinated by looking at her, alone by itself, but then to hear her speak. So poised. There was no woman like her in my eyes, and it will never be again.. 😍💜🎤😓

[@ralex3697]

Monique Mitchell A face you can stare at all day long Insanely beautiful

[@abdurobinson6827]

Look at her and the lady they Have playing her in movie looks nothing like her

[@r.lolacooper2025]

Articulate! Poised! Intelligent! Talented! Classy! Gracious! Confident! Beautiful! Whitney! 🤩

[@derry9313]

I guess camera zoom must've been invented in 86 because the camera guy was having a field day with it

[@moniquemitchell5092]

Derry Zooming in on that gorgeous face. Those eyes, I always loved Whitney's eyes!! ❤️😍😘

[@ninsiimamaria2140]

😂😂

[@Bahia82]

Old comment but Jane asked the camera to focus on Whitney face cause she thought it was beautiful

[@starleone7832]

The interviewer was only so snappy and rude because whitney was young..had she caught whitney in her 40's whitney woulda put her in her place

[@tonnymitch4016]

star leone hell yeah! This was when Whitney was young and fresh in the business, so she had to put on the nice facade. But the 90s-00’s fully grown and experienced Whitney would’ve checked her ass at the door

[@christophepena2212]

star leone

[@soundseeker63]

I don't think she was snappy, she was blunt and asked the questions many critics would have asked her at that time. Remember that in 1986 she was still a new face in the business and wasn't considered a super star like she was in later years.

[@brandonburrell8517]

The interviewer is Jane Pauley. Whitney was gracious. No harm. No foul.

[@shgarrett624]

Okaaaaay....This interviewer was sooo shady..

[@cindyrolle6476]

She was perfection in beauty, talent, and intelligence. As the years worn on, it all took its toll. I wished the greatest love song and her gospel background would have penetrated her soul and reminded her that she within her self, held the greatest love to survive any storm. RIP Nippy.

[@MiguelRodriguez-zd6tq]

The interviewer is stupid for even thinking that her talent would not have been discovered had she not been born into a musical family. For God's sake, she was known as "THE VOICE," one of the best singers ever, and to some the very best. And those rude questions would have been handled differently had an older Whitney been there. In any event, her beauty and her demeanor and her expressions...Wow! I'll always be a loyal, loving fanatic.

[@dky_1353]

Exactly. If Paula Abdul could get a recording contract, well you know.....

[@JovanGaluit-vy5hr]

What a horrible excuse for a person Jane Pauly showed herself to be here.

[@irenecrescenzo6062]

At this time, she was just becoming famous not that she already was for years as some believe.

[@moni1952]

So pretty. I love her speech enunciation. Why can't we be young forever? RIP.

[@Sahnequeen]

Omg she was so cute, I can't! So polite and enjoyable to listen to.

[@hulkjelly6876]

Absolutely beautiful in EVERY way!

[@DavidRichardson95]

A young black princess at the beginning. Still surreal all these years later. RIP Whitney. ⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘

[@malgozata1875]

Jane Pauley, the interviewer, was undermining and belittling and totally unfair (shame on you Jane), but Whitney Houston, in her innocence and humility, was kind .... and so very beautiful. Whitney has such a disarming, kind, believing-in-goodness smile. I am so glad that the cameraman was paying her honor and appreciating her beauty. Thank you.

[@irenecrescenzo6062]

She wasn't you psycho.

[@achosenvessel6563]

This interviewer is being very insulting. Anyone who would hear WH voice just once would be captured by it and without knowing her pedigree.

[@Dedicated2WendyWilliams]

whitney had such grace and class

[@mouditaandrea9475]

god made her with his bare hands. forever missed.

[@NiPPy3GA]

Whitney was so young looking like she was still a teenager on her so pretty

[@jetit]

I love seeing these Classic interviews of Whitney. But it's so Sad Also seeing them and knowing She's not Here Anymore. ❤

[@claudiaarmah2389]

THIS was the Whitney Houston that melted everyone's heart. If not for bad influence she wouldn't take those drugs just to boost her confidence.

