Age: 41.
Birthplace: Atlanta.
Occupation: Singer.
Current home: Las Vegas.
Marital status: Divorced, twice.
Children: Jimmy, 23, Kenya, 22, and Shanga, 8.
Working on: ”Charlie and Co.” with Flip Wilson on CBS-TV.
Worst job: At the Pine Grill in Buffalo, N.Y. The dressng room was in the basement across the alley, and the odor was terrible.
The last good movie I saw was: ”Rambo.”
I stay home to watch: ”The Cosby Show.”
The book I`ve been recommending lately is: Danielle Steel`s ”Family Album.”
Personal hero: Dr. Martin Luther King.
I`d give anything to meet: Tom Selleck.
I hope I never have to: Hurt anybody while I achieve the things I want in life.
If I just had more time, I`d: Spend more of it with my children.
A really great evening to me is: Cooking some greens, a roast, scalloped potatoes, corn bread and banana pudding for friends.
My fantasy is: Spending a peaceful time at a romantic beach. I don`t get to go on many vacations.
The one thing I can`t stand in people is: Prejudice.
People who knew me in high school thought I was: Just Gladys. I was glad about it because I had been singing since I was 4, and I wanted to be just one of the kids.
I knew I was a grown-up when I: Got married at 16.
The best times of my life: When Gladys Knight and the Pips had their first gold record, ”I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” and when we broke Elvis` record at the Hilton in Las Vegas.
The worst time of my life: When my second marriage was dissolving 10 years ago. I was in court for a lot of reasons, personal and professional. I just tried to survive.
My friends like me because: I`m not show biz.
If I`ve learned one thing in life, it`s: You have to have a spiritual basis if you want things to work like they`re supposed to.
