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Donatella Versace: I called ‘SNL’s’ Maya Rudolph to tell her how to ‘do me’ better

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Forever-platinum fashion designer Donatella Versace made an appearance on ‘The View’ Friday, introducing pieces from Versace’s fall/winter collection and -- in her broken English -- taking on a few hot topics.

Co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck introduced Versace by giving a little background on the brand, including the fact that founder Gianni Versace was murdered at his front doorstep in 1997 (a little strange to bring up 13 years later, no?).

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Donatella Versace noted that she stepped into the role of head designer after her brother’s death because ‘I had so much responsibility from people around me. Could I run away? No, I couldn’t. So I decided to do ... to do it. We were so proud of what he created, what he did.’

The interview lightened up considerably when a clip of Maya Rudolph doing her famed Donatella Versace impression from ‘Saturday Night Live’ was aired. Versace giggled along with the show’s co-hosts and said she thought Rudolph’s impression of her was ‘hilarious.’

Still, she said she would have fine-tuned the performance. ‘I talked to her on the phone once, and I gave her a suggestion on how to do me better,’ said Versace. First off: ‘I don’t drink.’ And second: ‘Take off the jewelry because it looks too fake -- I only wear real.’

But of course.

-- Emili Vesilind

on Sept. 9. Credit: Vincenzo Lombardo / Getty Images

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