Patti LaBelle, with Hot Sauce

Patti LaBelle is a "coach" on "Clash of the Choirs," a reality show where celebrities assemble their own choirs and viewers pick the best one. (This is why the writers' strike must end.) She spoke to Ramin Setoodeh.

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Where are you?
I'm in Philly.

So it's cold.
Uh-huh. I love it like this.

You do?
I love snow. I love rain. I love dark days. I don't like sun. I don't like water or sand.

You must love snow because you look good in a coat.
I like my coats. I don't want PETA to get mad at me, but I love chinchilla. It's so soft. I love cashmere. They get mad at a little girl like me. But you know I work for it. When they start buying me coats is when I start listening to them.

What's your new show like?
It's got five celebrity hosts and 20 people from our city—mine is Philadelphia. The first day all five choirs sing.