I'm Having A PARTY!

The Wilson Phillips singer shares life lessons and details about her new cooking show

- Lindsay Hoffman

When they get together, Carnie Wilson and her father, the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, bond over the things they love. “We talk about our favorite music artists. It’s what he and I love to talk about,” Carnie tells Closer. “And food. He loves my mac and cheese, so I bring that over to him.”

Carnie’s passion for food and music plays a central role in her new cooking series, Sounds Delicious with Carnie Wilson. “It is an actual dream come true for me,” Carnie, 56, says. “I am just blown away by how much this show is exactly what I envisioned. It’s like somebody pulled up a stool at the counter of my kitchen. We’re cooking together, laughing and being crazy, and acknowledging the music. The combination of music and food is so me and my life.”

On Sounds Delicious with Carnie Wilson, you host famous friends from the music industry for dinner.

It’s like being one-on-one. We’re talking individually, and each guest offers something unique.

You’ve been very public about your weight- loss journey. How does your relationship with food influence the show?

It doesn’t really have anything to do with the show. I’ve always cooked, whether I’m at my heaviest, my thinnest or today. Some foods I will eat, some I won’t. All I want to do is cook for other people. That’s how I get my true joy. My enjoyment is seeing people eat the food I make. The show is really about the passion for cooking and food and how lucky we all are to have great food to celebrate.

Growing up, did you realize your dad was a famous singer with the Beach Boys?