One thing they don’t warn you about Muppets is how cute they are, and you must never surrender to the temptation to kiss them. Bernadette Peters learnt this the hard way.

“Because you leave your lipstick on them and they can’t get it off,” Peters says. “And then you get this strict note: Please don’t kiss the Muppets. But they’re so cute, they’re very kissable.”

Despite her many stage and screen credits and living-legend status, I first heard Peters’ name when Kermit the Frog introduced her on The Muppet Show . She performed the song Just One Person to Kermit’s little nephew, Robin, received an Emmy nomination for her appearance, and no, I’m not crying.

It was at the height of her fame – she was starring in movies such as Annie, Mel Brooks’ Silent Movie , and with Steve Martin i

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