[@MiguelRodriguez-zd6tq]

Not necessarily. Recent advances in genetics have discovered that all addicts were born with that illness. All it takes is ONE hit to get the addict going. Its like high blood pressure and diabetes, which are inherited. Once the illness is "activated," it never goes away. For addiction, only abstinence works. In my field, I've seen addicts lose decades of sobriety. It's heart wrenching.

[@ThundermansThunder]

@@MiguelRodriguez-zd6tq Indeed. People act as though she never had a choice to begin taking them, as though she couldn't think for herself, and it just is not true. She chose her own path and deeply regretted it. Unfortunately, drug addiction changes the brain's receptors so that the body experiences unbearable pain and gives the darkest, deepest, terrible thoughts when the body goes into withdrawal, making it one of the hardest things in the world to stop.

[@MALIRIPPA]

She is just to pretty in this interview wow just wow, Rest In Peace queen

[@TremondEstelle]

That interviewer is shady and rude.

[@takavionhoskins9615]

Tremond Estelle she was jealous you can tell

[@isaaconofrei4335]

I thought she was just blown away by Whitney’s charisma, beauty and divine talent! She clearly admired Whitney a lot, and knew she was interviewing a once-in-a-lifetime star.

[@achosenvessel6563]

Tremond Estelle: I noticed that right away. She's very insulting and i pick up on some jealousy. Shady ass bitch!

[@tur74d56]

Tremond Estelle I’ve seen a few interviews she as done as she always seems jealous and rude , look when she interviewed Madonna , so cold and envious

[@brandonburrell8517]

That's a little paranoid.

[@sukenahacrump847]

Beautiful Whitney..

[@herbertcarrillo-ramos3772]

Beautifully spoken

[@janeknowles7654]

Just so beautiful and intelligent.

[@temeiahdorsey4673]

She is so smiley and goofy when she was young

[@carolynbrown8815]

geeze that interviewer!

[@sylacauga]

Whitney looks absolutely stunning and is so adorable with her sweet shyness. The interviewer is so passive aggressive towards Whitney tho. She seems to be trying to intimidate her. It was almost uncomfortable to watch.

[@irenecrescenzo6062]

Paula was not trying to intimidate Whitney at the time. If by any questions by anyone is deemed intimidating, then it's those who have a problem with it not the interviewer nor Whitney.

[@jacquelinemiralles5768]

#WHITNEYHOUSTON'S INTERVIEW, HER NATURAL BEAUTY♥️❤️💞💕💐💐💐💐 Whitney's have had her self confidence she didn't intimidated by interviewer, She's so strong 😉 confident😘,and Beautiful 😇🤣😃💞💕💐😘

[@whitneysource]

Look at whitney's expressions, she knew what was going on. This woman was being low key shady and Whitney knew it. Just watch whitney's eyes.Were people really That Intimidated by her?

[@Rakel6784]

She was always so beautiful..She is so missed 😭😭😭

[@shellyamichelle]

This interviewer was sounding like a hater

[@bleu1306]

ikr!!!!

[@Karma-iz4ir]

Totally

[@stwaters1147]

Oh my goodness Whitney was just absolutely beautiful oh wow she had it all

[@hulkjelly6876]

That's Jane Pauley interviewing Whitney and yes, she was very rude!

[@tasibho]

She was so condescending to madonna too in 1987.

[@whitneysource]

soooooo. I cannot deal! thank you!!!!!!! super rare.

[@whitneysource]

youtube blocked it. it was technically CBS property :(

[@WhitneyIsBack]

Maybe it’s the music in the clip. If you need any help editing, let me know!

