Martha Stewart and Meredith Viera Jumpstart Their Day With Booze For Breakfast

Why the Today Show waited so long to combine massive martinis, Meredith Vieira and Martha Stewart into a segment is beyond us. After watching two of the most regal small screen dames tip back an early morning stiff one, we’re ready to hand the producers a Daytime Emmy. The festivities began with Martha calmly asking Meredith if she’d prefer gin or vodka in her martini (no Cosmos for these boozehounds), Meredith got all flustered and said, “Uhhhh, whatever you recommend?!” Martha’s suggestion? “I like vodka!”

Moments later, a pacified Meredith takes a look at a big ol’ bottle of Bombay and announces, “I love the blue bottle!” Aging daytime diva antics aside, look out for an eerie moment when Martha’s shaky robotic hand “chills” the martini glass. This is the first time we realized that not everything she touches turns to stone. Make sure to catch the end, when Meredith (are we sure she didn’t down at least three of these things before taping?) utterly fails Straining 101, spilling ice cubes all over the set, herself and a visibly perturbed Martha. Shudder.