[@NuraCaicedo-xh2ok]

❤😢 I'm sad that the angel is gone she's such an angel

[@ranzazay5606]

Lmao “you make good love”

[@celitokraemer667]

Whitney Houston was great and polite while dealing with this terrible interview(er)

[@michaelwalker2676]

A modest, articulate speaker; that's Whitney Houston.

[@jamielynn9807]

Oh my gosh... So stunning

[@serolog2]

Reminded me of a video when a male interviewer is going hard at Serena Williams... when she was only 14. Just blubbering on and on about how she could be so confident as if her strength somehow insulted and diminished him. I felt the same way here. Despicable. They better not pull this crap on my daughter.

[@yezmirsheppard-halika6892]

It was Venus but go off.

[@EvetheLeditor]

Whitney looking like oh hell naw bitch Whitney doesn't struggle😂

[@amyellen4403]

wow i dont normally make comments, but that interviewer should be ashamed of herself. its embarassing to watch. whitney should have stood up and walked off stage.

[@whitneysource]

the press would of had a field day with that.

[@alineusanase2262]

She was too polite, graceful and secure in her many talents to do that!

[@jackthrone5555]

She was so beautiful. Damn what a loss

[@brihmendiola4347]

What interviewer? I'm completely focused on Whitney. She was hypnotic here.

[@dominique9217]

Whitney has her in check!! Don’t come for her

[@stephaniehouston8860]

FOREVER THE VOICE MY SWEET ANGEL MAMA WHITNEY HOUSTON. WHOM I LOVE & MISS SO VERY MUCH. AND WHOM I STILL LOVE & MISS EVERY SINGLE DAY OF MY WHOLE LIFE.

[@cathleenwilliamson6668]

The interviewer is kinda rude. Whitney is Class A.

[@ChosenRellll1111]

I wish she would have keep this same energy for 88 92 and 99 Whitney she would have check her made her stop cutting her off plus the shade she would have caught cause this lady was dropping plenty shade 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@stephaniehouston521]

Forever Mama Whitney Houston. I Miss You So Much.

[@Bmr_moonlover]

I love her😫❤

[@ralex3697]

Do it on her own, she surpassed them by miles

[@jav216]

So shy .... Beutiful girl

[@MLaker221]

I think this is 1985.. you give good love is a spring/summer 1985 single

[@cattillman7705]

Mommy. Happy EASTER.!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!🐈🙀🥰🌞🌝

[@cattillman7705]

I love your smile mommy. It gives me life. I LOVE YOU. GOD WE LOVE YOU. JESUS WE LOVE YOU. OUR 19 ANGELS WE LOVE YOU. HAPPY FBG DUCK DAY!!!!!!!!!!

[@terrancetyson7535]

Is it just me or is that a picture of Mavis Staples they focused on when Whitney spoke of her mother? 😆

[@46foryounger]

Sorry but Whitney out sang them all and she was also more beautiful then they were she has it all

[@nippyvocals928]

3:12 - "i haven't had to struggle" So unfair...

[@skip031890]

She meant as a new person on the music scene. When you have superstar relatives, it's quite easy to get your family members on too.

[@sweetrose19]

She was only 22 yrs old here. Wow.

[@EastOfATL]

Mann only if only she had uh stayed az pure az she wuz she wudda still been here taday💯🤷🏾‍♂️🙈

[@emilyperry2468]

❤️❤️❤️❤️💔

[@gabbyvillarreal1062]

She looked like Lefteye with that cap on.

[@lisat-wright99]

This is why Jane Pauli is Jane Pauli! 👏 ('Cept for "You MAKE Good Love"😁)

[@may5588]

This interview was not an interview. It was being nosy presumptuous, and rude.

[@karaokesinger1758]

Hi Whitney we all know and love you, All the way from the Philippines!!! this host is shady, by the way Who is this host again??!! Never heard of her 🙄🙄🙄

[@JS-jp9hr]

Jane Pauley really rude to her and condescending. wonder why

[@dky_1353]

Whitney = Youth, talent, beauty, wealth. Jane didn't have any of those attributes. #Jealousy.

[@blackdiamond8736]

Didn't she's almost have it all?

[@jimmyv8238]

Yes, except right people around her.

[@dianeprieto9210]

🙏⚘❤

[@ThundermansThunder]

Apparently, there are people who try to make this into something ugly when it is not. A good interviewer asks probing questions and makes statements to initiate conversation, it is part of the job. Interviewers often "play the devil's advocate," so to speak, to probe at the sincerity of the interviewees to encourage forthcoming answers that we might not have otherwise learned. Remember, Whitney was still a rising star at this point, this being the year that she released her second album. Her first album floundered at first, and was just now gaining in popularity, just now starting to be really noticed by the public at large. Jane was attempting to get details how Whitney planned on achieving those aspirational goals. Jane succeeded, Whitney explained her priorities and how she expected things to work in the future. Jane was fully respectful and professional with every question she asked. There is nothing here to indicate that Jane Pauley was in any way jealous of Whitney or trying to belittle or embarrass her.

[@alineusanase2262]

Il n’y a pas plus aveugle que celui qui ne veut pas voir !!

[@ThundermansThunder]

@@alineusanase2262 Exactly. Unfortunately, there are those who assume problems where none exist.

[@alineusanase2262]

@@ThundermansThunder You didn't understand my comment ! I agree with those who think that the interviewer was being rude and passive aggresive !!

[@lornapolius1072]

Bull, what was with the struggling question and why ask her if her mom had to struggle? I didn’t need to know if her mom struggled? Thankfully Whitney was not she was at time before passing when that interview happened. She kept her cool ❤❤❤RIP Mrs. Houston, like princess Diana, you guys will live on forever as the peoples princesses 👸🏽 ❤❤

[@ThundermansThunder]

@@alineusanase2262 Then, you are quite naive, without understanding the techniques of journalism, or you are just willfully blind, because you hypersensitive to the truth.

[@Thegazelle1000]

But... What's wrong with the cameraman?????? Why he zoom like this?

[@whitneysource]

The interviewer told him to zoom in like that. I read it on Twitter

[@Thegazelle1000]

@@whitneysource ok but I would like know why? What is the sense? 😂😍😂

[@whitneysource]

@@Thegazelle1000 no idea lol probaly looking for flaws .there’s so much jelouse energy in this interview .

[@skip031890]

​@@whitneysource 😂😭

[@emily-clark]

They're going to remake the Bodyguard those freaking idiots at Warner Brothers! I would've been too young when it came out, 4 or 5! Mummy tells me that people would go see the movie just to hear Whitney sing, even in the States (having a part of the family over there) + Australia. They would all call themselves saying how beautifully Whitney had sung. We didn't have any internet, nothing. I vote NO for a remake of the Bodyguard! I heard Cardi B. might play Whitney's part. Lol her singing "And I". A rapper? Yeah, right! Scotland says NO!!!!

[@Lotti4evr]

Why did Whitney have to pass :( I really wish I was alive during the time Whitney was at her "becoming a star" era.

[@alineusanase2262]

Pass?!!

[@melisentiapheiffer3135]

how old

[@bleu1306]

23

[@jamesgeorge5276]

It was the year 1985, depending on what month it was she was either 21 or just turned 22... her birthday is in August

[@originaldeftom]

Did she wrap her jumper into her hair or did she just step outta da shower? 😂

[@yonkcity]

😂😂😂

[@josephpaulakapelaez419]

Jesus Loves All Graced Goodness For God's Sent Children. Like myself, Joseph Paul, Whitney Elizabeth has been a well educated human being. Personally, while I do have enough college credits to be at the junior level, also, with so many in all God's Sent Walks of Earthly Life, know that formal education, while very important - it is far from the only God Sent Holy Spiritual Heart Bone-Marrow-Eyes-Hands-Human-bodily Necessary Education as is Each a Human Being Person Life Worth in image and likeness also Dignity, a Devout Gentleman Testimony or Devout Lady Testimony. God - Creator- Sender of Divine Providence; molds, shapes, sculptures every single nuance of those who by Grace (Always Available Divine Sent Blessing, Inspiration) keep the same Grace for Grace in Each as a Testimony. ~ By God's Wonderful Counseling, it has been a part of my life to know the above. Yes, I could have finished school had I known in God's Impartial Providence to major in something, most likely in the English language, (my first language), like harmonic music appreciation alliteration syllabic pronunciation arts & science poetic literary skills for writing, i.e. Affidavit signed by God's Providential Trusted Witnesses, writings as a contributor for now available "Pure Flix," for example. They are one of many of God's Providential Trusted Groups in God's Graced Proclaiming The Good News, Glad Tidings, Gospel, just like during the first century. ~(*note, everyone knows instigating 'politque';- {i.e. as 'me, myself, & I;- I am responsible for my personal 'politque'};- so by 'politque' Each by Grace in the image & likeness of God knows not to point any particular way, but assert God's Impartial Ways. This part of God's Sent Salvation history is recorded in the Middle East, but God's Justice & Peace Perfect Parenting Resolute Wisdom In Absolute God's Ways Compassion, Knows, Sees What Is Best For Each of us. By, of, for God's Given Grace Each of us Lives has Being and Moves.) ___ Since the histories of Nations, Kindreds, & Languages has not been a 'one to one to one,' correspondence under the sky, of the seas & dry land of God's Sent Favored Earth, in the Ethers of Creation;- we each must take a discerning reverent pause, to see through the 'veil.' We need not be cringing in fear of those who behind the scenes use in emotionally charged situation in particular, but other ways like compliments or acknowledgement of Graced achievements to be an active simpatico, but may have Impartially Known to God, but indicate vain anterior motives;- (*note: since time immemorial, common in humanity);- but, Each, without religious preoccupation, in Graced Playfulness in all Rest, Breath, Existing as otherwise God's Favored for God's Providential Holy Purpose, as God Always Sends God's Blessed Meaning to One's Self-hood in this World.);- so in this one compact non full inclusive of by The Divine Holy Spirit, Divine Natural Law Spirit, Divine Shekinah Glory Spirit - Sent By God's Favor in a Holy Particular Way To The One Holy Bible Believing Assembly Hospitable Gathering Congregational Welcoming of We of God's Graced God's Good Will Family Church;- whereby, by God's Blessed Inspired Favor We Each have Impartially Known By God, a Lifetime's Charitable in God's Impartial View Only Testimony, to offer in caring, bearing, sharing with one another, for each other, as others for God's Sent Life, Worthiness, & Dignity. We each know this, not here in a vacuum of individual 'I know what's correct,' nor groups thereof; nor upwards of all of humanity in this regard; but for Absolute Truth, Goodness, & Beauty has Always Been Eternal. ~ Peace & Gladness $ Strength, have a wonderful day!

[@emilyperry2468]

Bath bath tub

[@notphilivey]

So sad. She traded it all for the bottom of a crack pipe.

[@alexissimpson5819]

If only your mother had done traded you

[@nickmichael5494]

Embarrasing

[@IvanPetrov-vu1th]

Whitney was so beautiful and her voice is a paradise for my ears. Unfortunately I think she is stoned on this interview.

[@blessandhighlyfavored1263]

Who is Britney ???? U really need to take your meds.

[@IvanPetrov-vu1th]

@@blessandhighlyfavored1263 ok Whitney. My spellchecker is doing bullshits sometimes.

[@dky_1353]

What a stupid comment. But you overlooked the rude and disrespectful interviewer. I wonder why, do you have anything in common?

[@tonnymitch4016]

@@IvanPetrov-vu1thstfu… nothing here indicates that she was on anything

[@permijitdunkley1697]

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ so now take time to think and then relax...